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Wednesday 25 March 2015

Greenlight Wednesday

A nice eclectic selection of new games from greenlight this week:

1. Flawed Ones: Puppeteer by Balta Studios
Flawed Ones: Puppeteer is a game about a puppeteer, who can control people and his armies from his shadow theatre stage like people controlling soldiers in real-time strategy games.



Opinion - Brilliant concept, lovely art style, and what looks like very interesting gameplay.  This is definitely worth upvoting on greenlight.  They are also running an Indiegogo campaign if you want to back it with your money.

Greenlight Link

Indiegogo Link

2. Contradiction by Baggy Cat
Contradiction is an murder mystery adventure game that uses live-action video for the entirety of the game play. It’s a brand new take on the concept of an interactive movie and takes the genre to a whole new level of playability.



Opinion - And now for something completely different, with a murder mystery told through live-action video.  Murder mystery games for me have been pretty much universally disappointing (with the sole exception of LA Noire); if these guys can do something different and interesting to reignite the genre, then I'm all for it.

Greenlight Link

Game Website


3. Boss 101 by Doonley Time Foundation
Boss 101 is an action adventure game with you taking the role of Max, a teenager with a jetpack. It all starts with your brother's request for an action packed birthday. Unfortunately he's in the hospital so it's up to you to bring him an unforgettable home movie.



Opinion - On a more-light hearted note now, Boss 101 is a full-on crazy action adventure but with a heart-warming story behind it, as well the ability to create your own boss!

Greenlight Link

Developer Website



4. Exanima by Bare Mettle Entertainment
Explore, fight, survive and unravel mysteries in this unique and unforgiving 3D isometric RPG set in an original dark, low fantasy world. Exanima's exceptional attention to detail and realistic simulation of all things provide a deeply immersive and dynamic gameplay experience.


Opinion - Isometric RPGs are probably my favourite type, having started with the Baldur's Gate series.  As the description hits, Exanima is unforgiving but if you like hardcore RPGs, this will be one for you.

Greenlight Link

Developer Website


5. Industry Transporters by Markus Fick
An economic simulation where you build production chains as effectively as possible on a large scale terrain. You can choose from a large variety of wares and buildings to build up your production chain and use up to 4 types of transportation. Play against a complex economic with flexible prices and soon against each other or computer.



Opinion - I was a big fan of games like Transport Tycoon and Industry Giant back in the day and it is nice to see a new game in the genre.  Yes they can be a bit stodgy, but if you enjoy simulations like this (I do) and are willing to take the time, then I expect that this could be a very rewarding experience.

Greenlight Link

Game Website

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