Aya’s Journey
This is a change in pace for me, because I genuinely hate writing this review.
I’ve wondered why the ‘Limbo’ style games never caught on. Until now. This game is like Death Stranding, except bad. Bad in an irredeemable way. I don’t even think it matters what I say, because this game seems to be in eternal ‘Early Access.’ It’s very likely the 2 people working on this game (that’s not a joke), gave up on this project as no progress has been made in 3 years.
But hey that’s what happens when you allow 2 people to run a game company with ADHD. (that’s a zinger).
– Real player with 3.6 hrs in game
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If your a fan of Limbo then you will like this. Few times I had to push an item a little to long to get it in place for the puzzle but not sure yet if that is part of the story or lack of. Can’t wait to see what else comes of this title…
Pros: Artwork, Atmosphere, similar style as Limbo, price, early access
Cons: Repetive Soundtrack, pushing something at a slow pace for what seems a little to long
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
NeoCube
Was a fun puzzle game that is relaxing but at the same time you can’t walk away from it or take a break! Very interesting concept, but the game needs some more stuff to do in it. Excited to see leader boards and the online play they have planned, I know me and my friends would love to sit around the couch and race one another to see who can beat each round the fastest!
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
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The magic of three
The Magic of Three - is a hybrid puzzle platformer and match 3 genre. If you love puzzles, then this game is for you.
#### Plot The magical civilization of stone golems had a trouble, a huge tornado reached their settlement and scattered all the knowledge and wisdom accumulated over the centuries throughout the area. All this was stored on stone energy spheres, or as the golems called them, “Spheres of Knowledge”. Many turned out to be in inaccessible places for this civilization. But one young golem with a special gift decided to return what was lost.
#### Features of the game
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Using the skills of the golem and mechanics 3 in a row, you have to complete levels and collect all the “Stone Orbs of Knowledge”. For the FULL passage of each level, you have to use your brains, because not everything is so simple.
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On a level, you can always rewind time. In case of a mistake, you don’t have to go through the entire level again. =) Just press the magic “Z” button. And everything will return to normal. So you can not be afraid and calmly experiment.
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As you progress through the game, you will discover new abilities and new objects, enriching the levels with new colors.
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For each level you can get 3 medals!
1. For passing the level. (This is usually not difficult if you do not complete the rest of the tasks)
2. For the collection of all stone spheres.
3. And for points.
If you are looking for a colorful, light atmosphere and at the same time challenging puzzle, then “The magic of three” will be happy to provide you with its own world, a world full of puzzles.
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Blockpocalypse
My kids love this game so much they chose it for the first episode of their new youtube channel!
– Real player with 26.6 hrs in game
Amazingly fun game. I got it at avcon (adelaide) last year. me and my brother have played a heap of it. it is best when u have 4 players. its hectic and its great. so worth buying.
– Real player with 11.2 hrs in game
DOOR:Inner Child
Knock-knock* is literally what defines a game with the name DOOR. At least it was what I thought in the beginning, but my mindset changed. Now when someone knocks at my door… I remember the amazing things that I could see.
I could have a cleeeeeean experience with my old and good NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1660 Ti. I couldn’t even have an fps' fall… so a well-optimized game can be awaited. About hardware, my experience with the mouse and keyboard wasn’t bad, but I think that the controller will give a cleaner experience.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Where do I start. The game first hits you with beautiful visuals and music. I was actually super excited when I found out about this game but was afraid i over hyped myself. It as lived up to my expectations. I just streamed the game on twitch and used the game in a sense as a way to talk about life and mental health. The puzzles seem easy at first but do get more difficult. I still cannot get over the sense of depth in such a simple concept. beautiful. I cannot wait for it to be continued. Please let this game be continued.
– Real player with 3.0 hrs in game
Lyratha: Labyrinth - Survival - Escape
The start tutorial was a bit long, but after that it got funnier. The thing with alchemy is a nice approach, I’m excited to see what else will come.
– Real player with 2.6 hrs in game
Nice game. Epic soundtrack and great magical effect. Puzzle fun guaranteed.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
ODA
So. I was the one of those who developed this game for GMTK Jam. And I was proud what the game was spotlighted there. But I left the development team and now I was excited to check how the game goes. I like the pros/cons type of comment so I’ll do the same.
Pros:
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Hard puzzles. Or I’m not too smart for it.
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Visual style. Especially the background.
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The ball gun behavior. It’s fun to play with it.
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Early access. So the game will be improved.
Cons:
- It looks like there might be more sounds. I really miss some step or jump noises.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
ODA is a 2D puzzle platformer about swapping yourself with objects, and swapping objects with each other. It’s pretty simple once you figure out the timings and how swapping works. 5.5/10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YKCrVMc12M
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Tin Hearts: Prologue
2 Minute Video Review → https://youtu.be/slPuCooKGbg
Tin Hearts is a lemmings type game. Tiny toy soldiers march forward and it’s up to you to guide their path to the goal.
You don’t control the toy soldiers directly, you need to change other objects to steer them. Starting with just simple blocks to make them turn, but eventually you’ll be manipulating other toys to steer them. And there’s some creative contraptions that get involved as well.
The levels start small, but eventually you’ll need to guide the soldiers through large toy shops.
– Real player with 8.7 hrs in game
Experienced on the Oculus Rift with Touch Controllers
The most beautiful VR game I have ever played. Each puzzle room will amaze you with its idyllic charm. You almost forget about the puzzles and just want to look around and play with the different assets. Unfortunately, most of the assets are there just for decoration as you cannot interact with them (outside what the puzzle wants you to interact with to solve the puzzle).
The puzzles follow along the normal Lemming-style puzzle challenges. However, several of the mechanics are done keeping with the toy workshop theme. You can stop time, forward time or reverse time. You’ll use toy blocks to guide your toy soldiers. They will jump on toy drums, take a balloon ride over obstacles, or bounce off a book or toy train. There will be obstacles such as the Jack-in-the-box to avoid.
– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game
Mage Drops
A lovely game by a lovely studio. It perfectly squares itself between the relaxation one might find in a title like Mario Golf (with its golf meets magical world premise) and the challenging, precision platforming of titles like Super Meat Boy and Celeste. Really looking forward to the full version!
– Real player with 7.7 hrs in game
I got this game to try it out after hearing about it from a stream that I often watch. I can say that this game is really really fun, I love all the mechanics of the game and how you can control the golf ball that has been produced by the wizard and manipulate the environment around you. The game is really well done overall and the platforming aspect of the game is challenging for anyone who loves platforming, however I want to put some of my own feedback down below.
- So, this is my first bit of feedback because I think it may be potentially important to the growth of the game, when I started the game on controller I ran into a bit of a graphical glitch. I am a controller player, so I am pleased that the game does fully support controller, but the new game option completely covered any of the other options that I was able to choose from. This could be due to me having OBS open at the time since I was getting ready to stream this game at the time, but I do think it is something worth looking into. I currently have not seen the issue since, so I don’t know if this was caused by OBS.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Puppy Pipy
Pipy is so adorable. Looking forward to play the rest soon.
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
Cute lil game! it is still in early access but it’s got potentials. Really like the level design and the cute artwork. Story is simple yet intriguing, hope there is more about the black dog’s backstory. The controls could’ve been improved, and the attack/hurt animation transition is a bit stiff. Overall I would recommend this game and looking forward to more chapters!
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game