Hagia Sophia VR Experience
This is basically one single level room. It’s a very nicely done single level room with some neat audio attached to the objects in it but within minutes I’d come to the conclusion that I wasn’t keeping this ‘game’. There just isn’t enough to it to keep me interested for even the two hours after which Steam won’t refund my purchase. I intend to go through it a bit more and then delete it. I’d rather have the $5 back than keep it.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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Unfortunately, this is a half-assed “experience” that is limited only to a part of the ground floor of Hagia Sophia. You do not get access to the top floors or to certain parts of the ground floor. Additionally, it is chock full of translated verses of the Quran instead of providing historical information on this magnificent masterpiece of a building. Perhaps the developers are attempting to promote the Islamic religion, as I really cannot find a convincing explanation as to why verses of the Quran have been placed throughout the building instead of something more relevant to the experience. Additionally, it can only be experienced as an overlay of steamVR, otherwise it won’t work. There is no option to adjust the video settings in spite of this experience being clearly non-optimised for PC as evidenced by the horrible amount of tearing I experienced in spite of running it on RTX 2080 ti. and a 9900k processor I do not recommend bothering with this experience.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Dream Catcher: Prologue
[Free-to-Play] Note: this is a Prologue
I enjoy this game very much! The gameplay consist of rotating around to make the pieces fit in at a certain angle, and the background music is really soothing, I enjoy reading the short stories
This game is recommended if you like puzzle-theme games, this game focuses on spatial thinking
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
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Cute game. Only 30 minutes. It was just a peaceful little puzzle game.
– Real player with 0.5 hrs in game
Aruna
Do not buy this game. There are better flash player games out there. Simplistic platformer that has very little in terms of everything. The game looked totally different when first uploaded to steam by the way.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
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Zealot
Story
You awake in an unforgiving land overrun by mythological Pagan deities and their worshippers. In this controversial and unconventional hero’s tale, it is your mission as the last bastion of your faith to put an end to everything in your way and bring back the old glory of Orthodoxy. In your path stand the various great gods of Slavic Paganism, destroy them and take back what belongs to you by overthrowing this world’s beliefs and reinstating the one true faith.
Adapt to your very own play-style by fine-tuning your weapons through an engaging blacksmithing system and by equipping salvaged relics and prayers that will help you on your journey as you eradicate every vestige of Paganism found in this world.
Key Features
Methodical Combat - Each enemy has different attack patterns that can be taken advantage of through correct positioning, dodging, and by choosing when to strike accordingly.
“Non-linear Progression - The game world is divided into 4 main areas, and it’s up to the
player’s choice where to start and finish their holy quest.”
“Rewarding Exploration - Every area has secrets and blocked sections that can only be
explored with the correct tool, rewarding exploration outside of the beaten path.”
“Multiple Weapons - Uncover various arms from ages past, and reforge them into powerful
weapons through a unique and engaging blacksmithing system.”
“Lost Reliquary - Spread throughout the world are the lost artefacts of the Orthodoxy, equipable
items that bolster your power actively and passively, allowing for a number of possible builds.”
“Nostalgic Visuals - Retro inspired visuals that take influence from 32-bit era systems, with
low-poly 3D environments populated by characters presented as hand-crafted 2D pixel-art
sprites.”
Challenge your beliefs - The path to righteousness is bloody and twisted, fulfil your holy quest, find the truth, and question your actions in this unconventional hero’s tale with a focus on religious conflict.
Before the battery´s over
Very good puzzle, I’m afraid there are only 7 scenes left and I only have 40% of the battery, I need finish before the battery runs out! A great experience and I think I will have a great ending!
– Real player with 11.3 hrs in game
Simple and effective artstyle and storytelling.
I’m not in the middle of the game yet, and had to come and recommend this game.
– Real player with 9.5 hrs in game
Broken Thorns: West Gate
Shadowgate style game mixed with self-reflective, thoughtful dialogue and options.
Lots of surprises and humor, too.
Some of the artwork is incredible.
Can’t recommend this enough, it’s definitely on my all-time favorites list!
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Such a nice game, I played this for a while, I love how you reflect in mirror’s, and the story is taking me closer to myself. When you consider all these questions on your own life, not just game progress, it can show you who you really are. How others see you. How weak you are. Worth the price.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Church of Stratum
The end of times is upon us, we must cast aside this land and embrace the land of past times if we are to one day walk in god’s new world.
So goes the speech the Church of Stratum cult repeated every day, until they all suddenly vanished over 40 years ago.
But now by accident you have just discovered their now abandoned underground bunker, make your way through the dilapidated hallways and discover the mystery of what caused the death of the entire bunker.
A story driven puzzle adventure game with a spooky atmosphere that does not have monsters or threats to the player.
CHURCH OF STRATUM IS NOT A HORROR GAME. DO NOT EXPECT TO FIND MONSTERS OR JUMPSCARES
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FIRST-PERSON EXPLORATION
Explore a large section of the bunker and learn about those who called this place home.
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PUZZLES
Solve puzzles to journy deeper into the bunker and uncover its secrets.
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INVENTORY SYSTEM
Collect items used to solve puzzles. Find collectables hidden in the bunker.
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PHYSICS INTERACTION
Open doors using a physics based pull and push system.
Pick up objects, inspect them and then throw them around.
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TIME TRAVEL
The bunker was not always dilapidated, see what it looked like long ago before it fell.
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DEVELOPER COMMENTARY
Lisen to behind the scenes info from the developer on aspects of the game and its development.
Unforgotten
Great game. Short, but definitely worth it. I love that there are multiple chapter points you can choose so you don’t have to play through the whole story again in order to get to the different endings. There are some minor translation errors, but nothing too bothersome. It’s very compelling. I would love to see more detail about the folklore involved. I felt like a lot of legends were referenced but not much was really explained, like it could all be chalked up to one cultish village and their weird traditions. If these references have a more historic root in Slavic tradition, as a slav by ancestry myself, I’d love to hear it. 7/10
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
good little game graphics are well nice real good detail in them well done loved them not a bad game for the price i still not finished it yet want to get the other endings but defo check it out hope top see more from these as this was a decent little game
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Somewhere: Sect of Relic
I feel obligated to say I would recommend this because I did get scared, but the scares were just loud noises.
I was really thinking of things to say about this game(good or bad) so here is my too detailed review:
The game is CRAZY dark, the first couple of minutes before I got the flashlight I had to increase the brightness on the video. The description was correct as in there aren’t any jump scares OR any pictures that show up in your face with a scream. (left click shoots the gun BUT also left Ctrl shoots the gun which scared me……twice)
– Real player with 10.7 hrs in game
Update!
After tending to some personal life stuff, the Dev has returned with a large patch that cleans up a lot of the graphics and added quite a few things. I’m really happy to change my review to a positive one.
Combat is working fine and now I just need to play through the story to see what it’s all about. It looks pretty good so far. Fingers crossed that I don’t get too scared!
Original Review:
This was a neat little indie game that was seeing regular development which suddenly halted in the middle of June. I tried reaching out to the Dev a few times, but they are unresponsive. The game was marked as released before it was really finished and now it feels incomplete.
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
The Eightfold Path
The forest and the ancient temple are filled with wisdom and complex challenges that will put to test your intentions, your knowledge, your absorption and more in each step of The Noble Eightfold Path, the buddhist path to enlightenment.
By completing each step of the path, you will have before you, the possibility to enter a state of pure bliss. Free from all suffering and desires that keep you away from harmony. Nature will guide you, but it is up to you to face your inner fears and demons.
Meditation
Whenever you find that your mind is not at ease, find a quiet place, sit down and take a moment to relax. Focus on your breathing, feel your body and let go of the thoughts that come and go through your mind.