IRA

IRA

For an Early Access Game this is pretty wholesome. What i would love to see in the future is :

-More maps/biomes ( the more the merrier, personally i think it would be wise to in the future even implement some kind of endless mode when the game/story/map is fully developed )

-New apostles ( that i see are awaiting to be introduced )

-1 more item slot 1 less bow slot for inventory

-Balances to weapons and especially the upgrade system:

If your run actually reaches Underground B2F you are 100% left with a lot of extra armor and upgrade credit you have nothing to do with, this can be fixed by allowing further upgrades of lower rarity weapons that also increases their rarity and also upgrades of higher rarity weapons

Real player with 115.9 hrs in game


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A very enjoyable experience so far. I have managed to reach Stage 3, and have really been enjoying the aggressive feel of the Apostle of Night. As a roguelike and bullet hell it has been scratching both itches. Once you get familiar to enemy patterns things start progressing much faster. Only thing I would like to see is a method to increase the effectiveness of the base bow (If there isn’t a way later). Maybe adding a passive to each Apostle to alter the base bow that needs both Stones and Fragments to upgrade.

Real player with 9.4 hrs in game

IRA on Steam

Linea, the Game

Linea, the Game

Best music game I’ve played since The Impossible Game .

I would recommend it to anyone who likes those up-to-the-beat type of games. You get to play 4 levels (as of March 2019) with increasing difficulty. The objective is to dodge colored blocks while proceeding forward. Once you learn the core mechanics and are able to move around in different situations that’s where the fun begins, because the music plays in sync with the level, most of the time. It’s not an easy game, so you will fail a lot. But fear not, you will keep trying and finish the level so you can finally loop the whole song. I guess from that point is where the addiction kicks in. Enjoy it.

Real player with 7.9 hrs in game


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Pese a haber jugado un total de 5.7 horas nada más, he de reconocer que es uno de mis videojuegos indies favoritos.

El concepto del juego es muy sencillo, pero consigue su objetivo a la perfección: Mantenerte frente a la pantalla unos segundos (o según tu habilidad, minutos) plenamente concentrado en una actividad tan simple como sea posible.

El arte del juego es capaz de minimizar las distracciones que puedan afectar al jugador empleando únicamente figuras geométricas y colores y fondos hipnóticamente sencillos.

Real player with 7.8 hrs in game

Linea, the Game on Steam

Hazy

Hazy

In the vast region of Tiba, a dense and very old forest shelters the city of Tecnopia, home of a technology created to coexist in symbiosis with nature, and of people that are not unanimous when it comes to preserving this coexistence. Amid the growing tension, Ventree, a powerful corporation with global prestige, entered the region to explore the Ancestral Energy, a long forgotten natural resource, and retrieve a device that vanished from their head office at any cost. Meanwhile, a young Tori kept on with the common life he always had – until finding this device, having it accidentally integrated into his body and becoming the target of a conflict much greater than he could imagine.

  • Adventure in 2D: venture off the region of Tiba while exploring sceneries, dodging dangerous obstacles and jumping from one platform to another in a stylish pixel art aesthetic.

  • 21 unique levels: each with their own atmosphere, obstacles and secrets.

    4 special abilities: unfold the potential of your powers by finding the sources of ancestral energy.

  • **4 special abilities:**unfold the potential of your powers by finding the sources of ancestral energy.

  • Great final challenges: at the end of each area, challenges beyond your conventional bosses. Expect the unexpectable!

  • More mechanics, less controls: enjoy a fun experience at the touch of few keys.

  • Dynamic soundtrack: keep up with the evolution of your journey through the immersive music that evolves with you.


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Hazy on Steam

Run Turn Die

Run Turn Die

Some might complain that this game is too hard, but it can be super addicting for those who like rythm games of any kind. Yes, the graphics are simple, there is no combat, and no story or real point, BUT I think it’s a super fun game to play when you’re in between games. Overall, yes it can be difficult, but really fun.

Real player with 27.8 hrs in game

amazing game recommend to all who like platformer games!

good fun could do with some better music that is more entertaining!

9/10 is my rating.

A small video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOKBgkgcAAc&feature=youtu.be

gets harder vastly. is not easy. very entertaining.

Real player with 8.4 hrs in game

Run Turn Die on Steam

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Crypt of the NecroDancer

Over the past several months, I’ve had the pleasure of testing an alpha of Crypt of the NecroDancer , a retro styled rhythm based roguelike.

A what?

Crypt of the NecroDancer is a procedural dungeon crawler where the player and enemies movie on the beats of the game’s music tracks. That may sound like an eclectic mix, but it works. It works really well.

You play as Cadence, a firey young woman who, against the better judgement of her elders, descends into the NecoDancer’s crypt in search of answers. The intro cinematic shows Cadence prone, her head against a blood smeared rock whilst her narration says, “I don’t know how I survived that fall.”

Real player with 415.3 hrs in game

Crypt of the Necrodancer is a timeless masterpiece of an Indie game that never seems to bore me. I have bought this game on 3 separate platforms, and I don’t believe that I wasted a single bit of time spent in it.

Crypt is a very interesting and fun fusion of both rhythm and puzzle, while presenting itself as a dungeon-crawler. The controls are simple, but the skill ceiling is so insanely high for something so surface-level in appearance. Missing a button press on a note resets a stacking “Coin Multiplier” which rewards you for treating this game with precision, taking damage also does this. There is no such thing as “Mandatory Damage” in this game, you are perfectly able to control yourself in order to avoid haphazard conditions, and every single enemy has a pattern or “Tell” that indicates their movements, attack patterns, and the sort.

Real player with 191.6 hrs in game

Crypt of the NecroDancer on Steam

Rhythm of the Gods

Rhythm of the Gods

For $9 it’s an alright game. The music and graphics are quite charming but there aren’t many levels and half of the songs are remixes. The story can be boiled down to some young gods throwing parties because it’s what they love to do. The difficulty scales pretty fast but at no point does it feel like an unreasonable jump in difficulty from one song to the next. There is an endless mode and a timewarp mode that adds a speed multiplier to the songs for added difficulty so in that regard it’s a good game if you want something challenging. The ending leads me to believe the developers might release more games in the series but that’s just speculation until proven otherwise.

Real player with 4.0 hrs in game

A Great, But Rather Short Rhythm Adventure

Rhythm of the Gods, as you can probably tell from the title, is a rhythm game where you have to make your way through a slew of enemies and obstacles while following the music of several different gods that you meet along the protagonist, Lyrik’s, journey.

The Good

-Although short, the story of the game is rather charming, and I liked reading through the dialogue the game had to offer.

-The gameplay is simple, but can be very challenging depending on what difficulty you set.

Real player with 3.9 hrs in game

Rhythm of the Gods on Steam

Intralism

Intralism

Intralism is a rhythm based music game that requires precise and precision note hitting to get the highest possible scores and ranks for charts using the w,a,s,d or the arrow keys (can rebind them to anything you want in the options still). The game has a very steady community that makes charts for various genres like anime, blues, children, classical, jazz, rap, metal, rock and more so there is something for everyone. Charts range from easy to hard, slow to fast even one/two handed charts. There are community events for summer, winter, Halloween, Valentines day and so on that allow anyone to make charts then are chosen to be in the event that can get you special Steam inventory items and regular users can play the event charts and obtain event only items too.

Real player with 15462.5 hrs in game

Intralism

A fun rhythm game quite similar, but not the same as other Beatmania’ish games.

The circular layout can be hard to get used to, primarily if you are used to playing other rhythm games, but I believe it is much more pleasant to the eye and can result in more impressive maps/storyboards (while that is obviously up to the mapper).

Some pros:

There are official (==ranked) maps for various levels of skill and a diversity of genres available.

New official maps are (at the time of writing this) chosen every week.

Real player with 1244.4 hrs in game

Intralism on Steam

Music Racer

Music Racer

Today is May 24, 2020. I recently realized that my review for Music Racer was probably not written in the best state of mind, so I’m back with a good night’s rest under my belt. I opened the game up in non-Legacy mode.

Grading Criteria:

non-Legacy vs. Legacy (pre 5/27/19 update)

I. Graphics

II. Gameplay

III. YouTube plugin works?

IV. Replay Value

The non-Legacy version is the version of the game made after the 5/27/19 update, which broke the game for a lot of users at first (but now it’s fixed, so +1).

Real player with 46.1 hrs in game

You may be confused why I’m reviewing this game with barely any playtime. It’s because I’ve played the mobile version of this game, and after just a few minutes of playing I can see the pros and cons of the PC version.

I recommend this game, however, I will give a rather critical review.

This game in a nutshell: Beat Sabre with cars.

This game in an essay:

You have to choose a car, the colors of the rims and the body if you’d like, a map, and a song from either your computer or YouTube. I recommend using local files, as some songs may not show up on the YouTube option.

Real player with 25.9 hrs in game

Music Racer on Steam

RhythmSnake

RhythmSnake

RhythmSnake has a lot of potential to be an interesting and fun game, but right now the rhythm portion isn’t accurate, which makes the game very difficult and frustrating to play. 4/10

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1agIMsCYI3Q

Real player with 0.1 hrs in game

Does not accept FLAC files for playback.

Not worth my time.

Real player with 0.1 hrs in game

RhythmSnake on Steam

Dungeon Color

Dungeon Color

this game is so cute and addictive! but don’t let the looks fool you, it can be quite challenging, it’s a great game to put your brain to work but at the same time relax with the cute art and beautiful music. 10/10

Real player with 6.2 hrs in game

Dungeon Color is a very fun and pretty game, with a beautiful protagonist and challenging levels, its progress of difficulty is very well balanced, its music is very relaxing and pleasant to listen to, its main mechanics is creative and creates extremely challenging levels to solve.

Real player with 5.7 hrs in game

Dungeon Color on Steam