Flight of the Athena
Lots of variety with bosses and enemies. Includes interesting time-based events mid-mission and enemies that come from all four directions, which gets pretty exciting pretty quickly. Well done, A To Play Ltd’s Flight of the Athena is pretty damn fun and very replayable!
While the portrait art may be lacking the rest of the in-game art are quite nice. Some odd design decisions on the tactical map but the actual battles and bosses are loads of fun. And multiplayer!
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– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
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This game is excellent! It is a flashback to games like this that I played when I was younger but with great additions! You have two guns (one on a turret) which you control using the 2nd stock on the controller; this is great! Also there is an RPG and randomness factor which add to replayability. Got to buy it!
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Dungeon Crowley
DO NOT buy this game it appears to be abandoned by the dev. Its a shame because for a long time the dev was active and new dungeons, monsters, and more were released. Issues were resolved, etc. Now since summer of 2020 there hasn’t been an update and I think the last response from the dev was in November of 2020. Before that, the dev was active in the forums and responding to posts. He has disappeared and sadly it appears he has abandoned the game. A real shame as it has such great potential!
[BELOW is my original review when I got the game, but a lot has changed forcing me to change my review and recommendation.]
– Real player with 26.6 hrs in game
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EDIT: I was contacted by the devs and talked through some troubleshooting. That is some serious customer service right there!
They released a patch that fixed most of the problems I was having, as well as pointing out an issue with AVAST anti-virus (in case anyone else is running it). This is a dedicated team really looking to provide a quality product, and they completely have my support.
This is a great project and I’m excited to see where it goes. And the devs are very closely listening to all of the feedback, which is fantastic!
– Real player with 26.1 hrs in game
Desecrators
OK, first off I was a big Descent fan and more recently a fan of Overload but it didn’t have coop. For me, I thought that was a mistake.
Then along comes Desecrators. It seems to be a cross between Forsaken mostly, and partially Descent. The graphics look cool but are somewhat retro looking. The tanks remind me of Forsaken and the rest, Descent. And best of all, it has coop!!!
The most critical aspect of a 6DoF game is the ship control. The ship control is spot on with the default settings. It feels perfect and very neutral. You can also toggle auto ship leveling. The game allows you to rebind keys and has full controller support.
– Real player with 39.8 hrs in game
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Another great indie 6DOF game ! 🙂
Desecrators is really promising and already pretty damn good despite being early in development, there’s lot of potential here to create a one of it’s kind 6DOF game.
Good controls, it’s fast and responsive, really nice feeling piloting the ship with just the right amount of inertia.
The weapons are satisfying and there’s many different to use.
Desecrators also have great retro graphics style which remind me of Forsaken.
The levels are procedurally generated so we get a new experience each playthrough and that’s pretty nice !
– Real player with 13.9 hrs in game
TopplePOP: Bungee Blockbusters
TopplePOP is physics puzzle action with bendy animal acrobats on bungee cords, for 1-4 players. Designed for solo, co-op and PvP in eSports battles, speedrun leaderboards & spectacular couch co-op parties. Become champions! Or don’t, and chill with an endless variety of zen puzzles.
TopplePOP takes block puzzles _**“off the grid” **_for fast & fluid freestyle physics fun!
Easy to pick up and play, with infinite depth to master.
Co-op action - team up with friends to pull off spectacular combo techniques!
Use gamepad or keys to guide bendy animal acrobats on rubber bands
Swing, rotate, shove, stack and fling blocks. Connect 4 to combo and POP!
Your pals are trapped, transformed into Grumble blocks! Rescue them to gain new abilities
Upsize combos & Topple chain reactions in pvp battles and co-op speedruns
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revolutionary physics-puzzle action, inspired by Tetris & PuyoPuyo
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instantly playable for endless solo play and spectacular couch co-op parties
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deep design for team-battle eSports & solo / co-op speedrun leaderboards
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gradual tutorials teach pro-techniques - become champions!
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or don’t! and chill with an endless variety of zen puzzles
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1 to 4 players in Co-Op Story Mode
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2 to 4 players in Vs. Mode (…possibly more!)
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Multiplayer Tournaments - team up with or against your friends
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Daily Challenges and Global Leaderboards
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Conquer increasingly hazardous missions, or chill with endless zen puzzles
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Play nice in co-op mode - communicate and synchronize your team maneuvers
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Be a meanie in battle mode - power-ups & chain reactions topple your opponents!
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Eight zones with distinct tools & hazards, rendered in a unique painterly art style
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Pick a path - choose your next mission, pick upgrades & gear up for the challenge
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Git gud - beat crushing traps, sinking icebergs, erupting lava and robot chainsaws!
Welcome to Bungee Blockbusters: a rapid-response brigade of rubber-banded heroes, deployed solo or in teams of two to four, against THE JUMBLE: a chaotic clutter of colorful blocks made of wood, metal, ice, fire, cactus, bubblegum, explosives and more!
Your pals are MIA, trapped inside sour-faced blocks called Grumbles, buried in the Jumble. Race to the rescue! Connect 3 same-color blocks to any Grumble and POP! instant freedom!
PRIMARY MISSION: Rescue lost Blockbusters! You have three minutes to swing down, fling blocks, pop Grumbles and free your pals! But beware - hang around too long, or stack too high and it’s GAME OVER - you’ll be transformed into Grumbles too!
SIDE OBJECTIVE: Explore deep in The Jumble! Discover new areas with their own unique tools and hazards; hone new skills to take on the toughest challenges - race to track down who or what is responsible for this mess and save the world!
Okay Blockbusters - you’ve got this! Bungees away!
WELCOME TO THE JUMBLE****
BFF or Die
A nice cooperative puzzle game.
CRASHES when trying to use Remote Play Together. This is too bad. I really wanted to try it out with some help from my far-flung friends.
The initial levels of the game are different based on the number of players. If you want to teach friends how to play, I recommend playing the first 7, or so, levels in TWO PLAYER mode. The early levels of other modes might fail to teach important aspects (like how to get out of the flashlight booth).
This could be a nice title for some “Games Night” cooperative frustration, err I mean fun.
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
The game is like a physical puzzle game but with action elements to it. And if you play multiplayer, the extra dimension of needing to figure out what each player needs to do and when to complete the level. It can get crazy hectic and tense, especially when your teammates mess up or something unexpected happens. But it never feels unfair or too punishing. Plus you always get time to plan at the start of each level / puzzle.
My only criticism is some of the menu options don’t work with keyboard, but nothing that stops you playing the game.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Dream’s Reach: Village of the Gods
While still in early access, Dream’s Reach: Village of the Gods brings to life a fantasy many retro adventure RPG players have been wishing for ever since the NES era: Being able to design your own dungeons & puzzles. This game also brings to the table original gameplay mechanics, charming aesthetics & the possibility to share unique, custom experiences with up to 4 players both locally and online.
– Real player with 128.5 hrs in game
EA ARPG DC + promising - pricing = Puzzle/dungeon builder with 1-4 players in either custom built or procedurally generated levels. Campaign is in the works. Twin stick action for different moves.
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– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
Flock of Dogs
Flock of Dogs is a top-down, twin-stick, crew game. Most of the time, one player pilots the whale and everyone else rides flying dogs to battle and quest. Players can land on the whale and relaunch when ready. The journey leads to the Flying Festival through procedurally-generated, floating biomes with a mix of creatures, characters, and quests.
Together with your brother and sister Dogriders, mount up on flying dogs. Name them. Teach them tricks. Then put on a fancy hat, grab your umbrella, and soar through the air. Make sure to tend to your flock as dogs can get hungry, thirsty, sick, and injured.
A friendly skywhale acts kinda like your living airship. It will provide plenty of inventory space in its big belly and nests for your flying dogs. You can also strap different gear onto the whale, such as the water hose, vacuum turret, or just extra shelves.
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Travel to the Flying Festival
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Pick up hitchhikers on the way to the Flying Festival
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Battle monsters to protect the hitchhikers you pick up on the way to the Festival
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Fire broadsides from whale-mounted cannons
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Be swallowed by a whale and then be spouted out of its belly
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Collect solar power and mop up environmental disasters
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Wear hats
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The Flying Festival at the end of the Air River
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Your treehouse on a floating island
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Blue Blob Land
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The eye of a sandstorm
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Into a dark cave filled with monsters
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Into a bightly lit cave to party with friends
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A lighthouse
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The land of giants
There is support for up to 8 LOCAL and/or ONLINE players. Singleplayer. 2 players on 1 keyboard. Dozens of supported controllers. And it features native network code built on the Photon Unity Networking plug-in. Of course, it also supports Steam Remote Play Together.
Every copy of Flock of Dogs comes with one Friend Slot. It’s not exactly 2-for-1, but in some ways, it’s better. A Friend Slot allows you to invite one friend who doesn’t own the game to join you online. This utilizes the native network code. You can invite any friend, and each time, it can be a different friend. Additional Friend Slots will be available for purchase.
Flock of Dogs is inspired by storybooks, cartoons, and suburban parks. It features hand-drawn characters and painted environments. It is filled with color and quirkiness and danger. Brave adventures can seek out dark caves filled with monsters, while those wanting a leisurely float to the Flying Festival are also accomodated. Wherever, however, and with whomever you play Fock of Dogs, It’s a magical flight.
Airlock Arena
Become the ultimate cargo smuggler
Welcome to the thrilling and dangerous occupation of galactic cargo smuggling. In Airlock Arena, you are responsible for procuring, protecting, transporting, and ultimately delivering precious cargo to the far reaches of space. Avoid the Authorities, look for opportunities, and ultimately make a profit while bringing much needed supplies to colonies cut off by the ravages of galactic civil war. The chance to make a fortune is real, but the odds of dying are even higher. This is no game for the weak.
Game Features
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Highly strategic 2-D action “rogue-like-like” gameplay on spaceships and planets for endless hours of replayability.
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Simulated vacuum physics! Smugglers quickly learn that air can be their best friend or their worst enemy.
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Randomly generated destructible/repairable ships. Each playthrough requires different strategies to accommodate different ship layouts.
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Tons of random event combinations to challenge your skills and decision-making abilities while under pressure.
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Work together to restart broken ship systems such as engines, blast doors, and artificial gravity generators, when they inevitably fail.
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Single player and Cooperative contracts both locally and online, so you can play together on the couch, or across the net. Die alone, or die alongside your friends in a universe full of unknown terrors.
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Unique items, including the blaster, repair gun, grapple beam, and jet pack to help deal with the dangers of space in whatever way you see fit.
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Financial decision making. Do you use those credits to help make the mission more forgiving, or hold on to them to go for a high score?
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Unexpected cargo. Space is full of all kinds of trash and treasures. Sometimes the best cargo is what you find along the way! Take a perilous spacewalk and see if you can’t reel some of it in!
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Biomatter absorbing respawn platforms. Get the lifeless corpse of one of your friends back to a respawn platform, and see them spring back to life, ready to die once more!
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Increasingly difficult contracts to keep even skilled players on their toes. You’ll be yelling at Airlock Arena for hours to come.
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Competitive deathmatch and capture the cargo modes to test your mastery of the game mechanics against your friends.
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A super-secret ending that only the most observant players will find! Don’t tell anyone… it’s a secret!
BlastZone 2
My Grandfather smoked his whole life. I was about 10 years old when my mother said to him, ‘If you ever want to see your grandchildren graduate, you have to stop immediately.’. Tears welled up in his eyes when he realized what exactly was at stake. He gave it up immediately. Three years later he died of lung cancer. It was really sad and destroyed me. My mother said to me- ‘Don’t ever smoke. Please don’t put your family through what your Grandfather put us through." I agreed. At 28, I have never touched a cigarette. I must say, I feel a very slight sense of regret for never having done it, because this game gave me cancer anyway.
– Real player with 208.4 hrs in game
Apparently the blast zone is actually quite large. BlastZone 2 is a short indie side scrolling shooter (ala R-type but I wouldn’t say this game is that similar to R-type) made by solo developer Mat Edzenga. It features a number of different ships with different load outs, 8 stages filled with enemy ships, interesting 3D graphics and a few extra modes to try your hand at once you have beaten the main game. It also has local 2 players, controller support and costs only a few bucks.
Good
– Real player with 9.6 hrs in game
Flixy Cats
Flixy Cats were first seen in an alley in Hollywood, California in 1988. Since then, they have popped up at bus stops and on huge buildings worldwide!
Now you can see them in a brand new game!
The Flixy Cat world is about to be overrun by ravenous pirate rats! The cats must defend themselves by hitting the rats with marshmallow mallets, sending the rats ot a confetti land where they can have all the garbage they can eat.
Flixy Cats is a 3D platform where you can control Max and his entire cat crew. You can explore different worlds, discover new power ups to help in the journey, team up with another cat to assist you and much more.