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A Look At July's IndieBox With Forced, Plus Key Giveaway

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We have been graced with another IndieBox to take a look at, and this month the featured game is Forced. Take a look with us!

This month we got a poster, two collectable pin badges, a soundtrack, a game manual, the incredibly fancy USB stick (which came with the files on this time!) with the DRM free copy and I love the case the usb comes in as it uses a little magnet to connect together rather than a clip...fancy! There are some temporary tattoos this time around too which is quite a fun addition. Lastly it even came with a Rogue Legacy sticker which is now nicely stuck to my laptop!

Is there much in life better than the smell of a brand new game box opening? The smell of a brand new game manual brings me back!

Here are some pictures for you lovely people!
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About Indiebox
Get great indie titles delivered every month.
Collect exclusive game memorabilia.
Support indie game developers.

IndieBox is an attempt to bring back boxed games with extra goodies, and they are good. Each month you can get a new cross-platform indie game. I can easily recommend buying into it.

About Forced
Forced is a one- to four-player co-op arcade action RPG with puzzle and tactical elements. You are cast as slaves in the toughest fantasy gladiator school of them all, condemned to fight to the death, all the while attempting to win your freedom.

Forced is highly rated amongst indie games, so you should be sure to check it out if you haven't already.

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Finally, tell us why you love IndieBox and we will gift you a free Steam key for a copy of Forced. Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
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Happy-Ferret Aug 7, 2014
Why I love IndieBox:

IndieBox reminds me of the glorious days of DOS games. Back when many of today's AAA developers were still small and some of them, like former iD legend John Carmack, didn't even own their own computers, having to haul them in from their workplace during the weekends. Back when games were still mostly published by individuals or smaller companies, but came in decently sized big boxes with beautiful swag catering to fans of the game.

Those were simpler times. Way back when most people were still on dialup and people went to the nearest game-store to grab themselves a hardcopy of their favourite gaming magazine, just so they may find out about the games coming out in the next few months.

IndieBox is like this. An elegant product, for a more civilized age :)
Linas Aug 7, 2014
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Well, I like it because they are Linux-friendly, and support indie developers in the cut-throat saturated marked. The only way to survive is to be different, and this may be it. Even though I am not a strong believer in the future of physical game distribution. A cautious, slightly pessimistic love, I guess. :)
Metallinatus Aug 7, 2014
This ain't exactly the subject here, but wasn't there an option for supporters to enable ads back?
I am not finding this option anymore :|
Mnoleg Aug 7, 2014
Does anyone know if the DRM free version of Forced is restricted to local coop? AFAIK this game hasn't got any network capabilities outside Steam. I may be wrong.
Plintslîcho Aug 7, 2014
Dang! I would have loved to get that Teslagrad box! :-(
amrhilyard Aug 7, 2014
For me, it brings back memories of my childhood with the NES. The barely containable excitement you feel when you open the box and begin sifting through the manual while carefully handling the brand new gold cartridge (thinking The Legend of Zelda) as everybody gathers around for the first play (or chime in on making it work, since it was the NES). It's an excellent idea, and would make a terrific gift for any longtime gamer who remembers the days (and maybe still has) a big box containing dozens of little plastic boxes containing game cartridges and their manuals. Ah.... Nostalgia. Good times.
lucifertdark Aug 7, 2014
Indiebox takes me back to the good old days of going into a game shop & rummaging through the big boxes with their 1000 page manuals & other assorted bits & pieces that serve no other purpose than to look cool on the shelf.
Xodetaetl Aug 7, 2014
I would be very interested if it was ecological. But I can't destroy the planet for my own pleasure more than I already do.
HadBabits Aug 7, 2014
I noticed they put some extra goodies on the flash drive this time :)
omer666 Aug 7, 2014
I remember every single video game box I opened in my life, I've got tons of them in my living room, from Deus Ex and Silver for Mac OS 9 bought back in the days to recent Wii RPGs in Collector's Edition like The Last Story and such. Boxed games had something in common with of traditional board games, you had a common feeling about them.
Nowadays I won't remember the moment I bought this or that Steam game (apart from Metro: LL which I bought in order to test my brand new GPU...) for the simple reason that you don't have an object to worship.

The IndieBox is indeed a great initiative in that respect, and even greater, they seem to do it damn well.
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