June
Accompany June on her journey to rescue her kidnapped father and explore the abandoned city of the ancestors. Follow the clues to find the entrance to an ancient underground facility and discover its dark secrets. Find your way through dark, atmospheric hallways and solve complex logic puzzles to progress further. Use all the movement tools in your arsenal to traverse the levels, but be careful: Nobody who dared to enter the city ever returned alive …
Without any weapons, your only option is to remain undetected. Should you be seen, you will have to use your mobility and wits to get away.
There is no skill tree, no experience system. Whether you succeed or fail depends only on your skills as a player.
Read More: Best Parkour Female Protagonist Games.
Cloudbuilt
This game is absolutely stellar. I doubt I will play anything better this year, or perhaps even in years to come.
First and foremost, this game grants the player absolute control over the character. The movement is fast and responsive, and the more you learn about the game, the better you can maneuver, to the point where you can do things you never would have thought possible at first. This sense of control is absolutely wonderful because I can apply both my reflexes and timing as well as my puzzle-solving skills to the level in front of me. The level design features branching paths that allow you to tackle the level many different ways, and give the player a sense of exploration. Will you go the easier and slower path, take more difficult shortcut, or will you look for the perfect jump to create your OWN shortcut? The game also allows you to place your own checkpoints, and unlike They Bleed Pixels, they actually mean it, meaning that you get to tackle the level before you on your own terms without compromising the difficulty.
– Real player with 120.5 hrs in game
Read More: Best Parkour Anime Games.
So close…so very very close. This would have been a GOTY contender for me but it slips and wobbles
hard
I’ll start with the good: Cloudbuilt is basically Sonic Generations. Remember boosting to beat your time and precision, quick twitch platforming within a level that has multiple pathways? It’s here. Maybe the budget isn’t, but the excitement and speed definitely is. As is the creativity, only difference here is levels have more vertical movement and therefore aren’t as fast, but the idea is the same.
– Real player with 18.2 hrs in game
Grapple Hoops
This game is pretty cool.
Grappling Hoops plays like a Spider-Man NBA Jam, where you swing around with a grappling hook and use a basketball to score hoops / dunks and take out enemies.
This gameplay feels very fun and energetic and really emphasizes speed and precision.
Unfortunately a good number of levels are rather boxed-in to really grapple around quickly, that’s doesn’t make them bad levels, but they don’t play to the main mechanic of the game making them a bit out of place.
That said, I believe there will be enough levels with variety to satisfy all the game-play styles that the game offers.
– Real player with 15.6 hrs in game
Read More: Best Parkour Basketball Games.
I love this game. There are a few bugs and problems, which is to be expected with a game that has released today. Andrew nailed the combat and mechanics down, all though some of the story mode levels don’t fit the game(Their very small and cluttered, allows them to be prettier but you get stuck on small little props) I think with levels more like the floor is lava, and the original demo ones the game will be perfect. Bosses are really cool, all though I expected that I would have to perfectly dodge the hammer, and then dunk on it, instead of throwing a basket ball at it which can hit it anywhere. The mech enemy I was able to cheese by constantly grapple kicking, and tossing the basket ball. The droid boss however was really fun. It allowed me to pick up great speeds, and it was super fun dodging the bullets. Going to graphics this game is beautiful. I love the cartoon/toon shader. It looks great. I will end my review here, and my rating is 8/10.
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
Impulsion
Impulsion is an odd game, that occupies quite the peculiar niche in terms of gaming.
The first thing that is important to note before considering picking up Impulsion is that the game is NOT a puzzle game, despite it’s aesthetic and game mechanics relating very similar to those of Portal and Antichamber, Impulsion functions more as a challenging first person shooter experience, in no way does this game involve solving puzzles.
The second thing, Impulsion is crafted by hand, inside out, to be speedran. Currently, the game suffers from a lack of content (only 25 levels and an extremely brief, confusing, story). Realistically, the only replay value in the game comes with speedrunning. Personally, as a veteran first person shooter speedrunner, I was able to complete the game in one and a half hours, from startup to “the end” screen. A player as skilled as me could completly refund the game, having experienced the full game, because there are no secrets or collectables of any sort. Because of this, I would only currently recommend this game as a speedrunning game.
– Real player with 46.9 hrs in game
I already reviewed the game but I figured I redo it.
Should you get this game? Yes. Is it fun? Yes. Does it have flaws? Yes.
What works:
-
Combining fast-paced platforming with fast-paced aiming was brilliant. The best parts of my two favorite genres.
-
The forcefield gun is really innovative and fresh, like portal, it’s one of those mechanics where, when you play the game, you wonder why nobody had ever thought of it until now
-
You control the pacing, if you want to rush in, die, and rush in again, you can. If you want to take it slow and try to complete it more methodically, you can.
– Real player with 15.4 hrs in game
Evasilix
Game Description
Control B-854, a brand-new testing robot coming right from the factory, created to be put at test in a huge facility filled with testing rooms, deadly traps, trains, and secrets!
Jump, dash, roll, and run with a unique movement system as you progress into the games and unfold the truth that lies behind evasilix!
Key Features
-
A new way to play
Control your character differently than from other games, with the unique movements system that comes with evasilix!
On the left side of your screen, you will see various buttons that you can interact with your keyboard, each button representing one movement. By default, you select a movement with WASD and Trigger it with SPACE.
This system allows you to have a unique learning progression from level to level, putting your skill and your adaptation to test from easy to hard.
-
25 unique levels
Face more than 25 levels, each having their unique layers and mechanics! Those levels include parkours, boss, and even train levels!
If you are stuck in one level, don’t worry! You can do the levels of a same area in the order you want!
-
A huge HUB filled with secrets
Explore a huge hub divided into 6 areas, each of them having their ambiance and style. This hub is also filled with a vast quantity of secrets of all kinds: puzzles, mazes, monsters, and other weird stuff… So keep your eyes open!
-
4 difficulty modes
-
Normal
-
Impossible: Middle respawn removed, traps added, and more
-
Mirror Normal: World inverted!
-
Mirror Impossible: The hardest way to play the game, impossible + mirror combined
This allows you to have great replayability, especially if you are always looking for a harder challenge!
-
-
35 minutes long “movie”
Have you ever heard about the most intelligent living form called X1218?
As you progress into the game, unfold the story of X and reveal the truth that lies behind Evasilix!
Do you have what it takes for Evasilix?
Bob and Prickle
Bob and Prickle is a fast-paced platformer shooter game where you fight against the evil company NZT who is hellbent on ruling the city of Lightbul. You control Bob, a self proclaimed superhero, (who is actually just an unemployed fat guy) and his assistant Prickle.
Fire up your jet pack and get ready to shoot all the enemies who stand in your way because NZT created a drug called ‘catrik’ which transforms humans into a new form known as Mazloms. You will encounter many Mazloms along your journey, but don’t worry because Professor Mellon Elusk is there to help. Choose your favorite weapon and show NZT just how powerful you are!
Although Bob and Prickle are polar opposites, the relationship between them is very special. The “Jumping Cholla” as they call themselves will both take part in saving Lightbul with many jokes and roasts along the way. With Prickle’s special powers you will be able to do so much more than you can imagine, it will add a great atmosphere while playing.
Bob and Prickle is set in the 2040s where flying cars and robots are the norm, but despite these technological advancements, you will still feel a sense of familiarity as you explore the world. In order to destroy NZT, you need to track and takedown those who work there while also encountering different bosses and enemies along the way.
The action won’t stop in Lightbul, you will always use your guns and call Prickle for his special powers, these two won’t fear anything. They may not be the best people for the job but they will try to get it done somehow. Bob was a mall cop, but there are no other brave men who Prof. Elusk can use to save the city, so Elusk is the brains and Bob is the muscle – Prickle is just here to make sure Bob doesn’t screw things up. Each plan will involve a lot of shooting, jumping from flying cars, and helping out everyone in need.
B&P is coming in the first quarter of 2020 and will feature:
-
Fast and smooth gameplay
-
Addictive shooting mechanics
-
Involving story
-
A lot of bang bangs
-
Variation of weapons, bombs and powers
-
Humor and dead jokes
Downward
There are some very good things about this game, but the bottom line is that I cannot recommend it to anyone.
The best thing about Downward, and what made me want to play it in the first place, is the explorable world, which opens up to you more and more as you gain certain abilities (the Metroidvania genre). This promise is essentially fulfilled, with plenty of environmental challenges in many carefully crafted levels. It’s wonderful to discover a new area, or to go back to an area you visited a while ago only to find new delights and secrets available to you.
– Real player with 17.6 hrs in game
File under: surprisingly great first person open world platforming/exploration game.
There’s been some sort of disaster brought about by the arrival of three planets. Almost everyone’s been wiped out, but this isn’t the type of apocalypse that makes everything look brown. In fact, once you appear out of nowhere, one of the first places you get to is downright paradisiacal.
The land you’ll get to wander around in is divided into large, intricately designed areas, all beautifully rendered and most of them boasting a great eye for verticality. Your next goal is always marked, but you’re free (and encouraged!) to go off-track chasing the thousands of collectibles littered everywhere. You could just chase the objective marker, but then you’d miss out a ton of places and most of the fun the game has to offer.
– Real player with 15.8 hrs in game
Praesidium
If you like running/speedrun type of games you will love this. If you’ve enjoyed watching speedrunners, but feel you don’t have the patience of learning an entire game and all of it’s skips and glitches, you will enjoy this game as the better times that are being posted for each level is less than a minute. (I challenge anyone to beat my time on level 3 of 44.88 seconds. I know I will be very soon.)
Currently there is only 3 levels, but it’s more than enough content to really dig your teeth into.
– Real player with 11.5 hrs in game
Praesidium Review
Thank you very much for releasing your game for free on Steam for us to try.
I have spent some extensive time playing your game, attempting to beat all three levels and achieve the best times. To begin I would say that although I had fun, I would describe my experience as frustrating. This futuristic robot jumping adventure definitely took me by surprise. It took me around 5 hours to realise a fundamental part of the game is about exploring the maps in detail to find the best routes to take and then the next 5 hours desperately trying to cut seconds off my times, a secret ledge here, a long jump there and a sigh of relief when I finally reached the goal.
– Real player with 10.0 hrs in game
Sky Tracers
Project currently on hold. The future of the project is unknown, but you can still follow and wish list to show your support.
Jump over rooftops, scale sky scrapers and fight off hostile robots as you master the almost infinite depth of rocket parkour. Find and carve your very own path through challenging courses in a frantic multiplayer race.
Features:
-
Race against other players and compete for the fastest time on each stage.
-
Additional game modes to be announced.
-
Customize your character.
-
Hang out with other players in social areas between matches
More info coming soon!
TRON RUN/r
A very fun game to play, right off the bat. Though, it may look like just another endless runner, it’s really more than that. It’s more like an action/runner with a finish line.
The graphics are gorgeous… that part is obvious. The music is pretty awesome as well. I highly recommend that you play this game with a good surround sound system.
The levels start out fairly simple and at boot, it teaches you how to use certain basic moves, to help you maneuver around the obstacles. As you progress to each new level, things get more challenging, but it’s nothing you can’t possibly master. The controls are very sharp, so if you goof up, you’ll know it was your fault and not the game itself (unless you experience a glitch, which I will discuss later in this review).
– Real player with 151.3 hrs in game
I avoided writing a review for TRON RUN/r for quite a while because I couldn’t answer one basic question: “Do you recommend this game?”
The truth is, I’m not sure. If we’re talking about going back in time and talking to myself when it first came out, then yes, I would absolutely recommend the game to myself. If I’m talking to any die-hard TRON fans, or fans of speedruns or other runner games, then yes, I would recommend it. But I still have the free giftable copy of the game I bought with the Deluxe Edition, and I haven’t tried to gift it to any of my friends. The niche of this game is very small, and it was tainted on release with the smell of “microtransactions” and is tainted now by lack of support. The short version is that this game is an enjoyable but deeply flawed mess.
– Real player with 79.9 hrs in game