IMPAVIDVM
Game is pretty good! It’s got a couple of bugs but that’s to be expected for early access. I am usually not very good at games like this, but as time went on I got more used to it. The puzzles are not obvious at all at first and remind me of Myst in terms of the complexity, but once you figure it out, then it ends up looking very obvious at that point forward.
Graphically, it’s very beautiful environment wise, and the character models are nice, although the facial expressions are a little odd, and some of the animations are a little flimsy but this is pretty minor in the grand scheme of things.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
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CADE PRIME
I dont usually write Reviews for indie games, but this “thing” rubbed me the wrong way a bit too much.
So what is “CADE PRIME”?
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A quadruple Assetflip bunched together.
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It literally uses the demo levels of the Assetpacks linked below as the entire games content
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Green
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a complete mess
Assetpacks (Appear in this order in the game with pretty much zero changes to the levels themselves.):
1: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/advanced-puzzle-constructor
2: https://www.unrealengine.com/marketplace/en-US/product/first-person-puzzle-template
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
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You might be put off by the beginning of the game because of how much green there is. It’s just difficult to see what you’re doing, where you’re going, and there are some odd bugs here and there.
But look past that, because the latter half of the game has a handful of decent levels that have some Portal or Q.U.B.E like puzzle elements, and is the fun part of the game. I’d of liked for this game to have consisted more of the type of levels and puzzles you saw in that half, and just skipped the parkour/platforming levels.
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
Matter
Matter is an awesome, but also very short virtual trip.
You play in first-person view and jump through dynamically forming levels that give an organic and psychedelic feeling. The sound and music seems to react to your movement as well. Where are you? Who are you? Looks like you are in some kind of organism. Or is it space? Who cares, it’s trippy as hell!
There are some slower parts where you run around little planets and search for artifacts, but the main part is “just” running and jumping. You can reverse time a bit if you miss a jump. Gravity seems to be all over the place and changes, so some of the jumps can be a little tricky, but if you just push on, you will be able to get into a flow state and enjoy the game to its fullest.
– Real player with 2.8 hrs in game
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Ok, I know well the devs, but they didn’t ask me to recommend the game. Take it as it is, but I will try to be as objective as I can.
I just finished the game. What I could say is that it was a delightful dreamlike trip, with very special attention to the ears and feeling of gravity. It’s the kind of game you can’t forget after playing to it. It makes bubbles in the stomach.
Except for the jump, which is sometimes a little bit harsh for me (no air control, but it doesn’t block me), I did not have much frustrations.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
Shattered Runes
Shattered Runes is a fast-FPS in which you fight your enemies with magic. Choose from 186 unique spells to shape your own playstyle and defeat your opponents.
Current features :
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186 magic spells : Each one has its own effect on the environment
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Innovative gameplay : Magic spells are composed by following particular combinations with your mouse position and pressed keys
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Simple class system : Build your own set of 4 favorite spells to use in game
Important note : The game is on early development stage, if you want to learn more about it, join the official Discord server (link provided in the game). Also, if you need help understanding some aspects of the game, feel free to follow the official YouTube channel.
Oracle Trials
Oracle Trials is a 2D platformer about a warrior in armor that reminds me of a kind of mario game.
Yes, the graphics here are pixelated, but the musical accompaniment and an interesting story make you not pay attention to it.
And as they say, we need to regain our strength by killing bad opponents.
– Real player with 5.2 hrs in game
If you love platformers as much as I do, then you should definitely play Oracle Trials. I won’t say that this is a revolution in the genre, but it is a very high-quality platformer with a bunch of different features and an interesting perspective. I didn’t expect anything from the game, but I got a lot of pleasure. The game has extremely nice graphics, great music and very responsive character controls.
7/10.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
Lucent Bounds
As another reviewer mentioned, make sure to read the controls in the menus. There’s was one super useful jump that without knowing it you would struggle very early on.
Reminds me of Refunct (which you should check out) with a splash of Thomas Was Alone and a drop of Mirror’s Edge (one of my favourite games of all time).
Cool concept. Would love to see what the dev could do with a more intricate world or simply just expanded on the idea for the game.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
Chill and challenging. The perfect game to unwind with and level up your platforming skills. Make sure to read the controls on the pause menu.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Welcome to Graymount
WELCOME TO GRAYMOUNT is a narrative VR action-adventure game using advanced locomotion mechanics set on the bleak island of Graymount.
Featuring “push-forward” combat, movement, wall-running, and jumping, Graymount encourages players to explore each area in creative ways.
Please note that Welcome to Graymount requires the ability to turn a full 360 degrees.
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THE STORY: After the murder of her partner, magician Madeline Blanchard is summoned to the mysterious city of Graymount. Using smoke, mirrors, parkour, and a collection of experimental abilities, discover your greater purpose at the “City on the Rock…”
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THE ISLAND: Isolated from the “mainlanders” after a series of experiments gone wrong, the mutated and infected people of graymount were forced to retreat to tunnels inside the rocky base of the mount, constantly monitored by the watchful eye of Overlord Harlan Douglas…
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THE COMBAT: Graymount features engaging gunplay in increasingly difficult scenarios and environments. Overtake the citizens of Graymount who want you dead with a collection of melee weapons.
THE TEAM:
MidnightCoffee Inc. is a small indie game studio started and operated by Judah Mantell, a professional magician and game design teacher. Graymount also features a fantastic new soundtrack from breakout composer Eli Mantell.
Adome
ADOME is an emotional single-player first-person adventure that takes us to City of Light, a beautiful futuristic city covered by a dome prepared to withstand the extreme weather caused by climate change.
The city awaits the arrival of the seeds, 7-year-old boys and girls who will be educated and cared for by humanoid robots called instructors. Who also await the arrival of their seeds submerged in a dream.
Suddenly one of them wakes up … The instructor of Ark IB1 feels his seeds and comes out of that dream to carry out the work for which he is programmed.
But in doing so he discovers that something is not going as it should …
Adome gameplay core is based on a satisfying sense of rhythm, smoothness and total control combined with thoughtful and diverse progression.
We are working on an adventure with a solid rhythm on gameplay and story, in which you will enjoy moments of exploration, with smooth parkour movements, combined with frantic action, so each minute you are in the beautiful world of Adome you will feel part of the game.
You will perform parkour, and fight in incredible futuristic settings and beautiful natural environments while immersing yourself in a thrilling story that will catch you from the first minute.
ADOME transports us to the City of Light, a beautiful and spectacular futuristic automated city covered by a dome.
The City of Light was built to house the so-called seeds, but for a strange reason they are not there, and the City is inhabited only by robots with assigned routines that are responsible for keeping it in perfect condition.
Among those robots are the instructors, different from the rest. They are capable of feeling, learning, and thinking for themselves. And with one function: to educate and take care of the seeds, two for each instructor.
Unlike the other robots, the instructors are idle, as they come into operation when they detect one of their seeds. They wait for their arrival.
Unexpectedly, and after 17 years since the city closed its doors and isolated itself from the outside, one of them wakes up… The seed instructor of Ark B1.
IB1 is activated when it detects one of its seeds, the “Y Seed”. But in doing so, he discovers that he is the only instructor who has awakened and that neither “Y Seed” nor any other seed is found in the city… Although he feels a connection with it.
Through his dreams, he can see what she feels. Joy, sadness… Fear.
IB1 begins to ask himself questions, trying to understand what is happening. He will realize that the seed is in danger and that he will have to go on his quest to uncover the dark secret hidden behind the white walls of the city.
“Looking to the future… I discovered that we are children of a memory turned into dust… Supported by our ingenuity and destroyed by our human condition”.
Doorways: Old Prototype
I just stumbled upon and finished this free demo-like-game of Doorways: Old Prototype for about 35 minutes. Not quite surprised, I wasn’t expecting any back story or deep explanation of gaming mechanics inside this game. There are some documents in game that explain the chronological background story about the making of Doorways games and its developer members, and also about the connection between the stages in this demo-like game and full game. It is a prototype, anyways.
Playing this particular game feels like playing 3D platforming, with linear pathways, simple puzzles, eazy predictable bosses, and enhanced quake3-like graphics (thus it’s very light game). No replay value whatsoever, probably just meant to tease players to try the full series of Doorways. But hey, it’s small, quite fun, and free. :3
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
What a great way to show the evolution of a game.
They took the original prototype for the game, and mixed in a behind the scenes look at how the game(s) came about.
Your goal is to find pages throughout the game by avoiding obstacles, and making your way from one level, to the other without dying.
A first person platformer with quite impressive graphics, and audio, especially for a prototype game.
Having said that, this is a prototype, so some areas may feel less impressive than others, where graphics are concerned, but it does not take anything away from the gameplay, which is quite solid.
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
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:
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Discover unknown territories through original land navigation gameplay.
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Explore 60+ levels in 5 unique environments.
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Unlimited original hand drawn maps with regularly updated contents.
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3 exciting game modes adapted for different challenge-seekers.
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Attractive cosmic soundtrack in late 60’s style tailored for each game level.
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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:
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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.
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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.
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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.
