Gold-Plated Games

This is one of those batches of Weeklong Deals that’s absolutely stuffed with games, and most of them are junk. Definitely not all of them, though, because I’ve got a list of sparkling gems here that you should not ignore. There’s also a good discount on Star Traders: Frontiers right now, which is our April Reader’s Choice review, so I’ll see about getting a review of that out on Friday if possible. If you’re into the whole telling-me-what-to-review thing, remember that we’re just a few dollars away from our next Patreon goal which will see me doing TWO Reader’s Choice reviews a month instead of just one!

One more quick note for the roguelike fans in the audience, Caves of Qud is getting a price hike this Thursday from $10 to $15. That’s still an insanely good value for the content you get, and on Wednesday night’s stream we’re going to spend a few hours showing why that’s the case!

 

It’s great!

Deep Sky Derelicts (Review) – Stylish dungeon crawler in space with interesting deck-building mechanics

Volume (Review) – Very smart and stylish arcade stealth game

Slain: Back from Hell (Review) – A little bit janky, but this bloody, metal platformer has more than enough style to make up for it

Bit Blaster XL (Review) – Neat little score attack shooter, good for short sessions

The Silent Age (Review) – Solid (if simple) adventure game with neat mechanics

Hero of the Kingdom (Review) – The original chill-ass trading adventure game

Nevermind (Review) – The rare indie psychological horror game that makes a pretty decent go of it

Submerged (Review) – If you don’t mind how repetitive it gets, this is a wonderfully atmospheric third-person adventure

Tiny and Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers (Review) – Fantastically clever third-person puzzle adventure with very creative tools

Letter Quest (Review) – Fun little spelling game that can get tricky in a hurry

Back to Bed (Review) – Charming little Dali-inspired puzzler

Alwas Awakening (Review) – Fun if unambitious retro metroidvania

Cleansuit (Review) – Fantastic black comedy text parser adventure

Nightmares from the Deep 2: The Siren’s Call (Review) – Not as good as the first but still an above-average HOG

Princess Isabella (review) – Decent hidden object game with a pretty unique endgame

Mirror Mysteries (Review) – An unremarkable HOG that’ll get the job done

 

It stinks!

ADR1FT (Review) – It’s very pretty, but ultimately a very boring space disaster

Eleusis (Review) – Neat premise for a horror game, but the execution will put you to sleep

Savage Lands (Review) – Now on its 4th year in Early Access and 2nd developer, maybe wait on this one to actually be done

Kyurinaga’s Revenge (Review) – Cute, but just too janky to recommend

Firewood (Review) – Your average boring indie horror adventure

Canyon Capers (Review) – So dumb and ugly it makes me angry