TERROR SQUID
Nice
– Real player with 12.3 hrs in game
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This game is a ton of fun and I certainly will be returning to it for the foreseeable future. My only gripe with the game play is that the really cool bullet patterns are locked behind a difficult skill wall. I know this may seem like a silly complaint for a bullet hell of all games, but as an only semi-decent player, I become stuck on certain tricky bullet patterns, and then have to restart from the beginning. If there were extra game modes on top of the base game that let you either play around with the other creative bullet types or let you practice certain rituals, I would be ecstatic. Until then, I can only play the game for a few rounds before the preset ritual/bullet order becomes stale (Which is a shame because the game is so beautiful in concept, game play, and all around execution).
– Real player with 4.1 hrs in game
Bullet Hell ADVANCED
this game looks great it sounds great it plays pretty good but I have some problems. The game is fun but when there are so many bullets on screen at the same time it is a little hard to see the enemies though I got used to it pretty quickly. the controls were horrible at least at first. It reversed left and right so it was hard to remember my directions while moving but you can swap the controls in the settings menu. Now my two biggest problems,repetition and game errors. so talking more about the “repetition” so when playing the game you have four unique secondary abilities and three primary fire choices. I enjoyed trying the different abilities but the primary fires are not great. the primaries called plasma and kinetic are the same or extremely similar I couldnt tell which. That leaves only two real options for primary fire hitscan or a projectile and I always use laser. The second major problem is the framerate dips(very uncommon but happened) while I have a high end computer may just be my settings though and the game crashing/freezing which really ruined my expierence though it never happened mid game. the game is fun but with all these problems I wouldnt recommend this.(edit this game has made many improvements since I reviewed it and I think its a whole lot better now I still encounter some glitches here and there but overall its a very good game.)
– Real player with 12.1 hrs in game
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it is a very fun game, and very engaging. it takes a bit of time to find the controls, and needs a tutorial, but is fun once you get the hang of it. some functions I would add would be a high score, a multiplayer (that would be very fun) and for all the stray bullets that hit the enemies to do damage. once you figure out the containers that carry weapons, it can be very hard to grab the weapons, so maybe an asteroid or junk floating around the weapon to provide cover while picking it up? the game overall is very fun, but could use difficulty levels. I found myself not really ready for a hard mode when I didn’t really know the functions of the game. also switch the defualt a and d keys for left and right movement, it is confusing. I feel that too much of the game revolves around finding a good weapon at the start without taking too much damage, but once you get a good weapon, it is very fun. if you found some means to extend the game length, that would be awesome, because I always die once the big thing comes out (don’t know what it’s called).
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Void Vikings
An interesting game… Recommended for a fans of twin-stick shooters looking for something a little different.
The core concept of paying back a student loan by pillaging local star systems is both unique and provides some tactical options. Should you pursue an expensive yet effective degree and struggle to pay back both the principal and interest, or settle for a cheap but shoddy education and focus on upgrades? Ultimately, you need both the education and the upgrades, but the premise disguises what would otherwise be a transparent grind.
– Real player with 16.3 hrs in game
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Fun, polished little arcade wave space shooter with a couple of modes including a ‘diablo’ style randomised loot system, customisation, leader boards, and several distinct ships to fly.
– Real player with 7.0 hrs in game
Warships On The Halloween Night
Actually the game is kind of fair for what it is , which is a rather poor version of Raptor/Tyrian 2000 -
That said then I think that the game needs better customization options for settings, including ability to turn off music without turning off other sound, custom keyboard settings option , and last but not least a sensitivity setting for the sideways movement , at least sensitivity for short time key press to allow to better position adjustment without banging into side walls or other stuff.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Warships on the Halloween Night is a 2D top down vertical scrolling retro pixel bullet hell shmup. Control a warship with 4 different weapon types (and limited ammo) and shoot warships and evil pumpkins, because I guess those were the only game assets the developers could rip off from wherever.
Gameplay here is on par with the graphics and delivery… extremely bad. They chose to use obsolete retro pixel “art” as a substitute for contemporary PC graphics. It’s unclear if this is due to lack of budget or talent, regardless, the overall visual quality of the game is extremely low as a result. Resolution and controls are locked. These flaws push this game far below minimum acceptable standards for PC.
– Real player with 0.1 hrs in game
Nation Red
Nation Red is a top down Zombie Shooter. And a good one!
In several different Game Modes like Barricade (you need to hold a point, have some support from Sentry Guns or Soldiers) Survival (show them how long you can keep going) or the Classic endless mode. Every Game Mode offers you a different Challenge.
On top of that, there are tons of different power ups you can pick up, that will drop randomly from your enemies. While you’re playing you gain Experience and Level up, with every Level up, you get access to a wide Range of skills you can choose from, to optimize your Character in a way you want to play the level/game. Through that, the game offers a wide range of variations to try out and experiment with. The game also offers a variety of boss monsters you encounter randomly throughout your current play trough. Which all have their own strength and weaknesses. You can change the difficulty at any given time. As stronger as you make your enemies, the more experience you will get from them.
– Real player with 195.7 hrs in game
Definitely very good game, Top-Down it’s not maybe my prefered genre, but I really enjoyed this game. I have just done 100% achievements! It was fun :)
As achievement hunter I can recommend this game too, ‘cheevos were challenging and innovative (achievements in this game = ideas of people who play it - you can suggest in steam discussion), but nothing what you wouldn’t be able to do, especially when you have some hours behind you. I have finished all achievements in around ~50 hours, all without 3 cows, which means killing 500k, 750k & 1kk zombies and generally it was the most boring part of this game when I have finished everything else (killed ~330 000 when I was done with rest achievs.). Unfortunately Multiplayer will be dead till the end of this year, I had problems now with finding players, sometimes was lucky, mostly weekends evenings.
– Real player with 110.4 hrs in game
Zyxia: Neon Termination
Control the cool, steel body of The Zyxterminator to terminate wave after retrowave of space spawn in rad, bombastic style. Unleash an arsenal of weaponry to eliminate your foes while you discover secrets and complete bonus objectives to maximize your bounty payout.
Early Access
Zyxia: Neon Termination will have an active content cycle, bringing new stages, weapons, and secrets on a bi-weekly basis for 6 months after launch!
Community
Join the discord server: https://discord.gg/tfCvE2b
One Hundred Times Me
Decent game with great game mechanics and interesting concept. However it can get a bit monotonous, when you have to beat a level for a hundred times.
– Real player with 4.3 hrs in game
I quite enjoyed this game it was challenging but rewarding, my only problem is the fact that you cannot get the 25k points on regular mode achivement. I think its a bug but i have emailed the devs so i hope they fix it
– Real player with 3.7 hrs in game
DOKA 2 GUTS OUT NINJA
Not so much a grossly incompetent game as an utterly pointless and uninspired one, given the “current year” and all. Honestly, give me an old-school top-down shooter like Commando over this any day of the week. Especially one ending with the letter “y”.
Oh, and for those who were wondering: this game has precisely nothing to do with the slightly-more-famous Dota 2 (aside from some “meme”-based nonsense). You should feel a fool for even asking.
Verdict: 4/10.
(PS If you enjoyed this review, feel free to check out my two Curator pages: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9284586-ReviewsJustfortheHELLofit/
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
Avoid this low effort game based on trying to mock an expert in Russia who tried to analyze why a student killed 19 and left 70+ injured in a school shooting in Russia back in mid October of 2018.
You can watch my video here which talks about the reason this game was made, and why I don’t recommend it as opposed to much better games at a similar cost which are simply much better made games (and that also aren’t just trying to cash in on a meme which came from a school shooting in Russia that left innocent people dead)
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
Memorise’n’run
Fun and quirky combination of the common memory game and a bullet dodger.
Sometimes a neat idea for a game comes by combining genres. That’s exactly what Memorise’n’run does.
Each level has a boss with a certain attack pattern. You defeat the boss by dodging its attacks while simultaneously solving the memory puzzle of finding pairs.
You only get to see the puzzle for a short time before everything is hidden, but you get unlimited number of guesses. That is, as long as you can dodge the bullets.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
West of Dead
I personally love this game, but it’s a difficult sell in some regards.
It’s the kind of game indie games have needed since FTL: something that takes the mechanics of a beloved game genre, encases them in a creative and appealing setting with a killer soundtrack, and provides a familiar but unique experience to players across generations. It’s got a great gameplay loop, satisfying kills, and plenty of challenge. However, it’s let down by some odd (but rare for me, anyway) bugs, too many useless “dead-end” weapon unlocks, and a bad difficulty curve caused mostly by overinflated health values.
– Real player with 35.6 hrs in game
A Flawed Gem
West Of Dead is a roguelite shooter. Players take on the role of a nameless flaming-skull cowboy, fighting through hordes of enemies in order to recover his memories, his true identity, and a way out of this grim Purgatory. This game is easily one of the unique entries in the genre in terms of combat. The flow of gameplay offers a different approach to the speedy, combat-heavy peers. However, outside of gameplay, the game feels flawed. Many inconveniences and technical issues can easily push the players away from it. The game as a whole is functional and playable, mind you. I just have a feeling that this game should be advertised as an almost-finished-early-access product because of the lack of polishing. Still, I would recommend West Of Dead since it provides ample enjoyment to play through.
– Real player with 22.8 hrs in game