Spellstorm
A re-imagining of the classic game Magestorm, fight in an all-magic battle arena as an archon pulled from time and imbued with fantastical powers in an eternal struggle between the 3 Primal Forces - Order, Balance, and Chaos. Fueled by increasingly powerful magic, defeat your foes and their shrines in this three team FPS battle arena.
All Magic
This is the ultimate mage battle fantasy. Push the front lines as an elemental Magician, ambush foes with lightning as the Tempest, defend your shrine with a storm of swords as the Paladin, or deny your enemies by harnessing mana and the void as the Arcanist.
Well Tuned Gameplay
Each class has a distinct playstyle and feel allowing all four to make game-winning plays.
Unique Combat
This is not a Crowd Control Simulator. Combat is aggressive, tactical, and merciless.
Five-Finger Gunslinger
As the lead programmer of this game, I can say we really put a lot of thought into making a game with constant action, no downtime. I of course recommend the game, it is a great game in times like these, hop in and play a few games with your friends who you can no longer see in person!
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
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I know one of the people that worked on this game and it’s great seeing it come to life. It takes a lot of hard work to do something like this. Worth spending the 2 bucks just to support these guys, and play a fun game.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Gemini: Binary Conflict
Welcome to Gemini! A binary planet system orbiting a red dwarf host star. You join us in the midst of a skirmish between the inhabitants of two worlds who are on the brink of all out war.
The Avians (an enlightened bird-like species) occupy the original homeworld, with their distant cousins, the Trivexians (an aggressive reptile species) inhabiting its twin. Both planets originally had temperate climates with resources to spare, and while the Avians had the foresight to maintain and protect their biosphere, the Trivexians were careless and greedy, reducing their world to an arid, almost lifeless desert.
As resources diminished, the Trivexians became envious of their Avian cousin’s world, with its tantalising oceans and luscious purple vegetation. Following a number of incursions to take back what they believed was rightfully theirs, the fighting ensued. Join the battle, pick a side, fight for a cause, and destroy the enemy.
‘Gemini: Binary Conflict’ is a multiplayer, class based, first person shooter set in an exotic environment with a bold visual style. In-game you will find some unconventional weaponry, equipment, armour, class roles and modes. The game aims to provide a subtle mixture of mechanics both familiar and unusual to create a unique and engaging gameplay experience.
Features:
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Player class system, with an array of unusual weaponry and abilities, making each class truly unique.
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A variety of PvP gamemodes up to 16 players, ranging from Free-for-all to our flagship mode, ‘Warpath’; push enemy lines aided by an army of AI droids, deploy support structures and strategise with your team to take down and capture enemy bases.
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Co-op gamemode ‘Holdout’; up to 5 players stranded in enemy territory survive increasingly difficult waves of hostiles and boss encounters, whilst activating defences and power-ups to aid the completion of the objective: successfully repair the base.
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XP / Unlock system, allowing players to level up their classes, unlock armour cosmetics and weapon / equipment sidegrades as they progress in-game.
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Player customisation system, allowing expressive variety in-game. Players can choose any colour for armour and weapons, as well as individually swap armour pieces acquired in class progression.
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Armour destruction system. Armour is not only customisable, but it actually protects individual parts of your body, both functionally and visually destructible, allowing for an extra layer of depth in combat.
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An array of maps featuring visually bold and unique environments.
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Fully fledged bot support. Bots capable of competing alongside you as if they were real players, taking objectives, using equipment, customising themselves, and taking advantage of their individual class strengths, on any gamemode.
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G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout
I do recommend this game, albeit with some caveats.
G.I. Joe: Operation Blackout is an old-fashioned third-person shooter with 17 missions, across which you get to play as twelve characters total (six each for the Joes and Cobra). The game is obviously a love letter to the original 80s cartoon, and given the comments the developers make in the art book, they worked with what they had and would’ve make a more robust game if given the choice. If you like G.I. Joe and don’t boot up the game expecting a triple-A title, I think you’ll have a good time.
– Real player with 17.7 hrs in game
I honestly couldn’t tell you why this game got so slammed at release. I picked it up in a Fanatical Platinum bundle and powered through the whole thing in one sitting - and it was worth every penny. Definitely a budget title, but between the self-aware humor, earnest appreciation for the IP, and damn fun action (even the vehicle sections!), Operation Blackout might actually be the first genuinely GOOD G.I. Joe game!? It basically is like if Volition’s Agents of Mayhem was a linear action game rather than a sandbox grind, and it works so much better as a result!
– Real player with 10.2 hrs in game
Shattered Runes
Shattered Runes is a fast-FPS in which you fight your enemies with magic. Choose from 186 unique spells to shape your own playstyle and defeat your opponents.
Current features :
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186 magic spells : Each one has its own effect on the environment
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Innovative gameplay : Magic spells are composed by following particular combinations with your mouse position and pressed keys
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Simple class system : Build your own set of 4 favorite spells to use in game
Important note : The game is on early development stage, if you want to learn more about it, join the official Discord server (link provided in the game). Also, if you need help understanding some aspects of the game, feel free to follow the official YouTube channel.
Primal Carnage: Extinction
Beginning/P2W?
For a game that went quiet for about a year, its begun updating again with new events, a new dinosaur class, and new rarity. Im going to be entirely honest despite my love for the game. There is a significant skill gap in this game for those who are just starting it. While this game is cheap the store imo is a good bit overpriced with mutations being nearly 10$(does not exceed this) and regular skins ranging from 3$ to 6$.
While the store is expensive or not you can go about purchasing skins a different way and utilize the market to negate this if that is your only worry with purchasing this game.
– Real player with 2193.9 hrs in game
I’m not even going to touch on balance issues and glitches and whatnot; there are plenty of reviews that cover these things in depth. While I’m sympathetic to the fact that the dev team has neither the manpower, time or money to actually do anything but they try to push on regardless, there are plenty of issues I cannot turn a blind eye to.
Like many others, my biggest grievances come from the community itself. However, despite what many reviewers say about “roleplayers ruining the game,” I have in my time rarely encountered roleplayers outside of RP servers (which I do not use at all). It’s almost as if you have to actively search for these things, imagine that!
– Real player with 1566.9 hrs in game
Fishards
Great game to play with friends!
It has awesome gameplay, very cool retro looking graphics and a catchy soundtrack which you might find you self hum along to at times
Performance is really good, the game runs on pretty much any computer and doesn’t require expensive hardware to enjoy
Everything is of course not perfect though. There’s some issues like balancing of spells and classes could be better and they currently only support P2P multiplayer so playing with someone far away from you might not result in a good experience
– Real player with 17.5 hrs in game
Awesome game to pick up and play with a couple friends. I also found a responsive discord community with both devs and players being active meaning there will always be people to play with.
Was further positively surprised by a pretty prevalent skill expression which made it really rewarding to discover new combos and practice them. All over great game! :)
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game
Lemnis Gate
After playing this game on release, I said this about the title:
“Unique time travel elements make Lemnis Gate the most intriguing competitive shooter. The struggle to outmaneuver your opponent with mindful planning and skillful execution is exhilarating.”
Now that the game has been out for almost two months, I still agree with this statement. However, there are still some issues with the game. I’ll list some positives and negatives, ordered by how important/impactful I find them. Keep in mind that I have only played and am only interested in 1v1 turn-based. Some of my points probably apply to other modes as well, but in my mind, Lemnis Gate = Competitive 1v1 turn-based.
– Real player with 138.6 hrs in game
Lemnis gate has amazing potential. I know some players have experienced game breaking bugs. But thats not my experience, it can be buggy, the server does crash every so often. But I believe the devs can fix this later.
Now the gameplay, holy shit, its so good. This is the freshest game I’ve ever played, the concept hasn’t been done before and I love it. It feels like a game of chess with all the interaction and counter play. There is a pretty steep learning curve, more so then most FPS games. But once you get the basic idea of how the characters work, it all clicks together with how many options you have. Learning the ins and outs can be a little painful, but that feeling when you pull a massive 200 IQ play and completely blindside the enemy is worth every bad play you make along the way. its $20, great to play with friends. Give it a go, you wont regret it.
– Real player with 21.3 hrs in game
Retrograde
its a new game but is a ton of fun. very simple yet enjoyable style with fast play and a variety of weapons and features. very promising for a first time game
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game
PixKeeper
World… It always holds secrets and discoveries that we will learn. A team of ordinary guys must fight against the mighty army of evil Lord Erlion, who is going to destroy the country of these brave heroes! Immerse yourself in a voxel 2.5 D world! Together with you, you will call your loyal friends who can protect you and your Homeland at the cost of their own lives. In battle, each team member reveals new abilities that they did not know about before! You will learn what incredible passive and active skills an archer, mage, and knight can learn! For each of them, you can play separately! You will need to develop your camp alone, or with friends online! Everyone will be able to develop individual abilities, and you also need to learn the unique style of the battle tower. For the tower, you will have three development branches available: defensive, attacking, and mixed. You will be able to develop individual characteristics of the tower. As the battle progresses, your scores will be updated on the leaderboard! You have to fight against a strategically developed enemy, so you need to awaken the same strategist in yourself! Each new wave will be stronger than the previous one! You will be able to keep a list of opponents, thanks to which you will know the weaknesses of each of them! Upgrade your tower, upgrade your heroes, upgrade your strategic points! Save the kingdom from defeat!
