Wooden House
For this review I will talk about my reviews.
I am none-native english speaker and I use steam review to practice my english. It generally worked out for me and I even have a few small review fans that like to read them. Which made me very happy. I feel bad that a lot of my spelling and grammer is bad but I don’t overly concerned to fix every single one of them because i am not selling my review for money.
This game however is selling for money on steam. Very well made small indie horror game by a none-native developer that put in a lot work for the enviroment, music, sound effect and terrible english.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
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GDNomad strikes yet again, with another really bad horror game.
Story:
You play as a man who wants to get away from every day life and decides to take a retreat to their new home, but after a night there you notice there’s some spooky things going on and that’s where the story kicks off.
The story is atrocious and is insanely hard to follow and you barely know what’s going on, because of the most notorious staple of GDNomads games, THE BROKEN ENGLISH. Pretty much every sentence written has poor english grammar that makes it hard to actually understand what is going on.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Puzzle Party
I’m usually not a huge fan of puzzle games, which is why I was surprised by how much fun I had with Puzzle Party. The difficulty varies, some levels were easy, some it took me a lot of trial and error to figure out, but even I with my pea brain eventually managed to beat all 92 of them one way or another.
The game has a story, which is probably its weakest point. Still, while it never really captivated me all that much, I also never found it distracting either.
To me, Puzzle Party’s strongest point is the atmosphere. I never felt frustrated, even when I messed up a level for the tenth time. Something about the space background, the deep rumble of the ambient noise, and the simple graphics just has a calming effect on me (also the sound effects, which all have a super satisfying crunchiness to them).
– Real player with 22.2 hrs in game
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The puzzles are easy to mess up, and with no undo button, restarting some of them from the beginning can be a pain, but they’re fun, even the one’s i designed and don’t remember how to complete.
The later levels can be more frustrating, with the complexity reaching ‘ugh’ levels, but i cant really complain…
i just wish i did better. Not that i made ALL the levels, but in retrospect- If i designed all my puzzles around restarting quickly, they would of been better.
I’m still going to recommend it, because its a fun little puzzle game if you’re out of cheap little puzzle games to play
– Real player with 17.5 hrs in game
Bloat
I usually play puzzle games to relax after work.
This game is amazing. It’s both really calming and aesthetic in every way. The music and scenery is really original and both perfectly complement each other.
The tutorials are easy to follow and intuitive, so both children and adults can play and enjoy.
I find gameplay is a great experience overall and so far (I have yet to finish it) the difficulty is a perfect ramp up for where you are in the game. Showing mechanics as you progress in a slow and understanding fashion.
– Real player with 14.6 hrs in game
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Loved it!
Good puzzles, but not too hard. So it’s one of those rare games that can give you a challenge, but you can actually beat it!
I love short games that don’t waste my time, and don’t have bugs.
This is why I love indie games.
Also amazing soundtrack. Spotify when??
– Real player with 6.7 hrs in game
Kristallijn
I’m not entirely sure what I played. At first, it seemed as if I was playing a walking sim through a pretentious abstract dancing exhibit at some cliche abandoned building. There almost seemed to be some kind of suspense through out the game, as if you’re just constantly waiting for something to happen. The game itself is actually better than a lot of the lower grade games I’ve played. The strobe effects were a bit much in some spots (a unique kind of thing to have be the bulk sensory in a game, but it does mean that a certain percentage of gamers can’t play this game). My biggest issue was the story. I could definitely feel the game was trying to go for something but it kinda just fell flat. Even for an abstract game, I had to really think about what the ending could mean and I’m still lost and confused. Call me uncultured, but it was a bit too vague for my taste.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Honestly, a shocker from start to finish. The way this game manipulates lights and short looped movements is incredible. I adore the simplicity and how anxiety inducing this game gets, but the ending…hits too close to home. You get in such a loop of pausing and waiting for things to move and see where you need to go, then the ending breaks you out of that cycle and its just. 100/10. Cmon, you have 3 dollars to spare, just play it and experience the wonderful work that is kristallijn :)
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
Schematic
edit: every issue got fixed (undo, back to menu, windowed mode), so flipped the review to positive.
schematic is all about turning on lights, much like turn on the light . in this case, both black and gray energy has to reach each lamp, at which point they’ll excuse themselves from the circuit. that’s the general idea, though there are a few other mechanics, like fuses that disappear if they don’t get energy from either end, but their removal is not a win condition. in fact, their presence is often crucial for solving a level.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
A simple puzzle game. Can get a little frustrating at times but solving makes it all better
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Lorera
Super fun game! Would recommend if you like a game that makes you thing about your moves every step of the way 10/10. The artwork in this game is amazing along with the animations that go along with it. The story is great and the adventure that it takes you on along the way. Hope you get this game and enjoy it as much as I did :')
– Real player with 15.6 hrs in game
Quick Description:
-A cute little flower saves the day in a grappling hook adventure! A few abrupt difficulty spikes aside, this is a fun and creative mini metroidvania that is well worth the asking price for fans of the genre.
What’s Good:
-Checks most of the boxes for what is expected from a metroidvania. The entire world is interconnected, there are several unlockable upgrades that allow you to explore once unreachable areas, and there are fun collectibles to be found.
-Really adorable art design and color scheme. Each biome has it’s own theme and color, along w/ new enemies and environmental hazards.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Roboggled
⭐⭐⭐⭐
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
Pretty decent puzzle game. Mechanics are very simple; just move a robot with the arrow keys, and help it push a crate to the opening in the floor. Took me about an hour-and-a-half to get through all 60 levels. The great part is, there’s still playability afterwards, being able to make your own puzzles and uploading for the world to share! It could benefit from having a simple tutorial, as well as the ability to change the background color, but still pretty good nonetheless.
Native Linux support!
– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game