Games developed independently of a large development house.

Games developed independently of a large development house.
Check out this Destructoid blog post chock-full of delicious Cave Story-related goodness, including details on future Steam updates (leaderboards!) and an upcoming (a month!) eShop release, as well as a good word on Wii U development and system power. Unfortunately, this pretty good news comes off the heels of some pretty bad news: La Mulana, the retro indie Metroidvania-adventure-platformer that Nicalis intended to publish on WiiWare, has been canceled, though a self-published PC release is still in the works by the developer, and you can still download the original freeware release.
The Humble Bundle is back with Humble Indie Bundle 3. Pay what you'd like for a bundle of five DRM-free games on Mac, Windows, and Linux: Crayon Physics Deluxe, Hammerfight, VVVVVV, And Yet It Moves, and Cogs. Download the games instantly from the Humble Bundle website, or redeem them on Steam. Read on
The world as you know it is ending... RUN!
Dino Run is a Flash-based browser game from PixelJam Games. You are a dinosaur living on the brink of Armageddon. Luckily, you can run like the dickens.
Arvoesine is a challenging NES-style action game from Australian indie game developer Alastair John Jack (Ainevoltas 2, Classicvania). You are a roman soldier battling tooth-and-nail through five pixely levels of enemies. $5 is the price; Follow the link for a free demo. Also see Game Set Watch for more, or check out a play-through video.