I’ve only gotten through a few, myself. House Flipper 2 seemed like an interesting iteration on the original (from what I played of that). Not necessarily for me, but I think it’ll please those that are looking for that. I played quite a bit more Kingdom Eighties than I expected I would. Having just played the first Kingdom for the first time not too long ago, Eighties had a lot of changes that I was pleased with, and the theme is great. I will say that making an army of young children is…a bit iffy, hah. Though playing the “big kids” trying to protect their town is pretty nice.

Still have a The Invincible and Lies of P to check out this weekend, and whatever else seems interesting. Any recommendations for other demos that shouldn’t be missed?

  • vasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Liked:

    • Lost Chapter: an 18+ hentai Slay the spire clone. It’s been out for a while but didn’t have an official english translation, which will come with the Steam release. Nothing groundbreaking here but it seems worth picking up if you enjoy the art.
    • Absorption Battle Racing: another 18+ hentai title, this one’s a racing game. The tutorial leaves a lot to be desired and with 30 characters per track it feels like a total clusterfuck… but I think the animations are well done & the characters look good - and that’s what matters most.
    • Trepang2: If you played F.E.A.R., this game’s for you. The combat is really, REALLY good, but the story, setting and characters seem super barebones. Game has come out already during the event and is getting 90%+ positive reviews.

    Disliked:

    • Heretic’s Fork: a tower defense card game. I was super confused on what to do after the first few rounds, there’s a bunch of unique mechanics like only having 2 tower slots, starting towers with super unusual attack patterns or the way you’re supposed to sacrifice cards to cycle them.
    • Acolyte of the Altar: A lovecraftian Slay the spire-ish roguelike card game. Love the visuals but there was nothing unique about the gameplay that made me want to keep playing.
    • Quasimorphosis: A singleplayer turn based extraction shooter. This one has NO tutorial currently and so I was completely lost trying to figure out how to correctly approach combat. Kept feeling like I have no idea what my opponents are capable of, when I need to take cover, how to ration healing items etc. The combat seems super simplistic as you have no abilities to use.