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This episode contains an superior reverse bullet-hell sport, a enjoyable simulation sport, a tiny however neat technique sport, an journey puzzle indie sport, and a big motion RPG.
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Vampire Survivors [Game Size: 279 MB] (Free)
Style: Reverse Bullet-Hell / Arcade – Offline
Orientation: Portrait + Panorama
Required Consideration: Full
tl;dr assessment by NimbleThor:
Vampire Survivors is an extremely in style reverse bullet-hell roguelike impressed by Magic Survival.
Like different video games within the style, Vampire Survivors has us transfer our character round a big map utilizing a single joystick, whereas hundreds of enemies storm at us from all sides. Our character mechanically assaults enemies in vary, and each time we stage up, we get to select one among three random new skills that fireplace at sure intervals.
The additional we get into every run, the extra present issues get, with stronger enemies, robust bosses, and plenty of highly effective skills firing everywhere.
After we ultimately die, we get to spend any gold we’ve collected on plenty of everlasting power-ups that make the subsequent run simpler, reminiscent of extra life, extra assault energy, or a doubling of all bullets. We will additionally unlock a number of new characters with totally different stats and beginning assaults.
The skills are attention-grabbing and highly effective, and on the finish of a run, we are able to even see which has dealt probably the most injury, permitting us to strategize which to deal with subsequent time. As we progress, new maps additionally unlock. Along with the various difficult achievements, these assist hold the sport attention-grabbing.
The contact controls work properly, there’s Bluetooth controller assist, and the easy art-style means we are able to have tons of of enemies on the display on the similar time. The most important draw back is the black bars exhibiting on wide-screen telephones when taking part in in panorama.
Vampire Survivors monetizes by way of incentivized advertisements to revive and obtain additional gold. Sadly, there’s no option to pay to take away these advertisements. Cross-platform sync between PC and cellular is claimed to be coming quickly.
Total, its polished and enjoyable gameplay make this a must-try for anybody who enjoys the style.
Test it out on Google Play: Right here
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Good Pizza, Nice Pizza [Total Game Size: 152 MB] (Free)
Style: Simulation / Informal – Offline
Orientation: Panorama
Required Consideration: Full
tl;dr assessment by AlexSem:
Good Pizza, Nice Pizza is a real-time restaurant administration simulator the place we manually prepare dinner pizzas to make our clients completely happy and earn cash used to additional develop our enterprise.
The intricate cooking course of requires that we first unfold the dough on a desk, drag a finger throughout it to use sauce and cheese, faucet so as to add varied toppings within the right locations, look ahead to the pizza to prepare dinner correctly, after which lower it into six even slices with a knife.
The scale of the ideas we get from our clients depend upon how briskly and precisely we full every order – and it’s additionally necessary to waste solely absolutely the minimal of substances.
On the finish of every day, we spend our hard-earned money on restaurant upgrades that permit us to work sooner and appeal to higher-paying clients. Because the story progresses and extra toppings get unlocked, bizarre orders with some completely loopy ingredient mixtures begin to seem. We additionally begin encountering random occasions and profitable rival pizzerias that mess with our work. The charming story is unquestionably one of many sport’s strongest options.
Different important options embrace a cute hand-drawn art-style, enjoyable music, and appetizing sounds that create an aesthetically pleasing expertise. The one actual draw back is that whereas the contact controls work nice more often than not, occasional issues result in the unsuitable objects being dragged round, squandering precious sources in consequence.
Good Pizza, Nice Pizza monetizes by exhibiting incentivized advertisements and promoting premium forex wanted to unlock each beauty objects and quality-of-life upgrades. Whereas many of the premium unlocks aren’t wanted to efficiently end the sport, a few of them are good to have for a greater gameplay expertise.
Test it out on Google Play: Right here
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Vodobanka Professional [Game Size: 18 MB] ($1.99)
Style: Technique – Offline
Orientation: Portrait
Required Consideration: Full
tl;dr assessment by AlexSem:
Vodobanka is a tactical squad-based motion technique sport the place we combat crime by breaking into buildings and arresting everybody who opposes the legislation.
Every top-down stage consists of a constructing with a number of rooms that we steadily discover by charging in and disabling each hostile factor inside. Normally, we don’t know what awaits us behind every door, so mindlessly speeding ahead simply will get us killed. As an alternative, we must always train warning and make the most of the wide range of kit at our disposal, reminiscent of grenades, door blocks, and even scout drones.
We inform our squad members the place to go by merely tapping the display, they usually mechanically try to arrest or shoot any enemy they spot. Interacting with doorways and different objects gives extra choices, however the sport’s most attention-grabbing function is the “coordinated assault”. Throughout these, we assign a sequence of actions to be carried out and executed in sequence upon coming into the room, permitting us to deal with a number of duties directly.
Whereas the sport could seem too simple at first, later ranges introduce important tactical challenges by limiting our arsenal and including massive rooms with plenty of hidden enemies and traps, which requires us to review the environment and plan our actions rigorously. The number of duties, reminiscent of hostage rescues and bomb diffusions, is what ensures we don’t get bored too rapidly.
Vodobanka is offered as a free sport with solely marketing campaign ranges, or a $1.99 premium model with extra modes, reminiscent of fast missions, day by day challenges, user-created ranges, and a map editor to develop our personal missions and share them with the world. Neither model accommodates advertisements or iAPs to distract us from the gameplay, so it’s a simple suggestion for these keen on fixing advanced tactical issues in real-time.
Test it out on Google Play: Right here
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Legend of the Skyfish [Game Size: 218 MB] ($3.99)
Style: Journey / Puzzle – Offline
Orientation: Panorama
Required Consideration: Some
tl;dr assessment by AlexSem:
Legend of the Skyfish is a puzzle action-adventure sport impressed by the well-known Legend of Zelda collection, by which we go to numerous islands to combat monsters, navigate mazes, resolve puzzles, and acquire new gear.
Every stage consists of a separate island filled with passages, doorways, buttons, traps, and enemies that guard the trail to the totem we have to destroy. Fortunately, we’re armed with a fishing rod that we are able to swing like a sword or forged in any route to seize and work together with levers, packing containers, and enemies.
The controls are fast and responsive, which is necessary since a number of the obstacles we encounter require quick considering and fast reflexes. The sport additionally options logical puzzles that contain pushing blocks and urgent buttons in a selected sequence, however these by no means current any important problem and are meant for relaxed informal play.
As we progress by the degrees, new objects and enemies begin to seem, introducing new challenges and sport mechanics. There’s additionally a bunch of kit to gather, which modifies our battle traits and grants new skills. Regardless of these new options being launched, development is linear and simple, with a collection of 40+ lookalike ranges to finish till we lastly attain the ends boss – the titular Sky Fish.
Legend of the Skyfish is offered as a $3.99 premium sport, or a free sport with advertisements and iAPs. Irrespective of the selection, it presents a good expertise for these keen on well-made motion video games with cute graphics and responsive controls.
Test it out on Google Play: Right here
Test it out on MiniReview:: Right here
Undecember (Sport Dimension: 7 GB] (Free)
Style: Motion / RPG – On-line
Orientation: Panorama
Required Consideration: Full
tl;dr assessment by NimbleThor:
NOTE: Please learn the monetization half rigorously.
Undecember is a enjoyable hack-and-slash motion RPG with plenty of loot, customizable expertise, loads of co-op raids and dungeons, and no auto fight – not too in contrast to Diablo or Path of Exile.
After choosing a category, we begin finishing quests and slaying monsters whereas steadily customizing our character by the talents we equip, the loot we improve, and the stat factors we distribute throughout a large improve tree.
The talent customization system is particularly attention-grabbing and sophisticated, resulting in plenty of totally different viable fight methods. Total, I discovered the varied improve choices for expertise and objects to be in-depth sufficient to attract me in with out being overly sophisticated.
The world can also be well-crafted, with each vibrant overworld areas and darkish gritty dungeons the place enemies bounce at us from cliffs. The art-style has a sure retro really feel to it, and exploring the world makes for an ideal gameplay expertise.
After a couple of hours of gameplay, the sport opens up, permitting us to hitch guilds and take part in difficult 4-8 participant dungeons runs and raids. In the meanwhile, there isn’t any PvP.
Undecember monetizes by a season move, and iAPs for cosmetics, sure sources, pets that decide our loot, and different comfort options. The pet prices $10 monthly, whereas different comfort upgrades are one-time, such because the stock house we are able to spend as much as $75 to completely improve. Because of the player-to-player public sale home, premium forex can be earned and spent by shopping for and promoting the very best gear within the sport, which is each good and unhealthy.
Paying gamers will undoubtedly have a extra handy expertise and quick access to the very best objects although pay-to-win, however I am nonetheless having fun with the sport as a free participant. There don’t appear to be any onerous paywalls as of now, although this would possibly change sooner or later. For now, the most important drawback free of charge gamers is the restricted stock house.
If you happen to like motion RPGs, I feel you would possibly get pleasure from Undecember’s marketing campaign of missions and co-op raids. However I like to recommend staying away from the monetization and simply stopping if the sport turns into too tough.
Test it out on Google Play: Right here
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