Super Power: Rising of A.I.
Did you dream for defeating super villains with your endless super power? Realize it in Super Power: Rising of A.I. and immerse yourself in this 360 degree view. The future belongs to smart warriors and trough training, you will be one of them.
In this super smart city of the year 2068, you, a nobody, need to fight all your way up to the next generation of super fighters, armored and blade in hand. After defeating the enemy, you will be qualified to master superpowers, Use your moves to trigger your four super skills to defeat AI robots with your super power.
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Cartridge Monsters
i love this game, for being a pokemon style game with mythical creature twist makes the game more enjoyable!, i played from start to finish and from the visual attacks to the BGM for the regular fights and the bosses is very enjoyable, plus the visuals wasn’t to overbearing to the eyes, so for players just getting into vr i would say this game would be a good start, with it’s go at your own pace story,to taking the time to grind your monsters, so it doesn’t make you feel rushed to beat the game. it also really gives you the time to see the hard work put into a simple but enjoyable vr game.
– Real player with 29.7 hrs in game
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The voice recognition was great the last time I played this. Instead of just saying “Earth Nova”, you could say “Earth Nova that b^#&*!” and it would still work.
Tip I wish I knew: You have to actually aim and hit stuff when shooting magic bullets. Shooting in the general direction of something won’t work if the bullet doesn’t actually hit it.
– Real player with 8.3 hrs in game
Catan VR
Love the game. its fun, smooth, and simple to play. my one BIG con (and single most frustrating thing) about it tho is when you play vs the AI. If the AI has numbers that you are not on ,ie if you have ### 3 4 5 6 with towns on them but dont have any on 8 9 and 10, the AI will have full rounds where its only 8 9 and 10 are rolled. i get it if it happens one full cycle around the board but when its muliple in a row if makes me wonder if the dice are being truly randomized. lastly the AI WILL PICK ON YOU with the robber. i have had games where the robber was dropped on my tiles 6 times in a row and i lost cards every time. This happens even when im losing by a lot.
– Real player with 23.5 hrs in game
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This is actually a promising game, but AI needs fixing. Not sure what algorithms they’re using, but when I’m losing, and have one card in my hand, and the robber comes up and they steal my card, they aren’t relying on strategy. When, no matter what the conditions in terms of card distribution and victory points, the AI players steal my card 5 out of 6 times, the game just becomes a boring exercise in watching the AI build stuff while I don’t even have a card to trade.
You already have my money, but this is a game I won’t play until it gets fixed, and I certainly wouldn’t recommend anybody else spend their money on it, unless they’re planning on playing strictly against humans.
– Real player with 12.4 hrs in game
Cards & Tankards
100 Hours. Wow.
So where do I even start? This community is wonderful, compassionate, and caring for everyone in the tavern. If you find any trolls or general annoyances, a simple report and a minute or two will sort the problem with in-game moderators to the case in a very short amount of time. The devs can also be found often playing games and in taverns, welcoming new players, answering questions, and even sometimes subtly hinting at new plans for the game. There is no Pay-To-Win at all in the game, not even if you wanted to. If you did want to support them however, you can buy gems which use real world money and go straight to the devs and back into the game if you use their website. These gems can be used to buy cosmetics and a premium pass.
– Real player with 416.7 hrs in game
Constant executable not found or disk write error when trying to launch. Previously had to keep reinstalling to get it to work right. Work around being to launch the game is through steams current downloading folder and engaging the exe from there. This occurs no matter what drive I point it to for the install be it my SSD or my HD and is the ONLY game this happens with out of all over 1000 of my other games this has never happened before. It makes it a pain to have to launch all the time.
With that said, despite what a pain it might be to launch the game it’s worth it. The only thumbs down I’m giving is for technical issues which aren’t addressed and not to do with my side of hardware. The community is helpful and nice, the game is a great idea and well implemented. It’s an all around fun game that I think might develop into something even better. It’s not pay to win in any way, anything purchased for currency is cosmetic only which is really nice. Everyone has equal chances at getting to the same place just some look fancier than others.
– Real player with 78.8 hrs in game
Planet Smasher
I was going to demo this for 5 minutes before bed. An hour an a half later I’m finally doing so. Didn’t realize I’d be hooked so fast. It’s a nice little game to keep yourself occupied with.
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
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– Real player with 5.4 hrs in game
Strife: The Expanse
Honestly the greatest game ever made.
– Real player with 2.1 hrs in game
A simple strategy game with 7 different units. You can customise the map (size and hills) and can change how many points each player/AI has to spend on units. There are 3 game modes FFA, Teams and CTF. You can have up to 3 AI or a total of 4 players in multiplayer.
The game is good for the price but if you are not new to strategy games you might find this game a bit dull. If you are new to strategy games though i recommend at lest trying it as a default game only takes around 8-10 mins to complete.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
Chessality
Chessality is bringing “over-the-board” (OTB) chess to you!… and much, much more!
One of the most classic strategic board games can finally be properly played, enjoyed, and studied in VR!
Enjoy realistic/cartoonish environments on fun, exciting, and heart-pumping single and team battles!
Feel the intensity of OTB competitive play by joining official Chessality tournaments placing you in a competitive VR environment dedicated to tournaments.
Have fun with your friends on team battles for fun and for serious climbing of the ranks!
This game is aimed at both casual players, enthusiasts, dedicated chess players, and modders who enjoy customizing their game’s visuals.
Features Complete
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Immerse in over-the-board chess games using ‘focus’ environments with nice simple playlists or just silent, or enjoy casual games on calm/stressful aesthetically realistic/cartoonish environments! There is a total of 5 maps available, and more to come!
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Basic playlist offering option to load songs from Youtube or your local mp3s.
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Lichess integration: Don’t feel like walking away from your already amazing ranking in lichess? No worries. We have almost full integration. Yes. Join all lichess tournaments, different chess variations (not all as of yet), view/add/challenge your friends, play casual and competitive. Yes, you can play with non-Chessality users across all platforms. Show your trophies and lichess' donator flags. It also supports multiple lichess accounts for households with multiple lichess players (disabled multi-user on release*).
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Multiple chessmen skins and chessboard skins: in addition to the ability to load your own custom skins/3D models for your chessmen/chessboard.
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Play both Chessality’s and lichess' puzzles to improve your skills based on your puzzle ratings on a variety of tactical themes!
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Classic tutorial of the basics of how to play the game
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Learn openings: learn intuitively with a selective level of deepness. Don’t just learn the best moves, but Chessality shows you how to play any of the openings we have available both for black and for white, displaying both the best moves for each side as well as classic mistakes from your opponent and how to punish the mistakes. This is aimed at all skill levels, from beginners to at least International Masters. [partial DLC]
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Blindfold chess: Ever wanted to learn blindfold chess but never tried, or was it too overwhelming the first time? Chessality has different levels of blindfold (all levels include a voice announcing the move):
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Level 1: All chessmen are made of transparent glass of the same color tone
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Level 2: All chessmen and chessboard are made of glass
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Level 3: No pieces, just chessboard and a 2D table showing all the historical moves of the game in notation form (i.e., e2e4)
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Level 4: No pieces, just chessboard and a 2D table showing the last 3 moves of the game
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Level 5: No pieces, just chessboard and a table showing the last move of the game
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Level 6: No pieces, just chessboard.
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WIP Features planned for release
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Simple and intuitive menu with the ability to display advanced settings
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Game modes: in addition to most of lichess' game modes, we also including Poisoned Pawn and Dice Chess game modes
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Ability to interact in VR with other VR user(s) when playing with Chessality users
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Music integration from Spotify
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Voice command to move the pieces and toggling some in-game options. This is perfect for full blindness training. [DLC]
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Learn end games
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Learning openings: selective test for testing your skills on one or several openings and variations with selective deepness. [partial DLC]
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Study chess by connecting to a local instance of Chessbase 16 and Fritz, with features that may assist chess schools or private tutors. [DLC]
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Study using lichess' study mode
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Bringing modern games' ranking system to chess: you have your own Chessality MMR, in addition to lichess'. Chessality’s ranking system includes tiers (Silver/Gold/Platinum/Diamond/Grandmaster), and divisions reset every season.
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Team matches: create teams and have 3v3 and 5v5 team matches.
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Create your own single/team tourney with casual settings or hardcore selective settings like: “to end a turn, you must hit your clock,” “use the same hand used to move a piece to hit the clock,” “knocking your king down accidentally is the same as resigning,” etc. Great for casual tournaments, club tournaments, or others. You may also fill gaps with AIs using Stockfish 13 at different levels. Tournament settings also include limiting the tournament for Chessality users only, in case you want a VR-only tournament.
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Language support (in addition to the original US English): Norwegian, Spanish (Mexico), Portuguese (Brazil), and Polish. Chessality requires community support for further language support.
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Streaming features and shortcuts to make the lives of streamers easier.
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Integration with another 2D chess group for further expanding chess cross-play.
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Steamworks integration for custom environments and other community content.
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More chessmen skins, chessboard skins, and environments
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Voice descriptions of events and tutorials
DLC information
Yes, there are some DLCs planned. However, all chessmen/chessboard skins will also be complete freely available to be downloaded from our website and can be “side-loaded” using the available feature of loading custom models to Chessality. These won’t be shown to your opponent (if they are using VR) but are fully available to you.
Feature requests
Any cool ideas or integration requests? Tell us! We are very open to ideas!
Will a non-VR version be available?
As of right now, there is no plan. Although there is code implemented for debugging without using a VR headset, one of this project’s goals is to bring emphasis to OTB chess and add a meaningful and replayable VR game to your library. We don’t want to downplay the VR in this game by offering a non-VR option. Furthermore, there are already several very well accomplished 2D options of the game.
Release date information
Originally planned for December 2020, but now the plan is around may-august 2021. We feel very safe about these range dates to release the game as actually, the gameplay is quite very well polished, and most original features for release are ready. However, further advertisement, artwork, and environmental polishment seem in order before release. The actual feature list is much longer than described, and the planned feature list is even much longer. Due to the almost pure focus of the client, server, integration of third-party services, game mechanics, and aesthetics development, almost nothing has been done on artwork and advertisement until now.
Want to help?
We would gladly accept any free help you can offer! Especially artwork and advertisement ;)
Author personal notes
Yes, 2D digital chess is incredible and offers very convenient playability/portability. However, 2D digital chess doesn’t 100% translate your skills to OTB chess, nor OTB is efficient as training on 2D digital chess.
Chessality is probably not a true replacement for over-the-board chess nor a true upgrade from 2D digital chess, but just another way to play the game. I will try to offer as much functionality and realism for true hard-core OTB players and offer the convenience of the digital world to more casual players while trying to keep the core values of chess to the best of my abilities as a human.
“Without the element of enjoyment, it is not worth trying to excel at anything.” – Magnus Carlsen
“Every chess master was once a beginner.” – Irving Chernev
“No one will regret the time dedicated to chess, as it will help in any profession.” – Tigran Petrosyan
“You must lead your opponent into a dark forest where 2+2=5 and the path out is only wide enough for one.” – Mikhail Tal
“If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure.” – Garry Kasparov
“The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.” – Tartakower
“****, I didn’t see that!” – Most players (probably)
Flotilla 2
Got me hooked instantly
Got this game on sale, but honestly it’s well worth the (already cheap) full price. Started playing and went through the first 20 scenarios one after the other. It’s like eating potato chips, once you start it’s hard to stop.
You control a fleet of blue ships facing up red ships. The size and composition of the fleets vary from scenario to scenario. The objective is to eliminate all enemy ships, which you have to accomplish using your ships' characteristics, the environment and strategy. There’s no story or campaign, it’s just scenario after scenario (I think 100), with increasing difficulty.
– Real player with 8.5 hrs in game
Floats My Missile Boat
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Flotilla is quite beloved on Steam. An utterly solid, understated turn-based strategy game with whimsical story encounters and accessible but challenging combat set to classical music. It was utterly unique. Utterly Blendo.
Flotilla 2 brings back that unique dance of ships with its one rule ‘HIT THE REAR OR THE BOTTOM’ to damage, in a very VR way and benefits massively from it.
– Real player with 7.6 hrs in game
Battle Fleet 2
Now six years later I thought I would take a look one last time at a now classic turn based game. If you remember the old Panzer General series games or if you loved Naval tactical games. Then Battle Fleet 2 may be for you. Let’s take one last look at what Battlefleet 2 did well and what they can do to improve if they continue the series.
PROS
Game play: Let’s face it. You don’t need much for great naval fun. It has a lot to offer for the price. Great Carriers, subs, destroyers, planes, all on an overhead risk type map. Solid sounds, effects, colors, layouts, all you need to get started.
– Real player with 97.5 hrs in game
There are two parts of the game, the overall map of the pacific and naval battles. Both are turn-based.
The naval battles are fun if you enjoy turn-based fights based largely upon positioning your ships and estimating distances. Though unfortunately, you don’t choose the starting formation of your fleet. It is definitely satisfying to see the shell hit from over a mile away, you can really feel the distance between the ships, and then see it crash into the ship and possibly disable some critical component such as one of their guns, or engine. The armament of your ships will also play a role in how things go. For example, the submarine can be shielded from most damage by being submerged, but can only hit the enemy from 1500 yards while the largest guns have a range of 4000 yards. It pays to have a versatile fleet. The enemy may have a tightly formed fleet with many AA guns, making your carriers less effective, or battleships with big guns but few/no torpedos, making your subs more effective. The battleship can otherwise outshoot anything, but can fall prey to repeated airstrikes from an aircraft carrier that is too far away to shoot. Ramming is possible and could be fun, but I’ve only accidently rammed my own ships. Try not to do that. When your ships can destroy the enemy from miles away, you tend not to end up getting so close. The AI on hard provides enough of a challenge to be interesting.
– Real player with 94.1 hrs in game
Uphold The Realm
Update 2021-03-10:
The Developer is still actively updating….this game is a big winner for sure! Much more to come.
Previous Review:
Using Standard HTC Vive. Great start! It’s early access after all. It needs the following improvements:
1. Controls - Menu button should not be used to select anything. It should just bring up the menu.
2. More enemies. All I see are turd shaped teardrops and a few monsters.
3. More Towers. Boring tower layout can be improved and expanded.
4. More strategy.
– Real player with 16.4 hrs in game
I was given this game by the developer to play and find bugs in the very short beta period before it was opened for early access. As soon as it hit early access I bought my brother a copy because I am excited to support this game and developer. They have consistently been quick to put out updates to squash the (few and minor) bugs I’ve experienced, and take part in community conversation about the possibilities for this game. I also really like the aesthetics of the game, especially when I’m looking over the table watching my towers do work on a wave.
– Real player with 9.3 hrs in game