Rocket Wars
A frantic action ship shooter with a huge variety of unlocks and visuals. The weapons offer a good assortment of strategy and defense. The ship customization caters to your playstyle by offering different stats depending on how you like to blow others up. Fully able to level up and compete against bots, but as with most games, it’s way more fun with friends. A good choice if you are looking for that old arcadey feel and have a few buds over for game night.
– Real player with 6.3 hrs in game
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So, I have this cousin who studies in another region of the country, and comes here almost every weekend.
I took the habit of buying local-multiplayers games just to play with him. I was checking the store for discounted local-multi games the other day, and came across this title.
First thing I thought was “Man, this looks cool and fun!” and I immediately bought it.
I can totally say this game is worth its price.
**** REVIEW ****
PROs:
- Fun gameplay and good variety of gamemodes and spaceships to use.
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Speed Mazing
I’m not sure how I stumbled across this game but its a really fun little party game. It kinda reminds of Micro Maniacs back on the PSX even though this doesn’t have weapons, or anything like that, it feels similar. You have to race against the clock to get to the finish square in 1 player. In local MP you are competing with other players to reach the finish square first.
The 1 player is essentially time trial across certain levels and unlocking Gold, Silver and Bronze achievement times.
The MP is local only but its a lot fun if you have people to play with. As with these types of games its reliant on playing with other people to get the most fun out of it but its great for short play bursts with friends if you have people to play with.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
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FROG X BIRD
Once upon a time a frog
Croaked away in Bingle Bog
Every night from dusk to dawn
He croaked awn and awn and awn
Other creatures loathed his voice,
But, alas, they had no choice,
And the crass cacophony
Blared out from the sumac tree
At whose foot the frog each night
Minstrelled on till morning night
Neither stones nor prayers nor sticks.
Insults or complaints or bricks
Stilled the frogs determination
To display his heart’s elation.
But one night a nightingale
In the moonlight cold and pale
– Real player with 17.3 hrs in game
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This game is EPIC fun. Brings back the old Joust days with a modern twist. I used this as a party game and we ended up playing for hours. Get 4 controllers and challenge your friends.
the basketball mode is incredible. Get the ball through the rings, so simple yet so challenging when youre friends are trying to hijack you.
I would highly recommend this to anyone interested in local gameplay and connecting with friends.
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
Mealmates
amazing art style, addictive mini games, super cool character designs. overall a very fun game! it even became my most favorite comfort distraction 🥺💚
– Real player with 58.2 hrs in game
Do you want to play a party game without breaking friendships? Then mealmates is for you. This sequel is a direct upgrade from the first game, where you can do more than just spoil your mealmate, play minigames and give him away to be eaten. You can customize your mealmate with clothes you can find in the “neighbourhood”, cook recipes which can later be bought in the shops and unlock things by completing achievements.
The replayability is GOLD, the music is GOLD, the game itself is just GOLD.
Worth the money. Some day I will invite my friends to give this a try.
– Real player with 19.3 hrs in game
12 orbits
Wow. Wow, wow, wow. For this price, I have never played a game with this much quality. The 3D graphics are stunning and are sometimes not seen in games worth $5 or more. Again, the game is worth buying just for its quality. Not to mention the control screen is as easy as pressing a button. The game is as simple as that, too! However, we haven’t even gotten to the actual game yet.
So, what is the game, you ask?
This game has 4 different modes with 7 total variations total. Arena and Trails are free-for-all modes, Blizzard and Multiball are team modes, and Arena, Trails, and Blizzard have practice variations. For every mode, there are 7-8 maps you can play on. On these map, there are circles of various sizes and location through it. After you select your button, you can press the button when in the circles to go around them in an orbit (hence “orbits” in the title). When you press your button outside the circle, you dash forward, which can be beneficial or hurtful, depending on the mode. You can always tell the direction of your character by looking at where the arow points. It never breaks physics, but it is helpful for when you have a lot of characters on the screen, and a small bit of color isn’t enough to keep your eye focused. In addition, there are modifications for the four multiplayer modes, giving you flexibility and countless arangements of fun! Lastly, if you are in a circle and an opponent or sphere hits you, your orbit will break unless you hit your button immediately afterwards. Alright, let’s go on to the modes!
– Real player with 25.6 hrs in game
TL;DR - A simple look with a simple mechanic. Good amounts of options, yet feels pretty samey after a while. It’s a party game that really tries, but never reaches it’s true potential. 7/10
12 orbits seemed interesting. The ability to play with 12 players with the usage of just a button each is incredible. With simple taps, everyone would take control their character without losing focus on what lies ahead. The concept comes together in four different modes that anyone can get into easily. The major question is, obviously, are these modes even entertaining to play. Personally I had a hard time figuring this out.
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
The Otterman Empire
I found this game lots of fun to play, especially with a few friends.
The game is simple enough to learn which makes it great for a quick party game.
The visuals are pleasing to look at with several cool locations and a selection of quirky and unique characters (including a few non-otters) to pick from, my favourite being the otter “Lyra”.
Each character has their own abilities and attacks to keep gameplay feeling fresh, some abilities are really cool like “Noah” who bombards a target are with fish. Its all very fun.
– Real player with 32.5 hrs in game
I’ve been following this game for a couple of years now and had the pleasure of playing it at different stages throughout it’s development at events organised by the creators, so it’s great to see it released! It’s great to be playing it at home! Now I just need to make some friends and for C19 to disappear so I can enjoy the local multiplayer to it’s fullest!
I’ve not played any split-screen multiplayer since buying it, but that’s mainly because of what I just said, and because I already know that part of the game is awesome! No doubt I’ll be playing some split-screen soon though! I just needed to get some practice in before playing against the girlfriend. I’d never hear the end of it if she beat me :P
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
Neighborhorde
I LOVE this game, it has a great artstyle, awesome weapons and enemies, and is it has an amazing replayability value.
I originally bought this game because my friend and I were bored and needed something to do, not knowing what I had gotten myself into. The game starts you out looking at a group of animals sitting on a couch together, but as soon as you get into the game you think to yourself, “Huh, this game looks pretty empty.” Then, five rounds later your like, “This game is too easy, give me a challenge.” and then the next round you are just killing some robots and then BAM you get kidnapped by a demon snowman that takes you into a corner and repeatedly beats the everliving shiz out of you. I have only played the game a little while now but holy crap this game is entertaining as heck and I still don’t understand why it isn’t more popular. Overall, I give it a 9/10, the only thing they could’ve done to make it better is to add some more gamemodes.
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
I stumbled across this game late one evening. I threw it on my wishlist and waited for it to release. I saw it came out a few days ago and decided “what the heck”. Man, am I glad I did. I absolutely adore Neighborhorde. I have to say, the looks, design, and overall aesthetic is fantastic. The cheery fun visuals and the 90’s toybox theme is wonderful. For 4.99 there is tons of content/replayability. Unlockable “hats” and levels as well as the “roguelike” in-run upgrade system have made it a staple already with my roomates. After we had played it for around an hour we already had the theme stuck in our heads. the controls are super tight too! I purposely go out of my way to buy couch coop games. I have a cooler master scout 2 case with a gtx 1070 that is perfect to take to parties. I have 4 wireless xbox one controllers and 4 wireless 360s. Steam couch coop games are always hits. For 4.99 this game is a total steal and totally worthy of being in my collection.
– Real player with 5.3 hrs in game
Boomerang Fu
Boomerang Fu is, at first, a simple game. You’re a Fruit. I mean, excluding Eggplants. And Avocados. Ok, fine, it’s not a Fruit Game, but a Fruit/Vegetable/Grain/Drink/Ice Cream/Sushi/Bacon game. Each character oozes personality, some in a literal sense, others roll around a bit more.
Anyway, as the title says, it’s all about Boomerangs. You throw boomerangs, slash with boomerangs, catch your own boomerang, kick boomerangs out of peoples hands, turn into a box & get hit with a boomerang, etc. You’ve got 3 (4 technically) buttons, 1 stick. Simple to pick up, hard to master, but outstanding fun at all skill levels.
– Real player with 59.9 hrs in game
Amazingly fun little game.
And my kids (5 & 7) just love it!
It may appear a bit violent at first glance, but it’s not that violent.
You mostly cut food items or break and occasional cup.
No blood or gore or anything.
The game easy to play - even a child can do it.
So kids enjoy it very much.
The bot enemies on lower difficulties are also quite easy to overcome, so the kids can even play the game by themselves.
Other than various characters (that only differ in their graphics) the game also offers various levels, with different game mechanics (levers that allow you to kill enemies by moving the environment, moving ground, ice, trees that hide you, etc.)
– Real player with 23.9 hrs in game
Knight Squad 2
❤ Audience ❤
☑ Beginner
☑ Casual Gamer
☑ Normal Gamer
☑ Expert
☼ Graphics ☼
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☑ Good
☐ Beautiful
☐ Fantastic
♬ Music ♬
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☑ Good
☐ Beautiful
☐ Fantastic
☠ Difficulty ☠
☐ Easy
☐ Average
☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
☐ Hard
☐ Unfair
§ Bugs §
☐ Bugs destroy the game
☐ Lots of bugs
☑ Few Bugs
☐ You can use them for speedrun
☐ Nothing encountered
☯ Story ☯
☑ There is none
☐ Bad
☐ Alright
☐ Good
☐ Fantastic
⚔ Gameplay ⚔
☐ Frustrating
☐ Sleepy
☐ Boring
☑ Fun
☑ Challenging
– Real player with 23.8 hrs in game
I’m not gonna talk about the game mechanics and what It’s about - there are multiple reviews for it (or watch some videos)
I will only say this:
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It has a cross platform (PC, Xbox and Switch)
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Only the host most own the game (other players will download “Knight Squad 2 Trials”)
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the game is REALLY cheap for what it offers (I thought it will cost like 25 €)
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There are no microtransactions - You have 8 knights at the start - all other knights you will unlock though challenges
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Everything that Knight Squad 1 was bad about - This game fixed it (at least for me)
– Real player with 21.9 hrs in game
Mana Go Round
Prove yourself the best spell caster in the world; use your magic circles and win the Mana Go Round Tournament!
Flip and drop mana into matching circles. (Even amateur casters can do it!)
Rotate magic circles when nothing’s falling into place. (Go for big, or even HUGE, magic circles like a pro!)
But be prepared for tough rivals who will overload you with mana! (Don’t forget to return the favour.)
Battle it out against up to 5 others in intense local multiplayer matches. (Watch for falling mana!)
Features:
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Play with up to 6 people in multiplayer mode! (Play Story Mode to unlock characters.)
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Relax with some hand-crafted puzzles.
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A quirky story featuring Alice as she tries to win the Mana Go Round tournament.
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Use a keyboard or a controller.
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Support for multiple languages including English (Canadian), English (US), English (UK), and Japanese. Plus UI only in Chinese (Traditional), and French.
