Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc) is a puzzle adventure game, which I was introduced to and played a demo for at GDC 2024. What drew me in was the unique vibrant art style, combined by the unique puzzle mechanic, in which the player must translate and attempt to understand the languages they encounter through murals, writing, and conversations with NPCs.
One of the many joys of attending GDC in March of earlier this year was being able to play and talk about indie games that I might not have heard about otherwise. In some cases, I had the opportunity to speak directly with the game developers themselves about the game I was demoing, exploring the connection between gameplay
At the time, I intended to write something about all those games—only to come home and get wrapped up in my daily life. As time went by, I started to feel that I had waited too long and it was too late, but to hell with that. Indie games need all the support they can get, so here are some of the indies I loved exploring at GDC.