Super Rare Games has revealed Super Rare Mixtape Vol. 1.
A passion project from Super Rare Games, Ryan Brown, The Mixtape contains a curated collection of 30 games and six demos, from a slew of up-and-coming developers.
The mixtape showcases a wide variety of games from the freeware scene, with everything from first-person shooters, and platformers to visual novels and highly experimental creations
In keeping with the old school demo disc vibes of the tape, it also contains demos from several upcoming commercial indie titles including SkateBIRD, Grapple Dog, Billie Bust Up, and more besides.
The Super Rare Mixtape will also be especially rare, even for a company which specialises in releasing small runs of games, with only 1,000 copies available when it goes on sale on August 19th at 6pm, for £28 (plus taxes and shipping.)
The mastermind behind the Mixtape, Super Rare’s Ryan Brown said: “I’ve had the idea for this personal passion project for many, many years now, long before my time at Super Rare Games, though I never believed that I’d be able to make it happen.
“Over the years, my hard drive has amassed some 40,000 games from this scene! I once emailed a developer a copy of their own game as it no longer existed anywhere online, which made me realise how poorly preserved and generally unappreciated this space is.
“Some of the most creative, original ideas in all of video games come from this community – in fact, many developers of freeware games I played many years ago have gone on to create beloved indie darlings, like Hotline Miami, Wandersong, Baba is You, Spelunky, Celeste, and Minecraft.
“I have wanted to create a mixtape of curated games from this special, wonderful community for far too long, and the fact that I’m writing about it now with a copy finally in my hands is beyond surreal. It’s an incredible honour to have worked with so many talented developers to support them, preserve their games, and hopefully shine a spotlight on them to entirely new audiences.
“I’m already itching to work with 100s of talented devs I have in mind for future volumes, and I think you’ll love what the future could hold for the Super Rare Mixtape.
“Thanks to the Super Rare Games team, all the developers, and everyone who grabs a copy for helping make this dream a reality – it means more than you’ll ever, ever know. “
The Super Rare Mixtape vol.1 will be available from August 19th.