GLADIABOTS - AI Combat Arena
This is a superb, unique game that deserves to be even more popular than it already is.
The concept of the game is that the player designs their own AI via customizable ‘nodes’ (colour-coded tiles that the player can arrange into a logic tree to determine their robots' behaviour) which then dictate how their team of 4-8 robots (from four different classes) perform in battle against ‘enemy’ AIs.
The logical array which the player creates (featured in several of the screenshots in the store page) can be anywhere from just a handful of tiles at first, to literally hundreds (arranged into named sub-AIs if the player wants) that function like a sort of flow diagram for each robot, governing their priorities and thus responses based on a seemingly endless combination of determining factors e.g. what friendly or enemy bots are doing at that particular moment, how far away they are, or hundreds of other parameters native to the ‘check-box’ like options that allow the player to refine what each tile actually ‘says’.
– Real player with 478.5 hrs in game
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In Gladiabots you programm a platoon of robots that will then compete autonomously in a game arena against other platoons. You have to plan and consider carefully when creating your robots' AIs before actually hitting the arena as you can no longer interfere once the match has started: The robots are then on their own, equipped with nothing but your programmed instructions.
There are four different bot classes resembling a rock scissors paper scheme with an added tank and several different game modes (three for online ranked matches vs humans).
– Real player with 364.7 hrs in game
Mirror Layers
This game does more with the horror genre than just the standard “run/hide from the monster while solving mundane puzzles and piecing together a run-of-the-mill edgy backstory”, and I really appreciate that about it.
I really enjoyed this game a lot, and it was definitely worth the $20. However, it’s not flawless, so I’ll go over the pros and cons (focusing more on the pros to better paint the experience I had with this game).
PROS:
- Most of the puzzles leave you feeling satisfied. There are a few outliers (and I’ll go over those in the CONS section), but the vast majority of them get you thinking about them for a while, before fragmented pieces of information randomly piece together in your head, and you feel this appreciation for the ingenuity of the puzzle-design. Most of the times, all the hints are laid there before you, and there aren’t any red-herrings either. Unlike many riddle-based games, you don’t look back on the puzzle feeling cheated. Enigma 2 was a masterpiece in my opinion, and I’ve seen many other players share the same sentiment. As I’ve said though, there are some outliers.
– Real player with 31.5 hrs in game
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(Edit: please play the demo first, it’s standalone from the full game and got different content and puzzles! It’s got its own different experience you’ll love it!)
Playing the game on ps4 controller, thankfully consistent with character movements and item usage and only need to use the mouse for accessing the in-game pc and menu screen.
It’s so good and atmosphere is really scary and the things you find out about apartment 12…
The in-game social media has an interesting checkpoint system where you never see posts from people posting at a later segment in the game so no spoilers from other players who advanced further (there’s a report button if you do find spoilers, but atm, the community is very good at giving tips without giving away the answers)
– Real player with 24.5 hrs in game
WordTactics
If you like Scrabble, you’ll love this game! Learning how to play is simple, but mastering the game is challenging. Thinking ahead is important to getting high scores, as is using the special tiles strategically. Every letter in a word contributes to a word-score multiplier, so scoring a single long word (e.g., “marginate”) is much better than scoring multiple short words (e.g., “mar”, “gin”, and “ate”), all else being equal. As the game nears its end, the board starts filling with indestructible stone tiles and vowels become scarce. When the board is completely filled in and no more words can be spelled, the game is over, and you will be prompted to upload a recording of what moves you played. You can also watch recordings of others' games and potentially learn valuable techniques and useful new words, which you can try using on your next play of the game. This game can be quite addicting and easily provides tens or even hundreds of hours of enjoyment!
– Real player with 59.5 hrs in game
I used to love playing Bookworm, a PopCap word game. But it’s no longer supported and has disappeared. This word game scratches the same itch. It’s fun, requires a certain degree of paying attention, but is also a good way to pass some time. It’s enough of a challenge not to get boring.
– Real player with 51.4 hrs in game
DumbBots
Great game. Didn’t let me down.
– Real player with 19.6 hrs in game
If you enjoy logic puzzles you’ll enjoy this. It’s a perfect sandbox to be able to see [on a basic level] what goes into logic of computer-controlled characters in video games. There are simple logic blocks to start with, and advanced ones that can create a very ‘intelligent’ DumbBot.
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game
Non-Euclidean Chess
Pretty dang good. I want knights to jump over gaps in Slider Chess. But, other than that I’m just looking forward to more. Kinda funky how there’s 4d chess, aptly named Chesseract, but no 3d or 1d which seem much easier to implement and understand.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
Very solid game, especially for early access, lots of fun ideas with this one and the dev team is pretty quick to fix the bugs once they are notified.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
Screeps: Arena
Screeps: Arena is an online RTS PvP-only game. Your script fights other players' script autonomously in a match-based arena environment.
Features:
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All aspects of an RTS game: gathering resources, base building, creating and upgrading units.
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You don’t control your units directly, you play by writing full-fledged JavaScript that runs on game servers.
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Other languages are supported via WebAssembly : C/C++, Rust, TypeScript, Go, C#, F#, Kotlin, Swift, D, Pascal, Zig, the list is growing.
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Your code is executed autonomously while fighting other players' code during series of short fast-paced 1x1 matchups.
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The system will match equal opponents based on your arena rating that changes with every rating game.
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Different “arenas” (multiplayer game modes) each with its own rules set and goals covering many aspects of a strategy game.
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Only basic programming skills are required. However, if you are a pro developer, now is the chance to put your skills to the limit!
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We will introduce new arenas every season so that you always have to write new code for different challenges.
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Play with friends and design your own challenges and arenas.
Screeps: World
I have played lots games over the years. have forgotten 95% of them, 4.9% of them i remember due to them being an excellent game and myself enjoying, Paradox games I love but don’t rate as in the top .1%. Only a very rare game has me remembering epic or defining moments that really set that game apart for me. EvE online is one, for creating a sandbox of such freedom, politics, warfare, resource gathering, trade, which all helps to create proper player driven stories.
The other is Screeps….which has given me my most proud moments in any game i have played. The games are of course markedly different but also surprisingly similar. Screeps like EvE has trade, crafting, factories, land ownership, politics/alliances, resource gathering, warfare, but ants instead of ships and where in EvE when u get killed you take a big loss, in Screeps it can mean game over, time to respawn from scratch……again.
– Real player with 3117.3 hrs in game
Note: I am not associated with the developers in any way, I’ve just been playing a lot recently.
Screeps is a game for programmers.
But it is possible for someone without any previous programming experience to learn it with enough dedication, though I recommend at least learning some basics of programming/JavaScript from somewhere like codecademy first. And try the free tutorial before you buy the game (I am still running code that started out based on the tutorial code, 2 months later).
The game has deceptively simple visuals, but a lot of increasingly complex systems that you gain access to as you progress within the game, providing interesting challenges for your programming ability. How complex it ends up getting depends in part on how much of it you end up wanting to automate. Pretty much anything you can do, you can get your code to do for you.
– Real player with 2606.2 hrs in game
DumbBots: Hello World
A grate game 10/10
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
This was pretty easy & fun. (Although I am a professional game developer.) Looking forward to the full DumbBots game!
EDIT: Seriously, why doesn’t this have more positive reviews? :/
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Feud
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From a quick look at the game, being a game developer myself, first of all I think the mechanics are really, really good for a game like this. They don’t look all that good at first glance, but are unbelievably fun to actually play.
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I think that in a way the game feels a lot worse than it is because of the UI, and I think a reskin would really improve the feel of the gameplay in general.
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An undo would be useful, but i think a confirm before moving might be a better option, especially as a small mistake can end the game. That way you get to see what will be caused by your actions.
– Real player with 7.4 hrs in game
Fun game! As the other reviews say, it is comparable to a much simpler version of chess.
The AI (even on hard) is pretty easy, though, and the only option for online multiplayer is 24-hours per turn, which makes it difficult, since player on player games can easily last 20+ turns. I’d recommend at least trying this game (it’s free!) and it’s even better if you have a friend to play it with (as there is a hotseat option).
If there were online, 1 minute turns, (and maybe a ranked system at some point), I think this game could really take off.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Dark Chess
Disclaimer: The Game is currently in the Alpha Stage of development and many features are expected to be added before official release.
THE GAME
Dark Chess is a game of chess full of magic, traps and enemy army concealed by the Fog of War. Reworked and enhanced game rules will bring immense joy to die-hard chess-lovers and casual players alike. Fight your way to the top of the ladder among other players, compete with your friends or challenge the artificial intelligence. Take the crown and become the Champion.
IT’S FAST
As a Dark Chess warrior you will have to act fast, take chances and make split second decisions.
With limited time per move, each game is a dynamic, ‘bite size’ battle and your wins bring a lot of excitement.
IT’S DARK
‘The Fog of War’ conceals opposing armies. Enemy units become visible in proximity of one square around friendly units or within a striking move. Only the first unit under direct threat is shown. This adds a great amount of unpredictability and a scouting aspect to the game. Makes it exceptionally tactical.
IT’S SOCIAL
Invite your Friends to play with you. Share your glorious Victories and noble Defeats. Climb to the top together.
IT’S DIVERSE
Dark Chess features various game modes such as Player vs Player, Player vs Artificial Intelligence, Tournaments along with Rankings, Ratings and Scoreboards.
Challenges, Events and Character Customization will keep you engaged and satisfied with your achievements.