#steampunk game

[20kmemesunderthesea]

Leagues of Love: a Steampunk Dating Sim

Leagues of Love by Anna Konidala

A Dating Sim Based off of Jules Verne's "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"

[steamworksandshadows]

That’s my good friends Christine and Rex up there, in-character as the Pirate Queen and the Bandit King, respectively. They’re two of the characters in THIEF’S HOARD, a game we’ve designed, made, and been playtesting for the past 5 years - and which we’ve now launched on Kickstarter!

Thief's Hoard is a card game where players attempt to amass a hoard of artifacts worth $10,000 and keep them until the end of a round. The game uses a unique blend of mechanics, including card drafting, bidding, resource management, and quick reactions.

It’s a great option for groups of friends who enjoy screw-your-neighbor games. Some could consider Thief's Hoard a party game, where others might take a more strategic approach. One of the players at the first gaming con we took it to described it as “Munchkin Poker”, which is pretty apt.

Interested? Head on over to our Kickstarter page to get more info on the game mechanics and story, and if you’re so inclined, kick in a dollar or two for your own set. Thanks!

[47ness]

Cover art for JUNKYARD DERBY

Build & customize your vehicle! Outrace and outsmart your opponents!

Check it out @ Gen Con 2017 (table 2029)!

[chasingthestarsvisualnovel]

Chasing the Stars by Ertal Games

BL Yaoi Visual Novel

DEMO AVAILABLE!

A bit less than an hour of gameplay (9k words): Get to know Tirs and his world and let us know what you think!

Do you like the story so far? Which of the boys is your favorite? Did you find any bugs? 

Keep in mind that some of the art are placeholders and there will be more music, of course. The Kickstarter will be live very soon!

[47ness]

Board game illustration for Junkyard Derby

I had a lot of fun tinkering on this one. (some of the incidental characters here feel like they deserve their own artwork, just for funsies...) ¦3 game concept © ICOSA Entertainment art © 47ness

[chasingthestarsvisualnovel]

Almost 500$ raised in the first 24 hours of our Kickstarter! ^_^

Here you have the new CG by Kurosilver as a thank you.

Please share our project in your social media if you can, every little push helps!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1035096208/chasing-the-stars-a-bl-yaoi-visual-novel

[jdlaverty]

Steambot designs, I have wondered if this game is any good, anyone played this?

Peterkat

[ladyasabat]

Dishonored: Through the Looking Glass

Now, I’m not the most skilled platform gamer, nor have I ever really managed to grasp the idea of Stealth.  But somehow I managed to combine both of these into actually succeeding and enjoying Dishonored enough to play it through not once, but twice.  The combination of magic and mechanical tools that Corvo (our protagonist) uses to move around the levels melds together really well, kitting out both the murderous serial assassin and the stealthy pacifist.

The world in which it is set is dark and gloomy, fitting the scenario we are plunged into.  Filled with flesh eating swarms of rats, oppressive guards armed with their own malicious sets of weapons, it is almost tangible.  To me the game feels like Thief and Fable smushed together to create a dystopian Steampunk world with plenty of explorability and diversity of play.  Corvo himself is your regular silent protagonist, but we can forgive his broodiness as it’s a touch difficult to be a ray of sunshine after being framed for murder and treason.  Revenge is dish best served cold after all.

Much like Fable, Dishonored does falls into the trap of encouraging you to tip-toe carefully through the levels, killing no one and being neither seen nor heard to bring about the ‘happy’ ending to the story.  The methods you follow reflect upon the Monarch-to-be, Emily.  If you bathe yourself in bloodshed and carnage, her own future rule will be ruthless and harsh. If you are peaceful, she will be too.  This is part of why I played the game both ways through to see the differences my actions evoked.

The levels themselves are varied in both the tasks you must undertake and the length of time needed to clear them.  My favourite level 'Lady Boyle’s Last Party’ was rather short in comparison to 'The Flooded District’, which took me three hours, a lot of restarting and even more swearing to complete.  I will state that Dishonored is much more difficult to complete in ‘low chaos’ mode, and many save files will be loaded after rookie mistakes and sudden realisations that you’re headed the wrong way, but this challenge makes it incredibly satisfying to complete.  That and you can come back on a later playthrough and revenge-murder everyone for the embotherance they caused.

For its minor flaws, Dishonored is a highly enjoyable game that I would recommend to anyone looking for a multi-path, flexible stealth game with a decent storyline.