The Eurogamer Expo is always full of big games and new systems and this year will be no exception, but one of my favourite areas is always the Indie Games Arcade, where our curator-hero David Hayward puts together an amazing line-up of exotic games that you probably haven't seen before, let alone played.This year's line-up is full of beautiful, thrilling, touching and above all interesting games, many of which offer a unique, elegantly presented take on traditional themes. Here's CHROMA, for example, which is a puzzle-platform game based on light and shadow.
Other games take themes that are often located at the fringes of blockbuster games - if they're even officially recognised - and blow them gorgeously and incredibly out of proportion. Cloudbuilt, from Coilworks, is a pretty good example of that, combining 3D platforming, speed-running and incredible supernatural landscapes to stunning effect.
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