This week Modern Gamer Marie Brownhill takes on the role of caregiver in Animal Shelter Simulator. The game lets players feed, doctor and care for cute animals that need a good home. And the new puppies and kittens DLC adds even more adorable animals to the mix.
The three most popular genres right now for indie games are survival, roguelites and metroidvanias. But sometimes, developers find a mysterious way to mix all three genres and come up with something brilliant. In this week’s Save State column, Vincent Mahoney plays with a perfect example of that in Rogue Legacy 2.
Game developer and publisher Image Power announced that the free prologues for their two upcoming titles, Cruise Ship Manager and Offroad Mechanic Simulator, will be available soon on Steam. The prologues will allow the fans awaiting the launch of those games to experience large portions of the gameplay, including most of the mechanics and available features. The prologues – titled Cruise Ship Manager: Prologue – Maiden Voyage and Offroad Mechanic Simulator: Prologue – First Job – already have their separate product cards on Steam. The dates of their launch will be announced soon. About Cruise Ship Manager: Prologue – Maiden … Continue reading Cruise Ship Manager and Offroad Mechanic Simulator Prologues Soon to Release on Steam
Realistically simulating how to fight fires and rescue people from burning structures is a surprisingly difficult task, which is why not too many firefighting simulation titles exist, especially not realistic ones. But Firefighting Simulator – The Squad does a good job in its depictions for both pros and amateur firefighters.
While Evil West does not really break the mold in terms of combat-oriented titles, it does offer a fun and adrenaline-fueled romp through an old western type of twisted universe where cowboy gunslingers take on undead vampire hordes with fists, gadgets and guns.
Pentiment is a visually striking game played in a colorful world that resembles inked medieval portraits. In this medieval narrative mystery, players take on the role of a 16th century struggling artist who is forced to also become an amateur detective in a storyline that spans decades.
Curse of Eternity is an action RPG that does its best to mimic a classic Dark Souls like experience for more modern gamers. And while it gets the harsh difficulty correct, bad control schemes and less than fluid mechanics really hamper its enjoyability.
Skeleton Crew is a dungeon crawler that is also a side scroller and a multiplayer platformer. There’s also puzzles and mysteries to solve, and even a bit of base building. All that makes Skeleton Crew worth checking out.
Studio Error 300 has announced the release of their new clicker style game Propaganda Inc. It launched on January 3rd and can be found on Steam, AppStore and Google Play where it is free to play. One can build their empire from scratch and become an overlord of the galaxy! Propaganda Inc. focuses on growing your wealth and power with the use of money and influence. The more powerful one becomes, the more influence they gain and fuel their corporate propaganda machine. By upgrading your headquarters and employees, the player will be able to gain power and with the use … Continue reading Studio Error 300 Releases Free to Play Satirical Idle Clicker Propaganda Inc.
This week, Save State features the action RPG franchise known as Ys series by Nihon Falcom. Vincent Mahoney takes a close look at a title in the series from 2006 called Ys Origin. It’s a prequel to the previous nine titles, all with action, puzzles, platforming elements and movement that is both agile and responsive.
