Aruna
Do not buy this game. There are better flash player games out there. Simplistic platformer that has very little in terms of everything. The game looked totally different when first uploaded to steam by the way.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
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Realms of Eternity
This is an impressive start to what might be an amazing game… I agree with some other reviews that the content is still in-process, but just by people who like to swing swords around and cut stuff, or shoot bows (which is actually very accurate in stark contrast to the sword-phasing in and out of contact) there is a ton of data still left on the table to be collected for refinement.
I was really impressed with the introduction of the messenger ninja, and the overall environment. Also, I had the bow & arrow mini-game freeze on me… I went back, since I was close to high score, but it froze again. boooo… Another thing with the mini-game, is that some of the enemy ninja freeze/glitch where you can’t kill them. Thus, you can not progress to the next wave.
– Real player with 2.0 hrs in game
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Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2 and Windows Mixed Reality
You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/CqYmsh2lsyc
I know this game is in Early Access and I hate to give a negative review when I can see that the developer is actively developing the game. However, what’s available right now is just not enough and it’s also not very good. It’s a nice start to what might be a good game, but I have to review the game that I played.
What’s available right now is two things. A very simple sandbox where you can cut pieces of wood / bamboo and some fruits & veggies with a sword (2 handed or 1 handed). You also have a bow & arrow wave shooter mini-game, that’s very similar to Holopoint … just not nearly half as good.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
7Days Origins
Really amazing piece of art, do not undermine it’s simple nature. This game makes you think you know whats going on, then proceeds to shatter your expectations. It takes story telling to another level, truly taking you in a journey of wits. Every single choice you make impacts your outcome, everything you think you know, is wrong. Especially on your second play through. Don’t bother restarting because you messed up your choice.
– Real player with 21.0 hrs in game
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Amazing and literally all what I’ve been waiting for! For a while I never thought Buff Studio would really adapt 7Days for PC, but here we are, enjoying this amazing game on HD on Steam.
I still plan on finishing the entire game and reliving every path on the game. The new art is AMAZING and never fails to amaze me. Gosh, I really missed seeing Kirell on the original artstyle. I can’t wait to see what more new things I can find!
I really hope with 7Days on Steam, the game grow on popularity. 7Days really deserves recognition and I would be glad to welcome new fans with open arms. Thanks for creating this awesome game Buff Studio!
– Real player with 12.2 hrs in game
CLOSED HANDS
Overall a very well written interactive story that follows the lives of six characters in relation to an event that affects the whole community they are a part of. The format allows you to follow each of the character’s story in whatever order you want and if you want to explore other paths, you don’t have to restart the game (which I think is a very nice feature).
Follow the tragic story of a working class white man in his fight against corporate woke-ism and cancel culture in a world that does not care if he is left behind, the adventure of a mixed race boss girl who is not afraid to tell old people that their proven ways of working are bad, a young man who is radicalized by an Antifa-esque organization, a reported who has to choose between click baits and the truth and a parent who has lost control of their child and does not know/care what he is up to.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
Very interesting story. I initially thought the game would be like Orwell but this is entirely different. Only the initial plot is the same : there was a bombing. We are skimming through a script offered through various means (text like in a book, chat, emails, conversations,…) each split into timelines.
We go through several branches of the story as we like to pursue the details and get to the end of the scenario, viewed from 5 different characters. Each story is unique by the way it is delivered and very true at the same time. We can picture the scenes easily while reading the fragments of stories. The writing is particularly polished, so polished it like this would have been a great drama tv series for instance.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game
Diptych
The heroes of the “Diptych” meet only for a moment. But on the battlefield of the First World War, even a moment can decide a person’s fate. Or in the case of a “Diptych”, an anthropomorphic animal, we will learn a scary story in a deceptively cute and, of course, unique style.
Features of the game:
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Above a hundred game scenes
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Alexey Troshin’s unique visual style was created on paper with watercolor paints and carefully transferred to the game
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Live animated images
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A touching story
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Two storylines
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Several variants of the plot development
The player will have to survive the battle on the battlefield, meet his love. And also find out the reverse side of the war behind the front line.
In the game, you will immerse yourself in a unique graphic style combined with life dialogues and atmospheric music.
You will be able to see a lot of illustrations revealing the game plot, in each scene you will learn more about the fate of the main character and experience incredible adventures in a place with him.
The game consists of more than 100 game scenes. in most scenes, you read the story and scroll through the story further.
In several scenes, you will have to find objects and solve puzzles.
Master Of Secrets: Dark Europe
strongly do not recommend. it looks more like a draft student work with a lot of mistakes than a commercial product
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game
This is a text adventure with an interesting premise and cryptic puzzles (number sequences, decoding, word search, etc.). You are required to solve each puzzle in order to progress. I blew through the first few puzzles, brute-forced one puzzle with number patterns, and then came to a dead stop (where I have been for a couple of hours). The current puzzle has one in-game hint that is not helpful in figuring out a message hidden in a 10x10 grid of 2-letter combinations.
I do not appear to be the only player stuck and it would be nice if the developers were checking the Steam discussion board to provide some insight.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
RONIN: Two Souls
Played through the whole first Chapter.
Positives:
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The combat and equipment system in this game is very good.
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I really liked exploring the island and having random encounters where I have to make decisions.
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The graphics are great, there are some things to be fixed yet, but this is an early access game!
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The story is good and has you wanting to explore more and get to know the whole story.
What can be done better:
- The walking feels a bit chunky, especially with the carts.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
- DIFFICULTY -
🔲 You can play it while your eyes are closed
☑️ Easy
🔲 Normal
🔲 Hard
🔲 “Dark Souls”
- GRAPHICS -
🔲 “MS Paint”
🔲 Bad
🔲 Meh
🔲 Graphics don’t matter in this game
🔲 Good
☑️ Beautiful
🔲 Masterpiece
- ANIMATIONS –
🔲 I want to poor bleach in my eyes
🔲 Bad
☑️ So-so
🔲 Good
🔲 You forget what reality is
- MUSIC -
🔲 Bad
🔲 Not special
☑️ Good
🔲 Beautiful
- STORY -
🔲 This game has no story
🔲 Like playing “Temple Runners” for the story
☑️ It’s there for the people who want it
– Real player with 11.1 hrs in game
The Hunter’s Journals - Tattered Sails
The interactive mechanics are not like other interactive fiction I’ve played. It is much more like a table top game. Combat is actually handled in rounds with randomly generated dice rolls. You can speed this up to just show the final result but it’s still a table top way of handling things and I didn’t like it.
In table top games you can build your character to weight the dice rolls through backgrounds, stats, gear, race, etc. This game’s character creation was so minimal that I felt that the outcome of combat was very random. This was a huge interruption to the story because poor results weren’t injuries or delays. Poor results (at least early on for me) meant death.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
The Innsmouth Case
This game has rather much text to read. It’s OK the first time … but the second, and especially the third time you play a scene it’s annoying. Because you will probably play the scenes several times.
I find the idea of the game nice. The cartoonish style is fun. But it’s too difficult to survive, and you get stuck in loops trying the same scene several times selecting different options. Or you take a decision, and after 10 min reading text it’s obvious that you can’t survive regardless.
I have played the game about six times - four times ended up dead and two times I returned home on the edge of insanity. It’s just after 13-14 hour I managed to gain 2 achievements. The game is too slow, and how to reach progress isn’t that clear.
– Real player with 14.8 hrs in game
The Innsmouth Case
The Innsmouth case is a brilliant new visual novel with a strong taste of Lovecraftian mixed into it. Built as a simple visual novel with multiple endings and a ton of options, the game did it’s part just right.
Right from the get-go, it’s pretty obvious what to expect from a game like this. A strong well-scripted storyline with fantastic visuals and artistry. But the choices you have to make throughout the game and how that impacts your overall outcomes of the game threw me off guard, which I absolutely loved as it gives the game a stronger sense of mystery and unpredictability.
*– [Real player with 9.8 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198329404521)*
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## Apollyon: River of Life
This is great game, a hidden gem, It draws you in with what seems on the surface to be a card / table strategy game, but soon reveals a rich fantasy story behind the events in the game. The game board has 16 mystical themes, but the "Theme" of the game is an intriguing mix of Cthulhu-like horror and seance-like summoning. It has elements of a choose-your-adventure but goes beyond that with the strategic selection of tokens influencing the outcomes. The game table itself is beautiful and card art captivating to say the least. After playing it for near 100 hours I have learned many techniques to stay alive, yet am constantly surprised by new invocations (stories). Exactly like a great novel, I can't wait to find out what happens next.
*– [Real player with 107.7 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198071690536)*
If you enjoy struggling, suffering and the occult, then this game is for you. It is hard, you will die, you will struggle and you will lay awake in bed thinking on how to proceed.
But man, is it worth it.
*– [Real player with 32.4 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198395168425)*
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