Indie Games | August 2018: Ganbare! Ghostly Guts!

KodeAndGame · Jun 22, 2018

Here's yesterday!

Objects in Space is a retro space game centred on 2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world. Players have their own customisable ships and can meet people, become a trader, bounty hunter, explorer, scavenger or all of them at once.

Break The Targets - $7.99 (PC)

Break the Targets (BTT) is a unique time-trial platformer game with simple controls featuring hundreds of levels and an online leaderboard for competitive placing.

Lost in Harmony - $6.99 (PC)

The first musical runner! Dive into a fantastic musical odyssey, brought by an immersive soundtrack imagined by famous composers.

Fobia - $5.99 (PC)

A little girl tries to escape from her fears overcoming various obstacles in her path.

Clash of Cards - $34.99 (PC)

It is a smart, honest and deep hardcore collectible card game free of annoying free-2-play restrictions. NO pay-to-win. NO timers. NO "energy bars". A pure intellectual challenge.

Gravity Well - $7.99 (PC)

On a derelict research space station, you'll find yourself solving puzzles to complete a high value contract, but in the end, will the job be worth it?

Iron Ground - $9.99 (PC)

Iron Ground is a VR online tactical shooting game.
In combat with the Allied and Mars colonies, board the combat machine and defeat the enemy.

Deadly Delivery - $6.99 (PC)

You are the operator of a remote-controlled vehicle and your objective is to deliver the dangerous goods to the designated point. Zoom your way past landmines, falling platforms and land ridiculous jumps in five unforgiving and challenging destinations.

VR Flush - Free (PC)

You are sitting on a toilet when you are abducted and beamed up to an alien spaceship, where you have to convince an A.I. that you really are an intelligent lifeform.

Spaceguard 80 - $1.99 (PC)

Shoot'em up adventures of a brave cat in galactic chaos.
The intergalactic union is collapsing dragging the galaxy into chaos. No safe place anywhere anymore! The rescue team led by Spacecat receives a distress call.

Living with Jaguars - $4.99 (PC)

Living With Jaguars is an interactive virtual reality film documenting wild jaguars in Brazil. Users explore the complex and interconnected perspectives of four key stakeholders: jaguars, ranchers, conservation researchers, and ecotourism operators.

And today:

Social Club VR : Casino Nights - $19.99 (PC)

When you enter Social Club VR : Casino Nights you enter into a high-class Casino, where you can play your favorite casino table games, like Blackjack, Texas Hold'em Poker and Roulette. Play a private game with friends you know, or get to know people from around the world. Become a high roller so you can, customize your avatar, buy your friends a virtual round, and become King of the Casino!

PLAYNE : The Meditation Game - $9.99 (PC)

An indie game designed to help you to find calm, find balance and get grounded. Fox will teach you meditation and guide you through mindfulness, but it is you who must meditate to make the sun rise, to grow the trees, to bring balance back to Playne.

The Great Gaias - $29.99 (PC)

A mysterious contract from the royal family sparks the interest of an organized band of sellswords. What seems like a normal job quickly spirals into a whirlwind of betrayal and tragedy, thrusting a young rogue and his unlikely companions into the middle of an ancient prophecy.

signal · Jun 22, 2018

Funky Dude Sparks · Jun 22, 2018

https://store.steampowered.com/app/525380/Demon_Peak/

at $ 2.49 Best castlevania like ever

Spence · Jun 23, 2018

This was just released on steam, never heard of it before but I'm intrigued!

Lovecraft's Untold Stories

https://store.steampowered.com/app/871420/Lovecrafts_Untold_Stories/

Funky Dude Sparks · Jun 23, 2018

Whatever happened to Beyond Human after it's KS ended unsuccessfully?

Deleted member 1781 · Jun 25, 2018

signal said:

Whoa this one looks good and gives some DMC vibes.

Comrade Sparkster said:
Whatever happened to Beyond Human after it's KS ended unsuccessfully?

After the kickstarter was unsuccessful the developer decided to focus on smaller games. The game account is still active on Twitter.

KodeAndGame · Jun 25, 2018

Indie Weekly is here:

7. Dawn of the Celestialpod

Reminiscent of Octodad or a Bennett Foddy creation, Dawn of the Celestialpod makes a challenge out of movement – something that gamers take for granted... It's a bold and surprising game and that made up for my frustrations in my playtime.

6. Brotherhood United

Inspired by Metal Slug, Contra, Mega Man and other action platforming classics, Brotherhood United packs a punch. Of those games, it feels most like Metal Slug: in part due to the mountable vehicles and in part by asking you not only to eviscerate your foes but to save your brothers

5. Adventure Delivery Service

On every run I felt completely in control, even approaching overpowered, until the moment I wasn't. At any point, the tides could turn. This encouraged me to not get too cocky as I entered each new challenge.

4. Protolife

I found the block configuration system to be particularly clever and a nice way to spice up the genre... In addition to the innovative mechanics, Protolife sports excellent presentation. A bleak world is communicated well thanks to solid pixel art and an appropriately harsh mix of bass lines and insect squishes.

3. Kilcount

Each interaction has punchy dialogue and narration worthy of genuine chuckles – like the hostile robot that wants to take you into custody but can't make good on its threat thanks to buggy software causing it to restart on an endless loop.

2. NEO NEO

The various room layouts also encourage a surprising depth of tactics. There's destructible and permanent cover and trap-like hazards that make each room a brain teaser in its own right.

1. OVERWHELM

Developer Rauri O'Sullivan, maximizes a six color palette with environmental hazards and hostile enemies that appear menacing regardless of size. The sense of dread is ever-present and only looms larger as you progress.

And today's releases. Shout out to Spence for already highlighting Lovecraft's Untold Stories. It looks great.

The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit - Free (PC)

Have you ever dreamt of being a superhero? Meet Chris, a creative and imaginative 9 year old boy who escapes reality with fantastical adventures as his alter ego, the Awesome Captain Spirit!

Captain Spirit is a free demo set in the Life is Strange universe. Contains links to Life is Strange 2

Lovecraft's Untold Stories - $12.99 (PC)

Lovecraft's Untold Stories is an action RPG with rogue-like elements. Explore, improve your skills and gear, and fight cultists and creatures from the Mythos to stop the Old Ones' plans in randomly generated levels based on Lovecraft stories. Madness and death await you—but maybe you can delay the inevitable…

Ticktock - $4.99 (PC)

Ticktock is a deceptively fast-paced arcade action game. Think fast; every fleeting second may be your last. Survive waves of monsters. Survive all 11 stages. Survive until the end.

Trail Breaking - $14.99 (PC)

Trail Breaking is a First-Person Adventure/Puzzle game set in multiple fantasy worlds. You unwillingly get drawn into an ancient magical portal to another realm. Solve puzzles and survive danger to find your way back home.

Firmament Wars - $4.99 (PC)

Firmament Wars is a multiplayer strategy game with fast-paced real-time warfare. Build a wall, fire cannons, and launch missiles on your way to victory! Select from 7 government types and compete with up to 8 players on a variety of maps! Go forth and conquer!

Frost · Jun 25, 2018

OVERWHELM looks amazing! Anyone played it? How is it?

KodeAndGame · Jun 25, 2018

Frost said:
OVERWHELM looks amazing! Anyone played it? How is it?

I played it and covered it in my Indie Weekly. It's a lot of fun!

It's not terribly long but I enjoyed the format and atmosphere. It's very challenging but there's a Celeste-like assist mode. It feels like a Metroid game but you can roam in any direction. Instead of you gaining powers, enemies "evolve" to be even tougher every time you beat a boss. It's kind of relentless in that way.

Frost · Jun 27, 2018

KodeAndGame said:
I played it and covered it in my Indie Weekly. It's a lot of fun!

It's not terribly long but I enjoyed the format and atmosphere. It's very challenging but there's a Celeste-like assist mode. It feels like a Metroid game but you can roam in any direction. Instead of you gaining powers, enemies "evolve" to be even tougher every time you beat a boss. It's kind of relentless in that way.

Thats where i found it. That section of yours is godly sent. Thanks a lot. Showed me some great games already. Thanks for the info on OVERHWELM. Seems like my kind of game.

KodeAndGame · Jun 27, 2018

Frost said:
Thats where i found it. That section of yours is godly sent. Thanks a lot. Showed me some great games already. Thanks for the info on OVERHWELM. Seems like my kind of game.

Ah awesome! Thank you for the kind words :)

Here's my review of Yoku's Island Express

And here are yesterday's releases:

LUMINES REMASTERED - $14.99 (PC)

The critically-acclaimed puzzle game produced by legendary creator Tetsuya Mizuguchi comes to PC.

Soul at Stake - $17.99 (PC)

Soul at Stake is an oriental-themed 1v4 surviving horror game. There once was an luring urban myth saying that if one can win the game would gain countless money, and his/her destiny would instantly change to become the mightiest overnight. All the participants need only one stake——their souls.

The Initiate 2: The First Interviews - $17.99 (PC)

Three people awake in adjacent prison cells with no recollection of how they got there. Now, they must work together in order to escape this nightmarish captivity. But can they really trust one another?

Rhombus Legends - Free (PC)

A unique spatial battle system for card games. Unite with friends for clan wars, explore the dungeons and search world map for Bosses. Magical power awaits you!

Squirgle - $2.99 (PC)

A dazzling ballet of color, form and sound, Squirgle is a frenetic puzzle game.

Toma · Jun 27, 2018

I think I mentioned this in one of the threads 5 years ago, but there is a 20 year old game very dear to my heart, for which the developer finally will release an English version (translated by me as a passion project).
I contacted him about 9 years ago about it, and due to different reasons, the project was on hold several times.

Well, thats going to be one of the most precious threads I ever made, haha.

Edit: I lied, its almost 30 years.

KodeAndGame · Jun 27, 2018

Toma said:
I think I mentioned this in one of the threads 5 years ago, but there is a 20 year old game very dear to my heart, for which the developer finally will release an English version (translated by me as a passion project).
I contacted him about 9 years ago about it, and due to different reasons, the project was on hold several times.

Well, thats going to be one of the most precious threads I ever made, haha.

Edit: I lied, its almost 30 years.

Wow this is super cool. Definitely keep us posted!

AbysmallyTall · Jun 28, 2018

Whip! Whip! - $9.99 (PC)

* Whip! Whip! requires a controller to play *
1980s Arcade video game style Action!

Light Borrower - $4.99 (PC)

Join Rachel as she faces the Cleansing, a coming-of-age ritual that will determine whether she joins the last survivors of the end of the world or is banished above ground.

Starman - $5.99 (PC)

"Starman: Tale of Light" is a slow paced puzzle adventure, with beautifully crafted sceneries and soothing music.

Next Up Hero - $19.99 (PC)

Fight. Die. Win! (And probably die some more.) There are no health kits. Sorry!

Ellen - Free (PC)

Help young investigator James uncover the dark truth behind the murder of the Smiths' and their missing daughter Ellen in this thrilling 2D pixel horror game.

The Waters Above: Prelude - Free (PC)

A yuri kinetic novel about sea nymphs who tend to the stars. The Waters Above: Prelude is a free prequel to The Waters Above.

PHOTON CUBE - $6.99 (PC)

PHOTON CUBE is a unique puzzle game which utilizes the properties of light.All you need is a little bit of [knowledge about light] and your [endless imagination].A cute looking Action Puzzle Game with a hearty serving of challenge!Welcome to the intelligent and magnificent world of PHOTON CUBE!

The Darkest Woods - $2.99 (PC)

Do you remember those horror flash games? Early quests? Well this is the idea.

Dream Alone - $9.99 (PC)

Are you skilled enough to face frequent deaths, survive deadly traps and avoid scary enemies? Enjoy an ultra difficult classic 2D platformer with a dark story! Master your special abilities, enter an alternate reality, and clone yourself to get through 21 hardcore levels!

Skyscrapers Puzzle: Airi's tale - $3.99 (PC)

"Skyscrapers Puzzle: Airi's tale" is an easy to learn, addicting
puzzle game... but there is more hidden beneath the surface.
45 campaign levels and unlimited randomly generated levels
give this game an always fresh gaming experience.

Pro Cycling Manager 2018 - $39.99 (PC)

Step into the shoes of sports manager and lead your pro cycling team through a challenge-packed 2018 season. Compete in over 200 races across 500 stages around the world, including famous Tours such as La Vuelta and the iconic Tour de France.

I may die! - $3.99 (PC)

I may die! is a platform rage game were you will have to help a green gummy bear with blue scarf called Willie to get back to his floating island.
Guide him through lots of kilometers of dangerous and unexplored caves.

SweetSark · Jun 28, 2018

Toma said:
I think I mentioned this in one of the threads 5 years ago, but there is a 20 year old game very dear to my heart, for which the developer finally will release an English version (translated by me as a passion project).
I contacted him about 9 years ago about it, and due to different reasons, the project was on hold several times.

Well, thats going to be one of the most precious threads I ever made, haha.

Edit: I lied, its almost 30 years.

Curious. The name of the game?

Toma · Jun 28, 2018

SweetSark said:
Curious. The name of the game?

Game of Robot, only ever released in German:

It looks simple enough, but it actually becomes deviously tricky without relying only on one mechanic throughout the game. Its a really cool adventure game basically, where a ton of the mechanics, item uses and inner workings need to be explored before knowing how to approach the levels in the best way. Its really small things, but for examply the grey blocks can be pushed around, but they are laid out in a way that means you can only grab 1 one the 2 items in each corner, which potentially alters your ability to access certain rooms a LOT. Really damn smart games.

Its a really, damn cool thing to explore and figure out and has 1 freeware episode with 12 rooms (the screenshot is 1 room), which was comparably simple and 4 full sequels with 60ish rooms each. I was talking to the developer about it and I have finished translating the free episode and the first full game. Unfortunately, they dont get a whole lot of money out of these games, despite being relatively high priced. Buying all 4 full games costs 35€ or individually 10€ for 1/2 and 15€ for 3/4. I will probably get a few keys to give away in a contest on Resetera. I will probably make a thread for it too and hope some people will participate in the contest to give these games their last hurrah with an english release.

SweetSark · Jun 29, 2018

Toma said:
Game of Robot, only ever released in German:

It looks simple enough, but it actually becomes deviously tricky without relying only on one mechanic throughout the game. Its a really cool adventure game basically, where a ton of the mechanics, item uses and inner workings need to be explored before knowing how to approach the levels in the best way. Its really small things, but for examply the grey blocks can be pushed around, but they are laid out in a way that means you can only grab 1 one the 2 items in each corner, which potentially alters your ability to access certain rooms a LOT. Really damn smart games.

Its a really, damn cool thing to explore and figure out and has 1 freeware episode with 12 rooms (the screenshot is 1 room), which was comparably simple and 4 full sequels with 60ish rooms each. I was talking to the developer about it and I have finished translating the free episode and the first full game. Unfortunately, they dont get a whole lot of money out of these games, despite being relatively high priced. Buying all 4 full games costs 35€ or individually 10€ for 1/2 and 15€ for 3/4. I will probably get a few keys to give away in a contest on Resetera. I will probably make a thread for it too and hope some people will participate in the contest to give these games their last hurrah with an english release.

Thank you for your answer.
But I will admit by looking at it, doesn't stike me for a game which need an English Version.

More_Badass · Jun 29, 2018

Toma said:
Game of Robot, only ever released in German:

It looks simple enough, but it actually becomes deviously tricky without relying only on one mechanic throughout the game. Its a really cool adventure game basically, where a ton of the mechanics, item uses and inner workings need to be explored before knowing how to approach the levels in the best way. Its really small things, but for examply the grey blocks can be pushed around, but they are laid out in a way that means you can only grab 1 one the 2 items in each corner, which potentially alters your ability to access certain rooms a LOT. Really damn smart games.

Its a really, damn cool thing to explore and figure out and has 1 freeware episode with 12 rooms (the screenshot is 1 room), which was comparably simple and 4 full sequels with 60ish rooms each. I was talking to the developer about it and I have finished translating the free episode and the first full game. Unfortunately, they dont get a whole lot of money out of these games, despite being relatively high priced. Buying all 4 full games costs 35€ or individually 10€ for 1/2 and 15€ for 3/4. I will probably get a few keys to give away in a contest on Resetera. I will probably make a thread for it too and hope some people will participate in the contest to give these games their last hurrah with an english release.

Is it available digitally?

AbysmallyTall · Jun 29, 2018

Xenocite Clad - $14.99 (PC)

Xenocite Clad places you in the long forgotten ruins of an advanced civilization that seemed to disappear overnight. Now, centuries later, the ruins have filled with life, both threatening and non. Brave the ruins against predators and more as you search for not only a way out, but the answers to the questions strewn all around you. Play as Xalia the Syr; using both an energy blade and an energy compressor drone, she seeks to learn more of her creators and their intentions this path will make her face the sins of her fathers and right them.

Crash Bandicoot™ N. Sane Trilogy - $39.99 (PC)

Your favorite marsupial, Crash Bandicoot™, is back! He's enhanced, entranced and ready-to-dance with the N. Sane Trilogy. Relive all your favorite moments in Crash Bandicoot™, Crash Bandicoot™ 2: Cortex Strikes Back and Crash Bandicoot™ 3: Warped, now in fully-remastered graphical glory!

Waking Violet - $6.99 (PC)

Waking Violet is a classic 2D top-down puzzle game, but with awesome spells and a unique time rewind mechanic.

Playing as Violet, a shy teen with a desire to grow up, you get trapped in a dream you just can't wake up from.
Every puzzle solved will take you closer to waking-up and getting back to your real life, but you are in the dream for a reason, and getting out might not be as easy as it sounds…

Minaurs - $5.99 (PC)

A unique adventure game full of exploratory expeditions to the various underground worlds on different planets. Travel with your Minaur through the game universe, discover new worlds, their unique environment and inhabitants. Reunite the Minaur Nation and become a legend!

999 - $9.99 (PC)

999 is a puzzle platformer style game in which you must fling your character to the exit through 999 difficult levels. Throw your character around gruelingly addictive, funky, psychedelic, colourful and thrillingly rage-enduing levels and get as far as you can.

The Pirates of Sector 7 - $9.99 (PC)

Seek adventure, fortune and fame in a sector of space riddled with faction conflict, dastardly pirates, & deft merchants.

AbysmallyTall · Jun 29, 2018

Toma said:
Game of Robot, only ever released in German:...

Awesome! That has to feel good to get that out there!

Toma · Jun 29, 2018

SweetSark said:
Thank you for your answer.
But I will admit by looking at it, doesn't stike me for a game which need an English Version.

Believe me, it does. The game is really devious and part of the challenge is figuring out how to progress. The game has a lot of info text for in-game hints and descriptions that help figuring out how to progress. The game looks very simple, but it's quite a tricky adventure game.

Toma · Jun 29, 2018

More_Badass said:
Is it available digitally?

Yeah, the first episode is free, but as I said only in German atm. The English version will likely release in a few months, especially if I can finish part 2 on time.

Toma · Jul 1, 2018

SweetSark said:
Thank you for your answer.
But I will admit by looking at it, doesn't stike me for a game which need an English Version.

I just checked the word count for part 3 (the most extensive game): 16.000 words.

ILikeFeet · Jul 1, 2018

Gravastar. looks like a modern SNES game

1upsuper · Jul 1, 2018

Toma said:
Game of Robot, only ever released in German:

It looks simple enough, but it actually becomes deviously tricky without relying only on one mechanic throughout the game. Its a really cool adventure game basically, where a ton of the mechanics, item uses and inner workings need to be explored before knowing how to approach the levels in the best way. Its really small things, but for examply the grey blocks can be pushed around, but they are laid out in a way that means you can only grab 1 one the 2 items in each corner, which potentially alters your ability to access certain rooms a LOT. Really damn smart games.

Its a really, damn cool thing to explore and figure out and has 1 freeware episode with 12 rooms (the screenshot is 1 room), which was comparably simple and 4 full sequels with 60ish rooms each. I was talking to the developer about it and I have finished translating the free episode and the first full game. Unfortunately, they dont get a whole lot of money out of these games, despite being relatively high priced. Buying all 4 full games costs 35€ or individually 10€ for 1/2 and 15€ for 3/4. I will probably get a few keys to give away in a contest on Resetera. I will probably make a thread for it too and hope some people will participate in the contest to give these games their last hurrah with an english release.

I'm in. Thanks for alerting us.

KodeAndGame · Jul 2, 2018

Here is the latest weekly:

There is a bad cut at 3:19. I don't think I can fix it but I'll be posting a standalone vid for that game to make up for it. Here are the excerpts:

6. Sword of the Guardian

Based on the combat engine, it's clear that the developer is a fan of action games. Sword of the Guardian is a game I kept coming back to because it has that Mario quality of being just plain fun to control. If you like action games, definitely give this a look.

5. Break the Targets

The end product is a game with challenges for any level of gamer. While it's not devoid of rough edges, Break the Targets earns a spot in my rotation by being unique (despite its influence) and exhilarating.

4. Suzy Cube

Do you want more adorable in your Mario? Try Suzy Cube! Developer Northern Byte Studios has taken the Super Mario 3D Land formula and really made it their own.

3. Gravity Well

In addition to the enjoyable play, the polish on display is impressive... Knowing that the player will be frustrated by challenging puzzles, [the developers] went out of their way to make everything else pleasant.

2. Haimrik

This unorthodox gameplay mechanism is intriguing and even endearing. To match that, Haimrik has a unique art style and aesthetic... The result is something that could sit alongside the cartoons we considered edgy in the 90s, like Ren and Stimpy.

1. Lost in Harmony

Lost in Harmony is the Elite Beat Agents of auto-runners. The music is bombastic, the style is turned up to 10 and it controls like a dream.

And today's games:

Super Dangerous Dungeons - $4.99 (PC)

Guide Timmy the treasure hunter through dangerous dungeons in search of the legendary treasure!

ELDR LEGACY - $2.99 (PC)

《ELDR LEGACY》 is a magical dark dungeon adventure game with a little Crewe style. The player uses all kinds of weapons and magic to destroy the enemy in a castle full of strange, firepower

VAD - Virtually Assured Destruction - $24.99 (PC)

V.A.D - A multi genre VR game for Oculus Rift -
Battle through a myriad of challenges. Explore space stations, command a space shuttle, defeat giant enemy bosses, survive trap rooms and discover devices to defeat your enemies. As well as a bunch of mini games, puzzles and achievements.

Scrash - Free (PC)

Being dubbed "Pong on crack", Scrash is a two player face-off with breakable blocks, air hockey and table-tennis all in one.

Up Left Out - $0.99 (PC)

A puzzle game about unlocking stuff.

KodeAndGame · Jul 3, 2018

Light day but I like the look of this one:

The Neon Boy - $5.99 (PC)

The Neon Boy is extremely agressive platformer in which the neon guy escapes from the captivity

Toma · Jul 3, 2018

If any of you own a Switch (its also available on Steam): Ambition of the Slimes.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

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Wow. Its a Final Fantasy Tactics style tactical RPG, but four super cool things:
1. It puts its genuinely original own spin on the genre and its worth it for that alone
2. It has like 200 hours of optional content
3. Its very challenging, starting with a puzzle aspect where you need to figure out which slimes to use for which ability
4. Its ridiculously cheap.

Its also out on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

Seriously though, this thing is incredibly good and hits the right notes between grinding and challenging long lasting content for me that I was looking for right now. Its bananas good.

Only downside is the music, which I muted by now and replaced with a French House playlist from my PC while playing on Switch.

Bede-x · Jul 3, 2018

With such a glowing recommendation there's only one option. Bought :)

Can you grind your way out of trouble or does the puzzle aspect determine too much to ignore it? Would prefer the latter.

Fungus · Jul 3, 2018

Mugsters finally got a release date! 17th of July. Looking forward to it.

More_Badass · Jul 3, 2018

Fungus said:
Mugsters finally got a release date! 17th of July. Looking forward to it.

Nice! Finally, been waiting for that one. The GIFs always looked so fun

Toma · Jul 4, 2018

Bede-x said:
With such a glowing recommendation there's only one option. Bought :)

Can you grind your way out of trouble or does the puzzle aspect determine too much to ignore it? Would prefer the latter.

The grinding definitely helps, but having a smart idea on how to approach a level is much more important. You cant really grind the combat ability, the only thing you marginally improve is the health of your units, which makes the game a bit more forgiving when you try to position units for the puzzle style solutions.

The other thing you can grind out is getting more units, but those just add to the complexity of different solution approaches. Speaking of which, its immensely satisfying to pick a team with the right skills and pull off your plan to overcome a particular challenge that had you stomped before. Amazing game, couldn't put it down for 3 hours last night.

Bede-x · Jul 4, 2018

Toma said:
Speaking of which, its immensely satisfying to pick a team with the right skills and pull off your plan to overcome a particular challenge that had you stomped before.

That's what I'm looking forward to trying. I understand why many like just grinding it out, but to me games always lose a little in my estimation if that's possible. It's finding the right solution to a specific challenge that I find enjoyable. Last time I played a glowing Toma recommendation like this was Full Bore and that was fantastic. Hope this is equally great :)

It's kinda crazy that it doesn't even have a thread on here. There's just so many unknown gems constantly slipping under everyone's radar.

Oynox · Jul 4, 2018

Toma said:
If any of you own a Switch (its also available on Steam): Ambition of the Slimes.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

Wow. Its a Final Fantasy Tactics style tactical RPG, but four super cool things:
1. It puts its genuinely original own spin on the genre and its worth it for that alone
2. It has like 200 hours of optional content
3. Its very challenging, starting with a puzzle aspect where you need to figure out which slimes to use for which ability
4. Its ridiculously cheap.

Its also out on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

Seriously though, this thing is incredibly good and hits the right notes between grinding and challenging long lasting content for me that I was looking for right now. Its bananas good.

Only downside is the music, which I muted by now and replaced with a French House playlist from my PC while playing on Switch.

I knew this looked familiar. The game was on mobile some years ago. I think it got removed from the AppStore though. So it's great that it returns as premium title.

Bede-x · Jul 4, 2018

Oynox said:
I knew this looked familiar. The game was on mobile some years ago. I think it got removed from the AppStore though.

Yes, I looked it up. It's out on 3DS and iOS as well and was also playable on Vita through their mobile initiative, which is now gone. I can't find it on the Danish iOS store, but if I follow the Toucharcade review link, it says that it isn't available in Denmark and then tries to redirect me to the US store. I assume it's available there. Might be ruined by microtransactions, since it's F2P on iOS, unlike the other versions.

Toma · Jul 4, 2018

Bede-x said:
That's what I'm looking forward to trying. I understand why many like just grinding it out, but to me games always lose a little in my estimation if that's possible. It's finding the right solution to a specific challenge that I find enjoyable. Last time I played a glowing Toma recommendation like this was Full Bore and that was fantastic. Hope this is equally great :)

It's kinda crazy that it doesn't even have a thread on here. There's just so many unknown gems constantly slipping under everyone's radar.

Yeah, its definitely one of those games. I will put up a thread for it if I find the time, as having only 7 Steam reviews is criminal. Its a genuinely great game.

F-Pina · Jul 4, 2018

Toma said:
If any of you own a Switch (its also available on Steam): Ambition of the Slimes.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

Wow. Its a Final Fantasy Tactics style tactical RPG, but four super cool things:
1. It puts its genuinely original own spin on the genre and its worth it for that alone
2. It has like 200 hours of optional content
3. Its very challenging, starting with a puzzle aspect where you need to figure out which slimes to use for which ability
4. Its ridiculously cheap.

Its also out on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

Seriously though, this thing is incredibly good and hits the right notes between grinding and challenging long lasting content for me that I was looking for right now. Its bananas good.

Only downside is the music, which I muted by now and replaced with a French House playlist from my PC while playing on Switch.

This looks wonderful.
Will definitely look it up on Switch.
And only 7 reviews? :(

AbysmallyTall · Jul 5, 2018

We took the day off for the holiday yesterday, so here are two days' worth of light days.

18 Floors - $14.99 (PC)

18 Floors is a VR experience combining room escape gameplay with puzzle elements. Players are transported to a mystic and foreboding space, where they must complete interconnected puzzle to escape each sealed room. The first episode of the game is comprised of two rooms, the Phantom Room and Sea Express stage.

Yuso - $7.99 (PC)

Yuso is a puzzle game where you have to clear the screen of Yuso! The game gets harder as you progress, introducing new colours and gadgets to help or harm you along the way.

DERE EVIL .EXE - $0.99 (PC)

DERE EVIL .EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.

Ashi: Lake of Light - $3.99 (PC)

Find the true path through the night and into the sunrise in Ashi: Lake of Light. Use floating candles to guide the path of a solitary firefly through a twilight world in this gentle and meditative puzzle game.

Seeds of Resilience - $13.99 (PC)

Build a village on a deserted island, and prepare for merciless natural disasters! Learn to choose the right items, understand nature's patterns, use real medieval construction and craft techniques in this turn-base management game.

signal · Jul 5, 2018

SparkleMotion · Jul 5, 2018

Toma said:
If any of you own a Switch (its also available on Steam): Ambition of the Slimes.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

Wow. Its a Final Fantasy Tactics style tactical RPG, but four super cool things:
1. It puts its genuinely original own spin on the genre and its worth it for that alone
2. It has like 200 hours of optional content
3. Its very challenging, starting with a puzzle aspect where you need to figure out which slimes to use for which ability
4. Its ridiculously cheap.

Its also out on Steam:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/568910/Ambition_of_the_Slimes/

Seriously though, this thing is incredibly good and hits the right notes between grinding and challenging long lasting content for me that I was looking for right now. Its bananas good.

Only downside is the music, which I muted by now and replaced with a French House playlist from my PC while playing on Switch.

Also available on 3DS!

AbysmallyTall · Jul 6, 2018

Dungeon Warfare 2 - $14.99 (PC)

Dungeon Warfare 2 is a definitive sequel to Dungeon Warfare, a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wanna-be heroes.

Jade's Dungeon Descent - $1.99 (PC)

The exciting un-lockable dungeon crawler from Shuyan Saga™ is now available as a stand-alone game! If your steam library is clogged with un-played games, then this micro-game is for you. A brief experience with no grinding and no upgrading, just play!

Follow Jade as she strays from the path of her Master's advice in search of a demon that can give her the power to free her people. Lost in the catacombs of the Jin-Wu temple Jade must overcome traps, puzzles and the devoted followers of the Serpent that ensure only the worthy are permitted. Will she succeed? What will happen if she does?

GARAGE: Bad Trip - $14.99 (PC)

Garage is a bloody topdown shooter inspired by VHS era B-movies. You play as an ex drug dealer named Butch, who single-handedly slays hordes of living dead to save a girl.

Lagoon Lounge : The Poisonous Fountain - $13.99 (PC)

This is a visual novel containing furry characters and homosexual themes. You take on the role of a furry who has moved to a seaside village and become involved in the lives of its residents.

Steampunker - $6.99 (PC)

Discover Steamburg's developers new game ! Steampunker is an award-winning point and click adventure game involving a search for hidden objects. It's set in an astonishing steampunk world.

TUNNEL DIVERS - Free (PC)

Dive, destroy and escape. TUNNEL DIVERS is a F2P high octane twin stick shooter, where you pilot a close quarters based spaceship that excels in claustrophobic areas. Play online with or against other pilots, create your own levels in the level editor, and wage war against the rogue AI, Watch Dog.

WISGR - $7.99 (PC)

A game that takes place on the planet WISGR. The Darkness emerged after years defeated by the light . A young man named boghe tries to save his planet that will be ruined.

Diner Bros - $9.99 (PC)

Diner Bros is a cooking and restaurant management game. Cook and serve meals as fast as you can, but don't get the orders wrong or else your customers will get angry – and hungry! Upgrade your restaurant and hire staff to help you… or play with your friends in 2-4 local co-op!

Hue Defense - $19.99 (PC)

Defend HUELand against corrupts politicians and their supporters – paramilitary armies, insidious militants and other grups of dubious intentions – using several towers at your command.

Wok · Jul 6, 2018

spineduke · Jul 6, 2018

Wok said:

Really dig the art!

Toma · Jul 6, 2018

Archive #1 June.

.T.E.S.T: Expected Behaviour â€" Sci-Fi 3D Puzzle Quest - $7.99 (PC)

.T.E.S.T: Expected Behavior is a first-person brain twister with a sci-fi plot. On top of logic, you'll need a fast reaction speed, ""outside the box"" reasoning, and the skill to adapt to unfamiliar situations.

Animal Super Squad - $9.99 (PC)

Animal Super Squad is a physics-based adventure game that lets you play as your favorite animal. Speed through a world full of dangers and bananas. Create your own levels, share them with the community, or forget all that nonsense and just play other peopleâ€™s stuff.

AntVentor - $4.99 (PC)

AntVentor is a point & click adventure game.
You find yourself in a photorealistic macroworld where you immediately manage to ruin the life of the main character, ant, and foil all his plans for making his dream come true. Can you help get everything back in order?

Arlo The Rabbit - $2.99 (PC)

Welcome to Arlo's first adventure, in an old-school platformer fashion! Complete with amazing chiptune tracks!

Asemblance: Oversight - $9.99 (PC)

""Asemblance: Oversight"" is a first-person exploration and puzzle-based game. Â You are part of a team of scientists and engineers charged with using aÂ classified technology to aid in recreating the human mind. Your success relies onÂ unraveling the truth surrounding the origins of this strange technology, and outsmarting the ones who will do anything to keep it secret.

Assault Spy / ã'¢ã'µãƒ«ãƒˆã'¹ãƒ'ã'¤ - $19.99 (PC)

Dash, evade, and smash your way to the truth as the corporate spy, Asaru; or the reckless CIA agent, Amelia! Uncover the dark secrets of the Negabot mega corporation as you save the company from a hostile takeover. Assault Spy is a stylish, fast paced, pure-action game with a dash of comedy.

Asylamba: Influence - $5.99 (PC)

Making your culture shine is often more effective than taking out weapons!

Austen Translation - $6.99 (PC)

Austen Translation is a tongue-in-cheek strategy game which borrows heavily from the visual novel tradition. It can be played solo against bots or as a hot-seat, party-game multiplayer match with up to five players. Randomly combined plot elements, settings, endings and rivals make each playthrough feel fresh.

Battery Jam - $14.99 (PC)

Use the boombox to smash your opponents, capture their tiles and dominate the arena! Take on your friends in Battery Jam, a local multiplayer game of competitive territorial mayhem!

Black Bart - $2.99 (PC)

Play for the most successful burglar of stagecoaster in the history of the Wild West. The hero of the quest, who above all appreciates human life, makes afraid without a single shot.

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon - $9.99 (PC)

Battle with swords and whips in this retro-style action game brought to you by game creator Koji Igarashi and Inti Creates!

Play as Zangetsu, a demon slayer bearing a deep grudge, who must travel through perilous lands to defeat a powerful demon lurking in a dark castle. Zangetsu will meet fellow travelers along the way, who can join your journey as playable characters.

Broken Minds - $6.99 (PC)

A psychological murder mystery set in 90s Japan.

Captain Forever Trilogy - $9.99 (PC)

Millions of players worldwide have flown, built, and fought their way through Captain Forever. CF Trilogy brings Captains Forever, Successor, and Impostor to Steam with a beautiful new renderer, new modules, and a reimagined world written by acclaimed novelist Cassandra Khaw.

Catmaze - $9.99 (PC)

Catmaze is a fairy metroidvania inspired by Slavic myths. Age-old tales will come to life in the unforgettable adventure of Alesta, a sorceress whose courage guides her through mysterious paths and dark forests in search of the lost road to Navi, the world of the dead.

City of Brass - $19.99 (PC)

A first-person action adventure, inspired by Arabian Nights, from senior BioShock developers.

Coffee Crisis - $5.99 (PC)

Coffee Crisis is an neo-rogue brawler that puts you in the shoes of the only baristas on Earth with enough heavy metal in their veins to fend off an alien assault. Play solo or join up with a friend to fight across eight unique locations ranging from your Coffee House HQ to the far reaches of outer space. Go up against an army of wild alien enemies, and the humans they have brainwashed with a variety of weapons, special moves, suplexes, and coffee!

Cultist Simulator - $19.99 (PC)

Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples.Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning from Alexis Kennedy, creator of Fallen London and Sunless Sea. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories. Perhaps you're looking for knowledge, or power, or beauty, or revenge. Perhaps you just want the colours beneath the skin of the world.In this roguelike narrative card game, what you find may transform you forever. Every choice you make, from moment to moment, doesn't just advance the narrative - it also shapes it.Become a scholar of the unseen arts. Search your dreams for sanity-twisting rituals. Craft tools and summon spirits. Indoctrinate innocents. Seize your place as the herald of a new age.

Detective Gallo - $14.99 (PC)

Detective Gallo is a point&click comic-noir adventure that is entirely hand-illustrated and hand-animated, and whose protagonist is a feathered and grumpy private eye struggling with a very tricky case, bizarre characters, and puzzles that will put his insight and patience to the test.

Dizzy Dungeon - $4.99 (PC)

Move, rotate and fall. Move, rotate and fall. Get ready for dizziness, find to best strategy to conquer the dungeon.

Dragon Cliff - $9.99 (PC)

Dragon Cliff is a Semi-Idle game with deep and complex itemization/skill systems to support endless character builds. Players are to collect adventurers, kill monsters, advance talent trees, enchant/reforge equipment, discover scrolls and finally assemble the most powerful adventure team!

Egypt: Old Kingdom - $14.99 (PC)

Strategy simulator of the Great Pyramids period, where you take your path from the unification of Egyptian tribes to the foundation of The First Empire. Developed with the assistance of Egyptologists.

EMMA The Story - $0.99 (PC)

Elliott is paralyzed by doubt. Tomorrow he must go to Emma, far, far away from here.
But on the eve of his departure, a strange meeting will change his future.

FAR: Lone Sails - $14.99 (PC)

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness - $4.99 (PC)

Fhtagn! - Tales of the Creeping Madness is a choose-your-own-adventure style mini-game, with couch co-op and just a hint of betrayal. Play as one of four cultists intent on releasing the Ancient One!

Floor Kids - $19.90 (PC)

Floor Kids is a one-of-a-kind breakdancing game featuring a unique trick-style rhythm gameplay. Innovative controls allow you the freedom to play the way you like with a dynamic scoring system that rewards your moves based on musicality, originality, and style.

Forgotton Anne - $19.99 (PC)

Step into a hand-animated realm of wonder in which everyday objects take on a life of their own. Uncover the Forgotlingsâ€™ mysteries & harness magical forces as you embark upon a quest to return home.

Fortune-499 - $4.99 (PC)

There is no future in the future.

FRAMED Collection - $9.99 (PC)

Rearrange the panels of an animated comic book to craft the story of a noir-styled spy adventure in the FRAMED Collection--a compilation of the multi-award winning puzzle games FRAMED and FRAMED 2.

Future Proof - $6.99 (PC)

Sean is trapped in a nightmare of having to re-live his last 12 minutes seemingly forever. That is unless you can figure a way out. Nothing is as it seems in Greensvale and secrets are waiting to be discovered around every corner! Can you find one of the many different endings!

Golem - $14.99 (PC)

A heart-warming adventure about a young girl and a shape-shifting golem who must navigate the ruins of an ancient tower to solve its challenging puzzles and re-activate its long-dormant machines.

GOLFY GOLF - $6.99 (PC)

Golfy Golf is a charming new spin on the classic gentlemanâ€™s game. Play solo, against the computer, or against a friend. Across six worlds and 120 levels, youâ€™ll pitch and putt your way past menacing enemies and fiendish environmental obstacles in pursuit of par.

Hyper Sentinel - $14.99 (PC)

A face-melting, pixel-pumping arcade shoot 'em up featuring awesome power-ups, epic boss battles and spectacular effects at a blistering 60fps. Blast into battle against giant space destroyers in Arcade Mode, tackle endless waves of enemies in Survival Mode and face off against epic level guardians in Boss Run mode.

Hyperspace Dogfights - $9.99 (PC)

Hyperspace Dogfights is a juicy jet-combat roguelike in which you blast, dodge and slice your way through masses of technologically inferior enemies. During the mission your craft will evolve into something stronger and weirder by gathering some of the 200+ items available ingame.

Isoland - $0.99 (PC)

The objective of the game is to explore a small island in the Atlantic Ocean, and uncover its secrets

Toma · Jul 6, 2018

Archive #2 June:

Isoland 2 - Ashes of Time - $2.99 (PC)

Isoland 2: Ashes of Time is a puzzle game with a fascinating non-linear story, charming 2D hand-drawn art, numerous challenging puzzles, and unique twists. Besides numerous sci-fi references and easter-eggs hidden throughout the game, youâ€™ll find things arenâ€™t quite the same second time you play through the story. Come discover the lost history of this mysterious island.

Judgment: Apocalypse Survival Simulation - $19.99 (PC)

The Apocalypse is here. Demons all around. Now, itâ€™s time to fight back!
Build, manage and defend your base in a post-apocalyptic colony simulation. Will you survive Judgment day?

Just Shapes & Beats - $19.99 (PC)

"Just Shapes & Beats" is a chaotic co-op musical bullet-hell based on three simple things: avoid Shapes, move to the kick-ass Beats, and die, repeatedly.

Just, Bearly - Free (PC)

An honest comedy about anxiety and feeling awkward, played through painfully relatable mini games.

Lake Ridden - $19.99 (PC)

Lake Ridden is a story-driven, first-person puzzle game! A cozy supernatural adventure where you unravel a mysterious past, trying to find your sister. Luckily, you are not alone...

Mechs V Kaijus - $8.99 (PC)

Mechs V Kaijus is an addictive hardcore tower defense gameplay. Itâ€™s a tough game that really makes you feel like youâ€™re on the back foot from start to finish.
In Mechs V Kaijus you take on the role of Commander of a powerful Mechs squadron. Improve your Mech and those of your allies, strategically place towers and traps on the battlefield. Use powerful skills and deploy support units on the battlefield, to save the civilization of the Kaijus hordes.

Midnight Quest - $3.99 (PC)

Midnight Quest is an adventure style point and click game. You play as an assistant to a brilliant scientist who conducts experiments with time. Once in the laboratory, an accident occurred, but you can fix everything by solving fascinating puzzles.

Milanoir - $12.99 (PC)

Inspired by the Italian crime flicks of the '70s revered by Quentin Tarantino, Milanoir is a pixel-packed action game set in the violent city of Milan. Come meet Piero, a convict suddenly released from prison looking for revenge over the man who framed him.

Mini-Dead - Free (PC)

144 FPS boss battle action with a devilishly creative game mechanic.

Moonlighter - $19.99 (PC)

Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin â€" revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.

Odium To the Core - $2.99 (PC)

Odium To the Core is a challenging single-button, music based game with a dark monochromatic art style. Guide Odium, the floating character, through dangerous and intense music-fueled levels to eliminate the spreading corruption. Reach the core and save the world!

Omensight - $19.99 (PC)

Omensight is an Action Murder-Mystery game. In order to prevent the apocalypse, you are fated to repeat the last day of the world until it can be saved. Investigate clues, fight enemies, and solve the murder of the Godless-Priestess.

Overload - $29.99 (PC)

A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire - $49.99 (PC)

Pursue a rogue god over land and sea in the sequel to the multi-award-winning RPG Pillars of Eternity. Captain your ship on a dangerous voyage of discovery across the vast unexplored archipelago region of the Deadfire.

Prime Mover - $14.99 (PC)

Prime Mover is an open-ended puzzle game about designing circuit boards. Work your way from transistor to processor, uncover the story of the Byte of Burden!

PuzzGun - $5.99 (PC)

PuzzGun is a retro styled puzzle solving platformer where the player needs to make their way through 63 brainteasingly hilarious stages spread across three different worlds.

Quarantine Circular - $5.99 (PC)

First, do no harm. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular comes another experimental short, the next mutation in text-based adventure. In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching.

Raft - $19.99 (PC)

Raft throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Runner3 - $29.99 (PC)

The rhythm-music gameplay of BIT.TRIP RUNNER and Runner2 is back and better than ever!

Scalak - $1.99 (PC)

Fulfilling puzzle game.

Seek Etyliv - $5.19 (PC)

A puzzle game where every move counts, confined in a three by three grid you move about.
A dungeon crawling poem reader, exploring just how far I could ever lead her.

Siralim 3 - $14.99 (PC)

Siralim 3 is a mechanically deep, monster taming RPG. Summon and customize over 700 different creatures to fight for you as you battle your way through randomly generated dungeons. Find rare treasure and use it to craft new items, empower your creatures, learn new spells, and much more.

Skelly Selest - $2.99 (PC)

Skelly Selest is a score-attack slash dash run 'n' gun-athon. Venture into the procedurally generated perdition depths of Hell to purge the evil taint of the Deamonica Netherlords and their fiendly followers.

Slipstream - $9.99 (PC)

Arcade-style racing game inspired by the spirit of the early 90s, with drifting mechanics and exotic tracks.

Smoke and Sacrifice - $24.99 (PC)

Smoke and Sacrifice sees Sachi, a mother forced to give up her son, adventure into a grotesque underworld on a quest that will lead her to a darker truth.

Splitter Critters - $6.99 (PC)

Splitter Critters is an award-winning freeform puzzle game that puts world-splitting power into your hands.

Stay Safe - $19.99 (PC)

Race against an hostile world that will challenge you every freakin' time! Deadly obstacles, wicked curves, it's time to show your racing and platformer skills!

SwordBounce - $4.99 (PC)

Platform your way through over 150 ever more challenging rooms with your trusty sword in hand! Use obstacles to your advantage and traverse the treacherous depths.

The friends of Ringo Ishikawa - $14.99 (PC)

A highschool gang leader Ringo Ishikawa trying to live through his last autumn before graduation. With his best friends.

The Office Quest - $8.99 (PC)

Every day in the office is the same, clicking the same keys, attending the same boring meetings, wearing the same fluffy monster onesies, until something strange and magical happens. Now you need to sneak away, no matter how! The Office Quest is a casual point-and-click adventure full of humor, for those who just cannot stay in the office any longer.

The Quest for the BIG KEY - $2.99 (PC)

The Quest for the BIG KEY is highly inspired by NES classics that you will no doubt recognize. It focuses more on the exploring part. It comes completely without Enemies and Battles. So if you like finding secret passages and collecting items that allow you to progress in different parts of the map, ...

The Watchmaker - $14.99 (PC)

The Watchmaker is an action adventure set in a strange steampunk world of giant clock mechanisms, where time has gone mad. Join Alexander, a clock tower keeper, on his quest to restore time to its natural rhythm!

Tomb Towers - $4.99 (PC)

The necromancer is hiding in a locked tomb tower. Solve puzzles, acquire keys and open doors until you catch-up to him.

Unforeseen Incidents - $19.99 (PC)

Unforeseen Incidents is a classical style interactive mystery set in a beautifully hand-painted world. Join Harper Pendrell and experience a challenging investigation, smart dialog and a rich cast of characters in this thrilling new adventure game.

Warstone TD - $14.99 (PC)

Warstone is a Tower Defense game, with RPG, Strategy, and even city building elements. Detailed Hi-res graphics and beautiful illustrations combine with a deep storyline to draw you into the world.

Wizard of Legend - $15.99 (PC)

Wizard of Legend is a no-nonsense, action-packed take on wizardry that emphasizes precise movements and smart comboing of spells in a rogue-like dungeon crawler that features over a hundred unique spells and relics!

Yoku's Island Express - $19.99 (PC)

Meet Yoku, the pint-sized postman protagonist of Yoku's Island Express! Use a unique blend of pinball mechanics, platforming and open world exploration to unlock the secrets of Mokumana Island, help the locals, awaken ancient deities and much more in this amazing new tropical adventure!

Toma · Jul 6, 2018

New games up, some observations as quite a few weird games this month or games that have quite the divisive opinion in reviews:

1. Clash of Cards looks to hit the right notes for a card game, but seems to have some super weird balancing issues that completely put off some people, while others loved the content. Curious.

2. Deadly Delivery could be really fun and I am getting a Trackmania vibe here. Would love if somebody had some feedback on track variety and difficulty.

3. Disjoint looks like an amazing puzzle idea. Really need to check that out, but maybe I'll grab it on mobile if its available there.

4. Empire Deluxe is an absolutely fascinating story as someone apparently bought the rights for that franchise to bring it back to the modern age. No tech trees, but still supposed to be very engaging. Need to check that out.

5. Football, Tactics & Glory looks... glorious. I love the idea of a turn based sports game with developments and long term player investment. Usuall its rare to have those games back that up with strategically interesting minute to minute gameplay, but this one seems to fulfill on that too. Curious!

6. Objects in Space ... I mean just the description: "2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world." Somebody PLEASE report back on this.

7. RECOG the first Wave ... Dwarf Fortress style complexity in a civilization builder with a 3D environment. Always exactly hits my interest, but apparently stupidly complex and hard to get into. I will report back.

8. Squirgle is the reason I made this list. Its rare to see a puzzle game, in video and description, where I cant even figure out what the hell its about. I have 0 idea what this puzzle game does. Does somebody have an idea? Will need to try that to see how it works otherwise then.

More_Badass · Jul 6, 2018

Toma said:
New games up, some observations as quite a few weird games this month or games that have quite the divisive opinion in reviews:

1. Clash of Cards looks to hit the right notes for a card game, but seems to have some super weird balancing issues that completely put off some people, while others loved the content. Curious.

2. Deadly Delivery could be really fun and I am getting a Trackmania vibe here. Would love if somebody had some feedback on track variety and difficulty.

3. Disjoint looks like an amazing puzzle idea. Really need to check that out, but maybe I'll grab it on mobile if its available there.

4. Empire Deluxe is an absolutely fascinating story as someone apparently bought the rights for that franchise to bring it back to the modern age. No tech trees, but still supposed to be very engaging. Need to check that out.

5. Football, Tactics & Glory looks... glorious. I love the idea of a turn based sports game with developments and long term player investment. Usuall its rare to have those games back that up with strategically interesting minute to minute gameplay, but this one seems to fulfill on that too. Curious!

6. Objects in Space ... I mean just the description: "2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world." Somebody PLEASE report back on this.

7. RECOG the first Wave ... Dwarf Fortress style complexity in a civilization builder with a 3D environment. Always exactly hits my interest, but apparently stupidly complex and hard to get into. I will report back.

8. Squirgle is the reason I made this list. Its rare to see a puzzle game, in video and description, where I cant even figure out what the hell its about. I have 0 idea what this puzzle game does. Does somebody have an idea? Will need to try that to see how it works otherwise then.

I've been playing Squirgle for a few days. Wrote a preview/overview of it on Appspy

Squirgle looks complex at first glance - and it does have a number of mechanics to manage - but it's simpler to imagine the shapes along the bottoms of its screen instead as numbers. A point equals 1, a line has two points and so equals 2, a triangle has three points and equals 3, and so on until looping back to the point, depending on the number base you're playing with. Your goal is to combine these shapes to match the given structure, thinking ahead of how to properly blend your given shapes. Each successful match adds to your score multiplayer and as time ticks down, the screen cycles between colors. Match two shapes of like color and you'll both gain more time and earn the elusive "squirgle" to further increase your score.

Base 4 is "easy" enough, things get much more tricker when you're dealing with base 5 and 6 and so on

Toma · Jul 6, 2018

More_Badass said:
I've been playing Squirgle for a few days. Wrote a preview/overview of it on Appspy

Base 4 is "easy" enough, things get much more tricker when you're dealing with base 5 and 6 and so on

I still cannot comprehend how that actually transforms into a gameplay mechanic. Do you have more info in the article, can you link me?
If its not in the article, like what is the most basic idea here? You have a form like a triangle and you need to add symbolds to reach 3 elements of the triangle? That does not sound hard, but the video seemed a lot more intricate than that. How do I match shapes to the given structure?

Toma · Jul 6, 2018

And to absolutely no ones surprise, I created a thread for Ambition of the Slimes:
https://www.resetera.com/threads/am...srpg-you-have-not-played.53805/#post-10116556

I highly recommend reading through the first post, as I found a post by another ERA member, who wrote the perfect post for this game to really show why its as special as it is.

KodeAndGame · Jul 7, 2018

Toma said:
New games up, some observations as quite a few weird games this month or games that have quite the divisive opinion in reviews:

1. Clash of Cards looks to hit the right notes for a card game, but seems to have some super weird balancing issues that completely put off some people, while others loved the content. Curious.

2. Deadly Delivery could be really fun and I am getting a Trackmania vibe here. Would love if somebody had some feedback on track variety and difficulty.

3. Disjoint looks like an amazing puzzle idea. Really need to check that out, but maybe I'll grab it on mobile if its available there.

4. Empire Deluxe is an absolutely fascinating story as someone apparently bought the rights for that franchise to bring it back to the modern age. No tech trees, but still supposed to be very engaging. Need to check that out.

5. Football, Tactics & Glory looks... glorious. I love the idea of a turn based sports game with developments and long term player investment. Usuall its rare to have those games back that up with strategically interesting minute to minute gameplay, but this one seems to fulfill on that too. Curious!

6. Objects in Space ... I mean just the description: "2D point-and-click stealth action in a massive open world." Somebody PLEASE report back on this.

7. RECOG the first Wave ... Dwarf Fortress style complexity in a civilization builder with a 3D environment. Always exactly hits my interest, but apparently stupidly complex and hard to get into. I will report back.

8. Squirgle is the reason I made this list. Its rare to see a puzzle game, in video and description, where I cant even figure out what the hell its about. I have 0 idea what this puzzle game does. Does somebody have an idea? Will need to try that to see how it works otherwise then.

So I ended up not recommending Deadly Delivery. I love a good challenge but it's brutal to the point of being cheap.

Football Tactics *is* glorious. I wish I knew more about the sport but I definitely want to dig into this one. I think it's right in your wheelhouse. Oddly, one of the game designs floating around in my head is turn based basketball .

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