Subjective Indie Ranking and Annual Award
A personal ranking list of all indies released from 1998 to now. The masterpieces will be listed in a show room.

Perikarnassis

Perikarnassis is repeatedly cited as the oldest known ancient civilization, located on the "super-isola" of Perikarnassis. Since the Perikarnassis Incident, or their fall, there has been nearly 8,000 years of recorded history. It is unclear what exactly caused this incident; but it is implied that the pale was involved.

The Innocences

From this point forward, the known history of Elysium is heavily centered on the innocences. Not much is known about the isolas outside of innocentic influence, including Seol: an isolationist panisolary west of the Insulinde. There are six elected innocences, though only four legitimate ones are known: Pius, the First Innocence; Franconegro, the innocence of militarism; Dolores Dei, the innocence of interisolary travel; and Sola, the anti-innocence.

Coolpunk Paradise

Coolpunk Paradise is a Zone dedicated to a niche musical genre called Coolpunk. However, over the course of the game, most Coolpunks (or Coolpunk fans) become disillusioned with the movement's commercialization and form a rival genre, Fungus Scene. Its community leader is X_NEO_ICY_X. It is sponsored by Gray's Peak Cola Co. It's bio on the zone page reads "Coolpunk Paradise is the NEW official sleeptime hangout for Coolpunks everywhere. Chill it right!"

Open Eyed

Open Eyed is a Zone designed for pages having to do with "esoteric spirituality, alternative medicine, and deep truths." Despite the strange nature of most of its pages, the only violations found in it have to deal with extralegal commerce; namely involving the CapaCash payment system. On December 31st, 1999, a free download of the "Virtual Shaman" soundscape was added to the zone's header.

Goodtime Valley

Goodtime Valley is a Hypnospace Zone specifically marketed toward adults and seniors, specifically those that are less adept with the modern culture of 1999 and hold more traditional, conservative values. Its preview bio in the list of zones is "Remember the good old days? The great music, home-cooked food, and respectful youth? Relive it all here!" Its tagline is "Goodtime Valley... for those who remember the way things used to be." Its zone bio is "Ever wonder what happened to Home Cooked Meals, Good Music, and putting in a Hard Day's Work? In Goodtime Valley we remember the way things used to be."

The Clockwork Sun

An outpost on the roaring edge of the Sun, shielded from malevolent light by an eggshell of stained glass. As you emerge from your train, suit-swaddled engineers gather, plainly astonished by your arrival. They bombard you with complex questions about how you dealt with dense sunlight and skewed chronosolar fields. Once satisfied, they hand out protective suits to you and your crew. Yours is patched and torn, one boot missing.

Hybras

Nestled amidst sprawling, sporing gardens of fungus, Hybras is a colony of octogenarians. Rotting buildings slough gently into decay. Maintenance is poor, the population aged. An insect, speckled with fungus, flies past drowsily. "Growth asks no licence," reads a barely legible sign staked into a collapsed pile of fungal eggs.

The Silent Saint

A vast sheet of ice has frozen over the ossified corpse of a vanquished beast. The surface is pockmarked with failed mining attempts. Collapsed shafts extend into the frigid tomb, and abandoned mining equipment litters the ice like discarded toys. Legends and rumours gather about the beast entombed below; a mythic hoard yet unclaimed.

The Child

"One little bear ate some soup, then the second bear came along. Four little bears made a little pow! Along came another bear, and the bears were five."