Calum Fraser

Founder of Alpha Beta Gamer and all round video game enthusiast, especially quirky indies. Aware that we're now in the golden days of video gaming. Hairier than any human should be. Favorite game of all time has to be Super Mario World, closely followed by Super Mario Bros. Can't name my favourite indie game because every few weeks another one comes along that blows me away. Got a soft spot for Braid and Limbo though because they were the first ones that really got me into indie gaming.

Rog and Roll – Beta Demo

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Rog & Roll is a wonderful 2.5D pixel art action platforming adventure where a lowly enemy minion sets out to save his buddies from a tyrannical final boss.

In Rog & Roll you take control of Rog – a small tomato shaped minion whose job is to walk back and forth along a small platform all day. He lives in a world that was once … Read More

Name of the Will – Alpha Demo

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Name of the Will is a politically tinged dark atmospheric narrative driven adventure set in a futuristic authoritarian country where you must obey your “Benevolent Father”.

Drawing inspiration from the current situation in Hong kong, Name of the Will is a dark Sci-Fi adventure where you wake up wearing a strange mask in a mysterious place called Hope. It’s a place that very much bears … Read More

Freja and the False Prophecy – Alpha Demo

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Freja and the False Prophecy is a stylish Norse mythology inspired 2D action adventure where a brave viking warrior sets out to save her son

Previously featured on Alpha Beta Gamer back in 2018, Freja and the False Prophecy is a hand drawn 2D action adventure that follows the story of a skilled Viking warrior called Freja. Monsters are roaming the lands and killing her … Read More

PICO-8 Prince of Persia – Alpha Demo

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The original Prince of Persia, the granddaddy of cinematic action platformers, is now playable on the PICO-8 virtual console!

Originally released way back in 1990, Prince of Persia has since been ported to a wide variety of consoles (even rather successfully to 8-bit consoles), but now thanks to developer TheRoboZ, it’s coming to the diminutive PICO-8 virtual console. The current build features the first … Read More

Dono’s Tale – Alpha Demo

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Dono’s Tale is a delightful Yoshi’s Story/Yoshi’s Island inspired 2D platforming adventure where a cute little dragon sets out in search of his stolen fruit.

In Dono’s Tale you control a little blue dragon who must travel to deserts, grasslands, underwater cities, mountains and space to retrieve his stolen fruit. Dono controls a lot lire Yoshi (and even has a similar floaty jump), but he … Read More