Earth Elements
The game is great, definitely worth the buy. I love the game-play, and the overall freedom that the game offers without overwhelming me. There is a lot of in-game content and new things I can explore with each time playing, so it seems like ill never get bored of it. I am super excited to see where the game goes as it continues development.
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
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Mine Trap Reborn
Mine Trap Reborn takes place in an old abandoned mine. As the miner, you must clear each level and progress- but be sure to watch out for the blobs! Play through 130 levels, 30 in classic mode and 100 in arcade mode. Classic mode sticks close to the game’s namesake; Minetrap, a game which existed in the 90’s (it does not exist anymore). Arcade mode is the new, flashy version, complete with earthquakes, lava, dark levels, wind, coins, overly dramatic music, alternative objectives, crumbling levels, bosses, and more! While in theory the game is simple, it is quite easy to end up in a bad position and die- there are death messages designed to enhance the user experience and provide encouragement for level progression. There is also word of a hidden minigame, maybe you should hang out on the main menu…
How-To
It is recommended one plays Classic mode before attempting Arcade mode. Arcade mode is much more difficult.
Kill blobs by digging traps, getting them to fall into traps, and then filling the traps in. Different blobs must fall different distances to be killed, or you can auto-kill them by dropping blobs on other blobs!
Generally speaking, the blobs must fall the following number of “levels”.
Green, 1
Light Blue, 2
Red, 3
Yellow, 1
Light Purple, 2
Dark Purple, 3
Objectives Include:
Clear all enemies, collect coins, mine amounts of gold, FFA, and survive a certain amount of time.
Featuring:
The world’s most interesting main menu (can’t really claim this, but it is rather mesmerizing)
Steam Achievements
Steam Leaderboards
Steam Stats
Large amounts of splats
Large amounts of sass, in the form of over 125 different motivational messages
Shaders
Gameplay modifiers
Overly-dramatic awesome music (looking at you, levels 49, 50, 99 and 100!)
Controls:
Keyboard and mouse is best, but can support most controllers
Movement: WASD
Dig: J
Fill: K
Throw dynamite (only works on dark levels): space
Pause/Unpause: Escape
Classic Controls (can be found in options) set the game to use the old control scheme from the now non-existant game.
Movement: Arrow Keys
Dig: D
Fill: F
Throw dynamite: space
Pause/Unpause: Escape
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A Snake In A Maze
This is getting me really addicted :D
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
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Fun little game that gets astoundingly difficult in later levels. Definitely consider buying it if you enjoy traditional puzzle games of the likes of Sokoban. Contains enough levels to provide days if not weeks of intense pondering.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Underground Miner
Feels like it was put together for a game jam in 1 day. Should be free. Crapware
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
The Sealed Ampoule
An interesting variation on mystery dungeons.
The Sealed Ampoule is the newest game from CAVYHOUSE games and it is just as beautiful and strange as their other titles. Fans of mystery dungeons won’t find a ton of challenge here but it is a nice pared down experience, it’s pared down in that there is only the one dungeon and look of it doesn’t really change save for the ever shifting background colours, also while you do always start at the first floor your levels don’t reset and you accrue experience and stat upgrades that help each subsequent run. In another deviation from the usual mystery dungeon, there are no upgradeable weapons or clothing instead you upgrade the dungeon itself and your skillset. The characters are charming and while the story is simple it’s nice to solve a mystery.
– Real player with 70.7 hrs in game
Like the other Cavyhouse games, this is a very aesthetic, weird and experimental game. If you played Forget me Not? It’s about twice as long and grindy. Still worth playing if you’ve liked other Cavyhouse games.
If you’ve not played something by Cavyhouse before… this would be a good starting point, as it’s the first one timewise? If you’re just looking for a roguelike, and have played a bunch of those this likely won’t be super interesting to you though. it’s fairly low stakes (die = resources lost and that’s about it), but there’s also not like weapon/armor upgrades. there’s just skills and upgrading the dungeon itself. And loot is all recovery items, tools or materials. If you want a very relaxed, and less complicated roguelike though? This may actually be a perfect fit for you.
– Real player with 57.8 hrs in game
Sub Terra Draconis
Just an excellent game! Love variety of puzzles and level design!
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game