The Pale Beyond
Five years ago, The Viscount and its crew set sail into The Pale Passage in search of absolute magnetic South. The ship and its crew were tragically lost to the ice, never to be seen again. Her sister ship, The Temperance shall follow in her path, hoping to find answers where The Viscount failed.
You didn’t ask to lead this expedition but here you are: stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead. Manage your meager resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls and head in the only direction you can - into The Pale Beyond.
A polar exploration game set in an unforgiving frozen wasteland where you embark on a treacherous voyage across the ice and into the Pale Beyond. It’s a stunning yet harsh landscape that can change at any moment.
Every decision matters. As the expedition unfolds and the winter approaches, every decision you make will have a meaningful impact on the story as you navigate a way over the ice.
After the Captain mysteriously goes missing, you unwillingly take the position of Captain. You didn’t ask to lead this crew but here you are: stuck in the ice, miles from civilization and everyone looking for you to lead.
Keeping the crew and sled dogs safe, fed, and warm during an expedition is key for survival. Surviving the ice will matter little in the face of a mutiny, every vote will count. So keep the crew on your side.
Inspired by Victorian etchings and historic paintings of the time depicting the ice, each character and environment has been drawn by hand. The result is a unique artstyle with an expressive cast to see you through the cold and grim environment of the ice.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1266030/The_Pale_Beyond
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Ashwalkers
Updated for Steam Nominations 2021
As mostly first person shooters player, i sometimes enjoy switching to less intense indie games. Ashwalkers would be one of those.
For me this game became liked a moment i saw it on store. Mostly because of character design and story setting, which is surprisingly similar to one i’ve wrote a couple of years ago. So far this is the closest thing to what could be called “dream game”.
As the gameplay is not challenging, it requires player to calculate their movements since “survival” part is taking an action. Game itself is user friendly, player just need to get used to visual narrative and simple controls.
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
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For those looking for a game akin to the choose your own adventure books of old, Ashwalkers is phenomenal. Decisions require careful thought be put into them, and the game rewards reading into the choices and texts. Some of the choices endgame that determine the endings felt a bit arbitrary, but after having at least gone down the three main endings (that each have at least 12 permutations) twice I can say I had a fun time for the price of the game.
That game while short does its best to make the time spent feel much longer than it is between the unique art style of both the world and its inhabitants, and the survival mechanics of the game which help add a needed sense of weight to the smaller choices. I had fun carefully deliberating on if I wanted to risk losing one resources for another I was in desperate need of. On repeat runs however this meter watching quickly begin to feel monotonous.
– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
Our America
Our america allows the audience to experience life as a Black person. This VR experience follows a father and his son on the way to school. The audience experiences the branching narrative from the fathers point of view while they make decisions and interact with the story. In the VR headset they will battle overt and subtle racism as the story culminates at a climax where they must make the correct decisions to get to school on time.
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The Caretaker
The Premise
This review contains no spoilers.
The Caretaker is a top-down survival horror set during year 2005 in the city of Red Chapel, where a mysterious plague has transformed animals and humans alike, into deadly monsters. Players impersonate an unnamed survivor seemingly immune to the contamination, and have to find a way through the ruins of a dead city, deemed irrecoverable even by the military.
Quick Sum-Up
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– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game
For Gameplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kUPyfnG-Fo&t=7s
Steam Group - https://steamcommunity.com/groups/lordaction
If you like roblox,minecraft, zombie, You gonna love this game. This game have it all. Good graphics, solid audio, Humor, and good gameplay. Zombie games can be boring , but not this. It makes you keep playing the game
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Gameplay-
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☐ Nothing special
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Graphics-
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☐ Will do
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Audio
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– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Alien Extraction
There’s a big alien mess and somebody’s gotta clean it up…
Control the alien infested space station from the safety of your security desk in this funny, brain bending strategy game. Guide the station janitor, Lenny, through dangerous winding levels and solve the station’s mysteries along the way.
Use every tool at your disposal
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Control doors, weapons systems and airlocks from the comfort of your security desk
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Scour the video feeds for alien movement or for lost clues
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Pilot drones to explore the station, distract aliens and lead Lenny to safety
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Traverse the facility minimap; just don’t always trust it to always be accurate
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Attempt to mute the station AI when it starts insulting you…
Outsmart the aliens…
…or just burn them to a crisp! Aliens can hear, see and smell Lenny; it’s your job to make sure these wily beasts don’t get too close. Outsmart them with trickery and distraction, outrun them with quick reactions and tactics or out…burn them with flamethrowers; it’s really up to you.
Defeat the baddie
Some smart guy thought it would be a good idea to upload Terminator 2 to the station’s media database. Unfortunately, the facility AI enjoyed the movie a bit too much and went rogue, releasing all of the alien specimens and generally causing a big mess. Luckily for you, Lenny the janitor is here and big messes are his speciality. Alien Extraction contains a fully voice acted, lighthearted narrative to take back the station and reboot the evil AI.
Sorry We’re Closed
With only a few days of freedom left, Michelle spends them searching for answers. Why has a dangerous and powerful demon placed a curse on her? And what can she do to save her own precious skin?
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Dive into the local incidents of Michelle’s bustling home turf.
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Get involved in the lives of the curious residents and mysterious demons in the area. Help (or hinder!) them in pursuit of freedom from your untimely demise.
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Go deeper into the demon world and try to survive unwelcoming environments. Michelle might not be scared, but she’s still vulnerable.
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Choose who to talk to and where to visit next. With a range of dialogue options, learn more about the newly revealed world around you and forge your future to come out of multiple endings.
This is a narrative driven game with retro survival horror playstyle elements. Fixed cameras with light combat done in first person.
Metro Sim Hustle
1st impression:
I think the environment is very well done. This is much better than the family-friendly oriented Sims 4 because of its realism and immersive elements. I have read many reviews and seen videos before I buy this game. It is actually not easy to make a decision as there is also another equally competitive game which is “The Coin Game” with arcade elements. They have much more arcade, and have overwhelmingly positive reviews. But I have decided to go for this one instead because of the human sims and city living, and there is this hidden objective to live in a better house and climbing up the social ladder. I am wondering whether there can be casinos here too, so that this game is more adult oriented. Well, if “The Coin Game” is for young ones, then Metro Sim should be the adult version.
– Real player with 26.8 hrs in game
It’s a solid sim experience, to me. I haven’t played very many sims, but decided to give this one a try and I can honestly say that I’m not disappointed.
Is it repetitive? Sure it is, but such is the nature of a sim after all and exactly what I’m looking for.
There are plenty of things to do in the game:
Fight for money - deliver pizza - drive the metro for exp and money - make and sell drugs - use drugs - play fun arcade games (emphasis on the word, fun) - own a business - gamble (black jack / 21) - play slots - own a house or two (very expensive and will take a very long time to get) - rent a place (paid per week) - furnace your house or apartment - buy clothes - date via app - romance your date / intimate relations (requires DLC to unlock) - sleep - eat a variety of foods - buy surgical procedures - drink a variety of drinks, including alcohol - smoke - use the bathroom - shower - complete objectives for money - sit in a chair once purchased for your apartment or house - and probably a few more activities that I haven’t unlocked yet.
– Real player with 24.8 hrs in game