Steam Greenlight queue time. And since I don’t like wasting much time, let’s get through this post at a nice pace. This queue is for games posted between December 9 to 11, 2015 or any games caught in my queue from before then.
This list is created from my opinion, which means some games might not get a mention but look ready. I try my best to give every game a fair chance to impress me. It should also be noted that games come and go quickly from Greenlight, which should put this post out of date a day or two after its published but hopeful it isn’t that soon.
Rules:
- Each game to be included must have a trailer.
- Games should look ready for Greenlight.
- In order for me to write about the games, there should be an English translation.
- Reposted games to Greenlight that I’ve previously talked about, will not be included.
Now what you probably skipped to the Games:
Title: Earn to Die 2
Genre: Racing, Arcade
Art Style: 2D Side Scroller
Synopsis: You are in a city filled with zombies and across the country is an evacuation ship, and you only have a run down vehicle to make it there. Drive through the hordes and the city to get to freedom.
Opinion: It looks like it could be simple fun with lots of carnage.
Trailer:
Title: Vulpine
Genre: Survival, MMO,
Art Style: 3D Low Poly Open World
Synopsis: You play as an animal who must hunt, build, and survive in a harsh world. Work together with friends or go it alone in a world filled with dangers and many different creatures.
Opinion: I can see the potential of the game, but it would be very reliant on having the community keep it alive.
Trailer:
Title: Projector Face
Genre: Point and Click Adventure
Art Style: 2D Hand Drawn World
Synopsis: You play as a character who has the head of a projector, and in order to communicate he must put together items and find old film reels to play. Explore the world and befriend the local kids as you find ways to communicate with them.
Opinion: It’s interesting, the visual style has its own feel and the game is planned to cheap for only three U.S. dollars.
Trailer:
Title: King of Karts
Genre: Racing, Arcade
Art Style: 3D World
Synopsis: Race go-karts around track with power ups against various AI’s or online over 8 different race tracks.
Opinion: Eight race tracks seems kind of small for a racing game.
Trailer:
Title: The Electric Shocktopus
Genre: Platformer, Puzzle
Art Style: 2D Side Scroller
Synopsis: Out for revenge against the Magnetic Yeti, the Electric Shocktopus must travel across challenging levels to get at the Yeti.
Opinion: It isn’t a game for me.
Trailer:
Title: Spellgear
Genre: RPG, MMO
Art Style: 3D World
Synopsis: Set in a steampunk fantasy world with skill based combat you can explore the open world, or fight it out vs. everything or against other players.
Opinion: I like the potential, but I also want to know if there is a story to the game.
Trailer:
Title: Mr. Shadow
Genre: Point and Click Adventure
Art Style: 2D Hand Drawn
Synopsis: The shadows have come out to play and are sucking away all the colors in the world.
Opinion: Honestly, no idea what the story is, or how the game will play out. The Greenlight page is very skimpy on details.
Trailer:
Title: City Run: London
Genre: RPG, Strategy, Puzzle
Art Style: 3D Cartoon World
Synopsis: It’s 16th century London in which you play Willa, an agent known as the Moth, on a night long rescue mission as she works to free the wrongly imprisoned as you make your way through Tudor London and all that it has to offer.
Opinion: I like the cartoony art style, it really sets this game apart.
Trailer:
Title: Hard Room
Genre: Platfomrer, Puzzle
Art Style: 2D Side Scroller
Synopsis: A challenging platform game that doesn’t just let you get through a level. No, the room changes every time you clear a section of it.
Opinion: It seems like a great way to spend several frustrating hours.
Trailer:
Title: ARMECHGEDDON
Genre: Shooter, Arcade, Shoot’em Up
Art Style: 3D Vertical Scroller
Synopsis: You are to pilot a new military technology mechs and do so against fast furious enemies that keep shooting to fully test out the new gear. Fight and destroy them.
Opinion: It looks like a fun shoot’em up.
Trailer:
Title: Massive
Genre: Shooter, Arcade
Art Style: 2D Top Down
Synopsis: Your mission is simple, eliminate the monsters.
Opinion: It’s a bit weird visually in my opinion, its simple yet odd.
Trailer:
Title: WolfQuest
Genre: RPG, Simulation
Art Style: 3D World
Synopsis: Play the life of a wolf, hunting and surviving in Yellowstone National Park.
Opinion: Not the game for me personally.
Trailer:
Title: Sylvio 2
Genre: Horror, Puzzle
Art Style: 3D First Person World
Synopsis: Set shortly after the events of the original Sylvio and after a forest fire has ripped through the Saginaw Family Park, EVP specialist Juliette Waters returns to investigate the paranormal inside the park. This game is crowd funding on Kickstarter.
Opinion: Seems like it could be an interesting game.
Trailer:
Title: Amigdala
Genre: Horror
Art Style: 3D First Person
Synopsis: The military has taken over Greenland and is using it for experimentation and creating said experiments just because they can. You are stuck in this crazy world and must find a way out.
Opinion: It reminds me a bit of the Penumbra games, which is a good thing.
Trailer:
Title: Powder – Alpine Simulator
Genre: Sports, Simulation
Art Style: 2D Mountain
Synopsis: Ski down an endless mountain through the trees and across the open passes.
Opinion: I dig some of the visuals, but the character being a box doesn’t work.
Trailer:
Title: Destruction Paper
Genre: Shooter, Arcade, Platformer
Art Style: 2D Paper World
Synopsis: Set during the war of Psalligraphy where eight wooden dictators are trying to take over Earth and its satellites. It’s up to the heroes of the world to save it from these wannabes.
Opinion: I’m not entirely sold on the paper look of the game, it’s great but is also missing something.
Trailer:
Title: Intergalactic Race Warriors
Genre: Racing, Arcade
Art Style: 2D Side Scroller
Synopsis: You’ve been invited to the Intergalactic racing tournament where there is only one rule, try and get to the finish line. Problem is there are a lot of racers and a lot of things that can happen to your vehicle along the way.
Opinion: It looks properly chaotic and fast.
Trailer:
Title: Sector 13
Genre: Shooter, Arcade, Simulation
Art Style: 3D Third Person Perspective World
Synopsis: Take on a variety of ships in this starfighter dog fighting game where you fly through tough areas taking on up to sixteen other ships. This game is crowd funding on Kickstarter.
Opinion: It looks stunning, but not my kind of game.
Trailer:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1029320318/sector-13?ref=nav_search
Title: Beater Spirit
Genre: RPG, Platformer
Art Style: 2D Side Scroller
Synopsis: A sort of beat’em up that’s an RPG game where you’re trying to hack enemies off of the platforms.
Opinion: I hate to say the world looks bland, but it does in the trailer.
Trailer:
Title: Neon Town
Genre: Brawler
Art Style: 2D Top Down
Synopsis: You are dropped into a Transylvanian town that never sees the light of day and is filled with many bosses. The town is stuck in purgatory and the only way out is to fight. This game is meant to be an homage to old top down action games, where things are tough.
Opinion: I like the visuals, they’re off beat and colorful.
Trailer:
Title: Grimsfield
Genre: Point and Click Adventure
Art Style: 3D Isometric
Synopsis: A Kafka-esque adventure, where you wander through the streets, gentlemen’s clubs, and underground temples to get to the local beatnik club where you’re to recite poetry, which is your job.
Opinion: It seems to have a certain charm to it, I recommend going to the Greenlight page on this one simple to get that charm.
Trailer:
Title: Star Realms
Genre: Card Game
Art Style: 2D Screens
Synopsis: Build your deck of cards and take on other players in this spaceship combat card game.
Opinion: Looks decent enough to be fun.
Trailer:
Title: Guards
Genre: Strategy
Art Style: 3D Isometric
Synopsis: Choose four defenders to take on the enemies that block your advance and want to keep your from slaying their bosses.
Opinion: It looks fun to play.
Trailer:
Title: Mika Spin
Genre: Educational, Simulation, Arcade
Art Style: 3D World
Synopsis: A game for kids 3 to 6 years old about being a bulldozer and what that means.
Opinion: A colorful world that should be great for kids.
Trailer:
(Greenlight Page)
Title: Jarvis
Genre: Platformer
Art Style: 2D Side Scroller
Synopsis: In a far away land an evil force has been awakened and is being taken over. Thankfully a hero has also been summoned forth, though to save the lands you must venture into the from haunted forests, to dark caves, to demonic castles cleaning up the evil that resides there.
Opinion: It has an interesting combat system, with potential.
Trailer:
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