The Handbook

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

The Handbook on Steam

Tetra Cube

Tetra Cube

Tetra Cube is a solo project by DDal, an Illustrator, known for art from gacha game Girls' Frontline. With small budget and zero marketing, Tetra Cube gets instantly into a pile of Steam games with near zero discoverability on the release day, but let it not deceive you.

So what is Tetra Cube? Basically, if you played Into the Breach and Invisible Inc, the game will give you those feels, except on a much smaller scale since the game isn’t that complex. It’s fast paced, fun, small puzzle battles in 8x8 tiles or 8x4 tile rooms, and you control only 2 characters + 1 hacked robot of your choice. You dungeon crawl through floors, manage your resources, upgrades, equipment and try to win battles without taking any damage if possible. Full run from start till the end is around ~2-3 hours. Music is probably one of my favorite things in Tetra Cube. And surprisingly, plenty of different tracks for such a small project.

Real player with 98.5 hrs in game


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Even though the price is deceptively low, this game received a lot of effort. It takes several hours to play until the ending, without feeling repetitive or watered down.

The strategic part is easy to understand, and feels fair and fun to play. Different equipment requires different strategies, which makes it fun to fight for another ending. Unlike many rouge-somethings this game follows the plot and doesn’t revolve around randomness and near infinite replays, finding good balance between procedural crawling parts, and story progression.

Real player with 14.4 hrs in game

Tetra Cube on Steam

Troupe

Troupe

Fast and fun platform game, you can finish in one weekend…

Ideal for those looking for a fast and fun platform game. :)

Real player with 30.4 hrs in game


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Excellent platform game, worked very well on controller.

The game has a certain difficulty, and I really liked the bosses.

Very beautiful art and good soundtrack to listen to.

The story is also sensational

Real player with 7.2 hrs in game

Troupe on Steam

DNA Farm

DNA Farm

Very interesting game, the description says it all, clearly…but it runs well and feels fun! I keep saying it in these reviews, but I mean it…the price is a little too steep..this could be fun for a lot of people but…if they won’t spend 11 bucks, maybe the won’t see how good it is, anyways..just my thoughts. Not a bad game at all!

Real player with 0.1 hrs in game

DNA Farm on Steam

Element TD

Element TD

I love tower defense, and this game is solid. I played this back when it was a custom map and enjoyed it then; I think this version is better. There is room for improvement / enhancements and maybe we’ll see that in an update or sequel but if you dig TD, this game (that costs less than a latte) will do you right. My only real beef is that you can’t pause the game once it’s begun; that adds some excitement but is not what I’m personally looking for in this type of game (I like a more relaxed strategy experience), however it’s not overwhelming so no trouble.

Real player with 23.3 hrs in game

Pros:

-Same feeling as the old WC3 and Dota2 custom maps,

-Nice design

-The sounds provide a good atmosphere to the game

-Good optimisation

-Runs on the crappiest machines too

Cons: Well there are a couple, unfortunately…

-Can’t see the range of towers before placing them

-Can’t target creeps with the towers manually

-Need to go into the specific towers description to check what I need to build it. In the custom games, it was already done that moving the cursor over an element it highlights what it will make buildable.

Real player with 10.3 hrs in game

Element TD on Steam

Bioid

Bioid

Bioid is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from two dreamers.

Owl-like’s Space Library features oddities from across civilizations and the crossroads of worlds. Just open the book, and unknown creatures burst forth or drag you into the book. Worlds collide in the Library! Offering you the opportunity to become a mediator between various funny and paradoxical creatures.

The White Bioid Reef stands out among dimensions. It’s a conglomerate of shape-shifters with powers of telekinesis and gravity control. Open tunnels in the bioplasm and travel through white labyrinths to meet higher-intelligence creatures. Fight the parasitic thorns and world devourers.

Have fun exploring while listening to great ambient music.

Bioid on Steam

Dead Man’s Draw

Dead Man’s Draw

This is very close. Another game I wish I could give a neutral rating.

Its a push your luck card drawing game with each suit triggering a different mechanism and along with your traits you can combine them in to more or less devestating attacks in order to collect cards that bolster your score.

Contrary to some of the reviews Ive seen nothing to suggest that the AI is cheating, it does pull off some last minute nasty moves at times but keeping my cool I can think back to the many times I have done the same thing. How much this actually matters is debateable, if the game makes you feel like it is cheating then whether it is or it isnt, the frustration is always real. I think this will be the biggest sticking point for most people, at first it may not be quite so apparent but as things go on you will see through to the luck component of the game increasingly easily and more and more you will feel robbed by complete chance regardless of how well youve played a hand.

Real player with 82.1 hrs in game

I really enjoyed this game, the rules are really simple to pick up, it’s fun to play, the characters are memorable and consistent in ‘who they are’ with the trait combos they use. The AI is really good and not overly cheaty, there were a couple of times I thought you wouldn’t keep drawing like that or you’d have had to have known that card was there to have carried on or to have played that card, but this didn’t happen often enough to make it a concern. It is incredibly fair the majority of the time.

Real player with 55.0 hrs in game

Dead Man's Draw on Steam

Electronic Evolution

Electronic Evolution

The Imitator Protocol was developed to be the perfect assistant to virtual combat simulation, capable of adapting to the user’s input and forcing him to change strategies. Unfortunately, the girl-genius Bastille did such a good job that the program went rogue, and now her robot companion B3X3 is trapped in the virtual landscape. The only way to get out is to destroy the Alpha-Imitator from the inside while trying to survive the hordes of malware he sends in B3X3’s direction. Get ready to fight for your binary life as AI faces AI in deadly combat. Who will use the Electronic Evolution to get the ultimate advantage?

Play Inside a Comic Book!

Electronic Evolution is inspired by classic superhero stories, and the whole adventure takes place on the pages and panels of a comic book issue. With hand-drawn animation and filled with comic book effects, Electronic Evolution will allow you to take control of a superhero and feel powerful while beating up an evergrowing army of enemies. So get ready for an epic adventure to take down a supervillain and save the world!

Arcade Roguelite Experience

Electronic Evolution is an action roguelite, inspired by arcade experiences, and with a permanent progression system that reflects modern game design sensibilities. Electronic Evolution features:

Random Levels

Permanent Progression System

Customizable Weapons and Attachments

Blueprints

Evolving Difficulty

Anomalies

Electronic Evolution on Steam

Empire Chronicles

Empire Chronicles

Main Features

  • Sprawling and Large World.

  • Epic storyline and Narrative.

  • Complex Stats & Combat.

  • Massive Skill Trees With Hundreds Of Skills.

  • 100+ hours in the main story

  • New, unique, and strategic battle system

  • Deep and emotional main story

  • Loads of side quests and secrets to discover

  • 17 main playable characters each with character arcs.

  • Tons of equipment to build your team for a wide variety of enemies

Sub Features

  • Craft all assortments of weapons, trinkets, armor, edibles and furniture.

  • Hone skills & spend perk points.

  • Timing events, day night cycle, and weather patterns.

  • Multiple Difficulties: With greater risk & reward.

Empire Chronicles on Steam

Chef Chen

Chef Chen

《Chef Chen》 is a cooperative multiplayer game, where you can cook the monsters in the fantasy world with many adventures and enjoy the food together. Currently the game supports up to 4 players (Local) and Steam Remote Play. Let’s work together and make delicious dishes!

Chef Chen came to the fantasy world by chance. He encounters a group of hungry animals, and sees monster bodies everywhere. With Chef Chen’s excellent cooking skill, he turns the monsters into delicious dishes! That saves his animal friends who were almost starved to death and it replenishes their strength and magic power so that they can continue the journey of adventure.

Would you like to sit down with your friends and have a nice meal? Play the role of Chef Chen and use your talent and team up with your friends to defeat the monsters. Let’s cook a good meal together, and then enjoy the gourmet.

Turn monsters into delicious dishes

Support up to 4 players to cook together

Use the skills to overcome challanges

Chef Chen on Steam