DERU - The Art of Cooperation
Deru is one of the best co-op games I have played in a while. This game is perfect over Remote Play Together because there’s little need to worry about latency. This game is gorgeous, simplistic, and beautiful. You need to play this game with someone who is patient and communicative, because you WILL mess up. But it’s okay, because each level will end pleasingly and make your combined efforts worth it. The gameplay is simple - move your characters to the goals, while helping each other.
Each level is fresh and unique. Everything is perfectly designed to work together. Once we finish this game, we’ll start again.
– Real player with 7.2 hrs in game
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The puzzles are interesting in a way that if you get stuck and start just messing around, you figure out innovative stuff and feel smart by accident! There were some levels that were annoying because we thought you had to have really good reflexes to solve them, but it turns out, if you put your mind to it, you can solve them nice and slow. There’s a lot to enjoy here!
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
Death Squared
I freaking love this game. Writing a review partially because this game deserves an “overwhelmingly positive” and I’d like to help take it there. I’ve played with 4-5 people in the party mode for a dozen or so levels, and done half the main levels so far playin' with my dad. In terms of a puzzle game, yes, does the job, makes you think, then makes you think in a completely different way, very satisfying.
I think what most makes this game stand out for me is the fun in the actual death and failure, especially playing with someone else. Sometimes you get some deaths in just for fun and to see the animation and dialogue…and to annoy your partner, of course….
– Real player with 18.6 hrs in game
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A simple idea well executed, a funny co-op puzzle experience.
Co-op puzzle
In Death Squared you must cooperatively solve puzzles. Each player has a cube-character that can only move, there is no other function. Each player has to move to their respective endpoint to solve the puzzle. Along the way you have to stand on switches to change the level, dodge lasers tied to one character, stand on each other’s head to serve as bridge, not die, and most importantly not kill the other! This is a typical game to just start playing! Play only co-op though. You can control two characters with a keyboard, so a perfect snuggle game! Although… it will most probably start a fight…
– Real player with 15.5 hrs in game
holedown
The concept and core gameplay of this game is fantastic and the presentation is super smooth. That said, the lack of content is really fatal for any hope that I could recommend this. You get to the final level really quickly. Another review said 5 hours but I’m pretty sure it took me much less than that. After that all you have to do is to try and get a high score on a very boring endless mode. I stuck with it for a long time but that was mostly because of how easy it was to pick up and the fact that I had very little else to play at the time. It’s kind of felt like drawing blood from a stone ever since I beat the final level. For this price point there’s loads of other puzzle games you can get that have far more content in them. Albeit none of them scratch the same itch this game does, which is why I’m honestly more disappointed than I ordinarily would be. If they released a substantial expansion to this game to add extra content it might be worth it, but as it stands you’ll get bored pretty quickly.
– Real player with 179.4 hrs in game
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This game is very similar to a free mobile game called Ballz (I don’t know which came first or if Ballz was an original idea anyway, but whichever of the two came second was either drawing direct inspiration from the other or they are both drawing from an earlier inspiration), but I think it justifies its cost because just about every difference between it and Ballz is an improvement. The rounded corners allow for some level of strategic skill shots while still being pretty chaotic, and the way that some pieces will fall if the piece below them is removed adds a layer of strategy as well. It doesn’t take very long to buy out all the upgrades and reach the endless level, and the upgrades aren’t wildly interesting; I think the simple gameplay is sufficient, but it almost makes me feel like the game should’ve skipped the whole phase before you have all the upgrades. The one quality of life improvement I wish the game had is a faster restart after you lose (or even win), since all the ui animations etc. you see (and especially watching your collected gems move to your wallet) feel like they detract from the pick-up-and-play, arcadey immediacy of the game for me.
– Real player with 22.6 hrs in game
Them Bombs
they are effective
– Real player with 15.2 hrs in game
I love the game concept, it’s fun and you need good communication skills, so it gives that fun challenge
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
A Time Paradox
A Time Paradox is a puzzle game where you look for a way out that does not create a paradox. Each move matters, the goal is to reach each level exit without being seen by someone from the past (mostly yourself !). Be aware not to block a future your-self ! Anticipation and planning are key skills that will help you go through all the levels.
The game have a single player story mode of about 80 levels, a 2 players cooperative mode, and multiple multiplayer mini games to share good time with friends !
A Time Paradox already hooked hundreds of players on Android, but only the PC version will give you high level of comfort for multiplayer.
Couch Monsters
I can highly recommend this game. I had a lot of fun playing it with my boyfriend and friends. The game has a very cute artstyle and the puzzles are great. The levels vary from easy to difficult, so the game keeps challenging you (in a good way) and never gets boring.
If you are looking for an uplifting game to play with your folks, couch monsters is for you!
– Real player with 5.1 hrs in game
I had a lot of fun playing the game together with my girlfriend!
There are really great puzzles in this game, any Portal player will probably love it and be familiar with the mechanic even though it is definitely a different take on it! ;)
I also love that there are so many interaction possibilities between the two players (being able to swap to try the other half of the choreography, as well as the little idle animations, as well as the “showing tool”).
I really recommend this game if you have someone you like to solve puzzle with. :)
– Real player with 4.8 hrs in game
Flux8
[Rating 7:/10]
An interesting puzzle platformer, where the central theme of magnetism is well-integrated and explored.
Pros:
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The concept of magnetism and co-operative play is exploited well.
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Some interesting puzzles with a consistently increasing difficulty level.
Cons:
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Precise platforming sections can be frustrating due to the lack of friction on some surfaces, especially on the later levels.
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Story doesn’t really provide much of an incentive to complete all of the levels.
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Main menu isn’t cohesive or intuitive.
– Real player with 31.3 hrs in game
Fun game with good mechanics. Some bits are tough but it doesnt feel unfair. Lots of levels both of solo and coop (you can complete the coop levels without a second player by character switching) so plenty of content so I would reccomend. Also a map creator if you’re into that kind of thing.
Only issue I had is that the last 2 achievements didn’t unlock for me when they should which is aggravating. Would love to have that issue sorted but until it is the game stays at a 7/10 for me.
– Real player with 11.0 hrs in game
Hamilton’s Great Adventure
This game is an absolute nightmare to play. (Providing you get it to work).
I consider myself a very technically able person, however this took me 2 hours to get it working, after messing around with various settings and uninstalling the outdated junk that came with this. (I never managed to get the sound working, which was OK for me, I viewed a few video’s and the sound was far too repetative).
I love puzzles games and I’ve played a wide variety of them.
However this game is just boring, repetative and the timing sections for this game are a nightmare.
– Real player with 23.6 hrs in game
Hamilton’s Great Adventure is a very good puzzle/adventure game, in which you have to find the right path in order to reach the exit of each level. It might look simple at first, but as the game progresses, the complexity increases, with new enemies, traps, and more complex layouts. Getting all the coins, while being an optional challenge, is well worth it to put your skills to the test.
As I mentioned in the opening paragraph, the gameplay consists on finding the path to the exit. Of course, you must first get the key (or keys) needed to open the exit door (and other doors which might be in your way). You play as Hamilton (the explorer) and Sasha (the bird). While Hamilton must grab the keys and reach the exit, Sasha can help you by distracting enemies, or using certain switches in order to open some doors or activate elevators. As you progress through each chapter, you’ll also get special items that Hamilton can use. The level design is very good; while the earlier levels are easy enough for you to learn the game, the latter levels can become very challenging, especially if you’re trying to get gold on them; not to mention the bonus levels available in each chapter.
– Real player with 16.7 hrs in game
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
Most of the time writting reviews is quite easy. You point out the strong and bad points of the title, sum everything up and giving a final judgement at the end. Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes doesn’t have strong or bad points… It’s great game all throughout which makes writting review of it extremely difficult.
Uniqueness of the game doesn’t really help either. The concept of trading information between the manual-wielding “Expert” and bomb interacting “Defuser” with the constant pressure of timed exploding device is as silly, fun, exciting as you could imagine. The constant shouts, the struggle to correctly describe the contents of many different types of bombs and that tension when the timer runs out and there is that one one wire to cut… It’s a great, original idea for the game that focuses on good communication, reading comprehenion and quick thinking and analysis. You rarely see something like that on the market and I’m extremely happy that it works like the charm.
– Real player with 13.3 hrs in game
Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes
A little game where you and your friends are disarming bombs.
This is a co-op game that puts you, the player, alone in a room with nothing but a bomb, and sometimes an annoying alarm clock. You must disarm the bomb before the timer on said bomb runs out. How ever, you have no manual. In comes the co-op mechanic as your friends have a manual that they can use to instruct you on how to disarm the bomb. This is a game where your friendships will either solidify, or very likely yourself, blow up to pieces.
– Real player with 11.9 hrs in game
Polarity
Polarity, this 3D puzzle platformer may not look like much at first glance, but it’s a surprisingly fun game. While the game makes no secret about trying to follow in the footsteps of Portal , the similarities are not that numerous. Sure they are of the same genre and there’s an obsession of cubes in both games, but here, we don’t have to open portals nor can we die permanently. Instead we have to switch our ‘polarity’ in order to pass through obstacles and reach the end of the 37 levels the game has to offer.
– Real player with 9.1 hrs in game
Mysteriously got this for free while registering some other game. I hear this game gets around and with few achievements, I was looking forward to reviewing this particular title.
I’m going to start by saying I respect what this developer was trying to accomplish AND that I enjoyed this title. Polarity is Portal when you want to portal, but don’t wanna portal enough to play Portal. If GLaDOS wasn’t your cup of tea, but you enjoyed the gameplay of Portal, then Polarity will continue your experience, only without portals and with a new polarity mechanic.
– Real player with 4.9 hrs in game