The Elm Game
An abstract board game for two players - human or AI - that is easy to learn yet hard to master, played on a tree stump with beautiful procedurally generated backgrounds.
CPU PLAYER
There are three CPU players to choose from. Or ignore them and play against another fellow human. You can also sit back and watch the computer play against itself (helpful for learning the game).
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The Fly is the easiest AI, meant for casual players or beginners.
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The Beetle is a more advanced AI for people who want a challenge.
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The Snail is the hardest AI, meant for highly professional players.
FEATURES
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Local multiplayer / Remote play together
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Single-player vs. computer with three difficulty levels
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Steam achievements
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Simple controls suited for mouse, controller and touch input
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Quick reference describing the rules, controls and some tips for beginners
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Randomly generated backgrounds
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Runs on low end hardware
GAMEPLAY
The players Black and White take turns. Each turn a player chooses to either place a stone on any free point of the board or to change the color of any trapped stone. A stone is trapped if two or three stones of different color lie next to it. The game ends when there is no free point left and whoever has the most stones on the board wins.
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Table Tennis Pro
I already owned Carom Billiards, Air Hockey, and Super Foosball, and decided to buy this ping pong game to complete my collection of table top games. This is a lot better quality than the other ping pong games that are available. It seems to be much easier to control this game with a mouse than to use my controller/ gamepad.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
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Tennis World Tour 2
Better than the reviews suggest by far, however they are somewhat accurate in their complaints, and I think some dev work on it could help improve it. Even as-is I think it’s good as a tennis game past the initial hump, and as a game in general I think it’s passable.
Specific points:
1. “I can never release the button at the right time, it’s random!”
The timing mechanic is difficult to grasp, because it is “release a button ‘at the right time’” ..with not enough feedback on when the ‘right time’ really is, because it depends on the specific animation picked - so how close you are to the shot, how fast it is, how far up you’ll contact the ball, etc.
– Real player with 83.7 hrs in game
Update after April 23, 2021 patch:
The game is approaching Top Spin 4 levels now. It’s not quite there in some areas (online netcode is a bit shaky and the variety of tactics usable in rallies is still pretty low), but in most aspects it’s now a pretty good tennis game. I’m definitely impressed by the level of improvements and support the game has gotten.
The custom animations for the players are a really nice touch that makes exhibition mode much more appealing. Graphics have definitely seen a big boost since launch which is unexpected but nice. I’m super happy to finally see the white on-court advertisement boards replaced. Compared to the version of the game that launched it’s unrecognisable, really,
– Real player with 75.3 hrs in game
Olympic Basketball
This is a really nice basketball game for people who aren’t very good at sports games. I also own NBA 2K Playgrounds, and this game is much easier to play.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Very straight to the point, easy, and fun to play! could use a little work in AI intelligence, it get’s buggy. For example: ball literally went round the rim for a minute or two before falling out . Funny to see but not fun to play in reality. I enjoyed it.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Unite
Unite is a two-player board game based on Lines of Action (a game created in the 1960’s). Players take turns moving (with some unique rules for movement), trying to connect their pieces. The single-player mode provides 7 difficulty levels against the AI. Or play online against an opponent over the network. Choose from 4 different board types.
Pixels Guide to Staying Dead
Pixels Guide to Staying Dead was featured on my youtube channel
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2175220772
and now onto the short review
//Description//
Pixels Guide to Staying Dead is a local top down shooter game with an interesting twist- you must bring your opponents to 0 HP. Use your math skills to determine how to do that.
//Graphics, Sound & Artstyle//
there isn’t much to say about the graphics as it seems like any other pixel type of game. Sound is nice and found myself humming the main theme.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Curling On Line
Curling On Line is a Faithful recreation of the Curling sport. It has very sophisticated mechanics that make for a very fun game indeed. It is well worth getting past the ‘learning curve’, as the satisfaction of performing complex shots is immeasurable. The graphics and sound design are ok but leave some more to be desired. The only bug that I have come across is that about 4 stones into a multiplayer match, the game will suddenly end.
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☐ You forget what reality is
☐ Beautiful
☐ Good
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Never appears to be more that the last stone so no build up of stones in/around the house.
Graphics simple and OK for price but not a game of curling when only one other stone on the rink.
Happy to be corrected if I’m missing something but as I see it a waste of money.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Hnefatafl
This game the most fun I can find these days (coming from an experienced hobby chess player). Different rules and game types are available for the ancient Hnefatafl game that was played in the viking area before the advent of chess. Hnefatafl is an unbalanced game where the strategy for each side is very different. One side plays the defender and must escape with the king while the attackers rush to capture him. Because of this unbalance in the rules the computers are still no match for decent human players. Try for example the mode legacy berserk and you will find yourself at the top of the food chain in no time. The number of possible moves to play increases faster than in e.g. chess and go, making it hard to calculate and predict far ahead, especially for the larger boards. Because of this complexity and the unbalance in the rules it will take time for the computers to play well leaving the arena for us humans to compete using intuition to guide us. Maybe you have what it takes to come up with a new way to play and beat the current top ranked players?
– Real player with 912.2 hrs in game
This appears to offer everything you need if you are interested in this ancient game, including all the main variants, the ability to customise the game and rules and create your own variants. online play, synchronization with with the mobile phone version, decent graphics and interface, graphical mods, and great developers who listen to feedback and strive to keep improving the game.
I suggested an interface/display change to make the game look better on my monitor and screen resolution, and with a day or two an update was released with the idea implemented. Fantastic!
– Real player with 117.4 hrs in game
OGgolf
Vastly enjoyed for almost an hour.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Hoovernauts
WELCOME TO HOOVERNAUTS!!!
Plotline:
Legions of hostile space creatures are chomping at the bit to break through Earth’s atmosphere and make our planet their own. You have been enlisted to join the Hoovernauts - an elite team of combat specialists operating in space and led by a military general known only by his code name: Hoover. It’s your job to protect the planet, invade hostile space bases, and train against other Hoovernauts. The universe will never be the same.
What to expect in the game: