Scarlet and Blank
PROS
-Great writing
-Nice soundtrack
-The melancholic vibe
-Art style
-It’s FREE
CONS
-A bit too short (characters don’t really get fleshed out).
-A few bugs.
I really enjoyed this short visual novel.
8/10
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
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I enjoyed this beautifully tragic tale, the narration and music set the atmosphere nicely for the read
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
A Curse From Beyond
Really fun for a text-based game which is not my normal game. I felt freaked out in my gut about certain moment. Really impressive work from a solo-developer. Worth it.
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
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Full play through w/ all achievements and time stamps here (once it uploads):
Overall it’s a pretty interesting story about some cave folk doing cave folk things WHEN BOOM A FLYING HUNK OF SPACE S*** changes their mundane lives FOREVER. I dug the story and it does a pretty good job of grabbing your interest it’s a bit short and the plot seems pretty familiar, but it’s not frustrating to play through as a text based game(which is nice) and there’s multiple endings. You can see the effort the creator put into the game and it’s definitely a good solid first game.
– Real player with 1.9 hrs in game
BO020880
This is a very moving visual novel that does an excellent job of creating small vignettes, introducing the player to many characters. I really felt how they emphasized the weight of a human life, how much was lost in this horrible attack. It’s very short; I recommend you spend half an hour to play.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
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A beautiful way to tell a terrible story. Well done.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Chimeras: Cursed and Forgotten Collector’s Edition
nice to look at, nice music, on the easy side.
– Real player with 5.7 hrs in game
I purchased this game on sale. This game is okay. Not great. I did run into a little glitch in the bonus game with the sound. I closed the game and loaded it again and the problem was gone. I did not lose any of my progress. The game takes approximately 4 hours to play. Puzzles are easy but this is a relaxing game. I can only recommend this game if you purchase it on sale. The graphics & sound are very good.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
Dark City: Paris Collector’s Edition
Friendly Fox returns with a shocking new mystery in the Dark City series!
When ghost sightings in Paris threaten to ruin the World Expo, only a detective of your caliber can crack the case! Someone’s using ghosts to terrorize Parisians, and recent scientific advancements only seem to make them stronger. With both the Expo and the city itself on the line, can you uncover who’s behind the dangerous attacks and stop them before it’s too late? Find out in this electrifying Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure!
This is a special Collector’s Edition release full of exclusive extras you won’t find in the standard version. The Collector’s Edition includes:
•Head to the Louvre and investigate a confounding case in the bonus game!
•Replay your favorite HOPs and mini-games and earn achievements!
•Tons of collectibles and morphing objects to find!
•Includes downloadable wallpapers, soundtrack, concept art, screensavers, and more!
•Never get lost with the strategy guide!
This is a Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game, meaning a specific genre of story-driven, point & click adventures. Throughout the game, players are tasked to find a list of objects hidden within a particular scene, and to occasionally complete various mini-games/puzzles.
LiBER
What will happen if an ordinary student falls into the hands of an ancient book with the texts of a forgotten civilization, capable of transporting the reader through space and time? Find out about it in Liber - a 3-d person action adventure, where fragments of past eras are mixed like a kaleidoscope!
In Liber, you have to try on the faces of two completely different heroes who find themselves in an unfamiliar environment. What adventures and challenges lie ahead? Will they be able to find a common language with each other? How will the incident affect them? Will they be able to find their way back?
Let’s find it out!
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Unique among games setting of the hitmen;
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Lots of ways to interact with the world;
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Deep plot and colorful characters;
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Integrated combat system - hand-to-hand combat, fencing, shooting;
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Variability in the passage of sections of the game;
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Large locations, different in visual and mechanics;
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High-quality and detailed picture created with UE4.
Liber is developed by the independent Russian studio Olkon Games.
Ryse: Son of Rome
fun game that holds up today even though it was just a “tech demo” when release. decent story, solid graphics, and mediocre gameplay. plays like a simpler version of the batman arkham series. the only downside is that campaign is very short (4-6hrs) and the combat is repetitive. still, worth checking out since it plays like an extended action movie.
– Real player with 60.8 hrs in game
Contrary to what the game’s title might leave you believing, the protag’s name is not actually Ryse, but it’s actually Marius. Some characters do tell him to rise from time to time when he’s being a lazy slacker falling asleep in the middle of a war, and the subtitles use an i instead of a y, but that’s just semantics. I’d also consider the “Son of Rome” part to be a little inaccurate since a city can’t conceive people. Although people can be conceived inside cities, and Marius’s daddy-o, Leontius sure laid down the pipe on his wife Septima. And we have confirmation that he did so at least twice since Marius has a sister! I might be going a little off track here, so let’s get down to the game itself.
– Real player with 21.8 hrs in game
Undying Symphony
The Siege of Leningrad lasted for 872 days. 872 days of non-stop bombings and artillery shelling never broke the spirit of Leningrad citizens.
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege that lasted from September 1941 till January 1944 and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history. Throughout the chapters of the game our 4 protagonists show their civic courage and contribute all the effort they can to help the common cause.
«Undying Symphony» is a story based adventure game about civilians surviving during war times. Help our protagonists overcome the struggles of living in a besieged city and stay human.
Key Features:
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a story based game based on real life events
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Distinctive Leningrad architecture
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puzzles and minigames
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realistic graphics and immersive sound design
The game is targeted for a wide audience and will be interesting to both experienced players and casuals.
Jewel Match Twilight 3 Collector’s Edition
Nice and relaxing game with pretty visuals and good audio design. Very addictive.
– Real player with 41.9 hrs in game
This is a great take on the classic match 3 game. They really upped the ante by making the player go back and forth between rooms, find a key in one room then go back to a previous room and finish it off. It’s like a puzzle. The focus is not on matching a certain number of a specific color match item but matching stuff in order to get special items to fall off the bottom of the board, which can be difficult at times. Sometimes there are chained tiles that have to be matched first to remove the chains and usually one of the special items is on top of a lot of chained tiles. But thankfully there are magic spells you can buy and one of them removes chains in a certain sized area, which can be upgraded by paying more money. There is also my favorite: the bomb! I used that more than any of the other items you can buy. Some of them I didn’t even bother with. You gain the magic to use the spells by matching 4. Sometimes you get a vial of magic power, sometimes a coin, sometimes an arrow that goes up or across and eliminates all tokens in it’s way.
– Real player with 28.2 hrs in game
Modest Hero
Slow short game. Mildly interesting. Prolly should be $3-5 not $10.
– Real player with 39.4 hrs in game
Upsides:
Surprising ending that brings a smile to your face
Appropriate sounds and music for each chapter
Nice aesthetics
Easy-to-learn controls
Not a lot of replayability
Downsides:
The end is not a happy ending
Some chapters can be hard, repetitive and nerve-wracking. I even found one a bit scary at times.
Conclusion:
Overall, the game is interesting and well-made, however, I felt that it is too expensive where I live. Since the price of this game can change depending on where you live, I would advise any potential buyers to check whether such a game might interest you, and if so, whether or not you think that it is worth the price.
– Real player with 12.7 hrs in game