Bouncer Story
So if you like light resource management games you will enjoy this game. I played it for almost 4 hours straight yesterday and the time just flew. I did finish my first playthrough in this time so it is a short game but fairly priced around 5 bucks cause it’s pretty fun.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
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My playtime: 5h (based on Steam, finished the game, Kiss of Death ending)
Intro
Bouncer Story tells a story of you, a bouncer, who suddenly amassed a lot of debts in a single day from gambling. The thing is, you’re in debt to the mafia, and there’s no telling of what they will do if you can’t pay the debt in time. You’ll have to use your wits to earn a lot of money while paying for rent, debt, and skill points to survive the harsh job as a bouncer.
Pros:
- Multiple endings
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena
I’m actually writing a review for a game before I complete it, that I actually plan to complete shortly. This is a first. This is mainly since this game feels very RNG based similarly to ‘I am Overburdened’ in that regard. But this game let me put it to it simply, this is my FOURTH playthrough to try and get to the end. There’s that much in the game to consider that you have to think of when you start the game. Since if you do some things wrong early game it screws you over for the rest of the game.
– Real player with 266.6 hrs in game
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This game is beyond awesome. It has SO much potential. I didn’t think it would be my thing, because strategy games usually aren’t my cup of tea, but I thoroughly enjoyed Crown Champion: Legends of the Arena.
Though technically this is a management SIM, and this seems to be up my alley after all.
If the game were to be tweaked periodically it could grow into something bigger & better for sure!
There’s so much to say about Crown Champion I don’t even know where to start.
As the player you find yourself playing as a Slave Manager. With that comes an estate (in a decrepit state), which you buy & renovate & expand as you make a name for yourself - battle, after battle.
– Real player with 81.8 hrs in game
Prison Simulator
Prison Simulator, although incredibly silly, has a decent amount of depth to it that makes it very rewarding and dynamic.
In this game, you play as a guard, and can either be law-abiding, or corrupt and self-profiting. You have options in regards to everything. You can be forgiving to prisoners, or unnecessarily cruel (even guards).
Every character has unique behavioral elements that might make them react to different situations in a variety of ways. Fires can break out, as well as fist fights. Prisoners hide contraband in their cells, that if you find, you can either confiscate officially, or keep for yourself, off the record. I loved having the choice. Especially because you have to make sure no one sees you snagging any goods.
– Real player with 25.5 hrs in game
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[Storyline]
☐ Boring
☐ Not worth mentioning
✔️ Good
☐ Very beautiful
☐ As beautiful as the starry sky!
There is a storyline, you could say, but a free mode is also available.
[Gameplay]
☐ Bad
☐ Nothing special
☐ Average
✔️ Beautiful
☐ As beautiful as this review
I think the gameplay is just great and it’s a lot of fun, even the videos for the prologue on YouTube were very entertaining. This game shows you the other side of all the escape games and that’s cool.
– Real player with 21.2 hrs in game
The Swindle
Unfortunately, despite the absolutely wonderful art, music, style and overall concept, just as many people have reported, loose controls literally spoil an otherwise wonderful game.
As a gamer who loves stealth and loves difficult, but fair games, this one is nothing but frustrating.
It is not a matter of artificial difficulty, the levels, mechanics, enemies, and hazards are all generally fair and reasonable in and of themselves. I have no problem with, and even enjoy a game where you will fail a lot as you learn, knowing it is your fault you failed, or even knowing that the game is designed to make you fail if you don’t do things right…
– Real player with 90.6 hrs in game
This is honestly an amazing game with enough style and design choices to give you an experience you can’t quite get anywhere else, however it has a few very big caveats. Starting with the good, the scope is perfect, I didn’t feel like it dragged on or that I needed more out of it, and the pacing is very good. Finale acts as a good test of pretty much everything you’ve learned through your various successes and deaths. I’m more a fan of roguelikes than roguelites, but this game strikes such a cool balance between the two; I wasn’t sure how much of a gimmick the 100 day mechanic would be but it honestly does an amazing job at getting the best of both worlds. The upgrades are all significant enough for you to care about. I normally dislike tweened animation but this game’s style fits it very nicely, visually the game is quite charming. The soundtrack is also really good, I wouldn’t listen to it outside the game but it gets me way more invested while playing, especially the theme when you’re caught. Honestly, there’s not too many exceptionally notable things I could say, but most aspects of the game in general are very solid, it’s quite a fun, charming, and worthwhile experience. As a very loose comparison to give a sense of how the game is, imagine a cross between Mark of the Ninja’s stealth, and Spelunky’s game feel and world gen type.
– Real player with 23.8 hrs in game
Company of Crime
Sometimes at the end of the day, when you need to talk about a game you’d recommend to someone, there are situations where you won’t say it’s a “good” game, or that it’s a particular pleasure to play, but you recommend the game because, for all its flaws and shortcomings, it has a spark. It has something that among the rest, makes it unique and enjoyable. Such is the case for Company of Crime.
A game set in London of the 60s, with a focus of gang wars and a strong influence from modern X-COMs, and to some extend Phantom Doctrine, has something to seduce. And indeed, the ambiance is there. The music, the clothes, the environnement. It’s all there. Yet, the game is, well, it’s janky. There is no hiding it, there are a bunch of bugs, some of with I had the dubious honor of helping to fix, but when you consider only 2 persons did all the QA, and the game was made by a very small team, you need to understand where you’re going. It is very much a game to get in the 15 euros or less, as that’s overall the value of such a game. It’s not big budget game, and what it delivers, I’m afraid to say, can’t possibly compete with a juggernaut like Firaxis backed by the greedy bastards at 2K(“2K, you love it, we ruin it!"). The core loop is repetitive fast, the enemies not varied, and while the heavy melee focused combat feels fresh and in some aspect reminds a bit of Into the Breach by some aspect(positioning and use of your skills to control the battlefield are key, and can lead to nice combos), at the end of the day, it won’t be something able to keep you hooked for too long, which is a bit of a shame.
– Real player with 57.5 hrs in game
Company of Crime:
Every country and indeed, city, in this beautiful world of ours has notorious individuals or gangs. Some are more famous than others. Al Capone and Lucky Luciano were probably the most notorious and known gangsters during the prohibition in America. In the 1960’s, the small and isolated island known as England had its fair share of dangerous criminals, with the Krays Twins and the Richardson brothers, to mention a couple. So, what is the business of crime? How hard is it to establish yourself and, most importantly, to keep yourself at the top of your game? On the opposite side of the coin, there are people who put their lives on the line to dismantle these organisations and arrest their members one by one. Will you become the next big mobster of the 60’s, or will you fight against them as the boss of Scotland Yard’s task force? One thing is for sure, you’ll know all about Company of Crime!
*– [Real player with 15.2 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198003030375)*
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## Empire of Sin
Main quests:
- So far two of the paythroughs I have had have game breaking bugs for the main quests.
Police:
There is not enough interaction with the police, they are basically not even a problem. Give them more power, create tiers of police, where there are cops, investigators, feds, etc. Make it so that if you piss the police of by killing a lot of people you get a heat system.
Economy:
There is apparently a non ending need for alcohol, the game would be more interesting if your bar saw less profits and patronage because your neighboring faction has a better bar, higher quality booze, etc.
*– [Real player with 63.3 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198155865006)*
Seems like the game has that weird Paradox disease where the game is garbage day one but undergoes radical changes that make it into something really special. I bought it after the precinct update and I'm hooked. I like the combat and gang management elements as well as the almost seamless switching from tactical map to street view to turn based combat. There's also room for strategy, you can cut off sections of someone's territory to destroy their supply lines or trade poison disguised as high end alcohol to set some one up for the moment you take out their brewery in an ambush leaving them with nothing to sell and no one to sell it to. I think that it'd be a whole lot better with more room for customization but it's a solid solid game.
*– [Real player with 56.0 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198059929258)*
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## Perfect Crime
It has English version but the game keeps freezing every time I change the language, and it has no problem running in Chinese. It's a cool game and I've been waiting for long time to play it, and I really wanted to stream this, please fix the bug for broader players.
*– [Real player with 2.4 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198115730386)*
All the dialog from the all the cases are still not in English, even if you choose English in the upper right corner on the main menu. Great concept but blatant false advertising.
*– [Real player with 2.1 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198157775465)*
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## The Deed
You play as Arran Bruce, part of a noble dynasty which goes back hundreds of years, and you’ve returned to the family home, Dunshiel House. It’s a place which doesn’t hold many happy memories for you growing up. It’s a miserable night, the raining is siling down and you’ve got to face your family whom you’ve not seen for many years. It’s your father’s fiftieth birthday but it’s not the real reason you’ve decided to come back to the family home.
*– [Real player with 7.2 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197960272112)*
Meet the Bruce family. Son, Arran, soon to be disinherited (usurped by his sister) with murder on his mind. Father, Malcolm, violent tempered, oppressive, abusive. Mother, Gloria, in deep and utter denial of the dysfunctional Bruce family. Sister, Jennifer, violent, cruel, insane and about to die. Dunshiel House staff: one butler and one maid/cook.
A classic "who-dun-it" from the murder's point of view.
Storyline: Estranged Arran Bruce returns home for his father's 50th birthday with the sole purpose to murder his sister, Jennifer. Motive: Money, of course. The father, Malcolm, is about to disinherit him in favor of his sister. The question is: How to commit murder and still walk away a free man. 10 murder weapons, and 5 other people who can take the blame, assuming one does not get caught. Of course, there is always the "mysterious" intruder too. (Lizzie Borden will have good company if one manages that.)
*– [Real player with 5.2 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198141404871)*
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## The Evil Farming Game: Replanted
All screenshots are of alpha builds, and are subject to change.
#### What have you gotten yourself into now?
**When Richard, the town farmer, finds himself at the center of his wife's murder, it's up to him _(or you)_ to figure out what the hell to do.**
You live on a small island village, with friendly people, law enforcement, and your wife.
Everyday starts the same, harvest yesterday's crops, give them to your wife, and plant some more. Forever and ever, maybe sometimes you head to the market to pick up some tools.
But one day, that all changed, late at night, you lash out at your wife, and kill her. As you feel her pulse stop, you have no idea what to do. Will you turn yourself in? Or will you hide, stealthily avoiding punishment.
Make your choice in the First Part of this 2 game duology.
Meet friendly faces! Make friends, make enemies! Make your own story. With endless possibility to how your scheme will end up, there is no way you'll make it out of this scot-free, as you'll have more than just your wife, taken away from you.
Replanted is primarily based on the "Evil Farming Game" myth.
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## Omerta - City of Gangsters
tl;dr version:
PROS:
+ Easy to learn, not that hard to master
+ Authentic language, music and scenery
+ Functionally combines Economy Sim and Round-Based Combat
+ "Sandbox" Mode where you can check out tactics you didn't try in the campaign
+ Fine-tune your henchmen and their weaponry by leveling them up and finding new firearms
+ All weapon classes (Revolver, Pistol, Knife, Baseball Bat,…) have their own playstyle and useful
+ All STATS (Strength, Endurance,...) are useful and you can reset PERKS for your player/henchmen easily
*– [Real player with 108.9 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561197979609214)*
### A Pleasant Surprise
I saw the mixed reviews and wasn't expecting much of the game, but was actually pleasantly surprised how good it is. I can see why it got the mixed reviews though, as it has shortcoming but it is still very much enjoyable if you know what you are getting yourself into.
Basically the game is divided into two parts: XCOM like tactical combat and business management sim. On its own these two parts are not very special but luckily the game is more that the sum of it parts.
*– [Real player with 108.1 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198044414530)*
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