Bonkies
I played this game some while it was in Early Access but waited to play the rest and to review for once it was fully out.
Bonkies is a great couch co-op game that has a great visual style and is a ton of fun. Everyone that I’ve played it with has had a great time. My girlfriend who is not much of a gamer loves it. It’s worked great with Steam’s remote play to play co-op online with other friends.
Even though the single player campaign is definitely not the game’s focus, and it is admittedly short (it took me an hour to Ace it, but new players probably 3-4 hours), I had a great time player the single player campaign as well.
– Real player with 22.1 hrs in game
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About the game:
Well, the gameplay is pretty simple. Every of the (up to) 4 players is playing one space monkey. Their task is to construct certain “buildings” in a limited time (usually around 3-5 minutes). Unfortunately these space monkeys have a heavy handycap: they all have only one arm. (Not sure who let them be in charge of the construction site but that’s another question).
The game mechanics rely on 50% communication with the other players (since you can’t lift objects very well on yourself alone) telling them where to move, what to do next. The other half is actually some creativity since it’s not always clear how to build these desired objects. You only get a shape of what’s expected and are left alone trying (or imagining) how it fits best.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
Dino Galaxy Tennis
This game adds a new option on how to spend an evening with friends.
– Real player with 16.9 hrs in game
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Nice game. Gameplay is challenging and fun. Didn’t finish story mode yet but looks promissing ;)
– Real player with 9.6 hrs in game
Sweetlads' Werewolf
Sweetlads' Werewolf is a fast paced game of deception based in 16th century England. Werewolves have infiltrated our village and left us isolated in these deep woods. Find out who you can trust and who is more interested in your flesh!
Votes aren’t confirmed until the end so every second counts to state your innocence and share your theories. With quick communication at the heart of our game we support and encourage voice chat. play with up to 24 players online or locally. Please note, the art is still in progress and not reflective of final gameplay
How to Play
Starting the game you will be assigned a random team - good or evil - and a random role.
The game is split into two repeating phases, day and night:
Day
The day begins with who was killed (or spared) last night, along side their last will.
Everyone discusses and votes on whom they think is a werewolf
Night
The night begins with who was hung during the day, along side their last will.
Werewolves vote who to kill and special roles can use their abilities
Roles
Villager - Good - no unique abilities
Seer - Good - Votes at night to reveal someone’s identity
Bodyguard - Good - Votes at night to protect a player
Martyr - Good - Votes at night to die in place of a player if they are attacked
Witness - Good - Votes at night to watch a player that if attacked reveals the killer
Survivor - Good - Can survive one attack only at night
Spy - Good - Can view the evil chat
Werewolf - Evil - Votes at night who to kill and has access to the evil chat
Wizard - Evil - Votes at night to reveal someone’s identity and has access to the evil chat
Traitor - Evil - Has access to the evil chat
How to Win
To win the Good team needs to hang all the Werewolves.
The Evil team wins when they outnumber the good team.
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Neighborhorde
I LOVE this game, it has a great artstyle, awesome weapons and enemies, and is it has an amazing replayability value.
I originally bought this game because my friend and I were bored and needed something to do, not knowing what I had gotten myself into. The game starts you out looking at a group of animals sitting on a couch together, but as soon as you get into the game you think to yourself, “Huh, this game looks pretty empty.” Then, five rounds later your like, “This game is too easy, give me a challenge.” and then the next round you are just killing some robots and then BAM you get kidnapped by a demon snowman that takes you into a corner and repeatedly beats the everliving shiz out of you. I have only played the game a little while now but holy crap this game is entertaining as heck and I still don’t understand why it isn’t more popular. Overall, I give it a 9/10, the only thing they could’ve done to make it better is to add some more gamemodes.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
I stumbled across this game late one evening. I threw it on my wishlist and waited for it to release. I saw it came out a few days ago and decided “what the heck”. Man, am I glad I did. I absolutely adore Neighborhorde. I have to say, the looks, design, and overall aesthetic is fantastic. The cheery fun visuals and the 90’s toybox theme is wonderful. For 4.99 there is tons of content/replayability. Unlockable “hats” and levels as well as the “roguelike” in-run upgrade system have made it a staple already with my roomates. After we had played it for around an hour we already had the theme stuck in our heads. the controls are super tight too! I purposely go out of my way to buy couch coop games. I have a cooler master scout 2 case with a gtx 1070 that is perfect to take to parties. I have 4 wireless xbox one controllers and 4 wireless 360s. Steam couch coop games are always hits. For 4.99 this game is a total steal and totally worthy of being in my collection.
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game
Republic of Jungle
In Republic of Jungle, 5- 10 players role-play as the advisors of President Puma. His Loyalists try to form commissions to deal with scandals, but a few Leakers among them are trying to sneak into commissions and leak the scandals to Fiona Fox.
**Who do you trust to put on your commission?
How do you convince others you are not a Leaker?**
Running party games can be hard.
Rulebooks, long setups, and your friends' attention deficit doesn’t help.
With Republic of Jungle, you can get games started quickly and let the game handle all the moderation. We make it easy to join, get going, and learn as you play. The guided experience makes the game accessible to players of all skill levels. The novel mechanics add a new depth of skills to master. The continuous action creates a more immersive, intuitive and dynamic social deduction experience.
We make information easy to digest and distribute, so you can focus on making interesting gameplay decisions. This helps new players to learn faster, and helps experienced players to act faster. So, a wide range of people with different skill levels can enjoy the game.
Entertain your friends at your house, play remotely with your online pals, or host a DIY game show for your stream audience. No matter where your community loves to hang out, you can take our game there to have fun. You don’t have to be a player to have fun. The audience portal will let you be a part of the game and enjoy a different flavor of its fun as a viewer.
The best way to learn Republic of Jungle is to gather your friends and jump right in. We have designed the game with simplicity and accessibility in mind, so you can easily learn the game as you play. Don’t start your game night with long setups and reading rulebooks. Jump right in, make small mistakes, and have fun learning. Most players get the rules after finishing one or two games. For more information visit RepublicOfJungle.com
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Win by delivering 3 tasks confidentially, and protect the identity of the Agent (if any) from Leakers
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Vote wisely to keep the Leakers out of the task forces
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Use deductive reasoning based on task results and voting patterns
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Read other players for any suspicious or inconsistent behavior
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Use special power drops to discover or share information
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Guide other Loyalists without giving away sensitive information
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Win by leaking 3 tasks, or discover the identity of the Agent (if any)
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Leak confidential information and frame Loyalists for it
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Convince other Loyalists that you are on their side
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Pay attention to conversations to detect the Agent (if any)
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Coordinate with other Leakers to give minimum information to Loyalists
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Beware of special powers and take advantage of Loyalists mistakes
Do you love social deduction games like Mafia, Werewolf, The Resistance and Secret Hitler? We do too! But we noticed some shortcomings in the genre. They are sometimes hard to set up and inconvenient to play. Some games need too much room or a big table, some require a moderator with godlike precision, some require to close your eyes for minutes, and quite often the game is ruined because someone forgot to do their part correctly or a newbie player asked the wrong question and revealed their secret. We have built Republic of Jungle to address to these issues and distill the fun of social deduction games into a more enjoyable and convenient experience. Inspired by Jackbox Games, we have built a platform where players can use their smartphones (or any device with a browser) to play the game. This way, the game does all the moderation for you, guides the players throughout the game and adds a fun narrative on top. More importantly, we have unique mechanics specific to this platform because they are almost impossible to implement in a traditional tabletop setting.
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
This game is beautifully made and very realistic looking. Choice of different male and female avatars to pick from. It’s a fun game to play with up to 10 friends. You can play solo, take turns answering the questions or compete against friends. The level of difficulty increased as I advanced in the game. I also get to unlock packs of more topics with the currency earned in the game. I tried playing online, but was unable to connect to any players to get the co-op achievement in the game. So I looked into the Hub for the game and found friends that I added to get the achievement. I think this achievement might be obtainable with the Remote Play as long as at least one player connects using a controller. The game needs some dialog improvements with the host while interacting with contestants. Voices overlap between the host and some contestant when the final answer is confirmed, however it doesn’t interfere with the game to the point of obstructing play. Is something that the developers will have to fix with an update and shouldn’t prevent anyone from buying it. In my opinion it’s a game worth trying despite the mixed reviews. There are some questions where the answers are wrong e.g., Ryan Seacrest is the host for American Idol, but in the game the answer is marked as incorrect and America’s Got Talent as the right answer. This was a mistake done by the programmer and I hope that the developers fix it along with the other few wrong answers in the game. The price is way too high instead should sell for about $9.99. I wish that in the future more topic packs of questions are added and I can join online contestants from all over the world. The game was released only 4 months ago and it’s available in multiple languages,which is great because in my case I can speak more than one language so I will be enjoying the game several times over practicing those languages 3
– Real player with 26.8 hrs in game
If I’m going to be honest, we were sure due for another WWTBAM game since 2011 (Special Editions), and honestly, I personally enjoy it.
Now, I can get with the few sceptics from other reviewers, but personally, this game is catered for everyone who wants a bit of fun, not just fans of the show who knows most things about the show off by heart.
Updates would be needed to improve on the game, but I personally think we need to understand that they’ve at least put the effort in trying to replicate the dialogue of game, as seen on shows, the localisation with the intros, graphics and questions, trying to get people around the world, or in their respective country, to play the game together, which hardly has been done before on online.
– Real player with 14.1 hrs in game
Domineon 2
Step into the Domineon 2 Arena and experience a fast-paced couch party game straight out of the golden age of arcades. Have intense battles in fully destructible arenas with up to 8 players. Last pixel standing wins.
FEATURES
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Battle with up to 8 friends:
Play on your own or with up to 8 players. Kill each other using any means necessary and be the last pixel alive.
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Compete in fully destructible arenas:
Every single pixel on screen in the Domineon combat arenas is fully destructible. Break other player’s tails to create new opportunities, or completely tear apart the map. Anything goes.
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A large arsenal of deadly weapons:
Weapons are placed around the maps and can be collected by players creating areas where engagements are inevitable. In the arena you’ll find guns, missiles, mines, nukes, or even parasites. You know the usual.
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An intense retro soundtrack:
Domineon 2 includes a retro sound-track featuring Waveshaper and Droid Bishop along with other talented artists.
Domineon 2 is created by an Indie Dev Studio in Berlin. We would be super happy if you would put Domineon 2 on your wishlist and buy it as soon it comes out. Seriously - we owe people money.
Use Your Words
Fun partygame, if you have people who can write funny.
How does it work?
Use Your Words is a partygame, in which players have to subtitle a foreign movie, write headlines for a photograph in a newspaper, or finish a sentence. Indeed, use your words! Participants can join via a website, so they can use any device such as phone, tablet etcetera. This is most fun at home, but online is also an option during some event where we all have to stay at home.
Unlike games like Jackbox, the presentation in this game is subtle. It depends greatly on the players if it’s fun. If people aren’t very witty, it can become boring. It helps a lot if someone takes a role of showhost, someone to read the answers out loud and comment on them.
– Real player with 25.1 hrs in game
Great game and extremely fun. i see alot of people complaining about house answers, but they actually add alot to the game. alot of them are actually really good and the deduction of points is only a problem if you are being hyper-competitive instead of just trying to have a fun time. they add variety and aren’t predictable as to what one is the house answer most of the time (note, in many instances the house answers have quotation marks, which makes it very obvious in those instances). they add another joke to the mix and its normally a pretty good one too. i also enjoy the pacing of the game. parties aren’t about doing as much as you can as quickly as you can, they’re about hanging out and having fun. the explanations fo the minigames is helpful in case someone hasn’t played in a while, is new, and to help get people in the right mindset for the game rather than jsut thrusting them into it suddenly. i can see an argument for a skip button, but i don’t feel its necessary, the game is great as is and has given me no problems. i may not have played that much of it yet, but its a regular even anytime i go out with my friends. it is extremely fun and very much worth the $15 i paid, actually tends to be more fun than cards against humanity most of the time.
– Real player with 21.7 hrs in game
World Soccer Strikers ‘91
Nice weird little game. The controls take a little to get used to but are quite satisfying once you get the hang of it. Scoring hard goals feels “earned”, I don’t know how to explain it.
The game prompts you to use a gamepad, and you should. I played for a while with keyboard and it’s MUCH better with a gamepad. I’m also sure this is a blast as a party game (with gamepads). It will be in my rotation once this friggin virus is over.
If I had to complain about something, I’d like some kind of customization for the players (and stats on them, instead of stats being for the whole team), but I guess that would make the game less “party”.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
Information / Review English
World Soccer Strikers ‘91 is a sports simulation and arcade casual game developed by Biopolar Dawn.
Story / Gameplay
In the first place you have to say that in this game the fun comes first and you notice that right from the start. Face multiple challenges as you play your favorite soccer team and assemble the team of your dreams. Play this wonderful game however you want, earn fame in World Cup and league competitions and the right to show off properly by uploading the recordings of your best goals! Once you start playing, you won’t stop anytime soon - World Soccer Strikers ‘91 is a modern version of the soccer games of yesteryear… Win leagues and tournaments to unlock new teams or play a quick game to practice. And it is in a league of its own! It is best to play with a controller and the controls are very precise. Your goal is of course to win by one goal difference, but this is not easy because your opponent thinks and plays along.
– Real player with 4.6 hrs in game
Lumberhill
Super fun family games with kids and local coop, best at 3 and 4 local players. Fun to play, easy to play, commands are fine (who ever complains about commands “not being easy” or “hard to figure out” must be playing with their keyboard and never played local coop games as they all tends to be similar. We like this a bit less then Unspottable (our favourite local coop game), but we like Lumberhill more then Boomerang Fu and tons more then Cake Bash. It’s easy to pick up and many game modes and many levels.
– Real player with 21.1 hrs in game
A fun campaign/co-op. Multiplayer is very difficult for the human worker. My brother and I can hardly complete any quests with the animal player actively working against you.
– Real player with 9.1 hrs in game