TowerFall Ascension
Towerfall Ascension is a very intense archery brawler, It has nice pixels, perfect physics combined with fluid controls and an insane difficulity level. This is the local brawler you are looking for.
It can be played solo or locally up to 4 players. Alone you can train or play the co op campaign. With your friends you can play versus or coop The original coop campaign only supports 2 players, But the Dark World expansion allows 4 players in its coop campaign. Versus always allows 2 to 4 players.
– Real player with 126.4 hrs in game
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First off, I’ll cut to the chase by saying that I 100% recommend this game. It’s addictive, very quick and easy to pick up, and is fun to play alone or with up to three other people.
The initial design and look of the game is surprisingly intricate considering the 2D pixel graphics. The characters have absolutely no difference in combat style or stats, but you still find yourself drawn to them and interpretting personalities purely in the way the sprites move with certain commands. This most definitely also applies to later on when more characters are unlocked. The levels themselves - which randomise every time - also look gorgeous and I’ll find myself playing the same couple over and over simply due to how visually interesting they are.
– Real player with 114.5 hrs in game
Oh…Sir! Prototype
This game.
If this had network support and a bigger base of sentence fragments, plus a few other polishes and niceties you’d expect from a very small retail game, I’d buy it for 5 bucks no questions asked.
As it is, it’s free, so that’s ok too.
Most hilarious two player couch minigame I have ever seen.
Also, Monty Python.
Create insults out of a random selection of sentence fragments, and make them as insane as possible.
But you still need to observe basic grammar so your insult has to make “sense”.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
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When I had heard from my manservant Clyde that a gentlemanly game was released for free to the masses, I had to hop onto the interwebs to pick it up and oh… sir is a fun little number for the days in after hunting. I must admit that me and Clyde had a lot of jolly good fun calling each others mother a small furry rodent and saying that they smell like a bunch of wild and seasonal berries. Jolly good fun I say! I will beckon it from the atrium for thou to try have some jolly good times too.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Cannon Brawl
Nearly 200 hours in this game and if you look through my steam games, that doesn’t happen too often.
This is a great game for competitive RTS, the down-side is the community is rather inactive but does have its moments when it can get really busy!
Basically, think a game like the Worms game in RTS form with “towers” that you can upgrade. Although there could be more of a selection of weapons to use, the limited amount keeps a good balance and still gives a good variety mixed with all the types of characters you can choose from.
– Real player with 271.3 hrs in game
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Test your caliber! Cannon Brawl is a 2D battle between two airships for control over territory and resources and with the enemy’s castle as the final objective. Gameplay wise I would describe it as kind of like real-time worms, the player must balance tower cooldowns with expanding and rebuilding structures. The game features a good range of characters and towers, with a handful of towers being selected for use at the start of a match by each player. The graphics and sound are functional and the multiplayer works fairly well. I’m personally a big fan, I think it’s well balanced and frantic, with a broad range of strategies being available and lots of fun.
– Real player with 63.9 hrs in game
STARWHAL
a Fun little co-op game that can be played with friends.
The game has Single player challenges that can be played but the game was never intent for Single Player so that entire section is lacking somewhat, but the game was meant for multiplayer, that is where it really shines.
The game made very simplistically but very enjoyable, the controls are easy and fun to use with little to no hassle there, a sit back and relax game type.
The games graphics is a love or hate concept, if you have any love for the 80’s art and look style you will absolutely love the graphics, is vibrant and brimming with color, a lot of attention to detail was invested here and it paid off well.
– Real player with 613.7 hrs in game
Truly the Citizen Kane of marine-based mammal space battling games.
Really though, this game is great, arcade fun. Hook it up to the TV and you’ve got a great party game. It draws you into to a frenetic, fast paced battle royale. The simplicity of the game means that anyone can play it, and go from saying “that looks silly, I’ll pass” to “OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS AWESOME” in about 4 seconds (and I’m not saying it looks silly).
The additions that they’ve added are great. Great variety of arenas, hilarious costumes (Jayne’s hat!). And they’re planning on adding so much more. Game modes. Single player. All sorts of goodies, it’s just going to get better and better!
– Real player with 140.9 hrs in game
Nidhogg
PROS
• Absolute god-tier, pristinely elegant, retro but immersive martial combat
• Quality pixel art with a mix of eye candy, psychedelics, and/or mud
• Broad styles of excellently arranged, choice music
• Challenging AI with various, distinct behaviors
• Fantastic, explosive PVP
GRAYS
• Incredibly bizarre, but not unwelcome themes?
CONS
• Community is on life support—join the Discord! https://discord.gg/pHy4gHH
• Minimal content
You Seem a Decent Fellow…
– Real player with 25.5 hrs in game
This game is somewhat of a double-edged sword.
If you have a friend (or enemy) who is in the room with you, this game is great. Otherwise, you probably shouldn’t get it.
The game plays like an elaborate dance; two players fighting for the honour of being consumed by the titular serpent- the Nidhogg. The controls are simple: one button jabs your sword, one button makes you jump. The real beauty is how the mechanics blend together. Swords can be moved up and down to reach a jumping or ducking enemy. Swords at the same height will clash, and can block the opposing player’s attacks. Swords can also be knocked out of a players hand by some particularly crafty swordplay. Jousting with your sword fully raised throws your sword through the air, which is hard to dodge, but leaves you without your best weapon. Thrusting in midair results in a divekick, a techniquie used to relieve the enemy of their weapon (that is, if you don’t impale yourself on their weapon first).
– Real player with 23.8 hrs in game
Barro 2020
Barro 2020, likely one of the most fun arcade racing games I’ve played with friends, the controller support is great aswell! It’s a game worth giving a shot and it’ll be worth your time spent, but the real gem is in playing this game with someone else.
It’s a bit of a turnoff for some that there’s so little tracks, and it may look really simplistic aswell, which it is, but I believe in adds to the charm of it, like an old 3D flash game. I have yet to try more games from these developers as I hope they’re as fun as this one.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
The Game is fine for its price its a cheap little game.
But before playing the game comfortable you have to go trough the trouble of changing the screen resolution to something ok for your monitor because the first time you start up the game it will be in 4:3 and that doesnt change until you change it and here is the second problem to navigate in the game you only use your keyboard and it doesnt even explain you how to control the game or anything so mouse support atleast in the menu and a tutorial would be something nice to have if the developer still is going to read the reviews and update the game.But now to the positive part the gameplay gets fun because of the cars being a little bit fast when playing with friends that makes it a little bit more fun to play the game. Another positive thing is that all cars and stages are unlocked (correct me if im wrong but it looks like that) something I havent seen in many racing games and even more for the price.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
Nidhogg 2
When I first fought my way to the Nidhogg, I was in utter amazement. Two people fencing with each other in a realm of nothing but possibility with crisp, definitive animation and the most simplistic looking characters one could ever have built, one yellow, one orange. The only thing the game was missing was an effective and useful matchmaking system with proper netcode. Yeah, playing online with your friends was damn near impossible, but, for local play, Nidhogg is king.
Nidhogg was simple, if you start on the left, move all the way to the right through multiple screens while fending off attacks from the man on the right, or, if you’re on the right, move all the way to the left through multiple screens while fending off attacks from the man on the left. It’s tug of war with swords, and you have to score a kill to advance through screens. SUPER basic, but very fun.
– Real player with 181.7 hrs in game
THIS IS NOT MEANT TO BE NIDHOGG 1!!!!!!!
Just had to get that out there because many people seem to be confused by this.
I LOVE the original Nidhogg, it was and still is a great game, but content-wise, it was lacking. But the gameplay more than made up for it.
Originally, I saw the “awful” graphics for Nidhogg 2 and I told my self that I would never buy it because he completely ruined the appeal for the first game. But it grew on me. Now I have come to love them because it compliments the hilarity of the game.
– Real player with 20.0 hrs in game
Western Press
Western Press is Bandit-1’s first ever game on Steam while it is publisher Surprise Attack’s tenth. This time around they’ve delivered one of the most ingenious games that I have played this year in a gun toting wild west game that will be all over in a matter of seconds. The concept isn’t new it’s the delivery that is. Players – and you can play as a single player against a competitive AI – aim to beat a row of controller presses as quickly as possible. It’s a wild west shoot out as the quickest to ‘draw’ is the winner just as it was back in the days of the wild west partner.
– Real player with 12.1 hrs in game
Tags: Combat Arena & Smashbroesque
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library
TLDR: Beatable in one sitting. Eye catching memory game but the couch VS is victim to skills ceiling even with the handicap feature.
Twitch or Memory based duel against bots or local coop. Supports keyboard or Xbox360 pad, good customization on rules for what keys are used. Fair and well executed. Steam workshop for extra stage and character is a nice little extra.
There is a 10 duels single player campaign to get your feet wet. The multiplayer is dead with no servers leaving you stranded with the short lived single player. Thankfully you can also set custom tournaments with bots of varying difficult and appearance for yourself as well for variety, and throw in couch co-op players in there to see who can advance as the grand finalist.
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
ASDAD: All-Stars Dungeons and Diamonds
ASDAD is a a maze game with the objective to collect the most diamonds while gaining buffs as well as traps and negative effects to throw at the other player. Originally it caught my eye because of its pixel graphics and bright colorful appearance. This is a wonderful casual game to enjoy with friends/family locally. I was not able to test it with a live person yet but could easily see having friendly competitive battles with my nephews when they visit. Playing versus AI is just not the same as having banter with a friend as you try to beat each other. I really hope one day to see this game update to include Steam friends as the friendly taunting would make this game amazing in my opinion.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Firstly let me say that this game epitomises Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, in that it has the capacity to both appease and alienate players.
Modes:
Race for the Idol: You and another player must circumvent an arena whilst avoiding various obstacles along the way. The first person to reach the end wins.
Player versus Player: Self explanatory
Practice: Self explanatory
Positives:
- The art work, sound effects and overall presentation are not only excellent, but they wouldn’t feel out of place in any Treasure (of Gunstar Heroes, Radiant Silvergun or Ikaruga fame), Capcom or 2D Konami offering. They’re really quite awesome, and really add to the quality of the overall package.
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Epic Loon
What a crazy awesome game !!
Random thoughts :
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Weird parody universe that made us binge-play until all was unlocked
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Flappy tongued diplodocuses. Very tongued. Very very flappy.
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The soundtrack is incredible !! :3 meow
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If you finish a level first, you get a physics gun to troll the other players. That the best part !!
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Or you can just self-explode and mess the physics for others ^^
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Overall, it’s an addictive physics game with a steady learning curve. Quite difficult at first, and rewarding when you get better at it !
– Real player with 15.5 hrs in game
Epic Loon:
I am one of those people you would call a movie buff. I love watching movies and series, and I have a tendency to collect French movies (especially the ones from the 60’s, 70’s and 90’s). So, I was totally amazed when I was introduced to Joe, from Epic Loon. This guy has an incredible collection of VHS movies and his bedroom walls are decorated with posters with thousands of VHS tapes. A perfect setup for any movie fan! Joe shared with me an amazing story that happened to him recently. His beloved VHS player start malfunctioning, and in desperation, he ran to the hardware corner shop to see if he could find any sort of instrument that would help fix his VHS player. There, the Chinese owner told him about this miracle tape cleaner that would make his VHS player work again. What the owner specifically forgot to mention is that the VHS tape cleaner was a prison for four little aliens, and from now on he has to watch his favourite movies with these little buggers moving from one scene to the next. Welcome to Epic Loon!
*– [Real player with 7.7 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198003030375)*
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