Giant Blobs From Mars
Blob invasion imminent! A chess?-like invasion-blob game! I don’t think I’ve played anything like this before. Worth a try if you like puzzle games with a twist.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
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The atmosphere is good. It was a better experience than expected.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Bug N Out
I went in not expecting much and was amazed at how further disappointed I became…
…but there is the tinniest gem worth pointing out deep within these difficult to chew paragraphs, for whomever has decided to read this all the way through.
What is proclaimed as a quick game to easily pick up, with no saves, and no loading screens, shows off a decent premise, but delivers only a weak play experience. There is no story, no real Menu after you load into it (just an escape Menu, with ‘Sfx’, ‘Music’, and ‘Quit’ dirty-faced Options starring down your pathetic Bug N Out playing soul), the Sound FX are nice and that’s all that can be said about them, while the techno-jungle-euro 1990’s style music fits the graphics style and design of the game. Which is really okay, until 10 minutes have passed, and you realize it is just one short looping song for the whole soundtrack, (I cannot tell if it is 30 seconds or 3:00 long due to its designed repetitiveness) and you to turn it off to safeguard your mind from drum beating into head numbing emptiness. While the graphics are fine for 1990’s, the impressions of this game drop like Wiley-Coyote off a cliff when you realize it was made in 2016! (double-check that… WTH!). That’s when the realization sets in, those nicely drawn single seated pictures before the game automatically starts (Yup, no choices in life here, just wishes you didn’t waste so much of your life in such a short period of time), and between each ‘World’ (which is a loose term as each world is one map, which is really just one static screen with a few moving components, played 5 times, with arguably no variation what-so-ever to these 5 rounds, and again between these worlds except a different colour palette and 2 new bugs), those pictures are hiding the loading screens (someone lied to me through text!). The credits are probably the best part about this game -And I do sincerely mean this. Yes, its one quick screen, yes it is just two creators, but shows the pictures of the two designers and what they split evenly for the project. It is because of this that I feel I have a small connection to these creators; that personal touch is what is needed more throughout this game (like about 1000% more, in every dirty mud-stuck crevice). On the credits screen, you also find the Thank you’s to the backers of the game: 1 Mega Backer and 3 regular backers; I have the distinct impression that these creators decided to not put much into this game as they probably didn’t get many backers for it. I know how hard it is to design and build a game, but most importantly how much time it takes. This would make a lot of sense if this was their first game design project and they didn’t receive much incentive to push the quality development of the game, because that is what it feels like here. However, I could only find myself playing for around 30 minutes before I felt I had committed too much time already to this piece of something dark brown and sticky -it’s a very muddy game.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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Car Puzzle: Round Ways
It makes an error when a car collides with a pizza delivery coming out of a delivery point. While pizza deliveries move backward when they leave the points, the developers have not programmed how to deal it when a car collides with the back of another one. It makes the game get totally stuck, so I have to turn off and restart the game.
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
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Round Ways is a mobile port of a free game that has nothing new to offer in the paid version. The features listed on the Play Store and Steam are exactly the same word for word. It’s a bad port too with relics of the mobile version still intact with a clunky mouse only interface for finger sliding/tapping. It is more of a quick reaction time game than it is puzzle that just doesn’t work well on the PC. The core design has the player switching cars between tracks by tapping the switches, which is much easier to do on a touch screen phone where the player can have their fingers lined up with multiple switches at once vs on the PC where the player can only click one switch at a time and requires dragging the mouse to the next switch. Each level is fairly simplistic, but the time limit and switch limits for getting 3 star ratings become too cumbersome on the PC version. As early as level 13 it’s like the dev just gave up on the level design and flat out admits the level does not have a solution and instructs the player to use an auto-abduction power-up that passes the level. After this point the entire game can just be auto-completed and it’s hard to tell which levels actually have a solution anymore. Just play the free version on a touch screen phone.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Outergalactic Aliens Pinball
fun table, same wonderfully complex table layout, LOVE the length of play per game, i feel like it almost never ends; and reaching target and goals feels much smoother of play than previous table. lots of fun ingenuity.
overall, 8/10. just still not a fan of the style of the graphics/art, and the DMD still without much option to adjust/relocate/hide/resize, etc, but I play on a VCab, so i know im a minority for certain features. highly recommend for fans of the game.
and again, great background track, major earworm
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
Written for 1561’s Thoughts - Honest reviews, for busy people.
Outergalactic Aliens Pinball :: a space/alien themed pinball game :: while a bit rough around the edges (especially in terms of UI) this is an interesting pinball board to play on, with levels. 6/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i78m1-FTaMk
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
TAD: That Alien Dude
Great Speedgame!!
– Real player with 16.4 hrs in game
Fantastic experience. Great gameplay combined with awe-inspiring voice acting and minimalistic graphics clash together in this magnum opis of a game. On the outside TAD appears to be your ordinary AAA gaming experience, but upon closer inspection the game can be compared to a regular “Clockwork Orange” or “Gone with the Wind” in terms of sheer storytelling and eye candy. TAD: That Alien Dude defines what it means to be a gamer, games like this are what keep me from abandoning the gaming community entirely. The lack of tutorials give the gamer a more cut-throght experience, similar to cup-bread or dark shoals. Minimalistic graphics allow the gamer to focus more upon the machanics then the graphics
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Aliens Love Beefs
Great fun up until Episode 3 (Beef in chilli sauce). Controls become too finikety after this.
Doesn’t work with index.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Aliens&Asteroids
Chaotic, and most importantly : fun ! Works great, lots of power-ups, worth your time and money if you like space shooters that are going insane and throw ten thousands of enemies at you at the end because you won’t die :3
– Real player with 8.2 hrs in game
Pros:
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It’s fun.
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Your ship has 3 unlimited uses active abilities.
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Many powerups (most of them unlockables).
Cons:
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Too grindy to get gems to unlock powerups.
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Difficult to aim correctly.
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Only 1 ship you can use.
I liked it even when I also played (and beat) Bit Blaster XL (Aliens & Asteroids has more content).
I give it a 7.5/10.
– Real player with 7.7 hrs in game
Bingo VR
Can only play game once every 37 minutes. unable to get more lives. :(
– Real player with 8.7 hrs in game
This is fun for all ages. keeps your eyes sharp plus keeps your mind moving.
– Real player with 7.6 hrs in game
Flock!
A fun casual game with endearing graphics and many unlockable features to keep you playing as well as a level editor. It also features a cute soundtrack with a fitting alien-esque feel. Only issue is that the medals you get from completing levels are time-based, which can be incredibly frustrating if you’re a second or two away from a gold medal. If you like animals and puzzle games, this might be a good fit for you.
– Real player with 20.3 hrs in game
This game came out of nowhere for me, and is a pleasant surprise. The singleplayer has only a slight learning curve but is paced just right. The humor and pretty Hi Def graphics make this game a colorful experience all around. There are plenty of levels (50) to keep you playing this for a while. Interface and controls are fairly intuitive as well. Then when you run out of things to do, you make your own levels.
I am dissapointed though in the lack of online multiplayer support, but not that big of a deal. I still had fun playing this game and continue to load it up to screw around with level editing…which you can also share by the way.
– Real player with 13.5 hrs in game
Galactic Core: The Lost Fleet (VR)
When I buy an early access game, I’m willing to accept a couple of issues that need to be worked out, provided that the devs are active and open to feedback. The devs of this game are really working hard on this game, and will reply to players who have useful feedback or issues. That alone is worth giving this game from an indie developer a shot, and supporting their efforts. It certainly feels better to spend $15 on this game which is being worked on constantly than it does giving it to a bigger developer who really doesn’t care what you think so long as they get your money.
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
[0.3] Controls & Training & Help
[0.3] Menu & Settings
[0.4] Sound & Music
[0.4] Graphics
[0.3] Game Design
[0.2] Game Story
[0.2] Game Content
[0.2] Time to complete feels ok? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again)
[0.1] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
[0] Could it hold a spot in Favorites?
[0] BONUS point: Multi-Player related
[0.6] BONUS point: Review for VR
Stars received: 3.0/10 ___ Note: v.3 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions
Game description key-points: enemy wave shooter
Overview: disappointing game as result of bad design and game process QA.
– Real player with 2.2 hrs in game