Codename Nemesis
Codename Nemesis is an indie, top down, action/stealth RPG set in a 70’s Noir themed world with story rich movie styled cinematics and retro low poly, comic book styled graphics.
Follow Sam, a goofball hitman through a dark city filled with scum as he tries to find his friend, Neil, who’s in the wind after the alleged assassination of their boss, a powerful crime lord. With every goon in the city wanting Sam and Neil dead, our hero takes off into the dead of night in search of his brother while eventually coming face to face with his ultimate nemesis.
Key Features:
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Immersive story-line and movie styled in-game cinematics.
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Choice of gameplay between Action & Stealth.
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Striking, stylized comic book and retro low poly graphical extravaganza.
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70’s era urban themed characters and RPG environment.
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BECKONED
BECKONED is a single-player adventure, driven by progressive role-playing combat mechanics.
The story follows a boy (Taujh) searching for a crystal pendant which could contain his lost memories. Accompanied by two others (Enelh and Leign), they scurry across the landscape of Devanis while being swept up in a whirlwind of trouble. Mastering their surroundings and choosing to help a land riddled with fear, they must reclaim the pendant before its lost for good and maybe then, Taujh will finally know who he is. Release date and price is TBA.
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Blood of the Alchemists
Fantastic indie rpg. The story is entertaining and the attention to detail is impressive.
– Real player with 16.4 hrs in game
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Imoto
the best ever
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Hunkenstein
You’re brain’s been harvested and sold to the lowest bidder.
Now, you’ve been implanted in the latest creation of the infamous and lusty Dr. Anna Stasis. As a handsome abomination of medical waste and muscle, you’ll walk an earth where Mad Science rules and scary movies have become reality.
In this quasi-erotic horror adventure of monstrous proportions, you’ll hunt down legions of ghoulish creatures, then cash the checks.
With an arsenal of weapons at your disposal, you’ll become a helpful part of your community, destroying pesky vampires, bothersome werewolves, and ill-timed zombie infestations. Grind these household pests into mulch. Burn them, stake them, or just crush them with a good old fashioned anvil.
The choice is yours!
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Equip your trusty pickup-truck with the latest in anti-monstrosity equipment, including giant glue-trap, fall-cage, net-launcher, meat-magnet, gas-can, anvil-launcher, monster-mulcher, and the ever handy pitchfork!
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Raid the labs of rival mad-scientists to steal their work!
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Investigate and exterminate! Disappearances, exsanguinations, misplaced mummies. The night has many mysteries to unravel.
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Face a horrific variety of physics based enemies to destroy in any way you see fit.
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Meet the neighbors! You’re not the only monster on the block. Chat up a cast of ne’er-do-wells and societal rejects just like you!
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Fall in love. Romance can be found in the strangest of places.
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Level up! Become faster, stronger, hunkier!
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Survive. The onslaught of the damned never ends, even at home. Be on your toes!
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster
Full review (including score): https://youtu.be/RejP5rwsb6o
Summarized review below!
It’s not often that we get obscure, decade-old Japanese action games ported over to PC – but it’s definitely a trend I can get behind.
Note: Trimmed review to fit character limit, check video for full version!
Story:
The title – El Shaddai – literally means “God Almighty” and it is also one of the names for the God of Israel. The game itself is inspired by the Book of Enoch and you yourself play as Enoch on a journey to save mankind by preventing the great flood. To do so, you will need to seek out seven fallen angels and enlist the help of Lucifel – and that’s just scraping the surface of the weirdness that goes on here.
– Real player with 12.8 hrs in game
El Shaddai basically means Almighty God and this game has a heavy, but very stylized, theological theme running throughout.
The game is loosely based on apocryphal tales from Judeo-Christian biblical writings, but it’s purely as a backdrop and engine to drive a narrative. There’s no preaching or judgement and the story can be enjoyed by anyone regardless of denomination.You play the part of Enoch, a celestial scribe, (who also happens to be an immortal with ridiculous combat skills) tasked by God to venture to Earth and round up six fallen angels prior to the cleansing of the world by flood.
– Real player with 11.8 hrs in game
Prophet
Long after the last war, a knight must reclaim his charge and discover a new purpose.
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The “Souls-like” experience distilled down to its core essence
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fast paced stamina based combat
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exploration tempered by real danger
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a universe cloaked in mystery, waiting to be discovered
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cinematic storytelling
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an ancient tale retold
RUNE II: Decapitation Edition
Overall playtime: 100+ on Epic Store version
Little Backstory:
Studio 369, after really dark practices by the original dev-team Human Heads Studios, took this broken game into their hands and are polishing it to the bits. Is it perfect? Hell no, it’s still broken in places, takes long time to glue everything together, demands patience from us. Is it fun? Yes it is, especially in co-op, multiplayer. Are they finished developing it? No, they are not, far from it. It just got into the second phase, the post-release one, with much more content to come and an ongoing polishing, and I cannot wait to see what this game will become when it gets 99% finished. It’s still a long way, yes, but we are halfway there, I’m sure about it.
– Real player with 40.1 hrs in game
Before I begin let me state that while I do not currently recommend the game (2021-02-20) this decision is due solely to numerous game-breaking bugs. This game has a LOT of potential, but too many things prevent it from living up to said potential. I feel that a player who would normally enjoy the game would likely be raging right after his two hour return window was up the bugs drove him crazy.
First, combat is bad. Not overall. Combat is bad due to bugs. My biggest issue is when you use a power-attack or skill to knock an NPC down. Half of the time (more frequently if it is an elite NPC) the NPC falls down and then his state resets to standing. If this is an elite NPC not only is the NPC teleported to the standing position, but it is also already in a power-attack which cannot be dodged. This can kill you if you are low on life when instead you should have a chance to attack the NPC while it is getting up.
– Real player with 23.6 hrs in game
Secrets of the Lost Tomb
This game was very fun and challenging for a free game. For the company’s first game it was solid and the bugs were minimal. Not really sure what other people are complaining about, the bird puzzle is challenging but not bad. Hope to see more from the devs!!!
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
tell me the answer to the bird puzzle NOW
So I beat the bird puzzle,
Now I am going to walk into the sea.
This game is absolute, utter bum.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
The Immortal
This version is utterly disappointing, I was hoping for a much better experience than the console versions I played long ago. Honestly I played the Genesis version about a year ago so it is even more painful this PC versions lack of execution. Most of the interactions with enemies are barely as enthralling as the Sega Genesis or N.E.S. ports of the game, lots of missing dialog. The gore and fatalities in the Genesis version are strangely absent which makes me upset I sold that one thinking a PC let alone Steam edition would be the true experience…I was sadly mistaken. There is no options to change anything (including resolution), no save/load ability, no enhancements, no play this or that version of the game. Combat is slower than the Genesis also and there are no grunts or cries of pains when attacks land. Surprisingly the consoles music sounds better somehow too which shouldn’t be possible! PLEASE AVOID THIS WAS A SHAMEFUL CASH GRAB NOT A RELEASE THAT RESPECTED THE FANS!!!!!!
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game