The Fertile Cresent is an RTS game that takes place during the Bronze Age.

It’s a game that’s currently in alpha testing so it’s pretty limited in visuals and sounds. Otherwise, it’s your basic isometric RTS game where you need to train villages and warriors to harvest resources and defend your base. The game has a few buildings to expand your village and research for developing technologies. It’s pretty much your standard RTS.

The game has meters like food which is required to sustain your population. As you get resources, you’ll have to build buildings and expand your village. There are a few buildings and variety of units you can build in this demo.

The demo also has an emeny tribe you can attack on a randomly-gneerated map. It’s still in need of a lot of mechanics like unit groupoing, but if you like simple RTS games, this is one you should check out. The art style is minimalistic and makes it feel very approachable so it’s sorta like a city-builder. Try it out yourself using the link below!

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Otto and the Ancient Worlds is a funny little platforming adventure that’s full of laughs.

It’s an action platformer that’s pretty difficult and will remind you of the old-school NES platformers. It’s an old 8-bit hybrid of Mega Man and Castlevania. You play as a hero looking for your partner in a huge cave system somewhere in Greece.

His name is Otto, with obvious references to Indiana Jones who’s on a search for his partner who’s been gone. He needs to track her down in a cave system somewhere in Greece called the Diros Caves.

The caves are dark and riddled with monsters, traps, lava pits, and some pretty epic baddies.

The game is hard. It’s a platformer that’ll have you raging and nearly throwing your keyboard across the screen and playing NES instead. You’ll encounter some characters from history as well. It’s an awesome combination of action platforming, humorous dialog, and action platforming. The boss fights are also awesome.

You play in an ancient library filled with books, each with a magical folklore that you’ll have to play through! You’ll likely recognize most of these stories as you grew up with them. The game features 8 levels and each boss grants Otto a new ability afterwards.

If you’re looking for a funny action platformer, try out Otto and the Ancient Worlds using the link. It’s a game worth playing just for the randomness.

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Paracusia is a third-person survival horror game indie adventure where you need to escape from an “abandoned” movie theater.

It really draws from the Resident Evil atmosphere back in PSX days. The game will throw you back into the early 90s with the classic horror you’d expect. You have tank controls, resource management, puzzles, monsters, and the iconic static camera. What’s especially creepy about Paracusia is the atmosphere. It has the RE feel, but at the same time, the monsters are a lot more horrifying in my opinion.

RE is known for zombies, but Paracusia takes it to a whole new level. The monsters are like straw scarecrows or something and they all wear white masks like No Face. They come in different sizes and readily attack you. The game has a creepy atmosphere and plenty of tense times and scary jumps. It’s a very immersive experience that’ll make you think this was a Resident Evil fan game.

Of course, it comes with the traditional problems that older horror games had. The camera does jump and you get jump shock and weird camera positions. Aiming is difficult. Combat is blocky. But it’s awesome. It’s just what you’d want from an older survival horror game. The limited resources also mean you need to conserve ammo or else resort to your knife, which will probably get you killed.

Paracusia is definitely a horror game worth checking out. The atmosphere, narrative, and storyline are good. And it’s still in development. If you like old-school survival horror definitely give the game a try.

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Dragon Step is a new platforming adventure game that’ll have you nostalgic for the old-school Spyro games.

It’s a 3D platformer where you play as a charcoal-skinned dragon of miniature proportions (well, for the typical dragon). You go through a huge, realistic world and explore the many nooks and crannies for treasures, gems, and other key items. It’s pretty much Spyro with realistic graphics. And it’s pretty amazing to look at.

The visuals are probably the best part of the game. The worlds are vibrant and bright with color. The grass moves. The water waves. The birds fly. And the wheat sways. It’s like the groundwork for the most realistic dragon platformer ever made- visually. I can’t wait to see this game in full force. The game uses UE4 for modern graphics.

Being a platformer, you’ll do all the platformer things you’d expect. complete quests, meet NPCs, traverse huge worlds, make difficult jumps, and burn enemies to a crisp. As a small dragon, you can dish out some pretty big dragon attacks. You can breathe out fire, spin your scaly tail, and even fly very short distances (it’s more of a glide maneuver to get across platforms).

The game is mainly a platformer tied with a simple storyline. You can explore the world at your own pace and just discover new lands, objects, collectibles, and characters. There are a few NPCs that you can meet and greet that look like they’ll play an important role in the full game, but they’re very basic as of now with simple dialog.

It’s still just an alpha demo at this point, so there’s still a lot to be desired. But from the groundwork and foundation of the game so far, it looks very promising. You can freely explore two of the game’s worlds in the demo. The first area is a small demo area disguised as a playable world (as with pretty much all games nowadays). And the second one is where the fun kicks in- it’s a huge open-field with a giant castle up for grabs! It’s just awesome to look at the amazing detailed environments around your character.

Dragon Step is still very primitive at this point. The game has some performance issues and the interface needs a lot of work. But again, this is just the alpha demo. I expect the full version to look amazing when it’s fully fleshed out with detailed environments, enemies, NPCs, and a cute little storyline to go with it.

It’s like Spyro modernized. If you dig fantasy platformer adventures, Dragon Step is definitely worth keeping your eye on. You can check out the demo of it using the link below. It’ll make you nostalgic for old-school platformers like Mario, Spyro, and Banjo Kazooie (when platformers were good!) back in the N64 era of games. Playable on both Windows and Linux platforms.

If you’re ready for some tiny dragon chaos, step in to Dragon Step!

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Project Abel is an immersive horror game that’ll have you nostalgic for old-school terror.

It’s a survival horror game that’s based on pixel art with retro graphics rendered in 16-bit. The game plays with a sidescrolling perspective on a 2.5D plane. It’s like those old-school point-and-click games except with better controls.

The game has you playing the role of a random dude who gets trapped in an empty college, or university since it’s huge. The place is abandoned and you can tell from the fixtures that are no longer used. The place is creepily eerie and all you want to do is escape. But as with all horror games, it’s not that easy!

The game feels very similar to Resident Evil in terms of the gameplay and puzzles.

Yes, you solve puzzles throughout the game. They’re not too difficult, but you won’t be able to breeze through them without some thought and process. They’re mainly item hunts and item placement puzzles, but you’ll be forced to go into that classroom you really don’t want to.

Aft4er all, escaping this university is a lot more difficult when you have some pretty creepy things around you that lurk the halls.

Without spoiling the game, let’s just say you’ll be on-edge like the whole time. Even though the game is created from pixel art, it’s still very atmospheric and will immerse you into its gloomy world. You can’t see the farther edge of the screen and you can only guess what’s an inch to the left or right- especially when it’s a new area.

The atmosphere is dark. The sounds are creepy. The artwork uses a nice combination of dark colors with limited contrast. There’s also the factor that you have to utilize your resources correctly (resource management). The game has a few save points and saving costs you items (much like Resident Evil’s typewriter rolls).

You’re armed with just a basic weapon and it costs you ammo which you’ll have to use carefully. You don’t want to run and gun, but rather aim carefully at the monsters. Each monster takes quite a few hits to take down and reload times are something you’ll have to watch out for. And the pistol is pretty inaccurate.

The controls are also pretty blocky, but they’re probably made that way to simulate the controls of older gen horror games. Some of the key mappings are pretty difficult to use and will need to be worked on, but there is a control pad compatible option for those who prefer using one. The keyboard/mouse controls aren’t the best- they’re not the most intuitive. But again, this is just a demo and it’ll be improved with time.

Project Abel is a very immersive old-school horror game that we need to see more of these days. You can play the demo using the link below. it’s worth a playthrough if you’re into Resident Evil or Silent Hill-type survival horror.

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Apocryph is an old-school FPS that brings back memories of the legendary classics like Quake and DOOM!

When you first dive in tot he game, you’ll notice the layout, graphics, and UI is just like the FPS games of the 90s (if you were into them). You know you’re in for some mindless, action-packed, Rambo-style run and gun gameplay that’ll just hit the sweet spot over and over- and then blow it up into pixelated gore!

Apocryph is set in a dark, fantasy world with swords, wizards, and sorcery in forbidden castles that have been lost with time. You’ll have to navigate through bitter hallways, castle gates, and old shrines and dungeons while battling tons of monsters, wizards, and other dangers that just may give you a scare.

The world is grim. The monsters and violent. The traps are plentiful. The game has a very dark atmosphere and it does an excellent job of immersing you in its forgotten world. Not only will you have to battle down monsters using your assortment of weapons, spells, staffs, and artifacts, but you’ll also have to avoid traps, find keys, and navigate a winding maze-like environment full of danger!

You control the Arbiter. You’ve been exiled and now you’re returning back to the magical fortress you’ve once called home. You’re here to find answers. And clean up the mess.

It’s just you and your equips to make it through some tough levels. The game also has level hubs as well. Each level has tons of monsters and traps as well as secrets for you to discover.

Apocryph is like DOOM in medieval times. It’s crazy.

You’ll get access to 9 different weapons each with alt fire. Staffs, melee weapons, spells, and artifacts are all yours for the taking. You can also use items like HP pots and mana vials to restore your stats. There’s also combat items as well that can quickly dish out damage when you’re in a tough situation. You have no one else that can save you, so you need to use everything wisely.

Some weapons and items also have special effects as well. You can stun, freeze, and even get bonus features from weapons. You can even deal AoE damage when you’re getting mobbed in a corner.

you can also find some relics in the game that offer you some very nice bonuses. One of the best is the Obliterator Mask which basically makes you invulnerable and gives you powerful melee fists to deal damaging shockwaves that travel across the walls and floor. This is probably the most destructive relic int he game and you’ll feel unstoppable when using it. It’s extremely satisfying.

The best part about Aocrpyh is the gore. It has a lot of gore. You can tear off limbs, heads, and torsos right off the enemy. You can also completely obliterate enemies into pieces and thin vapor. Some body parts also stick to the environment like the walls and floors after you’ve done your work. Again, it’s akin to DOOM.

The game is still in early access, so it’s not that long. Plans for future updates include items, biomes, and extra rooms to fill up the game. Additional game modes, perks, and plots are planned as well.

If you like old-school action-packed FPS, try out Apocryph.

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DuskWorld is an old-school Quake-like FPS game with run and gun mechanics and Rambo-style gameplay.

You play as a hero on a mission to defeat militants and dark forces. You’re not taking any nonsense and stealth isn’t your motto. You’re a badass man of valor on a journey to take down as many of these cultists as you possibly can.

Of course, you’re not alone.

You’re with your friends- your trusty saw blade, your explosive grenade launcher, and your favorite shotgun.

The game actually features quite an impressive selection of weaponry you can use to blow up, cut up, or otherwise mutilate these militants. The developer really didn’t skimp on the animations. These baddies literally blow up into pieces when you kill them. It gives you a nice sense of satisfaction whenever you take one down. Take down multiple to enhance it. Think Doom, Quake, Hexen, Redneck Rampage, or even Heretic and you’ll know what I mean. It’s all about the gore.

The game plans to feature three campaign modes and an endless survival option as well. The game currently has one of the three episodes available on Steam.

Of course, this kind of game wouldn’t be complete without a multiplayer option, right?

There’s a “duskmatch” mode where it’s exactly what you’d expect.You’re in a multiplayer arena and your only goal is to take down as many opponents as you can. Get the best score and you win. It’s basically an arena shooter which delivers the mayhem and chaotic online experience you’d expect.

the game is currently in beta and it’s a blast to play (literally). It’s all about the fast-paced action and mindless shooting that makes this game awesome. Choose your gun. Blast bad guy to pieces. Beat level. Repeat. It’s all you need.

If you’re up for some classic nostalgia, give DuskWorld a try. It’s currently available for beta sign up and only people who sign up will get access to it when it rolls out. It’ll be a paid game when it’s fully released.

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