Lakeview Valley

Lakeview Valley

The Elevator Pitch:

It’s like “8-bit Horror Groundhog Day: The Game.”

Only, it’s really more like “Groundhog Week”, and you’ve traded the meteorology for murder.

The Meat & Potatoes (& Amy’s Cookies):

I absolutely LOVED Lakeview Cabin Collection, so when I found out that the sole developer of LVC, Roope Tamminen, had just recently released his latest game, I couldn’t wait to give it a try.

It quickly and effortlessly surpassed my already-rather-lofty expectations…

-There is a staggering amount of content in this game.

Real player with 58.5 hrs in game


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Lakeview Valley is a refreshing take on the genre of Small Town RPG games that I have thorougly been enjoying. After playing more than 45 hours of it I haven’t even brushed the surface of what this game offers and am still getting a handle on what I’m doing.

You play some guy who moved to a new town where nothing is as it seems and you can choose to be whatever you want. I think this game is amazing and I can’t believe I didn’t pick it up from day one.

Want to be a normal guy living a normal life and get to know people and be helpful in your community while remodeling your home? Do it!

Real player with 51.8 hrs in game

Lakeview Valley on Steam

A Fishy RPG

A Fishy RPG

I received this game as a curator from developers to try it out and give an honest opinion about it. Well, this game is boring and pointless. Maybe somebody is gonna like it, I don’t. Also, there is a bug in the game that does not let you quit the game, so I had to restart my computer in order to get rid of it. I uninstalled it, and yet Steam was showing that I’m inside the game, and counting hours played…. And the game itself is, you go around and catch fish. And even though people say that pixelated games are now in, I had my share of playing Commodore 64 in 1980’s, why in gods name would I want to play something as ugly as this game? Even the pixelated games can look good. (Dungeon of the endless for example). This game is plane ugly.

Real player with 5.4 hrs in game


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A small retro style mid 80’s arcade game

The Developer has tried for an approachable classic look, and considering the requested price tag has definitely aimed for a niche market.

Calling the game an RPG is a bit of a stretch but one does have Character Skills to grow and choose between which do affect how your interaction with the world goes down. This primary interaction, is an arcade interface fishing action with the prime directive being to discover more interesting and valuable 8-bit fishies.

Real player with 1.9 hrs in game

A Fishy RPG on Steam

Tales from The Dancing Moon

Tales from The Dancing Moon

Tales from the Dancing Moon is a casual story-driven RPG that has elements of life-simulation, crafting, building and survival. All layered on top of a thread of mystery. Presented with a detailed isometric style, inspired by classic role-playing games.

You wake up to find yourself in a strange world. A local Innkeeper finds you and helps you make your way to the nearby village of Illisor – a ruined place that’s recovering from a recent attack of deadly shadow-beasts.

You spend your time at The Dancing Moon Inn where you assist the citizens in rebuilding their village. During your stay you discover that you weren’t the only stranger passing through this village recently. You begin to unravel the mystery that they left behind.

Will you discover your purpose here? And will you find a way back home?

Character Customisation

Customisation options allow you to become whoever you wish to be in this story.

Story

Discover the lore of Illisor by interacting with NPCs, completing quests, forging relationships and reading notes and books scattered around the town.

Crafting and base-building

Flexible and robust object placement tools allow you build the medieval town you’ve always wanted to build.

Hone your skills

Skills like farming, crafting, fishing, and swordsmanship will help you complete the various tasks given to you in Illisor.

Photo-mode

Show off your town and other stunning photography skills with a free-camera mode that has lens and filter options.


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Tales from The Dancing Moon on Steam

The Chronicler

The Chronicler

Yes this is very early access but I like the artwork and overall theme a lot. I will be playing this more when further updates have been released.

Real player with 2.4 hrs in game

The Chronicler on Steam

Voxel Farm Island

Voxel Farm Island

Just another crappy mobile port. With diamonds and time to wait and stuff like that. Game is ugly and very child oriented. Characters are totally shallow AND THEY ALL SPEAK LIKE THIS IN FULL CAPSLOCK.

Never asked for a refund so fast.

Real player with 0.1 hrs in game

Voxel Farm Island on Steam

e-River Cabin Journal

e-River Cabin Journal

Once upon a time, I got fed up with city life and decided to move to Alaska, live in the middle of no where and get away from it all.

I didn’t know jack and froze to death the first night.

Twice upon a time, I got fed up with the city and left for a cabin in the middle of Alaska.

I still didn’t know jack, (and didn’t really know that I didn’t know jack) and died two days later.

Thrice upon a time, … yeah I got fed up with the city and bought a cabin in the middle of Denali National Park in Alaska.

Real player with 1413.6 hrs in game

This game 100% is not for everyone.. The Devs have made this prettty ckear,, I did some homework on this one.. It’s not an easy game..At times I am left scratching my head.. Getting started (In my case in the Oct) is tougher then any game I’ve ever played…. you log into a cold cabin with no firewood.. you can’t even read as it’s just too cold.. meaning you have to go try to chop wood first.. I got hammered by a bear,,, managed to kill him then simply walked away from the tree I dropped…. (why not just go back and finis?) so you lose the energy.. have to try again and hope to God you can just manage to get enough wood to warm light the fire and get the cabin warm enough to read……

Real player with 588.2 hrs in game

e-River Cabin Journal on Steam