The Glade
Some would say, another game of survival in a sea of others. And that is true, with just one small addition: this game is made by one man with a lot of ideas. And he listens to every suggestion and advice regarding the game. The game itself is beautiful, it works stably even though it is in early access. New things are added almost every day and in accordance with the players' suggestions. The island you are exploring is huge and beautiful, and construction is allowed wherever you can think of. There are a lot of animals that you will use as food or as a source of skin, which will be used in crafting. There are also metals that you will dig up and use when you need them. Also, the island is full of surprises that you must discover. As far as I’m concerned, this is more than enough to start an exciting and interesting game, which is still in development. It’s definitely worth giving her a chance. Recommendation!
– Real player with 6.7 hrs in game
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So far i like it. The graphics are pretty good. In some ways better then the Val_game. I like the color palette. The sound is good too. The A.I needs work. Animals are pretty dumb. But it’s a work in progress. Combat and work tool operation is pretty good. Animation might need a little work. But i played 1000’s of hours on the Sky_game, so i do not think it’s that bad. But i do like how it starts off more easy going. You do not get body slammed at the start. Overall i really like it.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Bakery Simulator
Get up before dawn and see what it’s like to be a baker! Learn to bake several dozen types of bread. Use realistic bakery machines. Deliver orders to stores, earn, and invest. Use original recipes or experiment with ingredients.
KEY FEATURES:
Bakery customization - Upgrade and customize your working space to your liking.
Open world - Respond to the needs of the market
Earning & investing - Invest your hard-earned cash in newer equipment.
Baking - Bake bread, buns, baguettes, croissants and more.
Resource management - Buy ingredients, work under the pressure of time.
The choice - You choose the orders you want to accomplish.
Every recipe is inspired by the real ones. Check the cookbook, use a database of original recipes, and learn to bake several dozen types of bread, buns, and more. Be precise - otherwise, your goods will not bake properly.
Logistics is key! Plan your route to save as much time as possible when unloading. Hurry up and deliver warm bread to stores before opening. Remember that delays will cost you money!
More information for passionate bakers
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Choose your target: Stores need different kinds of baked goods. Bread and buns are just not enough –some expect croissants, bagels or muffins. Browse daily lists of orders, choose them and commit to regular deliveries. Raise your reputation and trust with the stores by making the deliveries on time.
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Find the best ingredients: Manage and control the ingredient storage space. Order different kinds of flour, yeast, and additives from the warehouse. Check which ingredients are missing or which you’re getting short of - otherwise, you may find yourself in a difficult position and unable to work on the orders!
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Earn and invest: Invest your hard-earned cash in newer equipment that will let you bake even more products. Buy a larger delivery vehicle or machines for making other types of bread. Expand your bakery.
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Bakery customization: Choose your own workshop equipment from the list of dozens of available machines and devices. Follow the manuals closely… or find your own use for them. Upgrade and customize your working space to your liking. Install more and more bakery machines as you progress through the game. Buy countertops, shelves, and tools. Create the perfect conditions for baking!
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An open world with a changing customer base: From time to time new bakeries will appear. Respond to the needs of the market and invest in new equipment to avoid going bankrupt.
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IKEA VR Experience
Of all the early free experiences, this one holds up. They added a Christmas mode to it as well, that’s a good sign! I also don’t recall the stickie-buns from my first play-through, so that must be new as well. It renders well for a Unreal Engine game, maybe that’s my 970 1070 upgrade or engine improvements. I’ve played alot of VR architecture demos, and many more expansive areas to explore, but I don’t think I’ve seen one with this interactivity. There’s a fair bit of fun.
! I once got a free desk from IKEA because the one I had ordered had a slight scratch on it, but c’mon, y’all can buy one, and then photoshot that spit, and build the Mega-Desk(r) you know you deserve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpFx4ygIv9s
– Real player with 16.0 hrs in game
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It’s so lifelike!
I only went in for a cheap desk lamp, but after 30 minutes of being shepherded through the store without stopping, I found my path blocked by a couple arguing over soft furnishings whilst their child threw a tantrum over getting a hotdog and an ice-cream. I went around them and wandered a little more (on rails as per the store layout) and eventually stopped for minute to look at some bedroom furniture however I realised that I am in fact not a giant and therefore do not have 16ft ceilings in my bedroom ergo they wouldn’t fit (BUGFIX: I think there may be scaling issues). Unfortunately, the couple had caught up with me and were still arguing only this time over the mans commitment to the shopping trip. The child was complaining that it needed to go to the toilet. As if by magic an NPC in a yellow polo neck T-Shirt appeared from behind a mirror (I think no-clip was left on by mistake) and started filling up a pencil dispenser but before anyone could ask the way to the restroom it vanished behind a stack of pillows. I then walked for another 10 minutes until I found the lamp section. I found one I liked but the bulbs were some weird triangle shape that I’d never seen before so I decided to wander round and see if one of the NPCs had any clues. I eventually found what appeared to be an enormous warehouse full of boxes. There was an old man bending to lift a flat-pack bunkbed while his wife looked round nervously with a “excuse me young man could you help” look on her face (the graphics are astonishing) … I decided to offer my help as I thought it might be a side-quest… Unfortunately, the box was slightly too big for the trolley so I had to help them all the way to the checkout while the old lady did more to make it fall off than help (she meant well). In a moment of sheer determination to finish the quest I decided to help them to the car. Sadly, I got distracted by the sound of a child screaming “BUT I DON’T LIKE STRAWBERRY SYRUP ON MY ICE-CREAM” at full volume followed by crying as I left the store and I forgot to ask the nearby NPC about the lamp. By the time I remembered, I was outside waiting for the old man (Collin) to fetch the car (BUG REPORT: the bollards have odd collision boxes that the trolley won’t fit through). It was a 1993 Nissan Micra. Even after removing the basket of knitting supplies, 1972 AA road atlas of Great Britain, and full tool set including kneeling pad from the boot; I realised the box wouldn’t fit. I tried everything as the old woman looked on expectantly but no luck. Sadly, we unboxed the item in a bid to make it fit (Nice Tetris clone mini-game) and it meant the item could not be returned so I had to restart the quest.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Creature Lab
Become a mad scientist in search of the ultimate mutagen!
Creature lab sets you on a difficult path of a genius scientist with a very liberal approach to test subjects and official procedures. Establish your hideout and let the experiments commence!
Take stock of your inventory. There’s no use hoping for government funds so you’ll make do with anything you can find or even steal. Prepare your laboratory, obtain basic reagents, and see what happens when you mix them together. Analyze your results and see if your mutagens have any practical use or if they’re only useful as ingredients for more powerful concoctions.
Apply your mutagens to test subjects and observe how they react. Grow entirely new bodyparts and attach them to the creatures you create. Discover tens of different interactions between mutagens and body parts as you slowly assemble an army of mutants.
Running low on resources? Need more test subjects? Send your creatures into the city! Find whatever resources you need. Spread panic in the city to scare off anyone trying to find your hideout. And if the military starts looking for you, you can infect the citizens to delay the army as you prepare a more permanent solution. Let no one stop you in your search for the ultimate mutagen!
Features
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First-person mad scientists simulator
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Complex resource and inventory management
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A strategy element - plan raids on the city and prepare for encounters with the military
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Dozens of different mutagens to discover
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Unique body parts to grow and attach to your test subjects
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A fear mechanic that lowers the chance of your hideout being discovered
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Infection strains that delay military response to your experiments
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Singleplayer campaign mode
Erzurum
In short - a quick and dirty ripp-off of The Long Dark - about 5% of the fun, it only deserves 5% of the price also.
Its only WASD - no directional key control remaping except for looking around…I don’t like or use WASD controls..also there is no strafing.
Made in Unreal engine with so many bugs I thought it initially must be a Unity game.
Very large single map (maybe too big?) - will take long time to get around. Graphics always popping in right in front of you. Nice looking environment but weather is terrible at best - its like someone turned on the snow or off again - its instant with no warning and too simplistic. My own game is far better than this.
– Real player with 28.6 hrs in game
Played enough to complete the main story, not really interested in the other game modes (Kill 20 bears in 24 hrs, survive 7 days -25 degrees Celsius) where it just feels empty. Visually, it look great, especially the high-res textures, which almost make the environment seem real enough. Once you go third person, you realize the dev is using a character model from one of their other games. Main character doesn’t look horrible, but definitely does not fit with the game, looks like the guy from The Division with that iconic jacket he wears lol. The survival aspect felt okay for a game this big. By the end was able to stay warm using the best animal pelt I had found. I really did not have much trouble at all with food or water, for it was everywhere, though by the end I started to worry about not being over-encumbered. Seeing the other games the devs have made, this one seems like their best one in my opinion, I suppose it captures the Turkish feel(never been there), and the high-res textures really made all the objects pop-out(the assets placed all over the world, I mean). Overall, for a small-time game, this is good for killing the time and enjoying the environment when there’s boredom in the real world. Edit: hope the devs can make a game better than this in the future.
– Real player with 8.1 hrs in game
Return to Nangrim
Return to Nangrim is a dark first-person fantasy adventure with survival and RPG elements embedded in an epic dwarven lore. Craft, explore, and survive an abandoned and hostile world. So, grab your axe and shield and go on an epic journey that will take you and your animal companion into the ominous depths of an ancient mountain.
Cold winds howl through the abandoned caverns of Nangrim. This forsaken place holds nothing good for those who dare to pass. Now you must survive down in the depths of this ancient dwarven mountain city, and discover the fate of the Stonebeards in their last days.
MAIN FEATURES
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Explore epic locations and unveil their secrets. Collect, combine and craft items, and interact with the environment to progress.
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Find and forge weapons to defend against the dangers that lurk in the dark. Not all creatures have left the mountain fortress.
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Become a master blacksmith. Learn to forge like the dwarves of old.
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Brew legendary beers and cook delicious dwarven dishes in the tavern.
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Your torch is essential: it is not only a flame to light your way but also your primary weapon of defense; keep it close when the darkness closes in.
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Hammer or axe? Both are unmerciful tools against the evil forces. Forge and upgrade them to unlock their full potential.
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Use Hilduir, the runic language of the dwarves, to piece together the story, puzzles, and culture of this long-forgotten nation.
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Procedural elements guarantee a different gaming experience for every player.
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Experience deep and extensive fantasy lore with tons of side contents, collectibles, and hidden items.
Arid
Arid is a completely free student project created by potential graduates of the Breda University of Applied Sciences located in the Netherlands. There they cater to international students offering both bachelor and masters degrees in both media and game technology. Priding their expertise in the Houdini Engine for Unity among other things. Their focus is on creating AAA games and some students manage to progress even further eventually working for companies such as Ubisoft and Guerrilla.
Arid is a ‘unrealistic’ desert survival game. I say unrealistic because you literally starve, drink and need shut eye constantly even on the easiest of settings. The survival reminders are relentless and before long you’ll be praying that the game give you at least a moment’s rest so that you can gather yourself.
– Real player with 32.2 hrs in game
For a free game, Arid is really good, in my opinion. It has some bugs here and there and could use some polish in some areas, but so do lots of games. I had it crash a couple of times, both times connected to saving, but it turned out the save had worked anyway so it was alright.
Overall, without having ever been to the Atacama (and bearing in mind it’s been enhanced for video game purposes), it felt properly punishing. I’ve wished other games that featured large desert areas had something like the sun exposure mechanic; on the hardest difficulty in this, when there’s no UI element to tell you what your exposure is, the sun is very scary. You end up reapplying clay obsessively, and scuttling from one shaded area to another, and doing a lot of your work at night. I also enjoyed the mechanic of finding dirty water and having to filter it. Other games have similar things, but this felt very natural, part of the daily tasks.
– Real player with 23.3 hrs in game
Gangs of Rikton
You’re back in Rikton City, six months after your parents died and you were charged with murder. You are free thanks to a mysterious stranger who now expects you to pay him back. For this, you will have to make a place for yourself in the middle of the underworld of Rikton City. What will be your destiny? Fortune and power? A return to prison? Or a one-way trip to the morgue?
You have to start with little profitable petty theft to earn enough money to invest.
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Steal money, items and ID from passers-by’s wallets. Then resell the stolen goods to the pawnshop!
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Create fake bank accounts using IDs and embezzle money from consumer loans!
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Rob the neighborhood stores, but watch out for armed cashiers!
Become the biggest pimp in town !
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Take the girls working in the streets under your protection
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Earn their loyalty by effectively protecting them, giving them little gifts, or drugging them…
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Or scare them by threatening them and eliminating the most rebellious. Who said the crime was moral ?
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Invest in massage clubs that will serve as hidden brothels, and send your most beautiful girls as escorts !
The most profitable business, but also the most dangerous
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Produce yourself weed and synthetic drugs like methamphetamine and ecstasy !
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Buy from stores and from unscrupulous employees or wholesalers
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Import cocaine and heroin through dynamically generated contacts, which can try to scam you.
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Cut and retail drugs on the streets, but get ready to face the competition !
Your gang and the management of your territory are very important functions. Increase your production, your income and decrease the micromanagement.
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Eliminate local gangs to appropriate their territory and no longer suffer from their competition !
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Recruit lieutenants and entrust them with pieces of your territory, they will deal for you and will also find other activities to bring you small bonuses
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Watch your men ! Maybe they will betray you to start their own gang or maybe they are undercover cops !
The police watch and remember!
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Take care ! It won’t be enough to hide 30 seconds for the police to let you go. Every crime you commit may be added to your file. If this becomes too important, you will no longer be able to avoid your arrest… You will then have to undergo a long and expensive trial.
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Use corrupt officers to diminish the importance of the case against you !
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Don’t spill blood unnecessarily ! In addition to increasing your file, it will increase the police presence in the city.
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Bet on fights, maybe your trusted men and girls will hear tips…
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Buy and manage your Night Club !
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Indulge yourself by buying the most beautiful villa and show your success
Gangs of Rikton is a game developed by one developer. Even if, the graphics design is decent and creditable, the emphasis was put on the gameplay. It is essentially a game for mature people, which has a detailed conception and is wide-ranging. You have been warned !
Mark Twain’s Tom Sawyer: Survival Game
We are one of the first studios who decided to make a videogame based on Mark Twain’s books.
So, we took a chapter from Tom Sawyer’s Adventures book, about him escaping to an island with his friends. And decided that this will perfectly fit into a concept of a survival game. But it is not a plotless survival sandbox. As anything with our studio, our games are highly focused on unique experiences, intrinsic motivation, and player emotions. If we make a survival game - it is going to be unique and most of our time is going to be dedicated to immersing the player and creating a feeling of an authentic teenage adventure inside the player’s head.
Stranded Deep
This game has so much potential if not for all the glitches. Even with all the glitches it’s still really fun, which is why I recommend it. Sometimes creatures sink under the ground, sometimes you can’t interact with your items or structures, sometimes the physics of the game do weird things like launch you really high into the air (for no obvious reason), and sometimes the multiplayer games have duplication errors that cause the game to be border-line unplayable. All of this stuff is really frustrating and yet, I’m not exaggerating when I say this is probably the most fun survival game I’ve ever played. I hope the devs fix all the various glitches because this could be one of the all time great survival games if I didn’t have to start my games over so much do to all the glitches. I give it 3 of 5 stars due to the glitches alone. If not for those, this game is better than Valheim and both Subnauticas - which are my other favorite survival games - and way better than Raft, which is a poor substitute for Stranded deep, but at least everything works correctly.
– Real player with 221.6 hrs in game
I never write reviews but I had to for this game. I just finished up after 5 straight days of hard gaming.. It has SO much potential. I love that it is tough however, I do not like that you run out of resources and things do not re spawn/regrow such as coconuts. Trees. These NEVER grow back people. You run out of items quickly when each island only has for instance, roughly 15 stones on it, or 30 pieces of wood and it runs out. Forever.
The other flaw is that I want to build everything on boat but it will not allow for that. Most games reward you for your efforts whereas this one punishes you because you will run out of items and cannot place items which you need to live on your raft/houseboat. I wanted to put my fire on my raft, I built the floor with corrugated steel yet when I tried to put the wood for the fire on top of it, the game doesn’t let you do that. So you would eventually be forced to island hop and keep rebuilding fires, water filter systems just to live and there is nothing able to re spawn there. Please please let some wood regrow and let us build sustainable boats?? Island hopping only to have to build the same things over and over are less fun.
– Real player with 43.8 hrs in game