Grand Class Melee 2
This is one of the best local multiplayer games that I have ever played- period. I played the first Grand Class Melee on my friend’s Xbox 360, and had such a great time, because there is so much freedom in your character, and in countering the other characters- and that means that every game is unique in how you have to play. It means that gameplay can be incredibly meta and powerful, or cheap and gimmicky. This game is very similar to the first, but almost exclusively an improvement over the original. The lack of split screen games on the market makes this game a real treat to play, and is an excuse to get friends to be together. If there are any negatives to me, they’re the lack of online, and the strength of the homing projectiles. The online is admittedly a not crucial, but the fact that these projectiles, which usually only move in 4 directions, are able to move any which way for a nearly unlimited time, it just too strong to not pick if you play to win. But overall the game is great, and I won’t stop playing it for a long time.
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
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I don’t want to be cruel with the developers and say that you shouldn’t even try this game. But well… you probably shouldn’t.
Even thought you can see what they tried to do, an arena fighter with different characters and abilities, in the end it is not satisfactory. It is kinda confusing to understand what is going on, since the UI is so simple that doesn’t even explain things to you. The combats are VERY unbalanced and the game is not fluid. Not to say that the AI is just unbeatable (you’ll only win by the unbalance factor).
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
Space Debris
This is a great party game for rock-blasting retro space fun. I love the drop in/drop out feature and the massive number of gamepads supported.
There’s also a bit more to it than you might expect:
Several ships to choose from, each with their own unique style
Bring dead allies back to life
Collect space dust to power up
Collect debris from destroyed alien ships to unlock new ships and upgrades
Play it now! you know you want to.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
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Space Food Truck
Mainly writing this because I disagree with what the majority of the negative reviews are saying, as someone who cranked out 40 hours of gameplay (split quite evenly between online and offline play) and who completed games on the hardest difficulty level. While I have ideas on what should contribute to a negative review, which will come later in the review, but let’s start by tackling the points I disagree with in the negative reviews.
I believe RNG gets the majority of the blame because a random event occurs at the beginning of every turn, and at every new planet, so it’s pretty much in your face all the time.
– Real player with 102.9 hrs in game
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This game has the potential to be very fun. Myself and a few friends brought it and really enjoyed the game initially. But we quickly realised that this game is too hard, and not even hard in way that challenges you properly. We have been playing on mild difficulty, since the upper difficulty was seemingly impossilbe.
The game is hard beyond the player’s control, since much of the game mechanics are the result RNG. 90% of the RNG is bad! You receive negative effects that can see you wiped out very quickly. For example, we upgraded our shields to the max very early on, but in response, we started taking much more damage from RNG events.
– Real player with 44.7 hrs in game
Seals of the Bygone
Thought It could be at least as good as Caveblazers, but It isn’t.
Everything looks so small that the action animation of the hero make little sense to player.
Unlocked a couple of different roles, only to find they are too weak to survive the first wave of respawned enemies.
Why does the hero have to be pulled back to a boss when it breaks loose from seal? that’s ridiculous. The boss fight is a mess, they spawn all the time with those annoying projectiles flying across the ledges and walls, together with all the other spawns chasing you, there isn’t much you can do but run, which is frustrating and not rewarding or enjoyable.
– Real player with 41.0 hrs in game
Just finished my first run of the game, and everything about this makes me nostalgic for those first few months that Risk of Rain 1 released. I played that game sicne launch and never found another experience quite like it…until today! This game is a love letter to RoR but feels less hairpulling at times. RoR had the tendency to really really murder the player if they weren’t properly managing time or stage searching, but SotB has a more forgiving in-level system (the Seals and their Void key counterparts) that will reward experienced players while not punishing players who got into the game for reasons other than playing a challenging rouge-like. Extremely promising early access in my opinion, can’t wait to try out all the Sealers and see what the developer has in store for this game in the future!! I hope it receives some more attention, this game is dying to be played by the likes of Northernlion, BaerTaffy, ShinyRawrquaza etc. Seriously if you enjoyed either Risk of Rain this is a must buy!
– Real player with 22.0 hrs in game
Charge Champs
Its a fun and competetive game with friends. Not much variety in what it actually has as of content but for the price point its a Good game for how much you get for what you paid for. I haven’t played much but thew little ive played its really a decent game.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Anti Frank’s Wrath
Anti Frank is unleashing his wrath on the universe! Play by yourself or with a few friends locally to take down hoards of zombies and stop Anti Frank! Play as one of four unique characters and buy new upgrades and weapons as you rid the universe of zombies.
Anti Frank’s Wrath is a top-down arcade shoot-em up based in the futuristic 1980’s. It supports 4 player local co-op (or steam remote play).
Chibisu’s Costume Combat
Chibisu’s Costume Combat (C3) is a cute 2D Top-Down local multiplayer costume Party Battle Game! Play as Chibisu in a variety of unique costumes and use their abilities and map objects to defeat your friends and foes alike. Change costumes at any time to match the situation, throw your enemies for a loop, or even sync your attacks with your friends for wombo combos!
Play variety of game modes
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Classic Death Match - Defeat the most players or be the first to reach the kill goal to win.
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Stock Mode - Each player has limited lives. Be the last Chibisu Standing by taking all of your opponents lives.
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Tag - Damage your opponents to tag them and use your abilities to avoid being tagged. Choose Between “Last It” (whoever is it at the end loses) and “Least It” (whoever has the least time it wins)
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King of the Ring - Find and stay in the moving ring. You only get points when you’re alone in the ring so keep your opponents out. First to get to the score goal or who ever has the most points wins.
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Target Tussle - Destroy the moving targets for points. Targets destroyed randomly move elsewhere.
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Pet Ya Puppers - pet pups across the maps to gain points over time! Be the most loved by the pups to win!
Eon Altar
THE GOOD:
Starting up was super easy. We only needed one copy of the game so I downloaded it, we all downloaded the app (onto our Galaxy S7 Edges) and connected to my wifi (on 2.4Ghz because my 5Ghz seems to sputter sometimes with everything I try to connect to it), started the game and put in a label, started the app on our phones connected and hit “Start” on the game (on the PC). We waited for only a few brief moments for each player to get their starting dialog and get connected with the other players. It was literally that easy.
– Real player with 46.9 hrs in game
pros:
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The local co-op. A unique opportunity to play the game on one screen with 5 friends. Players are not required to sit at computer or hold a joystick. Each player can take their favorite place in the room and play with their smartphone.
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The battle. Interesting and intense battles with multiple abilities and friendly fire.
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Semi-turn-based combat provides time to think over your tactics and at the same time, there is virtually no waiting time for other players or enemies moves.
– Real player with 41.7 hrs in game
Fantasy Bump
Fantasy Bump is a parkour party platformer for 1-6 players that mashes single-screen battle shenanigans with super JRPG feels. Choose your job class and out-jump your opponents in each bumptastic game mode with oodles of stages to choose from over a host of fantastical locales.
Leap to new heights of glory in this, the legendary Fantasy Bump!
~ The Many Modes of Fantasy Bump ~
The finest games in all the world await!
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Bump Match - take each other on in stock or timed matches, it’s bump or be bumped!
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Color Dash - fill the stage with streams of your team’s color before time runs out!
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Crown Command - wear the crown as long as possible but beware, all wish to be king!
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Gem Rush - collect gems and bump them loose from rivals as the clock ticks down!
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Grand Chase - race to the end of twisty & trap-laden courses, don’t get left behind!
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Tourney Royale - fight your way around the Bumplands tournament-style!
~ The Many Features of Fantasy Bump ~
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Cross-platform Multiplayer for players to connect and compete regardless of OS
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Multi-gamepad Support so up to 6 humans can bump on one machine
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Streamlined Controls for perfect play with arrow keys, WASD or any four pushables
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Finely-tuned Platforming with the most maneuverable jumps this side of Samus
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A Continuous Play Experience where the explorable town is all the menu you’ll need
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Cute ‘n Charismatic Pixel Art that’s a heartfelt tribute to the 16-bitted beforetimes
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A Chiptune Soundtrack loaded with catchy melodies and heroic themes
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Achievements & Trading Cards to round out the Steam experience
~ The Many Funs of Fantasy Bump ~
With its riotous multiplayer, charming cast, spit-shined controls, color-laden worlds and filled-out feature set, Fantasy Bump expands on the best that retro has to offer with all the modern trimmings.
Get ready to bump with the best of them!
STROLL
STROLL is a top-down dungeon crawler, set in a dystopian world. From your safe haven you will rebuild society-one stroll at a time. Explore fallen cities, deserted suburbs and eerie forests, as you look for other survivors, materials for crafting or maybe a shiny new gun.