The most effective indie video games we’re enjoying proper now

Antonblast is sort of like enjoying a zany Saturday morning cartoon. It’s brash, maximalist, and infrequently, you’ll really feel such as you don’t truly perceive what’s taking place. By some means, that chaos gels into one thing that truly is smart — and, at instances, is even calming.

Antonblast simply launched in 2024, nevertheless it seems like a long-lost side-scrolling platformer from the 16-bit period of the SNES or Sega Genesis. That’s not simply as a result of incredible pixel artwork. There are enjoyable touches like delightfully ’90s-era character designs and Mode 7-like results, comparable to your character splatting towards the display screen once you die, that actually make it really feel like a lacking basic of the period.