Remember when I posted about Steam being crowded? That applies now more than ever, really, given the amount of recent Greenlight escapees. In a way, that’s a good thing, because it means more potentially great games are now… picking up Steam (get it?). But it does also make getting spotted on Valve’s digital storefront rather difficult, compared to, say, two years ago. But that’s just the way it is.
Dawn of the Plow (@PlowFacts)
You are the new plow on the block, and today is your day. How many cars can you shepherd home before achieving grounds for termination?
Sky Steel – Heavy Wings (@s1zemusic)
In Sky Steel you control 2 Wings to carry a energy core. You can change the Wing Formation at any time to fire anothe weapon type. Each Wing formation has own permanent upgrades and skill points to assign. You can combine and upgrade your Wing in many ways to play the way you like it. In open Wing Formation-C as example, the energy Core itself fires a laser beam in both directions. In this formation you can evade enemy fire, reach targets behind you or defend yourself from targeting missles. All firemodes have special benefits that can be combined during gameplay.
AdvertCity (@voxelstorm)
Explore a massive city, and plaster your adverts all over it. Float around cyberspace and get paid for posting links online. Make your mark on a complex economic ecosystem, direct the future of the city, and cunningly work your way to the top.
The Loner
“The Loner”,is a 2D-Action-Adventure Game with Jump and Run parts. It’s not like most adventure games, you always maintain control over the character with your keyboard, no mouse-klicking required. It includes slow and calm parts aswell as action-packed and thrilling parts.
Gilbert Goodmate and the Mushroom of Phungoria (@GilbertGoodmate)
The sacred mushroom of Phungoria has been stolen, Grandpa Goodmate is going to be executed and things ain’t looking too good. Now it’s up to YOU… catch the thief, recover the mushroom and save Grandpa… all by the end of the week. So hurry Gilbert, time is running out… Oh, and do try to keep your hands off the Princess!
Voyage to Farland (@peculiargames)
A homeless wanderer enters the forested valley called Iya Gorge – a strange land filled with mystery, danger and frightful creatures possessing fell powers. In search of a lost sister, the wanderer takes on challenges in forests, dungeons, and caverns to defeat an evil witch who has kidnapped the local children.
Cliffs of War: Fortress Defenders
Build and defend your 2D side-scrolling fortress on the edge of a mountain! Strengthen the defensive lines on the unique playing filed – a long and narrow path with an abyss on both sides. At the end of the path there is the heart of your fortress – the main tower. This is the last stand and there is only abyss behind it.
Spaceman Sparkles II – Astronaut Shine (@pacemanparkles)
Shoot lasers, dodge dangers, teleport, get items and fight a few bosses…. in SPAAAAACE~! I made a game, I think it’s pretty okay. You fight bosses and stuff.
Farrah Rogue:Zero Hour (@epsilonstudios)
Farrah Rogue is first and foremost a world of color. Primaries, Secondaries, and a few Tertiaries. Because the best place to kill friends is some place pretty. I mean, it’s just respectful. Right? Kill any and all of them. Preferably near each other so you can hit the one who’s constantly watching your screen. You know the one. His name is probably Steve. It’s always Steve.
Fusion
A game that mixes elements of Runners for mobiles with third-person shooter and great graphics. Takes place in a futuristic setting where the goal is to reach as quickly as possible to the end of the levels while dodging or destroying obstacles and enemies that get in your way.
Chiptune Champion
Transform your keyboard into an instrument and play along to the melody of catchy chiptunes in this addictive, musical rhythm game.
The Occult Chronicles
You take on the role of an Occult Defense Directorate (O.D.D.) agent who has been assigned a mission to investigate an ancient estate out in the country. You start your adventure in the Main Entry Foyer and then proceed to explore the creaky old mansion encountering all manner of strange and haunted things. Your mission will take you to the caverns and dungeons below the mansion where you must confront and defeat an unspeakable evil.
They Need To Be Fed – Ultimate (@BitAteBit)
They Need To Be Fed is a straight-forward 2D platformer game, with a twist. You can’t fall to your death per se, because you’ll always be pulled in by a nearby object’s gravity. But that doesn’t mean you won’t be challenged; hazards come by way of….other things. Gravity is one of your few friends, in fact!
Prompt
Prompt takes the traditional platformer concept and streamlines it down to its purest form. The game is designed to utilize simple and straightforward mechanics so that you can focus on directly applying your wit, determination, and skills in fine-tuned levels. There are no distractions – no excuses (except the beautiful minimalistic graphics, or the oldschool arcade style, or the fantastic atmospheric music.) Progressing through each level, you must master new tricks and techniques with the double jump system.
The Last Dogma (@sashadarko)
You play as Sebastian Arise, an ATF special agent tasked with the tracking and eradication of local firearms dealers. One day straightforward tracking mission turns into disaster, thrusting him into the village of cannibalistic Christian cult known as “Holy Intentions”. Entwined in a web of intrigues between emotion-feeding daemons, Sebastian must keep his senses sharp as he travels back in 1366 A.D. to stop the things he shouldn’t stop.
a Family of Grave Diggers
Descend into the horrors under the village in this modern Roguelike! Turn-based, technical but with an easy to use interface, play a Rogue-Like without the irks and hassles of the genre! Get stronger by modifying the village, get new shopkeepers (and items for them!) so that your next run will be easier and funnier!
Beeswing (@king_spooner)
Beeswing is a game set in a small village in rural Scotland, the village I grew up in. Visit the places and people who shaped a life and discover their stories. Represented in hand painted, water colour graphics with a unique, acoustic soundtrack.
Regulator (@EliteGamesNet)
“Regulator” – an action/platformer in the style of metroidvania. The player searches through an underground base for world’s most dangerous terrorist leader, and its definitely not to reward him with candies and hugs.
REWIND ( 6 minutes after your past ) (@LUCIANODELIBERA)
The special feature of this game is that you play it backwards, in fact all the game is played backwards. The music is also composed in reverse. Besides, the game is conceived to be played this way, from the shootings to the levels design. The controls are inverted and the main character only moves from right to left, but never the other way around. For this reason, it is very important to analyze each level in order to avoid mistakes.
Red Goblin: Cursed Forest (@FlyingInt)
Venture into the darkness of the Dream Forest and discover why it’s now called “Cursed”. Meet interesting characters in a psychological adventure, solve puzzles and learn all about the story of Artuo, the knight who wants to be a wizard; Red, a fire goblin that was summoned by Artuo; Melchior, the wizard of dreams and his companions.
STOORM – Yellow Edition. (@GarageMonkeyStd)
Stoorm is a skill arcade game. Although the reflex is your main asset to overcome all puzzle/levels, you will sometimes need to take back your breath, and a minimal analyze of the map, to escape without dying too often. The purpose of the game is to move your cube through the rooms to finally leave the complex or… you ‘ll see. Stoorm is more than 130 levels in 24 rooms.
Bard’s Gold (@aGametery)
While I was adventuring, I got my saddle containing the legendary Bard’s Gold stolen by a filthy goblin. It has been my Family Treasure for generations… I had to get it back at all costs! Giving chase to the burglar, I went through a portal that sent me to this strange world… I must escape and return the Bard’s Gold to where it belongs!
Nephil’s Fall (@Nephils)
Your story begins as Nephil wakes up and sees the corruption around him. He realizes that he has failed in his task and to redeem himself he must set out to find the source of the corruption. Only with your help can he find all the stolen essences and return them to nature. Your guidance will be the difference between utter failure and destruction of all living things or Nephil’s redemption as a guardian.
Planet Alpha 31 (@PlanetAlpha31)
When mankind is forced to abandon Earth a team of explorers is send in space to find a new home. After years of drifting into nothingness a suitable planet – Alpha 31 – is found and the Terra-formation begins. About half way through the process an unknown incident causes the Terra-formation to revert with catastrophic consequences. You, one of the last engineers left, are send to investigate the events and to resume the Terra-formation process in a race against time.
Over The Hills And Far Away (@wargirlgames)
The War of 1812. Northwest Frontier. William Aubrey, a rogue redcoat of the once-glorious 41st Regiment of Foot, is on the run. Wounded and tired, he seeks shelter during a thunderstorm inside an abandoned barn. But when he gets there, he finds he’s not alone. A young Shawnee girl, named Mai, is hiding from the rain too. Bleeding out and not wanting to brave the fierce winds outside, Aubrey decides to put up with her until the rains let up.
Teddy Terror (@RMonsterGames) [Kickstarter]
In Teddy Terror you take on the role of a little boy with his Teddybear who wakes up in a nightmare. With your surroundings as your weapons your goal is to Survive the nightmarish world and escape from tongue spitting eyeball creatures, horrifiying bosses and hordes of unimaginable abominations! Lure terrifying monsters into deadly traps, find powerful toys to aid you, collect candy, become stronger and face the Nightmare holding your Teddy bear!
Wildfire (@wildfiregame) [Kickstarter]
Wildfire is a stealth platformer where you have the ability to control fire. As this rare, latent power unexpectedly manifests within you, you’ll find yourself pursued by a deadly army of swordswomen, skilled archers, and their vicious, trained animals, who fear what you are capable of. Sneak in shadows, creep through tall grass, and conceal yourself in smoke as you summon fire to terrify enemies.
Outland 17: Void of Liberty (@GrenadeTree)
Outland 17: Void of Liberty is a sci-fi tactical RPG based around the events of the American Revolutionary War. Earth’s population has swelled, leading to a strain on her resources and a wider gap between the wealthy and the impoverished. Stations are being built outside of the Earth’s orbit to explore more possible resources and to alleviate the burdening population.
Wand Wars (@wandwars)
Wand Wars is a local multiplayer magical sports game. Ride your brooms, outmaneuver your opponents and bounce rapidly growing spheres of pure magic. As the match progresses, the magic intensifies and the spheres grow in speed and size. Collect powerups, hone your sense of timing and unleash ultimate arcane spells.
MidBoss (@enichan)
MidBoss[www.midboss.net] is a video game about possessing your defeated enemies in order to become stronger. You play the weakest of the dungeon denizens, an imp with no ability other than possessing other creatures. Your goal is to defeat and possess increasingly stronger creatures, unlocking their abilities for yourself and becoming stronger as you go along, and eventually defeat and become the dungeon’s ultimate endboss.
Withstand: Apotheosis
Withstand: Apothoesis is a platform puzzle game with some combat heavy sections and minor adventure and metroidvania elements. Konoci Mineta is an orphan living in a slightly Steampunk-inspired world, populated by honorable shapeshifters, obnoxious elves, and the occasional insane dictator. Use her wind magic as she embarks on an epic quest to get ingredients for a smoothie.
Fine Sweeper (@Phil_on_Games)
Fine Sweeper is a Minesweeper game with additional features such as a campaign mode, item drops and, of course, achievements. And I feel that even casual games like Fine Sweeper deserve to look and feel better than some clunky Windows UI from ‘95 with programmer art.
