Pop’s

Pop’s

‘Pop’s’ is a fun little arcade stall style shooter in which you have to shoot various toys with a colour corresponding ball. Set in a funfair style setting the graphics are bright and colourful keeping with the fun theme. The good news is the gameplay is also fun and very simple to get into (despite the long, drawn-out tutorial). Provided you are going to play this at a VR party with friends or you just enjoy chasing your own score you will get your money’s worth there, but in truth, there really isn’t a lot of content. Sure, its not original and you don’t get a lot for your money, but its a bit of fun for a small price and that is good enough for me.

Real player with 0.2 hrs in game


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Restart Zero

Restart Zero

In 2237, a high-tech laboratory (Cybertec) wanted to develop an all-cure remedy for the world’s diseases. Cybertec/lab uses a high-tech supercomputer with artificial intelligence to support this. Instead of developing a cure-all remedy, the supercomputer recognizes that the real disease are humans The supercomputer tries to take over humanity and protect it from itself with the help of a specially developed algorithm.

Can you stop the supercomputer?

Restart Zero is an action shooter in cyberpunk style. Experience a fast-paced adventure single or local coop multiplayer.

FIGHT

Fight against numerous opponents controlled by the supercomputer. Use different weapons, such as pistol, rifle and shotgun.

Fight against bosses with strong abilities. Use your dash ability in a controlled way to survive.

COMPANION - DRONE

Your companion, the drone will help you with various abilities. Manually control it to hack unreachable terminals so that no door remains locked.

Solve riddles to continue your way further, but be careful that your drone is not destroyed.

Clear obstacles out of your way with the gravity beam.

MOVEMENT


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Action Commando

Action Commando

Action Commando is a Town of Machine spinoff focused entirely on combat. Hub-based world design, inventory management and most of the character interactions have been removed / de-prioritized in favour of fast-paced combat where your only concern is what’s trying to kill you at a given moment. While it lacks the depth of Town of Machine, it works really well as a coffee break, action-packed, top-down shoot’em up. Unlike in its predecessor you don’t have to worry about inventory space and quests - just go forward and blow things up… and it kind of works. The game is pretty short and unfortunately set almost entirely underground which makes the levels blend together but it’s not that big of a deal considering its lenght. Give it a try if you ever feel like mowing down monsters for a few hours.

Real player with 11.8 hrs in game


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A well-crafted, action-focused twin stick shooter with a good dose of humour. It’s a spin-off of Town of Machine that’s set in the same universe. While it uses many of the same assets as ToM, it’s more action-orientated and simpler to play.

Made by single person, its production values are excellent - gameplay, graphics, sound: all are top-notch.

It’s worth playing Town of Machine before this, but not wholly necessary.

Real player with 9.0 hrs in game

Action Commando on Steam

Marionette lab

Marionette lab

A third-person action game with a fixed camera and elements of survival horror.

Classic gameplay elements: limited inventory, lack of ammo, locked doors, endless chest, etc. The game has a fixed camera, but the controls are like in a top-down / twin-stick shooter.

Explore the underground complex and find a way to the surface.

Marionette lab on Steam

GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire

GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire

Gunpig is a colorful and enjoyable little score attack twinstick shooter, starring an adorable cartoony pig character, that has only one thing on his mind: shoot aliens and rack up as much cash as possible!

The game is divided into several levels, where you have to find the main baddy and take it out, although there are some other objectives sometimes, like shooting barrels under a time limit. While flying through the levels, you might also find cleverly hidden secrets, and special cards that unlock character graphics and concept artworks in the main menu. You can change your weapon by collecting fruits from special dispensers - there are a total of 9 different fruits/weapons, each one also having an alternative fire mode, ranging from spreads to mines.

Real player with 0.9 hrs in game

This is a very short and very easy top-down twin-stick shooter that seems to be inspired mostly by the 1988 arcade game Gauntlet. It’s only $5 but I don’t think most players will get that much enjoyment out of it (I got it for much cheaper in a bundle).

There appear to be several bugs: None of the Steam achievements unlocked for me even after finishing the game. The store page also lists Steam Leaderboards as a feature, but I couldn’t find any way to view them either in-game or in the community hub. The volume slider for the music (which sounds pretty good overall) resets to zero after each stage. And even though the game uses the left gamepad stick for movement, there is no analog speed control. Meaning that even gently tapping the stick in any direction gives you full acceleration, so I spent a lot of time careening across the stages when all I wanted was to make small adjustments.

Real player with 0.6 hrs in game

GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire on Steam

Horde Of Plenty

Horde Of Plenty

I was going to post this review 3 years ago, but i didn’t, so now i am. My computer can NOT run this well even at low settings, but from what i could grasp. it’s a basic twin stick shooter. No harm, No Foul. that being said if they can make the game run better, than maybe i could recommend it

for some context I was given a code by the Devs on Christmas of 2017 or 2016 (can’t remember)

Edit: Geez they got rid of the Keyboard and Mouse, that’s a bummer

Edit 2: I have a Pentium j2900 with 4 gb of Ram so ya maybe thats why it doesn’t run well.

Real player with 1.4 hrs in game

This was a fun and quick to pick up twin-stick shooter. The artwork looks great and I liked the fact that each level had different goals to reach to either be quick and casual for new players, or more difficult for people wanting a harder challenge.

Real player with 1.1 hrs in game

Horde Of Plenty on Steam

Curved Space

Curved Space

What is this game about:

In 3 words Curved Space is about Push Forward Combat. The same phrase used by ID software to explain the combat philosophy of Doom 2016 which results in frantic, nail biting, free flowing combat. It is not that Curved Space was designed to mimic Doom, however good design decisions and good combat often share characteristics in common.

Yes the name and the gimmick behind Curved Space, make a big deal out of the technology that enables acrobatic maneuvering and shooting over curved surfaces. Yes the Campaign has multiple paths and expertly voiced dialogue. Yes the weapons are many and awesome and absurdly unique. Yes there is an energy lash that lets you siphon energy from your enemies and energy nodes alike. But that is just where the game starts, that is just how the game pulls you in and shows you its wares. The game really comes alive and starts to shine once you get past all of that and start to dig deeper into the nuanced combat system.

Real player with 266.5 hrs in game

A super creative and fast paced game that’ll keep you on your toes!

You’ll start off feeling like you can take on anything with your little blaster. However things change very fast and you end up adapting very quickly without even realizing it. You’ll start off keeping your distance and trying to stay safe, but after a short while and after gaining some confidence, you’ll be charging in trying to lash and dash in no time.

Additionally, with the various amount of weapons and enemies you’ll have a lot of fun experimenting with combinations while trying to survive.

Real player with 25.7 hrs in game

Curved Space on Steam

Install Wizard

Install Wizard

I can’t see the entire window of the game. The weapon upgrade button is off the visible screen for my computer. Is there anything I can do to fix this?

Real player with 6.5 hrs in game

Interesting game but unfortunately the game breaking bugs make this game not enjoyable at all. The second boss (WebNav) spawns the bubbles inside its shield so is impossible yo kill it. When you defeat all the USB spawners (WebNav boss again) the camera changes making the boss just a chore.

Real player with 3.0 hrs in game

Install Wizard on Steam

Kill the Superweapon

Kill the Superweapon

Proper Video Review Here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XRHKc_Pshg

TL;DR - Kill the Superweapon is good, but only ideal if you’re up for some masochistic challenge. It’s one of those sorts of games that you rage-play the first time, then the second time is a breeze. Not for those looking for a relaxing challenge; you’re better off with the developer’s earlier game, Cold Vengeance. The game design here is incredibly unique (name five other 3D twin-stick shooter hybrids of Metal Gear Solid and Mega Man. I’ll wait), but the difficulty curve will severely test your patience. I recommend it, but only to those who know what they’re getting into.

Real player with 3.0 hrs in game

I have trouble seeing as to why this has a 92% rating. I do understand that this is ment to be a very retro style game but your looking at about 2-3 hours of true game play for a low quality game that also is at a wopping 8$. I honestly don’t see this possibly being worth that extreme amount. The other issue is that the general difficulty comes from the robotic minibosses (accept for the levels where there arent any) in which all other enemies (accept for superweapons) have a tendency to become absolete. Finally, the only other good take away from this is the fact that i did not run into any major bugs with this game. But over all this game seems to simply be overpriced.

Real player with 2.3 hrs in game

Kill the Superweapon on Steam

Cloud Cutter

Cloud Cutter

First Impressions:

A very comfy shmup! Absolutely love the production value, each level so far feels unique and filled with action - there’s a lot of stuff and foreshadowing happening in the background of every mission.

Update after finishing the main campaign:

What I stated above holds up for the whole game, really enjoying all the action and variability in each map.

The game gets extra satisfying, as you learn the enemy types, their attack patterns and sequence of the encounters. Especially when going for some of the harder objectives, like no damage received.

Real player with 13.8 hrs in game

This game is quite difficult at first, but is a total riot once you get the hang of it.

First hour I died a lot and couldn’t get through even the second mission, tried probably 20 times.

But I made the mistake of focusing on dealing damage, rather than avoiding it. Starter weapons are pretty weak and can’t destroy enemies quickly before they fire, so just make dodging projectiles a priority and don’t worry about missing enemies.

Later in the game when you pickup weapon upgrades you can get more aggressive - and that’s where the fun begins!

Real player with 5.8 hrs in game

Cloud Cutter on Steam