Born of Bread

Born of Bread

Beings from another age are causing havoc across the land! And with their mischief comes a great threat to everyone. The unlikeliest hero, a golem born of bread, will find himself and his newfound friends in the middle of a drama that’s thousands of years in the making. Together, they will visit incredible locals and meet fascinating characters, from the mysterious ruins of the Forest of Roots to the bustling metropolis of South Munch City. Although he may not look like much, Loaf might be the hero this land kneads.

A Sentient Bread on a Quest

Play as a flour golem who possesses a never-ending childlike wonder and a set of odd abilities in this 2.5 adventure game! Explore the different regions of a wonderful world ripe with mysteries and team up with a colorful cast of fleshed-out characters. With the help of your buddies, face off against menacing and weird baddies and engage in a fun and quirky turn-based combat system. To successfully land an attack, succeed the required button prompt and make sure you know what your enemy is weak or resistant against! Skip the enemy’s turn by defending and, with proper timing, regain Will Points, an attribute essential to perform your attacks!


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Born of Bread on Steam

100-Level Dungeon

100-Level Dungeon

I can’t remember what floor I’m on(it is either in late 70’s or early 80’s of floor level due to the battle room being completely pink color), and after I win the Crimson Paladin battle, the rock doesn’t disappear from the exit of that room, causing you to be stuck in the room with no way out. I can’t find a way to get in touch with the developer of the game to inform him of this, and hope he will see this review of mine about his game and will respond back very soon. No other floor did I encounter this incident on. I was going to recommend this game after I beat the game, but I won’t be able to beat the game until there is an update that causes this issue to get resolved. Until such time, I will have to skip playing the game since there’s no way around the rock/boulder blocking the exit that I can see.

Real player with 6.3 hrs in game


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100-Level Dungeon on Steam

Alone: Recode

Alone: Recode

After my first play-through ending in just under 17 hours with 18 hours total for the game one word to describe it. WOW!

Story:

The story seemed very sudden at first but it was expected since you are collecting yourself finding your friends steadily. Learning their style and what they should be used for as you get some time to learn each character. The diversity in the characters is your standard, healer, mage, tank, dps, and general purpose-ish. I expected more colorful dialogue from such colorful characters. After boss fights a few times I would go to the hub and see for any dialogue but was met with the exact same script each time. Some more development to care for them would be nice. A certain character that essentially swaps sides the tiny bit of dialogue we get with them was just enough for me to like the but it was too late. However the characters feelings for that double agent matched mine and i give them credit for that.

Real player with 19.3 hrs in game


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I love the FF vibes but this game definitely has its own identity. Love the Feel for each character, story and combat wise. Battles do require you to think and some cannot be rushed, especially the Boss Fights which is a plus. Overall this game does feed you Nostalgia craving with Fresh ideas!! Not a bad game and definitely Recommened

Real player with 6.1 hrs in game

Alone: Recode on Steam

Arcante

Arcante

Somehow reminds me of Might and Magic 6 (although others might say it more resembles M&M 9 ?)

Anyway, there were multiple games of this genre (first person, fantasy world exploring, party based RPG)

Probably a rare genre nowadays.

We all know turn-based party-wise crawlers, or top-down RPGs.

Arcante feels like a variation, that wants to keep the action (free movement) of the M&M 6, but at the same time modernize the clunky spell casting (which required the player to pause the game, even with memorized / active spell, to get the upper hand).

Real player with 26.9 hrs in game

This game has the the old Might and Magic vibe. Could use a bit more content, more quests, characters, and story but I am enjoying some nostalgia. If you are looking for an old fashion romp through fantasy ville give it a try.

Finished it up. Took ab out 9 hours. Didn’t find a use for the bird head statue or the second city riddle, but the ending was…interesting. Still mostly enjoyed it despite some quirks. Very old fashioned might and magic approach to the genre, but it was a fun romp down memory lane. To the creator, good luck and I hope you are successful enough to try again.

Real player with 10.3 hrs in game

Arcante on Steam

Crossroads of Helmia

Crossroads of Helmia

In Crossroads of Helmia you will explore the world, meet its inhabitants and build your own team. Find the interesting Characters of Helmia and recruit them to join your forces. Build the team to fit your playstyle, defensive or aggressive and defeat your enemies.

You have a set of Characters, which you find by exploring the world of Helmia, The highest amount of Characters you can have in your party at any given time is six. These Characters have different races and different classes, the race and class changes the Characters Abilities and stats. An example of a Character is a Guard who is a Human and a Knight.

Crossroads of Helmia on Steam

Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG

I have edited my review and changed it.

I was finally able to complete one full play-through and reach one ending to the story.

I might play again to get a different ending.

There are pros and cons to the game and my original review was quite negative and at that time I did not recommend the game. After having finally been able to complete the game, my opinion has changed.

PROS

-Art work is really spot on for the game and goes well with the style

-music is quite enjoyable and appropriate for the areas and scenes

Real player with 159.7 hrs in game

After 100 hours of playing Dead Age 1 and Dead Age 2, I would personally recommend picking up and trying out the game if you check these three boxes (Which lucky for me, I do):

1.) You are a fan of turn based RPG’s

2.) You like Zombie games

3.) You enjoy those old text-based adventure style flash games

Other than that I wouldn’t recommend you get the game because you’ll probably get tired of the combat pretty fast, the story is mediocre at best, and the survival/rpg elements are done decently but not enough to keep you playing just from those alone.

Real player with 106.8 hrs in game

Dead Age 2: The Zombie Survival RPG on Steam

far light

far light

A game inspired by the jrpg of the nineties of turn battles, however it has something new like choices and freedom but like everything of the nineties do not think that you will find things easy.

interact and explore the game this is the biggest premise in this game of ten finals because even the main missions are not shown only commented by the npcs and the choices be careful what you choose after all.

you can end up as a slave or as the queen of your country this game is all interactable from buying a store to having an extra income to counting the truth to an old friend of your father will all give some kind of consequence whether it is good or bad I hope you like this experience different from other modern games

far light on Steam

Fenrir’s Prelude

Fenrir’s Prelude

Good game good design

Real player with 12.4 hrs in game

You get what you pay for ,_,

Real player with 10.4 hrs in game

Fenrir's Prelude on Steam

No Body

No Body

Welcome to No Body - a story driven RPG (sort of) set in the present day.

Clownface is your average 17-year old boy. 

He likes anime. He plays video games. 

He’s also been haunted by a menacing presence for as long as he can remember. 

Journey through the WELL, a dangerous and bizarre reality with your friends, and explore impossible environments, solve puzzles, meet a wide array of cool and quirky characters, and battle Anomalies in a unique twist on the turn-based formula.

Can you uncover the mystery behind the WELL, a shady government, and your own identity?

Play as Clownface, Marked, The Witch, Angel and T0B-13 and venture through The WELL, a bizarre and dangerous reality whilst making friends and destroying Anomalies. No Body is inspired by UNDERTALE, Silent Hill, and a Night In The Woods, from its hand-drawn pixel and character art, odd humour, creature, world, and puzzle design, and focus on character and story development.

Travel through a vast semi-open world as you uncover the meaning of the WELL, complete puzzling side quests, discover secrets, and delve into tonnes of lore! 

Will you be able to survive the physical and psychological trials The Well throws at you? Can you uncover the secrets behind an elusive corporation, shady government and weird cult?

  • Story and Character Driven Narrative!

  • Violence, abuse, murder, and revenge!

  • Original art and music!

  • “Turn-based meets investigation” battle system - a new twist on the turn-based formula!

  • Examine almost every item to uncover new effects!

  • Investigate inside and outside of the game!

  • Quirky, funny, and horrifying characters!

  • Smoke weed!

  • Deep lore and mysteries to solve!

  • Do side quests and solve mysteries!

  • “Zelda-like” exploration!

  • Annoy your teammates!

  • Pet cats and dogs and hamsters and snakes and more!

  • Every choice matters + three different endings!

Note: This game deals with heavy themes such as severe mental illness, domestic abuse, torture, sexual and physical abuse, neglect.

No Body on Steam

Angel Made

Angel Made

There isn’t much I can add compared to the other reviews, just a short (selective) list of pros and cons:

(+) Decent playtime (at least 20+ hours)

(+) A lot of different skills for party members to use; skills can also be leveled up by using them (though this time around, it’s nearly impossible to reach maximum level with even one skill). Cooldown time for skills makes the battles more strategic, although it only comes down to “rotate your best skills” instead of “sp*m your best skill all over again”. Nonetheless, the process and enjoyment of getting stronger is one aspect that this developer regularly nails.

Real player with 78.0 hrs in game

I am far from being finished with this fantastic rpg and am hoping that I am not even halfway through yet (played 24 hours so far). Following in the steps of Shane’s previous great rpgs, Angel Made hits the mark once again with a great story, smooth and challenging battles, and characters that you can enjoy in your party. The fishing, mining, etc. aspects are still fun to do and need to do for quests and crafting. One of my personal favorite features is no fighting while on land or ship. You are free to explore the world and find where you need to go without the constant fighting travelling to your next destination. And in the dungeons/towers/forests etc. there are many varied enemies so you do not get bored like other rpgs with the same creatures over and over again. Battles are well designed and using the various features of each character strategically you can win the battle with full hp and even extra hps and other goodies for the next battle , thus saving from using healing/mana potions. Magic gets stronger while using it and finding books and equipment you can add various magic to any character. Nice touch. So once again I am fully immersed and thrilled with Angel Made. Thanks again Shane!

Real player with 55.3 hrs in game

Angel Made on Steam