PowBall Renaissance
Welcome to PowBall Renaissance
This isn’t your classic Breakout game or Arkanoid, however, given that is has open endless possibilities of making your own levels, refusing to purchase upgraded ammunition for your weaponry and adjusting levels to that, you can pretty much play this game in any form or shape you want. Classic, Retro, Modern, or PowBall style.
Make no mistake this game comes with over 300+ levels, including those from PowBall Deluxe, the original game for DOS/Windows.
Good news, game runs perfectly smooth, higher resolution support, and even 4K if you are into that. Level Editor that lets you comprise your own set of master levels with gimmicks of your choice using what the game engine has provided. Perhaps the game may require a Workshop functionality so players can share their own level sets for others to play as a bonus (that is entirely up to steam if I am not mistaken).
– Real player with 27.5 hrs in game
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Another clone of arkanoid, but the one which tries a new approach to the genre rather than copying its sucess.
I played the original way back since its original release in 1996 and loved it right away, because it innovated the concept. And this remake is brilliant. Also, it is quite stable since it runs very well on my Toshiba laptop and hasn’t crashed not even once.
Even though I prefer the original, do not miss the chance to try this version. It is simply something you need to try before dismissing it as another Arkanoid rip-off. The concept is the same, the gameplay, is quite different. Go take a ride with it.
– Real player with 18.9 hrs in game
Gravity Oddity
Gravity has vanished. Planets keep shrinking, leading to their certain destruction. In hopes of survival, humans across the universe create colonies on floating land or simply live in their spaceships. Fortunately, Rio Grande Corp. anticipated this disaster and created the Gravity Boots, empowering people to walk on any surface and almost live a normal life.
Rio Grande Corp’s main mission is to make the universe a better space but for unknown reasons, they kidnap your roommate Gary. It could not have been worse for you because you can’t afford the rent by yourself!
Embark on a journey to scout the galaxy alongside Newton, a cute furry friend, and get your roommate back!
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Walk on any surface with your gravity boots, evade blasters and reach new areas with your teleport gun, and tame zero-gravity with your jetpack!
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Loot enemies' spaceships and settlements to find money, supplies, or mods to improve your weapon.
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Combine mods to create the best synergies that match your playstyle.
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Defeat bosses during intense battles and save Gary.
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Customize your avatar, Newton and robot to your impeccable taste.
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Lost Scale: Part One
Stars received: 0.6/10 _ Note: v.5 [0.0 to 1] = personal impressions
[0.2] Controls & Training & Help
[0.1] Menu & Settings
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[0.1] Game Design
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[0] Completion time (level/game)?
[0] is it Enjoyable & Fun?
[0] Could it hold a spot in Favorites? (& if the Game can be repeatedly played again)
[0] BONUS point: Multi-Player related
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Game description key-points: poorly made 2D top view shooter
– Real player with 5.5 hrs in game
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1/10 minimalist top down shooter
into the hidden game abyss with you
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Metal Mind
Metal Mind is a top-down shooting game that combines Mecha transformations and Roguelite, inspired by Metal Max and other Roguelites. You are presented with various American Mechas and thrilling weapons in pixel art. Have fun with transforming your Mechas with hundreds of parts and too many Builds to count!❤
Feedback mailbox：support_en@giant-studio.com
The Fate of the Anthropomorphized AI
AWC, an organization composed of politicians, scientists, engineers, and secret agents, believes that robots should not have sentience and has begun arresting robots around the world to deprive them of their higher functions and enslaving them.
Seeking Free Will (Robot)
As a robot that has awoken, the character will encounter arms dealers, scientists, fellow robots, Chappie, RoboCop, and Pilot on its journey against oppression.Feel and experience what is freedom to a being made of metal and wires.
All Ablaze
Cannon on the shoulder? Defensive armor protecting the body? Equip an astonishing 130mm naval artillery? Everything goes!
Transformation Checklist
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Automata——————————✔
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Projectile ——————————✔
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Load ————————————✔
Remember: Not all transformations provide benefits
Robot Assembly Guide
Build a war machine by assembling four parts and transforming hundreds of times. All assembled parts and applied transformation have their own weight.
Body: Determines survivability. Some come with combat abilities.
Core: Determines Power Cap and Power Restoration Speed.
Actuator: Provides Basic Movement Speed and Max Load. Some come with displacement abilities.
Weapons: Different weapons spin at different speeds and produce different degrees of Heat.
Vapormaze
Vapormaze can be rough around the edges but overall it is a great game and even greater rouge-like. I feel as though the game has a high-ish skill ceiling, as certain mechanics, movement, and gunplay are hard to nail down at first. However, if you continue playing you’ll find that the mechanics become second nature and are fun to use. The game also exceeds aesthetically, as the world and the music are quite unique and different to many other games I have played. The atmosphere of this game is probably its greatest achievement. There are certain mechanics that can be a bit finicky or sometimes annoying, but overall the game is a relaxing and fun experience. I would recommend this game to anyone who is into other rouge-like titles (although I will say this game is a tad bit overpriced, maybe wait for a sale).
– Real player with 26.4 hrs in game
Do you love the OG FPS roguelite HEAVY BULLETS? Do you love the dulcet tones of WINDOWS96?
I do! So I had to pick it up!
TLDR is that I recommend it if you like the aesthetic,and are ok with a work in progress. Otherwise you might find this frustrating.
There are definitely bugs and control issues. But there is also an undeniable quality and craft present as well. I think the good out weights the bad, and the bad will probably get fixed
-STRAY THOUGHTS (can’t really say PROS or CONS just yet)
– Real player with 4.9 hrs in game
Phantom Proxy
Earth is gone. The only remains of humanity are kept alive in cyberspace afterlife.
Only the wealthiest individuals uploaded their souls into the hedonistic binary abyss.
Their servers maintained by the working class software living in sub-level decaying pixels.
ITS TIME TO END THE AFTERLIFE
INTENSE LOCK-ON ROGUE-LIKE COMBAT
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Experience fast-paced arena-shooter combat with unique lock-on aiming system
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Fight in hand-crafted arenas with procedurally generated permutations
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Engage in combat against the deadly Cyber Security Task Force bots
- Find weapons and modify them with random loot that emphasizes player skill!
BE A PART OF THE COMMUNITY
Communicate directly with the developer and fans of the game on the offical discord!
OPEN DEVELOPMENT
See how the game is made by watching developer live-streams on Twitch that include level design, programming, art, and sound creation!****
Power of Ten
What if you took Asteroids, expanded on the gameplay, and gave it a graphics update? that’s Power of Ten. Well-done pixel graphics, good sound effects, and simple but fun gameplay.
The game has little scenarios*, random maps, and weapons pickups, so reminds me a tiny bit of FTL: Faster Than Light, which is nice (I may be a little biased but I love anything like FTL). Power of Ten is made by one guy, and he’s very active on development and feedback in the PoT community which is something I really love seeing. always a good sign.
– Real player with 34.3 hrs in game
Its a fine game. But play space is empty. Just a few planets, astroids, and thats it. Would love you see maybe a passing ship in the background or something to make it move lively. I know its space but come on.
Significant slowdowns and lag may turn people off.
NEEDS multiple updates!
Other than that it makes you feel like a true starfighter. Ships handle great and combat is cool. If its on sale buy it, because itll be a solid game in a while.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
Traveler
Important disclaimer: The current version of the game includes two playable maps, seven unique guns, one melee weapon, and a limited number of weapon attachments. The intention is to release now and continue to build the game with and for you, the players, expanding on maps, weapons, attachments, and other multiplayer features you would like to see.
Flex on your foes
Equip Yourself at the Vendors
Running low on equipment? Talk to the vendors to purchase your next loadout
PvPvE Looting and Shooting
Hit the hot loot areas and get out safely!
Fast-paced Gameplay
Hop in and out of short, high-intensity 10 minute maximum matches!
Sweet Sweet Loot
Collect clothes, armor, weapons, and attachments to customize your character and profit
Additional features: In-game voice chat, customizable weapons
Danger Scavenger
Cautiously Recommend–Feels Very Much Unfinished
Stumbled upon this a few days back, wishlisted it and bought it today on a whim really digging the music and look the game has. Sometimes you strike out, sometimes you hit paydirt. This is paydirt, a diamond in the rough that after time can be awesome.
It’s VERY rough around the edges and definitely could use lots more polish but it’s highly addictive and the fun factor is very strong if you can get past the many nuances that hold this game back from being amazing.
– Real player with 17.2 hrs in game
I’ve written a fairly neutral preview for this game on Gamer Escape, which you can find here: https://gamerescape.com/2020/06/29/preview-danger-scavenger/ . At that time, the game had just switched from being official release to Early Access to address the user feedback based on the mixed steam reivew score (At Gamer Escape we do not do scored reviews for Early Access games)
Within days, the devs for this game have already gone to work with their stated goal: Make the game more appealing to both the twin-stick shooter fans and the roguelike fans whom both had issues with how these mechanics were combined. They have added “Arcade Mode”, which removes the roguelike permadeath mechanics, but also in this mode, each character starts from a different tower, so you get more of a distinct experience with each character in this mode. While it kind of comes off as just a lowered difficulty setting, it does open the game up to a lot of people who find the punishing nature of the roguelike style more frustrating than fun.
– Real player with 14.2 hrs in game
Holomento
Holomento is an indie permadeath RPG focusing on the dangerous quest of passing through the mysterious Eventide Hollow – and rebuilding it step by step.
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Explore a hand-crafted open world featuring procedurally generated dungeons!
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Fight your way through Eventide Hollow – again and again!
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Rebuild the Hollow and release it from its ruinous curse!
EXPLORE
Holomento enables you to write your own story as generations of Travelers pass through a land desperate for help. Open shortcuts, reveal secrets, locate ancient relics, and build improvements to enhance the Hollow for future travels…
…or just invest into the Hollow’s Stonk Market (yes, it’s real) to enrich yourself – we won’t judge!
FIGHT
Due to the curse, travelling through Eventide Hollow is quite dangerous, with many enemies that you will have to deal with. Thankfully, Travelers are well versed in handling all kinds of weaponry, from swords and bows to handguns and… grenade launchers?
Discover a variety of traditional and nontraditional weapons. Upgrade your stats by collecting hundreds of different items, including special weapons, and utilizing item skills to bring destruction to the dark creatures of the Hollow!
Choose from a variety of starting classes! Each class begins with a unique set of items and changes how you will fight your way through the Hollow drastically!
REBUILD
Due to the curse, most towns in Eventide Hollow were destroyed. Now only ruins and corruption indicate what once was a beautiful kingdom. Those that remain are hidden in plain sight. Hope is the only thing left for the surviving inhabitants – but even that is vanishing.
During your journeys, you will have the opportunity to restore the Hollow to its former glory! Upgrading shops and homes, rebuilding towns, and improving the Hollow will help you on your future journeys.
All towns are upgradeable via their shops and storefronts. Each town has a number of common amenities that are uniquely essential to it. Upgraded towns will reward you with many benefits and also allow you access to the local Stonk Market! It allows you to invest in local businesses and grow your influence and wealth throughout the Hollow.
STORY
Eventide Hollow was a lovely kingdom where its people lived in peace. It was once a vast land with free roaming folks and expanding villages, but now it is filled with darkness, strange creatures, and guarded townsfolk. It seems peace doesn’t last forever.
A horrible curse was laid upon the land and Eventide Hollow fell into despair. The source of the curse was also its only protection from it… the Holomento.
The Holomento traps the souls of all who possess it, the mysterious book affixes itself to those who seek passage through the Hollow. If the Traveler dies, their soul is also added to the Holomento before it returns to its resting place awaiting the next traveler.
Once acquired, the book is tied to the soul of the traveler holding it. The Holomento cannot leave the Eventide Hollow and therefore any Traveler who possesses it cannot leave the land.