Vertiginous Golf

Vertiginous Golf

This game is really pretty cool. It’s a minigolf game with a really cool fantasy-esque atmosphere and neat little contraptions all over. You build up power with swings and can use either a rewind button or a little jet thingie on your ball to move it slightly where you want. At first it seems like rewind is incredibly OP but the game gets fairly challenging and fairly fast. To the point it might even get a bit frustrating to some people. Luckily I was playing it with my girlfriend so I did honestly have a good time watch us both screw up a few times. The game’s got pretty good graphics and a neat art style and is surprisingly not too computer intensive too.

Real player with 19.2 hrs in game


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The Good

Vertignious Golf is a gorgeous game, both conceptually and stylistically. The game controls aren’t difficult to grasp, the music and sounds are well designed, and the interface is nice and clean, not interfering with the graphics – did I mention they were gorgeous? Oh, yes, I did.

The hummingbird and rewind features are welcome additions to the basic gameplay of minigolf. In fact, given the complexity of some of the holes, they’re requirements. The availability of a wedge in addition to a putter is welcome, adding a level of strategy absent in other minigolf games.

Real player with 15.9 hrs in game

Vertiginous Golf on Steam

Jamestown

Jamestown

First off, if you are interested in this game, I recommend getting Jamestown+ instead. It has two more stages and more ships.

Jamestown is a shmup with its stages primarily designed around co-op gameplay. However, enemy HP does scale so that enemies don’t become sponges if played solo. More about solo gameplay on higher difficulties later.

Jamestown doesn’t provide you with a bomb mechanic. Instead it has a hyper-like mechanic called vaunt. It will greatly increase dealt damage and create a shield which absorbs bullets upon activation. The duration of the vaunt can be increased by collecting the golden items. If it runs out, you’ll gain a significant amount of score, especially after a long vaunt. Cancelling the vaunt manually will provide you with brief invincibility and only provide you with a fraction of the score you’d get otherwise.

Real player with 200.5 hrs in game


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HO-LEE SCHNITZELS IT’S THIS GAME

BETTER BUCKLE INTO YOUR SPACESHIP BECAUSE WE’VE GOT ALIEN SPANIARDS TO KILL

DO YOU LIKE GAMES WITH TONS OF BULLETS? DO YOU LIKE VERTICALLY SCROLLING GAMES? DO YOU LIKE GAMES WITH ROCK-AWESOME MUSIC? DO YOU LIKE GAMES WITH ALTERNATE RE-TELLINGS OF AMERICAN HISTORY? DO YOU JUST LIKE FREAKIN' SWEET SHOOT-EM-UPS? THEN JAMESTOWN IS THE GAME FOR YOU

IF YOU’VE PLAYED ANY SORT OF SHOOT-EM-UP BEFORE THEN YOU’LL PROBABLY ALREADY KNOW HOW THIS GOES DOWN BUT I SWEAR TO THE ALMIGHTY EMPRAH HIMSELF IF YOU PASS THIS UP BECAUSE OF THAT I WILL PERSONALLY COME TO YOUR HOUSE AND TAKE A MASSIVE DUMP ON YOUR FRONT LAWN

Real player with 11.4 hrs in game

Jamestown on Steam

Rogue Aces Deluxe

Rogue Aces Deluxe

Only just started playing, but loving it so far. Mostly because it’s a lot of fun, but a little bit because of the nods to Skystrike ;) (a game I wrote many many years ago on the ST). If I were writing Skystrike again nowadays, I’d be pinching lots of stuff from Rogue Aces as it’s an absolute belter :)

Rogue Aces is a properly difficult game, but you learn a lot in the early part of the game from your mistakes and immediately dive straight back in for another bash at it.

Real player with 7.5 hrs in game


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Review by Sven Evil - Steam’s best local 4-player curator!

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Are you in the mood for some good old fashioned arcade fun? Then Rogue Aces is the right game for you. It comes with a single player campaign with random, short missions and three multiplayer modes for up to 4 local players.

In the single player camapign (additional campaign and arcade modes can be unlocked) you start your fighter plane from an aircraft carrier and fly missions against the enemy. The mission objectives, given to you by your funny commanding officer, are very simple and consist of destroying enemy planes, airships, ships, buildings, soldiers or vehicles. It is also possible to capture enemy airfields. A good pilot can return to the base after a minute in many missions, others take a bit longer. When you are damaged or out of ammo or fuel - just land on the carrier or your land base to repair and refuel. You improve your plane over the course of the campaign, for example with more bombs or tighter turns.

Real player with 6.3 hrs in game

Rogue Aces Deluxe on Steam

Liberte

Liberte

♦ DECIDE THE FATE OF PARIS ♦

In Liberté, you immerse yourself in the rogue-like adventure that infuses the French Revolution-era setting with cosmic horrors know from H.P. Lovecraft. Choose your allies, fight relentless enemies and decide who will bring the new order in the terror-filled Paris.

♦ DISCOVER ORIGINAL PLAYSTYLES ♦

  • Burn your enemies as flame-throwing Whiskey Firebreath,

  • sneak into the brawl as the roguish Cutthroat,

  • enter with a bang as the gun-loving Pistolier,

  • or disorientate your enemies with your antics as marvelous Stage Artist.

♦ CREATE YOUR OWN WAY TO PLAY ♦

Every challenge will award you with new cards - powerful skills and specialized talents that capture the many combat ideas inspired by the real French Revolution.

♦ WITNESS THE CITY IN TURMOIL ♦

King Louis has died in mysterious circumstances. Now that Paris is left with no ruler, four factions clash to win the City for themselves.

  • Fight for the rights of the spiritual 💀Tribe

  • Reinstate the power for the aristocratic 👑Crown

  • Cleanse the evil with the devout ⛪Congregation

  • Spread anarchy with the flame-loving 🔥Rebels

♦ INSPIRED BY LOVECRAFTIAN HORROR ♦

Along with the revolt came Lady Bliss, a ruthless deity that brought you back from the dead to do her will. Solve the mystery of the blight that turns Parisians into numbed monsters, all serving the horrifying Lady Bliss. Enter her wicked gardens, and see what her arrival means for the city and its future.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1590160/Liberte/

Liberte on Steam