gwbycer.bsky.social
Game Design Critic, player of all indie games
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Forgot to update the list for Thursday, a very underrated metroidvania for me was Vision Soft Reset by making use of a time loop with metroidvania design store.steampowered.com/app/1005450/...
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I interviewed them about the game a few months ago for my podcast series youtu.be/zjsVqS1vUMc I hope it does well for them
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And finally for tonight, The Way of the Tray is a waiter sim as you try to serve demons and earn your way back home store.steampowered.com/app/3650760/...
@targemgames.bsky.social
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A new Zach-like in the works with Kaizen: A Factory Story that looks like the difficulty curve is a tad less steep this time around @coincidence.games store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
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We have another stylish-looking rhythm RPG on the list with Unbeatable by @dcellgames.com store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/...
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Disaster Arms is for the fans of action games like Gunstar Heroes, and looking for a lot of bosses to rush down store.steampowered.com/app/3462730/...
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The Royal Writ is a lane-based deck builder as you send out your beautifully looking army to break through the enemy's defenses store.steampowered.com/app/3333700/... @theroyalwrit.bsky.social
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The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest by @eldenpixels.bsky.social is an accurate simulator of the inner thoughts of every game designer building a metroidvania store.steampowered.com/app/2725470/...
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Overlooting is an auto battler where you must collect gear to power up your set bonuses to win @posingpossums.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/3410180/...
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The third game in the Monument Valley series by @ustwogames.co.uk is coming soon for fans of puzzle games store.steampowered.com/app/3132930/...
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I have that one and was waiting for it to leave early access to play more of it.
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Have it, beat the first chapter on the highest difficulty, and waiting for more :)
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And lastly for today, Truxton Extreme is a modern take on a classic shmup series store.steampowered.com/app/3323490/...
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Aeromachina is a challenging 3D action platformer as you fight, jump, and glide around store.steampowered.com/app/3523120/...
@meteormagic.dev
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Chordioid is for the fans of quirky RPGs, rock bands, and rhythm-based combat @chordioid.com store.steampowered.com/app/2893550/...
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Ace Overheat is an arcade flyer as you take on enemies while trying not to overheat store.steampowered.com/app/1590390/...
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Little Rocket Lab is a charming, cozy take on automation games store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
@nomorerobots.io
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Theropods is a classic point and click adventure game taking place in primitive times store.steampowered.com/app/1091870/...
@losttoken.bsky.social
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Sojourn Past is a high speed action game for fans of Hyper Light Drifter store.steampowered.com/app/2876290/...
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Trash Heart looks like a solid metroidvania for combat and platforming fans store.steampowered.com/app/1877260/...
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For my next pick it's Vomitoreum, a FPS metroidvania with dark imagery all built from Zdoom store.steampowered.com/app/1549750/...
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if you're enjoying these showcases, I do weekly indie game streams on my channel and always happy to interview developers youtube.com/c/game-wisdom
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And finally for today, Away From Home is a gorgeous-looking JRPG built around rhythm combat store.steampowered.com/app/1631980/...
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Gurei is a challenging boss rush where the order will affect the difficulty and which powers you'll have to take down a variety of fights store.steampowered.com/app/2191280/...
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Hirogami is a 3D platformer all bulit around paper and origami as you bend and fold into different forms to explore store.steampowered.com/app/3135840/...
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Funi Raccoon Game By @crayondev.ie is an unusual platformer with your goal being to collect everything that's not nailed down to fill your dumpster home store.steampowered.com/app/3599690/...
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For fans of Neon White and time-trial games, Jetrunner will be right up your alley store.steampowered.com/app/2865670/...
@curveballgames.bsky.social
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Rogue Eclipse by @mcdoogleh.bsky.social is an arcade space roguelike as you battle waves of ships and try not to get blasted into space dust store.steampowered.com/app/782260/R...
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Heroes Against Time is a roguelike against the clock to power up your team to survive a brutal forest store.steampowered.com/app/3667720/...
@davidcodeandart.bsky.social
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Glaciered is an under-the-sea soulslike, as we battle underwater threats store.steampowered.com/app/2052300/...
@playismen.bsky.social
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For something a bit dark, there is Primland the Magus, a challenging action game with a very interesting art style store.steampowered.com/app/2870160/...
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Sping by @smgstudio.bsky.social is a delightful puzzle platformer about swinging around store.steampowered.com/app/3246100/...
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Possessor(s) by @heartmachine.bsky.social is a stylish action metroidvania store.steampowered.com/app/2132890/...
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Vampire's Best Friend may look adorable, but this challenging platformer has a lot of bite to it...and garlic store.steampowered.com/app/3583530/... @sinksadventure.bsky.social
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Neon Inferno is a beautiful-looking arcade action game as you blast thugs in the fore and background @retroware.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/2957720/...
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that the first three acts feel like padding with nothing new introduced mechanic-wise.