Picaresque Studio Unveils First Gameplay Trailer For Nantucket

Picaresque Studio Unveils First Gameplay Trailer For Nantucket

Ever wonder what happened after the events of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick? Well, thanks to Picaresque Studio and their upcoming game, Nantucket, all will be revealed. Starring the narrator and sole survivor of the original novel, Ismael, players will get the chance to explore the seven seas in this seafaring strategy title

Lilly Looking Through

Lilly Looking Through

Lilly Looking Through manages to captivate without being dragged down by some of the more cumbersome aspects of the genre. The beautiful artwork and animations will draw you in while the clever puzzles are a challenge without ever becoming too obscure. I only wish there was more to experience as the adventure ended all too soon.

Gameplay: A nice take on the point & click adventure genre.

Graphics: Beautiful backgrounds and outstanding character animations.

Sound: Atmospheric and relaxing

Riptide GP2

Riptide GP2

Riptide GP2 has the feel of an old school arcade racer and it is easy to get sucked into the experience. The game features some good looking tracks and plenty of awesome stunts. Although originally a mobile title, the developers went the extra mile to make it look good on PC and have also removed all micro-transactions. It is quite an addictive title, but suffers a bit from repetition in the later stages of the game.

Gameplay: Challenging and addictive, although it does become a bit of a grind.

Graphics: Quite impressive considering the mobile roots of the game.

Sound: The soundtrack fits the game, but might not be to everyone’s taste

Vertical Drop Heroes HD

Vertical Drop Heroes HD

Vertical Drop Heroes HD is simple enough that you can instantly jump in and have fun for a few minutes, but addictive enough to keep you hooked for hours. All the procedural elements keep things interesting and there are tons of skills as well as traits to unlock. The game offers a lot of value for money and will keep you coming back again and again for “just one more go.”

Gameplay: Simple, but very addictive.

Graphics: Cartoonish visuals with some nice 2-D artwork.

Sound: Catchy tunes

Hatred

Hatred

If all you want is mindless killing and senseless violence you will probably enjoy what Hatred has to offer. However, it is quite a repetitive title and without the controversy not really that special. The destructible environments are nice and causing chaos is quite fun, but the game is also rather short and lacking in depth.

Gameplay: Shoot everyone and blow up everything before repeating it again on the next level.

Graphics: The monochrome visuals are detailed and stylish, but make it hard to see what is going on at times.

Sound: Moody background music, but the protagonist sounds more cheesy than menacing

Love at First Sight

Love at First Sight

Despite its unique one-eyed love interest, Love At First Sight is not quite as out of the ordinary as you might think. The high school romance story is pretty straightforward, while the visuals are equal parts creepy and cute. Unfortunately, the game is rather short and only features a single route with no choices, but it is still worth checking out if you are a fan of the genre.

Gameplay: Short, but quite sweet.

Graphics: An interesting mixture of creepy and cute.

Sound: Decent tunes, but there are only a few tracks and no voice acting

Ten Questions With… Taosym (Lupiesoft)

Ten Questions With… Taosym (Lupiesoft)

The debut Steam release by Lupiesoft, The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude, surprised us with its unique visual style, fascinating characters and interesting story. To find out more about the visual novel and the studio behind it, we reached out to Lupiesoft for some answers

The Fruit of Grisaia Available On Steam

The Fruit of Grisaia Available On Steam

After a very successful Kickstarter campaign for The Grisaia Trilogy of visual novels, the first is now available on Steam. Backers smashed through the initial goal of $160, 000 and ended up pledging nearly triple that amount. Suffice to say that official English versions of the trilogy are very much in demand

Flame Over

Flame Over

Running around as a firefighter extinguishing flames and rescuing civilians is a lot more fun than it sounds and Flame Over packs quite a challenge to boot. It is definitely a little frustrating at times, but the randomized levels and addictive gameplay will keep you coming back for more after every rage quit. The game made the transition from PS Vita to PC very well and comes highly recommended.

Gameplay: Fun, sometimes frustrating, very challenging and definitely addictive.

Graphics: Four different environments and some very nice fire effects.

Sound: Very catchy and fits the theme of the game perfectly

10tons Ltd Greenlight Roundup

10tons Ltd Greenlight Roundup

Fans of Crimsonland, originally released in 2003 before becoming available on Steam in revamped form last year, should be familiar with 10tons Ltd. This Finnish indie developer has released a string of titles after making their debut with the blood soaked shooter and managed to carve a niche for themselves in the casual games market