FRACT OSC
You’re dropped in a barren, alien world with no real idea of what’s going on, but as you explore and interact with the strange world around you, you begin to return music and colour to the world and bring it back to life. The soundscape builds around you, taking your own solutions and weaving them into the music of the world.
FRACT is a game that gives you a brief starting tutorial that is completely free of explanatory text. Not only that, the environment is altogether alien and bewildering, and suddenly animated at unpredictable times. Once you’ve completed the tutorial, the game throws you headfirst into the world without any further hand-holding.
– Real player with 60.4 hrs in game
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I’ve owned this game for well over a year. Purchased it due to the “Tron” look it seemed to have. As you progress through the puzzles and terrain, its gets harder and harder, almost exponentially. Sorta' like if you take a penny, and double it every day, by the end of the month, you will be astronomically rich. Fract OSC is a lot like that. You’ll get through a handful of the early puzzles before you start pulling your hair out. Finishing the game without either looking up puzzle resolves, or some kind of cheating, its pretty much impossible. May very well be I’m not real good at this kind of game.
– Real player with 49.6 hrs in game
GNRBLEX
BottomLine at the Top: A remake of a MAGS (Monthly Adventure Game Studio) 2016 submission, this is a short but sweet retro style P&C game with a sci-fi story and a few difficult puzzles.
Pros
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-Has kind of an SCP feel to it.
-Started right up. No setup headaches.
-Good quality voice acting.
-Atmospheric music.
-Free!
Meh.
-Using the music calming button to listen to music while the main game music is playing in the background is weird.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
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GNRBLEX is a game where you play a scientist who must get two creatures to mate so you can prevent them from going extinct. This game is very reminiscent of the old point and click games that I played way too many of as a kid but was a lot of fun to play. Some of the puzzle solutions are a bit convoluted but none of them felt unfair. It really requires players to keep their eyes open for anything and read everything very carefully. This game was a lot of fun to play and I highly recommend to people who grew up on point and click browser games like I did.
– Real player with 2.9 hrs in game
Embracelet
Embrace the friendship
Embracelet is very chill game. It’s a story driven game about a boy who’s given a magical bracelet and it give the boy some supernatural powers. He travels to the small fictional island in Norway to find what happened to his grandad and his adventure begins.
On the way he finds friends and spends some time with them. There are some humorous scenes, sad moments and even some thrilling action. Nevertheless the game is very relaxing. All the main characters are really lovable but maybe there’s not enough time to fully connect with them. I wish I could’ve spent more time with those two friends to know them better.
– Real player with 7.9 hrs in game
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Embracelet is a narrative and expressive 3D adventure in third person view with low poly graphic style. It was developed by Mattis Folkestad, founder of the one man studio Machineboy in Norway; he composed even the soundtrack. It is commendable that an indie author has ventured into the difficult task of developing a narrative and expressive game with few financial and human resources; that’s the reason why the game is worth of our attention. Let me say that the experiment is totally successful. I’m very happy that Mattis submitted a copy of the game to my curator page on Steam; it’s very rare to receive games as good as this one. You can play it also on Nintendo Switch.
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
Sonority
Sonority is a music-based puzzle game. You are playing as Esther, a young girl who has made it her task to unveil the secrets of music. Equipped with her panpipes she arrives at the mysterious rockery, where she will have to use her wits to pass test after test. Will the legendary preceptors of music be at her side?
Unveil the secrets of the abandoned rockery and find out what happened to it and its former inhabitants.
Use music to manipulate your environment to your advantage. Traverse ravines, ascend rock spires and rejuvenate the world around you.
Delve deeper and find the lost songs and art of Sonority and get to know our talking, singing raccoon.
FyreXR Festival
I guess no one else saw this and paid for it. I think the idea is amazing however i hope that i can use the game in the future because none of the dates and times for the events were correct. Also i did not see a single person who wasnt an npc. Basically it is just a recreation of an insland festival in VR. Some of the scenery and music was great and some of it wasnt. Giving this a bad review only because i paid for this and the description of the events was innacurate so basically a waste of money unless they redo it.
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Mind Labyrinth VR Dreams
This game is kinda unique. It lets you relax in different kind of environments with really great atmospheres and music. You can actually change music in every moment and there’s quite a lot to see.
The interaction is good even if it’s not obvius. You need to look around a bit to understand what you can do and sometimes it’s really a nice surprise to find some cool stuff like the fireworks.
I’m also starting to find the hidden spheres to see what I’ll be able to unlock.
I think everyone should give it a shot and experience something different from all the other VR games right now.
– Real player with 31.6 hrs in game
Mind Labyrinth VR Dreams is a game that try to bring something new to the world of VR. There are other “Emotional or Relax” VR game out there but this one is able to make things more interesting and looks more inspired on the environment and music.
It’s not the same beach and island or the same jungle, instead it gives you environments that are truly able to touch your feelings and make it feel you immersed in dreamlike scenes that you’ll hardly find everywhere else.
– Real player with 10.5 hrs in game
Pallas of Vines
Pallas of Vines is a unique open-world musical adventure. As you explore and discover people, places, puzzles and challenges, you can play notes, alter sounds, and manipulate musical devices to reveal the many truths hidden in the mysterious and beautiful lands of Arcadia.
You play as Alea, a musical alchemist trained for many years by Pallas the Giant. One day Alea receives unexpected news from afar that Pallas needs help, but the road to Pallas is full of challenges, puzzles, allies and villains, and only music can reveal their true nature.
Story Mode
Pallas of Vines invites you into an one-of-a-kind experience full of never-before-seen musical gameplay. In world of layered with music and adventure, you create and manipulate music in dynamic and responsive landscapes. The world around you unfolds great secrets in response to your music, inviting you into an adventure of epic proportions. Run, jump, climb, swim, search, use stealth, solve puzzles, control ancient devices and uncover great secrets, all using the power of musical alchemy. The musical gameplay evolves and changes from one chapter to the next as Alea evolves towards the final confrontation with her great guide Pallas.
Local Multiplayer
Got a friend with a good musical ear? Bring them along as your musical sidekick! The unique local 2-player allows a second player to control just the musical gameplay (playing notes to solve puzzles), so you can focus on big-picture adventuring!
Performance Mode
A completely unique performance mode empowers you to freely create your own music. With access to a huge array of dynamic music-making possibilities, you can create incredible sounds and even invent your own style of performance.
Key Features
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Unique musical gameplay. Play notes, alter sounds and manipulate musical devices
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Epic mythology-based story told through evolving gameplay: solve puzzles, discover lost artefacts, climb, swim, become a bird and fly, use stealth, use music to see through the eyes of your allies, and so much more to experience, all with music at its core. Truly an adventure like no other!
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Local 2-player. Get a musical friend to help you solve puzzles and adventure together
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Explore at your own pace. No stress, no violence, no time-limits. Just a beautiful world and an incredible experience to discover however you wish
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Secrets and Collectibles: explore the whole game to discover different masks and costumes to wear, and scrolls of Arcadia’s hidden lore
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Create your own music from scratch with the unique Performance Mode
And So Much More
A true abundance of adventure and discovery, Pallas contains multitudes. Come and explore with us!
The Norwood Suite
The game was rather short, though it isn’t a bad thing. You come into the game as hotel visitor and as a gamer, you do not overstay that welcome. (The time shown was me leaving the game on while I did other things, but it’s about a couple hours of gameplay)
The characters and assets don’t look like much has been done, but the level design is interesting in a way you feel like you just started an acid trip. That sense of paranoia of people watching you; and at times there are certain figures with heads that don’t stop following you with their heads or eyes.
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
Overview
The Norwood Suite is a hard game to describe. It’s weird, strange, interesting, odd, confusing, quirky.
It’s also damned fun. A rather short experience at just over 2.5 hours (longer if it takes you more time to figure out some of the puzzles), but in that 150 minute timespan, you’re treated to an interesting story with a really weird but intriguing cast of characters, great level design, and fantastic music.
You play as a guest arriving at The Norwood, a weird hotel that’s known for being the home of a musician, Peter Norwood, way back. The man was as eccentric as the people you encounter and need to help out. A group of musicians working on new material, an employee who loves Blue Moose, front desk clerks who are coy about things in the hotel, and many more.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Little Cube Trip
You wanna hurt yourself, play Little Cube Trip
Little cube trip is a hardcore platformer that will make you sweat. If you complete this game, it will not leave you indifferent. The plot develops in the world of program code, where the cube begins its journey. Will the little cube be able to defeat the enemies and reach the End?
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Each level is filled with terrible monsters and traps that threaten the small cube with early death.
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30 different levels that will not be easy for you, each one needs its own approach.
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Nice player movement mechanics that will not leave you at the most important moment.
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Beautiful voxel-cube graphics.
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Unusual gameplay.
Be careful and vigilant, the game is more difficult than it seems.
Shrug Island - The Meeting
Shrug Island - The Meeting, is an unsual but fun and original point and click adventure game. You’ll have around 1.5-2 hours of good atmospheric fun with this first chapter of Shrug Island.
Check out some gameplay: https://youtu.be/TfCtvELqRk8
– Real player with 3.8 hrs in game
If you like cute point and click adventure games that take about 2 hours to play, then I recommend this. The music, both as a puzzle and as a soundtrack is beautiful, and the animation is really nice. I got stuck a couple of times, but only because I didn’t know there was somewhere else I could go.
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game