Pixels Guide to Staying Dead

Pixels Guide to Staying Dead

Pixels Guide to Staying Dead was featured on my youtube channel

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2175220772

and now onto the short review

//Description//

Pixels Guide to Staying Dead is a local top down shooter game with an interesting twist- you must bring your opponents to 0 HP. Use your math skills to determine how to do that.

//Graphics, Sound & Artstyle//

there isn’t much to say about the graphics as it seems like any other pixel type of game. Sound is nice and found myself humming the main theme.

Real player with 0.9 hrs in game


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Pixels Guide to Staying Dead on Steam

Ele-Mental

Ele-Mental

Its a tidy little game with a lot of fun challenging content, for the price there’s no reason not to pick it up and give it a go.

Real player with 1.6 hrs in game


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Been waiting ages for this game to be released and now it’s here!

Great game, with endless hours of fun. Perfect for sticking on with a couple of mates around, or, sinking a few hours in on your own, trying to get those high scores!

Would definitely recommend giving it a download. Congrats to the developers!

Real player with 1.0 hrs in game

Ele-Mental on Steam

Last Shape Standing

Last Shape Standing

Last Shape Standing is at its core a survival game where each player needs to survive through a multitude of chaotic and fun randomly selected challenges, be it bullet hell, PVP, a zombie apocalypse or even dangerous quizzes!

Playable alone or up to four players, quickly join in for a short casual game, and tweak the settings to play the way you want:

Don’t like a rule? Remove it!

Want more health or skip the rule description? Why not!

Keep playing to earn currency and survive as long a possible to unlock new rules.

Be the Last Shape Standing and show who’s best!


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Last Shape Standing on Steam

xDasher

xDasher

Love it!

The smooth movement this game offers got me really hooked. Co-Op mode is super fun and offers a nice variety of levels which make great use of the dash mechanic. I also enjoyed the singleplayer mode, great place to practice your dash skills and hunt for highscores :D Lovin' the pixel art and music too!

Real player with 21.9 hrs in game

I had lot of fun playing this game so far! Its dashing mechanic is simple to learn but really fun to master! You’ll want to try over and over to beat that stage in the best way possible.

If you’re looking for some good local co-op game to play with your friends and family, look no further!

Real player with 2.6 hrs in game

xDasher on Steam

Carnival Games

Carnival Games

This game froze on my and I couldn’t play.

Real player with 69.6 hrs in game

Love this game !! highly recommended for those that enjoy these type of games.

Real player with 8.7 hrs in game

Carnival Games on Steam

Pix the Cat

Pix the Cat

Operating on the same basic mechanics, Pix the Cat features multiple modes that could probably be presented as separate little games instead. The arguable showcase is the Pac-Man reminiscent Arcade. There are multiple similarities to the relatively recent Pac-Man Championship Editions in particular, with the whole game being on a timer, a rising speed meter and presenting a series of little boards for you to clear. And let’s not forget Championship Edition DX had those little ghosts following you in a snake-like fashion.

Real player with 27.5 hrs in game

This game is like some bizarro version of Pac Man Championship Edition DX+, requiring many of the same skills. It’s also much harder.

The goal of each board is to grab all the eggs, then walk over every circle. A chick will hatch out of every egg you touch and start following you, forcing you to play Snake until you can drop them onto the circles and get rid of them. For maximum points, you need to pick up every egg on the board before stepping on a single circle, turning most boards into a tough pathfinding puzzle. The most creative idea at work here is the way you can take portals back to previous levels at any time, which is sometimes required for playing optimally.

Real player with 21.4 hrs in game

Pix the Cat on Steam

Blow Up Pieces: Unleashed

Blow Up Pieces: Unleashed

Blow Up Pieces is a puzzle/arcade game that pushes you to your limits. Are you ready to start your journey and help Mike save his world? Do you have the reflexes, speed, and precision needed? Destroy the blocks that fall from the sky and compete with your friends. In Blow Up Pieces, your skills are put to the test as blocks fall faster and faster. Use power ups and an ultimate skill wisely as you push your way to the top!

Blow Up Pieces can either be played with keyboard or controller featuring both single player and multiplayer locally. You can now play the game with your Twitch Audience on the brand new Twitch Mode!

Blow Up Pieces: Unleashed on Steam

Whizz Ball

Whizz Ball

A friend recommended Whizz Ball to me as a good party game, and we have had a lot of fun playing with 4 players. Using the after touch feature to redirect the ball towards other players creates a great sense of competitive fun. Single player is still a challenge, but playing against friends is really what it’s about, even if it’s you and one other.

Good selection of powerups, although they might need a bit more balancing, but these can be turned off in the options. Also came across a couple of minor issues but nothing game breaking, which is fine by me.

Real player with 6.8 hrs in game

At time of review (Aug 2020) this is currently early access. I’m really enjoying the concept and the style but at the moment there is a significant playability issue. Each player simply has too little to control. You can only move your bat in a very short range above your blocks (essentially three positions). Sometimes you can redirect the ball in flight (the rules on this are a little unclear) and sometimes you can shoot. Most of the time is spent watching the ball bounce around and waiting often for quite a long time before it hits you.

Real player with 0.9 hrs in game

Whizz Ball on Steam

1993 Space Machine

1993 Space Machine

I confess I purchased this mainly for the nostalgia factor. After completing 1993:SM I can say the tagline “celebrating games like Gradius, R-Type and Life Force” is realistic but tends to underestimate some bullet hell elements that are present in game.

Bullet hell did indeed surface in year 1993 but was not a popular subgenre until the second half of the decade. What we have here, to summarize, is a mostly classic horizontal shooter, with occasional incursions in bullet hell territory - especially in some overcrowded passages where complex bullet geometries and bullet wave patterns tend to show up, challenging you to not only shoot but dodge, too. I’d say the classic/BH ratio is 80/20, but your mileage may vary.

Real player with 19.9 hrs in game

1993 Space Machine is short, simple but very fun 2D side scrolling Shoot Em' Up. The game is easy to pick up and play - You guide your space ship through five stages in your mission to defeat the final boss.

That is not to say the game itself is easy. Stages rapidly increase in difficulty and you will soon find yourself fending off multiple enemies and stage hazards. There are two classes of ships to choose from - A small, nimble but weaker ship or a slower ship that can tank more damage and carry more weapons. Personally I prefered the former, they were just generally better at avoiding enemy projectiles and stage hazards. I would recommend trying both types of ships and seeing which you prefer.

Real player with 13.1 hrs in game

1993 Space Machine on Steam

Cheery Party

Cheery Party

Cheery Party is an up to 4 players Party Game with lots of minigames with virtually infinite renewal, 4 game boards each with highly customizable rules, and several game modes!

REPLAYABILITY

Repetitiveness is a big issue with most party games, but not here!

Indeed, most of Cheery Party’s minigames are procedurally generated!

Many minigames also have several variants to stay fresh and enjoyable even after many playthroughs.

PARTY MODE

Take turns rolling physical dice to move through various game boards. Collect Kittysnacks and hire more than 20 different types of Kittykats to help you find as many Pawbadges as possible!

ROCKET MODE

If you only want to play minigames, then this mode is for you! This minigame-only mode lets you choose between 3 sub-modes: free-for-all, 2 versus 2, and 1 versus 3.

ACCESSIBILITY

Everyone, regardless of their age or skill, will have a great time playing Cheery Party! Most minigames are easy to play but hard to master and you can set different types of handicaps so that the best players don’t get an easy victory every time!

ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK

Cheery Party’s original soundtrack is both fun and catchy, and because replayability is very important, every minigame has its own unique music, so be ready for a lot of tracks!

NO DLC OR IN-GAME PURCHASE

Our game studio believes in a strict no-DLC policy. All playable content will always be included in all our games, any additional content will be done with free updates. Cheery Party contains hundreds of in-game rewards and unlockable bonuses, no string attached.

Cheery Party on Steam