ThunderWheels
21 November, 2018: I’ve nominated this game for The “Better with Friends” Award. Though you don’t really need anybody else to play with, this game does lend itself well to party play. Anyway, Steam required me to update a review to get the badge, so…
30 June, 2018: I’m re-writing this review, as the development over the last six months has made much of my original review obsolete.
This is a great “retro” racing game. Race up to 8 vehicles (currently 11 different vehicles to choose from) on various off-road courses. From the menu you can select the number of opponents as well as the number of laps. As of now there are about a dozen different tracks that you can race in either direction, plus more available through Stem Workshop. You can race a single track, or multiple tracks (& directions) for a total “season” of multiple races. Points are totaled for each race and if you finish in the top three you can see your car on the “podium” at the end. This works with single player versus AI opponents, or local multiplayer. The developers say that online multiplayer is something in the works, but it is not available as of today.
– Real player with 275.2 hrs in game
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….if the game not starting (crash) it need this file:
https://www.arcadeinjection.com/uploads/PhysX_Game_installer_273.msi
Overwhelming Positive! Very very good game!
I love one screen isometric racing games!!! (A LOT).
I will be waiting, ofc, for more updates and improvements.
My history on some of top downs/isometrics racing games:
Gran Prix Simulator. Amstrad 6128cpc. My first (love) one screen racing. It had a speech effect x’D
Professional BMX Simulator. Amstrad 6128cpc. Top down bmx racing… long time ago… :'(
– Real player with 40.7 hrs in game
Disassembly Line
This is a pretty fun game! The controls on mouse + keyboard are easy to work with. Reminds me a lot of the Tanks game from Wii Play, but with fancier graphics and design. For the price, its definitely worth the buy!
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
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Well the game isn’t really the best, I kept dying because the bots literally had aimbot (or it seemed like it) Aiming your own tank is very difficult because it doesn’t actually follow the mouse. I don’t even know why I bought this game.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Pixels Guide to Staying Dead
Pixels Guide to Staying Dead was featured on my youtube channel
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2175220772
and now onto the short review
//Description//
Pixels Guide to Staying Dead is a local top down shooter game with an interesting twist- you must bring your opponents to 0 HP. Use your math skills to determine how to do that.
//Graphics, Sound & Artstyle//
there isn’t much to say about the graphics as it seems like any other pixel type of game. Sound is nice and found myself humming the main theme.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
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Gotcha Racing 2nd
I’ve expect a Good TDA Racer. And Gotcha Racing 2nd is one of them. But mixing in Gachapon elements? Might be bad. but this isn’t. Spending gold on gachapons rather than IRL Cash great let alone NO MICRO-TRANSACTION. Game play is how I expected (Even w/o Online MP). Race to win. Speedrun any tracks. And random Mini Games of 2. The key is: Getting the Best Parts and beef’em up to make it confident on Time Trials and show who the fastest. The Multiplayer is limited to Offline of 4 players. and not Online of 12 to 24 players. At least there’s Remote Play and Share Play support. Music-wise is good overall. The soundtrack seems underrated even for ASW standard. SFX-wise is the game hit the rough spot as if the sound mixing is poor. some glitches out, some goes in and out, some are loud, and some are quiet. Overall. The game is underrated, but good. despite my hate for RNG element. I go ahead and recommend this game to Top-Down Arcade Racing Veterans and Arcade Racing Fan out there.
– Real player with 12.6 hrs in game
Grade = D. Worth a buy, if you wanted to enjoy racing grinding, split-screen multiplayer. But if you’re looking for a good graphic effect, pretty car, don’t buy it.
| GRADE | SCORE (16) | WORTH BUYING? | OVERALL | DISCOUNT |
| A+ |
– Real player with 6.9 hrs in game
Tinker Racers
This game far exceeded my expectations!!
I agree with someone who wrote a review saying “it’s almost like stealing from the developers”. It is very cheap for what it delivers (in fact I still don’t get the price so low, maybe because it is in Early Access …).
After unlocking all the tracks, we spent a lot of time having so much fun at Free For All Mode! 4 people playing it is insane!
The lack of an online multiplayer would be a serious problem for a game like this if it weren’t for Steam’s Remote Play Together. Luckily because of this steam feature we were able to have a lot of fun playing online, so maybe that can be disregarded. If you are playing on the keyboard, just remember to previously agree on which keys each player of the remote play together will play (after all you are supposed to be playing on the same keyboard via stream … it took us a while to realize this).
– Real player with 8.3 hrs in game
It’s extremely difficult to speak ill of this game considering the price it charges. It’s dirt cheap, it’s almost like stealing from the developers. And what’s in it for you?
As the game itself says in its description, it is essentially a clone of MicroMachines. It is essentially the same game, with the same principles: you use small (toy) cars, running on tracks that seem to have been assembled by children in their rooms, to play against other cars. If the distance between the first place and the other cars is too great, the cars that touch the edges of the screen are defeated and disappear, until there is only one car left on the track. Then, you win the round, and repeat this for 5 more times.
– Real player with 5.6 hrs in game
Bang Bang Racing
Bang Bang Racing is pegged as a top-down “family friendly” racing game. With a similar camera angle and toy-car style as TNT Racers (released earlier this year) you’ll race with four different car classes among three gameplay modes in an attempt to earn the gold trophy in each championship circuit. Bang Bang Racing strips away things like power-ups and weapons in favor of a simple and pure racing game. Unfortunately what’s left is a rather boring racing game with little in the way of any replay value.
– Real player with 43.7 hrs in game
As a seasoned player of this game, I would recommend it as a 7/10, but it is definitely not without flaws. I’ll list the pros, cons and debatable features from my experience so you can decide if you think you’ll enjoy it as much as I did!
Pros
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4 Player splitscreen, a rarity on PC. I spent most of my time playing this mode.
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Simple and yet brilliantly original car damage/pit stop system
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Good variety of tracks with different routes
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Car class system lets you pick the speed you want to race at
– Real player with 31.4 hrs in game
Toybox Turbos
Toybox Turbos
This game feels really unique. In fact I have not had such a positive surprise like this one for quite some time!
It is a racing game with six different game modes (only one in mp) which incorporates a very nice concept; Cars with guns and powerups. There are older games and mario kart alike games that remind of this game. They share a very important success factor; they are great party games which gives replayability.
The setting is beautiful with great immersion to the condcept of the toy vehicles you race with. The camera of this top-down viewed game is really good single-player but can be frustrating with other players as it becomes difficult to see if you are far ahead which means that you have to know the map to effectively outrun other players without the risk of dying.
– Real player with 233.2 hrs in game
Long story short, Toybox Turbos is Codemasters' attempt to reboot their famous Micro Machines series, which suffered a lot from poorly received Micro Machines V4. No, let me rephrase it. See, Toybox Turbos is more like a test. We’re dealing with a brand new team of developers here and naturally, Codemasters didn’t want to risk Micro Machines to lose even more popularity. So, what we have here is a Micro Machines game from a new team and without Micro Machines license. But you know what? Even though not having a direct link to the original toys kind of sucks, this game? It’s surprisingly good.
– Real player with 24.2 hrs in game
SuperTanks
**Important!!!!
Fixed “Error 0xc00007b” which happened on 64bit Systems!!!**
Party game for 8 players. Game is about fighting against opponents with tanks using various weapons.
First player always play using keyboard where others can use joypads. Preferred are xbox pads. (Full support for all kinds of joypads is not guaranteed)
You can fight in teams (from 2 to 4 teams) or deadmatch.
Weapons are bullets, lasers and bombs.
Players can collect bounses with different effects.
To make tank temporary faster you have to press special button. Using speed depletes your energy bar.
Energy bar is also used for firing laser so you have to decide what is more beneficient for you: laser or speed.
Beta online play. ( To play online as server you need open internet port 45544 or change it)
For now online play is only with keyboard.
**Important!!!!
Fixed “Error 0xc00007b” which happened on 64bit Systems!!!**
11/01/2021 Update
Performace fix.
27/01/2021 Update
Fixed Statististics during gameplay
Changed Default Controls when tank is driving backwards
Fixed Tanks Collisions
25/01/2021 Update
Added Smoke Effect when Tanks is damaged.
A Few tweaks.
31/12/2020 Update
Fixed Laser hitbox
Added new game mode: Limited Ammo where as name implies players have limited bullets (no laser)
but they can resupply ammunition in their spawn points.
30/12/2020 Update
Some fixes
17/12/2020 Update:
Small tweaks.
08/11/2020 Update:
Tanks are changing size when upgraded.
Some fixes.
03/11/2020 Update:
Some fixes.
28/10/2020 Update:
Changed collisions methods for tanks and lasers.
Minor fixes.
24/10/2020 Update:
Added 2 bonuses (Extra Life and Health)
Collisions tweaks,
09/10/2020 Update:
New Game Mode added (with tanks health)
01/10/2020 Update:
Added Controls Settings in menu for Keyboard and presets for Joypad.
28/09/2020 Update:
Better collisions
12/09/2020 Update:
Fixed controls (added spacebar as fire)
Fixed collisions with map
Added online play (beta version)
03/09/2020 Update:
Slight improvements.
30/08/2020 Update:
Better tanks movement.
24/08/2020 Update:
Better controller support!!
Fixed few bugs.
Friendship Club
Friendship Club is a great little top down arena shooter, perfect for sitting an the sofa and playing with friends.
With randomly generated levels and a heap of different modes to try, this game does not get old, me and my friends always have a good time playing it. Friendship Club, without fail, takes me back to being a kid sitting on bedroom floors, playing games!
I wouldn’t normally recommend early access games, but Friendship Club is definitely amongst the more polished ones. It feels like a playable game rather than one pushed out far too early, and with regular updates its nice to see the game grow as the development continues!
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Friendship Club is a great game, with great art, design and music.
I love the fantastic variety of modes and the ability to customise them to your heart’s content. I especially enjoyed Bullet Hell where the bullets literally never stop flying and Trick Shot where the game turns into a quick thinking vs. puzzle game.
The controls and menus are simple, colourful and perfectly pitched for a party game. The matches get crazy hectic and it really is a lot of fun.
Can’t wait for the introduction of the single player mode to iron out my strategies too!
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
Angle Wars
Angle Wars is a light-hearted, top-down war game blending elements of speed and strategy. Control soldiers using a variety of weapons and abilities, across an array of battlefields and game modes. You’ll have to direct your men where to move and at what angles to shoot, taking into account perspective, obstacles, physics, wind, and elevation. Victory or defeat, the balance lies in your hands…because in Angle Wars, you call the shots!
Features
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Do battle with a variety of weapons, from rifles and pistols to mortars and airstrikes.
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Hone your skills while winning the war in campaign mode. Progress through dozens of missions across the European theater, alone or co-op with up to 4 players, doing things only an expert marksman can!
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Use your surroundings to your advantage! Hold the high ground, position your troops in buildings, take cover behind objects for a defensive bonus.
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Master the angles, and then master them again. Ricochet a bullet off a rock, off a building, and into your enemy’s face.
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Take wind into account, or you’ll throw a grenade at your own feet, knock a tree down on yourself, or roast your own men in a grass fire.
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Let destruction be your friend! Take cover in a crater left by an airstrike, or crush an enemy soldier with a falling tree or dislodged boulder.
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Play a variety of game types, such as the competitive, tactical Battleground, or the frantic co-op survival mode.
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Advance through the ranks, and earn medals for your awesome marksmanship and heroic deeds on the battlefield!
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Local multiplayer for 1-4 players.
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Gamepads fully supported. No gamepads, no problem! Inputs are configurable, so 4 people can play crowded around 1 mouse and keyboard. Perfect for local play, or for Steam’s Remote Play!
