Deep Space Gardening
Lovely artstyle and laidback music. Only played the tutorial so far but looking forward to playing it with friends in local co-op
– Real player with 10.8 hrs in game
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A great addition to the Co-op time management/Resource Manage genre,
Soundtrack is pleasing to the ear.
The game is simple to pick up and required scores are manageable.
Currently Lacking in accessibility for the colour blind player, but I have no doubt this will be fixed.
Being able to Mix Local and Online multiplayer makes gathering friends very easy.
Graphical style is very clear and easy to view during long play sessions
– Real player with 6.7 hrs in game
Spirit Island
(My biases up front, I am a backer on Indigogo, a beta tester, and a fanboy of the developer. I’ve also played a little bit on physical)
The game is an excellent recreation of the physical game. The creator of the physical game was involved in the development of this port and it follows the rules very well.
It should be noted that this game is very dense. There is a ton to keep track of and many rules to keep in mind. The physical game has this problem too. Experienced players will not have too many problems but people new to the game will have to spend some time figuring it out. As of now, the full rule set is available but a full tutorial is slated for the full release. And yes, the rule book is something one would do well to read carefully.
– Real player with 220.7 hrs in game
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Understand first and foremost, this game is complex, and will melt your brain. A traditional play of this game is done with 2-4 players working together, talking back and forth to help people push back the invaders and win the game.
This doesn’t have online multiplayer [aside from remote hotseat via Steam’s remote play]. So you’re probably going to be playing 2-4 characters yourself.
Suddenly, your options are immensely increased. Playing just 2 characters is much more difficult than just 1 – and 4 player games will melt your brain with the amount of decisions that you’ll be asked to make individually. It’s not an uncommon move to have one character play a card to allow your second character to have enhanced range to move something into range of your third character being able to defeat it along with two other enemies they were going to destroy already.
– Real player with 153.4 hrs in game
Big Farm Story
I’ve never left a review for a game, but i felt i should leave one for this game. Firstly, I actually enjoyed this game. With that being said, i do think it has a lot of room for improvement. The biggest issue being the cost of crops vs what they can actually be sold for. I found that 90% of crops could only be sold for maybe 5-7 coins more than what it cost to grow them. And even certain crops say they make more when sold in the market, the difference is maybe 3-5 coins more than if they were just sold normally. This is also a common problem with other profitable items. There’s hardly any real balance, which makes it hard to make any real money even after grinding this game to a pulp in 60 hours after it’s release. The second issue i found with it, is the lack of actual story line. It’s a very slow progression to get anywhere, and then when I got to Chapter 6 I found myself saying “That’s it?” There’s not much to the characters either besides doing quests for them and earning friendship tokens, which just made it… boring. In terms of uniqueness, it is a very basic, linear story. Not really much to it. The MMO aspect was different though, but also random? I enjoy the idea of it, but in actuality the only real play ability with other players is visiting their house, and planting Friendship hummus to get more friendship tokens. Besides that I found it to be almost pointless and more of an inconvenience when trying to interact with quests in the town center. With all that being said, something about this game kept wanting to play more. It is similar to Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon, so it is an overall very mellow and easy game to play. I found it to be very stress relieving because it is so easy to play and get along with. I also believe this is developers first PC game after focusing on more phone games, so it definitely has the phone game feel. Which all the more stresses the fact it has lots of room to improve. I would absolutely come back to check it out after some larger updates in the future, but as of right now I feel I’ve finished everything that is worth accomplishing in the game. I’m excited to see where this game ends up in the future.
– Real player with 59.0 hrs in game
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Big Farm Story is a cute farming game still under development so I’ll be a little bit patient with the current game’s flaws. The story starts off like most of the farming games, you receive a letter from your grandfather asking you to take over the farm because he has something else he needs to check on. Once you arrived at the farm, you find it in a bad state after the recent storm, but your neighbor’s son Benny offered to help you. Your mission now is to find out where your grandfather is.
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– Real player with 16.2 hrs in game
Forgotten Spirits
Atmospheric adventure puzzle + great visuals and music + unique = Transverse an abandoned world switching between 2 companions and solving puzzles. Mesmerizing music and environment. Even has co-op.
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– Real player with 4.9 hrs in game
Played this game with a friend via Remote Play and had a ton of fun doing so. The animation was beautiful and the gameplay was quirky and fun. Would definitely recommend as a really chill game to run through. Went back and got all the collectables too!
– Real player with 2.4 hrs in game
Double Jump
This game is fun. I didn’t play with 2 players, but coordinating myself jumping and moving was still a big challenge. Try out the game. It’s good for what it’s worth.
– Real player with 11.0 hrs in game
Fantastic Game 10/10 Have Played Twice
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
Loch Mess
Nice little puzzler. There’s no animation but the graphics are cute.
My only real complaint was that it was a bit easy overall.
There’s technically no undo, but normal movement is reversible which is like undo except on levels with fish (which move when you do, and will eat your pies if you let them). Also levels are quite small and restart is instant.
– Real player with 0.6 hrs in game
Critter Crunch
Gameplay: Each campaign world introduces a new mechanic, gently expanding Critter Crunch’s basic puzzle premise into a diverse field of interactions. The variety of special critters and abilities produces a deep optimization exercise. I had great fun with the puzzle and challenge levels - they encourage studying move consequences that would otherwise go unnoticed in the frenzy of clearing the board.
Controls: Generally quick and responsive, which is ideal for what becomes a twitch puzzler at high levels. However, I wish it took the same time to interact with critters regardless of screen position. Waiting for Biggs' tongue to extend for high-hanging critters needlessly breaks the flow/pacing.
– Real player with 119.6 hrs in game
I’m not a big fan of puzzle games, but I enjoyed this one. It is basically a twist on color matching puzzle games like Bejeweled (although it is absolutely unique as far as I am concerned). I think Critter Crunch is about as robust as a game centered around a single concept could be.
There are four different single player game modes, as well as two multiplayer modes. The main mode is Adventure mode, which unlocks the other modes and includes some of the challenges and puzzles. Challenges are usually a more frantic pace with a set time limit, and puzzles are more peaceful with no time constraint. Each Adventure mode area has its own unique background, and new gameplay elements are added as you progress for even more variety. The story of a guy studying the critters is shallow but fun. Challenge mode consists of 55 challenges. Puzzle mode consists of 100 puzzles. Survival mode is endless.
– Real player with 50.5 hrs in game
Bunhouse
This has quickly become one of my favorite games. I fell in love with just how magical and cozy Bunhouse feels. The music and graphics are amazing, especially for a 1-man dev team. It’s fun to just be in the world the game puts you in- immediately relaxing and happy vibes.
I also want to mention I usually don’t play games like this. I mostly play MMOs and MOBAs, with the occasional RTS or ARPG. That’s a big reason I feel like Bunhouse is something special- it’s outside of my usual genres and I love it just as much or more than my go-to games.
– Real player with 43.7 hrs in game
I’m a grown adult dude who owns a car, pays taxes and goes to work every day.
I also own a little bun-boy chub who I rescued a while back from a sparrowhawk attack.
I don’t care about the stigma– this game is cute beyond belief from the wee bunnies to the music– I totally recommend it for chill times after a stressful day at work.
I love the little messages on the top right of the main menu with bun-care tips.
My little bun Pebble approves. :)
EDIT: I just pretty much 100% the game in under 15 hours solo, which consisted of two play-throughs. First one to chill and second to get all achievements and to fully upgrade everything and make a nice looking greenhouse. I get some people’s criticisms of the content, but pretty much 1 hours 1 pound, for a game that I will no dobut come back to, is a great deal. For a single bun-loving dev this is more than impressive, from modelling, texturing, rigging and animation to programming and implementation.
– Real player with 14.5 hrs in game
Mayor of Defense
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I love this game!
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It’s arcade Harvest Moon with some Tower Defense.
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Its multiplayer!
This game deserves much more attention and love.
– Real player with 9.3 hrs in game
Valley of No Roads
It is not that I do not like the game. I like the idea. What I have a problem with is that you can NOT save the game. You either have to play on or let the board go if you need to leave and do something else. This is something they need to add. Also they better guide on how to play. I hope they have more updates the last that I can see was back in June.
– Real player with 24.9 hrs in game
Tutorial could be clearer, help dialogues could be a little bit better, but all over a verry nice puzzle game. Challanging and cute. Yes it needs improvement, but it is promising! I love it so far.
– Real player with 16.8 hrs in game