Christmas day

Christmas day

literally just a room with little interactivity.

Real player with 0.7 hrs in game


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I like the idea of a realtively simple interactive Christmas scene for the holidays – which is what led me to search for one, and I found this. It looked relatively nice, but in practise this plays like someone’s first attempt at an interactive UnrealEngine 4 scene. No control settings, so you can’t invert the mouse Y (annoying) and there’s just some weirdness about it, like the way shadows move in a pronounced fashion on the wall with no obvious source, the way you can pick things up but they don’t rotate smoothly when you move the mouse, or the way your character seems to constantly sway like she’s already drunk on nog. There’s little interactivity –you can turn floor lamps on and off (but not ceiling lights), and pick up presents and cookies and rotate them around, and that’s about it. I didn’t really expect much interactivity, but what there is is not worth doing because of the odd way it’s handled. This might be worth revisiting if the author decides to update with some improvements, but as it stands this is basically someone’s early UE4 test project and not worth paying for, even on sale.

Real player with 0.1 hrs in game

Christmas day on Steam

Kristallijn

Kristallijn

I’m not entirely sure what I played. At first, it seemed as if I was playing a walking sim through a pretentious abstract dancing exhibit at some cliche abandoned building. There almost seemed to be some kind of suspense through out the game, as if you’re just constantly waiting for something to happen. The game itself is actually better than a lot of the lower grade games I’ve played. The strobe effects were a bit much in some spots (a unique kind of thing to have be the bulk sensory in a game, but it does mean that a certain percentage of gamers can’t play this game). My biggest issue was the story. I could definitely feel the game was trying to go for something but it kinda just fell flat. Even for an abstract game, I had to really think about what the ending could mean and I’m still lost and confused. Call me uncultured, but it was a bit too vague for my taste.

Real player with 1.1 hrs in game


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Honestly, a shocker from start to finish. The way this game manipulates lights and short looped movements is incredible. I adore the simplicity and how anxiety inducing this game gets, but the ending…hits too close to home. You get in such a loop of pausing and waiting for things to move and see where you need to go, then the ending breaks you out of that cycle and its just. 100/10. Cmon, you have 3 dollars to spare, just play it and experience the wonderful work that is kristallijn :)

Real player with 1.0 hrs in game

Kristallijn on Steam

Wooden House

Wooden House

For this review I will talk about my reviews.

I am none-native english speaker and I use steam review to practice my english. It generally worked out for me and I even have a few small review fans that like to read them. Which made me very happy. I feel bad that a lot of my spelling and grammer is bad but I don’t overly concerned to fix every single one of them because i am not selling my review for money.

This game however is selling for money on steam. Very well made small indie horror game by a none-native developer that put in a lot work for the enviroment, music, sound effect and terrible english.

Real player with 4.4 hrs in game


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GDNomad strikes yet again, with another really bad horror game.

Story:

You play as a man who wants to get away from every day life and decides to take a retreat to their new home, but after a night there you notice there’s some spooky things going on and that’s where the story kicks off.

The story is atrocious and is insanely hard to follow and you barely know what’s going on, because of the most notorious staple of GDNomads games, THE BROKEN ENGLISH. Pretty much every sentence written has poor english grammar that makes it hard to actually understand what is going on.

Real player with 2.1 hrs in game

Wooden House on Steam

Marginalia

Marginalia

Super interesting. Didn’t quite get the story but I think it’s supposed to be vague in that regard. Really enjoyed the music, atmosphere and environment. I didn’t expect it to be inspiring but seeing the distant pink lights and hearing about an old family story really made me want to start brainstorming a new music project. I don’t know if any of these characters or events are real or based on real events, but I think researching it would remove its mystique, so I won’t. I played it again straight after finishing it (mainly because the ending dialogue cut out mid-way through) to see if there was anything I missed but I couldn’t find anything. A short fun little experience!

Real player with 1.6 hrs in game

There’s a moment early on when you’re following the traditional walking simulator flow of moving from exposition drop to exposition drop that you’ll see something… weird.

And there’s a moment where you’ll get lost in the woods and stumble upon something unpleasant but unremarked upon.

And there’s a moment where you’ll realize something is extremely- well… the less said about it the better.

I really enjoyed this interactive story. The writing and voice acting is excellent and the level design is incredible. You won’t understand why I say that at first but… you will eventually.

Real player with 1.3 hrs in game

Marginalia on Steam

Neverlooted Dungeon : Almost Epic Adventures™

Neverlooted Dungeon : Almost Epic Adventures™

Venture deep into the Neverlooted Dungeon and face its treacherous, deadly traps. Armed with your creativity, trusty weapon and magical items, find your own ways to outsmart the dangers in a highly immersive world. Be careful, become paranoid, be the first to loot!

“Have you ever heard of the Neverlooted Dungeon and its Legendary Treasure? It’s a perilous place filled with deadly traps that no one has ever returned from alive, but I’m sure someone as smart and skillful as you could easily succeed. Try your luck now, loot and glory await you!”

As you enter, you feel like something isn’t quite right, and there may be a good reason why no one has ever returned. Will you be the first to loot the Neverlooted Dungeon?

  • Defeat Hidden Treacherous Traps

    Live out an intense adventure with a unique focus on defeating treacherous, deadly traps. Be careful, pay attention to the details, sharpen your senses, watch your steps, don’t touch anything, become paranoid.

  • Find Your Own Ways Through an Immersive World

    Find your own ways to overcome the dangers and challenges in a deeply immersive and interactive world where your creativity is rewarded. Pile crates on stakes, block saws with chairs, throw buckets at levers - it’s up to you.

  • Careful Nonlinear Exploration

    Explore a great variety of non-linear levels overflowing with forgotten secrets, hidden relics, piles of treasure, countless traps, and lurking monsters.

  • A Dungeon Unlike Any Other

    Discover a dungeon full of flashing arrows and vending machines, in a unique satirical dark fantasy world where something really wrong is going on.

  • Customize Your Abilities

    Acquire powerful magical items to customize your abilities, whether you’re a careful explorer, an outstanding acrobat, or a reckless fighter.

  • Survive Lurking Monsters

    Avoid monsters, fight them, lure them into traps, kick them into pits, or serve them as food.

  • Dying is a New Beginning

    If you die, try your luck again. Loot your previous corpse and use it to your advantage to progress even further.

Neverlooted Dungeon : Almost Epic Adventures™ on Steam

Fractal Space

Fractal Space

What are you really trying to escape?

PRE-ALPHA AVAILABLE

Enjoyed our free Demo of the first Chapter? Play the Pre-Alpha now up to Chapter 4!

KEY FEATURES

  • Control your Jetpack to fly freely around space!

  • Shoot your Taser-Gun to power-up devices remotely

  • Solve amazing puzzles involving Zero-Gravity rooms

  • Use Hyper-Speed to bend time around you and survive impossible traps

  • Find Upgrade Terminals to acquire new Abilities

  • Find lost Recordings to understand what lead you here and learn about yourself

  • New Game+ to keep Upgrades, access secret rooms and passages!

  • Enable Speedrun Mode to skip cutscenes and accelerate parts of gameplay

TASER-GUN | Your Best Friend

Shoot your Taser-Gun to power-up electric devices remotely. When you’re alone in the universe, this weapon is your best friend. Keep an eye out for Taser Batteries to make sure you don’t run out!

JETPACK | Enjoy Flying

Defy laws of physics by firing up your Jetpack to fly freely through space and avoid deadly traps. You cannot risk falling into the void; use it wisely and make sure you have enough fuel to make your jump!

CONTROL TIME | Hyper-Speed

Use your Hyper-Speed ability to slow down time around you, allowing you to focus and survive traps that would be deadly at regular speed! Beware - Hyper-Speed consumes health, so don’t overdo it!

ZERO-GRAVITY | Sensational

Discover a new way of thinking first-person puzzles and survive rooms in Zero-Gravity! Stay sharp and aware of your surroundings - it’s easy to get lost when you’re floating in space.

UPGRADES | Evolve

Explore the station to find Upgrade Terminals and acquire new Abilities! Upgrades are persistent for a New Game+ when the game is completed. You’ll enjoy a faster second run!

PUZZLES | Think

During your journey in this dangerous space station, dexterity is not your only challenge: activate switches, complete mini-games, use cubes to reach higher grounds, go through teleporters, orient light mirrors, search for clues and much more!

EXPLORE | Space

Explore and pick up hidden recordings throughout the station - they will help you solve puzzles, recall what happened to you and find answers about your past, present and future. Remember to acquire Health Packs and Taser Batteries to help you get through this adventure.

REPLAY VALUE | Find Secrets

Many rooms can be completed in multiple ways. Others can be skipped using secret passageways. Once you have completed the main story-line, continue your adventure in New Game+ to discover previously inaccessible Bonus Rooms, secret passages and obtain all bonus Upgrades and Recordings!

OPTIMIZED | Potato-Friendly

The game features high-end graphics with realistic dynamic lighting and shadows, Ambient Occlusion, Tonemapping, HDR Support, Screen-Space Reflections, Motion Blur, Bloom and Anti-Aliasing.

However, if you are playing with a laptop or an old Potato PC, you are welcome too! By disabling most of these resource-intensive effects, you’ll be able to enjoy playable framerates, even on Integrated Graphics Cards!

COMPETE | Achievements & Leaderboards

Show everyone what a puzzle mastermind you are by unlocking more than 70 Achievements, sharing your speedrun scores with your friends and the entire world!

SPEEDRUN | Optimize Gameplay

Enjoy a speedrunner-friendly experience by enabling Speedrun Mode, allowing you to optimize your timings and compete with your friends via Leaderboards! Speedrun Mode shows you additional timers, speeds-up elevators and allows you to completely disable all cut-scenes of the game.

Fractal Space on Steam

After the first station

After the first station


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After the first station follows the coming of age journey of a girl named YingSing. As she leaves her comfortable and perfect life to venture into the unknown territory of adulthood. Just like the rites of passage everyone goes through, where she is captivated by the idea of having freedom, breaking free and living the life she always wanted. Then reality hits and she begins to have doubts of everything, herself, her decisions, her life.

Real player with 2.4 hrs in game

*Informational

Walking sim + music/atmosphere - controls = An ok exploration game that some would enjoy. Adventure in various areas with some small puzzles. Trying to turn the camera was a pain and slow.

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Real player with 1.6 hrs in game

After the first station on Steam

Untangle

Untangle

Menu for sound, video and keybindings

Explore places while u gather information & items and try stay alive as the creepy story unravels more & more

The eerie surroundings mixed with frightening music & sound effects add to the ambience

with quite great jumpscares at times

Experienced some occasional bugs (nothing major though), luckily there’s a save/load option

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Real player with 4.6 hrs in game

This game gave me goosebumps and a lot of jump scares! The story itself is like how stories from Asian movies are done. If you are a Filipino, hope you wouldn’t mind watching my play through for this game. https://youtu.be/AbrKHi3sw4Y

Real player with 3.9 hrs in game

Untangle on Steam

Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Train Life: A Railway Simulator

Train games are not exactly a highly competitive market so most are downright garbage. Train Life is not one of my favorites for good reason. A couple of the games I prefer are as follows with the first being a bit complicated to learn as it’s Korean and you need to make notes about what certain things are and how to do things. The second is designed for multiplayer, but, I and many others play solo. The first is Hmmsim Metro. The second is RAILROADS Online! Check those for better games.

A large update came out. I have made a couple deliveries in Germany so far and glitches have been much better. Animals don’t have faces glues to tracks. I’ll keep editing this as I play more and if it deserves it will change to voting up.

Real player with 139.0 hrs in game

OK OK… First of all let me say I rated this title as “recommend” only because I think it has huge potential and, let’s face it… if $15 bucks is a deal breaker you’re in the wrong hobby. I usually don’t pay for something I haven’t gotten (my lesson was paying a landscaper for a whole job he was to do on a Friday and by Monday morning I discovered that he closed his doors and skipped town with my money) but I’m gonna make an exception in this case. For two reasons… first - It’s worth the $15 as is! Second - it allows the devs to buy groceries on their way home tonight and not starve before they finish the game.

Real player with 34.9 hrs in game

Train Life: A Railway Simulator on Steam

Undergrowth: VR Maze

Undergrowth: VR Maze

Experienced on the Oculus Quest 2

You can view my review & gameplay here: https://youtu.be/-Q9Ddui0KVo

Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this game. It’s just subpar in almost every aspect. Your normal walking speed is too slow. Performance is pretty bad. The 3D scans are mediocre at best. The ambient sounds are generic. The narration has a poor sound mix. The text signs are low quality. The mini-activities are bad.

What is supposed to be an enjoyable walk with positive vibes while you walk around a green maze surrounded by nature and having museum pieces scattered around, along with some activities, just becomes a generic, poorly optimized experience that is forgettable. You’re more likely to be upset than have good vibes.

Real player with 1.2 hrs in game

This is nice and easy. You just sit back and relax. The positive messages helped me (had a rough day), and the laying down under a tree and closing my eyes is nice, especially with the sun.

The statues are nice, and the environment is relaxing. The map is small, but a lot of detail in it. I was able to play this on high settings with a 5700xt.

There are very minor bugs, but it doesn’t affect gameplay; just make sure your resolution isn’t at 3k per eye. I had that issue(my fault).

This isn’t a run and gun game. It’s a relax and don’t think about anything game.

Real player with 1.1 hrs in game

Undergrowth: VR Maze on Steam