Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access – The Videogame Backlog

(Impressions) Rhythm Sprout

April 20, 2022April 20, 2022 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action-Adventure, Difficult, Music, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Rhythm, Rhythm Sprout, STEAM, SURT, tinyBuild, Xbox

What do you get when you cross Fruit Ninja with Guitar Hero? Well… I’m not really sure, but it can’t be too far off of what Rhythm Sprout is.

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Panzer Arena

September 16, 2021October 5, 2021 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Arena Shooter, FTP, Indie, LODZERO, Panzer Arena, Tanks

Aside from being fun, Panzer Arena makes me feel like I’m playing with my military Micro Machines again.

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions PC Steam Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Record of Lodoss War – Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth

March 16, 2020March 28, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Metroidvania, PLAYISM, Record of Lodoss War - Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth, RPG, Team Ladybug, Why so serious?

Maybe it’s the “pixelated Metroidvania” aspect of the game, but I felt right at home.

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Thoughts Written By: Jonathan A.

(Thoughts) ARMS: Global Testpunch Edition

June 3, 2017June 3, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, ARMS, Boxing, Fighting, Motion Controls, Nintendo, Nintendo Switch, Switch

With ARMS coming out on the 16th of this very month (June), Nintendo is giving Switch owners a taste of

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Q&A Written By: Jonathan A.

Fort Triumph Q&A

March 16, 2017February 13, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Fort Triumph, PC, Q&A, Steam Early Access, Stream, Tactical

Recently Greenlit, Fort Triumph is yet another tactical RPG that wants to put its hat (or boot in this instance)into

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions VS. Written By: Jonathan A.

Endless Space 2 Vs. FIST OF AWESOME

November 17, 2016December 19, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments 4X, Amplitude Studios, Endless Space 2, FOA, I Fight Bears, Indie, PC, Punching Bears, Sci-Fi, Sega, Space, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy

They say that in space, no one can hear you scream… however, none of my spaceships could be equipped with

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Stellar Overload

August 25, 2016 Ailingforale 4 Comments Cubical Drift, PC, Planets³, STEAM, Stellar Overload, Voxel

In my day, I’ve backed a few games on Kickstarter. Only two of those that I’ve backed have I wanted

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Holodrive

August 18, 2016August 21, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments 2D Shooter, Action, BitCake Studio, Holodrive, Indie, PC, STEAM, Steam Early Access

Do you remember when crazy-fast shooters were a thing, not some “retro-inspired, trying to resurrect the glory days” remake? Well

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Star Vikings

August 11, 2016August 21, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, PC, Rogue Snail, RPG, Star Vikings, STEAM, Strategy

So there you are, flying around the galaxy in your spacecraft and you have a horribly wobbly control panel. Obviously

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Meridian: Squad 22

August 4, 2016August 21, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Elder Games, Headup Games, Indie, Merge Games, Meridian: Squad 22, PC, RTS, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy

A single player RTS. Is that really a thing? It’s truly a rough thing to wrap my head around. Even

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) The Final Station

June 23, 2016June 23, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Andrey Rumak, Indie, Oleg Sergeyev, PC, STEAM, The Final Station, tinyBuild Games, Zombies

So there you are, on a train, driving through the wastelands and picking up random passengers and taking them to

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Andrew R.

Impressions: Darkest Dungeon

January 7, 2016 Ailingforale 0 Comments Dark Fantasy, Darkest Dungeon, Dungeon Crawler, Indie, RPG, Steam Early Access, Turn-based

Darkest Dungeon asks you straight up, right at the beginning, “Do you have what it takes to defeat the darkest

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

(Impressions) Epistory: Typing Chronicles

December 3, 2015December 28, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Epistory, Epistory: Typing Chronicles, Fishing Cactus, Indie, Plug In Digital, Steam Early Access, Typing

I, for whatever reason, enjoy a good typing game. I spent a lot of hours in the flash game of Typer

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

Impressions: Valhalla Hills

October 15, 2015October 4, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Daedalic Entertainment, Funatics Software, Indie, PC, Simulation, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Strategy, Valhalla Hills

I love city building/management sims and now that I know what I’m doing in Valhalla Hills, I’m also enjoying my

Alphas/Betas/Demos/Early Access Impressions Written By: Jonathan A.

Impressions: Mini Metro

October 1, 2015December 28, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Android, Dinosaur Polo Club, iOS, Mac, Mini Metro, PC, STEAM, Steam Early Access, Subway Builder, Ubuntu

Mini Metro capitalizes on the beauty that can be achieved with a minimalist approach to game design. While it’s basically

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