The Arcadian Renaissance Games

Less than twenty four hours til the beginning of the Arcadian Renaissance! In the atrium of the TIFF Bell Lightbox there now looms a huge white iceberg, a white tarp covering an entire arcade of Toronto indie games to be unveiled to the public tomorrow… but we wanted to give the Hand Eye Society members a little sneak peak.

Here are the six games to be showcased at Nuit Blanche tomorrow.

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A two-player game where you play a ladyscientist or her robot butler fighting to keep your cottage cephalopod-free. Now with sound guaranteed to send you spinning into a Lovecraftian fever dream.

More about Cephalopods: Co-op Cottage Defence.

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In the tradition of the Japanese shmups, or abstract shoot-em-ups, is a game backed by gentle indie rock explosions, procedural graphics and a singular artistic vision.

Find out more about Everyday Shooter here.

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You play a tiny green pig who lures monsters to their doom with your delicious balls of snot. Loved for its gorgeously expressive hand-drawn animation, this is the long-awaited new version’s debut.

Find out more about Gesundheit! here.

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The classic physics platformer has been adapted to a two-player arcade cabinet, with co-op play and a revamped health mechanic.

Find out more about N here.

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Eject mass to propel yourself. Absorb and grow. Zoom out for the big picture. An ambient videogame in the best sense. [Update: Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties we could not showcase Osmos & instead swapped in the original Torontron games.]