Shindig

Shindig

Hey there hoomin!

Tbh, the moment I started creating my character, the game had already got me. Not just because there are many (hair) styles you can choose from, but the developers really made an effort to make variety and diversity one of the integral components of this game. And as you can feel while playing, they were very successful in doing so.

The individual and lovable characters are the main reason for playing this charming game! They come to life through their different personal backgrounds, their relationships between one another and their different ways of speaking (which is evident thanks to the great voice acting). But most of all, these characters are damn funny! Playing this game really made me laugh out loud - a lot. That’s why Shindig is not necessarily a single player game. You can also play it together with your family or friends to enjoy the jokes all together. I did the latter and it was one of the most entertaining nights in months.

Real player with 7.4 hrs in game


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Gonna have ourselves a Shindig!!!

Bought this charmingly illustrated and voiced old-school Point and Click adventure for my nine year old daughter, but found myself drawn in to the cartoon world of Shindig too, so spent the next few hours playing it with her and we both thoroughly enjoyed the game.

I know she liked this game as she has been singing the catchy tunes ever since!

A really nice concept (who doesn’t love having a party?) with friendly and memorable characters. Would recommend for young and old gamers alike who are looking for a relaxing evenings gaming.

Real player with 5.2 hrs in game

Shindig on Steam

Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint

Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint

Had a lot of fun playing this! The characters and their unique communication styles really amp up the humor in this game. The conversations had me laughing pretty hard, and all of the outfits you can acquire are hilarious and entertaining. For the price, it’s worth the 4-5 hour journey, especially if you want something that’s fun, wacky, and not overly complicated or difficult. Recommended for something fun to play after work over the course of 1-3 days.

Real player with 8.6 hrs in game


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I love cats. I don’t like dogs as much. Therefore, this game is perfect for a crazy cat lady like me.

Jokes aside, Catlandia is a cute, silly, comical lil game that I’ve really enjoyed playing so far. The combat system is surprisingly good and well thought out, I’ve been getting South Park: Stick of Truth and Pokemon vibes honestly, the story and characters are both amusing and likeable, and it’s well worth the price. The artstyle, music and sound effects are all adorable, too. Would definitely recommend!

Real player with 3.8 hrs in game

Catlandia: Crisis at Fort Pawprint on Steam

Bassline Sinker

Bassline Sinker

if you find the right music high scores can be a breeze.

Real player with 9.1 hrs in game


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Developer/Publisher: TheFitzyGames

Released: March 6, 2019

THE BASICS OF THE GAME

Bassline Sinker is a Shooter / Bullet Hell game that responds to your choice of music. You’re a Stingray (I believe) and you do battle with various under sea creatures out to do you harm. It’s a rhythm game, but you need not worry if you’re not good at them. Choose the right music track, weapons and armor and that’s it. If you’re good at and enjoy good shooters, you’ll have no problem with the play mechanics of this game.

Real player with 6.1 hrs in game

Bassline Sinker on Steam

Raywin

Raywin

Raywin is a short, cheap and totally uninspired RPG-Maker game. I’m not a fan of the genre, but I’ve enjoyed some other RPG games like these in the past, but this one is… where to begin.

I don’t want to waste an hour typing out where this game fails, so I’ll just make a short list: You can walk on walls, there are random assets scattered around maps, you don’t have to use any skills or item to finish the entire game, the game is 99% linear (if not 100%), there is no music, there is no sound, there are typos everywhere and other bugs. The quests don’t make any sense, the ending leaves you on a totally uninteresting cliffhanger for “Raywin 2” which surprise surprise, isn’t on Steam and probably never will be.

Real player with 9.3 hrs in game

I’m probably one of the first to finish the game. It took me a while longer than it should have because I had to contact the dev to figure out a bug. A regular play through would probably take 45 minutes at the most. First things first, the dev is very helpful and great. Unfortunately the game has a ways to go before it’s worth buying.

There are some glaring problems, and I’ll try to make this review as constructive as possible so hopefully Raywin 2 addresses these problems.

1. There is no tutorial to learn the controls. They are easy enough but you first need to try all your keys to see if they do anything.

Real player with 4.8 hrs in game

Raywin on Steam

Doodle Date

Doodle Date

Full review at: https://thegamehoard.com/2019/02/12/a-look-at-the-latest-doodle-date-pc/

Doodle Date is a joke you and the game work together to tell. Using the simple design of a dating simulator, the game asks the player to fill in images meant to make that player laugh, the text reactions and situations the images are used for doing a good job of facilitating some funny moments. The plot is quite clearly constructed around the idea of amusing the player rather than giving too much meaning to the events or dating, but it does do some unexpected exploration of the concepts behind one creator drawing a character to life for the purposes of romance. Not really demanding any artistic skill, Doodle Date is an effective skeletal structure for setting up some silly moments, making it a game about having a laugh rather than having some deeply involved dating story or a well developed art platform.

Real player with 4.3 hrs in game

Don’t take these doodles lightly! This VN is killer!

You’re the Creator! You create doodles that pull you into a world of blank pages and dreams that you imagine. Claire is your first drawing and she’s the one who pulls you into this mysterious and new world.

The game starts off as your standard visual novel. You have choices and various endings (3 to be exact). The only difference here is that you get to draw the key points of the game.

I used a tablet to draw and they STILL looked a hot mess. The dialogue is very tongue in cheek and took me by surprise. I have to say, the overall plot towards the end was a huge surprise to me.

Real player with 3.1 hrs in game

Doodle Date on Steam

Teenage Blob

Teenage Blob

Hello there Ladies and Gentlemen. My name is Mitch Larson, and I’m here to tell you about An awesome game called Teenage Blob.

This Game is brilliant. Let’s talk about it. The controls are fairly simple. you just use keyboard arrow keys and space bar etc. The controls are smooth. And the gameplay is really fun. There’s a lot of different minigames and there’s a lot of achievements for this game too.

Music gets a 10 out of 10 because the music in this game is absolutely stellar. Seriously, completely awesome music. Written and played by the SuperWeaks.

Real player with 8.8 hrs in game

Finally, a game I can play as a blob.

Honestly, I never got to go to a concert. I know, lame, but I can’t help that my family couldn’t afford concert tickets back then anyway. The one concert I was actually able to attend actually got canceled at the last minute (totally not still salty). And now when we’re better off now, I live in a town where nothing happens and if I do want to attend something I’ll have to travel a long distance to just get there (my dreams of going to anime/gaming conventions are crushed). Well, if I was never able to go to a concert, I might as well go to one in a game.

Real player with 4.0 hrs in game

Teenage Blob on Steam

OSES

OSES

OSES is a third-person shooter with some puzzle elements.

In OSES you play as 1-3 survivors each level, switching at will as appropriate, attempting to complete the level objective.

It’s a bit silly that despite having three characters, there’s no multiplayer whatsoever. It looks like something made for local co-op.

But there’s only one zombie type, except for the boss zombie of certain levels. The gameplay quickly grows stale.

You can buy permanent weapons, power-ups, and cosmetics for survivors with in-game money earned by killing zombies. Weapons are a decent variety with rather obvious best weapons but power-ups weren’t that useful to me. Cosmetics are fun and diverse, considering the simplistic character models.

Real player with 4.8 hrs in game

It has pretty graphics and ideas but the characters are totally uncontrollable and it is almost imposible to aim the zombies with the keyboard especially when the characters is not running. But it could be good if these issues are fixed.

Real player with 0.2 hrs in game

OSES on Steam

Escape from the Cosmic Abyss

Escape from the Cosmic Abyss

Great game to play on those short pauses in our busy rotine. The controls are very responsive and the game is imenselly fun to play with it’s twists on this classic mechanic. Once you begin playing a level, you’ll want to play it until you beat it, and after you beat all the levels you even get an arcade and a speedrun mode. Guaranteed fun with this one and really worth it for the price.

Real player with 2.4 hrs in game

It can be a good flash game but upgrades are SO WEAK that it doesn’t even change the playstyle

Real player with 1.2 hrs in game

Escape from the Cosmic Abyss on Steam

Inexistence Rebirth

Inexistence Rebirth

It looked better than it is, but that doesn’t mean I didn’t enjoy it.

The hit detection is a little twitchy, and I noticed there’s a moment where you can’t attack while you’re flashing after being hit. In Sister Mode the character is unable to hit the crawling worms and toads while standing and attacking in front of them. This is either intentional or an oversight, at least in the case of the toad.

Otherwise, for a game made by one person I’m impressed. As a developer myself I know the difficulties and loss of time being a one person team entails.

Real player with 15.4 hrs in game


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Approximate amount of time to 100%: around 9h

Estimated achievement difficulty: 6/10

Minimum number of playthroughs needed: 2 if you start your first playthrough on hard mode

Has it been in a bundle: Yes

Is there a good guide available: Not yet

How many people have completed this game at the time I’m writing this review: 1 on Astats

Real player with 11.2 hrs in game

Inexistence Rebirth on Steam