Sheep
Sheep is a sheep herding game. Unbeknownst to most people, sheep are actually aliens that were sent to observe the earth millions of years ago. In the process, they were dumbed down to the sheepish mammals we all know and love today.
In this Lemmings-inspired game, your goal is to herd sheep across 28 hazard-filled levels so they can be rescued by their educated alien cousins. You play as one of the four sheep herders. These are the humans and dogs Bo Pee, Adem Halfpint, Motly and Shep. You herd four breeds of sheep and have to protect them from the evil mr. Pear.
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Terrorarium
After just over a whole month of developing levels for the Murder Garden Contest, it’s time for my review of Terrorarium.
TLDR:
Terrorarium is a fun and creative game with an interesting concept and encourages community participation. The developers are always active in the Terrorarium Discord server and always take suggestions by listening to their fans (Which is rare these days). Plus, You can make awesome levels for your friends and others to play and murder them with ferocious plants! What’s not to like? Since its in early access, it’s likely to be cheaper now than when it releases, so pick it up and try it!
– Real player with 95.4 hrs in game
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7/28/20 UPDATE: The game is out now with new levels and new features, so here is my current day review!
The game can be broken down in to three major parts: The main story, the community made levels, and the level maker.
★ The Main Story plot itself is fine. You get to understand the character you play as and the the little pikmin-esque creatures you play with, etc., etc… It certainly adds to the game, but what really matters (in my opinion) are the levels themselves. There are 26 levels ranging from very easy to very hard, some of which are designed extremely well! Some of them however aren’t. I’d say around 85% of the levels are satisfactory, while the other 15% just aren’t either aesthetically pleasing or the puzzle/mechanics are a bit wonky.
– Real player with 35.0 hrs in game
Anti-Jump-Man
Fun! Very short (~15 minutes) but it’s free so I don’t mind. Feels like a good gamejam game.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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It’s aggressively okay. I feel like this was most likely made because someone asked “can you make me a game that represents a basic puzzle platformer played by someone who has terrible visual migraines?”
Play with mouse and keyboard, pad is not optimal.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Hank’s Voyage
Join Hank on an adventure to rescue his friend and uncover the secrets of ancient Egypt!
Use your hat as a multi-purpose gadget, hide from your enemies, solve puzzles and prove that you’re a world-class spy every step of the way!
In the year of 1948, a group of talented jazz musicians formed the Jazz Association of Secret Spies, also known as JASS.
Their main directive: maintain world peace at all costs.
As one of their agents goes missing in Egypt they send Hank, their most recent hire, to investigate what they believe to be a routine mission.
Join Hank in his journey to Giza as he unravels secret conspiracies and sheds light on ancient mysteries while making the most out of his high-tech hat gadget.
Help him to sneak past his enemies, use his hat gadget to solve different puzzles, and gain powers that will help him make his way through 5 distinct locations.
Use your hat as a multi-purpose gadget: Attack, Activate, Distract and use it as a platform to solve different puzzles.
Collect hats to unlock unique powers.
Sneak past and outwit your enemies: Fighting is not always an option. Sometimes you have to blend in the environment and go unnoticed.
Fight your way through 5 distinct worlds featuring hand-drawn characters and environments: Encounter unique enemies and gameplay challenges.
Test your skills in several different mini-games and challenges
Endure an offbeat story with colorful characters and a comic book style.
Explore the levels to discover all their secrets: The levels are loaded with hidden treasures and great rewards, waiting to be found.
Bro, where’s My head???
If you have ever played Zup & Oik series then you are not missing much. It’s basically the same concept. Although I do think this is an easier version of that game. It is a good place to start if you feel that some levels of “Zup & Oik” are sometimes hard to complete.
I recommend it to people who are starting out in these types of puzzle games and need time to adjust to the dynamic of the plays.
Overall, not a bad one in the bunch and a game that just about anybody can play.
5.8/10
– Real player with 27.6 hrs in game
Some people and myself included are problably fine with the fact that this game is a “Chocolate makes you happy” or even “Next” rip off in a way.
Despite the fact that it’s actually a pretty darn good one! It runs fine and it has a fun art style!
Many may not think so but looking past how simple “Bro where’s my head??” may be to some, you see complexity and creativity above all.
The road to victory presented in each level requires players to employ basic problem solving skills and rudimentary thinking.
– Real player with 24.0 hrs in game
Clocker
Great puzzle design.
Great character design.
Great background sound.
The story are really smooth and catches people’s hearts immediately but meanwhile it is pretty sad atmosphere around.
Most puzzles need a lot of work to solve but not too hard so people get stuck for ever.
Strong Recommend
If you get stuck check out my walkthrough video
– Real player with 5.8 hrs in game
Don’t pay full price for such a short game.
Ending was predictable and very unsatisfying without an alternative.
Doesn’t save properly and hint system is tedious.
Overall very disappointing compared to the unique gameplay concept.
– Real player with 4.4 hrs in game
Cork The Volcano
Cork The Volcano is such a fun game that reminisces towards my childhood. Aimed towards kids and young ones, this platformer makes you help a cute little dino traverse the good looking and well designed levels. With the levels getting more challenging as you progress, Cork The Volcano makes you think and use the skills you just learned to move towards the end game. Aimed towards kids, but recommended for all ages who love a fun and fairly challenging platformer with a cute story.
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
A Pretty Odd Bunny
Note: I received a free copy of this game from the developer with the intention for me to review it.
So, first things first, A Pretty Odd Bunny is hard as nails stealth platformer that despite it’s cute appearance, has some pretty violent aspects to it, making it a poor choice for a younger audience. Do not go into this expecting a kids' game, because your ass will promptly be handed to you by it’s many perils.
I really enjoyed how fresh this game felt. I’ve played a lot of platformers over the years, I would even say it’s one of my favourite genres, but a lot of them can feel very samey or average. A Pretty Odd Bunny keeps the platforming gameplay fresh by adding in some stealth elements. You cannot attack your foes, you will need to find ways to avoid or sneak past them. There are other levels that change things up additionally by chasing you with a overflow of carrots, or making you ride in a minecart.
– Real player with 10.1 hrs in game
After completing it, i can safely say it’s a extremely fun game
it’s short, simple, cute, and just fun
it’s visuals and art style combined with it’s mild gore and central theme feels very reminiscent of newgrounds platformer game
There’s not much to say besides that if you’re looking for a simple but addicting fun game or want something cute or want bunnies(although one that eats pigs) then i’d highly recommend it especially for it’s price.
– Real player with 5.6 hrs in game
Abacus Finch
Abacus Finch is a fun platformer aimed towards kids, but that did not stop me from playing this game. I love a fun platformer that adds some thinking to traverse a game. The game makes you use your brain with math skills and platform skills to move forward in this good looking and well designed game. Definitely aimed towards young ones, but fun for all!
– Real player with 1.2 hrs in game
Duru – About Mole Rats and Depression
Tuli leads a simple life in the mole rat colony: she collects food, meets with her friends and paints the best pictures in the colony. All the while nobody but her sees the dark creature that makes each of those activities a near unbeatable task.
Duru is a 2D puzzle adventure about mole rats and depression. It shows how we all can help people affected by this illness.
Set in a West-African inspired mole rat colony you play Tuli, one of the gatherers of the colony. One day everything becomes harder as Bel, an AI companion and the personification of Tuli’s growing depression, joins the party.
While running, jumping and painting your way through the tunnels surrounding the colony you have to find a way to deal with Bel and its manipulative behaviour. Your constant companion moves objects you painted around, eats them and holds you back in which ever way possible. Learn to use Bels behaviour in a way that lets you progress.
In the mole rat colony that Tuli calls her home her friends notice that she’s acting strange. She’s less talkative, is always late and seems not interested at all in hanging out with them. Some of them get tired of her tardiness…
You can always see how Bel twists Tuli’s thoughts, how it makes her not feel worth being friends with. Through exploring the mole rat colony and interaction with the other characters you can find out which behaviours are helpful to Tuli and which just make Bel grow.
Follow the story of Tuli – a story about the struggle with insecurities, depression and friendship, told in a colorful, accessible way.
What awaits you:
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a puzzle adventure in a colorful, West African-inspired setting
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a story about depression told through animation and picture dialog to enjoy regardless of language
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an AI companion that works with and against you
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drawing objects to puzzle your way through a lovingly designed world
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cute characters of the mole rat colony to befriend and uncover their individual stories