There Was A Caveman
There Was A Caveman is one of literally thousands of 2D retro pixel platformers infesting Steam. Control a caveman and jump around retro pixel platformer levels, avoiding prehistoric animals and making paleontologists shake their head with sorrow at the scientific inaccuracy.
The thing about retro pixel games is that they are meant to appear the same as games in the 1990’s, because this is simple to do and you don’t need to have any artistic talent and you don’t need to hire an artist or anyone competent at computer graphics. That’s why retro pixel games are so popular with indie developers, the developers who weren’t good enough to get hired by game development companies. Sometimes, an indie dev will be so bad at video game graphics that they can’t even get the pixel graphics right, so their game looks even worse than the pixel graphics from the 1990’s that they are ripping off. That is the story behind There Was A Caveman.
– Real player with 6.8 hrs in game
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Generally speaking this is a derivative platformer with excellent, detailed pixel art work. You have seen everything in it before, but that being said, it covers a wide base of platforming ideas and never overuses any of them.
+High quality pixel artwork with lots of care and work.
+Above average movement options - combining the dash and double-jump means the game can through some interesting platforming at you
+Good variety in enemies and bosses - derivative, but there’s new stuff in nearly every section
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Attack of the Giant Mutant Lizard
This is a great game. The difficulty is perfect.I hope you mights add some cool things in the future.And im really hoping you mmight add another character.
– Real player with 65.4 hrs in game
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This is a very satisfying and one of the few monster games currently on the market. The animations are perfect and the gameplay is mostly original. It’s a bit disappointing how short this game is (story mode is about 1 hour) but you can spend hours in arcade mode. I can’t wait for a sequel!
– Real player with 52.9 hrs in game
Game Of Puzzles: Dinosaurs
An excellent game to play with your kids, somewhat educational and entertaining. 15 levels with 3 variations on each, and like most of the puzzle games that I have review thus far this one can be a bit challenging but manageable, but if a image was added to give guidance the path may be made clear.
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
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If you love dinosaurs and just need a chill way to relax for about an hour, or if you have kids and want to encourage their puzzle skills and their love of dinosaurs, I’d recommend this one. Its not hard at all, and it’s cheap. I got it for $0.49US, totally worth the price for a little bit of entertainment. Not really any replay value for adults, but for kids that start out on the easy puzzle size, they should be able to get a bit more out of it trying to do the more difficult versions.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Dinoku
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
I love the game, you need to be focused to solve the problems. Having said that, I’m stuck at level 67 T_T… Heeelp!
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Scoot Kaboom and the Tomb of Doom
I really love the approach of the one giant map! Couple that with a great variety of environmental hazards, clever level design and the cruel but necessary process of learning through death - and you’ve got Scoot Kaboom!
I’m having a great time so far 3
UPDATE:
I’ve now completed it, and what a really wholesome game. Really nice design of the “traps” and as you go deeper into the tomb the combination of several mechanics at once really cause a fun and challenging experience! The ending was fun, and I love how there are a bunch of unlockables, various game modes and accessibility settings if the game is too difficult.
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
Great old style platformer with a nice gradual ramp up in difficulty. I really love that you can slow down the game for challenging sections if you want to, for as little or as much of the game as you want, and to the speed percentage you want. I’m hugely impressed with this design! It allows you to keep the game challenging to your level so it stays fun and not either a grind, or something you have to give up on.
Different playable characters and game modes add a lot of replayability factor - and the zoom to see the whole game feature is really clever.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game