they also have a demo, if you want to try it:

http://www.thehideoutgames.com/site/get

I haven't tried it myself yet, so I do not know much about it

Thanks for the link, but I think I'll buy the bundle anyway, for Blindside & Anna, so I might as well give that game a try once I have the full version.

exactly my thinking also, and the reason I had not tried the demo yet.

Rijn the Spectre (aka Manor of the Damned) was in a previous bundle, if I recall correctly. Cryostasis has been in bundles before.

If anything, Blindside is the game that really interests me here. Is it any good?

(In before someone starts cracking jokes about how shit the graphics are).

Manor of the Damned was in the first Indie Gala Mobile bundle. Cryostasis was in the GamrsGate Complete 1C Collection, which was around $20 a while back, but I don't think it's been in any indie bundles.

For those curious, Manor of the Damned is a bit of a mixed bag. The one really weird aspect of the game is that it takes itself extremely seriously, which is a bit unexpected for a game with a full title of "Rjin the Specpyre in... Manor of the Damned!" It tries to create this huge sweeping Legacy of Kain style mythology without a drop of irony or tongue in cheek, but it definitely doesn't have the quality to pull it off. I mean, I personally can't take the idea of a "half vampyre half spectre" seriously, but the game expects me to find them terrifying and majestic. It comes across as slightly overwrought fanfic, like someone thought of a specpyre and hasn't realized how silly the idea is yet.

As for the quality of the gameplay, it mostly plays like a mediocre Zelda. Combat isn't terribly satisfying, and the dungeon isn't particularly well balanced or designed. Enjoy the Lost Woods mechanic? I hope so, because you'll see it a lot.

Anyway, it's not the worst indie game out there, but I certainly wouldn't take the time to play it over something better.

Blindside sounds damn interesting. Is it any good? Project more than a game, that makes you feel like a blind person seems damn interesting. As a curiosity, interesting experiment, not as a game.

Bought that bundle just for that. Anna, Post Mortem and that another old school Zelda clone are fine too.

Interesting. :) From the (full) name of the game, I would have expected a satire, or a comedy. :)

Ah what a shame. Thanks for the info though. And yes, with that name one would expect it to be a satire, not a serious game.

Exactly. It almost feels like Cthulhu Saves the World but entirely straight faced. I was expecting a comedy as well, but it definitely isn't.

It would seem that you have lost a bet ... though I would feel happier if you hadn't.

Same... there are plenty of games in this bundle that have already been released DRM-free in various places (including GOG).

From a business point of view I think it would benefit GOG to supply keys for bundles because it results in people making an account. Once they've got a game here they're far more likely to buy further games.

Maybe they are testing exactly this with IndieGameStand. ;)

And I agree. As soon as a game appears in a bundle, it's probably dead for regular sales for several months anyway. So why not participate in the bundle and lure some new people to the site in the process.

Of course, it's not alone GOG's decision to supply keys for a bundle. :)

True, but I get the impression that a lot of developers and publishers aren't aware they can include GOG keys.

Well, that sucks. I guess they could always add it later like they're trying to do for Stranger's Wrath if people ask for it though.