Submerged
Submerged
is a single player exploration/adventure game set in a partially submerged city, the remnants of an undisclosed apocalyptic event. You play as a nameless older sister trying to save the life of your younger brother who has suffered a grievous wound that has caused him to slip into a coma. What happens in this submerged city will decide the fate of both you and your brother.
Story
The story in Submerged is quite interesting in its presentation. Rather than relying on dialogue, notes, or anything coming close to resembling that, it relies solely on actual exploration which triggers events and unlocks hieroglyphic frames that in turn unveil a riveting and yet somewhat indistinct tale.
– Real player with 26.4 hrs in game
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I think the biggest flaw of this game is that it fails to surprise you in any way.
I was initially going to recommend this game after playing it briefly because the premise is amazing. Exploring the ruins of a half-sunken city to find a cure for your sick brother? Strange, infected creatures? A story told without words?
And for a while, it totally is. The environment is amazing; the first time you climb a tall building, you are blown away. You notice movement behind the corner and you half-expect an ambush. A huge orca swims through the wide canals, so you take the narrow ones to keep out of danger. You avoid the green puddles with plants growing from the sea like the plague. And you’re very careful whenever you climb to avoid falling. And all of this build-up goes nowhere.
– Real player with 8.7 hrs in game
Proteus
Proteus provides a uniquely calming introspective meditative experience.
Whenever I’ve had a stressful day,
I can come to one of the islands, go to a scenic view, and watch the sun set and moon rise.
I can enjoy the bliss of spring, the energy of summer, the mystery of autumn, or the oblivion of winter.
Proteus is also very relaxing to listen to while you sleep,
whether paused, or allowed to change from day to night.
Many magical secrets await, strange creatures and encounters, pixelated and yet primal.
– Real player with 1068.6 hrs in game
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This is a lovely little walking simulator, and is more of an experience than it is a game.
First things first, the soundtrack is ace. Depending where you are you’ll get different music, such as standing near trees with falling leaves, atop a mountain, or near the old towers. The spring daytime music, and the autumn night music are my favorite ones by far.
The changing of the seasons is the focal point of proteus. Every season is portrayed so accurately and evokes a certain emotion. This will be different for everyone, or maybe you won’t feel anything at all. Spring time is one of the most relaxing seasons in the game, and one of the most colorful. It is beautiful to look at and the sound of the flowers falling from the trees never gets old. Summer is the most lively and exciting season. There are plenty of creatures to interact with, the weather is nice, and the whole atmosphere is just so energizing. Autumn is where things turn around as the environment becomes more sullen. All of the life and energy from summer is gone, and now what’s left is dying trees and very few creatures. Winter, the final season, is where you get a very weird mix of feelings. In a way it is eerie, and the soundtrack helps add to that. Walking along the dead trees in a snow bound land to the sound of a quiet monotonous track really makes you feel alone. To me it also evokes a feeling of nostalgia. It makes me remember how the dead land I’m in was just recently so full of life. It makes me think back to the flowers of spring and the creatures of the summer, and how I actually missed them. For the season I like the least it sure makes me feel the most.
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
Gander National Park
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Climb snow covered mountains, discover forgotten places, trek across the desert, explore the redwoods, get lost in a cave, or go camping in a swamp. Gander National Park offers all types of ecosystems for you to navigate in the first ever hiking simulator! The way you play the game determines your fate with multiple endings. Gain good or bad karma by the actions you take during your excursion.
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Beautiful Open World Environment
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Fully Voiced Conversations
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Unlockable Quests
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Multiple Endings
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Choices Matter
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Discover Rare Plants
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Go Fishing
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Discover Landmarks, Overlooks and Campsites
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Lost Nova
Lost during a vacation gone wrong, help Mia gather what she needs to fix her ship and get home. Use your trusty salvaging laser to harvest resources and earn currency for buying upgrades and unlocking new activities. Meet new friends and help each other get yourselves unlost.
FEATURES:
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Explore at your own pace. Take your time finding what’s around every corner and behind every boulder.
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Craft the resources you gather into helpful upgrades for your equipment or exchange them for currency and buy items that will aid in your exploration.
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Find secrets and hints of a larger mystery. Discover why so many seem to end up in this world and why it’s so hard to leave.
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Meet others who are lost and also need help finding their way. Teach a ghost how to be scary, help a single parent with his many bear children, and help a robot work through their artistic burnout.
Out of Sight
Seek and you shall find! Explore miniature worlds and uncover everyday items while chilling out to laid-back beats.
Bursting with color and charm, Out of Sight is the promising debut from UK-based NinjaDuck Games. Located in Cheltenham in the Cotswolds, England, the studio was founded in 2018 by Adam, a University of Gloucestershire graduate with a degree in Film Production. Not only is he a self-taught developer, but he has also created what may be the cutest logo in history for NinjaDuck Games. Out of Sight, their premiere project, combines vivid landscapes with a soundtrack by lo-fi artist Purrple Cat. The result is a relaxing 3D scavenger hunt that’s perfect for a low-key gaming session after a stressful day.
– Real player with 9.2 hrs in game
Out of Sight, just like your dirty laundry, you can probably see it if you look close enough.
Our verdict: Worthy
Find out why in our full game review .
• Enabling tilt-shift makes you think you need the same glasses as Bubbles from Trailer Park Boys just to see things clearly.
• Black cats are hard to find at night.
• So are tires.
• Farmers stash their equipment in their outhouse because no thief wants to deal with that shit.
– Real player with 9.0 hrs in game
Eastshade
My favourite game, it’s very sad that there are not others like this on Steam.Has beautiful graphics but isn’t difficult for mosst computers to run. Would strongly recommend.
– Real player with 24.4 hrs in game
This game is beautiful in so many ways it has amazing game play an amazing story line amazing music and fantastic visuals i highly recommend this game to anyone looking to buy it its definitely worth your money
– Real player with 22.9 hrs in game
Hidden Office
Ok so, I was waiting for the game from the moment I saw the trailer and I absolutely am not disappointed! I really liked the style - the feeling of playing Animal Crossing: calm but uplifting soundtrack and meditative gameplay. I think the game will last for 2-3 hours, and maybe more, depending on how you play. Great for relaxing an hour before bed. I think the game is totally worth the money. On the very first day, I almost collected the entire collection of cards with cats. I liked the shader on the cards! The developer replies fast. Quickly rolled out the first bug fix. Overall, I do recommend this game! By the way, the game is safe for children.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
Hidden Office is a hidden-object game within 12 different scenes/environments, with most of them depicting an office setting. It’s not the best HOG but it’s also not terrible, somewhere between “playable and fun” and “I wish I had more QoL features.” The game is played entirely with a mouse and took me about 2.5 hours to complete, so buy at your own discretion, know that.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Lone Land
I’m a speedrunner on this game. It’s really fun to run honestly. The high and long jumps are pretty satisfying, and it’s not too long. I really like the artstyle, and the railway in the water, which reminds me of Spirited Away.
My only complaint, and this is as a speedrunner, is the fact that jumping from the water to the top of 1 floor buildings feels really random, and I tried button mashing, holding jump, crouching at the ledge and all kinds of stuff. I just can’t figure out a way to do this consistently.
– Real player with 13.7 hrs in game
slightly Refunct or Ascendance like, but no crystal highlighting ala Refunct, with patch 1.1 you have a ingame counter, when you press “escape”. after you gain the highest crystal in skyscraper city, the game spawn multible crystal all over the city :-(.
with patch 1.2, the game save your ingame progress.
well, relaxed game, is a little bit exploration (to find all crystals ~ 45 minuts) and jump around…so, its okay for the price.
– Real player with 7.7 hrs in game
Who Stole My Beard?
I have been playing this game for the last 2 days and just completed it, plus all the side quests and every achievement.
The Good
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Overall - It is a very charming game. Lots to do, good amount of play time for the money and lots of variety in terms of mini games, quests and areas to discover. Also it is pretty funny in places (I laughed a few times), has many unique characters and lots of little cute pop culture references and quirky aspects - like the changing pictures each day based on time travel movies and passing references to TV shows like The Wire
– Real player with 17.9 hrs in game
This game has been so much fun. Very reminiscent of classic RPG’s that we all grew up with. I love the mystery, all the puzzles and police adventures, the story line was great and cute music soundtracks.
The developer has even put it on sale, you really cannot go wrong with this purchase. Also check out the NFT’s available. One of a kind :)
– Real player with 16.9 hrs in game
ABZU
I first heard about ABZÛ not too long ago and was intrigued after finding out that the art director and composer from Journey, along with others who worked on the project had started their own studio and made ABZÛ their first project. The first question I had was, “What exactly is an ABZÛ?” Queue wiki, where an answer awaited:
_In Sumerian culture
In the city of Eridu, Enki‘s temple was known as E2-abzu (house of the cosmic waters) and was located at the edge of a swamp, an abzu. Certain tanks of holy water in Babylonian and Assyrian temple courtyards were also called abzu (apsû).Typical in religious washing, these tanks were similar to Judaism‘s mikvot, the washing pools of Islamicmosques, or the baptismal font in Christian churches._
– Real player with 23.9 hrs in game
🚀 Overview
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✔️ Delightful artistic visuals
✔️ Tranquil, dynamic soundtrack
✔️ Relieves excess stress
✔️ Peaceful experience
✔️ Fascinating collection of oceanic wildlife
✔️ Better with keyboard and mouse
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❌ Repetitive gameplay mechanics
❌ No photo mode
❌ No key bindings configuration
❌ Missing technical settings
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🚪 Introduction
– Real player with 22.9 hrs in game