Darkestville Castle
This game was so much fun and I’ve found a new universe and lore that I enjoy!
It is a point and click game with great humor, abiet extremely dark humor. Some small memes and easter eggs too scattered throughout. It’s not exactly a kids game, due to some language and subject matter, but it’s not too extreme either. It heavily reminds me of the old Monkey Island point and click games, which is a good thing as those are classics.
I got it on sale for about $10, I don’t think I’d pay the full price for the game, as it’s lacking in some parts but for my $10 I was extremely statisfied with what I had. I got about 8 hours out of the game, but as with most point and click games I get stuck/just wanna experince the story so I started to use a guide. Some of the items to me feel like you wouldn’t even think about trying them, so I guess if you had time on your hands and randomly trying to click on everything you’d get longer than 8 hours out of the game, but still 8 hours is pretty long for a point and click game. Or maybe if you’re smarter than me you’ll get it done faster. There’s also alternate dioulague options which extend gameplay if you want to go back and try all of the options and not just click on the obvious ones relevant to the plot.
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
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TL;DR
Darkestville Castle is a solid, albeit short and relatively easy, 2D point-and-click adventure game in the style of the 90’s classics like Day of the Tentacle and Curse of Monkey Island. Smooth gameplay and lots of campy humor provide a nice “in-between” snack for fans of the genre, although at full price, roughly 7-8 hours of gameplay and little replay value might be too little value-for-money for some.
Summary
The game puts you in the shoes of Cid, the demon of Darkestville, on a quest to defeat his arch nemesis, Dan Teapot. The game is divided into a prelude, three chapters (four if you count the final scene of the game) and two interludes, which will take you from Darkestville Castle to the town of Darkestville, and eventually to Hell. Along the way, you’ll encounter between roughly 30 to 40 NPC’s, somehow involved in the various puzzles the game offers, and pretty much all of them with extensive (and often funny) dialogues.
– Real player with 10.9 hrs in game
World’s Worst Handyman
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1333930/Worlds_Worst_Handyman/
You’ve been hired! Take control of the World’s Worst Handyman in a 3rd-person slapstick-stealth-action game. Sneak around homes, search for hidden objects, and raise chaos. Complete your havoc-wreaking repairs before the furious homeowner catches you!
The local animal shelter is on the brink of bankruptcy, and the only person that can raise the money to save it is the worst handyman to walk the planet. Everything you attempt to fix only seems to cause more damage! Complete your repairs at all costs, dodge unhappy homeowners, get your paycheck, and save the shelter!
A mysterious couple has hired you to repair homes in the local community. Even though you have never done a single repair in your entire life and are prone to bad luck, you accept the job! Unknowingly to you, the shady couple has hired you in hopes that you will damage homes in the community for their secret purposes.
KEY FEATURES:
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ACCIDENTALLY DAMAGE homes by completing “repairs” on your to-do list
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EXPLORE unique homes in the community
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FIND HIDDEN OBJECTS to complete your to-do list
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GET CHASED by angry homeowners
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UNCOVER the secret plot to your shady employer’s true motivations
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SAVE THE ANIMAL SHELTER
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1333930/Worlds_Worst_Handyman/
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Ring of Fire
Ring of Fire is a detective noir puzzler set in the solarpunk utopia of New London.
You play as Detective Grosvenor, a jaded, middle-aged woman hunting through the still-dark corners of the city in pursuit of a radicalised serial killer.
Using your powers of deduction you must solve the brutally gruesome murders of the Ring of Fire killer. Examine clues, interrogate key suspects, and cross-reference your findings in the police database to uncover the mystery.
SEARCH
Solve the case using text entry, meaning you can’t brute force the puzzle.
INTERVIEW
Push your suspects to the brink through branching cinematic conversations with meaningful consequences.
INVESTIGATE
Explore the 3D crime scene to examine evidence both visually and textually.
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