Neon Abyss
The majority of reviews on here are positive with like a few hours or even less which I’d say is misleading. I was very close to posting this review earlier on but I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something by not beating the last 2 bosses, turns out there wasn’t much.
This game becomes a huge grind that’s priced higher than BoI:Rebirth or Enter The Gungeon with significantly less replayability and substance
While learning the ropes the game play is initially enjoyable but ends up being sub par. Seems awesome in the trailer, unfortunately each of those mini game rooms are all gated behind dozens of hours of playtime with the horribly implemented boss coin system, which I’ve only gotten far enough to even unlock two as the progression constantly comes to a halt. I just got on the third page of the six having already beaten the game needing the next character to further the tree anywhere else, he’s shot up to 30 coins to unlock. You get 1 coin per boss so at best you can only get 8 or 9 per run which totals up to 4 runs for just one tier of progress. I haven’t even completed everything on each of the first two pages either, there’s a lot of items cluttering the tree that have almost no use in the game, nobody is spamming grenades to kill enemies as they’re typically a rare resource for accessing rooms or items. Yet there’s a bunch that build off of this alone, which didn’t synergize with my rocket launcher or explosive bullets. There’s no way to speed this up other than to maybe throw runs halfway to farm the first couple of bosses which makes it more of a grind. Upping or lowering the difficulty does not change the amount of coins at all and only arbitrarily changes enemies hp a bit. That’s all, no other incentive to ever up it to hard mode so I wouldn’t even bother with it as long as I did as it just makes runs take longer, and get more repetitive.
– Real player with 81.8 hrs in game
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GOOD, BAD, UGLY
I’m not recommending this game with the caveat that in the future with some work it could be great. I’ll wait for patches before revisiting.
THE GOOD
The game has a high level of polish. The design aspects and vaporwave aesthetics look great. It looks like a finished product. The core mechanics are polished, requiring a good handle on situational awareness along with some enjoyable gunplay.
The soundtrack hits all the right notes. It feels “cool” as you play and really builds on the universe of the game.
– Real player with 63.7 hrs in game
Miner: Dig Deep
Although I’ve never made it all the way to the bottom, I’ve really enjoyed this game! I’m ready to take a break from it, but may come back to it later. I love the simple mechanics, but I do have one suggestion. I’ve noticed the rocks and resources are in the same places for each new game. If you could find a way to randomize each new game but keep the numbers and zones of resources and rocks essentially the same, you would have a truly world-class game. As a retired developer/tester, I can appreciate the effort that goes into software. If it’s infeasible to add this feature, I understand totally. I salute you!
– Real player with 1247.4 hrs in game
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I like mining games, and I didn’t think this one would keep me going for so long but 21 hours later and I’m still pottering away in my mine. Aside from some minor quibbles (while a stone will push you away if you’re only a little close to it, this same mechanic doesn’t happen on lifts from what I can tell and lifts don’t work after lvl 1000 - can’t tell if this is coming or if this is a feature of the game), I enjoy this. Wish it had some achievements, but that’s just me, lol.
– Real player with 32.0 hrs in game
Dreadborne Drifters
D.D. like his previous title, Blasted Road Terror, features very short missions. So while I have only played this game for 1.8 hours as of writing this, know that I’ve done a few dozen missions already, collected many new weapons, some new armors, and enchanted some items.
Trynza makes good games. He gets right to the point and so the games don’t feature much, if any context or story to them but that’s because the focus is on the gameplay itself and that is something I think he does very well. He is also present on the STEAM forums and is generally very good about responding to players offering feedback, pointing out issues or who have questions.
– Real player with 60.9 hrs in game
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It’s sort of a likable game, not that recommendable though.
Like the price suggests, it’s not a “big game” but has some content to it.
The combat is fun enough, there could be something more to it.
Not a game I could recommend for everyone, but if you don’t mind a mindless shooter that has some fun to it. Also if the few “unpolished” areas ruin the experience, then hopefully it’s worth it, when released from early access. For the price, it’s a decent game even not considering it being in early access (for however long that might be).
– Real player with 9.9 hrs in game
Kingdom Gun
Kingdom Gun’s final version will feature single player and online co-op! Play solo or with friends to unlock up to 6 unique characters and 150+ guns, items, and pets!
You are tasked with exploring an unknown continent by The Kingdom. Based on the character you select the reason for being on the continent changes! Conquest, power, knowledge, vengeance, and more!
MapleStory
I have played this game back in 2006 and I had a blast, everything was new to me, the settings, the people running around and killing snails on maple island then slimes and mushrooms in henesys hunting ground. Took many years of breaks in between, back and forth, but when they revamped the game and released big bang is when they started to lose the vast majority of players (slowly).
I know that change is needed for games to progress, but so many changes killed the game.
Pros:
- if you’re a fan of mario style games or platformers and like to see big numbers when you hit monster, then try out this game
– Real player with 928.0 hrs in game
I have around 400 hours on steam but I’ve spent more than 1k hours on the other version. I must say despite the amount of dedication I’ve put into this game, I cannot reccomend it to anyone. The servers are extremely inconsistent, they need maintenance at least every week and no new or interesting content get introduced for many MANY years. Even when they do (5th Job update and lucid), its very underwhelming and sad since I waited 4 years just to receive junk and the frustration of that is what caused me to put an end what was the most time I’ve spent on a game.
– Real player with 485.5 hrs in game
Platformines
This is a really fun little game. While it is kind of little, it’s worth the time you’ll spend. You are, I guess, an explorer, trying to make money, while shooting baddies and monsters, avoiding traps, collecting treasure, and ultimately platforming his way to riches. You’ll run into a small variety of enemies, from other humans with many degress of dififfculty to work through, to more exotic monsters, as you try to build the machine that will transport you out of the caves and to the surface.
Playing with a controller strongly recommended!
– Real player with 24.8 hrs in game
Reliving the days gone by.
For those who want to relive the old pixelated days of spelunking and exploring a
world with a new twist, Platformines is a great choice.
Platformines plays more like a classic rogue game with simple graphics, simple rules and addicting gameplay. In this world, you start as a named character derived from the clothing with which you’ve equipped your character. You explore the world with the hope of reviving your spaceship and escaping the planet. Unlike old games, the spaceship is made entirely of blocks and your mission is to find all the block-cannons that allow you to repair your ship by filling in the missing blocks. Thankfully there’s a map, waypoint, and numerous portals which make this considerably easier. Unlike Binding of Issac, death doesn’t remove you from the map which is both good and bad.
– Real player with 11.2 hrs in game
Unwanted visitors
Fight on hostile planets together with your friends. Get as far as possible while under attack of enemy waves and bosses. Increase your chance to survive by collecting bonuses. Every attack will make you stronger. But don’t forget you have just one chance.
Key Features
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Engage in local and online multiplayer with friends and other players from around the world.
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Play and unlock 4 unique characters.
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Get more special weapons.
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Fight against different enemies and bosses, randomly chosen by the game with random abilities and powers.
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Unlock new items, characters and achievements.
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Get extra rewards for completing quests
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Save your highscores and stats.
The game is in development and we plan to gradually add new things:
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New maps
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Other unwanted visitors
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Special bosses
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Other characters you can unlock
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Lots of other weapons and bonuses
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New quests
Join the unwanted visitors discord:
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Dungless 2
In general, a good 2D platformer with interesting game mechanics
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
A very big plus of the game is that the world is generated in a new way every time. The game is quite addictive, it’s a pity that you can’t change the volume, you can only turn it on or off. The game itself is difficult, I could only reach level 3. In general, you can play, only dear enough, according to the rules.
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
Just Old
Stars received: 1.9/10 _ Note: v.5 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions
[0.4] Controls & Training & Help
[0.1] Menu & Settings
[0.3] Sound & Music
[0.3] Graphics
[0.2] Game Design
[0.1] Game Story
[0.3] Game Content
[0.2] Completion time (level/game)?
[0] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
[0] Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again)
[0] BONUS point: Multi-Player related
[0] BONUS point: Review for VR
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Game description key-points: as short and simple it’s a Hard-core 2D platformer
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Just Old stylizes itself as a “Hardcore” 2d sidescroller game. but in reality is sloppily put together glitch filled mess. Mechanics wise the game is unforgiving like it advertises, but mechanics are broken such as the rope literally detaching itself from it’s positioning while you climb. The gameplay comes off as sluggish with enemy ui and the player character’s movement speed is unbalanced and often causes unintended mistakes during your run. Functions intended to make the game “hard” instead come off as pretentious and tedious such as the no save function or restarting the game from level one every time you die.The soundtrack also grows from mildly annoying to aggravating as your deaths from stupid mechanics start to pile up. If you have some money and want to piss yourself off buy Risk of Rain 2; you’d have a lot more fun.
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
Oliver’s Adventures in the Fairyland
Love this game so far. It’s slightly challenging but still fun to play. Music & graphics are great. Gameplay is smooth and responsive with a controller (used an XBONE controller). Reminds me of NES Goonies II.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/383019595
– Real player with 51.5 hrs in game
Initially, I had left a bad review for this game after rage quitting it within 30 minutes of gameplay. But I gave it another try and changed my mind about it. It’s just not a casual platformer that I expected it to be like the beautiful pixel graphics had me believe it was. In fact, the game is a little challenging because it feels like your hero Oliver always has lube under his shoes - he keeps sliding off every now and then.
But you do get used to the controls and get quite good at it as you play more. There is a sense of achievement as you progress in the game because you have to put in some work to gather powerups for Oliver. The game also gets a little easier with the power-ups as they enable you to skip the nasty parts like narrow slippery platforms that were a real pain while you were trying to reach the powerups during the initial part of the game.
– Real player with 12.5 hrs in game