A number of Indie-game references/parodies appear throughout the game. These include:

• A few posters show an ad for "Angry Rooster Awesome Sauce" which could possibly be a reference to Angry Birds, by Rovio Entertainment.
• A "Casa Crashers" poster referencing Castle Crashers, by ##The Behemoth##.
• References to Fez, by Polytron Corporation, shows up more than once; One is an Owl statue from the game found in the World of the Dead, the other is a secret message inscribed in a wall using FEZ's secret alphabet. It spells out "Be sure to drink your ovaltine", which is a message also found in FEZ.
• A "Simulador de Cabra" poster references Goat Simulator, by Coffee Stain Studios.
• A Portrait of Icarus Proudbottom, from Icarus Proudbottom Teaches Typing by Holy Wow Studios, can be found.
• The Red-robed Wanderer from Journey, by ThatGameCompany, can be found on a mountain slope.
• Minecraft, by Mojang, pops up twice in the same area: World of the Living has a shop called "Mine Forever" with the iconic pixelated pick-axe. World of the Dead changes the shop for a Resturant & Bar called "The Nether Portal."
• A poster featured a "Super Lucha Force" references Super T.I.M.E. Force, by Capybara Games.
• A spanish translated poster of "Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack" is actually a previous game created by the company who created Guacamelee, Drinkbox Studios.
• A "Lucha Libre" poster references They Bleed Pixels, by Spooky Squid Games Inc.
• A painting of six characters from the game VVVVVV, by Terry Cavanagh, can be found in the World of the Dead.