Aka

Aka

Ride a bike, watch the clouds, swim in the hot springs under a blossom tree… or take a nap on a giant capybara

Experiment with a farming system inspired by permaculture.

Gather resources to craft shelters, tools, props, food…

Explore different biomes, from cloud forests to snowy mountains.


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Aka on Steam

Dust to the End

Dust to the End

I’ve been playing this game since back in Early Access and I have to say it’s come a long way from where it started out. At first it was just a barren map where you could easily go “point A” to “point B” with a storyline that was alright but with a shoddy translation that would break immersion. Certain aspects for reputation didn’t have any point other than to just “be there” and weapons weren’t very different from another. Base Building and Raiding was just “push through and win” while trying to get as much loot as possible. And Keeping track of all your stuff and what industries were where was a mess.

Real player with 269.9 hrs in game


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Dust to the End is a squad-based, turn-based combat, semi-openworld trading game in a post-apocalyptic setting.

-manage up to 9 units and vehicles(with upkeep)

-multiple maps(or zones) unlocked by story progression(fixed main story)

-real-time travel movement on a free-roaming map, enemies are visible and can be avoided if you’re fast

-turn-based combat, some random encounters

-factions, town relations

-autosaves, multiple manual save slots

-sandworms, but no spice items.

Finally I played a good game after the longest of time. Was somehow shocked by how good it was. These Chinese developers have done an amazing job adapting the timeless classic Caravaneer 2 from Dmitry Zheltobriukhov into a far better looking and ‘noob friendly’ trading game with more depth(combat can get quite brutal), and they actually listened to player feedback unlike a lot of other stuck up indie developers out there.

Real player with 141.2 hrs in game

Dust to the End on Steam

Fantasy Network

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!

  • Metroidvania adventuring: Freely exploring a vibrant world brought to life through hand-drawn graphics and 3D cel-shaded environments.

  • Using a range of weapons and unique items, take on a colorful variety of enemy critters and venture deeper into the expansive world.

  • Your goal is to win Holua’s five famous talent shows and the presidency, but look deeper and you may uncover a sinister plot.

  • 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?

  • The choice is yours: Customize your character, choose their name, and save up for cool items and armor.

  • 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?


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Fantasy Network on Steam

SPACE JUNK HEROES

SPACE JUNK HEROES

Welcome to Space junk heroes a nostalgic 2D hand drawn action adventure game, based off the comic book series.WARNING! THIS GAME CONTAINS HIGH OCTANE gameplay that’s EXPLODING with ATTITUDE, play at your own risk!

Get Ready to clean up the galaxy in this outlandish space adventure. You get to play as captain Doodle head helping him along on his zany quest to save the galaxy from being destroyed by Ivan the eye and his synthetic pupil troopers. complete in tasks by helping your fellow citizens and earn awards for good deeds, you will need to find a weapon for your own protection against the dastardly space pirates

FEATURES

  • 2D Hand drawn action adventure game

  • Retro gaming

  • Open world galaxy map to explore

  • Discover new worlds and alien life forms

  • Fly a commercial space ship

  • Blast away your enemies with powerful ball blasters

  • Help your fellow citizens by completing tasks to become a space junk hero

How to play

  • explore the galaxy by using your star map

  • land on planets and talk to the locals for quests to complete

  • find a weapon to protect your self against Ivan the eye and his evil pupil troopers

  • fly your ship around the galaxy looking for space junk to collect

Space junk heroes prime directives

  • To serve and protect your fellow citizens

  • Keep the galaxy clean

  • Protect endangered alien life forms from other worlds

  • direct space traffic in a orderly fashion

  • always carry a spare pair of socks

SPACE JUNK HEROES on Steam

Astra: Fading Stars

Astra: Fading Stars

The universe of Astra: Fading Stars is all brought to life by traditional, 2D, hand drawn animations and surroundings that compose the atmospheric look of the game.

Engage in this action adventure with classic gameplay, daunting enemies and ancient riddles. Explore multilayered secrets, discover hidden truths and gradually reveal the mechanics and the lore of this world.

Game Features

  • Astra Call, an ability springing from your soul. Utilize it to interact with the environment on a variety of situations that come across you.

  • Highly responsive controls that permit flow and precision.

  • Traditionally animated characters and world.

  • Clues are scattered around the world. Connect them to unravel the truth.

  • Collect Astra and use it to upgrade your strength.

  • Meet a variety of species, hostile or not, that react according to your actions.

  • Numerous otherworldly enemies block your path. Among them, dangerous bosses and mini bosses.

  • Multiple scores of original, instrumental music.

  • World randomization, gameplay elements can change on every run.

A rich story unfolds

The past haunts the future. Two opposing forces compete, will your astral soul be strong enough to fight the corruption?

_The stars are slowly fading

one less each time

not long until

they’re gone

forever_

Astra: Fading Stars on Steam

Detained: Too Good for School

Detained: Too Good for School

Introduction

On the first day of school after transferring to a new city, you got framed and ended up in jail. After one year of probation, you set out to discover who set you up. Find a partner, get familiar with the city, make money by taking part-time jobs, increase your abilities and unveil the truth.

Features

Inherited from the last title of O.T.K Games, “The Vagrant”, the combat in “Too Cool For School” is exhilarating and satisfying. Acquire new skills, upgrade various abilities, enlarge your armory and dominate the arena.

Rich story-lines. You can choose to be straightforward and kill anyone that’s standing in your way, or you can be manipulative and indulge yourself in opulent living. And it’s even possible to join the villains and become an anti-hero! There are more than 10 endings for you to discover.

A variety of romanceable characters. 4 female and 4 male romanceable candidates are waiting for your arrival. Take them out for a hot date, level up your relationships, and then fight alongside them against street mobs. Life is short, you gotta enjoy it while you can!

Eccentric city life. You can take a bus to the gym for a good workout, study in the library for a change, or hang out with your partners in the bar, club or arena. And of course, it’s always fun to “interact” with random pedestrians and the police.

Extravagant shopper. Be good and work part-time or rob someone on the sidewalk for a quick buck; it’s your choice! Spend your money on stats and weapon upgrades, challenge the bosses and embezzle money. It’s your turn to be a legend in this metropolis!

Detained: Too Good for School on Steam

Oceanarium

Oceanarium

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A rare planetary alignment has transpired in the universe. The deep sea needs your help pulling Mother Ocean from her depression spiral for the water ritual to be complete. You must collect and deliver life energy pearls to the Nucleoid Portal to awaken her. You’ll receive mysterious messages, learn how to astral project and meditate with consciousness warriors as you navigate a fantastic deep sea world full of weird, alien underwater creatures. Will you be around long enough to experience universal oneness?

Oceanarium on Steam

Ruffy and the Riverside

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!

Ruffy and the Riverside on Steam

Choo-Choo Charles

Choo-Choo Charles

Charles is a bloodthirsty train, and you need to destroy him.

These winding tracks are treacherous, so you’ll need to plan each mission. Be careful when clearing your path on foot, or switching the tracks direction, because Charles might be waiting for you.

Upgrade you train to fit your needs.

Go looting or complete missions to find “Scraps”, which can be used to turn your train, into a death machine on wheels.

Get help from the townspeople.

Help out the settlers in return for high powered weapons, and other items vital to Charles' destruction.

Fight Charles to the death.

Prove yourself a worthy train killer, by gaining enough strength, firepower, and skill to take down the mechanical terror once and for all.

In Choo-Choo Charles you’re given the task of eradicating a monster known by the locals as “Charles”. Nobody knows where he came from, but they know why; to eat the flesh of puny humans. You have a small yellow train, with a map, mounted machine gun, and an exquisite collection of bobble-heads on the dashboard. You’ll use this train to get from place to place, while you complete missions for the townspeople, or loot scraps from around the island. Over time you’ll use your scraps to upgrade your train’s speed, armor, and damage. You’ll grow your arsenal, and (hopefully) become an unstoppable force, ready to take on the great and mighty Charles.

Choo-Choo Charles on Steam

Overworld - Map Keeper’s Realm

Overworld - Map Keeper’s Realm

Overworld: Map Keeper’s Realm is your tabletop RPG companion. With it, you can quickly and easily sculpt your world, retain its history, and share it with the players. Overworld’s propagating levels enables you to create and detail your whole world with a single map. Other features like points of interest and searchable notes breathe life into your world. Welcome to Map Keeper’s Realm!

Overworld - Map Keeper's Realm on Steam