Jamestown+
Touhou. In Colonial America. In Space.
Probably not the most accurate comparison, but it’s definitely the most convenient. At the very least, the spectacle is very much comparable to Touhou if we’re to go by soundtrack and background art. Anyways, this game was originally released back in 2011 on Steam, became abandonware in 2015 and resurfaced yesterday with a significant portion of content for all skill levels. While the loyalty discount is debatable for people who played the original 2011 release, it’s definitely a welcome treat for people who haven’t played the original.
– Real player with 16.2 hrs in game
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I don’t have many hours on this one yet, but I have more on the original. This package is great value, especially if you like this genre of game or want games to play couch co-op. It doesn’t have online multiplayer, but playing with people is absolutely not mandatory to enjoy the game. In fact the way lives work in multiplayer means it can be more difficult to complete a level in co-op play than in solo. Unless you and the people you play with are a similar skill level you will probably get a lot more out of single player.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
Groov
Please buy this game its so cheap and regularly goes on sale, its a great value and the Dev is super helpful on steam and twitter.
Fun game. I’m so glad it came to Steam I loved it when it was on Xbox Indie Arcade back in the day. Has a lot of replayability.
The price is great.
The game play is great.
The sound design is great.
Cannot go wrong with this game. If I were rich I would gift this game to everyone on my friends list.
EDIT: After this review they added a bunch of online Leaderboards so it got even better!
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
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Remember Geometry Wars? It’s similar to that but with Music at its core instead of bright explosions. I kept my 360 solely for this game, thats how great it is. Years ago, I’d get home around twenty after four from work and fire this game up. It was easily one of my favorite ways to chill and wind down after a long day. The game isn’t deep, but it has a lot of depth. 3 basic modes, the last 2 being locked until you beat the first mode.
Gameplay
The game takes place in a 2d box. Your a little spaceship(that always reminded me of The Last Starfighter) and every enemy is a musical instrument. Some enemies only need 1 shot to kill(or trigger their instrument) while others, aka The Romulan looking ship (the rapper) requires numerous hits to kill. There’s numerous waves which are all different. Each wave presents more difficulties than the last. There’s changes in your weapons, rate of fire, enemy population and variety, and a lot more. Later in the game, some pretty crazy things happen, which are pretty exciting to encounter and play through. You only get 3 lives. Theres no restart from checkpoint. So getting to the end is an amazing feeling. Its very reminiscent experience to playing old games at the arcade. Theres definitely a lot of strategy and you’ll learn through your play though how to attack each wave. However, I always called them Shells(guitar), can and will ruin your day. They can go out of the play zone, and come back in. They only take one shot, but when youve been backed into a corner or running a wall and your trying to get out, having a shell sneak in behind you is frustrating. Especially when you seconds to the next wave.. It is very easy to get swarmed and overwhelmed so here’s a couple of beginner’s tips.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
In Extremis
A fun, challenging, unique and just plain surreal shoot em' up, would recommend.
– Real player with 19.0 hrs in game
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In Extremis, at a glance, plays more or less like your generic shoot-em-up/bullet hell game, but there are three major aspects make it stand out amongst the crowd: the visual/musical aesthetics, the customisation, and the variety of challenges present.
I will provide my criticism in the form of two lists, for things that I enjoyed and for things that I would suggest to improve the experience, respectively.
Things that I enjoyed in particular:
- The level design. Would you rather shoot up an orchestra of sentient instruments, or a swarm of abstract female genitalia? It’s all here.
– Real player with 7.4 hrs in game
Steel Alcimus
excellent heli combat game with different weapon variations and fast paced game play. cool story mode and arcade mode.
better than most other pc games i have played and available free, although worth paying for.
like other titles on steam from the same developer, this game may appeal less to casual gamer, and more to players who want to take the time to learn the difficult to master and fast paced gameplay and options.
if you enjoy hard combat arcade games or zx spectrum era games, check this
– Real player with 20.6 hrs in game
A actually pretty fun game when you dont have much time. It feels like I could find it in a arcade cabinet. I dont think the tutorial tells you that you can strafe using space though.
– Real player with 12.5 hrs in game
UBERMOSH
tldr; great game, easily worth the full price. Some wonkyness in terms of bullet spawn and hitboxes, but it’s consistent and predictable with some practice, and fun from the start.
My take
If you consider yourself a twitch gamer, this gem will test your mettle. If you consider yourself patient, this game will cause you to re-evaluate. If you like a challenge, the achievements associated are a feather for your cap (especially Kensai CM).
This game has stones - big ones. And rage. And an awesome soundtrack.
– Real player with 12.6 hrs in game
The colony provides us everything except for violence.
The game’s tagline is a fitting one, since this title provides nothing but violence in wholesome abundance. To put in summary, Ubermosh is a fast pace, bullet hell game, in which you must survive for as long as possible and compete for a high score.
A typical session of play would last between 10 to 90 seconds, though more likely than not, you will experience a short life of less than 30. This is by no means bad, since you are pump and psyched to abort, retry and fail; over and over again. The mechanics is simple, as a rookie gladiator you must utilise your sword to slice bullets that are fired your way, that or dodge to avoid your demise.
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
Cymatically Muffed
The good:
Lots of fast fun frenetic action, plenty of game modes.
Audio track is decent.
Good menus, extensive controls and customization.
Responsive, capable developer.
The bad:
Hard to see some items, visual style is lacking and can make things unclear sometimes.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game
I’ve played the local multiplayer several times with friends and have had a great time playing. The variety of game types and settings provide a lot of options for replayability. I can’t wait to play the campaign once it is released, especially since it can be played coop. Cymatically Muffed is reminiscent of older classics while still providing new and exciting mechanics of it’s own. Do yourself a favor and check it out.
– Real player with 7.1 hrs in game