It's been a fairly quiet week when it comes to indie releases. A lot of promo videos for next year's games, but not so much for what remains of this year. Not that that means there's nothing to play, after all, you've still all the games we've been talking about in the past few weeks, and there's no way you've beaten Dwarf Fortress yet (or will, ever). 

Having said all that, it's worth mentioning that Trine 2, successor to Trine, the enormously popular puzzle solving medieval platformer released back in 2009, is now out on PC and Mac. The original game had you using each of the unique abilities of a wizard, a knight and a thief to get past various obstacles on a level, and Trine 2 is the same thing pretty much, except this time you can use all three in co-operative mode, as well as play online. Admittedly, it doesn't sound like much, but it's amazing when you play it co-op.

However, the main game we'd recommend you try this week is Terraria. Terraria has been out since May this year and had been described as a 'Minecraft clone with elements of Metroid and Castlevania'. That's kind of right, as it's 2D platform based like Metroid and Castlevania, but at the same time it's got a similar open-ended crafting and world creation mechanic to that on offer in Minecraft. Put the two together though, and you've got a completely new kind of game. 

Originally, when it came out in May, the game was a little rough around the edges, with a particularly steep difficulty curve and no real objectives other than some vague end-of level bosses. Fortunately this has now been fixed in the v1.1 update. Terraria now has everything everyone hoped it would when it first arrived, including a much larger selection of craftable weapons, armor, accessories and perhaps most importantly, a much improved interface for building your ideal home. Which in our case has meant we can finally finish that huge penis made of glass we store our valuables in.

Anyway, as usual, have a look at the videos below (top one is the newest version of the game, bottom one is the original trailer), as well as the wikia for more info. Don't be put off by the simplistic graphics and slightly repetitive sound, it really is a superb game. Also, Terraria is at its very best by far when played with lots of friends, so get all your pals involved as well. 

Finally, we thought it might be worth mentioning both diygamer.com and indiegames.com as sites that are superb for anyone interested in indie gaming.