Primate Signal

Primate Signal

Thought provoking, deep and twizted. Absolutely stunning graphics, audio and character development so much so that I actually was physically transported into the fucked up world of the minds of the Wainstop gang. This work, will replace the Bible in our churches. Thank you.

Real player with 1.8 hrs in game


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It’s not very often something comes along that is this unique. It has such a strong stylistic character that you feel transported to another world with the original artwork and music, not to mention the mind bending story. The time I spent in this world was totally bizarre in the best possible way. Nothing else like it.

Real player with 1.1 hrs in game

Primate Signal on Steam

What We Pretend To Be

What We Pretend To Be

Cheap, relaxing and really nice soundtrack.

This is the kind of game you buy if you have some money to spare, and you’re in need of a casual relaxation game. There is no point to the game, and it’s really really short, but honestly, I think it was worth the small fee. I love the graphic style, and the lighting is god-tier, but the texturing is kinda off-putting in some areas, with glitching clouds and the ground clipping with the grass. There’s not much to the story, but that’s not really the appeal of the game, so I wouldn’t leave much criticism there.

Real player with 3.3 hrs in game


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Very short game play, not much story. Mindless wheat farming, once the builder dies you can’t make any more improvements to your town.

Real player with 1.8 hrs in game

What We Pretend To Be on Steam

Nikhil Murthy’s Syphilisation

Nikhil Murthy’s Syphilisation

I like the use of a strategy game as a complex social metaphor that this presents. Even though I couldn’t complete any game of it due to crashes, trying to fathom the mind of the author was worth the price of admission.

Real player with 0.8 hrs in game


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Nikhil Murthy's Syphilisation on Steam

Playing God

Playing God

Didnt work htc vr vive. Waited a long time to see if it would launch over 10 minutes nothing ever happened. I restarted it waited 5 minutes a few times and gave up assumed it didn’t work on first release day.

TECHNICAL PROBLEMS:

1. The start up screen is on PC ONLY NOT THE HTC VIVE so can’t see it at all looks broke to HTC VIVE user like myself – WE DON"T HAVE PC SCREEN every game I launched it FROM INSIDE VR so I had been claiming the GAME was broken for first REVIEW since I waiting for a screen in VR that never would come because you have a PC DISPLAY only question to start in VR… This made me pissed off more than anything with game.

Real player with 0.7 hrs in game

Playing God is a free VR experience, It worked on my HTC Vive system, looked ok, sounded ok, played ok, was understandable. Tried two runs with different decisions, and saw some different endings. One of those No Win Scenario tests. At the end, it gives you a breakdown of your decisions and the percentage of people choosing them.

Try this, if you like thoughtful experiences.

Real player with 0.6 hrs in game

Playing God on Steam

Democracy 4

Democracy 4

Solid 7/10 overall. Just don’t base your own politics on it. I’d say this game shines in its core mechanics and falls down in the accuracy of the policies/objectivity of the developer.

The only mechanical issue is that GDP is not generated by population but is in stead seemingly separate. So growing the population of a prosperous country does not correspondingly grow GDP.

Certain policies (cough college tuition cough) are way off in terms of cost versus performance and seem more like a policy ad from the dev than balanced game elements.

Real player with 174.0 hrs in game

Good game, more polished than the predecessor. Don’t be afraid of early access. It would be suitable as a finished game.

Would be nice to have some scenarios or what not to spice it up.

Real player with 16.9 hrs in game

Democracy 4 on Steam

No Place for the Dissident

No Place for the Dissident

While I am recommending this, I would highly suggest you wait for a sale or until the price lowers. It’s not a bad game and has some cool mechanics, but it isn’t something that’s worth $20 unless you really think It’ll scratch a niche you have. While sometimes fun, it needs more polish to be worth the price it’s asking for, at least in my opinion. Here’s a bullet point review:

The Good:

  • Ideology spreads through points on the map that interact with each other instead of having each country just be a tap made up of abstract numbers. They even have different population densities. Looking at waves of orange overflow a country is somewhat neat to look at.

Real player with 17.0 hrs in game

It’s okay. It will be better if they add more features and streamline the actions for smaller countries. Otherwise it will remain more tedious than fun.

It could be really cool if they keep updating it.

Real player with 5.5 hrs in game

No Place for the Dissident on Steam

Red Trains

Red Trains

Red Trains is a strategic simulator game. Build tracks to connect industry and cities. Customize locomotive designs to optimize for particular goods and routes. Manage your political clout to avoid being removed from your post.

Train Design

Train design involves balancing train strength, speed, and capacity to optimize various cargo types and different length routes.

Research

In Red Trains, research progresses automatically without your input. The People’s Republic never stands still. You can, however, affect the direction of research and make requests for particular areas to be investigated. Research unlocks components for train design, increases production, and even enable new types of rail tracks.

Signals

To better manage train pathing and scheduling use signals. While collisions never happen in the People’s Republic, deadlocks and other problems can occur if signals are not skillfully and carefully placed.

Story Scenarios

Twelve novel scenarios with light story to provide alternative play experiences.

Red Trains on Steam

Dog Eat Dog

Dog Eat Dog

Things are bad. Rent is late, again. There’s no food, again. Your father-in-law needs medication, again. Life is relentless. In this ethically ambiguous title, it’s time to set your morals aside, and do whatever it takes to survive. When all you have is nothing, you take from those who have it all.

Desperate Measures

When you’re feeling the squeeze from all sides, there’s little respite to be found. Playing as a scammer at a call centre in town, you do whatever it takes to provide for a struggling family, help a sick father-in-law and fend off those you owe.

How far will you go to protect the ones you love in a dog-eat-dog world?

Features

  • Tonally dark story with a noir feel.

  • Branching paths leading to differing conclusions.

  • Simulation gameplay, controlling people’s computers.

  • Over 20 different people to call, encouraging multiple playthroughs.

  • Every decision matters.

Dog Eat Dog on Steam

The Quiet Sleep

The Quiet Sleep

Currently it’s a little buggy and I only played the first scenario. But it’s immensely interesting it’s a strange tower defense game but also life sim. Where you control the character through manipulating their train of thought. From getting them to do chores to having the willpower to work every day. Being not shy and finding love. Interestingly depending on how you play the different train of thought they can blossom into at least a couple different outcomes. It’s an incredibly unique life simulator and narrative game.

Real player with 18.5 hrs in game

An interesting game. It is kind of a puzzle, but with some interesting ‘choices’ to make. I enjoy the whole aspect of ‘maintaining your emotional’ balance interesting. Emotions are both threats and resources to your mind, which is a really compelling way to work it. The music really helps set the mood. Game managed to keep me up through a night wanting to see what would happen next.

Real player with 18.0 hrs in game

The Quiet Sleep on Steam

Revizor

Revizor

Revizor Game Studio presents to your eyes a completely new game!

Game will become something new for you in the endless game world. An exciting adventure awaits you in this office worker novella simulator.

  • Choose which path you have to go through - a bribe-taker-tycoon of the criminal business, or a principled inspector who cares for law and order.

  • Increase your well-being and ensure a comfortable life for yourself and your descendants.

  • Make new acquaintances and relationships.

  • Go on dates.

  • Collect a collection of real estate and cars, and other things for fun.

  • Move up the career ladder, increase your income and gain a high reputation.

  • Show sensitivity and attention to other characters by listening to their stories, doing their assignments, thereby making new friends or enemies.

  • Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of shadow crime by identifying dishonest entrepreneurs - fraudsters or enter their position and sympathize with them for a small “reward-bribe”.

  • You will find many exciting quests, funny stories and tasks.

  • A completely new game system.

  • Spend an exciting time and spend your hard-earned money earned by honest and completely honest on various entertainments.

Revizor on Steam