BOT.vinnik Chess: Winning Patterns
I didn’t like this quite as much as Combination Lessons. Some of it felt too similar to the material already covered. That said, is it worth the time & money to buy and play this one? Oh absolutely heck yes. You definitely want to get and play both if you play Chess.
What would I like to see more of? Bot.vinnik opening moves & mid-game strategies. I need these to exist.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
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Not gonna lie here: presentation is awful, but hell if this isn’t a GREAT game to learn more about chess. I was seriously and very pleasantly caught off guard by this one.
VERY recommended for chess amateurs and veterans alike, it’ll teach you some chess concepts and present you with situations that’ll help you think 2-3 moves in advance and hopefully improve your board vision and playstyle, definitely the kind of thing every chess enthusiast should look into.
– Real player with 2.5 hrs in game
THE IMPOSSIBLE
This game has been in my wishlist, waiting for the release. I bought and downloaded this game, almost as soon as it was in my notifications, and played it straight away. I wasn’t disappointed. It’s funny, in a weird way. It’s quite minimalist, which isn’t a bad thing for this kind of game.
You really need to focus on what you see, or don’t see? I don’t want to spoil it for anyone.
There’s steam achievements to collect along the way, as you get further into the labyrinth of puzzles to solve.
I also love the music that accompanies the game, it’s not annoying like some game music can be.
– Real player with 7.8 hrs in game
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Decent optical illusion based puzzle game with good relaxing music.
I liked it and I can see it having more replay ability than other puzzle games but I would make a few changes to it.
First, it would be nice to see what level you’re on and also to have some added complexity or even obstacles in higher levels.
And I’m not sure what the point of the AI messages are as it adds nothing to the actual game play but I don’t exactly hate it either.
Overall a pretty good game for the price.
6/10
– Real player with 1.5 hrs in game
BOT.vinnik Chess: Late USSR Championships
Improve your chess knowledge and learn some history with commented puzzles out of anthological matches from the late USSR Chess Championships (1970s, and 80s)
■ Learn the theory behind the strategy
■ 150+ theory backed “best-move” chess puzzles
■ Famous matches organized by chess Masters in 16 chapters to elevate your knowledge
■ Made for chess enthusiasts by chess enthusiast
■ Have fun with BOT.vinnik’s peculiar sense of humor!
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BOT.vinnik Chess: Opening Traps
Moves a bunch of pieces around the board very quickly without giving you much time to take in what is happening on the board, nor explaining why, tells you it’s a popular move (which one? all of them? black or white?). Then demands you “Find the BEST move!”. Well that depends doesn’t it? What am I trying to achieve? So I start moving what ‘I think’ is the best move. Nope, that was wrong and it doesn’t mind telling you in no uncertain terms. I try another. Wrong again! Only this time i’m being patronised. WTH?! Instead of berating me for getting it wrong, tell me what my objective is and explain why moving a certain piece is preferable over moving another. I might actually learn something useful within Chess and not what a waste of oxygen I am.
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Cool game !
It is a great way to test your chess knowledge,
in my case it was a fun way to learn all the opening traps!
If you like chess this is a must have,
Very recommended!
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
Dreamjob: Programmer
Dreamjob: Programmer is a super easy and fun way to get you started with programming. With hundreds of missions, each one carefully adjusted to your level of expertise with coding, you will get into the shoes of a real programmer! Soon you will know how to create and monetize enough assets to buy a home, an exclusive yacht, or even a private island! Each place can be decorated by items you buy in a sim-shop and many of them may be enchanted by your code, making them uniquely interactive. As your programming skills keep getting better, you can change your life - earn more money, perform more difficult tasks, and become a real IT guy!
Making a long story short - if you are looking for a good coding learning game, Dreamjob: Programmer is the perfect match!
Learn programming from zero!
Start your adventure with the simplest approach to programming ever created: Visual Scripting Editor. Place and connect the proper blocks to create programs. The concepts you learn here will help you learn real programming in languages like Python, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, and more! Smooth and fun gameplay in our coding game will make you have a great time while learning.
Gain XP and learn new skills!
Starting with the legendary “Hello world” program, you will solve more and more complex tasks and acquire new skills that will let you understand real programming concepts like:
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Math and logical operations
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Conditional statements
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Loops
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Arrays and dictionaries
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…and many, many more!
Upgrade your hardware
Earn lots of cash by solving more and more prestigious jobs. Upgrade your computer, monitor, mouse, seat, desk, and the whole place you live in! All this to play and learn even more efficiently.
Program anything!
Have a hot coffee every day at 8 AM, program a toaster to give you fresh toasts at 10 AM, and make lights turn red when someone is approaching your home! In Dreamjob: Programmer game you can change the world around you.
Get some actual Python source code working!
Besides solving tasks with the visual editor, you will have the opportunity to try yourself with the actual Python source code. And, by doing so, to launch a rocket to outer space. How cool is that? Our coding learning game has two endpoints - teach you to program and keep you entertained!
Why should you give Dreamjob: Programmer a shot?
In today’s world, the work of a programmer is associated with prestige, performing interesting tasks, and good money. No wonder so many people want to learn to code. After deciding to give it a shot, they often ask themselves - how to start? Buy an expensive course? Enroll in college? Well, there is a much cheaper and easier way. Dreamjob: Programmer will let you understand the world of programming. Thanks to our coding learning game you will understand how it works - starting from simple, basic issues, ending at complex, rewarding tasks.
Dreamjob: Programmer is a programmer’s career sim / code learning game. Inspired by The Sims, Monument Valley, and Minecraft.
Mouse Hunter
I bought the game with $1.50 and that was a mistake.
I take purchasing this game as a life lesson to not impulse buy stupid games.
The only reason I would recommend purchasing this would be if you want to annoy your neighbours by putting this sound track on full and leaving the house
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Mouser Hunter is a masterpiece of video game narrative. Nothing else even comes close nowadays. The story is bold, and almost always “fun”. It is harrowing, forcing the player to confront feet in a way most video games have never done.
In a medium where everything is John Wick, Mouser Hunter is Schindler’s List. And just like that film, there were times when I wasn’t sure I could keep going. It is a relentless emotional assault that I suspect will force even the most vanilla gamer to feel emotion.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Payload
Amazing puzzle from what I’ve played, my only complaint is that you get booted to the main menu after every level, there is no restart button, and that you have to press backspace over and over, instead of being able to hold it down to undo multiple moves
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
Really Fun Puzzle Game thats only in Alpha!?!?!?!? Can’t wait to see how polished this gets. Highly Recommend
– Real player with 1.3 hrs in game
Em-A-Li
I hate when there is no options for key bindings. Don’t like playing with arrow keys on pc. Both Em-A-Li games can be navigated by mouse, that’s good but you have to press enter key to enter doors or use items, which ruins it.There is a non stop static noise in bg from start which is annoying for me. The story is not that good and the voice narration lags behind the words narration so I end up reading faster and skip which ruins the fun.No options for narration format so no choice. Game is small and doesn’t eat up time. If i play it continuously it will finish within 35 mins i guess. Still not worth the time for me. Ended up watching youtube while playing lol.
– Real player with 2.2 hrs in game
Another of those games where the overall rating is probably neutral, but there’s no such option on Steam, so I’ll err on the positive side because I did enjoy my short time with it (my playtime is quite a bit longer than what you need, I started in a different computer and then I tried to be very thorough).
The game is almost a visual novel/walking simulator in terms of how limited interaction is. There’s a few hotspots along the way which you can interact for more flavour text which can be mixed, but the main narrative has a grand total of one meaningful “choice” in it, which really only skips you some small amount of content if you take the more “obvious” (at least if you are generally genre savvy) option. I saved at this supposed fork in the road and when I came back to see what happened and was relatively unimpressed with what was there.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Outside The Box
What would happen if boxes were used for more than just storage? What if they could float? Be controlled at a distance? Outside the Box gives you plenty of different boxes to overcome puzzles with.
Outside the box takes place in a futuristic setting where virtual reality has become an everyday item. You are one of the few lucky people to get selected to be a participant in the ongoing trials about a new fully immersive virtual reality experience. The other participants get to go on great adventures to other worlds while you get stuck with… new boxes? Complete puzzles using these diverse boxes and slowly realize that maybe you were actually one of the lucky ones.
(Note: Gameplay is NOT in VR, it’s only a story point)
#### Different Types of Boxes:
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a Glowing Box, perfect for lighting your path
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a Metal Box, too heavy to stack on other boxes & throw around
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a Floating Box, this box does not listen to gravity, it’s so light that you might throw it too far
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a “Rewind Box”, you can record its movements for 5 seconds then it reverses through everything it just did
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Portal Boxes, press “Q” on one of these to teleport to the other one
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A “Control Box”, using the arrow keys on the keyboard you can control this box from anywhere in the level, this will be one of your most powerful utilities.
BOT.vinnik Chess: Early USSR Championships
“When im white i win because im white, when im black i win because im Bogoljubov” Very nice and instructive Puzzles. Congrats Devs!
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
It was interesting to learn about real championship matches and play out why the losing player resigned.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game