Culdcept the First (also attributed as Culdcept the First Saturn Tribute) is a very fun game, that does show its age. This is basically a re-issue of the 1997 Sega Saturn game that mashes together deckbuilding (think Magic: The Gathering) and boardgames (such as Monopoly).
With these annual seasonal renewals of the sports season comes the related video games as well, and the question reviewers such as myself always face is this: Is this year’s game worth purchasing one year after the last one? My answer? Yes, absolutely. NBA fans are going to almost certainly enjoy NBA 2K27.
Midnight Moments is a cozy cyberpunk diorama-building game that is stunning. Unlike games that require you to complete quests or take out assailants or even solve challenging puzzles, this one only requires one thing: imagination.
Isle of Reveries is a top down 2D action adventure game that made my nostalgia for old school Zelda games flare up really hard. A good blending of puzzle, exploration, and combat, Isle of Reveries is a wonderful title to experience inside and out.
Let me tell you about this cozy game my daughter and I are playing together called Outbound. Now, I've been following this game from the initial Kickstarter back in April 2025 to its full release in May 2026. The best Mother's Day gift for myself and my first ever collector's edition in a physical copy!
In OVER REQUIEMZ Yuhiru is thrown into the castle of Oz and is immediately accused of trying to assassinate the King and shoved into the dungeon. Not only is she treated like a criminal...
Today we’re looking at what has rapidly become an absolute favorite in the open-world RPG genre for me. An interesting story, memorable NPCs, stunning visuals, and a setting absolutely dripping with flavor, Dread Delusion sets its tone immediately and sticks with it.
...and I have been playing NHL games since. It didn't matter whether it was EA or another game like 2K in the 2000s; I loved hockey games and still do, but is NHL 27 a step in the right direction?
Asdivine Knot is the latest title in the Kemco JRPG library. Following protagonist Verselio, who's on the run from the church that they once served, he'll be accompanied by an odd selection of party members as they all find a reason to band together…
Our story begins in Akihabra, Tokyo Japan. The protagonist Okarin… Or rather Rintaro Okabe, (Voiced by Mamoru Minyano) is a recent high school graduate who rents an apartment with his best friend and resident computer hacker, Itaru ‘Daru’ Hashida (Voiced by Tomokazu Seki) during the summer of 2010.
Zurich, Switzerland - January 23, 2025 – David Stark and Metaroot have announced that the steampunk autoshooter Airships: Lost Flotilla is now available on Steam for $5.99 (Launch price with 20% discount at $4.79) in full release for Windows, Linux, and Steam Deck.
A steampunk autoshooter where you fight your way through waves of enemies on your way to a safe harbour. Destroy your foes, harvest wreckage, and upgrade your ship. Airships: Lost Flotilla has a detailed in-game manual with stats and lore, and a labyrinth of interlinked pages and fragmentary codes for the player to explore.
David Stark is an indie game developer from Zurich, where he lives with his partners and two orange cats. He's known for Airships: Conquer the Skies, a cult steampunk real-time strategy game. Apart from making games, he co-founded and co-organises Swiss Game Hub, an incubator for Swiss game developers. In his copious free time, he reads history books and makes pottery.
About Metaroot
Metaroot is a small publisher and marketing agency based in Zurich, Switzerland. Metaroot has published the nature simulation city builder "Of Life and Land" and will publish the brotatolike "Airships: Lost Flotilla" and the city builder roguelike "AUTARKIS".
Barcelona, Spain, July 24th, 2024 – 30 Parallel Games is thrilled to announce the arrival of Terra Alia: The Spell-Finitive Edition on the Quest Store on July 24th. With the arrival of this new update, the price of the game will be reduced to $9.99 USD/EUR during the first month after launch, representing a 50% off.
Terra Alia is a steampunk RPG language adventure VR game set in a techno-magical world, where spells are crafted using a multilingual system. Originally launched as an early access version last November, the developers have been tirelessly improving the game, adding new features and content, including an online multiplayer mode.
LIST OF IMPROVEMENTS, ADDITIONS AND FIXES MADE
Three New Locations: Larger than ever, with expanded storylines and additional side quests.
Multiplayer Mode: Compete with up to 4 players in thrilling matches.
New Spells: Confront new challenges, enemies, and puzzles with an array of powerful spells.
Enhanced Gameplay: Polished combat mechanics, leveling system, and interactive elements.
Visual Upgrades: Improved interface and more dynamic animations.
Advanced Voice Recognition: Enhanced calibration for more accurate spellcasting.
Bug Fixes: Numerous issues resolved for a smoother gameplay experience.
To solve the mysterious disappearance of Professor Esperanto, begin your journey at the prestigious Magic Academy. Navigate through a city where technology and magic blend seamlessly, and explore the depths of an ancient desert. Solve intricate puzzles and engage in dynamic combat using spells crafted from words in ten different languages. As you level up, expand your vocabulary and master even more powerful spells!
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In the world of Terra Alia, sorcery and technology coexist seamlessly, yet some seek to keep magic exclusive to a select few. Study at one of the most prestigious magical academies under the tutelage of Professor Esperanto, a champion for equal access to magic.
When Professor Esperanto mysteriously vanishes, all that remains is her trusty cyber-familiar, Falco, and a piece of an enchanted stone with an encoded message. Embark on an adventure to retrieve the five remaining pieces of the stone to rescue the Professor.
Choose one of ten languages and cast powerful spells against enemies in dynamic combat. Upgrade your spells and harness new abilities while engaging in captivating side quests, solving perplexing puzzles, and battling foes ranging from angry students to divine deities and corrupt robots.
Become a talented linguist as you watch the adventure unfold across 10 different languages, including English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Simplified Chinese. Complete the story in one language within 7-9 hours, or delve into Professor Esperanto’s quest across all 10 languages for 40-50 hours of gameplay.
Follow the journey of five underprivileged teens in an upcoming 24-page comic from award-winning author Sylvain Runberg, best known for his adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium series, read by more than a million avid comic readers. Launching later this year, this comic will expand the story beyond the disappearance of Professor Esperanto, exploring new corners of the world.
ABOUT 30 PARALLEL GAMES
30 Parallel is a game development studio made up of industry veterans and passionate newcomers from around the globe, united by a shared love for creating entertaining—and on occasion educational—content. Our team has sharpened their skills at industry giants like Warner Bros, Universal Studios, and Activision Blizzard, tackling everything from licensed blockbusters to original gems. With our extensive entertainment industry expertise, we're here to bring high-quality, enjoyable experiences to audiences worldwide. Want to know more? Dive into the 30 Parallel Games website, and join the fun!
Vaporum:
Lockdown made by Fatbot Games will release on Xbox One, Xbox One S
and Playstation 5, and PlayStation 4 on December 10, 2021. Visit the
game page on eShop: Xbox Store Playstation Store (US) Playstation
Store (EU) Playstation Store (JP)
The
Game
Vaporum:
Lockdown is a grid-based dungeon crawler in an original steampunk
setting. It is a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon
crawler Vaporum.
The game expands
on everything that made the first game good, including more menacing
enemy types, broadened skill trees, new gadgets, plenty of new unique
items, and original puzzles & mechanics. Controls have been
considerably streamlined for a much smoother experience. Vaporum:
Lockdown follows the story of Ellie Teller, a teleport operator &
scientist, who struggles to survive the aftermath of a terrible
event.
Story &
Exploration
Follow Ellie
Teller, a young scientist, working on teleportation research in a
grand secret project -- Arx Vaporum -- hidden in the middle of a vast
ocean. Experience the last moments of her normal day job before
things go very wrong, forcing her to quickly adapt to omnipresent
danger and to confront her own past.
Combat
Combat takes
place in real-time. Each enemy has a distinctive set of strengths and
weaknesses so you have to employ different tactics to beat each one.
Weapon types have each a set of unique bonuses and behaviors which
add more depth and thought when choosing what weapons to equip
against what enemies.
You will find
many types of gadgets. Some deal area damage to multiple enemies,
some manipulate the battlefield in various ways, and some can even
create your own army of underlings. All these gadgets are powerful,
but some enemies are immune to certain types of attacks, so you will
have to figure out the best way to deal with every encounter the game
throws at you.
Puzzles
Solve intriguing
puzzles, riddles, and level-wide objectives where you have to use
both your wits and reflexes. Many of these smaller puzzles contribute
to solving the main one -- how to escape the tower.
Character
Progression
Instead of
increasing the abilities of your human character, you will improve
the exoskeleton rig you wear. The game combines a "you are what
you wear" aspect with long-term development of your exo-rig. The
gadget-based system allows you to change your loadout of gadgets at
any time, giving you a great deal of flexibility to deal with various
situations. On the other hand, as you progress, you get to unlock
useful circuits on your exo-rig, gaining significant permanent
attribute bonuses and passive skills.
DISCLAIMER
The name of the
project, "Lockdown", was set in November 2019, mere weeks
before the real-world SARS-CoV-2 virus appeared, so it's a pure
coincidence.
About
Fatbot Games
Fatbot Games is
a small indie studio located in Bratislava, Slovakia, Central Europe,
founded in 2015 by two longtime friends and gamedev veterans, Tibor
Repta and Matej Zajacik. Before that, Tibor and Matej worked in other
bigger, established game companies, but both were disgruntled by the
ineffectiveness and creative inflexibility of them, sharing similar
opinions and ideas on how to better run a game company.
In the veins of
a true indie studio, they started to work full-time on their first
project while being roommates. The project, a dungeon crawler RPG
named Vaporum, quickly grew to a solid prototype, gathering interest
from fellow gamedevs and other people. The project managed to secure
funding from an investor (a small tech company in Slovakia) and the
company Fatbot Games was founded. As a coincidence, the investors
lived just a block away from the apartment where it all started. ;)
Soon after, two
other friends and gamedev veterans with the same indie mindset joined
the company, Lukas Chrapek and Peter Uliciansky, and full-time work
on the game commenced. Apart from these 4 core members, several other
external contributors helped shape the game (mostly music, sound, and
additional art). Vaporum was released two years later to critical
acclaim (90% rating on Steam), praised for its gripping atmosphere,
audiovisuals, fun gameplay, and solid bug-free state.
Vaporum received
many updates and additions, mostly based on community feedback,
including the Accessibility Update which addressed issues and
hardships that people with disabilities had while playing the game.
The company also decided to release the game on Nintendo Switch,
PlayStation 4, and Xbox One through Merge Games. For Switch, a
physical boxed version was also created. Alongside, the team started
to work on a prequel to Vaporum, named Vaporum: Lockdown, expanding
on everything that made the first game good.
Fatbot Games has
since grown to 7 members and effectively uses more external
contributors. The team also actively contributes to the events and
activities of Slovak Game Developers Association, helping young
gamedevs acquire experience and good practices.
As a whole,
Fatbot Games has 75+ years of combined experience in the biz (Bohemia
Interactive, Cauldron - Activision, Keen Software House, Illusion
Softworks, and others), and believes in polished games with engaging
storylines and high production value in both visuals and gameplay.
A Victorian Steampunk RPG where saving the Kingdom requires more than just brains and brawn: you also need to talk to people! Featuring a debate battle system, talk, debate, convince and negotiate with NPCs in order to save the country!
STORY
A decade ago, a devastating civil war rocked the country of Gataela. Though the country has recovered, the victims have not, and Zack - one of these - heads to the local Lord to request aid. However, along his way, his journey leads him as far as the capital, stirring up the old flames of war.
HISTORY
Gataela is an RPG inspired by our love of the Tales series, the aesthetics of Victorian Steampunk, and the desire to give NPCs a greater role than background flavour text. We wanted to create a game that was focused on the everyday, where the average person can make a change, and where the goal is not to save the world, but to make a difference in the place you call home. Gatalea is a game about communication, and the power of the individual.
FEATURES
Two Battle Systems: Timed turn-based, and Debate battles where you can negotiate, convince, and debate with NPCs
Speaking to NPCs is important: NPCs can give you the facts you need to back up your arguments in debates
Skits: Get to know more about the characters and the world
Skills level up with you: The more you use a skill, the better you'll get at it
Build your party to suit your play style: Decide your party's classes, and distribute stat points when you level up
Science is on your side: Use gunpowder and science to craft items which can help you get out of a pinch
Costumes: Changing your outfit will also change your overworld's appearance, and their appearance in skits
Demo Links
The demo is available to play and review as of November 1st, 2019. To download the game, click on the link for itch.io here or on gamejolt here.
ABOUT ATEMLY GAMES
Atemly Games is an independent game company located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. On social media Atemly Games can be found on Twitter, Facebook, and the official website.
October 30th, 2019 - Bratislava, Slovakia - Vaporum: Lockdown, a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum, is coming out in early 2020, and will be available on Windows, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. The game expands on everything that made the first game good, including more menacing enemy types, broadened skill trees, new gadgets, plenty of new unique items, and original puzzles and mechanics. Vaporum: Lockdown follows the story of Lisa Teller, a teleport operator & scientist, who struggles to survive the aftermath of a terrible event.
About Vaporum: Lockdown
Vaporum: Lockdown is a prequel to the award-winning steampunk dungeon crawler Vaporum. It is a grid-based, single-player, single-character game, seen from a first-person perspective in an original steampunk setting, inspired by old-school games like Dungeon Master I and II, the Eye of the Beholder series, and the more recent Legend of Grimrock I and II.
You will encounter even nastier enemies with unique strengths and attack patterns. To beat them, you will have to employ a broad array of weapons, gadgets, upgrades, and smart tactics.
Fortunately, there's plenty of powerful toys to play with. Brand new weapon types, each with a specific use, many new unique weapons, synergistic armor pieces, gadgets that allow you to raise your own army of underlings or to manipulate the battlefield, boosters, and more.
Prepare to solve new kinds of puzzles and hazards, using new interactive elements, which will test both your wits and reflexes. The overall storyline will have you piecing together a solution to the main obstacle, where the individual pieces are spread over several levels. You will learn a lot more about the world and its inhabitants through voiced dialogs, phonodiaries, and written notes.
Improve your exoskeleton to be ready to face the dangers that lurk around every dark corner.
VAPORUM: LOCKDOWN – MAIN FEATURES:
Fight in real time! First-person real-time combat with deadly foes with varied abilities and behaviors.
Stop time mode! Enable this mode at any time to cause time to only pass when you act, giving you unlimited time to reason about your next best move. Useful in both combat and puzzles!
Be tactical. Use various attacks and read your opponents – each enemy has a different set of strengths and weaknesses.
Fully voiced main characters. Explore the story through a fully voiced main protagonist and several other key characters, in the form of dialogs and phonodiaries.
Tons of customization options! The gadget-based RPG system allows you to evolve your exoskeleton over time and also adapt to any situation at will.
Absorb fumium from defeated enemies. Unlock additional circuits in your exoskeleton and gain new bonuses and skills.
Keep your wits about you. Solve level-wide objectives and puzzles that vary in difficulty.
Explore and loot. Look for optional passages filled with additional challenges and rewards.
Survive the chaos that has set in after terrible events, and escape the tower on full lockdown!
Immersive steampunk setting. Beautiful graphics, stunning sound design, and an atmosphere of constant danger lurking around every corner.
About Fatbot Games
Fatbot Games is an indie company based in Slovakia, a small country in Central Europe. It was founded by two industry veterans: Tibor Repta and Matej Zajačik. Currently the company has secured investment funding. Fatbot Games has 50+ years of combined experience in the biz (Cauldron - Activision, Keen Software House, Illusion Softworks, Pixel Federation), and believes in polished games with engaging storylines and high production value in both visuals and gameplay. The last project released by Fatbot Games is Vaporum (90+ rating on Steam): http://www.vaporum-game.com/
Save Your Home From The Invasion Of Mechanical Beings!
Volcanoids challenges you to partake in an expedition to a forsaken volcanic island you once knew as home. In a world where humans clash with technology the once wondrous place has now transformed into a barren wasteland. To survive its natural elements, you must outsmart the creatures roaming the place and capture one of their drill ships. By every means necessary you can take advantage of their own technology to use against them on your mission to reclaim your homeland.
Volcanoids offers the tension and thrill of surviving volcanic eruptions, where bursts of time in between are a valuable resource to your cause. Roam the island, gather materials, discover new technologies and utilize production. Take the vantage point from your mobile base, stay safe underground or choose a location rich on material to explore. A drillship can serve as a factory and armored base as you play. Automate production, research technologies, set up a perimeter of defense and transform your customized drillship into a powerful base. Hostile race of robots must be dealt with swiftly and their units are quickly infesting areas above as well as below ground.
