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Thursday 23 April 2015

Early Access Thursday

A very nice selection of 5 new early access games this week:

1. Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power by Frozenbyte
Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is a fairytale journey which takes you on a quest with three heroes: Amadeus the Wizard, Pontius the Knight, and Zoya the Thief. This tale of a grand adventure as well as the additional challenge levels provide true tests to the three heroes' skills in combat and of solving puzzles in the most creative ways. Playable either in singleplayer, and with friends online or in local co-op.


Price - £14.99 or £34.99 for a triple pack


Game Website

2. Killing Floor 2 by Tripwire Interactive
Killing Floor 2 will be the successor to the ridiculously fun and successful original title, that was released in 2009. All your old favorites will be back, with a whole host of new features, characters, monsters, weapons and story in due course. Keep watching for more information!


Price - £19.99 for Basic, £26.99 for Deluxe, £99.95 for 6-pack



3. The Next Penelope by Aurelian Regard
Set in a futuristic Odyssey, "The Next Penelope" is a fast paced action racing game with loud colors, an original story and a challenging risk-reward system.




Price - £6.99



4. Survival: Postapocalypse Now by TB Games
Brand new indie-survival game in the setting of Syberian forests! Grab your winter clothes, as you are going in the deep Syberian forest where your only task is - to survive.




Price - £3.99


5. Deepworld by Bytebin
Deepworld is a massively-multiplayer 2D crafting adventure game. Mine and craft your way through a persistent online universe where there's always something new to discover!


Price - Free-to-play




Wednesday 22 April 2015

Greenlight Wednesday

I think my choices this week might be a left-field but I hope you enjoy:

1. I and ME
I & ME is an indie 2D platformer. To play the game, you control two characters simultaneously. The two characters will perform exactly the same action. You need to manage both at the same time and let them coordinate to complete the adventure.



2. Nomad Fleet
Nomad Fleet is a RTS game where you must lead the last remnants of Mankind to safety after a mysterious alien race has hunted them near extinction. Lead a fully armed fleet of battleships, carriers and fighters through a series of randomized scenarios and encounters where they must fight for their survival while scavenging for resources, researching new technologies and solving disputes using diplomacy or brute force.



3. Crossfire: Dungeons
Battle against rival fantasy armies in this fast paced turn based strategy game. Fight powerful bosses while you hunt for treasure in dungeon mode, play through over 150 single player missions in campaign mode, or match wits against your friends in multiplayer. Simple one-click per unit control scheme takes minutes to learn, while the in-depth army building and game strategy keeps you coming back for more. 6 different armies to master each with unique units, strengths and playstyles.



4. Heart of Ember
The kingdom of Ember is in need of heroes. The immortal Titans are coming back and they seek to enslave humanity once again. Join Kara and Paul as they overcome all adversaries and save the things that truly matters.



5. Brunelleschi: Age of Architects
Brunelleschi is an MMO style civilization builder in which players adventure in *infinite player built cities, and can come together to advance a civilization from a meager farming village to a flourishing empire.


Tuesday 21 April 2015

Kickstarter Tuesday

A great selection of games this week, making a Top 5 decision very difficult.  Too much of the day job going on to give decent opinions but check out the videos and links for further info.

1. Deadwood: The Forgotten Curse by Steamroller Studios
Deadwood: The Forgotten Curse is an action/adventure game with a unique survival twist.


Funding Goal - $65,000 by Thursday 14th May



2. Dimension Drive by 2Awesome Studio
Fight on two battlefields at once in this teleportation-based shoot'em up! Comicbook storytelling mixed with combat, defense & puzzles.


Funding Goal - €30,000 by Thursday 14th May


3. Songbringer by Wizard Fu Games
Explore millions of unique and lush worlds rife with re-awakened evil, forgotten artifacts and heroes jailed for centuries.


Funding Goal - $9,000 by Thursday 14th May



4. Herald by Wispfire
Herald is an interactive period drama about colonialism. A choice-driven, 3D point and click adventure game for PC, Mac and Linux.


Funding Goal - €15,000 by Monday 25th May

Opinion - 


Game Website


5. Epic Everything by Unboard Games
A real-time collectible card game packed with adventure and strategy. Build unique decks, think fast, and seize victory!

Funding Goal - $50,000 by Monday 18th May


Friday 17 April 2015

Greenlight February Recap

It seems we picked a lot of winners on Greenlight in February, with 17 out of our 20 choices currently being greenlit - here they are:

D.G.U
D.G.U. is a 3rd person 3D adventure/puzzle game where the player plays as a student of the Death God University studying to become a death god assistant. Set in a wacky world, DGU takes its inspiration in the old point and click adventure / puzzle games like Day of the Tentacle or Sam & Max or Monkey Island. In order to get graduated and pass to the next class, the player needs to kill collect souls of targets assigned to him by his teachers. To do this, the player needs to gather items and craft deadly traps, decoy devices and/or use the environment to his advantage! There is only one rule! It must look like an accident.
Greenlight Link

Cards and Castles
Cards and Castles is a combination Collectible Card and Strategy Game pitting your favorite fantasy factions against each other: Ninjas, Warlocks, Pirates, Crusaders, and Vikings! Build a custom deck of cards from multiple factions, then play them on the battlefield to create fully controllable units, area spells, and more! There’s an endless variety of combinations to use in battle. Collect cards to create more strategies and combos to dominate your opponents and destroy their castle!
Greenlight Link

The Lost Battalion: All Out Warfare
A 2d Platformer set in th Western Fronts of World War 1. The Lost Battalion has a very unique Art style and is based on the real life events of "The Lost Battalion". Countless men were killed or captured but some held out and were rescued. You can be a Hero on the Western Front. Good luck.
Greenlight Link

Transcendence
Transcendence is a game of space combat and exploration. This single-player PC game is set in a vast and dangerous galaxy. Travel through dozens of randomly generated star systems and fight against hundreds of unique ship classes on an epic journey to the edge of Human Space.
Greenlight Link

Impact Winter
Impact Winter is a post-apocalyptic survival adventure set 8 years after 'The Catastrophe': an asteroid collision that's ravaged earth's population and buried the planet under perpetual snowfall. You are Jacob Solomon: leader of a group of survivors holed-up in a remote church. Your story begins when a mysterious radio message is intercepted. In 30 days, help is coming...

Greenlight Link

Star Horizon
Experience fast action, thrilling levels, spectacular explosions and lots of pew-pew-pew. Star Horizon is a reboot for the on-rails space shooter genre.
Greenlight Link

Aurion, legacy of the Kori-Odan
Aurion, is an epic action RPG , set in a wonderful African Fantasy world, with a unique, open and dynamic fighting gameplay.
Greenlight Link

ShipAntics: The Legend of The Kiki Beast
ShipAntics: The Legend of The Kiki Beast, is a point and click adventure game, set in a vibrant cartoon world and stuffed to the gills with weird and wonderful characters!
Greenlight Link

The Song of Seven
Song of Seven spans an entire world and tells a story of forgotten celestial siblings, isolated villages, seafaring pirates, ghosts, monsters, leaders, artists, mystics, lovers, dancers, inventors, and the power of connections. Its game play hearkens back to old school point and click, inventory-based adventure/puzzle games - but with the use of a controller or keyboard. Each of the seven chapters are meant to be the video game version of a short story, a quick, enjoyable digital romp that can be played in a dedicated day or a lazy weekend. When taken together, the chapters assemble a narrative that roams across a world of distinct cultures, intriguing lore, and a story that can be enjoyed and appreciated by all ages.
Greenlight Link

Nightside
Nightside is a classic RTS game that features three races each with its own play style. The game is set on the dark side of an unknown planet where the valuable "green ice" resource can be found. Follow Adam, a human explorer, as he discovers the secrets of this dark world through a story-driven single player campaign ,battle online to achieve the highest ranks on multiplayer ladder or practice against smart, adaptive AI opponents.
Greenlight Link

Reflections
Reflections is a real-world adventure game where every action you take has meaningful consequences that radically shape the experience. The game takes a new approach to story, where everything you do can be woven into a narrative that drastically changes, thanks to our Storyteller engine.
Greenlight Link

Spellsworn
Spellsworn is an Online Player vs. Player Arena, where wizards use their wits and spells to wage war in a constantly changing arena.
Greenlight Link

House of Caravan
A spine-tingling horror adventure, House of Caravan takes place in a single mansion in Candlewood, northeast USA, in the early 20th Century. Stepping into the role of a young boy captured by strangers on his way to school, you’ll be tasked with exploring the house, uncovering clues as to your kidnapping, while attempting to find a way out.
Greenlight Link

Barbara-ian
Break-neck dungeoneering with 1 hit point. You play Barbara-ian, a mythical badass with perma-rage & a penchant for smashing. Featuring super fast paced physics based mayhem, one hit is all that stands between you and a quick restart
Greenlight Link

The Darkside Detective
Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the sole member of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division. When evil darkens the doorsteps of Twin Lakes City – hell, even when it just loiters around shop fronts or hangs out in shady alleyways – he’s there, ready to investigate the cases that nobody else will. He is The Darkside Detective.
Greenlight Link

Infernax
Infernax is our tribute to the NES era. Basically, if we had been devs back then, this is the gameBerzerk Studio would have came up with. We did our best to capture everything that made games captivating, challenging and sometimes frustrating in that era and give it the Berzerk treatment.
Greenlight Link

Home is Where One Starts
Home is Where One Starts is a short, first-person exploration game in the same vein as Dear Esther or Gone Home. It’s a story about childhood, memory, and hope. Exploring the lonely countryside reveals clues and vignettes which can help the player answer the question of where home is—and how one can get there.
Greenlight Link

Thursday 16 April 2015

Early Access Thursday

1. Sovereignty: Crown of Kings by Slitherine
The old Empire is crumbling. Younger hungrier realms wait like vultures for their chance to pick at the carcass. Thus begins the grand campaign of Sovereignty. Rule your realm wisely and decisively. Play as the Boruvian Empire and try to recapture former Imperial glories. Or play any of 34 other realms, each with their own rich history, culture and play-style.


Price - £18.99

Opinion - A deep and rich grand strategy game - a bit like a fantasy Crusader Kings but with tactical battles and tons of features.  Think I'm going to buy this one...


Game Website

2. Space Beast Terror Fright by nornware AB
S.B.T.F. is a very hard arcade-style / rogue-like / perma-death first person shooter. You play as Space Marines who must brave dark, claustrophobic and terrifyingly intense Space Beast infested spacecraft in order to extract critical data and lucrative upgrades. Can you make it out alive?



Price - £10.99

Opinion - A first-person horror shooter, reminding me a bit like the premise of Space Hulk.  The gameplay does look very good though (similar to Halo) and the option of split screen co-op is a real plus.


3. March of War: Face Off by ISOTX
Face Off is a collectible card game combined with tile based tactics. Playing units to the battlefield is only the start - once they're in the field, you will take advantage of their combined strength to outflank your opponent. By controlling the battlefield you will deal domination damage to your opponent and will seal their fate.


Price - Free-to-play

Opinion - An interesting concept combing a CCG with tile-based combat.  I've already given it a quick whirl and it is a lot of fun, once you get the hang of it.  As it is free-to-play, it is definitely worth giving a go.


Game Website

4. Strife by S2 Games
In Strife®, you will assume control of a powerful hero. Each hero is uniquely designed to embody a play-style or idea, and heroes are by far the most important aspect of any game of Strife. As a hero, you will decide how the game flows, how quickly it progresses, and whether the outcome is favourable for your team. All Strife heroes are freely available from your very first match!


Price - Free-to-play (paid starter packs available)

Opinion - A free-to-play game akin to League of Legends but more focused on team work.  Worth looking at and giving a go, particularly as it is free-to-play.


Wednesday 15 April 2015

Greenlight Wednesday

A nice eclectic mix of games on Greenlight this week, here are my top 5:

1. Outland 17: Void of Liberty by Grenade Tree Games
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.


Opinion - A great concept based on the American Revolutionary War, but set in space.  Nice graphical style and interesting looking gameplay - this is my favourite of the week.


2. AD2460 by Fifth Season
AD2460 is a WMMO (Web-based Massively Multiplayer Online) science fiction strategy game. Set in a distant future, the game revolves around a race for the resources of the universe. You take control of your own homeworld and work to develop its technologies, facilities and military power in order to secure raw materials to improve your might in the universe. Along the way you will need to work together with other players in order to better protect your interests and grow.


Opinion - An interesting MMO sci-fi strategy game - a bit like Master of Orion as an MMO.  Looks like it could be a winner if they get it right.


Game Website

3. TGL: ThanksGiving LIFE by DDT Games
"TGL" is a Open World Practical Life Tycoon & GOD simulation game in which a user acts as a god of the imaginary world and realizes dreams and desires of A.I. characters believing they are human beings.


Opinion - TGL is an interesting concept, a bit like the sims but more surreal.  Check out the greenlight link for a better idea of what it is all about.




4. The Union: Fighting for Lesser Evils
The Union is a Turn Based Strategy Game on a Hex Grid.  The War against the united forces of the overworld, consisting of the humans, the elves and the dwarfs has been won. But even some years after the triumph the promised wealth and prosperity hasn't reached down to the lower classes.
In fact the labour and living conditions are worse than ever before. The working class is suffering and bleeding out.  This is the time where The Union is formed.  Fighting for the rights of the lowlifes, the outcasts, and the lesser evils. A civil war is about to erupt where brothers are fighting brothers. A war between Zombies, Skeletons and Demons.


Opinion - A hex-based turn-based strategy game with good graphics and interesting characters.  Check out the demo build on the Greenlight Link for an interesting half-an-hour or so of gameplay.



5. Bigger in Texas by Bleed Indie
Bigger in Texas is a single player western adventure for Windows, Mac, and Linux. In the game, you are an average everyday Texas man whose hat has been stolen by a group of outlaws. You're now on a journey to find your precious hat and avenge every hat in Texas. Along the way, you'll encounter a wide variety of characters and destinations all in an effort to find your baby.


Opinion - Finally we have Bigger in Texas, my left-field pick this week. A pixel-based adventure where you play as a cowboy looking to find your hat...!  From playing the demo (on the kickstarter link) the game has great humour and gets you hooked in pretty nicely - worth a look. 


Tuesday 14 April 2015

Kickstarter Tuesday

A really nice selection of games this week, with different genres, ambitions and funding goals.  Here's this weeks run down of the Top 5 Kickstarter games.

1. Little Devil Inside by Neostream
Little devil inside is a story about a college professor who investigates paranormal activities. With you!




Funding Goal - $250,000 (Australian) by Monday 25th May

Opinion - I love the graphics style, the atmosphere and the premise.  Check out the trailer above for a full appreciation of it.  I think this is one I'm going to be backing.



2. Outward by Nine Dots Canada
An open world RPG with co-op and survival elements. To be released on PC and consoles.



Funding Goal - $150,000 (Canadian) by Sunday 10th May

Opinion - Who doesn't like an open world RPG? Outward also has a significant survival aspect which I think will add a lot of immersion to the game, as long as it doesn't make it tedious (like some survival games do). There is also a co-op element which is a massive plus.  This is a game definitely worth keeping an eye and to consider backing.


Developer Website

3. DreamCage 28 by Big Loop Studios
When It was sleeping everything was paradise. Now that It is gone, what happens to its dreams? Game for PC/MAC, Android and iOS.





Funding Goal - $10,000 by Tuesday 12th May

Opinion - The (kind of) sequel to the fun short game Escape from 26.  Like its predecessor, it is set in a unique world (this time inside a birdcage!), as well as an ambience that hooks you in to the world.  If you enjoy adventure/point-and-click games, this is worth checking out.



4. Solar Crusaders by Puremana Studios
Solar Crusaders is a multiplayer strategy game featuring an open world sandbox, real-time battles, and simulated game economy.





Funding Goal - $30,000 by Friday 8th May

Opinion - An interesting 4x space game that has everything you would expect from 4x titles, but with what looks like a little bit more.  This includes a simulated economy, an impressive and dynamic AI, as well as (most importantly) the game being multiplayer.  If they get this right, this could be a cult hit.



5. Wildfire by Sneaky Bastards
Manipulate fire to terrify enemies and slip through their grasp in this stealth platformer where everything burns!



Funding Goal - $10,000 (Australian) by Wednesday 13th May

Opinion - A 2d pixel adventure where you use the environment (mainly fire) to defeat your enemies.  Gameplay looks interesting, enemies diverse and a good story to back it up.  For something a bit more casual than the others in this week's Top 5, it is worth a look.




Monday 13 April 2015

Kickstarter February Recap

February wasn't a great month for my picks, with only 6 out of 20 meeting their goal.  However the 6 that did make it are a nice mix of big names and smaller indie titles.  Here they are:

Car Mechanic Simulator 2015 by PlayWay
New cars, new tools, new options, more parts and much more fun in the next version of Car Mechanic Simulator! Take your wrench!



Funding raised - $22,866


Developer Website

Sim Hero v2.0 by Geek Fever Games
An RPG/Simulation game where you manage groups of adventurers & send them into dungeons. A cross between an 8-bit RPG & a Sports-Sim.

Funding raised - $942


Developer Website

Undworld Ascendant by OtherSide Entertainment
Join the original creators of Ultima Underworld on a quest to rekindle this legendary fantasy RPG series.



Funding raised - $860,356


Developer Website

Sneaky Ninja by Starfall Studios

Sneaky Ninja is a 'Mario' meets 'Mark of the Ninja' 2D stealth platformer for PC/Wii U. The kind of stealth game Nintendo would make!



Funding raised - $10,867

Kickstarter Link

Developer Website

Tahira: Echoes of the Astral Empire by Whale Hammer Games
A turn-based tactics RPG about a princess, set during an age of darkness after the collapse of space faring civilisation.



Funding raised - $68,755


Developer Website

Happy Hell by Occultimate Games
A 3D platformer set in cartoon Hell. Sell Spooky Poo's soul to The Devil in exchange for black magick powers & one wicked wish.



Funding raised - $14,161


Friday 10 April 2015

Indiegogo Friday

Just one Indiegogo game to mention this week but I didn't want it to miss out due to a lack of other candidates.

Shallow Space: Insurgency
Shallow Space: a 3D space RTS game with customizable ships, immersive campaign, multiplayer, & more




Funding - $85,000 by 5th May

Opinion - I love space RTS' with a lot of depth and Shallow Space looks like it fits the bill.  Particular highlights for me are: combat, variety of starships, customisable ship and the story behind the single-player campaign.  I'll be backing Shallow Space and if you like games such as Homeworld then you should consider doing so as well.

Indiegogo Link

Game Website

Demo Links

Thursday 9 April 2015

Early Access Thursday

Fallen: A2P Protocol by Red Katana
A post-apocalyptic, turn based, tactical combat and strategy game where you lead your caravan on a quest for revenge.



Price - £10.99

Opinion - This ticks a lot of boxes for me, with tactical combat, strategic elements and a good story. You can see the influences from the recent XCOM series and that is no bad thing considering how awesome it was.



Captain Forever Remix by Pixelsaurus Games
Can you create the raddest spaceship? Captain Forever Remix is the spaceship builder roguelike. Voyage across the Solar System and blast apart randomly-generated enemies for spare parts.



Price - £10.99

Opinion - Create your own spaceship, defeat enemies, scavenge parts and build again - I can see this game being extremely addictive!


Game Website

Hover: Revolt of Gamers by Fusty Game
Created and developed by 3 young independant developers, "Hover: Revolt of Gamers" is a futuristic 3D parkour game in an openworld. Halfway between the crazy universe from Jet Set Radio, the interactivity of Mirror's Edge and inspired by movies like the 5th Element or Star Wars ; "Hover: Revolt of Gamers" takes place in another world where you're in charge of a band of Gamers revolting against anti-video-games laws opressing the city.

 

Price - £14.99

Opinion - A crazy concept and a a crazy setting but it looks like it would be some high-paced fun, though I imagine you would definitely need a controller for this.



Eastside Hockey Manager by Sports Interactive
Eastside Hockey Manager: Early Access offers fans the most realistic, in-depth and immersive simulation of hockey management available, giving them the chance to manage club or country in any one of the world’s top hockey-playing nations.

Price - £9.99

Opinion - If you are fan of the Football Manager series and/or a massive fan of Hockey, then this is going to be for you.


KeeperRL by Michal Brzozowski
KeeperRL is an ambitious dungeon simulator with roguelike and RPG elements. Take the role of an evil wizard and study the methods of black magic. Equip your minions and explore the world, murder innocent villagers and burn their homes. Build your dungeon, lay traps and prepare for an assault of angry heroes.

Price - £10.99

Opinion - A really interesting concept that I do want to see more of - almost like Dungeon Keeper meets a rouge-like.  Check out the steam link for a proper description of what it is all about.


Wednesday 8 April 2015

Greenlight Wednesday

A lot of games to filter through from the last couple of weeks but I've managed to narrow it down to a top 5:

1. Kieru by Pine Fire Studios
Kieru is a unique first person multiplayer stealth game, set in a stark, high contrast world where life and death is literally black and white.


My Opinion - A great graphical style and a unique multiplayer experience, I think Keiru could be a big hit.


Developer Website

2. Alchemist's Awakening by Osaris Games
In Alchemist's Awakening, you are a young alchemist who is still discovering how much power he has.



My Opinion - Graphics and combat reminiscent of Elder Scrolls games but with the added elements of building through your alchemist abilities.  Looks interesting, particularly if the story matches up to the gameplay.


3. Temporal Ascendance by Vlad Volynin
Temporal Ascendance is a single-player RPG revolving around action and adventure. It features a massive fully explorable world with fast physics-based spell combat. It focuses greatly on adventure, exploration, customization, and difficulty.



My Opinion - A beautifully created world with a really interesting colour-scheme.  Needs more information about combat and story at the moment but if it can match the setting, then it could be a winner.


Game Website

4. The Secret of Tremendous Corporation
In the near future, thanks to copyright and patent law abuse, all of the gaming industry became controlled by one corporation, producing low quality but highly profitable casual freemium games and ceasing development of any other more ambitious genres. Any game development outside of the company became outlawed, ending the era of indie games.



My Opinion - A nice parody take on the games industry but with a cool art style and a wicked sense of humour.  Check out the trailer to fully appreciate what it is all about.

Greenlight Link

5. Run Postman Run by Bob Games
Run and jump in a complex steampunk city to deliver letters while surviving hordes of vicious dogs using non-lethal weaponry and awesome abilities!

 

My Opinion - A different take on platformers where you are a postman delivering letters...in a steampunk world.  It has my vote, if nothing else for its uniqueness.

Tuesday 7 April 2015

Kickstarter Tuesday

After an unexpected holiday over Easter I'm back and normal service will be resumed.  After my hiatus, I've picked out a quick top 5 of interesting Kickstarter projects from the last couple of weeks.

1. Izle by Ynnis Interactive
Izle is a 3D procedural action-adventure RPG where your quest is to rebuild the last world of Light using terraforming powers.


Funding Goal - $90,000 by Friday 1st May

My Opinion - Atmosphere, music, story and gameplay all combine to produce a wonderful game that is well worth a look.


2. Visions of Zosimos by Forever Interactive
Alchemical MMOCCG -Magic the Gathering meets Warhammer Fantasy in this Historical Fiction/Fantasy CCG/Strategy game.



Funding Goal - $4,000 by Monday 4th May

My Opinion - I'm a big fan of CCGs. having been hooked on Magic in secondary school.  From my first impressions it looks visually very good and has significant depth for different strategies to win - not something that every CCG has.


Game Website

3. Forgotten Trail by 7 Generation Games
Two teenagers travel across the continent to retrace the path of their Ojibwe ancestors. Available on Mac, PC, iPhone, iPad.

 

Funding Goal - $50,000 by Saturday 18th April

My Opinion - A nice idea to combine education with a video game, something I wish there was more of, if only to improve the reputation of gaming in the media and with parents.



4. Star-Bored by Michael Flynn
Take on the role of Chief Auditor for the Bureaucratic Imperium, and hunt down rebel terrorists while exploring a vast, dynamic galaxy

Funding Goal - £4,000 by Sunday 3rd May

My Opinion - A nice twist on traditional sci-fi stories, this time you get to be part of the evil empire.  It looks interesting and the dark comedy behind it should make it an enjoyable play.

Kickstarter Link

5. Samsara by Kristian Skistad
Transform between different Chinese Zodiac animals and use their unique skills to overcome the ever-changing Gauntlet of Enlightenment.

Funding Goal - $3,500 by Friday 8th May

My Opinion - My left-field pick is Samsara, a charming platformer where you can change between different animals of the zodiac to overcome different challenges / obstacles.