Crystal Raiders VR
Nice VR game with full body avatar. Played it from game test, beta test and during early access tests. Improved a lot during the early access. Like the bow very much. The added story with artifact collection and new enemy Golem (like mini boss) enlightens the game. In general, there is big improvement from the play-test in spring, and its cool. Can recommend it!
– Real player with 201.4 hrs in game
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Cool new VR game with co-op mode! Played for 3 hours, and like it a lot. Very beautiful castle surroundings and those bombs - nice. Sometimes feels difficult, a lot happening around. FPS good - played on RTX2060, I5. The chicken in coop is fun. Good idea, how to stay in a game.
– Real player with 16.6 hrs in game
The Sixth Faction
The Sixth Faction is :
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A game designed to be played in cooperation
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An innovative programming system allowing both players to plan their strategy simultaneously.
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A Heroïc Fantasy universe
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Epic turn-based tactical battles
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Deep gameplay (42 character classes, 6 skill schools) and an infinite number of possible combinations and strategies.
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A unique adventure that will lead you to meet the 5 factions that live in the game world
The story:
- You lead a group of mercenaries who, in the course of their missions, will find themselves involved in intrigues and confrontations that will push them into the very heart of the 5 factions.
The 5 Factions
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Holyght, bastion of piety and devotion
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Haurond, kingdom of honor and chivalry
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Acardie, democracy based on mining
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Callmagi, a powerful empire based on magic
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Freyjon, a grouping of nomadic clans
The Settlement:
The camp allows you to optimize your team and increase your chances of success for the following missions! Several buildings will help you achieve your goals:
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The tavern : recruit new mercenaries
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The market : improve your equipment
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The training camp: choose new skills
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The temple: blessing for the next fight
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The spy center: information about the next mission
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The command center: selection and preparation of his team
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Card Hunter
If you have ever enjoyed playing a table-top fantasy game then I would definitely suggest giving this game a try. It is very nostalgic to the early days of AD&D and full of adolescent sibling rivalry and nerd humor. The interplay between card use and the figures on the map is very well thought out. Like any game there can be some mini-maxing going on, but, if you want to play the game for fun, then there is a lot of fun variation that can go on. The game has single player, cooperative, and player versus player modes. And, yeah, regardless of how well you make a deck of cards for your character, board tactics, and the-luck-of-the-draw can make or break a scenario or match, but that’s part of what makes this game fun and challenging.
– Real player with 355.9 hrs in game
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I enjoyed the game. Lots of choices.
It is free to play and you don’t have to spend $ to beat the game. The pvp on the higher levels would require to have better cards, but it’s farmable if you are willing to put the time in.
– Real player with 349.0 hrs in game
Hex Gambit: Respawned
“Hex Gambit: Respawned is like chess meets Into The Breach meets American football.”
-Rock Paper Shotgun
Command your squad of robotic minions in the enthralling battle sport of Hex Gambit! Whether you’re tackling Campaign mode alone or after some multiplayer board game action, this is an easy-to-learn tactics game that’s hard to put down. Matches take about 20 minutes.
Bounce across the strangely-elastic heads of your opponents. Swat characters clear across the map. Inspire your teammates with an operatic blast from a guy with a giant speaker for a head. Your minions are teeming with useful tricks to master!
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Match wits with the undefeated Mastermind in Campaign mode.
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3 difficulties to tackle as you learn the ins and outs of the sport.
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Local multiplayer for 1-4 players, 0-4 controllers
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Free for All & 2v2 Modes
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Spice things up with any number of Easy or Smarter AI opponents.
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Steam Remote Play supported!
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10 Captains to choose from
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7 map themes with 21 different layouts!
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Make your own House Rules with tons of match options.
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Player handicaps help inexperienced players go toe-to-toe with veterans.
Gloomhaven
Need a break from the endless grind of looter-shooter games or from the stress of endless pvp?
Well look no further, because Gloomhaven has got you covered.
Gloomhaven is a turn-based strategy rpg that can be played solo or co-op. You work together as a team of mercenaries adventuring through dungeons and saving the city of Gloomhaven from evil (or maybe not.. depending on your choices hehehe).
It plays like a classic roleplaying game, such as pathfinder, or Dungeons and Dragons. This is a digital adaptation of a board game and offers both the full campaign with 95 quests from the original game as well as a new guildmaster mode with 150+ unique quests and some new bosses. There are 17 playable classes, with 6 starters and 11 that you unlock as you progress through the game.
– Real player with 1123.1 hrs in game
So let me start this review by saying that yes, I do own the board game. I have a 178 hours into Gloomhaven, most of which I accumulated during Early Access playing the Guild Master mode. I am currently playing the campaign mode, and I have done the bulk of those hours, outside tutorials, in multiplayer.
I love this game.
So if you’re either struggling to work with a 20+lb board game and keeping a steady gaming group going, for me the challenge is my gaming group is almost always 5 people which is one too many. For reference, I do play a lot of board game digitally, Through the Ages, Carcassone and Ticket to Ride, to name a few. I also love Zombicde, Hero Quest (got the new edition this week), Vindication and 7 wonders to name a few physical games.
– Real player with 230.1 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.
Braveland Heroes
the most unfair game of all times…
actually I like this kind of game concept, and it (could have been) isn’t a successful one.
However;
i. there is no info about the game. there are lots of hidden bonuses, which is not possible to find out. maybe by spending hunderds (!) of hours and figuring it out is possible.
ii. there are a few too much powerful characters (ex: Cook, swordsman) most of the time you face these characters. Or you pay huge amount of money (I mean thousands of money to get a full stack) and buy much more powerful character. and happily there are not many people doing it. So everyone plays with these two characters. So after a while it is frustrating(!)
– Real player with 269.4 hrs in game
Hi, i liked this one at the beginning.. but there are no challenges or progress after lvl 20.. You have to pay money or to grind everyday to be able to buy monster. The price for the Monster is increasing at the beginning it is only like 200 gold per Monster per day at lvl 1 and it is like 1200 gold per Monster if you reach lvl 20. You can do a little more money at lvl 20 than at lvl 1 of course but it is certainly not 600% more, its only like 50% more… The game hooks you up at the beginning saying:“hey it’s easy and fun” and after 200 hours of playing it says: “give me your money or you will stand still for a long long time”
– Real player with 232.7 hrs in game
Circle Empires Tactics
Circle Empires Tactics is the third instalment in the much-loved Circle Empires series. Use your instincts to predict your enemies’ movements and counter them. See your orders unfold in victory or utter defeat, in short intense battles! Collect resources, recruit counter units and use various spells to overcome impossible odds.
Play as the leader of the oppressive Human Empire, the brutal Lizard-Orc alliance or the cunning Wizards of light and darkness. Level up your leader and gain new skills allowing you to implement different strategies.
Each faction offers unique units and creatures, each with their own special abilities and traits. Play to your strengths to emerge victorious!
Circle Empires Tactics offers a wide range of difficulty levels for both single-player and co-op. Choose the difficulty level that fits your experience (or ego), from new recruit to descendant of Sun Tzu.
Play with your friends in 2 vs 2 or PVP with teams. Or tackle the single-player adventure in a solo quest. The question remains the same: how well can you anticipate the actions of your rivals?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1515260/Circle_Empires_Tactics
Margonem
Oh boy. This is weird to review. First off, this game is a niche Polish browser MMO. Lots of people on the original web Polish servers. Not so much here. As you can imagine, there’s not a lot of international players. Most people (who already played/still play the Polish version) are Polish. Not that it’s a bad thing, but the population is incredibly low.
For the game itself, it’s fun. It might be nostalgia speaking, as I played this game a lot when I was younger. Playing it now after so much time it’s still as it used to be, with some improvements in graphics and the UI.
– Real player with 147.9 hrs in game
Plusses and minuses in equal measure I think. But for me personally more on the minus.
Some of the plusses:
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Simple and neat graphics.
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Sandbox nature of the map is evident, and this gives a positive ‘adventuresque’ feel, which I like
Some of the negatives:
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Text too small. Waaay too small.
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Every other thing you want to do in the open world requires you to pop over to the Premium Store and burn a hole in your wallet. Don’t tag it as ‘FREE’ when it clearly isn’t - there is definitely a ‘FREEMIUM’ tag available I’m sure.
– Real player with 145.1 hrs in game
Dudes on a Map: Virtual Grid Paper
I can’t say enough about how great this tool is for helping with running my game! It’s simple to pick up and start playing with, without having to study tutorial videos. Easily import your own maps in jpeg form, and you’re on your way to having a great time with friends. There are some ‘fancy’ features, like having 2 different types of fog (one standard and one for secret areas you don’t want to accidentally reveal), marking up areas of effect, initiative tracker, add in your own monster/NPC tokens, and a dice roller (with the option of using symbol dice for different game systems). While these are great, you don’t need to use them if you don’t want to. I tired of trying to learn how to use other systems, and my experience of using dudes has convinced me that I don’t need to while still having a great time with my friends.
– Real player with 241.7 hrs in game
Been playing since the earliest Alpha releases. Also, for respectful reasons of this review, I did not get it for free but I am close to the creator so, anyone reading this, perhaps you’ll feel that there’s bias BUT, I will happily preface it at the top here first.
Dudes On A Map, for me, can be described as the easiest non-tech proficient program for playing RPG’s online with your friends. While some may say “Scoff, there’s not nearly as many tools and all these bells and all those whistles.” I would reply to them “Good, I don’t want all that and, to be honest, I don’t want to take a small 101 course just to get my games running.”
– Real player with 125.0 hrs in game