Brain Sanguo

Brain Sanguo

The game looks like a combination of Chinese chess pieces and a map made of very simple graphics. This does have an English translation but it is hard to understand and has many grammatical mistakes. Even when you can read Chinese this is hard to get into. The tutorial didnt help much. It simply gave me an idea of what the main menu points are but it wasnt enough to figure out what to do. There are many options of things to do in the game, mostly text based menus, but it was really hard to tell what your goal was. Should you attack the other cities? Or defend against the bandits? There was no clear indication to what you should do and there was no story either. I tried to attack some bandits but the fighting system was really hard to understand too. I could select some units and attack but I didnt really see who was who or what I was attacking. After clicking attack it just said Defeated. No graphics show anyone fighting. The chance is really high that you will be disappointed when you buy this.

Real player with 0.3 hrs in game


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Doesn’t work. Game runs, but tutorial stops after one screen, no way to continue. Every command on the command screen leads to the same exact set of options. NOT JUST A NON-FINISHED PRODUCT, IT’S A NON-STARTED PRODUCT.

Real player with 0.3 hrs in game

Brain Sanguo on Steam

Fear & Fury

Fear & Fury

In Fear & Fury, you play as Simon Shaw. A mechanic, cursed with lycanthropy. You can either relish in, or fight against lycanthropy in the City of The Cursed. Search for a cure amongst vandals, the law and the afflicted by joining forces or clashing with guns and claws. Fear & Fury is a challenging turn-based Tactics RPG. Set in a unique modern dark fantasy world where your crucial choices will shape the story and alter how you play.

  • Give into lycanthropy or reclaim your humanity to decide your fate.

  • Use fear to intimidate and spare your foes or show no mercy.

  • Befriend, fight or negotiate with key characters from The Crimson Vandals, Sentinels and The Cursed - three factions with conflicting ideals.

  • Play in unique turn-based combat encounters in the disturbing streets of Crimson City.

  • Navigate through Crimson City, where you only have one shot at making choices, so make them count.


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Fear & Fury on Steam

Lawmage Academy

Lawmage Academy

Magusgaia, a country full of wonders, requires the assistance of Lawmages to protect it from the threat of magical creatures.

You are one of the few people invited to study at the prestigious Lawmage Academy. Upon acceptance, you are assigned by the administrators to one of the Houses.

You then proceed to the Academy, knowing little of the dark secrets that await you…

  • Discover your home among the 4 Academy Houses.

  • Learn spells by reading books and attending classes.

  • Fight strategically by exploiting weaknesses and breaking shields.

  • Gather various ingredients from breathtaking locations.

  • Craft potions and charms to aid you in missions.

  • Create meaningful bonds with your classmates and help them grow.

  • Explore the Academy and find secret rooms.

  • And many more…

Hello everyone!

This is Verinius, the creator of Lawmage Academy. I have been working alone on this project back in 2018 using RPG Maker MV. After releasing the demo in Itch, it was received positively by the community and was featured by several indie game streamers at Twitch. This is my first game and to know that people genuinely enjoyed what I have created makes me happy.

I have no background in making games so I had to learn the necessary skills by watching Youtube tutorials. Currently, I am working full time as a lawyer and work on the game in my free time. Fortunately, I was able to save up some money to commission some illustrations and music for this demo. This is a learning process for me so I am grateful for your patience and support.

I hope you enjoy the demo!

  • Verinius

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Lawmage Academy on Steam

TeamTower

TeamTower

游戏商店里卖的各种特质感觉都挺有用的,可惜钱不够。

拿了个负面回血的特质,然后靠不断偷钱回血,拖回合来叠毒剑的游侠和迅捷休息加直面本质的盗贼,终于在死了6个人后打过了第一关。

遗憾的是,费了这么大力气,只有左上角简单的第二关三个字,感觉过关缺了点仪式感。

还有到达第二关后,感觉人生特别没有安全感,即将带领一堆老弱病残挑战地狱难度的关卡。能不能给人个选择权,boss战后可以复活一个死亡角色?

Real player with 15.8 hrs in game

confusing gameplay and bad translation

Real player with 1.5 hrs in game

TeamTower on Steam

Nobunaga’s Shadow

Nobunaga’s Shadow

At first I thought this was going to be a great retro kind of game, however a lot of the time it is difficult to figure out what you’re supposed to do next. Some of the in game text can be misleading and make it virtually impossible to progress.

In the end, because of the difficulty moving forward in the game, it becomes very boring very fast. A waste of time and money.

Real player with 46.9 hrs in game

Only 1 hr play so far. It’s a real RPG Maker game - nothing fake. Unique story, unique environment, sounds, gots it all. Not amazing but worth it. I like variety more than deep complexity at the later hours.

Real player with 10.9 hrs in game

Nobunaga's Shadow on Steam

GLITCHED

GLITCHED

When a glitch appears in the video game world of Soren, an NPC named Gus becomes aware of you- the player. Travel together to solve the mystery of the glitch and save Gus’s friends, hometown, and digital world. As the story unfolds, Gus might start to question what role you play in his world.

Making choices will change Gus’s essence. His essence determines his personality, grants him new powers, and causes characters to react differently to him. There are six different essences and playing as each will provide a unique experience.

Not only will your choices affect Gus’s essence, but they will have a real impact on the world and characters. Make each choice carefully. What content you can experience will depend on your choices. Sometimes your choices will open up tons of new events, and other times you’ll stop quests before they can even begin. Consequences can be both good and bad.

Experience can be used to patch glitches, allowing you to access new areas and progress the story. Every activity in the game gives experience. Players are free to take on the content they want. Join the Hero Academy, raise bebos, go exploring, or kick back with your party members. No matter what you decide to do, you’ll be gaining experience and furthering your story progression.

Any time during your adventure, you can talk to Gus. You will learn about each other as you talk about his life, his surroundings, the world of Soren, existence, or whatever random thought pops into his head. As the game progresses, Gus will slowly become aware that you aren’t just a visitor in his world… but something else entirely.

There are no random encounters or grinding in GLITCHED. Fights only happen when characters in the world want to make a situation go their way. The story will change based on if you win or lose, so you’ll almost never see a game over screen. The turn-based combat uses a unique system with skills, energy, and quirks to keep every fight engaging. Collect different skills for your many allies and build a team to your liking.

  • 20+ potential party members

  • Raise bebos and enjoy that sweet monster-raising RPG content

  • A friendship & romance system for party members

  • Tons of achievements

  • Every object has unique flavor text (yes, every object. thousands of objects)

  • Tons of outfits that change up all party members

  • Cool and weird equipment

  • Multiple endings

  • Frogs

  • A large and varied soundtrack with 100+ songs

  • Tons of magic spells that have different effects on things while exploring

  • A day & night system

  • Looming existential dread as Gus slowly realizes he lives inside a video game

  • Cool and wacky characters

  • An arcade mode to take on unique and challenging battles

GLITCHED on Steam

Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva

Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva

Find your way through the depths of Sonucido in this turn-based Dungeon Crawler RPG, where every decision has an impact!

Sonucido: The Mage is inspired by recent Dungeon Crawlers but instead of a party you control one character.

Your goal is clear: Find the mage!

  • Turn-Based Combat: Easy to learn but hard to master. No battle-dancing!

  • Slay Enemies: Defeat a variety of enemies with different weaknesses and strengths.

  • Replayability: Discover multiple endings and different paths through the depths of Sonucido.

  • Exploration: Look around and find potions, optional side-quests, secrets and more.

  • Bold Game Design: No inventory management, no novel-length text walls, no 30 minute tutorial.

Sonucido: The Mage - A Dungeon Crawler by Daniel da Silva on Steam

Hero must die. again

Hero must die. again

At the time of writing I have 16 hours of playtime and played through most of the game with 36/57 achievements. I will generally outline the game but wont mention anything specific regarding its content in case you are concerned about spoilers.

As the store page says the game is set in a stereotypical JRPG-setting with a hero going up against a demon lord, except in this case they both took each other out and now the hero, our protagonist, has been brought back to life for five days only and has an opportunity to “put his affairs in order”, bringing us to the actual game.

Real player with 75.3 hrs in game

Achieved the true ending to this game earlier and I gotta say… I’m pretty damn sad there’s nothing left do in this masterpiece FeelsBadMan (I mean yeah, I have 2 achievements left, but they’re the worst ones…). Wish I could go back and play it for the first time again. This is genuinely one of the best games I’ve ever played (and quite likely it’ll be my GOTY, we’ll see). The concept is just too genius to sneeze on, honestly. Gameplay is damn fun too, tbh (and dare I say pretty relaxing); I never really found myself getting bored with every playthrough I did. And the fact that you’re pretty much guaranteed to discover something new on pretty much every playthrough you do makes it all the better tbh (so yes, it’s not always the same)…well, unless you just want to zoom ahead to the true ending, which you’ll most likely need a guide for (here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2011817995) .

Real player with 28.8 hrs in game

Hero must die. again on Steam

Iris Covenant –Song of the Forgotten Heroes–

Iris Covenant –Song of the Forgotten Heroes–

Iris Covenant is an unusually pretty JRPG for its quality - by which I mean, the character and monster art is all quite good, but the story is intentionally vague and also poorly translated from Japanese to English, and the mechanics are very simplistic and lacking, between character classes which are only defined by their names and skills generally not doing much except having 100% hit rate or hitting all enemies, but generally for less than your basic attack.

Its unique gimmick, being able to recruit almost any enemy in the game to join your party, is likewise set back by most enemies being mechanically terrible and thus not worth using even if you recruit them. Likewise, while it has NG+ and multiple endings, the two endings (at least, if there’s more, I don’t have any idea how I could reach them!) are very similar and also intentionally vague.

Real player with 5.9 hrs in game

The game looks nice enough, I expected adult content but its surprisingly R15.

It reminds me a lot of “The Vagrant” and menus as well as stat mechanics are well implemented.

However, theres as of now no controller support and the game is basically point & click, which takes a lot of the fun imo. If you dont mind that, then its a solid game though.

Real player with 3.7 hrs in game

Iris Covenant –Song of the Forgotten Heroes– on Steam

Lareissa Everbright

Lareissa Everbright

Charming little game with some fairly in-depth strategy options making your choices feel good.

Real player with 1.3 hrs in game

Lareissa Everbright on Steam