Dudes on a Map: Virtual Grid Paper
I can’t say enough about how great this tool is for helping with running my game! It’s simple to pick up and start playing with, without having to study tutorial videos. Easily import your own maps in jpeg form, and you’re on your way to having a great time with friends. There are some ‘fancy’ features, like having 2 different types of fog (one standard and one for secret areas you don’t want to accidentally reveal), marking up areas of effect, initiative tracker, add in your own monster/NPC tokens, and a dice roller (with the option of using symbol dice for different game systems). While these are great, you don’t need to use them if you don’t want to. I tired of trying to learn how to use other systems, and my experience of using dudes has convinced me that I don’t need to while still having a great time with my friends.
– Real player with 241.7 hrs in game
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Been playing since the earliest Alpha releases. Also, for respectful reasons of this review, I did not get it for free but I am close to the creator so, anyone reading this, perhaps you’ll feel that there’s bias BUT, I will happily preface it at the top here first.
Dudes On A Map, for me, can be described as the easiest non-tech proficient program for playing RPG’s online with your friends. While some may say “Scoff, there’s not nearly as many tools and all these bells and all those whistles.” I would reply to them “Good, I don’t want all that and, to be honest, I don’t want to take a small 101 course just to get my games running.”
– Real player with 125.0 hrs in game
FlowScape
My favorite purchase all year.
If you’re wondering what I’ve been able to do with FlowScape that led to my review, you can take a look at all of my projects here .
I knew the moment I laid eyes on this, I would most likely love it. It exceeded my expectations as a casual design & illustration tool that just about anyone can use. I have spent many hours putting together village & macro background scenes. The Sculpting tool allow you to create mountains, hills, lakes, rivers, as I see fit. The Painting tool allows you to create walkways. I can construct anything from realistic waterfalls to lost ruins with the Transformation tool to manipulate just about any object.
– Real player with 2803.3 hrs in game
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Wow, it’s difficult to say in words how impressive and relatively deep this instant gratification “game” is! Marketed as a game, but used by many as a 3D design tool. Oh, it’s not Maya, or Lightwave, or even Bryce or Blender, which is cool because we already have those. This is something different, and special, and FAST, and easy! And for all its limitations, what IS here is a lot deeper and impressive than you might imagine!
I’ve made a nice living from building scenes in 3D software for many decades, and I’ve spent countless hours working with wire-frames and pallets of textures and bump maps and lighting devices, and scratching my head over each new entries' exploration into the 3D modeling' procedures. It doesn’t replace those high-end spreads for many projects, but this WILL be replacing the high-rollers on a few projects and making my life so much easier!
– Real player with 2204.8 hrs in game
Coloring Book for Kids
Coloring Book for Kids™… What more can be said about this game that hasn’t already been said about Minecraft, Tetris, Skyrim… Peaksel has once again revolutionized the Kids' Coloring Book genre with this criminally underrated gem. The game is packed with hundreds of levels that will ensure hours and hours of fun for everyone who decides to give it a try. The controls were very responsive and the lag was always at a minimum! The game never tanked below 60 fps throughout my first playthrough (i have a macbook pro). The graphics may not be as good as you’d expect, but for a game of its time, they hold up very well. The story was fantastic and ties in perefectly with the game mechanics. I felt so connected to all the characters.
! Try not to get too attached though… The gameplay was easy to learn, yet hard and fun to master, and there were close to no microtransactions, unlike other modern AAA games that aim to rob you of every last penny!
– Real player with 22.8 hrs in game
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– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game