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
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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
S.P.I.K.E: ARENA
“If there are two cubes left in the world, one of them will want to kill another”.
That’s a good description, well..
This game has only one single achievement, which will unlock on startup - nothing else.
Its tags are indie and massive multiplayer.
Quite interesting.
The main menu actually, without some chance to regulate graphics and everything else, puts you towards a choice between a normal mode and a PVP one.
The normal mode, still, will let you choose between 0, 1 or 2 players - choosing 0 players of course will lead you towards the good old SNES auto-modes in fighting games.
– Real player with 18.0 hrs in game
Youre a cube that shoots another cube. The controls are wasd + j to shoot…there is absolutely no reason this’d be worth $2. I wouldnt pay a quarter for this…
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Star Escape
Really fun, simple competitive game. I’ve played alone and with a friend and I could see this being incredibly fun with 3-4 people. It’s not easy but not unfair, you always know what you did wrong. The only complaint i would have is initially navigating the menu to start a game was a little confusing.
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
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TriangleStorm
TriangleStorm is a cheap and forgettable runner game. You can see each of its 5 stages in the screenshots above, differing only by color and length. Press space bar to switch from ceiling to floor to dodge slews of triangles. It’s less of a test of skill than it is of endurance. Your reward for the effort are five numbered steam achievements.
I have nothing against runner games specifically, but this one is the epitome of laziness. From its single-color main menu written in Comic Sans, to its mind-numbingly dull background music, there’s little to enjoy as you whittle away minutes in its repetitive stages. If you make no mistakes, it’s around 10 minutes to complete the game.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Triangle Storm is an asset/template flip of a basic mobile endless runner game. It’s a one button game where you bounce from the floor and the roof to avoid spikes as you run endlessly to the right.
Another example of the same game template in use can be seen in Gravitycers, which has now been removed from Steam (probably for being an asset flip). It even has the same ball character, despite being published by Firehawk Studios instead of DailyIndieGame.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Boring Man - Online Tactical Stickman Combat
I spent literally 1,175 hours on this game. It is so much fun despite it’s dying community, and I joined way after it started losing players. First thing I should say is that no matter how many new players come in and say it’s pay to win, hecc no it’s not. Premium gives you hats and other cool things while weapon skins are just weapon skins. The current version that is available is still in beta, and yet it is still extremely fun, with enough maps and weapons to last you hours upon hours of fun. Every weapon you unlock will have a different use in terms of how you play, but there are no restrictions, it’s however you choose to use them. And again, to those who take a look at one or two of the many weapons in this game and think “huh, this looks cheap” or “hey this’ll get me a lot of easy kills”, none of it will be that way (with the exception of the grenade launcher). All of the weapons have their own positives and negatives, and for an indie game I’d say it’s pretty freaking balanced, if you’re dying too much it’s because you’re new. It is in fact possible to be good at this game, and I’ve met some really really good players along the way. This game is one of the only online games I ever enjoyed, it’s honestly just so good. Another thing I’ll say is that a lot of people I know hate its community for its toxicity, but the thing is most of them are nice when you get to know them. I really do suggest you to play this game if you haven’t already, if toxicity is a problem for you then just mute the chat with F5, this game is too fun to pass by.
– Real player with 1758.8 hrs in game
Mmmn~
This game…. Ooof, what should I say? I’ve played this game a loooot and there’s so many things I’m still finding about it. I mean, yeah, it’s a free game and there’s no set story line or anything to complete but something about this game keeps me still playing it.
I find the combat to be relatively simple but at the same time, it can be much more complex when you take it a step further. It’s a standard 2D platformer shooting game involving many different weapons that could be utilized to kill your foes. However, that isn’t all. Some weapons are used to get around easier, where if you know proper tricks and practice enough, you can essentially fly across from one side of the map to the other, sneaking past enemies.
– Real player with 1521.8 hrs in game
Georifters
Not bad. Maybe it’s a little bit overpriced* but, overall, a good platform/puzzle game.
(P.S: please add ultra-wide monitor support)
*EDIT: Now it has a good price
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Decent plat former, Average Music, Story And Gameplay. It Isn’t That Good But It’s Interesting With A Friend. It Can And Will Manage To Spend Sometime, so why not try to give it a go?
Average Game With Average Score Of 6.5/10
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Hero Team
Hero Team is a PVP 2D shooter with online and couch multiplayer, and modes inspired by the greatest classic shooters. It’s the spiritual sequel to the 2011 game Stick ‘Em Up 2, but with online play, super-tight controls, the speed cranked up to 11, and an abundance of maps, weapons, and upgrades.
Later this year Hero Team will be launching in Early Access.
What will be in the Early Access version?
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online multiplayer with dedicated servers
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local couch multiplayer for 2-4 players (with the option to play online together)
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actual artwork by real-life artists instead of the basic-ass prototype art you see above
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multiplayer modes inspired by the greatest multiplayer shooters, including:
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bomb defusal
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area control
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team deathmatch
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battle royale
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a robust upgrade system with weapons and abilities that can be assembled in a multitude of combinations with meaningful game-changing effects
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absolutely no pay-to-win ever: all upgrades are earned exclusively in-game
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numerous characters which are customizable with free and premium paid cosmetic options
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practice maps that are speedrunnable solo or co-op
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all the quality of life features you’d expect like party support, private lobbies, and Discord integration (sorry that stuff isn’t ready for the Steam Game Festival build)
What’s coming after Early Access?
Regular drops of new maps, modes, characters, and upgrades to keep things minty fresh.
What’s the setting/lore?
It’s the mid-2040s, and these days the main threat in the world is IN Equity Inc. They started as a venture capital firm investing in exotic technology like human genome editing and hyperintelligence augmentation. When they got bored of the umpteenth ethics investigation against them, they went full supervillain and declared their offshore research base to be a sovereign “corporate state” under the ~benevolent~ leadership of the Board of Directors. Hero Team was formed as an elite international force to keep them in check, and are first on the scene whenever IN Equity are attempting to steal a nuclear reactor or executing a hostile takeover of a small nation.
Slaughter League
Slaughter League is a fast-paced multiplayer extravaganza that will pit you against up to 10 friends (or enemies!) in a daring race to the finish line. Will your skills measure up and help you take first place? Run as fast as you can (just watch out for those Tesla coils), jump as high as possible (but avoid the buzzsaws, of course), and slide your way to victory while dodging any spikes along the way. Now hurry, we need more lambs to the slaughter!
Along with a single-player campaign, Slaughter League features three core multiplayer modes. First is the classic race mode, where you can face off to see who can complete the course fastest, either in a single race or a series. Next is Outlast, where you’ll need to keep up with the randomized course as it moves along and try to be the last person standing. Finally there is Zombie mode, where an infected player attempts to zombify the rest of the competition and the last one alive (or at least, not undead) wins the round. After trying each mode, take a break from the competition and try out the stage builder before unleashing your twisted creations upon others!
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Absurd Ragdoll Death Animations and World-Class Commentary – Being brutally slaughtered has never been this fun before!
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Story Mode – Featuring 25+ thrilling levels!
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Three Core Multiplayer Modes – Race, Zombies, and Outlast, each featuring a variety of maps and customization options for never-ending, blood-splattered fun!
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100’s of Unique Cosmetic Items – With nine different clothing slots, tattoos, and more to select options for, players have no shortage of ways to express their personality and individual flair!
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Exciting Locations for Courses – Race on the Moon, in a volcano, deep in the jungle, or opt for the classic “Stadium of Death” setting!
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25+ Deadly Traps – Guaranteed to slice, dice, batter, splatter, shock and maim you and your fellow competitors!
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Fully-Featured Stage Builder – Build and share your own courses with other players; You’ll never get bored with the course options available!
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Fantastic set of Achievements – Can you earn them all?
Soldat 2
It’s a good, fun game, but still lacks a fair bit of refinement.
Hit registration is absolutely horrendous at the moment. You throw a knife at someone, you can see it hits the mark, because it then stops and drops to the floor, but no damage is done.
Similar thing with sniper rifles. You see the bullet pass through the opponent and it does zero damage.
Grenades. Sometimes you hit a person with all 3 grenades and they still don’t die, but they throw just one back at you and poof, you’re dead.
Player balancing system is just silly. When you join a server with an even number of players, you become the poor soul that is going to be tossed back and forth between teams whenever the team you’re in exceeds the other team’s score by 2 (flag caps or bases occupied). You might get thrown into the opposing team just as they’re about to lose. Lovely.
– Real player with 71.2 hrs in game
I wouldn’t recommend buying this, even if it’s for nostalgia purposes.
The game is literally dead, whenever I attempt to play there’s noone online on any servers - I’ll join a game and play with bots for a while and occasionally 1 or 2 people may join but then leave after 10-15 minutes.
There’s no Oceanic community, that’s for sure. The only community is a few Russians and Germans that sometimes populate their server, but other than that - it’s essentially dead.
There’s also no effort to boost the player population, such as creating communities for specific regions, simple things such as in the Soldat 2 Discord you can create a rank specifically for their region so people can tag @Oceania or @Australia “let’s populate a server” - there’s none of that or anything close.
– Real player with 56.6 hrs in game
Wizards
First, I want to say I loved Funorb & Arcanists. This is how I found this game. It’s a crime people don’t make these kind of games & everything is FPS or RPG. There is definitely a NEED for this genre to explode. It requires strategy, aiming, real time thinking, & planning. Setting up your book will give you an advantage, but you’ll lose something every time you add a spell. There is no perfect combination, & each map will play to your strengths or weaknesses. Now that I’ve gotten that out of the way. How does this game stack up with Arcanists - because it IS the elephant in the room?
– Real player with 180.5 hrs in game
If you played Arcanists back in the day, you won’t be disappointed with Wizards. It’s exactly like Arcanists, and I’m really glad we have this amazing gem of a game playable again.
Honestly, being able to unlock spells without having to do the grind of ranked matches is really great. I can just play with friends, mess around, and unlock the spells. Solid thumbs up from me!
– Real player with 135.0 hrs in game