Lifeslide
Warning: This is an extensive wall of text. Tl;dr: Is good game. Highly recommend. Might be a bit expensive for those not planning on coming back after completing story.
A disclaimer: I did receive a beta key for the game; however, I went ahead and bought the game at full price after release in order to ensure a fair review (hence why I marked my review as such).
Lifeslide is a pleasant game that made the journey over from iOS to Steam in the hopes of capturing the simple joy of flying a paper airplane, while experiencing the ups and downs of life and nature, so did it soar the skies, or did this flight turn into a lawn dart? I mean, you saw my recommendation…
– Real player with 46.0 hrs in game
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Exhilarating!
And while I’m tempted to leave it at that (It’s as good a one word summary as any other review I’ve seen) I’ll expand a little because I think it’s worth it.
One key thing I want to agree with from other reviews is that although this is very pretty, very ‘floaty’ and very casual-looking, it does offer a fair challenge in places. At least it did for me. Sometimes almost to the point where it was frustrating rather than relaxing. Getting to a new level in barely any condition carry on, and repeatedly restarting in that same low-energy state is quite annoying. And then you just have to face facts that it’s a broken run and start from the beginning of the chapter again, hoping to arrive at the same point in a better condition next time.
– Real player with 11.3 hrs in game
Miner Gun Builder
I enjoy being able to have a second account on my PC to really get to go through the entire early game, it’s pretty fun especially since I know basically all the tips and tricks beforehand lol. But to newcomers, this game can be very confusing with descriptions in some places or some things may not entirely make sense so I HIGHLY recommend joining the Discord server to be able to ask any questions to us (I am Fwuffy Doge). :3
– Real player with 271.8 hrs in game
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Works as advertised - a surprisingly deep and fun game to just run on the side while doing other stuff. And then you get a new ship and you don’t even realize it took your full attention for an hour. So many details to optimize:
-Raw Damage
-Number of projectiles
-Bullet trajectory
-AOE
-Piercing
-Bouncing
-Critical chance
-More I’m forgetting
And that’s on top of the maze you have to create in each ship to get from the projectile generator over to the gun points. Good stuff.
Admittedly, the UI definitely needs some work. The game itself is almost a puzzle that you unlock as well as you get further, the captains, the endless missions, the random new weapon slot you forgot you can unlock by scrolling down more.
– Real player with 93.3 hrs in game
Endlight
Break through and outlast shifting, twisting, chaos. Fly through surreal landscapes desperately trying to get hoops. Dodging is impossible, smash instead. Start with 10 shields, each hoop adds 1 more - it’s not enough. Releasing early 2021… perhaps later.
3 Years of Free DLC. Endlight ships with 100 levels that cannot be replayed. Every 2 months for 3 years, another 25 will be released for free (600+ levels total). Even though you’re terrible, we’ve ensured that you will defeat them all. Everything is merely preparation for the yearly challenges, which you will fail. The FINAL challenge is Saturday March 2, 2024. Ominous.
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Hand crafted procedural generation
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1 Player 30,000 particles 120,000 cubes
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Everything moves, everything rotates, everything intimidates
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Spectacular first person “Outside” levels
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“Surprise Chats” with an unhinged narrator
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Ultra streamlined user interface - you can’t even choose levels
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Everything has been sacrificed to fill your screen - there are no empty spaces
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Endlight never gets faster, only denser
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Not a game, an assault
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You’ll Learn Nothing
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Dune Sea
A relaxing side scrolling game set in a visually attractive world, with a soundtrack that promotes a calm and casual play style.
Controls feel more natural using a controller as opposed to a keyboard and are indeed solid. The only issue I had during play was the camera placement, which is a small negative and doesn’t take away from what this game is about.
Check my experience here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUfIURFSeQs
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
Dune Sea is a wholesome, zen little side-scrolling game where players take on the role of a Goose trying not to fucking die, well at the same time bringing back some life to a desolate desert.
The soundtrack is helps me get in the gliding mood, the controls are floaty but not too unruly and it’s got a quite beautiful low-poly world. If you’re looking for a game to kill an evening just zoning out and flying this is your game.
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game
Will Glow the Wisp
Will glow the will is a challenging little game, but i don’t recommend it: The game’s main issue is also its strongest asset (as weird as it may sound) : the art direction.
Basically, the game doesn’t have any “lines” so to speak, everything is made of moving mesh, even your “ship” is a glowing ball, which makes everything unreliable : walls are made of MOVING cubes, so you can never really know for sure where not to go. I can’t count how many time i’ve died due to a wall square appearing right where i am.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
I like this game. For me it is not the kind of game I can play for hours and hours, but it really shines as a nice side-game for whenever you have some minutes left to spare. Or some more minutes if you’re feeling competitive and want to beat your friends' times! ;)
Loading times are fast and movement is smooth like butter. As you have come to expect in this genre of games, once you die you’re real fast back in game for your next attempt. #FrustrationFreeZone
The soundtrack is nice and suits the game well (ironically the title/trailer song is the one I like the least)
– Real player with 3.6 hrs in game
Hyperspace : Andy’s Adventure
Bonus mode doesn’t unlock when you complete the campaign
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
Fun game with nice drive mechanics & interesting bonuses. Levels are a bir challengy but still like the challenge. Also great musics, you can feel the hype.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
Exo One: Prologue
It’s a demo/prologue. Runs/sessions are 7 1/2 minutes each maximum.
If you pause the game and restart the level before that time limit you can keep the game running forever.
Put your own music on with songs less than 7 1/2 minutes and restart after every song and you’ll be at it for a while.
Grab a wireless controller. Get up, move with the ball, qigong it. (somebody else mentioned smoke: Double Plus Recommend for Double Plus Good time)
I have actually played that many hours. (That could be the review itself.)
– Real player with 176.2 hrs in game
Easter egg alert:
! Press the F9 key in-game a couple times, wink wink.
Actual review:
The creativity and absolutely incredible graphics of this game are unlike anything I’ve ever seen. It’s one of those demo games you simply must try in order to understand their thrill and appeal. The scattered elements of an intriguing storyline give me hope for a deeper meaning to the game, apart from admirable beauty and fun mechanics. If you’re considering installing this art piece, go for it as soon as possible. I guarantee you, you will not regret it. Kudos to the developers for making such an eye-catching yet undemanding masterpiece, looking forward to the full version.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
Sky Mirror · Strolling
Stars received: 4.9/10 _ Note: v.5 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions
[0.6] Controls & Training & Help
[0.4] Menu & Settings
[0.5] Sound & Music
[0.6] Graphics
[0.6] Game Design
[0.4] Game Story
[0.5] Game Content
[0.6] Completion time (level/game)?
[0.4] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
[0.3] Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again)
[0] BONUS point: Multi-Player related
[0] BONUS point: Review for VR
[N] - if Registration is required with providing PII
Game description key-points: walking puzzler
– Real player with 6.7 hrs in game
Sky Mirror Strolling is a free to play Unity based casual maze/puzzle game where you must negotiate a 3D rendered third person view maze, collecting “positive energy” and beating the clock to finish the maze in time.
It’s a reasonable idea, and the graphics aren’t terrible, but this looks and feels like a mobile app rather than a PC game. Confusingly, you move around the main menu as you would in a mobile app by dragging your finger on the screen, but in the maze itself you’re using arrow keys. Resolution and controls are locked, so that brings the game below minimum standards for a contemporary PC game. There’s also a really, really annoying repetitive soundtrack, and no audio controls!
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Space Plane
relaxing space puzzle game
also, pressing f12 doesn’t take a screenshot, it opens devtools / inspect element, so might want to change / fix that.
(first review on this game, nice.)
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
OUBEY VR – Cosmic Voyage
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– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
This is the least interesting of the three Oubey VR experiences. You just fly above a world real quick and it repeats. The other two had tinges of interactivity that made them much better.
! II’m eating Wasabi flavored Edamame right now. Usually Wasabi flavour is just horse radish, but not here. I think I prefer the horse radish. https://youtu.be/WqKib_tL5GE
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game