StarPicker

StarPicker

Landing on mysterious planets, you have to quickly identify your location and find the best way to collect lost stars. Show your agility and strategy skills to accomplish your mission. Don’t panic, even when you face the unknown and its unexpected challenges. Then don’t forget to check your route review with players from all over the world and be the one who will save the universe!

Key features:

  • Discover unknown territories through original land navigation gameplay.

  • Explore 60+ levels in 5 unique environments.

  • Unlimited original hand drawn maps with regularly updated contents.

  • 3 exciting game modes adapted for different challenge-seekers.

  • Attractive cosmic soundtrack in late 60’s style tailored for each game level.

  • Engaging online community : ranking and replay analysis. Compare your route choices with players worldwide and improve your performances.

Story:

Well, it all begins with an unexpected “disaster” … All the stars are falling down from the sky. Is this the end of the world?

The youngest Nobel Prize winner Minna Vellamo is assigned with the mission of finding back lost stars. She chose to be accompanied by a robot named Harvey for him being a …robot. Little does she know, Harvey is the clumsiest and most talkative robot ever.

One day before departure, Minna was told that “Electric Eel” Janus White will also be joining the team. Being depressed for a very long time since retirement, the former footballer signed himself up to the project. He believed that this is the only opportunity to find back his old-day glory and to prove to the public that he is still a hero.

Will Janus achieve what he is looking for? Often described as bold, independent and determined, will Minna get along well with Janus?

Gameplay:

Start a navigation adventure in space with only a map and a compass in hands. Whether you’re a curious traveler, a challenge-seeker or a speedrunner, there is always a game mode waiting for you in StarPicker.

3 game modes:

  • The Main Race mode is the most relaxing experience. You can be a traveler, embracing fantastic landscapes, gaining satisfaction in your map reading skills, meeting curious animals and uncovering the mysterious history on each planet.

  • In the Electric Eel mode : win the challenge with your impressive observation and incomparable precision. Fearless of taking risks even on unknown territories. It’s the perfect mode if you are looking for challenges without worrying about time.

  • Maybe you are an orienteer, a traceur or a speedrunner who “flies” in a complex environment! StarPicker’s Berserk mode suits you the best! Reveal stars one by one in a limited time, avoid obstacles by acting cool like a Light Speed Racer.

From novice to expert:

Adjust the game options to your capacities and improve your navigational skills.

Use compass and learn map reading with International Standard for Orienteering Maps.


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StarPicker on Steam

Wingspan

Wingspan

First, I love this game. I love the cardboard version, and I love playing the digital one.

Second, the visuals are just lovely, though I don’t really understand some of the design choices (why would anyone choose to view just their Forest?), and I’d like to be able to watch the other players or AIs take their turns.

That doesn’t mean this version isn’t without it’s problems, which isn’t surprising so shortly after launch. I’m not sure what the rationale was for giving so many viewing options, but I only use the “full board” view (rather than viewing each of the environments), which requires a click to view powers of birds that have been played. The interface is very click-heavy to avoid making mistakes and to fix misclicks, which I appreciate, but if you have more than a couple birds in your hand (say 5+ total cards), selecting and playing birds from your hand is SUPER clunky and finicky. Since the game is a bit pricey, none in my gaming group have bought it yet, so I’ve only played the AI, which is pretty easy (no Hard AI has been implemented yet), but still very fun. In my last game I won 115-71-61-51, so it was a rout against the regular AI, but that was my biggest win to date.

Real player with 3321.3 hrs in game


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I am a big fan of Wingspan. I’ve been playing the physical board game for a couple of years and the digital version for about a year. I currently have 158.4 hours into the digital version of it as of this writing.

There are plenty of videos out there showcasing what Wingspan is. I recommend you check them out. I will spare everyone the details here and focus more on my own pros/cons.

The big pros of the digital version for me:

-It eliminates all of the set up and tear down of the physical version. My wife only wants to play digitally now for this reason alone.

Real player with 214.1 hrs in game

Wingspan on Steam

Animated Puzzles

Animated Puzzles

Animated Puzzles is an enjoyable game for all levels- ranging from an easy puzzle with only a few pieces to 800+ pieces. Each puzzle has a “pull out” tray which stores the unplaced pieces but it still allows you to lay pieces onto the puzzle “board” without placing them, which is similar to a real jigsaw puzzle.

This game allows the player to choose from many included puzzles (several levels of difficulty), plus the workshop has even more high quality, user created puzzles to download for free.

Real player with 242.5 hrs in game


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This is the definitive jigsaw puzzle game. There are plenty of puzzles across 3 levels of difficulty with a half dozen piece shapes to choose from which can further tailor your difficulty level. The music is relaxing. The interface is easy to use. The pieces can be rotated. Once you have placed connecting pieces together they stay together. The images are varied and nice to look at. The animated backgrounds actually make the puzzles a little easier. The only downside to this game is that it ends when you finish the puzzles, which will take quite a while to do. But even that has an upside in Workshop support with plenty of puzzles to choose from. This is really a great game. It contains all the joy of putting together puzzles without the physical space requirements or missing pieces.

Real player with 93.5 hrs in game

Animated Puzzles on Steam

The Fox in the Forest

The Fox in the Forest

I own physical card game. I didn’t understand some rules until this game came out. Now I know how to play. I really love it !

Real player with 8.9 hrs in game

Masterpiece.

Real player with 5.1 hrs in game

The Fox in the Forest on Steam

Kayak VR: Mirage

Kayak VR: Mirage

Kayak VR: Mirage is a jaw-dropping and exhilarating journey through beautiful and unique locations, tailor-made for Virtual Reality. Maneuver our fully physically accurate kayak around checkpoints and crown yourself the fastest, or take it easy and use the free-ride mode for a leasurely trip and take in the sights of our varied locales, ranging from realistic to surreal.

Features

  • Beautiful and varied locations to race through or explore, ranging from photorealistic to surreal.

  • Time attack with a checkpoint course on all levels for racing fanatics who want a real work-out.

  • Free Roam mode for a more serene experience through the levels.

  • Cutting edge graphics that push the limits of what games in VR are capable of

  • Fully physics based kayaking for an authentic experience that really makes you feel like you’re on the water.

  • Comfort settings that make sure people without sea legs can enjoy it all the same.

  • A music selection that always fits with the environment and mode you’re playing in.

  • Support for DLSS 2.1 (compatible with NVIDIA RTX Cards only).

Kayak VR: Mirage on Steam

Tsuro - The Game of The Path - VR Edition

Tsuro - The Game of The Path - VR Edition

Loved it… After some 1 hour playing…. It´s great board game. Didn´t tried the original one. But this VR version is awesome. Very easy to play. Quite difficult to beat. Totally recomended to relax with your VR visor. Played on Oculus Quest 2. Standing up and seated down.

Real player with 1.8 hrs in game

Tsuro - The Game of The Path - VR Edition on Steam

Hummingz - Retro Arcade action revised

Hummingz - Retro Arcade action revised

one word, well, two: the s h i t

grab it and enjoy the colorful little rough.

joyfully pump those nasty bees, cause Stefan Preuss saw it the right way:

bees really are hella nasty creatures.

(beware: tough one at “normal level”…)

Real player with 5.9 hrs in game

Hummingz is a cute little version of the arcade game Centipede.

It has nice colors/design and it´s fun trying to get a high score or beat your own score.

I haven´t come past level 4 yet, so I will continue playing after more than 1 1/2 hours, which isn´t bad if you get it for 3,99.

There are some minor things which could be imrpoved, like a better resolution option (fullscreen) for PC or to turn off automatic fire.

And for the negative commentary concerning the topic of mobile games - It´s a good thing that mobile games are also playable on PC as long as they are good, which I think Hummingz is.

Real player with 5.4 hrs in game

Hummingz - Retro Arcade action revised on Steam