Indie Excavation No. 6: A Little Bit Adorable

Featuring Unit Down, MagiCat, Adventures of Chris

The watchword for today’s selection of games is cute. All of these titles feature a cartoon-influenced style, as distinguished from the decidedly darker titles that tend to populate my collection. It’s easy to assume that a cute game must be an easy title for a younger audience, but make no assumptions — some of these titles have hidden claws.

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Watch the games in action:

Unit Down

Randy Becker — 2021 — $4.99

Beginning our exploration of the cute and cartoony is Unit Down, a game about four adorable mutant supersoldiers on a quest to invade Earth and destroy the government that’s holding society together. It’s cuter in context.

While billed as an arcade throwback, Unit Down is more of a hybrid title split into two parts. The game opens in the…