Creature Lab
Become a mad scientist in search of the ultimate mutagen!
Creature lab sets you on a difficult path of a genius scientist with a very liberal approach to test subjects and official procedures. Establish your hideout and let the experiments commence!
Take stock of your inventory. There’s no use hoping for government funds so you’ll make do with anything you can find or even steal. Prepare your laboratory, obtain basic reagents, and see what happens when you mix them together. Analyze your results and see if your mutagens have any practical use or if they’re only useful as ingredients for more powerful concoctions.
Apply your mutagens to test subjects and observe how they react. Grow entirely new bodyparts and attach them to the creatures you create. Discover tens of different interactions between mutagens and body parts as you slowly assemble an army of mutants.
Running low on resources? Need more test subjects? Send your creatures into the city! Find whatever resources you need. Spread panic in the city to scare off anyone trying to find your hideout. And if the military starts looking for you, you can infect the citizens to delay the army as you prepare a more permanent solution. Let no one stop you in your search for the ultimate mutagen!
Features
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First-person mad scientists simulator
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Complex resource and inventory management
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A strategy element - plan raids on the city and prepare for encounters with the military
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Dozens of different mutagens to discover
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Unique body parts to grow and attach to your test subjects
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A fear mechanic that lowers the chance of your hideout being discovered
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Infection strains that delay military response to your experiments
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Singleplayer campaign mode
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The Serpent Rogue
The Serpent Rogue is an action-adventure game built around exploring a medieval fantasy world, mastering the art of alchemy, and taming wild creatures.
You play as the Warden, a mysterious alchemist, who needs to put their skills to protect this realm from the encroaching Corruption. Craft, brew, boil & concoct and protect the realm from The Serpent Rogue!
EXPEDITION THROUGH THE UNKNOWN
The Serpent Rogue has laid down roots on Mount Morbus, wherefrom its seething Corruption spreads and threatens to overwhelm the realm. It is your task as the Warden to confront it and restore balance to the natural order of things. Explore every corner of the map, unearth secret passages and gain knowledge to stand against the incoming disaster.
CRAFT POTIONS & EXPERIMENT
The game is heavily focused on crafting and experimenting with multiple types of potions and receipts. Use alchemy skills to transform or create situations to your own advantage.
Set up your mixing table and help the denizens of this cursed land; take their quests and earn resources to further your exploits.
CHOOSE YOUR ACTIONS
All your actions can create interesting sequences of cause and effect. Gather too many pets in one place and this will attract blood-thirsty Reapers that feed on alive. Forget to bury the perished ones and your location starts to attract corpse-eating ghouls, which attack everything on their way. Gather too many items in one location and be ready to deal with plague-spreading vermin.
EVOLVE
You can transform yourself or anyone else into… well, anyone! Brew potions that change certain aspects of creatures you meet on the way. Alter your body, so that poison will heal you, or use special abilities to other species.
Wreak havoc or create a flawless mechanism from a chicken farm that produces shovels…
It’s all up to you!
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Anitons
Anitons is an vast world monster collection RPG featuring base building, farming and real time combat. Your possibilities are huge! Create vast farms populated by your monsters or experiment with breeding systems; maybe you wish to spend the whole day decorating your cozy woodland cabin or maybe you want to focus on growing and training your monsters? Anitons has got you covered!
Each one of 9 different types of Anitons has unique abilities and perks. Some of them make your travels easier, some help you with your base maintenance and others have really strong combat skills. You are free to experiment with the types, breed new Anitons or focus on evolving your favourite one!
The world of Anitons is divided into unique realms that are inhabited by different kinds of monsters. Pack up and explore gloomy caverns, enchanting forests or threatening volcanic grounds. Gather resources, build, farm different crops and customize!
Sometimes, there’s no other choice but to fight! Choose your Aniton and control it in fast paced, dynamic combat; to win, you’ll have to put your strategic thinking, accuracy and agility to a good use. Anitons have the ability to call out for their kin for aid, so always stay put and prepare for an unexpected turn of events!
Features:
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Creature collection and evolution - collect and evolve various Anitons or breed a completely new one. There are 9 Aniton types you can encounter and each of them have their unique skills.
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Real time combat - Control your Anitons in real time combat and use the skills you’ve taught them. Engage in exciting encounters that will test your strategic thinking, agility and accuracy. A fight with wild Anitons won’t always be a fair one: prepare to face dozens of enemies at once!
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Vast world - Explore a vast world in which you can find wild Anitons and many useful resources. At first getting by in the wilderness may seem challenging, but as you collect and evolve more powerful Anitons, you will find ways to grow in strength…
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Base building and farming - Grab nearby resources and set up your base! Create vast farms and maintain them with the help of your Anitons.
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Customization - Customize your character to perfectly fit your playstyle and Aniton squad. Unlock new outfits as you progress by completing fun challenges. You can also build and customize your mansion, complete with decorating your walls with pictures of your favorite Anitons!
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Dinogotchi
Dinogotchi reminds me of all the tamagotchis I had as a child, they’re all dead… But Dinogotchi is different, the game has a nice and cute art, the music and sound effects are nice but I feel like the game in general could have a extra polish.
I recommend the game, especially for those who already had tamagotchis in their childhood or for those interested in the genre.
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
I am editing my review to update my opinions on the game, I will keep the original at the bottom of this for context, my biggest issues with parts of the game being unplayable is fixed so I think it’s fair and time to change this. :)
The developer of this game has done a good job at making a cute game and being open to criticism and fixing the problems. All the issues I reported were fixed really fast and it gives me a lot of hope for future updates.
The pixel art in the game is really well done, all the dinosaurs look cute and recognisable and overall really pleasant to look at. The UI is really nice and was updated recently to make the happiness, hunger and energy icons more clean which wasn’t necessary but a really nice change. The music is also very nice and cute, I enjoy it a lot, more songs would be nice but this is still good.
– Real player with 3.6 hrs in game
Grandiose
Played for 7 hours was more than enough. Good try for a 16 year old. Gets boring fast.
- Fly traps don’t work is always 0 flies.
-Drill does nothing when right clicked on
-Door does nothing when right clicked on and never closes anyway
-Chicken coops don’t give more chickens even if bar is kept in the middle. Easier to just pick it up and place it again for full restock.
-Trees stay fallen 50% of the time and need more chopping before they disappear.
-Wheat has no icon in inventory when fully grown and picked.
– Real player with 7.4 hrs in game
Not ready for release. Needs an intro reading book or small help window, not some guy speaking in french, (which I do not speak or understand), to give a long video explaining mechanics and needs more content and building/crafting details per item so people understand what the item is, purpose its for, etc… Also the first day I had four men show up and had no weapon to craft to attack them. They destroyed everything.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Unholy Heights
An apartment management tower-defense game about your resident monsters against humans.
While the idea of being a landlord is enticing the tower-defense part can get incredibly tedious & repetitious since there’s not a whole lot of strategy to use here from beginning to end.
The idea of the tower-defense is just to stop humans from stealing your money and if they get away with it you only lose your highly expendable tenant should they have died defending the money taken so there’s no real fail state. You try and stop the humans by knocking on the room doors of the monsters of your choosing and IF they’re home (which most usually are) they’ll do their tower-defense thing and help kill the intruders.
– Real player with 59.0 hrs in game
Let me tell you about Popan.
Popan was the first baby ever born in my apartments. She was a Cheepy so I didn’t have high expectations. Popan was probably 3 days old when her parents died in an unfortunate ambush on my complex. I had a ton of other tenants, so I didn’t see the harm in waiting for her to grow up. Somehow, she never became in debt. This fucking baby was paying the rent. She grew up to be a total badass. She would single-handedly wipe out entire waves of enemies without breaking a sweat.
– Real player with 34.2 hrs in game
The Dragoness: Command of the Flame
A HOMM-inspired adventure with a roguelite twist. Embarking on an epic quest across the Draithir Peninsula – a land ravaged by warring factions of Dragons – you take the role of a Commander, recruited by The Dragoness, in her bid to conquer and bring peace to the world.
Finding yourself in the ruined capital of Níwenborh it’s down to you to rebuild this once-great city. Only by recruiting a powerful beast army and managing your resources will you be able to prepare yourself for the dangers that lie ahead - where only keen strategic thinking and tactical skill will see you emerge victorious.
In a classic combat system great strength is nothing without good tactics. Enter challenging, turn-based, HOMM inspired battles. As you lead your allied creatures to victory use what you’ve learned about your enemies’ attacks to do your best to minimize your losses. As your beast army grows in numbers, experiment with unit types and skill synergies to find a playstyle that suits your strategic thinking – and forges the best path to success.
Your defeats will only fuel your willpower. Embark on roguelite adventures during which you will explore the ever-changing Draithir Peninsula in search of vital resources, new, powerful creatures to add to your army, ancient artifacts that enhance your power, and enemies to crush. Each journey means unlocking new beasts, skills and base upgrades. Don’t despair over your downfalls, as each time you will only rise up stronger, choosing your own path in an RPG hero progression system.
Your battle skills alone might not be enough to save the world from succumbing to darkness. Prove your worth as The Dragoness’ Commander, by guiding your city and army to splendour. Gather resources, care for your monsters, manage the development of your base and decide on the direction of your progress. In this world, your choices are everything: pick the paths to explore and beasts to collect; choose which fights are worth the effort and which should be avoided for now. Don’t give up hope – for every defeat will make you more powerful than ever!
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Immerse yourself in HOMM-like exploration and combat.
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Embark on roguelite adventures, growing stronger with each defeat.
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Take on the role of the Commander and develop her powers and skills.
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Recruit a formidable army of beasts to do your bidding on the battlefield.
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Fight battles that will challenge your strategic thinking.
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Choose from a huge range of abilities and artefacts - experimenting with powerful skill synergies.
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Gather resources to manage and develop the Capital City of Níwenborh.
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At The Dragoness’ behest – put down a rebellion and regain control of the kingdom against a demonic dragon adversary.
Megaquarium
Have you ever wanted to run an aquarium? You can build and manage one with Megaquarium!
If you have played any management game before you will already have an idea of what to expect: you make exhibits to let your creativity take over, manage employees, and hopefully turn a profit in the process.
While not particularly innovative, the game manages to hit enough of the right notes to be enjoyable and relaxing, especially if you fancy the idea of running an aquarium.
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– Real player with 59.0 hrs in game
Fairly Realistic and Lots of Good Fun
This is a well rounded title with lots of room to grow!
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Accurate and realistic modeling. I keep fish as a hobby and although most of the animal husbandry mechanics are significantly simplified they are still more or less pretty accurate. Most of the fish artwork is very accurate. These are not made up fish that don’t actually exist.
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Simulation and tycoon aspects are well thought out and satisfying. For the most part it feels like success / failures make sense. A grouper ate your anthias because they were small enough to fit in it’s mouth, makes sense!
– Real player with 56.8 hrs in game
Cat Cafe Simulator
Featuring a Sims-inspired building system, randomized cats to take care of, an in-game camera & Instacat feature, and lots of yummy treats to cook & serve to your customers. Your duty as manager of the cat café is to find new forever-homes for the stray cats you take in. But you don’t have to let all of your cats go; if you bond with some of them you can choose to let them stay at the café forever!
The game is still in early development, with a playable demo version expected to be available in fall 2021.
Join the Discord to receive regular updates and chat during the development process! https://discord.gg/qjpHHayxYt
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Build your café!
Populate your café with unique cats!
Take photos of your cats with the in-game camera!
Let’s Build a Zoo
I Can’t Recommend Let’s Build a Zoo (As it is Now), Here’s Why…
If you had asked me at about 40 hours of gameplay I would have said that I recommend this game for everyone, it’s fun, quirky, original and addicting. I enjoy the morale and unlocking aspect, especially. However the longevity of the game is severely lacking because as you progress, all the little issues begin to pile up and the game becomes unplayable.
Issues such as:
- The notification system is bothersome at best, but mostly annoying. If you have one issue it doesn’t flash “Trash” once and go away, it keeps popping out every 10 seconds, it’s too much, visually.
– Real player with 53.9 hrs in game
The fact that this game came out 5 days ago and I already put 21 hours into it (despite going to uni and studying) is probably telling enough of how much I adore this game. Despite many other games from my wishlist (and a huge Animal Crossing DLC) releasing, I was the most hyped to play this and I wasn’t disappointed.
I always wanted a pure zoo game, since playing Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 and always building zoos instead. Unfortunately most zoo tycoon games were rated as too shallow, repetitive, etc. This game fixes that by adding several unique mechanics such as breeding and - once you discover all 10 variations of the same species - crossing them with each other and creating all new types of animals. (They’re pretty much the head of one animal on the body of the other, which is super fun)
– Real player with 51.1 hrs in game