City of Brass
I thought long and hard on whether I should recommend City of Brass or not and ultimately decide to recommend it despite all its flaws. Make sure you pick it up during a sale because the game has certain features that you will either love or hate.
The Good
Lets start with what City of Brass gets right. It’s a good looking game that runs well on low spec computers. I could consistently get 60 fps on my PC which is older than the earth itself. During my 17 or so hours with the game I’ve only encountered one bug which was more comedic than annoying.
– Real player with 31.0 hrs in game
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I don’t like to use the word “promising” very much. Plenty of Early Access-titles can be described as “promising”, as in “The concept is solid, but plenty of things are missing, and when / if those things are put in, it might be fun”.
This game, however, is different. You can tell a lot of content is missing, yes, but what’s already in the game feels really rewarding. The artstyle is charming, the gameplay is solid and already feels really satisfying.
The gameplay can be summed up rather quickly. You’re an adventurer raiding a mythical city brimming with treasures and the undead citizens and guards that used to populate the place. Because things can never be as simple as “A couple of skeletons chase you”, however, the nice people that lived in the titular City of Brass have kindly left enough traps to make Jigsaw jealous.
– Real player with 26.3 hrs in game
Elium - Prison Escape
I stumbled upon this game by chance and being a fan of the stealth action genre, decided to give it a shot.
The combat system was a pleasant surprise in it’s simplicity and emulation of actual combat. There are no flashy moves, lengthy/scripted combat sequences or any overt attempt to impress you, but the down to earth mechanics on how to land a blow or the encouraged timely use of parries/sidestepping has it’s own charm if implemented correctly.
Having said that, Elium also provides a challenging environment to play through as there are no healing features other than a small boost upon completing a level. This has been frustrating at times, but ultimately I felt that this added to the challenging nature to which I ended up feeling positive about.
– Real player with 8.8 hrs in game
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I bought this game In baited anticipation in hopes of finding another good semi-roguelike game. Needless to say, I was disappointed by my purchase of this game.
For starters “Is the game fun?” Yes, it can be. Would I recommend buying it? Based on my experience, no, you shouldn’t. At least not until some of the game’s quirks are ironed out.
Graphically speaking, it’s okay, I’ve seen better by Unity’s standard, it runs good enough on most rigs. The combat does have it’s moments (but I will talk about that in a bit). Level design is about on par with what I expect from Indie developers, but there are a couple questionable choices.
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
Shadowlings
Shadowlings had a nice appeal for the first 15 minutes. It looked nice and felt nice. The way combat is done felt like something new. Sadly the initial appeal wears off very quickly and slowly declines into a boring grindfest. You get loads of money and XP with no real need for either of them. I kept waiting for game to become more interesting, but it never did. I even thought the final boss was just a prelude to the real boss. After an easy 1min fight you get a few lines of how you are now the leader of your clan, which btw you were the only survivor of…
– Real player with 8.6 hrs in game
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Really good game, simplistic but lots of strategy involved. I’m lazy and that’s all I want to type for now, but overall it’s highway robbery at .99 cents. I kind of feel bad buying it that cheap. I think 5-7.50 USD would be a perfect price for this. I’ll come back later or tomorrow when I’m sober and expand on what I think could be improved on a bit. All simple fixes too. Anyways, highly recommended, great 2d top strategic swordfighter game.
– Real player with 8.6 hrs in game
Battle Talent
What is Battle Talent
Battle Talent is a VR action game with Advanced Physics that satisfies your Combat Fantasy.
Let’s train yourself like a Warrior !
It is suitable for:
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players who like Creative Combat
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like to Workout in VR
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Challenge and Roguelite lover
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VR enthusiast who wants to try Advanced Physics
Features
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Advanced Physics: brings you accurate collision, climb, physics feedbacks and sounds, badass weapons and enemies…
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Rich Combat Selections: aerial combo, deflect, grab, throw, dismember, shoot, magic…
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Unique Weapons: many weapons have special skills, such as summoning lighting and ice
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Roguelite Levels: massive seamless dungeon and lots of enemies, room events, loots waiting for you
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Progress: you can earn coins and unlock new abilities and weapons in store as you played
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Multiple Languages and Brutal Settings Supported
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The demo version only contains 90% of Trailer content
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The image quality of Quest version is not exactly the same as Trailer
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Night Blade
The game is great for a start but needs a lot of upgrades. Especially ‘‘Character Health’’. In my opinion if these improvements happen, it will make great progress.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
The Batpack played this today and have to say we had a ball! The game is top notch fun with friends with many modes to play. Can play CTF, CTP, TDM, DM and also play with bots if you can’t find a match. The gameplay flows really nicely and the controls are very intuitive. The soundtrack is also fantastic which ties the game together beautifully!
At any price, grab a copy of this game! You won’t regret it!
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Skyjunk
Stylized Action and Meaningful Upgrades
Admiral Dynamo’s robot armies are invading the idyllic sky islands that you call home. Trash them with your trusty blade and blaster to free the townsfolk and collect valuable scrap. Gear up to find the perfect combos of items and gadgets. Mechanized monstrosities are ready to greet your advance towards the enemy stronghold.
Dynamic Movement
Explore wild platforms in the clouds with your grappling arm and booster. Take advantage of grindable pipes, wall kicks, and slingshots to outmaneuver the enemy. You’ll need to keep your wits about you to collect the most loot and emerge unscathed.
Procedural Level Generation
A world cast into chaos, rebuilt in the sky. Every run is different, with new islands to explore and conquer. Each battle, you’ll have a chance to analyze the terrain, then use it to your advantage when enemy reinforcements arrive.
Mortal Sin
The most intense and exciting Roguelike ever made! Steel yourself in this brutal nightmare and grab the most powerful weapon you can find. Hack and slash your way to victory and destroy the source of evil that has cursed you.
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Beautiful graphic novel inspired art style
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Brutal dismemberment system that affects enemy behavior
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Environmental hazards and traps to knock enemies into
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Completely randomized levels and items for infinite replay value
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Open ended game world with different paths
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Tons of items, spells and perks for endless gameplay variety
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Spooky atmosphere and shocking scares
Vagrant Sword
Simply game, rewarding when you make progress. It starts off in this town where everyone warns you about a temple so that’s where you obviously gotta go too. The dungeons are randomly generated so you can’t prepare, the only this you gotta do is get cash and get better weapons/gear. It’s punishing at first to die but not discouraging so once you get the hang of dodging you really get into the swing of things.
Overall its a good game for the price, it’s also quick to beat but still enjoyable!
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
Pretty straightforward game, relaxing medieval Japanese music. Reminds me of my very first Pokemon game.
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
Dredgers
This is tough, because I love this game and it’s concept. It’s so fun! I have a lot of praise for it.
Unfortunately, I feel like I can’t recommend it at this time for two reasons:
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Missing basics like any type of saving, which pretty much everything I’ve played since the days of shareware has had, seems quite sloppy. The display of the amount of hours I’ve played isn’t really correct: most of that has been on pause because I didn’t want to exit and lose all my progress on the run.
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Do you know how my last run ended? No? Neither do I. Based on all the information I had, it didn’t make sense. Many key things are just not explained, so new players are going to go through several baptisms by fire, creating a lot of frustration.
– Real player with 152.5 hrs in game
Pretty solid roguelike with emphasis on speedy playthroughs and choosing your next step, though that can be its weakness too. Its big selling points are the 30+ races and crazy class combinations which are very very satisfying to play with, as well as actual honest-to-god necromancy where you can have a zombie horde if you want. Or you could skip zombies altogether, dominate the minds of your enemies, send them at your foes, blow up their (animate or inanimate) corpses into a huge mess when they die and then revive them and your former foes as skeletons. Full crafter build is viable, and thats before we get onto races. Pretty much anything that spawns in the dungeon is something you can unlock and play pretty quickly. Only exception afaik is the slime MAN (you can be a regular slime) but I suspect that’ll be implemented in time.
– Real player with 61.1 hrs in game
Lost Sector
Survive
Equip gear and venture out into an unsettling, destroyed research facility in the far future. Fight your way through the ever increasing difficulties of a changing environment, overrun by hostile creatures to clear the path through the sector.
Upgrade
Collect new modules and abilities, either by taking a risky route, advancing deeper into the facility and gathering rare items, or by taking a much slower, less rewarding, but safer approach. Upgrade your gear in the saveroom before venturing back outside and become powerful enough to defeat the final boss before the sector becomes too overwhelming.
Return
Lost Sector is a dangerous place which will lead to various deaths. Master the combat and learn more about how to overcome the hostile environment and the weak points of its mutated dangers. Unlock new weapons and items each run and slowly discover what happened.