5 Indie Games That Totally Deserve a Sequel

Shovel Knight

Shovel Knight’s platforming action was a surprise hit back when it released back in 2014. Giving players some old school platforming gameplay, Shovel Knight scratched an itch that many gamers didn’t even realize they had until it got scratched.

With the Plague of Darkness DLC effectively demonstrating how much potential this franchise has, we’re hoping Yacht Club Games will build on the success of Shovel Knight. Its colorful graphics, compelling and challenging gameplay, and interesting world are a perfect recipe for another dose of action from one of 2014’s unexpected hits.

Party Hard

Party Hard released last year to a bit of a buzz with some incredibly compelling gameplay. The strategic murderous puzzle game tasked players with ending a party at your neighbor’s house by murdering all of the goers. While Party Hard was a great game with a booming soundtrack, the game had so much more potential that could be fully realized in a sequel.

Party Hard’s extra DLC has brought new levels with tougher challenges, but we’d love to take on some different scenarios with more usable objects to help achieve our evil plans of bringing the party to a stop. Give us more levels, more objects and even more challenging levels and a Party Hard sequel would be near the top of our wishlist.

Whether the sequel released as a completely separate game or not is uncertain considering the developers reluctance to even do paid DLC. However, a substantial amount of content as a paid expansion might be a better fit for a sequel of sorts.

Oxenfree

Oxenfree’s atmospheric horror game was a bit of an indie hit when it released in January this year. Oxenfree tells a supernatural story about a group of friends who open a weird rift between their world and a ghostly dimension. Putting you in the role of Alex, you must close the rift and make it through the night.

Oxenfree did a lot of things right, but many of the branching dialogue options didn’t seem to carry much weight behind them. This, combined with the story of its characters make Oxenfree a great candidate for a sequel. Carrying over your dialogue choices from the first game, your sequel could see you only having certain characters accompanying you on another visit back to the island.

Ori and Blind Forest

When Ori and the Blind Forest released last year, many disclaimed it as an easy platformer because of its child-like visuals. However, what lay underneath the beautiful watercolored visuals was one of the toughest platformers in recent years with some really tricky jumps and a punishing save system if you didn’t remember to drop checkpoints every so often.

Moon Studios have something special with Ori. With an orchestral score as beautiful as the visuals, a substantial upgrade system, and tricky gameplay, it became a smash hit for the Xbox One and PC. Considering the game is receiving a definitive edition, it’s pretty safe to say the game sold well enough to warrant a sequel.

It would be a shame for Moon Studios to not carry on and explore the gorgeous forest that Ori adventured through. Although what form the story could take is uncertain, as a simple retread doesn’t seem like the right fit for the characters and their world.

Undertale

It seemed like people couldn’t stop talking about Undertale toward the end of last year. Sporting a retro soundtrack and an art style to match, its story and unique combat system was what made it stand out from almost anything else that’s out there. Created by one person on their own, Undertale’s battle system allowed players to attempt to interact with their opponents outside of just attacking. You could charm, flirt, insult or pet your enemy, each of which would have a different effect and outcome dependent on the opponent you were facing.

As a young child finding themselves in an underworld, your actions with the other characters in the game would ultimately affect the status of your soul by the end of the game. This seems like the perfect platform to jump off and continue your progress in a sequel. Perhaps you return back to the underworld to save some of the friendly creatures from a new evil. Whatever the story, Undertale made us care for its characters more than many others games last year, and it seems a waste to just say goodbye after just one outing with them.

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