Beans or Bones
Beans or Bones is a fun 2-player online co-op pirate game for having a good time with your best buddy. Stranded on a cannibal island you are lucky: Improved seamanship has led to fewer and fewer shipping accidents in recent years - a major food source for the cannibals. So you are offered a deal: find Brownie George on a remote island, and get his relish recipe to make beans more tasty than your bones. So you go on a quest with your fellow pirate buddy, fly with birds, paddle in barrels, and use your bubble shooter to fight sharks.
Key Features:
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For fans of fun pirate games
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Focus on fun little game mechanics like flying a bird, or making sharks fly with your bubble shooter
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No-one is seriously harmed or killed - no blood, just blood orange juice
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A short game that lasts about an hour.
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A family project made by a non-vegetarian solo developer and his 3 non-vegetarian sons.
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Lockheart Indigo
Lockheart Indigo was a short but fulfilling experience, with all of its parts forming a cohesive whole. The art, the music, the characters and the gameplay all fit together seamlessly to tell an exciting story.
It offers a unique system where, instead of battling your enemies in combat, you have to win them over with clever persuasion. And it’s clear the developer took a lot of time in crafting the various responses to show each character’s unique personality and motives.
I definitely recommend this game, it was a joy to play and a great homage to the Game Boy era from which it took its inspiration.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
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About 2-3 hour long detective game where the combat is replaced with interrogation, it’s kinda like playing Undertale and only using the dialogue choices (no bullet-hell though). Whenever you need to get information from the character you have to find a way to probe them by using evidence and their motivations against them. The story was decent enough for me to finish the game, but I was a bit disappointed with the illusion of choices as the game is pretty linear overall. You can use F4 to set the game to fullscreen, however, it does not have a widescreen so you will be playing with black borders. Even though the game is relatively polished and resistant to stupid choices, there are some potential softlocks due to the enemy AI, you should keep 2-3 save slots 30 minutes apart just in case (I wasted like 40 minutes because one of the quest items became inaccessible).
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
NENA
Looks can be deceiving. Before I even say anything about the gameplay, Nena has the best ending I ever experienced in a video game (it’s that special), make sure to watch the credits all the way, and please don’t spoil it for others. The puzzle mechanics are very good, you can take control of the enemies and objects, and even redirect the projectiles in mid-air which creates some very creative gameplay. I also really enjoyed the narrative, I only wish it had more exploration because the way you can interact with the world is so fun. It’s not very long, only about 60 minutes if you not grinding the achievements. I could go on and talk more about the game, but if you play it all the way, I think you will realize that making the game was probably not the most important thing ;). My heart… Just awwwwwwwwwwwww
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
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One of the cutest games EVER! 3
Best ending EVER, like American Beetle said!!! I simply had to play this through instantly because of their glowing review!
I recommend playing this with the controller, like the game says; because I think one would have some difficulty playing otherwise, since aiming and moving is important.
I found that the game has just the right difficulty! Was super fun to go about the puzzles and enemies! Plus, the dialog is so charming and lovely 3
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
Basketball
I r8 this game 8/8.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
It’s a very short game, but the dialogue in this game made me wish it was longer. Genuinely funny and enjoyable experience.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
SuperSecret
Cool little 30 minute puzzle game!
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Full play through simping for the dice block choices here: https://youtu.be/qrIvUbpnWRo
I actually really enjoyed this I think it was really cute and I like that you get options to pick that lead to some witty dialogue between the characters. there’s not much game here and the puzzles are child level easy so unless you enjoy a story with some whimsical dialogue this may not be for you. Sadly it seems this game is going to be release in parts I’m excited to see more of it, I just hate having to wait and buy the games separately until the series finishes.Hopefully the game will get some recognition so the creators can increase the budget to release part 2 sooner rather than later. None of the achievements work at the time of this play through.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Obscurant
Obscurant is a tile-based mimicry game in which you disguise as your enemy and mimic their behavior to blend in. You play as a curious robot exploring a mysterious world. Observe and blend in to survive.
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Disguise yourself as a variety of unique enemies.
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Deceive deadly foes by copying their behavior to blend in.
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Discover a mysterious world full of memorable characters.
Use the unique mimicry mechanics to sneak past your enemies and find secrets. Record your findings in a player-generated notebook. Learn the origins of the Obscurance, and make friends in a hostile world.
The Adventures of Bluke Bifton
The Adventures of Bluke Bifton is a bizarre point-n-click adventure game set in a world of complete absurdity. Journey across a once-peaceful land, allying (or making enemies) with a cast of strange, fully-voiced characters. Boldly forge your own path with a focus on player choice, all while trying to solve the mystery behind the chaos invading your home.
Explore the Isle of Flungo in a side-scrolling, point-n-click perspective
The Isle of Flungo is open to explore, whether it be on foot, or by (extremely run-down) vehicle. Either way, you’ll take control of Bluke in a side-scrolling, point-n-click perspective, able to click on any object or character of interest to engage with it.
Make unpredictable choices and be met with equally-unexpected consequences
Want to take on the role of a pacifist? Achieve your goals through violence? Maybe you just want to keep everyone alive… with a heavy emphasis on player choice, it’s up to you to decide how to navigate Bluke’s chaotic journey.
Engage in genre-shifting minigames and hone your skills
Saving the Isle isn’t all work! Genre-shifting minigames are sprinkled throughout Bluke’s journey to spice things up. Try for a high-score in the Arcade, and compete with your friends on the leaderboards.
Bill’s adventure: Alien war
Bill’s adventure: Alien war takes place in a futuristic world where robots and humans lived in peace and harmony, until aliens extinguished all human life, leaving only the robots, starting an interplanetary war. Bill, one of the robots, has the objective to invade and dominate the alien planet to stop the war, everyone thinks this idea is silly, making Bill follow his objective alone. Help Bill reach and dominate the aliens' planet!
Grayscale Memories
Aesthetically, this game is gorgeous. The soundtrack flows well with the ethereal artwork. The dialogue is where it falls short as it can be pretty juvenile in a way that feels heavy-handed despite the game’s attempt to be seemingly abstract and thought-provoking otherwise, although if you have played JRPGs, then this is par for the course and can even be endearing to a degree as you progress.
Despite the ostensibly heavy subject matter, this game is far too short to convey any real depth on the topic of death and the afterlife. I had hoped to glean something about who the characters were in life, but of course that was expecting too much given the brevity of the story. The remaining problem is the conclusion is abrupt and nonsensical after the buildup throughout the game, leaving a rather anticlimactic sense of frustration on my part. As this is Early Access, it’s possible the “ending” will be expanded according to the informational post. If that occurs, I will update my review accordingly.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Lost in Blindness
I don’t see any reasons not to like this game.
– Real player with 8.0 hrs in game
I really enjoyed playing Lost in Blindness, this is a great game:
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The concept is very original: you play as blind character and hence must use your ears instead of your eyes
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Before playing I was a bit afraid the game would be too hard, but it turned out to be very accessible
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No bug encountered during my full playthrough and the voice acting is surprisingly pretty good for an indie game
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I played with earphones without any problem (I did not have a headset)
My final verdict: this is a hidden gem on steam, you should definitely give it a try.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game