Gearshifters
A fantastic arcade shooter!
Pros
-Great gameplay
-Creative enemy/faction variety
-Awesome bosses
-Enjoyable progression
Cons
-Starting a boss fight with half or lower health could be an absolute drag.
-Difficult bosses/sections can have you repeating the same levels far too many times to be enjoyable.
Thoughts
-I feel like the bosses would have been much more enjoyable if you always entered the fight with full health. Perhaps after successfully reaching the boss and dying the amount of levels you have to repeat should only be one instead of two.
– Real player with 24.0 hrs in game
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This game is Fantastic!
I played the demo before and loved it, so I knew the full game was going to be a treat. I know roguelite is becoming quite a common genre now, but it works perfectly with this game. It is so much fun having to play and earn the upgrades which then in turn make the game that little bit easier each time you play. That for me is the perfect way to get you playing and keep you engaged.
This game is a perfect mix of a classic shoot em up while driving a car and dodging bullets, so a car/shoot em up/bullet hell dodging. There are some great bosses to take down as well which are a lot of fun, working out their patterns and ways to take them down. For me its a perfect mix and it works beautifully!
– Real player with 18.7 hrs in game
Hero Express
Simple game play but fun. Nothing too difficult but will take a few hours to complete. Good time waster on the side.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
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Hero Express is a simple-to-learn, but difficult to master, arcade-style 2D side-scrolling driving survival game that features 11 different tracks with 11 different vehicles. I had personally played a mobile game with a similar feel a few years ago, and I am happy to have the same type of gameplay on PC with nicely worked pixel graphics and a difficulty curve that allows the most casual players to enjoy the game, while still presenting a challenge to those who consider themselves fairly good at arcade-style games.
– Real player with 12.1 hrs in game
CD-RUN
I was gifted this game by the dev after we play-tested it as co-workers. Another made the chiptune OST and they both deserve praise for the work.
CD-Run is a side scrolling race against your friends and the obstacles the stage throws at you, with multiple mode changes as it goes on. Fast Forward, Repeat, Pause etc.. all shuffle to mix up what’s happening and make you pay attention all the time. When you add in other players all trying to survive as well, it’s total chaos, and some of the best laughs I’ve had with my friends were because of this game.
– Real player with 14.7 hrs in game
This is an endless side-scrolling platformer game where you play as a running and jumping square. Think SMB games in multiplayer mode, but you have to run in one direction, and you can’t pick up your friends to toss them off the edges. It’s a fantastic way to burn some time with friends, and simple enough to put down after a couple of runs if needed, though it’s hard to put down when feelings of aggressive competitiveness continually builds. What to expect when playing with friends: so.much.laughter, shenanigans, some comraderie (if you’re playing distance mode), countless expletives, and name-calling.
– Real player with 13.5 hrs in game
Wacky Cartoon Racers
Play with a variety of fun cartoon characters in a racing event for the Grand Prize of all Cartoon Land.
Run, jump, avoid traps and use items as you race to the finish!
🐇Choose from a zany collection of characters🐇
● Miss Bunni - A fun-loving bunny
● Avril - A skater girl, who loves to skateboard
● Sir Rocky - A knightly squirrel who will defend his title
● Aapo - A Mayan warrior who wants to win the race to buy more food
● Skelly - The ruler of Cartoon Land
● Plus many more!
💣Wacky Weapons!💣
● Banana Peel - Make your enemies slip on this! hehe!
● Fireball - Show ‘em whos boss with this fiery weapon
● Bouncy Boots - Lets you jump super high
● Shield - Protects you from damage
● Magic Hand - Bend space and time temporarily with this cosmic glove
● Plus many more zany weapons to choose from!
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Zombie Derby: Pixel Survival
I’t a well made game, but is to much mobile like for a pc, the most anoying is the inconsistent regeneration mechanic that usually makes the player wait for up a a hour before next try ( for 5 minutes of game play) making me frustrated.
– Real player with 19.4 hrs in game
By far the grindiest of the three Zombie Derby games. I thought #2 was bad for this but Pixel Survival is a whole new level! More levels and more vehicles would’ve been welcome rather than SSDD and a graphics spruce-up.
Play the first one and forget this and the second game, it’s more of the same but feels like a massive waste of time because you’re not unlocking anything worthwhile or different.
– Real player with 12.0 hrs in game
Bob Mazzolini Racing
Don’t go in with high hopes….
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Extremely simple drag racing! Nothing to do but time the light and gear shifts. No adjusting anything mechanical. No game play. No immersion. $5 might even be too much for this game.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Minit Fun Racer
If you only need one reason to buy Minit Fun Racer, then buy it because all proceeds go to charity.
However, you’ll also be doing yourself a favour because it’s a fun little game - an endless runner style game (although there is an ending) where you have to ride your motorcycle from left to right through a course littered with objects, some of which can help, some of which will end your game. Buy upgrades to help you and see how far you can get. That’s it!
The minimalist but appealing graphics and great soundtrack really create a quirky atmosphere and the game has that elusive “just one more go” quality that makes you keep playing. There’s plenty of achievements to get and these add to the game’s longevity and appeal. It’s great fun and a refreshingly simple title that’s great to pick up when you want to play something, but only have a few minutes.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Not recommended for people prone to headaches. For everyone else, sure.
A person would need to be incredibly petty and critical to find fault with a game that is clearly made with love, where all proceeds go to charity.
Luckily, I am one such person.
First, the headline: This game scrolls from left-to-right at a pretty constant rate. If you play this game for more than ten minutes at a stretch, you’ll notice that your field of view seems to continue warping leftward for a few minutes after you finish playing. For me personally, I noticed the muscles around my temples seemed to tense at this effect. If that sort of stuff tends not to effect you, great - otherwise, buyer beware.
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
Retro Classix: BreakThru
Data East 3
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
BreakThru, the classic arcade, just as you remember it. A shooting and jumping car has to reach an airfield to retrieve a stolen plane Breaking Thru five stages. The game is tough at times but fair, and even a mediocre player like me can do it in 45 minutes (or “0.8 hours”, according to Steam).
I enjoyed this game back in the 80s when I played it on my Amstrad CPC computer (it was a very decent adaptation) and now I have enjoyed the very nice arcade version, brought back to you by 612 Games and Ziggurat. Like the rest of the Retro Classix series, you play inside a modest virtual arcade with CRT filters and the works, but of course you can disable all that if you want.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Zombie Derby
2d side scrooler drive with obstacles. You need to repeat races to gain coins to upgrade to get further to discover new maps and vehicles. Not many maps but a god 2-3 hour fun to finish the game. Maybe another 1-2 hours for the expert challenges. A bit of fun if you waiting for the post man to arrive
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game
A decent “Earn to Die” clone. Sure, it’ll only take a couple of hours to earn all the achievements, but there’s more to do in the game afterwards. Plus it goes on sale for less than the game it pays tribute to, which is a bonus.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game