With over 600 of such riddles and puzzles, ‘The Witness’ will keep your brain clogs turning whilst treating you to lusciously designed settings. Exploring an open world consisting of beautiful maze-like islands, you progress by solving different types of puzzles throughout the game. Pick up crazy weapons along the way, survive increasingly difficult challenges and simply enjoy this game’s creative twist to the classic dungeon crawler.Īnyone old enough to remember puzzle games ‘Myst’ or ‘Riven’ will have a better understanding of what ‘The Witness’ attempts – and succeeds – to achieve. Play as one of the misfits who shoot, loot and dodge roll their way through an 80-style dungeon in search for a legendary treasure. If retro platform graphics give you a trip down nostalgia road, or if you’ve got a weakness for good dungeon crawlers, then ‘Enter the Gungeon’ will be just up your alley. Overall, ‘Lords of New York’ a fun game which combines classic story-driven role playing with traditional Texas Hold’Em. The game is sure to appeal to real poker players in how well it reflects actual poker games, giving players the options to read and intimidate their opponents, and bluff or cheat their way through. And if you’re going to succeed, you need to learn everything about your opponents.
Lunchtime Studios explains that the game concept is based on the idea that poker isn’t really about the cards – it’s about the people. Set in 1920s New York, the game follows a number of characters whose lives intertwine. Unlike the kind of poker you’d normally play on your PC, ‘Lords of New York’ is totally plot-driven rich with story, vintage visuals and fun characters. The absurd game has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, praised for its amusing graphics and hilariously designed hazard settings.
Set up traps for your opponents, throw them off the edge of a building, or simply knock them unconscious using a random object. The multiplayer game sees clay-like animal characters stuck in hazardous environments where their intention is to kill off the other players until you’re the last one standing. Whilst not technically released yet (the game is in its freeware alpha state), Boneloaf Studio have given us a sufficient taste of ‘Gang Beasts’ to know that this title is going to rock our socks.
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If you like games that capture your full attention and get your heart racing – don’t miss this one. Every aspect of the game, from its originality to its trippy visuals and music, will have you glued to the screen. The unique concept sees players press buttons in sync with the adrenaline-inducing music that plays whilst you whizz through flashing neon obstacle courses, defeating bosses along the way. The developers have described it as a ‘rhythm violence’ game, which doesn’t really explain much – but that’s because Thumper is not like other games. Game studio Drool had gamers excited from the moment it released a taster of its new title ‘Thumper’, and reviews of the newly released game shows that the hype has been well-justified.
To make up for any disappointment you may have experienced from postponed game releases in 2016, take a look instead at this round-up of great indie games you may have missed this year… There have been some disappointments, however – particularly with regards to those much-anticipated titles that were expected for 2016 but got postponed due to development delays. Impressive artificial intelligence and procedural generation has been introduced in an increasing number of games, and some excellent and highly-anticipated titles have been released. Virtual reality headsets hit the market, and at costs much lower than many of us had initially expected. Russia joined the US in officially recognizing tournament gamers as ‘pro athletes’ in a step toward legitimizing esports. As the year comes to a close, we can reflect over how astonishing 2016 has been for gamers around the world.