soundStrider
You will want two things: your headphones, and to read the game’s manual before playing.
Even then, this isn’t for everyone. If it is for you, you’ll find a hypnotic soundscape worth exploring.
I would describe it as an audio-only walking simulator; there are minimal graphics (as you can see in the screenshots), but you can even turn them off completely and play only by sound. There are waypoints that you can hear, and you can walk from one to the next on a trance-like journey, finding strangely relaxing varied soundscapes. There aren’t many games like this; of those somewhat similar that I played, it reminded me most of Proteus – but the focus on audio is of course much higher here.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
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Errrrrm, okaym well the ‘game’ does what it says you walk around and noises occur. pressing buttons on the controller did stuff and if I;m honest I have no clue as to what I was doing.
One big thing missing currently for a game that the Visually Impaired can play is Text to Speech in the menus. I dug around with my maginfier in hand and found a list of random settings, but no real accessibility options page.
I got in game and walked around randomly heading towards some sounds. Arrived at a sound and nothing seemed to happen, is this sound a ‘breadcrumb’? it got louder and more annoying as I approached. Found a button on the controller that made a boing noise.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Their Radiance
the game has no plot or action would not get the game
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
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– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Best Month Ever!
Best Month Ever is a modern point-and-click story-driven adventure of Louise and her son Mitch. Life is hard for Louise as a single mom, struggling to make ends meet. But things can always get worse, and after being diagnosed with a terminal illness that leaves her with one month to live, the clock is ticking for her to raise her son. But how do you explain that to an 8-year old kid? Mitch is picking up things fast - like a duckling, he observes his mother and imitates her behavior - but time is running out and Louise has to think carefully about making the right decisions and setting a good example for Mitch to follow. Together, they hit the road to take back the time that was stolen from them and live a lifetime as mother and son in 4 short weeks…
This intense family trip takes place during a groovy 60s era. Mother and son are thrown into both dangerous and funny situations, all of which impact their relationship and future. Their intimate tale plays out against the backdrop of a United States torn apart by political tensions and divided by brutal social inequality.
You will learn about the facts and decisions from the past in flashbacks and through memories of the grown-up Mitch - the narration constantly switches between the “past” (the 60s) and the “present” (the 70s). Finally, we jump back in time to decide what choices Louise made and how they affected the future of the two. Players’ decisions will also help shape a unique image of her as to what kind of person she was.
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Decisions REALLY matter! To keep track of Mitch’s growth as a person, each choice you make adds positive or negative influence to three statistics: Righteousness, Confidence, and Relations. As a result, this changes your story on the go, which makes each player’s experience feel unique.
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Mother & Son relationship - Not only will their individual fates be subject to change, but also their mutual relationship. Best Month Ever is above all else the story of the touching, challenging and unique bond that can only exist between a mother and son.
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Different Outcomes - Turn on, tune in, drop out… and decide! Different choices result in different endings of the game. It is up to the player to decide what kind of person Mitch will become and what exactly happened during his memorable journey through the USA with his mother.
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Weird 60s trip - What a time to travel it was! Canned Heat was singing about “Going Up the Country” while Bob Dylan asked “How does it feel” to have no home and live on the street. Louise and Mitch travel across the country, meeting bikers, hippies, Klansmen, Native Americans, and far-out wanderers of all sorts.
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No losers here! - Don’t be a square, you can’t ‘lose’ in Best Month Ever! Your decision will shape Mitch as an adult person. He may of course get some kicks on the way, but hey, the story will still be unique and rewarding! Can you dig it?
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A Winding Path
A Winding Path is a charming and original experience, offering chilled out gameplay that provides just enough of a challenge. It’ll take 2-3 hours to complete but there is plenty of scope to spend longer in the game for those who want to explore in detail or become a master at the Artemis Archery Club! The beautiful combination of gameplay and styling give this title a unique and wholesome feel, it has the potential to appeal to a range of player preferences and I highly recommend it!
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– Real player with 7.0 hrs in game
Admittedly I did not like the first hour of the game, I was afraid it would turn into another stick guy game with generic puzzles, but it got a lot better toward the second half, mainly because the quests just became a lot more creative, and in general, the experience gave me a strong sense of escapism, granted it happened much later in the story. Also, I am questioning the use of WASD and 1234 in a game like this, I really feel like mouse UI would be a more relaxing option, I even got a finger cramp because there is a mechanic you need to constantly spam, if you are curious about hidden interactions anyway. Hunting for hidden achievements and optional trinkets is probably the strongest part of the experience, I think the side tasks for the collection were very enjoyable - and you can unlock some cosmetics hats too. As for the story, I was invested more in the second half of the narrative, for whatever reason I didn’t fully grasp the intended theme of the world, it’s not a familiar setting to me, but I will say that I loved the ending, it gave me a satisfying closure.
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
Abandoned Croxon Mansion
Lucky me has the dubious honour of writing the first review for another one of Anamik Majumdar’s asset flips.
Abandoned Croxon Mansion is a template flip from Anamik Majumdar, who keeps reskinning the same lame GameMaker Studio game template and re-releasing it on Steam with a few minor changes. The GameMaker Studio template he keeps re-releasing is just a basic retro pixel (couldn’t he rip off a template with proper graphics??) 2D top down/platformer stealth/action game. Here’s some other results of his copy+paste school of “game development”:
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
THE LONGING
I did more in-game than irl the past year
– Real player with 118.3 hrs in game
This game plays brilliantly with the concept of time. You play as Shade, a little guy created by the King to be a servant of his underground kingdom with only 2 tasks: waking him up after his 400 days hibernation and to not leave the caves.
The 400 days countdown starts when you first open the game and is tracked in real-time, even when you exit the game. One thing to know though, is that just like in real life, time goes faster when you occupy yourself so you don’t have to literally wait for 400 days to see the end of the game.
– Real player with 80.7 hrs in game
This Game is Crap
This game has only one goal to make you cry. If you think something doesn’t work as it should, then you’re thinking right.
Beware of the following notes Spoiler game content:
This Game is Crap is a 2D jump and run comedy game that contains a lot of drops to deceive the player. It currently contains ten levels (more are planned) and impresses less with gamplay than with funny ideas. It is ideal to fool friends and good for playing in between.
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cat notebook
Like a walk through a museum, you move through art and the art moves you. Nobody can tell you how it should make you feel. But maybe by the end of the experience, the ordeal, you’ll leave the museum a stronger person. That is the beauty of Cat Notebook; there is no wrong way to play, no wrong way to go. At the end of it all is an audiovisual experience that changes you for the better, or for the worse. For those seeking deep introspection, you’ve come to the right place.
– Real player with 71.7 hrs in game
I’m not sure how to approach reviewing this game(?), so I suppose I’ll just see how my experience stacks up to the list of features in the description.
“• explore a cat notebook”
I definitely did that, so, check that one off.
“• many unique illustrations to look at and songs to listen to”
To be precise, there are 97 unique illustrations, and 97 songs to go along with each one. Accurate enough so far.
“• do cat-like things”
You can move around. You can meow, sleep, and sit. Seems pretty cat-like.
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game
League Of Enthusiastic Losers
Sweet visual style, but nothing more. I’ve expected a good plot but it’s quite simple (not in a good way) with weak structure, characters flat. Sometimes boring. Vibe is nice.
Sometimes there are glitches here and there.
A thoughtful sound design could power up this game.
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
Невероятно красиво
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
Rooten
Nice little game with a great narrative and atmosphere reminiscent of the Darkwood or Annihilation (the movie).
It’s definitely worth playing if you like the dense forest mood, meditative walks in the fog, and living mushrooms…
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game
Rooten is a great horror adventure. It’s not that scary, but it has a great mood & exploring gameplay. I’m a big fan of the in-game mechanic of time that goes by itself and brings feel of a daily routine that gets worse every day. In the first days it feels like there’s too much time for you, but you’ll lose that feeling as the game progress. Art somehow reminded me Don’t Starve in a great way, even though it’s different styles, but I like how 2D and 3D are mixed. The sound design is amazing and very immersive.
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game