Summer Games Fest: Day One

[windjamm]

 I decided to play some of the demos from Steam's Summer Game fest! 

El Paso, Elsewhere

This feels like a low polygon Max Payne, but honestly I think all the trappings are more endearing here than in those AAA games. You have bullet time dives and different gun types, but ultimately Max Payne isn't my kind of game and this doesn't push it far enough into my lane to be super interesting. 

 

Crime O'Clock

I didn't think this would catch my interest at a base description, but the concept was fun enough that I decided to try and it I had a lot of fun! This is a mix of hidden object and spot the difference puzzles. The time element was mostly controlled by the game itself and a little linear, gated by the progression of found objects/people, but overall fun! I struggled to stop playing.

 

Loddlenaut

This is a fun game about cleaning the ocean floor! It's so nice and relaxing to just go and collect trash, recycle it into new things, and it was just an enjoyable loop with its little gadgets. I really wanna see what's there in the full version but I didn't want to get saturated by the demo, so I stopped early rather than see if there's more available. Looking forward to this one!

 

Venba

AAAAA THIS GAME WAS SO MUCH FUN! It was the perfect length. I wanted so much more, but I was considering quitting so I could savor it in the full length version. 

 

This is a game where it's half visual novel about Indian Immigrants and the game section is working out how old recipes are made (from the protagonist's mother's smudged recipe book) which is so satisfying and true to life for trying to piece together recipes you only remember tasting. Ahhhhh I can't wait for it to come out. 

 

Choo Choo Survivor

This was a really fun idle game. My third run I understood well enough to build a train that really cut through and let me level quickly and then had a pleasant stroll through the hordes of zombies (my choo choo killed over 38,000 zombies, the final screen says). Up until that point though the motion through it is pretty harrowing. It was fun! I'd love to play it later and get all the fun roguelite unlockables to see what sorts of fucked up things my train can do. I saw Orbital Strike in there?? Looking forward to it! 

 

Cuisineer
This game was one of those, "it looks pretty samey on paper" types.. I've seen so many cooking games and I've seen the concept of doing little dungeons to get ingredients to cook before, but this game felt exciting and polished with a clear (adorable) sense of aesthetic. I'm going to have a lot of fun with it when it comes out.

Wrap-up
That was a fun day of trying out games! I look forward to checking out the others I downloaded when I get the chance.

Comments

[mutterwingwhirr]

yay!!! this is such a fun list of games you've demo'd that retained your interest! (except el paso, elsewhere rip) excited to see more!