Amoeba Battle: Microscopic RTS Action
Personal review
Much better than the DS version. I love the bouncing mission visuals. There’s finally a choice of difficulty for the campaign, but some of the missions seem nearly impossible on brutal. As far as I can tell, the only difference between difficulties is the AI damage is insanely boosted. And my locust gets easily 2-shot by sharks. I’m not a fan of battle royals, but this was better than I thought it would be. Interesting upgrades that you don’t see in the campaign, but still improves the battle royal. Over 50 different tastefully colored amoebas. Overall, better improvement from the DS version. I hope more content will be added in the future.
– Real player with 93.8 hrs in game
The funniest RTS I’ve seen in my life.
It’s a pure joy to see and control this cute little amoebas. Clearly, developers put all of their heart into this beautiful game. In my opinion, this is a wonderful example of a polished game. Game mechanics are well-thought and balanced. It has a lot of strategical depth. It becomes the most clear when trying to beat the campaign on the last difficulty =D
Sadly, the game didn’t get the attention it deserves, so right now playerbase is pretty low. But It took me about 30 hours to beat the campaign on the last difficulty (which is great by the way) and get all the achievements (they are great too), and I haven’t event touched skirmish mode and Outbreak vs AI, so there is really a lot to do here even without multiplayer.
– Real player with 41.4 hrs in game
Timemelters
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Created by the co-designer of Sang-Froid: Tales of Werewolves, Timemelters brings you to a mythical land of dreams and nightmares, where witch trials seem the only answer to the preternatural forces threatening the land.
Timemelters is a hardcore action-strategy game that features a unique game mechanic: Time Travel, which allows the players to go back in time and fight alongside themselves. You play as Teagan, a witch whose powers were just recently unleashed by an unwelcome guest. Now, you must venture forth in a desperate effort to cleanse the countryside from the seeping evil that is corrupting it.
Something is rotten in the Kingdom of Hogendale.
Creation is stricken. Trees and beasts sicken, wither and are reborn as shrieking, malevolent shades. The dead claw their way out of the poisoned earth to swarm mindlessly over the land. No living man or woman is safe from their dripping talons. Whole towns are brought to ruin. King Ionracas’ dream of a lasting Pax Hogendala vanishes in an unnatural whirl of blood and misery.
It must be the Witches! Who else could be responsible for this chaos? The King decrees their death by fire. And thus — many an innocent woman is condemned to the sacred pyre.
Now, the flames await you.
Features:
Unique Time Shift game mechanic: rewind time and fight alongside yourself, not as an AI, but in a fully deterministic fashion. Plan out truly custom strategies and play to your own style!
Hybrid Action-Strategy gameplay: Plan a strategy and execute it all in real time, across more than 20 distinct missions!
Co-op mode: Play the full campaign with a friend online!
Startling storyline: Engaging campaign with all the twists, turns, nooks, crannies and what-the-bleep-just-happened moments you would – and should – expect from a story based on Time Travel!
Inspired by Scottish Folklore: Fight with and against numerous creatures inspired by the rich and variegated Scottish heritage. Och hey, lads and lassies!
Skill Tree: Choose how your spells upgrade – yielding ever more powerful magic and intricate build choices!
Original Soundtrack: Sumptuous, expansive soundtrack filled with epic moments (and a few earworms)!
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Bunker Defense
Tower defence at its best.
Ranks along side Defense Grid 2 as the best out there.
very challenging and great diversity
More levels a definite requirement..
– Real player with 186.1 hrs in game
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Well, as a self-professed TD game addict, with lots of games to compare it to, this game stands out as one of the best overall Tower Defense games I’ve played. It’s a hidden gem that offers tons of varied action, ops for challenge (lots of replay ability), appealing story line, immersion and just plain fun. And, unlike many TD games I’ve played, even after the learning curve I have not felt bored with any level because they are all so varied and different.
The graphics are truly outstanding with a wide variety of enemies, weapons and maps (albeit IMO per the Early Access version, there needs to be some tweaking on gamma (adjusting within the game graphics, ie. shadow, worked great for me). The only other criticism (and this is being very picky) would maybe if they tweaked the zooming and angle controls for better visibility (I wanted to really check out some of those strange and awesome enemies)
– Real player with 167.5 hrs in game
Colony Siege
This game is not worth a Thumbs Up, it is worth a Maybe. But sadly Valve does not give us that option, and somehow has come to the conclusion that rating a game is a simple Go / No Go affair.This game clearly demonstrates why there needs to be a middle ground option.
There is definitely potential here, and I am getting some minor enjoyment out of it. I think the Defense Grid meets Supreme Commander thing is a bit of a stretch, but I can clearly see what they were referring to. There is certainly the aspect of building your own path and shaping the battlefield that Defense Grid did so well. And you can build a vehicle factory that allows you to build units like Supreme Commander did. But that is where the SupCom similarities end. Ok, yes, you can upgrade defense towers, but that wasn't unique to SupCom, it is a normal part of any Tower Defense game.
– Real player with 29.1 hrs in game
Colony Siege did a lot of things right, but…
This is a decent TD game - but some design decisions are holding it back from being a good or even great TD game.
First the good -
1. The checkpoint system is very well done, and when you’re not prepared, you’re not back to square 1.
2. The commander flying around and participating in the battle, building & repairing things is a good change to the TD formula. You feel more vested.
3. Ability to place towers in the mini-grid like arena is done well, and I like how towers can join each other to create a barrier that allows you to maze.
– Real player with 23.5 hrs in game
Eye in the Sky
If you have someone around to play this with… friend, spouse, kid, whatever… get this game!
Caveats:
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People who are not very experienced with computer games in general should probably play in VR. The PC controls can be tricky if you are not used to them and it might get frustrating. If both players are gamers, you are sure to have a blast regardless!
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There is no controller support. The PC player has to play with keyboard and mouse or you somehow get a controller to emulate the keyboard (as is possible with the Steam Controller, not sure about others).
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game
Underrated game!!!
This game is fun! Good coop puzzles. I like the unique “industrial” look. I like the tiny robot!
I played with a Quest 2 + Virtual Desktop + Parsec (for coop) + Discord. Everything worked perfectly.
So the VR player is a flying sphere, which can interact with objects, but only within a limited space. The other player on the PC is a tiny robot that can go in most places the VR player cannot. They have to work together so that the tiny robot can get to the exit.
I like the way the game is explained to you. In fact, you sort of understand everything without a lot of explanation. It is rather intuitive. You can talk to your friend to figure things out together.
– Real player with 6.8 hrs in game
UNITED COMMAND ®
Nice game with command and conquer vibes. Surely needs some polishing but already in early access I had some fun with the coop-campaign. The assets for the troops and the buildings look very good,the maps should be a little more detailed. Also it would be great to be able to sell units - especially when the raffinery is destroyed and you need money to buy another one.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
It has a similar feeling to c&c
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Embr
Among a glut of physics-based multiplayer games, Embr sticks out as a bright spot.
I 100% recommend this game to anyone looking for a good multiplayer experience. It’s in Early Access, but for myself, the majority of the bugs I’ve experienced are just graphics. More on this later. I want to highlight what I believe is absolutely the most important thing Embr has done for this genre.
Overcooked. Overcooked 2. Moving Out. These are three games in the genre I call “physics-based co-ops”. The fun is drawn from playing with friends in a chaotic environment where physics are a little goofy. But that’s the thing. They’re multiplayer. And so is Embr…or is it? That’s what Embr does. This game is 100% soloable. While I don’t know the reason behind this design decision, in the settings, you can change the speed of the fire spread. It starts at a baseline of 1.0. You can increase it a little for more challenge, or lower it to make it spread slower, thus making the game a lot easier to play on your own. And that’s what I love, not having to play with someone else, instead being able to enjoy the experience alone.
– Real player with 60.4 hrs in game
This game is the most interesting and entertaining game I’ve played in a while. The concept is unique, and the gameplay is surprisingly good. Controls are fairly self explanatory as well. Graphics are superb, with the world being very aesthetically pleasing and the lighting engine being more than adequate. I’m not certain how well I like the character design, but I could see it growing on me. They aren’t bad by any means, just a little… bulbous. That being said, I’m not really sure what I would do to change the game other than that. If you have a dedicated graphics card (other than mobile variants, which are generally highly underpowered) you can more than likely run the game extremely well. With a 2nd gen I5, 8 gigs of old ram, and a nvidia 460 one can obtain very high framerates with no lag on max settings. The game seems fairly well optimized for such a new title and for one still being in early access. Overall I highly recommend the game. I have greatly enjoyed playing it and will likely play even more often when I finally wrap up the semester.
– Real player with 41.1 hrs in game
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3
Best RTS on Steam!
Pros:
+Nice graphics that still look mighty fine even after all the years
+Energizing soundtrack that changes according to the battlefield situation
+Reworked and well thought-out resource system that promotes base expansion
+All the factions are all fundamentally unique and don’t have a single similiar unit
+Really good in-game voice acting
+Clear and understandable interface
+Co-op campaign!
+Action-packed battles that require both macromanagement and microcontrol!
+Gamechanging unit abilities! Not a single ability is truly useless
– Real player with 598.8 hrs in game
Red Alert 3, for the first time in C&C history, featured a full coop campaign for all three factions. The Red Alert Spin-Off of C&C always was my favourite setting and Red Alert 3 didn’t receive the critical acclaim and fanbase it actually deserved. It played exactly like Red Alert 2, which personally is still my all time favourite C&C game right after C&C Generals.
The FMV scenes were cheezy as always and George Takeii did a brilliant job just playing himself in a samurai robe.
I have many fond memores for Red Alert and it still plays marvellous today.
– Real player with 65.9 hrs in game
Deadhold
tl;dr if you like Myth, you’ll love this game (even in its Early Access incarnation)
It’s been a long time… since I was so excited for a game! Yes, it is quite a bit like the Myth I and Myth II games (and that’s a good thing) but Deadhold is its own animal. Deadhold adds some finely tuned 3-D goodness, ’splodey physics, a healthy portion of 21st C thinking/game play along with some new ideas about how spells and items could enhance different gaming styles. The single solo map is short but showcases some of the game’s potential. For me the real fun lies in modes like coop Horde or multiplayer FFA or team play. MP is fast and frenetic, the strategies enlivened by skillful use of spells and a very limited amount of healing (1 dose). Get on with a couple buddies - or grab a few players from the MP lobbies - and enjoy blasting the undead or each other to bits, lots and lots of gory gibs and bits.
– Real player with 191.7 hrs in game
One of the biggest fans of Myth. I spent years of my life playing it. I’ve played thousands of single-player games and this is the only multiplayer game I enjoy. There is no better multiplayer game. It’s also pretty much impossible to ever make this for consoles so don’t wait for a port. I play 99% of my games on a console but this one can only work on PC due to the many buttons and fast clicks needed to move the camera and select and move units.
Deadhold revives Myth and any fan should enjoy it. It adds a few new things and some changes, like health potions instead of Journeymen. New stuff is dropped items and spells you can use, including a Resurrect option for dead units. But most of it is the same Myth you knew and loved. If you never played Myth I have no idea how to recommend or explain this game to you. It’s like an RTS but with no buildings or unit-making or resources. You choose your units at the beginning of the match and then micromanage till the end. That’s what makes the multiplayer so fun is that you can work as a team with different units, or micromanage against others. Combine that with the physics/gibs and you can never not have a good time. Right now, on day one of Early Access, this is already a solid “good”. It has the potential to be the greatest game ever made. We’ll see. gla
– Real player with 32.1 hrs in game
Jagged Alliance 3
Grand Chien, a nation of rich natural resources and deep political divides, is thrown into chaos when the elected president goes missing and a paramilitary force known as “The Legion” seizes control of the countryside. Now, the President’s family has pulled together all their resources, including an arrangement with the powerful Adonis corporation, to hire a group of skilled mercenaries tasked with finding the President and bringing order back to the country.
In Jagged Alliance 3, select from a huge cast of mercenaries all with their own unique personalities, quirks, and backstories. Then go out and explore Grand Chien as you meet new people, earn money, grow your team, and ultimately make your own decisions that will decide the country’s fate.
FEATURES
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Engage in rich, tactical turn-based combat
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Recruit from a large cast of unique mercenaries, including many familiar fan favorites
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Loot, salvage, and customize an arsenal of weaponry and equipment
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Choose from a wide array of special perks to customize your mercs as they level up
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Decide the fate of Grand Chien in an open RPG structure
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Control territory, train the locals, command multiple parties, and defend against enemy forces in an alive, active world
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Experience the campaign with friends in online co-op mode