Adam The Storyteller
edit: undo added.
adam the storyteller is a colorful matching game where you get to place all the tiles on the levels. I have to disagree with the ‘intuitive, easy to learn but hard to master’ statement on the store page, as a tutorial and a how to play section had to be added just to cover the basics, but it’s fine now.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
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A fun casual puzzle game
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Fort Sumter: The Secession Crisis
A very faithful implementation of the original board game, which is a Eurogame by design with a historical ACW theme tagged on it. The game does have a decent AI and can be played solitaire as a result. Statistics on your own profile is available and so you can track your own performance vs. the AI. The only downside is the program still has a bug, freezing the solitaire game play from time to time and it seems Playdek was not aware of the issue. The multiplayer is easy to set up and game with score, measuring how you fare against others. However, there is no world ranking in the game, and different level of AI there is not. You can get notification in email when it is your turn in a game with another. A chat room is available but most of the time it is dormant. There is an alternate mapboard to give the game a variant, non-location look but I doubt people to use such a boring map. The gameplay is abstract and there is no manual inside the game or here on the Steam. You have to download it from the boardgame publisher GMT, as long as you are aware of it. This is absolutely a minor for the newcomer as the game itself is abstract and you are quite probably knowing what you are doing in the first few games. Once you get a hang out of the system, the game is smooth and quick to finish in 10 to 15 minutes. Overall, Fort Sumter is a game of tile-placement competing for control of the areas on the map. Score: 6.5/10.
– Real player with 79.0 hrs in game
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I’ve been on the road a ton in the past couple of weeks and played the hell out of this. In about 60 offline games and a half-dozen online games I haven’t noted any gameplay bugs or rules/cards implementation problems as noted in another review. The recent AI bugfix improved the AI, and it’s competent enough in a mechanistic sense, but it' still a bit weak against experienced players, especially as it relates to setting things up in terms of the long game and Final Crisis. To be fair, that’s something the many human players don’t grok until they’ve played a while (which I have as an owner of the board game).
– Real player with 51.2 hrs in game
Hell’s Gate - Slide Puzzle
Hell’s Gate makes you FEEL like Jeffrey Dahmer.
From the wailing of lost souls condemned to endless torture in the depths of Tartarus, to the occult and bizarre imagery plastered onto the puzzle pieces; This game really lets you immerse yourself and walk in the shoes of a deranged madman that will go to any means necessary to keep playing his sick and disturbed game!
Here’s the Keyes! Knock yourself out!
– Real player with 8.4 hrs in game
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If you like puzzle games, you must get it.
An immersive soundtrack, good graphics, and challenging puzzles.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Invisible Services - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle
I had fun playing this game. Very relaxing the puzzles was. Plus the music made me feel sleepy as well.
I enjoyed unlocking the achievements. I had trouble finding out what to do to unlock the hidden achievement. But thankfully I found a website guide about the achievement.
– Real player with 13.2 hrs in game
what a nice game to play!
Quiet and well-made music.
The art is interesting as it was made, it has animations and has many pieces and that gives a bug in the brain kkkk
I liked the game!
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Terminal Conflict
Edited review at 106 hours played.
I would definitely recommend this game for anyone interested in the cold war. I haven’t played the game ‘Twilight Struggle’ myself, but I hear it is quite like that game and I reckon if you like that game chances are good you’ll like Terminal Conflict too.
I think game captures the essence of the cold war quite well - USSR vs USA, proxy wars and managing the home front while you’re trying to achieve your goals. Intelligence is a big part of the game, especially with the Eyes Only DLC. War is abstracted, but still challenging.
– Real player with 168.3 hrs in game
In this Cold War strategy game, you assume command of either the USA or the USSR. You compete with the enemy by influencing regions, recruiting historical leaders to your cause, sometimes outright engaging the enemy forces in combat as well. Both factions have unique events, decisions and leaders. Literally every singleplayer playthrough can result in a different conclusion as the AI is dynamic and provides a challenge on its own, although its still no match for an experienced player. One thing to note though, the game is more focused on the political machinations of the Cold War, rather than military. Funding, spying, sometimes even assassinating your way to victory. Despite this, of course, military units still play a large part in the game.
– Real player with 36.3 hrs in game
Newton’s Life at Home - Pixel Art Jigsaw Puzzle
Even if I didn’t already think this was especially good among other jigsaw puzzle games, I’d be recommending this one because IT LETS YOU ZOOOOM OH MY GOD WHY DON’T MORE JIGSAW GAMES LET YOU ZOOM?! Being able to zoom in on the puzzle makes the higher piece counts actually enjoyable, which is usually a huge shortcoming with these types of games. MY EYES THANK YOU, DEV!!
But even without the zoom feature, this is probably the best jigsaw game I’ve played. I do digital jigsaw puzzles to relax after work, and this one eclipses every other one I’ve played because:
– Real player with 35.4 hrs in game
After 31 hours, I have finally finished all of the puzzles. The pixel art and color scheme are incredibly cute. I bought not too long after the release, while there was a bug that prevented achievements from popping up. The developers worked hard and it was fixed in about the same week. If you have a couple bucks to spare and are looking for a cozy puzzler, this one’s one I recommend!
– Real player with 31.5 hrs in game