Red Rust
Red Rust is retro-style side-scrolling game which uniquely combines fighting mechanics with shooting mechanics. The game is heavily inspired by 8bit and 16bit hits of the 90s, but it’s being developed with the modern player in mind. Tons of great animation, hand-drawn backgrounds, variety of in-game situations and powerful soundtrack!
It’s the year 1984 and you control Agent Red (or just Red), a soviet KGB officer who has been sent to the West on a secret mission. She is an attractive but brutal and cold-hearted girl! Over the course of the game she learns to understand her own emotions and the unfamiliar world around her.
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Lamp Chronicle
This game has serious potential , but in its current state needs some heavy polishing from the developer.
It has great art, a lot of very nicely drawn enemies with different patterns, a pretty decent soundtrack that blends really well with the environment. However:
A)the combat feels off and can be improved with some changes. For example dashing and dodging are purchased as perks from an npc and you can actually get them after some hours only to find out that dashing sends you straight onto an enemy losing 2 hearts as a result, while dodging is pretty much useless as you roll backwards and not forward. The only option to get behind an enemy is to jump over it, which is impossible in most boss fights. In order to attack you remain stuck in a place and can’t move which is quite bad given enemies run into you and you can’t keep them away. There isn’t any air time when attacking a flying enemy, so you can only land a single or 2 hits at most per jump. Also no ability to turn around at the spot, as well as zero recovery time after taking a hit.
– Real player with 12.4 hrs in game
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Pros:
-Cute, lovely graphics/setting
-Many abilities to choose from although they are slow to unlock. At 50% completion I only had 3 active abilities.
Cons:
-Unpolished controls, weak core move set.
-Uneven pacing, progression and lots of backtracking.
-Environmental hazards are more dangerous than enemies, the game plays more like a bullet hell game than a platformer.
-There’s little strategy to the fights. No blocking is possible and the dodge move is useless. You just soak damage and heal yourself.
– Real player with 9.8 hrs in game
EarthNight
EarthNight is an absolutely fantastic runner game, where you skydive (spacedive?) though each successive atmosphere, while landing on, running across, and slaying massive dragons. You can tell how much love and passion was poured into this game from every angle.
Every run, you collect pieces of the dragons, which unlock new temporary power-ups when collected for the first time. These power-ups then show up on runs, and you have to collect them to get their temporary effects. You can also use your currency, water, to buy the power-ups early, if you’re finding a dragon too difficult or not fun and just want the power-up. You also collect eggs each run. Every dragon has 3 eggs, each one makes you do more damage against that dragon on that run. Eggs and dragon pieces are also used for upgrading your items and water tank.
– Real player with 13.3 hrs in game
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Auto-Stunner
Yes. Get it. Or play it on Apple Arcade. This is such an interesting one.
This weirdness. A seven years in the making autorunner from a studio whose founder said of the genre ‘People got bored because it’s boring.’ THAT’S where you need to start when you’re aiming to upend a genre. Also, a title pitched to bring mobile gaming its own Spelunky. You could say it was unpunctual to that aim given the releases we now see on the small screen or, perhaps, just in time for Apple Arcade’s mainstreamification. In any case, what a mission statement; what a millstone of expectation and prospects round a studio’s first game’s neck. How’d it do?
– Real player with 12.8 hrs in game
Empire Chronicles
Main Features
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Sprawling and Large World.
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Epic storyline and Narrative.
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Complex Stats & Combat.
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Massive Skill Trees With Hundreds Of Skills.
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100+ hours in the main story
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New, unique, and strategic battle system
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Deep and emotional main story
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Loads of side quests and secrets to discover
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17 main playable characters each with character arcs.
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Tons of equipment to build your team for a wide variety of enemies
Sub Features
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Craft all assortments of weapons, trinkets, armor, edibles and furniture.
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Hone skills & spend perk points.
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Timing events, day night cycle, and weather patterns.
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Multiple Difficulties: With greater risk & reward.
Sclash
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PLUG’N PLAY
- The fight starts as soon as you click play, how much faster can it get?
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SOLEMN BATTLES
- You have room to breathe: take time to plan your attack and anticipate your opponent’s moves!
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SLASH YOUR WAY TO THE TOP & MAXIMUM PRESSURE
- Feel the pressure rising with each move in tense one-hit battles set in gorgeous hand-drawn environments where every slash counts.
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EASY TO PICK UP
- With just 3 buttons and no combos, anyone can learn how to play Sclash in 5 minutes (or less)!
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Skaramazuzu
Somewhere between life and death, there is a world made up of hopeful dreams and broken shadows. Souls may sometimes find themselves lured into this strange world to be tested. Examined to find out where they are worthy of moving on to.
Zuzu - A lost Soul
Skaramazuzu is an atmospheric 2D slow-paced, story-driven adventure, taking place in a moody, solemn and mysterious landscape. The protagonist Zuzu, a joyful and innocent soul without any memory, has been summoned by a mysterious entity called Master to discover the meaning of its existence. Through this bizarre journey, Zuzu will meet some strange and capricious personalities who offer to help.
Game Features
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A classic story-driven 2D Adventure, crafted with the appropriate modern and fresh approach.
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Explore over 20 distinct interconnected locations of a strange and dark world.
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Highly-tuned casual 2D controls. Control Skaramazuzu and interact with the characters and the world with minimal effort.
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Full support for keyboards and controllers! Play and enjoy the game with your favorite configuration.
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Discover the story of Skaramazuzu and Master, a unique duo of a lost soul and a mysterious entity.
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Collect and give items with an easy-to-use inventory system.
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A vast collection of creepy and cute characters, all brought to life with traditional 2D frame-by-frame animation.
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Meet and interact with over 20 unique surreal characters and unlock their individual stories.
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Graphic Assets and animation frames with resolution up to 2,5K
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Unique sound effects for every interactive element.
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A peculiar sound system of voice emotes and expressions for every character.
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A dark, atmospheric original score accompanies the players on their journey.
The void
The world of Skaramazuzu, has a unique aesthetic of a black and white shadow puppet world, set among the ruins of ancient gothic-like structures, while all the while engulfed in a moody and subdued pale ghost light. Every part of this strange landscape offers something new for you to discover. You will encounter almost every location to the unique backgrounds and soundscapes that will enchant you with their sombre and dreamlike aesthetic from the interesting yet mysterious characters. Skaramazuzu is a slow-paced, story-driven adventure game with a cute, creepy, moody and strange feeling.
A collection of surreal and strange personalities
Many strange and whimsical characters are waiting to be discovered by Zuzu on this adventure. Every character will be willing to listen and help Zuzu and ask for something in return. Some of these strange personalities might turn out to be key figures in Zuzu’s little peculiar adventure. By accepting to help these newfound friends, Zuzu will not only learn a little about each one of them but will eventually learn the truth about this strange world.
KEEPER- the hunter of insects
Fun game to pass some time. Don’t expect any depth however, but then it’s only 0.99 cents. I have already gotten my moneys worth out of it.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Just barely qualifies as a game
Pros:
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The “game” starts
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Did not crash once during playthrough
Cons:
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No options
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No auto-reload (have to move your hand from arrow keys to “R” key every time you want to reload)
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There are only two enemies
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Upgrades cost way too much and the menu is not intuitive
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Steam overlay does not work
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Save locations poorly placed
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Bad weapon variety
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No story line, mission or objective
Overall: I’d recommend AGAINST buying this game, as it should not even be on Steam (Yes it’s that terrible). If anything this game only sets the bar lower for other new games.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Little Dog Bob
Cute little game!
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Really lovely game. Cute art and sounds
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
RealityMinds
Story
The underlying story is pretty good, since it shows the pros and cons of being motivated or dismotivated. It also hits close to home with the concept of falling into a spiral of pessimism. The translation is readable and does a decent job of getting everyone’s characterization across, but it still has some errors and is rough compared to a lot of other translated games.
Gameplay
The combat features no item usage and instead relies entirely on skills to maintain HP, MP, and TP. It seems tricky at first, but not having to worry about stockpiling items does significantly remove a lot of anxiety that comes with exploring long dungeons.
– Real player with 20.9 hrs in game
Tuned Turtle
Yeah, you read it right, a guy’s gigantic pool destroyed an entire village and he still wants to build a bigger one. Talk about priorities.
Now one of the Turtle Twins must compete in the Turtle x Rabbit Race to win the prize and rebuild their homes. Dirty Duke - the “#@!&!%” responsible for the disastrous flood - and a Gang of Raccoons will do anything to ensure that his pet Loko 🐰 finishes in first place 🏆.
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⛰️ More than 30 unique and cartoon inspired levels
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🐢 Tune up your turtle with 8 mighty & fun power-ups
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🏁 Defeat bosses in breathtaking Racing Showdown stages
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🔓 Unlockable super-hard side quest levels
Interested? Add Tuned Turtle to your wishlist!
