The most complaints I read arent about the style, but more about the game design. Stuff like random spawns around you that immediately kill you or ranged attack enemies that kill you before you even notice them. If you play some more, I'd love an opinion on that .
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[Steam Sale 2014] Indie-ana Games and the Temple of Hidden Gems
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The most complaints I read arent about the style, but more about the game design. Stuff like random spawns around you that immediately kill you or ranged attack enemies that kill you before you even notice them. If you play some more, I'd love an opinion on that .
Mavromatis
Member
I bought Game Dev Tycoon during sale, and I can say that it is a great game. I loved recreating the classics, I released, Pokémon, Mass Effect, Nolf, Civilization, Transport Tycoon, Chrono Cross and many others.
I wish I bought this game earlier!
Don't miss this if it'll be in the recap sales at last day.
More_Badass
Member
I had been on the fence about Battleblock Theater last month, but along with the impressions in the Indie thread, it was seeing the opening cutscene that sold me on the game.
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX613U_DWzE
If you find it funny, then you'll probably enjoy the game's brand of humor
Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX613U_DWzE
If you find it funny, then you'll probably enjoy the game's brand of humor
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
wait for the last day, there's always a chance it could come back as a flash or vote deal or an encore on the final day
Cheers.
legacyzero
Banned
I am SOOOOO buying Oniken due to my love of games like Shinobi III on Genesis.
Everyone who hasn't bought Rock of Ages should.
It's TWO DOLLARS and an incredibly creative twist of mixing two genres. It's from the creators of Zeno Clash.
You are Sisyphus and control a giant boulder. You have to get to the bottom of the hill to smash down a door and destroy the enemy hiding behind it.
Meanwhile the enemy is doing the same.
Everytime you hit the door with your boulder you've gotta wait for a new boulder to get built so you can hit the door again. While it's being built, you go top down RTS style and put up traps and stopgaps for your enemy as the enemy does the same.
Also, all of the art is taking examples from classic pieces of famous art and ripping it into the game as characters and looks lovely. It's also really funny.
I cannot recommend this game enough. The single player is fantastic. The competitive multiplayer is a blast. The mix of the genres goes together so smoothly and it's an absolute treat front to back. It can actually get pretty tough at times too, for those who like a challenge. Properly utilizing blockades, war elephants, catapults, bombs, etc etc becomes pretty vital.
And it works with GeDoSaTo!
Seriously, you should check it out. It's worth your time, and definitely worth at least 2 bucks.
It's TWO DOLLARS and an incredibly creative twist of mixing two genres. It's from the creators of Zeno Clash.
You are Sisyphus and control a giant boulder. You have to get to the bottom of the hill to smash down a door and destroy the enemy hiding behind it.
Meanwhile the enemy is doing the same.
Everytime you hit the door with your boulder you've gotta wait for a new boulder to get built so you can hit the door again. While it's being built, you go top down RTS style and put up traps and stopgaps for your enemy as the enemy does the same.
Also, all of the art is taking examples from classic pieces of famous art and ripping it into the game as characters and looks lovely. It's also really funny.
I cannot recommend this game enough. The single player is fantastic. The competitive multiplayer is a blast. The mix of the genres goes together so smoothly and it's an absolute treat front to back. It can actually get pretty tough at times too, for those who like a challenge. Properly utilizing blockades, war elephants, catapults, bombs, etc etc becomes pretty vital.
And it works with GeDoSaTo!
Seriously, you should check it out. It's worth your time, and definitely worth at least 2 bucks.
RelentlessRolento
Member
More_Badass
Member
I'm certain it'll be a flash or daily, but yeah, I totally expected the group with Broforce and Luftrausers to win
(I'm biased of course because I love those games and everyone needs Broforce in their library)
More_Badass
Member
Magicka looks fun. I had kind of ignored it because...I thought it was...an MMO or multiplayer only...yeah
I don't have enough to get the complete pack. What are the essential content DLC packs, that add new missions, expansions?
I don't have enough to get the complete pack. What are the essential content DLC packs, that add new missions, expansions?
PandaPedinte
Member
I think you're in the wrong thread
seems so
i'll see myself out
I bought Castle Crashers and Battleblock Theater. This is my contribution.
Hispanicguy
Member
So I purchased Rogue Legacy since it's on sale..but then somehow I came across this game:
Intake
http://store.steampowered.com/app/237760/?snr=1_237_151__104_3
It's $4.99 but there's no discount.
Youtube vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae4HTYfhAPM
How do you play? You have 2 different colored pills that come down the screen and you need to move your mouse and click on them to destroy them. The thing is, you need to make sure your crosshair is the same color as the pill. You switch the color of the crosshair either by pressing the space bar or right click. By destroying pills with the right color, you increase your combo. Hit a pill with the wrong one, and you break it.
There's a certain amount of pills you need to destroy in order to reach the next level. The first few levels are simple enough so you can get familiar with how the game works. Every time you finish a level, you get a chance to shoot "coins" in order to buy things from the shop.
I've only gotten up to level 7 but around there, they switched things up and either the pills came down a bit faster or they added "mines" to the mix. They want you to be accurate when hitting the pills. If you click but miss a pill, it'll stop your combo.
I could see why this game has the "addictive" tag. This game will test your reflexes for sure. At one point, they increase the speed of the pills and shit gets crazy! Still not fast enough for it. At level 10, they'll throw something at you...that's when shit hits the fan, lol
There's a shop where you can buy powerups and other things. There's also a challenge mode, a progress report and leaderboards.
Apparently, this game is also available on iOS for $2.99:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/intake-be-aggressive/id765727108?mt=8
I don't know why there's no discount on it, but I had no problem giving my money to this game. Easy to learn but it's going to be a bitch in the later levels, lol.
Btw, thank you for this thread. A few games mentioned here that I have my eyes on.
Intake
http://store.steampowered.com/app/237760/?snr=1_237_151__104_3
It's $4.99 but there's no discount.
Youtube vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ae4HTYfhAPM
How do you play? You have 2 different colored pills that come down the screen and you need to move your mouse and click on them to destroy them. The thing is, you need to make sure your crosshair is the same color as the pill. You switch the color of the crosshair either by pressing the space bar or right click. By destroying pills with the right color, you increase your combo. Hit a pill with the wrong one, and you break it.
There's a certain amount of pills you need to destroy in order to reach the next level. The first few levels are simple enough so you can get familiar with how the game works. Every time you finish a level, you get a chance to shoot "coins" in order to buy things from the shop.
I've only gotten up to level 7 but around there, they switched things up and either the pills came down a bit faster or they added "mines" to the mix. They want you to be accurate when hitting the pills. If you click but miss a pill, it'll stop your combo.
I could see why this game has the "addictive" tag. This game will test your reflexes for sure. At one point, they increase the speed of the pills and shit gets crazy! Still not fast enough for it. At level 10, they'll throw something at you...that's when shit hits the fan, lol
There's a shop where you can buy powerups and other things. There's also a challenge mode, a progress report and leaderboards.
Apparently, this game is also available on iOS for $2.99:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/intake-be-aggressive/id765727108?mt=8
I don't know why there's no discount on it, but I had no problem giving my money to this game. Easy to learn but it's going to be a bitch in the later levels, lol.
Btw, thank you for this thread. A few games mentioned here that I have my eyes on.
PandaPedinte
Member
Castle Crashers + Battle Block Theater bundle 90% off. https://store.steampowered.com/app/204360/?snr=1_702_7__13
coughlanio
Member
Divinity 2 has gone up in price, 8 as of this post
RelentlessRolento
Member
Yeah great bundle. It's weird that it's the same price as Battleblock by itself.
Funny how so many people were calling this a pricing error but it's still up. It's just that crazy of a deal.
More_Badass
Member
As usual, you can't really get a good answer in the main Steam thread so I'll ask here:
Never played a SimCity game, what makes them fun? I have Prison Architect, but I find that setting compelling and it seems more intimate and exciting than a city.
Never played a SimCity game, what makes them fun? I have Prison Architect, but I find that setting compelling and it seems more intimate and exciting than a city.
Leatherface
Member
Gonna have to recommend this to all you classic arcade shooter fans. It really doesn't get much better than this.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/262260/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1
http://store.steampowered.com/app/262260/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1
They are completely different games, I suggest you try these games for yourself since they are hard to compare really. Building proper city layouts and working on creating a self-sufficient city can be very rewarding if you watch your city grow. As I said, hard to compare, just give SC4 a try.
SecretMoblin
Member
SimCity 4 is absolutely worth the few bucks it costs whenever it's on supersale; the hardcore micromanagement aspects like sliders and graph-watching can be reduced to a minor annoyance if you really can't stand that kind of stuff.
And the modding community has long since fixed all the extant problems and added all sorts of neat extras.
And the modding community has long since fixed all the extant problems and added all sorts of neat extras.
More_Badass
Member
I think these belong in the OP
Tower of Guns - $6.74 (55% off)
Volgarr The Viking - $5.99 (50% off)
The Ball - $4.99 (50% off)
10 Second Ninja - $4.99 (50% off)
Influx - $4.99 (50% off)
Capsule - $4.99 (not on sale, but so worth it)
Tower of Guns - $6.74 (55% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/266110/
Quadruple-jumping steampunk bullet-hell mayhem. One of the best FPS roguelikes in the genre.
Volgarr The Viking - $5.99 (50% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/247240/
It took me six hours to beat the first level.
Prepare to die...a lot in this brutally challenging action platformer.
The Ball - $4.99 (50% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/35460
Splatter enemies and solve puzzles with a giant ball in an ancient trap-filled temple, Actually a really enjoyable game
10 Second Ninja - $4.99 (50% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/271670
A fast twitchy action puzzle game. Destroy Nazi robots with speed and precision. You only have 10 seconds
Influx - $4.99 (50% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/246980
A mix of exploration in picturesque environments and physics-based puzzles. Not the longest game or the most challenging, but certainly a fun experience
Capsule - $4.99 (not on sale, but so worth it)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/303940/
Capsule is a minimalist experience that absolutely delivers and I'd recommend the game for its tense gameplay, fantastic atmosphere, and immersive soundscape. Gameplay-wise, it's a balancing act between exploration and desperation, masterfully crafting a gripping atmosphere through audio and sound alone.
Gonna have to recommend this to all you classic arcade shooter fans. It really doesn't get much better than this.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/262260/?snr=1_7_7_151_150_1
I asked about this game a while back in the SHMUP thread and was told to steer clear. Not sure if the recent patch changes much.
I remember playing it a bit many years ago. Does it have widescreen support?
charlequin
Banned
I feel this way now about missing the Strider / Double Dragon Neon group today. >:-|
Gonna have to recommend this to all you classic arcade shooter fans. It really doesn't get much better than this.
And a great soundtrack!
EDIT: Created a new post down below to submit Dustforce as an entry, formatted according to the rules in the OP with my mini review. Would appreciate it if you added it to the OP Toma
OP is invalid without dustforce, it's one of the best games on steam and better than super meat boy in my eyes. Oh and the OST is fucking incredible. Just really great level design and platforming, I have to SS every level I do.
Hitbox deserves all the money in the world.
OP is invalid without dustforce, it's one of the best games on steam and better than super meat boy in my eyes. Oh and the OST is fucking incredible. Just really great level design and platforming, I have to SS every level I do.
Hitbox deserves all the money in the world.
Not, it's definitively 100% a pricing error. It just so happens that it wasn't fixed.
OP is invalid without dustforce, it's one of the best games on steam and better than super meat boy in my eyes. Oh and the OST is fucking incredible. Just really great level design and platforming, I have to SS every level I do.
Hitbox deserves all the money in the world.
+1 for everything here.
Also, Risk of Rain is awesome but hard hard hard
The shmup thread is full of bullethell fans who think shmups should be all about convoluted scoring mechanisms and weaving a 1 pixel hitbox through a maze of projectiles, JnG isn't that kind of game.
Leatherface
Member
It's been a little bit since I've played but yes, I *believe* it does. I can tell you though, it is a damn fine game and fun as hell. I wouldn't recommend it if it wasn't. One of my favs.
I've got to dissent a bit on that one, sadly. I felt that it just didn't do enough with the concept. I ended up plowing through the game, waiting for it to get difficult and really start doing clever things with the concept, but never did. Stuff like being able to carry a bunch of offspring at a single time is never really utilized in any clever ways, and the game ends up just feeling flat because of it.
Jets'n'Guns Gold plays just fine from my experience, though a bit unclear in the weapon and item selection and I've more than enjoyed it from the last sale it had.
In the options it does have a Fit To Screen that will turn it to widescreen, at least the look of, if that's what your resolution is set to display.
Offspring Fling is odd in that just beating the game is really easy, but getting all the rainbow flowers is at a Super Meat Boy level of challenge.
Matt Frost
Member
OP is invalid without dustforce, it's one of the best games on steam and better than super meat boy in my eyes. Oh and the OST is fucking incredible. Just really great level design and platforming, I have to SS every level I do.
Hitbox deserves all the money in the world.
Just bought it, it is awesome. Thanks to you and to More_Badass for the recommendation!
Yeah, but that just seemed finicky and unpleasant, so I didn't bother. When I tried to do one of the very first ones and what I presume was the ghost time I had to beat ended up running faster than I was, I knew that it'd be more trouble than it was worth.
It still doesn't help the game's problem of never really doing much with its main concept. You're just doing the same basic stuff faster.
Dustforce - $4.99 (50% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/65300/
I can say without any hesitation that this is one of the best platformers on Steam. If you are familiar with super meat boy, this game offers the same level of hardcore gameplay, that never feels frustrating due to the near instant respawns and tight level design. Dustforce however surpasses super meat boy in my opinion due to the added depth offered by the combat (light and heavy attacks) and the ability to dash, once you get the hang of every level it's crazy how fast and fluidly you can move through it. The aesthetic for the game is wonderful and it's worth buying the game for the soundtrack alone, seriously. Check out the OST on the official bandcamp page and you'll know what I mean http://lifeformed.bandcamp.com/album/fastfall . You'll find yourself refusing to move on from each level until you've gotten an SS rank and the level of mastery that comes with that is really rewarding and enjoyable. For 5 dollars, this is an absolute steal.
Remembrance
Member
Did Dustforce on PC ever get patched to add the option to disable checkpoints, as the console versions had?
Nabs
Member
Dustforce hits you from every angle. Great art style, great music, and plenty of challenge. It's the game that keeps on giving.
I'm pretty sure you could always disable checkpoints in the options menu.
SpeedRunners is also a lot of fun. Here I'm playing as a guy in a shark costume, swinging through the air like your neighborhood spiderman.
I'm pretty sure you could always disable checkpoints in the options menu.
SpeedRunners is also a lot of fun. Here I'm playing as a guy in a shark costume, swinging through the air like your neighborhood spiderman.
Dustforce hits you from every angle. Great art style, great music, and plenty of challenge. It's the game that keeps on giving.
SpeedRunners is also a lot of fun. Here I'm playing as a guy in a shark costume, swinging through the air like your neighborhood spiderman.
Whats the feature list of speedrunners? online/couch coop?
Nabs
Member
4-players online, 4-players offline, full bot support, I believe there's some form of single player as well. The game has a level editor and full workshop support.
SpeedRunners is also a lot of fun. Here I'm playing as a guy in a shark costume, swinging through the air like your neighborhood spiderman.
Wow, just added to my wishlist.