Guppy
Relaxing fun, especially when you get good at swimming fast.
Controller support didn’t work for me (Steam/Linux) but configured as keyboard instead.
For the price well worth a punt.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
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Guppy is a poetic game, which lets you control a fish by moving its tail left and right.
No other control is used; and every movement of the tail is propelling the fish in the direction of the movement. Used alternatively, left and right movements allow the fish to progress forward, or any way you so desire; by gauging how much of each movement to produce.
Both the left and right sticks can be used; but the game really shines when shoulder controls are used, epecially the analog ones. I am unsure as if the game is using them in an analog fashion (I think not), but using them feels most natural to me.
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game
Chinese Brush Simulator
Short version: Game is about calligraphy and painting in ancient China. The controls are really weird, but the game is really enjoyable once you get used to them.
Full version: This is a pretty chill game about going through the process of calligraphy/painting in ancient China. It’s relaxing until you start messing up strokes, then your inner perfectionist keeps nagging at you to try harder until eventually you have a beautiful piece of art in front of you. You can apply paintings to nearby hanging scrolls, panels, and vases. Since it also allows you to just upload images from your computer, you can make a ton of ridiculous things and put it in the game, like random memes and such, or even painting a meme, and then using that painting to decorate things around the room (you can upload images to your painting scroll so that you can just trace them with the brush if you want the “brush” effect, or you can just upload the images directly to the decor). The overall experience is really nice, especially if you like the ancient Chinese art.
– Real player with 76.3 hrs in game
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learn the way of the brush like the way of the sword
– Real player with 11.3 hrs in game
Godly Corp
What a great hidden gem!
A game where you play as a tentacle monster working in an office already promisses originality.
I was reluctant at first, not beeing an avid indie games player, but after playing it for a bit, it really grew on me.
The controls take a while to master, which is a good thing: the feeling of achievement after beating harder levels on hard difficulty is truly great!
The game isn’t very long, about 2 - 4 hours on average to play through all levels. It isn’t a bad thing though, because you can always keep trying to beat the previous high score or other players' scores on theglobal leaderboard.
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
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The Short of it: Not exactly my cup of tea in the long run, but I get why it’s popular. It can be funny, frustrating, and challenging. I think the humour is its best quality. It truly tests your multi-tasking limits.
Reminds me of: If you liked any of those surgeon simulator type games, you’ll probably like Godly Corp.
– Real player with 11.1 hrs in game
Sloth Quest
Enjoyed this more than I expected. At first I thought it looked “kinda silly, kinda fun…” I wasn’t wrong but it’s more “lots of silly, lots of fun.” Give innovative “sloth-based” mechanics a go.
Kotaku summed my first impression up well when they said “Sloth Quest looks stupid, but I still wanna play it.” Took a bit to get into it at first (the controls take some getting used to) but it’s been a blast!
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– Real player with 1.8 hrs in game
One of the hardest games i have ever played but that is also because i suck at these types of games, but i absolutely love this game!!! you get to play as a sloth! that’s all you need to know. you are a sloth. if you like sloths, buy this game period.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Cranked Up
Initially found the game didn’t have enough content, but with the lava versions of levels, secret levels, and the challenge mode, there’s a surprising amount to do. Game feels fun to play and explore through, story is pretty basic but still fun, and the challenging ramps up pretty gradually. Definitely recommend to give it a go and see if it’s for you.
– Real player with 93.3 hrs in game
The game is really fun and can be very challenging to complete all levels in all modes, especially in “Floor is Lava”. Very dynamic and the songs are really good. Can’t wait for the new modes levels !
– Real player with 64.3 hrs in game
How I learned to Skate
“This is a story about how I learned to skate. It was hard…"
How I learned to Skate is a desperately difficult ice-skating challenge about a boy learning to skate for the first time, following an increasingly burdensome path, chasing after the girl he could never have.
Gameplay
Control individual legs and body tilt to move the ice-skater with a mouse or a controller. It’s simple.
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Raise a leg
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Choose a direction
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Release the leg
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Tilt the body to turn
Additional info
This game is all about learning and mastering a new unique mechanic.
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A challenge with checkpoints.
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Inspired by a Warcraft 3 mod that I love, Polar Escape 5
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Merged together with instantaneous mouse controls from Getting Over It
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Takes roughly 12 hours to complete, depending on how fast you learn. Roughly 3 hours for the demo.
Hand Simulator
cfygvujhcfgxcrgcts34dcrt6v7by8unxe5crvtbuyhinjse35dcrgvy i got stroke from game. it good
– Real player with 19.3 hrs in game
i now know what it is like to have hands
– Real player with 15.6 hrs in game
Playerless: One Button Adventure
Discover Playerless, the game set in another game. Your character has become self-aware, you can only use one button to play, the AI has formed a sect - and the game engine is a physical mechanism. It’ll be fun!
How many games can you play at once?
1, if you’re a normal person.
604, if you’re a chess grandmaster.
2, if you’re playing Playerless.
So we were making this game about ghost-hunting, but the AI kinda got out of control - now two plots intertwine to form the big picture. On a scale of not broken to broken, the game is ridiculously broken. Could you please help us clean up the mess?
How many buttons do you have?
104, if you’re using a keyboard.
120, if your keyboard is an accordion. One-tap control
Game
1, if you’re playing Playerless.
All you need to do is press buttons on a keyboard! Oh, actually, press one button. The others are sort of… temporarily out of order. So that the puzzles are more challenging.
Can self-awareness appear all by itself?
No, say the religious.
Probably, say the scientists.
Hi, say the Playerless.
Join the debug unit on a unique puzzle adventure where you get to shape the characters - and the characters get to shape you. Satisfaction (and abstract philosophical thoughts on the nature of existence) guaranteed. Bringing up AI was never this fun before!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/711610/Playerless_One_Button_Adventure/
