GENIUS AT WORK!
Next to zero parts to play with. UI is painfully limited and configured.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
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it my favorite
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Territory - animals genetic strategy
Territory is an isometric 2D real-time single player strategy about genes and animal species. Animals are behaving the way they would in nature, but you can indirectly control them and mutate them to achieve various goals like dominance in the ecosystem.
Core Gameplay Mechanics - Challenge Mode
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you are entering the game with one species and mutate it to different species later on
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you are playing on the map with existing ecosystem that is producing various sources of food
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you are changing species genome and that is changing its attributes and behaviour
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map is populated with various species (~10 depending on map size), species can die out, species can mutate to new species in time
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each species has its own territory, its size and shape can be adjusted
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species can be herbivores, omnivores or carnivores and can have one of five different sizes
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species lives complete live from being born to death, need food to survive
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individual animal can die in fight, starve to death, can be killed by predator, die by disease or die by old age
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species are hostile only when they share the same source of food and has similar size
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you can migrate your species to new territories
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you can invade enemy species on its territory
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you can defend your territory from enemy species
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you are evaluating your surroundings and complete ecosystem to determine your next steps
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species are reacting indirectly on player’s command if certain conditions are met (migrate to new territory only when not being hungry, having certain genes, etc.)
Core Gameplay Mechanics - Sandbox Mode
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you are playing on the map without any species
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you can create unlimited number of species
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your goal is to achieve the largest biomass and/or diversity
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Nominal
This is a neat game! The style of the ship and the ship manual are super flavorful and I had fun messing around with it. The one problem is that it’s a bit repetitive: most of the hazards you can see are handled in very similar ways and it feels like once you’ve played it for a few hours you could start to memorize most of the steps. Definitely once your Mission Control has gotten a feel for how to navigate the manual the missions become pretty easy.
That said, the aesthetic is great and if it interests you I definitely recommend it. Just know that you won’t be getting too much playtime out of it unless you regularly invite new players to be in charge of Mission Control. I’d love to see the game expanded in some way with either dual hazards or more variation in how you solve problems, but it’s a fun package as it is and I plan to keep showing it to friends.
– Real player with 5.6 hrs in game
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As someone that has played a lot of Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and ALSO someone that loves all the movies/series about various NASA space programs, this game seemed right up my alley.
So my friends and I got into character and decided that we didn’t need to preview the manual, we just jumped in. Then we died, and died, and died again. Since it’s the first day the game came out, we couldn’t even look to search engines for help guides. Eventually, though, we read the manual correctly and things improved. (And by ‘we’ I mean my friend did. I’m still very confused.) – Hint, page 57 is a good page.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Dismantled 2
Dismantled 2 is a survival horror game. It will see new characters involved in the story, 4 years after the events of the first game.
This sequel is also inspired by the old Resident evil games, The Suffering games and by old B-movies. It is built in the Unity 3D engine and is also in first person perspective.
Please be aware that my game is full of shocking content and also contains nudity.
Dismantled 2 aim for a N64 style esthetics, and will be as gory and disturbing as the first game.
Starship Saboteur Prototype
Nice prototype… worth playing. Some things I would change, tho:
1 - The models keep squirming after you killed them, even after you try to hide them inside a box
2 - I would make the pistol sound also noticeable to those who are close
Overall, there’s a lot of potential ;), imho
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Rad.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
TraptionBakery
I was after an indie game for grownups which would challenge me but also be addictive and quirky. A pretty tough wish list, and I spent a long time looking before I found this game. It’s fiendish and quirky and humorous and very, very clever… Not sure if I’ll ever beat it, but… No, I WILL beat it - I’m not going to give up :) And it’s too addictive to stop playing, anyway.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
TraptionBakery is an odd title – not sure if there’s anything like it on Steam. Reminds me of some simple, oldschool games where half the challenge was figuring out what the dev had in mind. The tagline on the game’s website is: “intended to amuse, relax, baffle and interest you for many days or weeks.” I’d say: it is amusing, it probably won’t be super relaxing, it is baffling, it is moderately interesting, and it may or may not last you many days. Still, it might be worth playing: read on.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Fake Illusions
Amazing game to train your eyes. Some of the illusions gave me a really hard time.
– Real player with 3.3 hrs in game
are those illusion books actually lying to you
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
VR Plant Journey
In this virtual reality adventure, you’ll explore the inner workings of a canola plant from root to flower. What does canola need to thrive optimally? Learn about the processes in plant cells, playfully help it grow, and become an excellent plant scientist.
LEARNING CAN TAKE PLACE ANYWHERE AND AT ANY TIME
Together with plant researchers:inside the Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research, Breakpoint One and Simmation have created a high-quality educational experience. VR Plant Journey “Die Reise in die Pflanze” teaches children biological knowledge in a playful way. Thanks to fully immersive virtual reality (VR), players:inside are completely immersed in the inner workings of a canola plant, experience the events up close and can even control them.
EDUTAINMENT MEANS ENTERTAINING LEARNING
In three chapters - root, leaf and seed - you test out how an optimum of nutrients must be regulated for the development of plant organs.
The unusual learning unit is lightened up by playful elements.
In the leaf, for example, chloroplasts are thrown with the basic substances of photosynthesis, carbon dioxide and water; in the root, ammonium and nitrate, important plant nutrients, have to be assembled; and in the seed, oil bodies have to be hit with a bow and arrow so that they grow.
The high-quality implementation of the concept is reflected in several internationally renowned awards and nominations:
#### Awards
As part of the science and research project AVATARS
2021 for the VRnow Award “Best Industry VR” 
Award nominations
2021 for the VR Awards “VR Education and Training of the Year” 
2020 for the Auggie Award “Biggest Societal Impact”
2020 for the Laval Virtual Award in the category: “VR/AR for Learning and Training”
2019 for the VRnow Award “Best Learning Solution”
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NUC: After The Blast
Hell no!
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Inspirational, Innovative, Creative, Addicting, Fresh, Hip and Cool is not what this game is
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Epitasis
At this point I cannot recommend this game.. It’s beautiful but very strangely organized. There are also a number of technical problems, which you might or might not encounter. They have brought me to a point where the game is essentially unplayable. Your experience might be different.
Totally mind boggling what many reviewers have said about playing the game in two to four or more hours. I have explored and struggled and experienced many, many unnecessary crashes at the middle stage of the game. Lately whenever I click on a glowing object, the cursor gets stuck. There seem to be two different pointers, one belonging to the mouse, one thrown out by the game. Often in trying to disengage from the stuck point, the game becomes unplayable. Swings from high to low screen resolution and often crashes (“minimizes”) down to the taskbar icon. Generally the position is “saved,” but what saved means is open to debate.
– Real player with 53.7 hrs in game
Summary: Loved the aesthetics, music, and gameplay, puzzles were trivially easy, don’t get it if you want any challenge.
This is Talos Principle for kiddos. It uses a similar world system as Talos, where you can explore a beautiful world and 2-3 puzzles are contained within each world. Sometimes the puzzles overlap which is cool. The way the game uses colors is really fascinating and advanced, so if you’re after effects and aesthetics, you’ll love the hell out of that aspect of this game. There’s also dynamic weather! This works for the beauty of the game but can make navigating a bit confusing because levels at certain times of day do not look anything like they do at other times of the day. Loved the color and the natural design, simplistic but pretty. The soundtrack is amazing as well, it really added to the whole experience and is one of the better ambient game soundtracks I’ve heard.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game