A short and sweet platformer.

It was snowing. I saw her standing there. I walked towards her. She walked away.

Today I Die is a beautifully emotive game by Daniel Benmergui, creator of the cute but heartfelt I Wish I Were the Moon and the excellent Storyteller.

And it was all mine…

Touch them, shake them or let them be. Their fate is in your hands.

Does not induce a seizure and does not involve a dome. No… it’s SeizureDome!

Auditorium is a simple but beautiful game with the potential of an abstract audio visual epic.

Edmund McMillen has just released a CD “This is a Cry for Help Collection” containing 10 years of artistic independence, spanning work in games, comics and art. Who is he? We recently posted about his brilliant game Aether but he’s created so much more. $10 US ($17-$20 AUD) is a ridiculously small price for such an extensive collection of inspiring work.

Please watch the trailer for his CD after the jump. You may like it. You may even be impressed!

I wish I were the Moon is a delightfully simple but very cute game. The objective is to discover all possible endings and should only take a few minutes of your day.

The (most likely) final ending is guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Aether is a beautiful and very personal game created by Edmund McMillen (creator of Gish). The Flash version can be found at Armor Games or can be downloaded as an exe here.

Another reason why the Wii and its peripherals are the greatest products of this century! Uh… turn down the sound if at work. Creator’s website here.

To continue with a good thing…

Here is Execution, via Kotaku. It’s simple. Really…

Passage is a free 5 minute game.

It is one of the greatest games I have ever played.

I’m not certain where this recent resurgence in indie games has stemmed from but it is very welcome. Games like fl0w (PS3) and Audiosurf (PC) have not only been interesting, innovative and quality games, but they’ve also been commercially successful. Usually they start off as small self-contained projects released for free on the Internet, but with a little risk taking on the developer’s part, good press and at times help from industry players (from Sony of all places) they manage to break through… and it’s about time too…