Dash Dash World
I have tried nearly every VR kart racer trying to get that Mario Kart fix in VR. Everything I had tried previously has fallen woefully short of the mark, but this game has impressed me so far.
The courses are detailed and interesting with lots going on including active stage hazard to dodge and include shortcuts, alternate routes, boost pads etc. About half of the courses are marked extreme and these are my favorites, they have lots of verticality like the anti-grav sections of MK8.
Weapon selection is good and the interactivity of the weapons is a lot of fun. You can counter some attacks, certain exploding weapons for instance that stick to you can be shaken off with your hands before they explode or items like the eggs that stick to your face can be quickly wiped off to negate their effects. Also the minimap allows you to see long range attacks coming and move over to dodge, which is a nice improvement, feels a bit more skill based to dodge so I appreciate this touch.
– Real player with 15.3 hrs in game
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Tl;Dr: This is truly THE Mario Kart in VR. From customisation options to single player content to control schemes, you WANT this in your library.
I’ve been playing Dash Dash World since the Beta on the Oculus store. The game still lives up to all the promises it’s been aiming to keep since the beta and I’ve enjoyed every moment of it.
For starters, there are a wide amount of control schemes to pick from. From simple analog stick controls allowing you to duel wield items like a mad man, to proper racing setups (although from word of mouth, it could use a bit of tweaking for it to reach some fun results). You can also enable Immersive controls which let you use your controllers to steer. You can also swap which hand you’d like to steer more while aiming with your right hand.
– Real player with 12.4 hrs in game
SCP : Secret Files
Story Background
Do you believe there is another side to this world? Beyond our common sense, the order of our world may be under the threat of abundant absurdities. People have never seen them – a creature who attempts kill you when you see his face, a cult capable of causing world disasters, a concept that exists yet beyond description… However, over the long years, a mysterious foundation has been committed to “secure, contain, and protect” these anomalies so that mankind can live in a normal and healthy way. Meet the SCP Foundation.
Your Roles
Researcher Carl, a new employee of the SCP Foundation, is assigned to sort out the Foundation’s top-secret files. However, as he is flipping through the archives, something inexplicable happens. Carl’s perception of the world gradually changes, and even his psyche has been seriously affected. Can you stay sane after experiencing these stories?
Iridescent Experience
You will experience a series of eclectic stories – stepping into a spooky hydropower plant, immersing yourself in a warm and bright fable or plunging into a bizarre, retro inspired world… Each story comes with its own mechanics, letting you enjoy a diverse gameplay experience.
Cultural Feast
The worldview of the SCP Foundation covers a vast range of ideas and beings from concrete people, monsters, or objects, to some absurd phenomena, mysterious concepts like antimemes, and even to supreme beings like SCP-3999. And these stories present a wide range of themes, including horror, science fiction, comedy, mythology, therapeutic, tear-jerker, etc. By experiencing this game, you will have a more in-depth understanding of the SCP culture.
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Deadeye Deepfake Simulacrum
D E A D E Y E (╬ Ò﹏Ó)
Indulge in visceral, deadly gunplay where every mistake could be your last. Hack cameras, turrets, people, even individual bullets!!!ヽ(°〇°)ﾉ Slow time to a crawl. Fade from view. Rip your mind asunder. Project your ego and “befriend” every intelligent thing that surrounds you. Your abilities include, but are not limited to: everything.
D E E P F A K E (˵◡_◡˵)
Deep gameplay, deep writing, ALL style, NO substance. High concept, low fidelity. Relish in an original soundtrack of sumptuous lo-fi hip hop beats as you subvert and dominate your enemies. Build relationships with with a cast of colorful characters. Make game changing decisions as you piece together the mystery of your shadowy corporate benefactors.
S I M U L A C R U M (✿◕‿◕)
Customize the ultimate agent with more than 2^64 pieces of lovingly, caringly, procedurally generated equipment. Refine your agent’s specialties and weaknesses through activatable abilities and passive but impactful perks. Conquer dozens of hand-crafted artisanal missions (and endless generated side content) designed to produce emergent gameplay and accommodate any playstyle.
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Karaski: What Goes Up…
It’s October 1923, my name is Jan Kowalski and I am honored to be one of the first passengers onboard the airship A. A. Karaski. When I joined this miracle of technology, I was excited with curiosity, how it works and what I’ll experience during the flight. I actually thought that I would spend the entire journey in a bar on the upper deck sipping fancy whiskey with casual conversation. After boarding, I picked up a boarding pass, introduced myself to a guide of the airship and headed to my cabin. Well, was just going to, because just around the corner I somehow fainted and my plan was screwed a little. A lot.
– Real player with 21.6 hrs in game
Take to the skies in this whodunit mystery. You will take on the role of a passenger on this one of a kind airship, but something has gone wrong. The airship has been sabotage, but who has done it. Was it you? Will you be able to uncover who did it? Will you be caught snooping around and have everyone expect you of doing this heinous act?
In Karaski: What Goes Up… this is exactly what you’ll be doing. You will be playing through the game with your main mission being to get to the bottom of the mystery of the sabotage, but there are other quests that you can take on to perhaps pry information from other passengers. In this game you will have the chance to bribe guards to look the other way, entice passengers with the promise of alcohol, and of course gain tools that will allow you access to different areas of the ship.
– Real player with 8.6 hrs in game
To My Best Friend
Just as the description says, this is a short narrative about two friends and their memories together. It is a full-on walking simulator with no stress. Beautiful music! I think the graphics are beautiful, although there are a few floating trees, and basically low-budget looking areas.
All in all, it’s a good, bittersweet short story with colorful and creative areas to walk through. I recommend it.
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
cute
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
Starship Saboteur Prototype
Nice prototype… worth playing. Some things I would change, tho:
1 - The models keep squirming after you killed them, even after you try to hide them inside a box
2 - I would make the pistol sound also noticeable to those who are close
Overall, there’s a lot of potential ;), imho
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Rad.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
THIEF DOG
Meet exceptional Thief Dog called Perry. Perry is a true dog commando in the service of evil. He can plan and execute most difficult tasks unavailable even for notable criminals. All anti-burglary features and surveillance cameras prepared anti intruders and robbers seem completely useless… Perry does not cause any concern among the security…. He just seems as a normal dog, until they look him in the eyes.
When dog’s owner, petty thief Dick, conflicts with gangsters, his dog Perry also becomes their target. Chased by gangsters, who want to get back their suitcase with money, Perry must show who is really in charge and combat the band of villains. In this aim he tracks the links between his opponents, discovers secret hideouts and finds the ways to disarm the gang.
He fights for spheres of influence with other dogs, who want to get him in dark alleys. Until he won’t win them over and take the control, he cannot feel safe. However, once he wins them, he cleverly uses “sniffed out” by them information to fight his enemies.
Perry, just as any other criminal, also has troubles with police. He won’t miss a chance to pull a joke on them, even when he is being chased. Desperate policemen put up a generous reward for capturing Perry. Time for revenge!
Have an impact on alive, changing world, widen your dog’s sphere of influence, creatively deal with opponents and show the police where’s their place. All this in unique experience of wandering thru an open urban world from a perspective of a dog, who’s brave, determined and has huge ambitions…
Forgetter
Disclaimer: I helped out with testing the game and got the game as a free copy.
The game is mostly a “walking simulator”, so the gameplay is kept relatively simple and the focus lies more on the experience of entering the very different minds of two artists and exploring their memories and traumas. Some of these memories I kind of expected (e.g. pressure from parents) but there are also other memories, some of them even pleasant that I didn’t see coming. Personally, it felt like I got to know two people by discovering some of their key memories, which was interesting to me, because I don’t know much about the artist life. I would have liked to see the game explore the different ways the “brain recycling” technology plays out for people, like in an episode of “Black Mirror”.
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
Novice developers from Hong Kong were very kind to submit the game to my curator page https://store.steampowered.com/curator/26168615-Video-Games-Art-International/ and ask for my opinion.
I would thank developers with a positive review, but this is more kinda mixed review.
The game is in first person view and allows for free exploration of 3D environments. Incipit of story is very intriguing and original. You’re a young girl on probation for a new weird job at MindJob corporation. You’re a “forgetter”. Your mission is to clear the minds of famous deceased artists! Yes, at MindJob they recycle the minds of geniuses and artists and implant them in children brains! Families pay for their children to be next generation geniuses and artists! But artists and geniuses minds are affected by traumatic memories and deviant behavior, so you have to erase and clean them before the new implant! Do you want your son to be the next Van Gogh but with both the ears, without deviant behavior? Mindjob has the solution for you! :-)
– Real player with 2.7 hrs in game
Keyword: A Spider’s Thread
Best detective/difficult puzzle solving game of 2021, hands down.
Average playtime for Normal Ending is 3-7 hours depending on how fast you will catch up with the main mechanics of solving puzzles in this game.
Game features a big plot reveal near the end which gamers generally call getting “mind-blown” similarly like in Zero Escape, Danganronpa, AI: Somnium Files, Phoenix Wright games. During playthrough, expect to get some chills down your spine as it won’t be a happy story that’s for sure.
Needless to say, I am also impressed by high quality textures around the main gameplay area (that’s basically going to be your entire playground) and when you zoom in around literally in most corners of your vision in the city. You can peep anywhere and visuals aren’t compromised.
– Real player with 11.7 hrs in game
Good story with mystery, suspense, exploration and light hacking; it has some fresh features but don’t expect anything groundbreaking. You are in your house for the majority of the game (about 3 hours, don’t mind my play time it was because of a bug) and most of that time is spent on your computer, so reconsider if you don’t enjoy games that take place in a single setting. My review is more neutral than a positive, mainly due to the bugs that affected the gameplay it oftentimes felt like I was playing an unpolished game in early access. I’d recommend this game on the terms of waiting for the bugs to get fixed and a good sale.
– Real player with 7.6 hrs in game
Russian Prison Tattoo Simulator
Russian Prison Tattoo Simulator is a short point & click / narrative experience. You are an artist serving the sentence in the Russian prison. Your talents are in high demand among the inmates, each one of them wanting to have a commemorative tattoo about the time spent in prison. Make tough choices, apply proper tattoos or get punished for your mistakes. Can you survive in prison?
Enter the prison world
The prison life is tough. Meet other inmates and find out more about their backgrounds. Be careful with your words, for you have to take responsibility for everything you say.
Apply tattoos
Inmates have their needs and backgrounds. Try to find out what they want before choosing which tattoo to apply or get hurt if you make a mistake.
Discover the iconography behind Russian prison tattoos
Each tattoo has its own meaning, a person’s tattoos speak louder than words.