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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago (4 children)

I enjoyed it solo, though it did become impossibly hard at one point. I don't know if you need to have friends to help or if I just needed to be better at the game!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

FYI for anyone who sorts by new comments, this one is on sale again but can be "claimed" this time

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

They're all showing as normally-paid apps that are currently discounted to free for me

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago (2 children)

They like keeping busy! Seriously though you're presumably already a pretty active person if you can one day just decide to go for a hike to the other side of the world.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (7 children)

This was going to be my recommendation. Probably not what OP wants, but definitely what they asked for!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago (5 children)

The BBC have preempted your joke

It might be tempting to reach for a conspiracy theory or two, not least because it's hard to hear the name "Skynet" without thinking of the malevolent, self-aware artificial intelligence (AI) system in The Terminator movie franchise.

But there's no connection other than the name and, in any case, real life is always more prosaic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

There's loads of Worms games now though they're all the same sort of thing. I think they just announced an "anniversary edition" of Armageddon, which looks basically the same as the Steam version but ported to modern consoles. Still a banger 25 years on!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 days ago

The one thing about patent law I know is that you can't patent something that already exists in the wild ("prior art"), so surely that can't be the case, and if it is then it's open-and-shut, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

Some improvements have even been made in the last ten years

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

"Bailiffs knocking at the door, eh? Have you considered deploying an ink pseudomorph?"

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I am pretty sure I picked up the Android version for free a few years ago and it had The Offspring but I installed it just now and it's gone. It's also now talking about ads and data collection so I assume the original build has been unavailable for a while.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Gave this one a quick go, not bad as a quick puzzle

 

Page is pretty light on detail but I'm guessing some kind of first-person mystery for Linux and Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io ending today

This game is about the story of a man consumed by madness. Something has taken over his mind and now he is doomed to wander through the worlds of consciousness.

 

Vampire Survivors-style roguelike for Windows, free on GOG for Amazon Prime subscribers until 4th December

Hive Jump 2: Survivors is a sci-fi, action-packed, bullet heaven roguelike. After a squad of intrepid jetpack Jumpers are decimated in an intergalactic ambush, a lone survivor sets out for vengeance while fending off endless waves of killer insects. Play as different Jumpers for unique builds and abilities. Collect amber and alien goo as precious resources to earn upgrades and mow down the hordes however you see fit. Your secret weapon? Jetpacks! Strap in, dodge incoming hordes, maneuver around obstacles, and fry the enemies below - one gory run at a time!

Fight through four unique biomes: Crystal Caverns, Frozen Tundra, and the recently added Volcanic Wasteland and Mushroom Forest.

With 19 Jumpers to choose from - each with their own stats, weapons, and abilities - play the way you want and customize each run.

 

Mud Ghost Estate is a spooky tabletop role-playing game inspired by Hong Kong folklore and urban legends. You play as a group of daring teenagers exploring a haunted public housing estate in the 90s.

Looks like it needs playing cards and jenga bricks to play

 

Physicsy colour-matching game for Linux, Mac, and Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io ending today

Zookaa Fruits is a physics based game where you drop and merge fruits in a big bowl, like in the classic fruit salad game: Suika. Match two identical fruits to turn them into a single bigger one. Chain combinations quickly to increase your multiplier gauge and get the best score ! But be careful not to overflow or drop anything outside the bowl !

 
 

Story-driven indie for Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io ending today

Given that it describes bonfire night as "English Thanksgiving" I'd be very suspect about its historical accuracy though!

 

Spooky platform puzzler for Linux and Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io ending tonight

He must find himself through the shadows lurking within.

Discover who you are. You woke up in the woods with no memory of how you got there or what your past life was. However, this world is not right. The regular rules do not apply here and logic cannot explain what happens around you. As you wander to discover yourself in a strange, empty world, the past lurks in the shadows around to remind of the darkness stuck inside of us all.

A Shadow of Thoughts is a 2D psychological thriller with platforming and puzzle elements. This game is based off a short story that I wrote, and the main focus is on the story and the main character as they navigate through the mysterious adventure the world drags them through.

 

Simple platformer for Windows, pay-what-you-want on itch.io until 5th November

Climb the platforms to enlightenment before you grey and die.

Hold space to meditate and levitate. You have limited energy for this, so you will need to rest with your eyes open on the platforms to recharge (represented by the bottom bar). The more open your eyes the quicker the recharge. Click or hold the mouse in the direction you wish to fly.

Collecting golden merit orbs will give you points and extend your life.

 

Third-person shooter/RPG for Windows, free on Epic Games for Amazon Prime subscribers until 24th November

Fire up a wild ride across the cosmos with a fresh take on Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy. In this third-person action-adventure game, you are Star-Lord, and thanks to your bold yet questionable leadership, you have persuaded an oddball crew of unlikely heroes to join you. Some jerk (surely not you) has set off a chain of catastrophic events, and only you can hold the unpredictable Guardians together long enough to fight off total interplanetary meltdown.

Use Element Blasters, tag-team beat downs, jet boot-powered dropkicks - nothing's off-limits. If you think it's all going to plan, you're in for a world of surprises, with the consequences of your actions guaranteed to keep the Guardians on their toes.

In this original Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy story, you'll cross paths with powerful new beings and unique takes on iconic characters, all caught in a struggle for the galaxy's fate. It's time to show the universe what you're made of. You got this. Probably.

 

Indie horror for Windows, free on IndieGala

Christmas Night is a first person psychological horror game.

The game takes place in a house in a small town in Cordova, Alaska. A 12-year-old little girl lives in this house with her mother.

The moment the little girl had been waiting for finally came. The tree was decorated, preparations were made and the desired wishes were made. Even though you've been good all year, you're going to have to do more to get the gift you wanted and not be on Santa's spoilers list.

Will tonight go as Vanessa planned? The Christmas Eve she had been waiting impatiently for turned into a disaster for the little girl.

If you want your gift, listen to what Santa says and do it to the letter.

Your mother may have left you alone at home, but the mysteries of Christmas will not leave you alone.

We recommend that people who are afraid of the dark, have a heart condition, and are afraid of being alone should not play alone.

 

Looter-shooter RPG for Windows, free on Epic Games for Amazon Prime subscribers until 4th December

Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel takes place between the events of Borderlands and Borderlands 2. Discover the rise and fall of the infamous Handsome Jack as you loot 'n' shoot your way through Pandora's moon of Elpis for some low-gravity, high stakes action.

 

Two indies, pay-what-you-want on itch.io until 4th November:

In this game, you have to help Granny to survive as long as possible by procrastinating stuff she should be doing. She has her own desires, but you need to keep her busy, because Death can see what she's planning and will act accordingly!

A short point and click adventure game created by Hexenwerk (solo dev). You play a witch who wants to solve a "murder".

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