Recent reviews by amcmaster

Good addition, high price.

I was able to get this DLC when it was 35% off for $9.74 and let me just say that the experience of gardening is a great addition to the game.

In terms of user experience it was fun and enjoyable and helped the perfectionist in me finally getting my home to look nice from the inside and out. The additions are strong and nice to vary up gameplay, so if I get tired of just painting walls, I can go outside and mow the lawn or purchase fun additions. It allows for a much stronger game with more features that can keep you hooked by wanting everything to look perfect. There are plenty of new "missions" (the emails) and a couple new houses/properties, alongside a ton of fun new features.

It satisfies what the game has been missing but is definitely not worth the full $15 and barely the discounted $10. I would highly recommend adding this to your wishlist if you enjoyed the main game, and keep an eye out for a good discount.

OVERVIEW
Yet Another Zombie Defense is a defense building action game developed and published by Awesome Games Studio. The whole concept is that you are a human that is being overrun by zombies night after night, Every night you survive you will have money to allow for you to upgrade weapons, get palisades and buy turrets. The goal is to survive as long as possible with or without the help of friends.

PROS
Easy Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Co-op
Multiplayer
Fun
Cheap
Easy to Run

CONS
- Not The Best Graphics
- No Save Feature

CONCLUSION
This game is a big bang for you buck. It has a fun and easy concept that allows for you to get sucked in very easily and can become very strategic over time. I do have to admit it is a hell of a lot more fun when you have other people to play with. Although it might not be much to look at, and not too much to come back to, the fun I had in this game with a few friends really allowed for it to be a hidden gem.

7.5/10

OVERVIEW
Ace Of Words is a casual, anagram-esque game developed by Zerobit Games and published by Ocean Media LLC. With an easy interface, and an appealing look. The concept is just to try to spell as many words as possible with 6-8 letters available. From there you can spell up to 100 words and you have 120 seconds to get them all.

PROS
Easy Achievements Guide To Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Steam Leaderboards
Colorful
Easy Concept
Fun

CONS
- Overpriced
- Not A Big Enough Dictionary
- The Highscore Resets Everytime You Restart Game
- Looks And Plays Like A Mobile Port

CONCLUSION
This game is not a big hit nor is it a miss. I have heard of some people having malware problems with this game but I have not experienced that. It is tons of fun, and has a solid concept that is executed fairly well. They just need to work on the dictionary aspect, its a small dictionary that is missing plenty of words and plurals. For example, the word "true" is not in it, nor is "toilets". Yet it has "Hitler" and "Trump". Also $5 for a game with such a small dictionary is absurd. I am not recommending this because I think it is not worth the price, and has too small of a dictionary.

3.5/10

OVERVIEW
The Deer is an educational indie experience developed by Fabio Ferrara and Giulia Airoldi and published by Chubby Pixel. You are a deer that is exploring the area around him to learn about the Pleistocene (Ice Age) epoch and interesting facts about mammals. It has a few minigames and a dozen or more facts.

PROS
Cheap (can find free code giveaways anywhere)
Controller Support
Steam Trading Cards
Educational

CONS
- Short (est. <20 mins)
- Made for children yet uses very large words (Pleistocene, Megalodon)
- Minimal mini games (2 both take a few minutes)
- Facts aren't read to the player

OVERVIEW
I went into this game knowing it was an educational experience made for kids, and it still disappointed me. The facts were good, no denying that, but the actual experience was not immersive enough to hold a childs attention. The graphics were cute and so was the music, but nothing exceptional. If there were more mini games this experience would go over better. With such limited "gameplay" I still don't feel like it matched what other games can do.
2.5/10

OVERVIEW
Refunct is a calm, peaceful first-person platformer about restoring a bland world into a grass wonderland. It was developed and published by Dominique Grieshofer. This world has a dynamic day-night cycle, vibrant colors and a casual experience. With many different platforming structures such as lifts, springs, pipes and wall jumps, the game is easy to learn and fun to play.

PROS
Immersive
Stunning Visuals
Casual
Easy To Pickup
Achievements
Controller Support
Steam Trading Cards
Cheap
Beautiful Soundtrack

CONS
- Short (Estimated Time: 40 minutes to 1 hour)
- No User Created Levels
- Not Much To Do After You Finish

CONCLUSION
With a calming atmosphere and stunning visuals, the whole concept is just soothing. Most people would assume that a game that you could finish in less than an hour is a lack luster game is completely wrong, it is an immersive world with a wonderful soundtrack and an easy to learn game. With no tutorial slowing the game down, you get pushed in head first into this world. That may sound scary to some, but you are eased into the different platforming abilities that it's easy to pick up on.

8.5/10

OVERVIEW
HOOK, a short 50 level puzzle game with a minimalistic art style. It was developed by Maciej Targoni and Wojciech Wasiak, and published by Rainbow Train. With a calming atmosphere and a casual gameplay experience it is a must get.

PROS
Steam Achievements
Steam Trading Cards
Relaxing
Easy To Run On Any Computer
Simple And Effective Graphics

CONS
- Short (Estimated Time: 1.5-2 Hours)
- Not Anything Else To Do After You Finish

CONCLUSION
This game is an easy game to play, with more than enough hard puzzles to keep you wanting more. As soon as you get stuck on the later levels, the moment you complete it makes you want to keep going. Around level 40, where the game really picks up, you also get 3 "lives" so if you mess up you won't have to restart immediately. This can help you get through those hard parts with less of a rage inducing fail.

I would recommend this game to anyone who is a fan of fun little indie games, puzzle games or is just an achievement hunter and would like to get an easy 100%.

9/10

OVERVIEW
Neon Space is a game about a small little space ship navigating through space and trying to avoid obstacles and find its way. With 50 levels, 14 Steam Achievements, Steam Trading Cards and full controller support, this is a fun game at a low price of $1.

PROS
Cheap
Achievements
Easy to pickup
Full controller support
Many different levels

CONS
- Rage Inducer
- Not much to do after 50 levels

CONCLUSION
I would recommend this game to majority of people because of its simple and easy to get into atmosphere. It is a new game that is done very well but I think it could add from allowing players to make their own levels, and play community made levels.
7/10

OVERVIEW
Brilliant Bob is an action, adventure platforming game developed by Zonitron Productions and published by GrabTheGames. It is about a small little purple guy named Bob, who is from Sekotwana and is going on an adventure (clever storyline right?)

PROS
Has trading cards
Cheap
Colorful

CONS
- A Unity Game
- Not Fun
- Not Immersive
- Bad Controls
- Bad Camera Angles
- Not Even Worth Getting It Free

CONCLUSION
Don't waste your money or time trying to get this game for free. Not an immersive game with horrible controls and lackluster gameplay. Spend your money on a pack of gum rather than this.

2/10

I GOT THIS GAME FOR FREE

OVERVIEW
Escape This is a casual indie puzzle game developed and published by Four Winged Studio. The concept is that you are a little cube trying to escape different maps, with many turrets, and obstacles in your way. It includes a map editor and allows you to design your own maps if you wish. I personally did not try the map editor, so if you are interested in that aspect please go to another review, this is just from a players perspective.

PROS
Cheap
Easy To Play
Can Get All Achievements In 2 Minutes

CONS
- Very Rough
- Confusing Enemies
- Little Instructions
- Unity Game

CONCLUSION
I did not enjoy this game that much, the only reason why I played for 5 minutes was to get the achievements, and I did succeed at that. The maps were subpar, and seemed as if the creator threw them together last minute. From the players point of view it was not a total miss, but not a total home run.

4/10

OVERVIEW
Botology is an action game by Black Lime Studio, and was originally a Russian game thats translated to English. This game is about this company that is developing robots for the new generation. The company, Botology, is conducting tests on the new system for the control of robots. The risky tests can lead to difficult, unforseen consequences because the robot's operation is connected with a mechanical prototype of sensory organs. The goal is for you to stop these robots.

PROS
Achievements are easy to get
Steam trading cards
Cheap (but still not worth it)

CONS
- Looks like a Unity Game
- Very repetitive gameplay
- Poor English translation
- Enemies respawn way too fast
- Story is nothing special
- No manual save
- Tutorial did not explain everything clearly

CONCLUSION
Honestly, don't waste your time on this game, I got it for the easy achievements. It wasn't even worth it for the 100% achievements. This is why everyone hates Greenlight and the games that get passed, because games like this get put onto steam
3/10