Somber
Welcome to Somber, a deeply puzzling action-platformer where players explore a dimly lit world known as Gloom.
Take on the role of a friendly but deadly creature whose mission is to help anyone in need and make things right!
The game features challenging action-platforming gameplay, interesting characters, and a hauntingly beautiful world.
Roll, bounce, and climb your way through the beautifully crafted world of Gloom using precise movements in the hand crafted action-platformer, Somber.
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A big ❤️ from the indie developers of this game. Talk to us - We love you all! :)
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Fantasy Network
Fantasy Network is a metroidvania game with a social media twist - a socialvania! Explore the colorful world of Holua and chat to hand-drawn, larger-than-life characters to discover a story that runs deeper than it may seem.
#### Welcome to Holua!
Check out bustling towns and cities full of folk who’ll be happy to chat to you in person or on our social media, Fantasy Network. Just a heads up: Everyone’s hooked on the five big talent shows at the moment. Be careful when you head into the country, though - there are some nasty creatures around!
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Metroidvania adventuring: Freely exploring a vibrant world brought to life through hand-drawn graphics and 3D cel-shaded environments.
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Using a range of weapons and unique items, take on a colorful variety of enemy critters and venture deeper into the expansive world.
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Your goal is to win Holua’s five famous talent shows and the presidency, but look deeper and you may uncover a sinister plot.
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Get advice and gossip from colorful characters. Many will help you in your quest if you do them a favor in return, but which ending will you see?
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The choice is yours: Customize your character, choose their name, and save up for cool items and armor.
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If you need a break from adventuring, why not chill out with five retro, pixel art arcade games or hang out with Holua’s residents?
The Handbook
Great game
– Real player with 7.1 hrs in game
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I can’t believe this game was made by two people only. The atmosphere, the gameplay, and the graphics were all charming and fantastic. You owe it to yourself to play this wonderful game, especially since it is at such an affordable price.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Broken Thorns: West Gate
Shadowgate style game mixed with self-reflective, thoughtful dialogue and options.
Lots of surprises and humor, too.
Some of the artwork is incredible.
Can’t recommend this enough, it’s definitely on my all-time favorites list!
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Such a nice game, I played this for a while, I love how you reflect in mirror’s, and the story is taking me closer to myself. When you consider all these questions on your own life, not just game progress, it can show you who you really are. How others see you. How weak you are. Worth the price.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Cavegirl Adventures
Good soundtrack, nice graphics, good gameplay, a very good solution to the softening of pixels, my eyes rejoice, stuck for almost 4 hours, really enjoyed it, I recommend it!
– Real player with 8.8 hrs in game
Nice indie platformer with a pixel graphics and good history. And yeap, i like game sounds. I bough today this game and i playing so much that I didn’t notice how it got night outside. Ofc i will play more+rep.
– Real player with 7.4 hrs in game
Ruffy and the Riverside
Ruffy and the Riverside
Join Ruffy and his buddy Snokko in this open world action adventure and safe the Riverside Kingdom!
The Riverside Kingdom is home of Ruffy and his buddies. It´s a magic place of fantasy and peace - but things changed when a strange object appeared near the castle. By evil force the seven holy rivers werde destroyed.
No way Ruffy is going to accept that!!!
So go and do something about it! Explore the world, enter dungeons, solve quests and riddles and build your team to strike back! Use your strenght, use your imagination and above all: Use your awesome talent - The Swapping!
Unique Gameplay
First of all: Yes, Ruffy can do what every hero is supposed to do, he can run, jump, climb and fight. He can drive vehicles, plays basketball and he throws his bee like a mayor league fastball. He is a powerhouse, and yes, of course: he can talk too.
But folks, the best is yet to come: Ruffy swapps materials!
Swapping? Well, it’s basically copy&paste! Want to cross a river? Just copy that ice nearby and paste it on the river - Whoops! - it turns to ice and you walk over. Easy. Want to get on top of that waterfall? Maybe there is a tendril nearby? Ruffy can change it all! The sun can be a moon, day turns into night. A rock can be a truck - lets go for a drive. Use your imagination and give it all a try. You' will make your way!
Swapping feels magic, it’s easy and it looks supercool. It makes the world the way only you can see it!
Open world action
Riverside is an open world ready to be explored. Unlock new areas, master Dungeons, solve quests, talk to townspeople, drive vehicles, jump, run, crash and climb - what ever it takes.
Most of all: This world can change and it’s you who does the trick. Just swap it baby!
Artstyle
It’s all handpainted. Yes really - on paper. Not those photoshop or ipad drawings. This is real, pen on paper and then put into the game.
Wow - you can feel it: we are BIT proud of that. It´s just unique. Take a look.
What else? Well not much. Except when you change the whole world - those graphics are all handpainted too ;)
Friends and Company
Every child knows it’s dangerous to go alone. So you just shouldn´t, right? But HEY LISTEN, here it comes: You got some company. It’s only a bee, but it’s yours and you can throw it. Smash away enemies, crash boxes and more. Swapping? Yes - use your bee for swapping too. Very handy when that lava is just too hot to pick it up yourself (or if you are just too lazy to walk there).
Then there is your homie Snokko. He´s a hell of a buddy and always helps you out. There is advice and training, but there is also basketball and Snokko is pro on the court. Sounds pretty helpful when facing an invasion, right?
What more? Well, explore the world and see. You’ll meet those animals, creatures and ghosts on your way. No spoilers here.
Build your army, build your base!
Stopping an invasion never was a job for just a bear and a bee, so you need an army. SPOILER: You wont get one. But you can build up your Bear Force. Rescue bears, recruit them, equip them and see how much support they can give. Never give up and just bring it all to your base camp.
Vehicles
Why walk when you can drive? Simply hop in and off you go. Some might look ancient, some from the future, some fly some, some swim, some drive.
Go out find them and don´t forget to drop them in your base camp. Those lazy bears want some vehicles too!
Souno’s Curse
What is Souno’s Curse ?
Discover a story driven action platformer telling a story about regret and the value of living in the moment. Embark on a journey to a cursed cave, explore, discover hidden secrets and find your way. Your journey will not be easy, you will have to face strong enemies along the way, avoid obstacles, traps and slowly uncover the past, story and mysteries hidden behind Souno’s Curse.
Key Features
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Immerse yourself in the beautifully hand-crafted world of Souno’s Curse featuring a unique hand-drawn 2D art style and thematic music that pays tribute to the genre’s recent classics.
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Unveil a touching story about regret and the importance of living the moment
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Navigate through different environments and test your platforming skills
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Crush your enemies using both melee and magic abilities
The Dream Machine: Chapter 1 & 2
This is a review of the full game
Artstyle
Unusual, intricate, sometimes strangely beautiful, sometimes downright weird (towards the end). The main protagonist is stop-motion animated clay, the backgrounds are all handcrafted from a variety of materials. It takes some getting used to but it really grew on me.
The music and sounds are very well done and enhance the atmosphere of the game. There’s no voice acting, you have to read the dialogue which sometimes is a bit tedious but on the whole is well written and not too long.
– Real player with 27.6 hrs in game
Just add this to the list of things that prove that video games are art.
This game has some of the most intriguing, gorgeous, adorable (and in many instances disgusting) designs ever contructed. The art style is like if the film “Mirror Mask” were made into a game. And the plot is just as gorgeous and surreal. “The Dream Machine” is like the ultimate indie game.
You play as Victor Neff, a self-proclaimed “handsome” man, who has just moved into a strange new flat with his pregnant wife, but things get strange very quickly when your wife notices the landlord acting really weird. I will not spoil any of the plot. It is a game you must see to believe, but if you can believe it, there is in fact a Dream Machine in the game.
– Real player with 25.8 hrs in game
Creepslore
Welcome to the world of CREEPSLORE, where text shown in all caps means someone is SHOUTING!
Take part in a surreal, interactive arthouse adventure inspired by older Adventure Games mixed with Choose Your Own Adventure books and RPGs. Supported by it’s massive list of (112+!) characters, heartfelt story, and uniquely weird art style, Creepslore is here to make you laugh, cry, and question it’s creators' sanity and overall well being.
The game takes place sometime during the 1970’s, and is told from the point of view of a sarcastic character who gets suckered into an adventure after arriving on a monster filled island. Realizing there’s no way back, he now has to deal with a bunch of intoxicated creatures with idiosyncratic tendencies (ergo: they’re also stupid) who think humans are the de-facto best gourmet food option.
What this game offers:
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surreal & tongue in cheek humor
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a story with 5 completely different scenarios (no forced repeats of dialogues to unlock ‘extra’ content!)
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18 explorable locations, ranging from cities to swamps
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more than 110 individual characters
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pre-rendered backgrounds created in Quake
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even MORE NUMBERS to grab your attention
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text, text and some more text
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a sad fish
What this game DOESN’T offer:
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saving the world
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cute anime girls
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fan-service
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a happy fish
PS: if you’ve ever wondered why the Giant Spider in Skyrim carries coins, and where the hell it puts them, we’ll, let’s just say we have the answer to that.
Drilly Willis
Thoroughly enjoyable and has a great soundtrack
– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
Weird, fun, creative platformer with unique characters and oddly charming. would recommend
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game