Curse of the Deadwood
Curse of the Deadwood is a unique evolution of the twin-stick genre that will have you taking simultaneous control of two unlikely friends as they fight their way through hordes of wooden zombies. Balance a varied arsenal of long-ranged weapons with devastating melee and magic attacks. Only by working together will you be able to save the Woodlings' beautiful world of Knottington from the Curse of the Deadwood.
UNIQUE ENEMIES
Battle an ever-evolving horde of unique enemies, including the charging Knots, the explosive Thorns, the long-ranged Splinters, and many more! Each Deadwood type has its own strengths and weaknesses that will require you to discover which weapons and attacks are most effective. Take on heart-thumping boss fights that will challenge you to push your strategies to the next level.
ARSENAL OF WEAPONS
Wield a variety of unique weapons including the Saw Mauler, Twig Snapper, Amber Blammer, and more. Unleash on the Deadwood as you upgrade your arsenal with parts you find scattered around the world of Knottington. Customize your weapons by adding new and powerful abilities that will help to see you triumph against the Deadwood.
PLAY STYLE
As you play through Curse of the Deadwood, a variety of ranged weapons and melee attacks become available to you. Every ranged weapon comes with a customizable skill tree for you to unlock and explore. Try out different combinations and find what works best for your play style in each combat scenario.
EXPLORATION
Explore the beautiful world of Knottington as you rescue its quirky and diverse citizens from the roaming Deadwood. Solve puzzles in lush forests, discover weapon upgrades in vast mountain ranges, and unravel mysteries in spooky swamps. There is always something interesting waiting around the next bend.
STORY DRIVEN
Fully voiced cinematics tell the story of an ancient spell broken, a wicked menace reawakened, and a young Woodling named Lathe who vows to do whatever he must to save his beloved home. But he doesn’t have to do it alone! A mysterious stone giant named Roguard will aid Lathe on his quest. As they take on the darkness together, they learn that, through friendship, anything is possible.
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Rogue Sentry
Good, short and tough.
Plenty of secrets to find.
– Real player with 29.4 hrs in game
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Check out this awesome retro shooter. Apparently most people have been completing it in 2-3 hours but I’m 3 hours in and only 1/2-2/3 through the game. Gameplay is simple but a little unusual (in a good way). Really have a lot of fun with it!
The best way I can describe this is as a “top down metroidvania” with bullet hell elements. Exploring is as fun as clearing rooms. Retro graphics are simplistic but well done. Challenging and very fun.
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– Real player with 5.6 hrs in game
Trifox
Trifox is a colourful and cartoonish action-adventure featuring a phenomenal fox with a multitude of talents! Choose from a trio of classes – Warrior, Mage, Engineer – or mix-and-match abilities to create a tailor-made hero! Inspired by the golden age of 3D platformers.
After his home is attacked and his TV remote stolen, Trifox sets out in pursuit of the mysterious looters in an action-packed adventure.
Use magic, might, and marvelous gadgets to outfox foes across four danger-filled worlds as you fight your way to a final showdown at Villain HQ!
Key Features
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Three different classes: Wield a giant hammer as a Warrior! Master magic and mystery as a Mage! Use a backpack full of gadgets as an Engineer!
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Mix-and-match styles: Customise your Trifox by combining different class-based abilities! Want to cast spells and fire a Gatling Gun? No problem!
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30 abilities to unlock: Collect and spend coins to gain new skills, such as Spike Slam, Shield Bubble, Guided Missile, and many more!
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Four worlds to beat: Fight hordes of enemies, traverse platforming pitfalls, overcome environmental puzzles, and battle big angry bosses!
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A modern retro adventure: A new and fresh experience designed to evoke the spirit of classic 3D platformers!
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
Too Many Zombies!
It’s actually quite a lot of fun, even solo. Mix in the ability to add up to three friends on Steam through Steam Remote Play and they don’t even need to buy this game via Remote Play.. and this game seems like a decent value.
It’s got a tutorial, and two modes, survival and campaign.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3MWkGBZHWI
The controls are good, the campaign stays interesting with new different objects to complete besides just blasting zombies. The crafting and resource collecting add fun and value as well.
– Real player with 0.4 hrs in game
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
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
Embers of Mirrim
This is, hands down, the most fun I’ve ever had playing a platformer. The controls are crisp, the mechanics are unique and well thought-out, it’s visually attractive, and the music is great. The single biggest complaint I have about this game is that it’s too short. I finished it in about 5 hours. I would love to have seen the kinds of puzzles they could have put in a longer game.
The difficulty curve isn’t bad. It’s hard enough to be satisfying, but doesn’t get hard so fast that it’s frustrating. There is one puzzle that uses a mechanic that isn’t used anywhere else in the game, and it can be difficult to figure out what the game wants you to do, but other than that, the mechanics have good clarity and the puzzles are fairly intuitive.
– Real player with 59.0 hrs in game
I’ve been craving a linear platformer and this really scratched the itch. While I enjoy metroidvanias, I feel like I ’ve been inundated with them of late and I wanted something a little simpler and straightforward, like the NES platformers of yesteryear.
Embers of Mirrim is a very polished puzzle platformer with heavy emphasis on platforming and navigating between sections and light emphasis on puzzle elements. The splitting mechanic adds variety, and the game continues to introduce other small elements to keep the game fresh throughout.
– Real player with 6.4 hrs in game
Kill to Collect
achievements
achievement-hunters shall stay away from that game, period, for the reasons below
premise
choose one of four characters and clear randomly-generated dungeon, which is full of various enemies, both melee and ranged. at the end you fight a boss. during the quest two kind of currencies can be found:
- “techs” : to buy medkits, powerups, weapons, ammo in dungeon-shops, and to unlock new titles outside of dungeon (purely cosmetics)
– Real player with 159.3 hrs in game
2016-July-03
Quick Rundown:
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The good: Gameplay mechanics are solid, if a bit simplistic.
The bad: Exceptionally difficult to find others to play with.
Verdict: A hopeful 6/10 in its current state. Fun for a quick romp but disappointed about not having enough friends to play with. Interface, matchmaking, and netcode need a few tweaks.
Potential: 8/10 with a solid-buy recommendation if matchmaking gets an overhaul. Once the multiplayer community gets up and running,
– Real player with 25.1 hrs in game
Mastodonte
Mastodonte is an attempt to revitalize the classic genre of Shoot ‘Em Ups, giving the player the mechanics to change the view, which brings depth and a whole new set of dynamics to the game.
Context:
The plot takes place in a not-so-distant future, where Ivory Coast is a military and scientific superpower, and needs to deal with the insubordination of other nations. You are in control of three Ivorian elite pilots from the Mastodonte squadron, and will need to survive different types of missions.
Characteristics:
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Each Life is a different aircraft that can be upgraded independently.
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Directional shield with destructive power.
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Reversible cannon to shoot backwards.
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Aileron Roll to avoid projectiles.
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Music-driven levels.
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Original 2.5D art style.
Universal Enemies
Universal Enemies is a depth-scrolling action shooting game that supports a variety of play styles: alone, with the CPU, or with friends. Each stage can be played in a short period of time, so you can conquer it little by little in your free time. Once a stage has been cleared, you can play it again and again by selecting the stage. There are also stages with bosses and mini-games. Please enjoy the story with the cute monsters.
Main features
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Deep scrolling: Move forward to the back of the screen and defeat the monsters coming at you from the front!
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Story: The story of the heroes’ organization and the hostile organization that uses the monsters.
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Diverse stages: A variety of locations on land, sea, and in the air, and a variety of monsters await you.
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Short play time: Each stage is short, so you can play a little at a time in your spare time.
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Cooperative play: You can play locally with up to four players, or team up with the CPU by yourself.
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Mini-games: Shoot, infiltrate, and race your way through the game! Local multiplayer support.
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Split screen: The infiltration and racing mini-games are split-screen and each can be moved as desired.
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Retro style: Switch the screen to retro style.