Alien AI
Keep in mind this is an “early access” game being developed by the good folks at GridSkyGames. This is pretty much a “cat and mouse” game between you and A.I. drones. Having to navigate areas in search for items all the while your food, water and health bar tick down. With limited resources to replenish those bars. At first glance I had issues with some of the mechanics, mostly getting stuck on just about everything. Since the patch game play has felt better, not sure if game mechanics were improved or if I just choose to avoid getting close to anything. The graphic are good complete with atmosphere effects. The voice actress is good but the script still needs a rewrite to pull the player into the story more. This is a game were quick thinking strategy comes into play. You won’t have time for waiting or walking and barely any time for a look around. Be quick enough and you’ll make it to the A.I. base where you’ll lend a hand to the evil A.I. demise.
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game
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I am unable to find berries so I keep dying. I was able to drink from stream, but without berries I keep dying. After dying I have to go back to beginning. VERY annoying!!!
– Real player with 4.7 hrs in game
Abducted: The Night Hunters
Just read!
It’s so sad to see the good game being completely unknown. Perhaps you’re not sure about quality of this game. I understand, - it only has a few reviews, and yep, it’s only made by one person, which usually means that the game wouldn’t be good enough, but this one… is surely exception. Frankly speaking, i also thought it’s going to be something typical, like most of modern indie horror games. And yet, “i gave it a try”, and completely changed my mind. This game is awesome, and here’s why:
– Real player with 19.9 hrs in game
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Awesome game to play, really.
– Real player with 8.7 hrs in game
Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend
I’ve been playing Sigma Team’s games for years, and I really like Alien Shooter 2 - The Legend. As someone who has played through AS2 - Reloaded and ZS2 a bunch of times, there is a LOT that I like in this game that expands on the previous titles in interesting but not too overly complicated ways. But there ARE issues with this game that will hopefully be patched in future updates.
I may make a longer post about pros and cons somewhere in the discussions. But for now, I’m going to share only the most enjoyable pros and annoying cons I’ve experienced in my current play through (not as much of a review for new players as more of a feedback report for the developers and any other players familiar with their games).
– Real player with 362.1 hrs in game
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With update 1.3 the developers finally addressed a major point of criticism: They made the repetitive filler missions optional (destroy X teleporters, kill X aliens, hold position for X minutes, collect X ammo, food, metal, bones, artifacts). Now you can skip them and only do the real campaign missions. This has reduced the amount of mandatory missions to about 70 from a 150 total. This change was very welcome.
At this point I considered a thumbs up, but there’s one thing holding me back: they added an artificial weapon recoil, which makes your crosshair move upwards every single shot. And it only moves up, up, up, and never back. This constantly forces you to reposition your mouse, even when targeting static spots, makes you miss monsters, and shoot walls instead of the actual target. It’s absolutely annoying. This feature has to be removed.
– Real player with 108.8 hrs in game
异形杀手：初现 Alien Killer: Appearance
#### What kind of work is this?
This is a Top Down third person shooting game(TPS) with role playing game(RPG) elements. Hope to bring you different wonderful game experience.
In a remote village in the north of a country, as a meteor streaked across the night sky, a UFO crashed into the valley. The escape of an unnamed creature triggered an official action and the surrounding villagers were evacuated. A female police officer who was arresting the murderer and a male special combat team member who was carrying out the exercise were unintentionally involved in the accident. With a loud noise, it seems that there is a black hole isolated from the world. There are also innocent villagers on the road who can be evacuated in the future. Can our protagonist escape from this black hole like barrier and alien monster? It seems that there is only one blood way out.
The story background of this game comes from an unfinished science fiction suspense novel that the author is creating. This is first adapted into game works. Please look forward to the end of the novel.
#### What are the features of this work?
Feature 1: There are two background story roles for male special combat team members and female police officers, and they can choose different dress styles: light or heavy. And there are a variety of camouflage clothes to match.
Feature 2: Character initial has different talent attributes, which will affect the character’s attribute growth. The talent is skillfully based on the armband images of birds of prey and beasts of prey. Let your soldiers be as brave as a lion, as mysterious as a snow leopard, as firm as a tiger, as sharp as an eagle, as fierce as a grizzly bear, as tough as a wolf, as cold as a snake.
Feature 3: This game has two modes: story mode and survival mode. Story mode takes you to experience the plot, trace the truth, explore the unknown area, and excavate hidden points. Survival mode will have a vast number of alien monsters constantly coming to you, extremely suitable for the pursuit of challenge difficulty of you.
Feature 4: This game not only allows you to have a large number of different firearms, but also UAVs, shoulder guns and other science fiction weapons, as well as a variety of vehicles can be driven. A variety of rich play options for you to choose.
#### Thank you for your support!
Finally, thank you for your support and your time. If you have any good suggestions and comments, you can send them to my email. We will continue to improve and optimize the game. Welcome to leave comments.
ZCREW（Z字特遣队）
I think this is still kind of pre-release, so the final product may be much different… and I really hope it does end up so. It’s very unpolished and the movement/physics are wonky as hell. Does not stack up to Helldivers or other games like that. The knock-down mechanic seems like utter BS and is basically an automatic death sentence.
The game is 50% off right now and, I suppose, I spent more time playing it (~2 hours) than I would have gotten for $5 for most other sources of entertainment, but if you’re looking for anything beyond a “$5 game” then I would look elsewhere unless this really gets polished up before official release.
– Real player with 26.2 hrs in game
I don’t know what, but something wrong with this shooter.
You have weapons, you have enemies, but no action, no interesting situations, interesting enemies.
I did run it few times, but maximum - 2 fights and game boring me(
After developer response I tried it once more.
All in all - the same. And found some bugs, like broken mission, character spawned in object after death.
After the mission 10 - not enought ammo on missions. For all classes.
Purple and blue loot dissappered very fast. In a battle no a time for looting, and some major loot dissappeared and it’s sad.
– Real player with 23.9 hrs in game
Botland Chronicles
The world is ruins and the only hope left is a tiny, prototype combat robot with a quirky attitude…
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Experience a classic, side-scrolling, action platformer experience inspired by classics from the mid-90’s.
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Battle tons of enemies using a variety of special power-ups.
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Fight alongside mysterious allies that join you along the way.
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Take on the alien invaders with a friend, in two-player online co-op.
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Follow this funny little robot as he sets out to do the only thing he knows how.
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Fully voiced for your listening pleasure.
Future plans:
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Experience an all-new Hard Mode for a modern twist on a classic genre.
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Controller support for a truly classic feel.
Can you repel the aliens and save the planet from total destruction?
The Purge Day
Pretty awkward and bad. It’s a stationary shooter, and you’re exposed to strange polygonal creatures that come at you from the distance. The first level (I could not complete) had aliens, which was nice, but they just come at you, and if they touch you once your dead. The game is therefore you making sure they all get shooted in the head from a distance, and you have to use a bad non-VR conducive cross hair. Ideally, the game would be better, and more dynamic, and you’d aim down the sights like a real gun, like every other VR shooter does.
! Reminds me of Area 51 from back in the day, but that game was better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkECztX1rMQ
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
Great game, Well worth the $3! Works really well with the oculus rift and doesn’t require the use of Steam VR (My Steam VR doesn’t work, So any game that works without Mandatory SteamVR support is awesome!).
It’s real fun and my nephews enjoy playing this game a lot!
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
The Patcher: The 1st Open Beta
“The Patcher” is a full-scale tactical multi-player action VR game.
Be strong! Be ambitious!
You must choose a faction – either ‘Junkmol’ or ‘Skymagg’ – as a Patcher of the Neo JS City. By fighting numerous battles, you will obtain weapons, revamp them, and gain experience. Every weapon and skill have degree of proficiency as you play, so you’ll get stronger as you level up.
Hybrid Multi-play
Don’t forget that you’re one of the factions, even if you fight against monsters on the battlefield. Cooperate with your fellow Patchers! If you succeed in defeating a mighty monster with others, you might get a chance to obtain a rare item. However, when you come across an opponent of the other faction, it’s best to attack right away or retreat and bring in your allies. Your instant decision is critical in each battle.
Various Game Modes
The war between two factions ends only when one side ultimately falls. Get ready for the best result!
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‘Deathmatch’: Create a party to fight the other faction.
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‘Conquest War’: Occupy the enemy’s territories for as long as possible, by any means.
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‘Boss Raid’: Defeat the giant boss with your party members. However, you’re not the only hunters there. Compete with the other faction for the throat of the boss.
Strategic Action Combat
Since the past, the Patchers have fought strategically with three weapons: a sword, gun, and bow. Of course, each weapon has its own characteristics, but you must find which one works best for you and become skillful at using it. The weight, reach, accuracy, and control of each weapon is vastly different and is key to your tactics.
The Storyline of “the Patcher”
_‘Neo JS City’ was once the most beautiful city, and there was a reason for it. The upper classes wanted to get rid of anything they saw as dirty and trivial. That’s why they decided to move all the unpleasant facilities – like the sewage treatment plant and the prison – underground.
Meanwhile, some people illegally and secretly settled in these underground facilities. Their habitation was called the ‘Patch Build’, and they called themselves the ‘Patchers’.
But the environment around the Patch Build was more severe than they expected. Survival got harder and harder. This caused a rupture in the community. Some said pioneering a new land for a better future was be the way to go. Others wanted to stick to the existing land and refine what they already had.
Now, you must follow one of them – and choose your fate!_
幸存者 星星之火 | Survivor Spark
«幸存者 星星之火 | Survivor Spark» Review(En/RUS)
[Indie / Sci-Fi / 3D / Shoot ’em up / Twin Stick Shooter]
Gameplay:
«Review(En):»
In this shooter, not only weapons will help you survive, but also the jumps.
Enemies kill you with one shot. After death, the hero continues the game from last checkpoint.
You can pick up upgrades, but the weapon boxes do not highlights.
It’s difficult to understand what you can break and which item is the decor. There are a lot of enemies, the gameplay is very complex and dynamic, you do not have time to look at the environment.
– Real player with 0.7 hrs in game
Strain Tactics
tl;dr - if you can endure the clunkiness of the UI, frustrating game mechanics, poor tutorial and lack of instructions/familiarisation in the early stages of the game, you will enjoy the squad-based controllable tactical experience that is unique in its own fun way. One of few games I played where a poor initial impression ended with a “definitely recommend” review.
Coming from games like Door Kickers and Running with Rifles, I was interested to see Strain Tactics recommended within the game genre. My initial impressions were….disappointing. After the first 2-3 tutorial levels, you were just dropped straight into the battlefield with little to no understanding of what to do next other than “kill no less than 42 strains per mission to avoid base invasions, keep killing until you prove worthy then join the final assault”. This becomes a pattern as the game mechanics are often explained a few short texts; reading the hints at the outpost/talking to the helibase crew provided very little extra knowledge. For example, the demonstration of your starter troop’s morale and traits system did not showcase what its benefits/drawbacks are (granted Combat Engineer’s 50% damage reduction trait isn’t visible). I only understood it when I had the first-hand experience of seeing my Decon blow two squadmates to pieces with a panicked shotgun discharge, or seeing Inka’s Xenophobia execute my medic who was only scratched with a minor infection who CLEARLY had decon pills (we’ll get back to Inka later). The game is littered with consumables, weapons, items, or troop unlocks which does not make the distinction of which one to use, keep, or sell off. Stats such as max weapon range vs detection range vs optimal attack range had me confused for hours. You pretty much have to learn by experience and if it doesn’t fit your playstyle, well too bad keep playing until you unlock the next thing and hope that one works out. Not only that, despite the game telling you troopers will only fire at the optimal range to reduce friendly fire, you will have the ominous experience of “Did your piss-poor just friendly-fire your squadmate again??!”. Couple the brain-dead AIs with poor pathfinding and a UI designed for mobile games, the game just creates an unrewarding learning experience that showed its fun potential…but missed its mark and in no way comes close to the two games I mentioned above.
– Real player with 67.2 hrs in game
Strain Tactics is RTS strategy, set in a post-apocalyptic world where bodybags are pokeballs and human trafficking is an acceptable business practice.
I’ve played a bit and will probably play some more. I recommend this to anyone who likes squad based strategy games. Included below are a bunch of pros and cons that I’ve come up with in about two hours of play. The game is fun, but is held back by UI problems (which makes it seem like it was for a touch screen primarily). The only time I found the UI actually intuitive was the Heli weapon fire screen, where the UI and big buttons were actually not that bad.
– Real player with 62.0 hrs in game