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Grargar: New deal from IndieGameStand is <span class="bold">Daedalus - No Escape</span>. Minimum for this game is $2. BTA for the soundtrack (OGG format).
Minimum is $2? Well, that's a first for IGS. And it's a pity that it's a Steam-only game. I read on IGS forum that "DRM-Free will not be provided at this time". It seems like this is a new thing for IGS:

"We want to provide quality game deals and sometimes 25 cents is too low for developers. We understand that people may be put off by this but, you want Daedalus, you'll pay $2 for it.

It's our job to provide great games at discounted prices, and provide developers an income while getting promotion. That is our main goal, which Mike and I will continue to do as we see fit. I trust the IGS community has faith that we'll do our job.

This isn't a standard for all games! This will bounce around just like it does when we have "Steam Only" Games."
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Accatone: Minimum is $2? Well, that's a first for IGS. And it's a pity that it's a Steam-only game. I read on IGS forum that "DRM-Free will not be provided at this time". It seems like this is a new thing for IGS:
While the change of the minimum might be a new thing for IndieGameStand, it's not the first time that they have provided a Steam-only deal.
Post edited March 31, 2015 by Grargar
Not a featured deal but 3 of Phr00t's games are now available as a pack on IGS.
So you can get 3079, 3089 and 4089 DRM-free for 20$
https://indiegamestand.com/store/1563/307930894089-triple-pack/
New deal from IndieGameStand is <span class="bold">Wrack</span>. BTA for the soundtrack.

"Introducing the arcade shooter - Wrack! Combo your way to victory in this addictive single-player adventure. Slaughter countless enemies as you build up long kill chains, and wipe them out with powerful chain finishers. Plus, with Steam Workshop and extras like Time Attack, the action never has to end!

Key Features:
Combos and Chains - Be a badass! Take monsters down by the dozen, and rack up addictive fighting game-style kill chains and kill combos!

Finishers - Use your kill chains to unleash devastating chain finishers! Use them to wipe out groups of enemies, take down powerful enemies... or even bosses!

Mega Man-style Bosses - Battle bosses (and minibosses!) inspired by games like Castlevania and Mega Man! Learn how to evade their attacks, and then take them down!

Extra Modes - Compete against yourself, your friends, and the world in Wrack's Time Attack and Score Attack modes! Your best entries are saved to the Steam leaderboards.

Steam Workshop - Create your own levels or fully-fledged mods! Share or play the creations of others using Steam Workshop."

Comes only with a Steam key.
Post edited April 04, 2015 by Grargar
Second Steam-only game in a row. Hope that won't become a trend.
At least they decided to go back to 1 dollar minimum for keys.
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letsmaybeLP92: At least they decided to go back to 1 dollar minimum for keys.
I'd rather pay two bucks for a DRM-free direct download than a dollar for a Steam key, so they can keep that deal.
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letsmaybeLP92: At least they decided to go back to 1 dollar minimum for keys.
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JaqFrost: I'd rather pay two bucks for a DRM-free direct download than a dollar for a Steam key, so they can keep that deal.
Well they always promise that they will get DRM-free once available, so there's that. (Sometimes of course the devs never make a drm-free version, so it's on the devs to get that DRM-free version out)
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letsmaybeLP92: Well they always promise that they will get DRM-free once available, so there's that. (Sometimes of course the devs never make a drm-free version, so it's on the devs to get that DRM-free version out)
Of course it's the devs responsibility to provide a DRM-free version; I'm not blaming IndieGameStand for that. I'm just saying I'm not gambling my dollar on that a DRM-free version might appear eventually.
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PaterAlf: Second Steam-only game in a row. Hope that won't become a trend.
It will be new trend. I posted some...anger comments on IGS forum and received "last warning" about "you dont like it - it your problem"
I don't think there will be a DRM-Free version of WRACK someday. The game uses the Steam Workshop for any new content through mods, and that is presented as a main feature. The developers would need to prepare a new version separately cutting down the game and leaving only the campaign. For a small indie developer, that sounds like a extra time and money spent just for a 4-day deal on IGS. Most likely that will never happen. They are very active on Steam for feedback to improve the game. Unfortunately, it's a Steam-only game and that's it.
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Azrael360: I don't think there will be a DRM-Free version of WRACK someday. The game uses the Steam Workshop for any new content through mods, and that is presented as a main feature. The developers would need to prepare a new version separately cutting down the game and leaving only the campaign. For a small indie developer, that sounds like a extra time and money spent just for a 4-day deal on IGS. Most likely that will never happen. They are very active on Steam for feedback to improve the game. Unfortunately, it's a Steam-only game and that's it.
But then again, some of these devs would love to make it onto the major humble bundles (and most of those require some sorta of drm-free build) See Papo & Yo which was steam only before humble, then provided DRM-free for Humble and later IGS buyers.
New deal from IndieGameStand is <span class="bold">Skyward Collapse: Complete Edition</span>. BTA for Bionic Dues (DRM-Free+Steam key).

"How do you balance -- and indeed encourage -- a war between factions without letting either side obliterate the other? How do you rule over gods, creatures, and men who refuse to obey you? How do you build a landscape of villages when bandits and mythology are conspiring to tear it down? Skyward Collapse places you into the role of The Creator, and frees you to tackle these problems your own way. Brought to you by the developer of the modern strategy classic AI War: Fleet Command, Arcen's second full strategy title is equally unique (but far easier to learn): a turn-based 4x strategic god-game.

Your task is to build and populate the floating continent of Luminith. You create -- but cannot control -- gods, creatures, and artifacts from both Greek and Norse mythology. The power you wield with these is immense: Heimdall's horn causes everyone outdoors to drop dead, for crying out loud. Your task is to keep both factions alive and fighting until The Master calls you home -- but this is harder than it sounds. Bandit Keeps pop up periodically, as do Woes such as floods, serial killers, guild strikes, and vegetarian uprisings. Every game plays out differently, and you'll need even the craziest of your powers in order to survive what lies in store for you.

Key Features
- A turn-based strategic god-game where you control neither faction, but instead strive to maintain the balance of power.
- Make towns and war as the boardgame-like floating continent continues to construct itself around you.
- Persuade your minions into doing what you want by controlling the circumstances of their (brief) lives.
- 16 gods, each with unique passive abilities and three active powers, help you further your goals as you pass into the Age of Monsters.
- Level up your player profile by winning games. Twelve unlockable buildings in all!
- Straightforward controls paired with an intuitive and helpful interface make this an easy title to pick up... but the strategy runs deep.
- Multiple difficulty levels let you play a very relaxed game up to a nail-bitingly difficult one. There's no one best way to win!
- Co-op multiplayer for up to 8 players.

Skyward Collapse: Nihon no Mura DLC
The Japanese enter the fray on Luminith: their faction has a very strong military and a very strange pantheon: their gods are much more aggressive than their Greek and Norse counterparts, and each has three god creatures rather than three god tokens. Learning to play this new faction effectively is a fun new challenge: given how powerful the Japanese military and mythology are, you have to be very creative in how you help the Norse and Greeks drive back this threat. Remember, no faction is supposed to dominate the other!

Hamlets are new non-combative, non-factional villages that can be built in the remains of the fallen towns. But it's never that easy! Hamlet buildings can only be placed from a limited queue that cycles as you place them. Hamlet buildings generate (or lose) Culture depending on what pre-existing tiles were adjacent at the time you placed them. Culture allows you to activate four powerful new abilities, including creating Large Towns or even turning back time. Amass enough Culture and Sunstone and you can even win the game via a new Cultural Victory!

Key Features
- Japanese faction with a unique new playstyle both for balance and gods.
- Hamlets: construction of 11 non-factional building types that generate Culture via new adjacency rules.
- New alternate win condition! Construct the Luminith Tower via Culture earned in your hamlets.
- Powerful new Culture abilities: Enlarge Radius of Town, Reverse Time, Stop Woe, and Super Smite.
- Hamlet Idyll game mode: play for score with hamlets without the military side of the game.
- For all factions: 3 new map types, 9 new woes, 2 new land tiles, and a useful new Military Outpost building.
- Ten new music tracks by Pablo Vega, including a new vocal track for win/loss music!"

Comes with a DRM-Free download and a Steam key.
If anyone cares, Skyward Collapse and BIonic Dues are both multi-platform downloads (single zip file, can be played on mac/win/linux).

Pretty nice, GOG should implement that as a download option.
Also, IndieGameStand has implemented a system where hints about next deal will be revealed as sales targets are reached.