Choice of Robots
Most fun I’ve had in a Video Game without graphics:
Choice of Robots is probably the most intriguing narrative experience I’ve found in choice / graphic novel genre games. Unlike most games, it does everything well. It would be difficult to say what it does best, but the storyline is definitely an incredible selling point. I like to spin out every scenario in a choice game, seeing what different routes exist, and never rush through. But, honestly, after 73 hours in the game I am sure I still haven’t seen every possible twist in this script.
– Real player with 72.7 hrs in game
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Wow. That was such an unexpectedly wonderful experience.
As this is a CYOA (Choose Your Own Adventure), your experience may vary, but, I say with little hesitation that my own experience with the story is the most meaningful experience I’ve had with a game - ever.
Although wonderful in their own right, choice oriented games like The Walking Dead and Mass Effect don’t even come close to what this game accomplishes.
What Choice Do I Have?
CoR gives you choices.
CoR gives you lots of choices that make the story feel like your own, fostering immersion in a way that traditional literature cannot.
– Real player with 45.3 hrs in game
Autonima
A steampunk adventure game set in a world of robots and myth.
You play as Ohm, one of the robotic lifeforms known as Autons, during the slow decline of their civilization. Explore the world of Autonima through dialog, found objects, environmental story-telling, and puzzle-solving, as you make your way up the mountain.
The future of their civilization is uncertain. Faced with extinction, the Autons search for powers beyond their own. Your quest is to find answers to the disappearance of Makers, and try to saving all life. Choose wisely. The fate of the world hangs in the balance.
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Area 86
An excellent and innovative game.
You can smash glass in this game- what else can you ask from the developer? The controls are a bit hard to get used to, but with some practices you’ll get it.
Bugs do exist, but the devs listen to bug reports on Discord and do make attempts to fix them.
– Real player with 23.6 hrs in game
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This stupid clumsy robot won’t let me sleep… the game is so addictive :-)
The robot controls kind of sluggish and shattered objects on the ground make things more wonky. But this was done in a way that makes the game challenging and not frustrating … ok, I was lying, it is frustrating at times … in a good way.
The graphics are crisp and charming and I love the music, although there seems to be only one song. The developer is doing a great job at fixing bugs too :-)
– Real player with 6.2 hrs in game
Sierra Ops - Space Strategy Visual Novel
Update after episode 2
This first episode is good but also very very very short. Might be one of the shortest I ever tried. It has an interesting sci-fi setting and introduces the characters but doesnt let you get to know them since you barely get a few lines. It also makes use of flash backs as the main characters clearly has mental wound attached to past incidents. Battle system is ok and unusual for a VN but not too hard to figure it out. The design of characters seems to fit a game like this quite well. Overall it got me interested to see next episode and decide if its good enough to get the season pass.
– Real player with 42.2 hrs in game
I won’t lie, this barely tips the needle into recommend rather than neutral. Sierra Ops is basically a visual novel with a light fleet command and time management mechanic attached to it. I think the issue I have with it is that none of the component parts of terribly good. They aren’t BAD, but in trying to cram all of that in here they’ve cut a few corners on each section. Battles are a mixed bag of good, bad, and frustrating. I like a lot of things there but you have to go through so much story to get to them… and when it turns out they’re one the token five minutes and done type battles that can be frustrating. Not to mention the difficulties of introducing various new mechanics and ideas with that pacing. There’s a similar problem with upgrading your ship, by the end of chapter 2 there’s still not that much to choose yet. On the visual novel side the story is… it has potential but I don’t want to give it too much praise or condemnation yet. It’s not completely sold me so far, in either plot or execution, but I have to admit there are some good foundations here and it could make me eat those words in future chapters.
– Real player with 36.2 hrs in game
The Alternate Universe: FULL GAME!
Welcome to The Alternate Universe. An action, adventure, strategy, simulation game and The Horror Story, a FNAF fan horror game mode. In The Alternate Universe, there’s game mode like Campaign, Multiplayer, and Outbreak. In The Horror Story, there’s The Horror Story Game Mode
The Alternate Universe Campaign: (Single Player Mode Only) On Campaign Main Story, PlanetX19, this world was once your new home, your new planet, your new life. You’ve been sent to a Mysterious Ruins by a meteor, and your only goal is to find your way back home. As you move on from the hard decisions, you’re going to face weird, and creepy creatures are waiting for you. You also fight along side with Rust, John, Shepherd, and yourself included (To Be Named). From planet to planet, you find out who destroyed your home and to find out who you really are.
The Alternate Universe Multiplayer: On Multiplayer, think of this mode kinda like Crab Game, but a worse version of it. Yeah we’re sorry.
Features for this mode:
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Up to 20 players
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[TBD] Maps
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[TBD] Game Modes
The Alternate Universe Outbreak: On Outbreak, there’s another story line for this mode, but you must wait for maps to come out to find out more of the story. You play as Leo, John, Aaron, and Helper to stop Leo Jr the unstoppable boss from destroying the universe. You also need to stop the Outbreak from stopping you and other things that are surrounding you. You will need to jump from universe to universe to find out how to stop this nightmare, and how it will end. The choices you make depends on you.
On The Horror Story, there is four rooms, and the outside you need to survive in. There’s the Basement, Living Room, Bedroom, etc. Do all of them in order to understand the story more.
Features Game Modes In The Alternate Universe:
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Campaign Game Mode
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Multiplayer Game Mode
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Outbreak Game Mode
Features Levels In The Horror Story:
- The Horror Story Game Mode
Augmented Future
The concept was intriguing, but I didn’t like the pseudo real-time combat. The timers are way too fast: there’s almost no time to click (much less think).
The interface is clunky: lots of waiting for text or buttons to load, for instance. I did play around with the settings and improved the speed as best I could, but waiting for components to load in such a minimalistic interface just feels bad.
There were also some basic bugs, like superimposed buttons.
Bottom line for me: if I’m going to play a game that ditches graphics for the sake of gameplay, I want the interface to be very good, and not something I feel like I’m fighting.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Kiss Upload
Kiss Upload is a futuristic-themed romance visual novel. It features four involved story paths with even more outcomes.
You play as Tobias, who begins the story in present time, living a below-average life on his own. After receiving a flyer from the owner of an innovative company, Tobias decides to participate in a life-changing science experiment which would land him 500 years in the future. That is, if all goes according to plan.
In Kiss Upload, you can choose between three female and one male love interest. Each are connected to various sides of a conflict. Will you take the side of the FBI? Or will you side with a robotics engineer who calls herself a mad scientist? Maybe you’ll fall for a cute robot. The choice is yours.
Soul Delivery
Soul delivery is a narrative platformer focused on exploration, story, and interaction. This is a cozy game for every sci-fi story fan that doesn’t require you to be especially reactive. Your choices will affect the story.
The story takes place in a neon city in the future. You wake up as a work unit robot, without knowing who you are and what is going on, you are assigned to a mission right away: delivering an anonymous package to a mysterious robot. As you venture out into the night, the story about humans and AI behind this world starts to unfold.
FEATURES:
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Talk to robots with dynamic options to explore the story of this mysterious world. Make choices that affect the story.
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Upload your consciousness to different bodies, wield their abilities.(Not in the demo)
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Solve puzzles to advance the story.
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Enjoy beautiful 2D graphics generated from 3D models with dynamic lighting.
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No violence, no shooting, and fighting. This game doesn’t require you to be especially reactive.
ABOUT THE DEVELOPER:
Hi, I’m single-minded Ryan.
I used to work as a web designer and part-time programmer. Now I’m trying become a solo game developer.
As an English learner, I consider this game to be a milestone in my English learning process.
This also means you might find the dialogue to be a little bit off or filled with a lot of mistakes.
Please help me improve this game by providing suggestions regarding the language, thanks.
Laika
Laika is a third person perma-death runner game where you have to deal with various obstacles that exist to end your life. The main goal of this game is to survive until the end.
If you collide with a trap you die. If you fall you die. The map contain many hidden trap. Play carefully!
Laika
Laika (Russian: Лайка; c. 1954 – 3 November 1957) was a Soviet space dog which became one of the first animals in space, and the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika, a stray mongrel from the streets of Moscow, was selected to be the occupant of the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 that was launched into outer space on 3 November 1957
Story
A robot named Rico launched into the space. While Rico overcome various obstacles, his journey start by encounter Laika’s trace and finish by finding Laika!
Bionic Heart 2
Having somewhat fond remembrances of the first Bionic Heart game (played some time ago), when I came across this sequel on sale for $10, I decided to give it a go. Unfortunately, other than the name, there’s not a lot in common. The humor is mostly gone, the characters are very shallow, and the whole concept of “social boss fight” is very contrived. There is a lot of dialog amongst the various endings, but a lot of it is recycled. The art doesn’t really match up with the characters. And the endings just don’t give you much feeling of satisfaction.
– Real player with 19.3 hrs in game
This is an nteresting visual novel which sacrifices the typical genre-obliged light-heartedness setting and “romance options” for a much more mature and grim drama, which is quite refreshing.
The games also features a very good soundtrack (which you can find somewhere in the game folder, along a few wallpapers with drawings not used in the game), and good art, far away from the standard VN anime style in most characters.
The game is sadly not perfect. The writing could be the mayor issue. It is much better than that of its predecessor, but still shows some inconsistencies, such as different versions of “reality” depending on the path (that may be needed for making room to the 24 endings, but I find that a bit cheaty and unimmersive), and some deus-ex-machinas hard to explain. In a few points, disconnects from the story of the first game, which I find a good decision. That should allow you to not feel obliged to play that game, which was worse than this one. Also, there are a few minor bugs here and there, nothing game-breaking or particularly annoying (but note that in Linux, the achievements don’t unlock, but if you kept savegames before the endings you can load the savegames in other platform and unlock the achievements by replaying them, I had to do that). All the endings can be achieved but the guides are hard to find and follow (I couldn’t find a comprehensive one). Getting all of them became a bit tedious (and frustrating because of the errors in the guides I used).
– Real player with 18.1 hrs in game