Even the Ocean
Even the Ocean is an outstanding narrative and platformer with clever puzzles, believable personalities, and quite a long adventure.
- Edit: Probably worth mentioning: It’s of a rare breed of game that can stand on its own merits as a story-driven puzzle-platformer, that also has a message to deliver about society; an existence proof that we can have both, breaking down a dichotomy I’ve seen many people percieve between compelling gameplay and artistic expression in modern games.
I’ve been looking forward to (and following the development of) this game since I played Sean and Joni’s previous game Anodyne, which itself had a wealth of imaginative worlds to explore, each with unique puzzles and atmospheres. Suffice to say, I wasn’t disappointed to find the same wealth of content, crafted with at least as much care and skill as was used in Anodyne. These two clearly know what they’re doing when it comes to game design and development.
– Real player with 63.6 hrs in game
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Even the Ocean is a 2D adventure platformer at a glance filled with a neat mechanic and no enemies. As I played, I came to realize that there were some deeper elements hidden within the game, including some commentary on modern day society as well.
The game’s primary focus seems to be the story. Like many other games, this one is cliched as well. You play as Aliph, who is new to the big city, and an unsuspecting and unassuming potential hero to save the world, through her skills in mechanics. But as the story develops, you do become attached to the character and the simple interactions on a day to day basis with the people around her, waiting for the next chapter to unfold, or does it? The story is really quite nice, well-written, filled with funny dialogue and social commentary, etc.
– Real player with 17.5 hrs in game
Oozi: Earth Adventure
Oozi Earth Adventure is a steam videogame featuring momentous exploration!
A pivotal side scrolling masterpiece with a short buff system!
It delivers a social movement and ingenious behavior!
An invention of Scifi bosses with soul-stirring thrilling suspense!
A greatness quality is how entertaining and remarkable it is!
The spirit of this alien character really makes you turn into a fun forward smile!
Nice opportunity indeed!
It does have a nice challenge with uncertainty possibility parts!
But configures a nifty tutorial for your discoveries to begin!
– Real player with 33.5 hrs in game
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OOZI: An Earth Adventure. An evenly paced colourful plat-former, about 5 hours in story mode but provides additional length through challenge stages unlocked by maximizing designated hidden in game tokens. The Steam leader-boards are an exceptional touch. Not in the vein of Super Meat Boy or any other punishing plat-formers, OOZI is a plat-former that you can actually finish and have a pleasant time while doing so.
Difficulty selection ranges from “Kid” to “Hardcore” though the latter just makes the game slightly more challenging. Players are not punished for failure and retuned to checkpoints with previously collected assets intact, which means that for example, discovered secrets persist on restarting checkpoints.
– Real player with 13.1 hrs in game
Plokoth
Plokoth es un juego atmosférico de plataformas donde contamos sólo con dos habilidades: saltar y dashear. Bajo esta premisa, recorreremos una serie de desafíos que crecerán rápidamente en dificultad. El juego está muy bien pensado, en el sentido de que cada secuencia tiene una resolución más o menos clara, y ejecutarla correctamente sólo dependerá de la habilidad del jugador. Para más ayuda, casi siempre encontraremos un checkpoint tras cada desafío, para no tener que volver a jugar toooda una sección si morimos culpa de un salto mal dado (cosa que sucederá MUCHO). Otra cosa que se agradece, aunque en cierto punto es criticable, es la ausencia de secuencias de muerte; es decir, cuando perdemos, la pantalla se funde a negro un instante, y en seguida retomamos el control del personaje principal. Esto logra que sigamos jugando casi sin pausas a pesar de nuestros fracasos; el problema radica en que muchas veces no estamos 100% seguros de qué fue lo que nos mató, por lo que poco y nada podemos aprender de esos errores.
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
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TLDR: Fix the input lag and this game will be a pleasure to play
Unfortunately I can’t say that this one is worth your time. The art is lovely and the levels are good, but the input lag makes the game annoying to play at best. I’d be happy to give this game a proper playthrough once it functions better but at the moment each stage is impossible without retying it many times to work out the exact points that I need to press jump at. This method falls apart on the more complex levels. One other nitpick I have is that there’s no obvious way to close the game :/
– Real player with 3.4 hrs in game
Alone In a Dream
The Dream Witch lives in a Dreamworld with her only friend, Mr. Prestone.
One day, darkness comes into the Dreamworld, and they kidnap Mr. Prestone.
She goes through the darkness of the world alone to get Mr. Prestone back.
This game is to manipulate the Dream witch with a light 2D platformer game to drive out the darkness that dominates the stage by going through stages and puzzles.
Am Madness
If you are a fan of either old school platform games (like me - I grew up alongside Manic Miner and Miner 2049er), or just enjoy getting your butt handed to you on a plate, you will appreciate this gem of a game.
The developer was obviously aware that it’s hard (no harder than the old-school platformers were, though), so has thankfully
a) provided an ‘easy’ mode where the you get an extra life each level (up to a certain point in the game) and b) dispensed with the falling damage that made the old games so frustrating.
– Real player with 6.8 hrs in game
Am Madness is a somewhat difficult game for me to review. It’s released as a retro revival type game, taking it’s inspiration from ZX Spectrum classics like Jet Set Willy and Manic Miner, intending to capture the spirit of those titles but bring it into the modern age.
The reason that I find it difficult to review, is that I am not of that era of gaming. I don’t have any fond memories of that computer, so when I play a game that is intending to capture the essence of that period of gaming, it doesn’t click with me, I just don’t have the nostalgia.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
BeatBox Runner
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Old School Fun
Enjoy 30 LEVELS of action! BeatBox Runner is a new, challenging platformer that pushes player skill and reflexes to the limit.
Platforming With a Twist
Switch between two states to traverse the traps laid out before you. Platforming meets bullet hell as you switch states to make your way through challenges you haven’t encountered anywhere before.
Unlockable Cosmetics for the Bravest Players
Customize your character! He may be a square, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have style! Push yourself the extra mile and collect cassette tapes spread throughout the levels, and you’ll be able to unlock special cosmetics. From headphones to a snazzy pair of shades…meet the challenge and look good doing it!
BioEntity
Good game! I enjoyed the fast pacing and novel game design approach. Definitely recommend picking up and checking out!
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Bloody and cruel story of toys
This is one of the best games ever made. It’s were you play as a toy and must battle other toys. I have played this game for some time now and I think it is a very fun game. Hope others have enjoyed this game aswell.
– Real player with 49.4 hrs in game
2021 edit: Beat the game, pretty bizarre ending. If you are interested I highly reccomend struggling through the brutal unfforgiving gameplay to see the ending, its like talking to an alien like a real alien,undocumented. If youve seen the movie Memento i highly reccomend beating this game just for the end. The hardest level is level 2 easily,try and stock up as much AMMO AND HP as you can. Use the torpedos to kill bad guys through walls on that level and mash grenades while looking down n mashing jump on the next area.The rest you can figure out. Im interested in tlaking with the dev if he ever reads this..Awesome ending discussion in HELL
– Real player with 18.8 hrs in game
Captain MAYO
Stylish platformer. Hardcore levels based on jumps and character control , played for around 4 hours in one sitting! great detail of art and the music just went along with it! plus a great story
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
Captain Mayo:
The world known as The Fridge is now at peace after a devastatingly long war between two rival kings: the Mighty Onions of Hein Kingdom, and Johnny Mustard, Ruler of the Province Eggplant. The exhausted Captain Mayo is taking a well-earned break to recharge and powers and his cool and cold cabin. The war took a lot out of him, and he hasn’t been feeling the best lately. In fact, he thought he had food poisoning at one stage. Anyhow, he is resting in order to be fit as a fiddle for his mate, Kenny Ketchup’s, wedding with the beautiful Princess Bea of the Hein Kingdom, when suddenly he hears several pressing knocks at his door. His mate Kenny is beside himself, hot and sweaty (yuck, warm ketchup), speaking fast and full of nonsense. But after cooling down, Kenny Ketchup announces to his mate that the eggplants have taken over the Fridge and Johnny Mustard has kidnapped his beloved Princess Bea! Don’t worry Kenny; I’ll save your Princess because I am Captain Mayo!
*– [Real player with 4.0 hrs in game](http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198003030375)*
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## DREAMWORLD
DREAMWORLD is a 2D Platform / Puzzle game, in which the player controls three characters, each with different powers, and he must use them to advance through the levels. The objective is to free the goddess Zuri, guardian of Dreamworld.
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