S.A.D. Cat, being created by raxterworks, is a quirky puzzle platformer that sees you manipulating a two-dimensional perspective in a three-dimensional world –  a little like Fez, but with full 360 degree camera control.

In S.A.D Cat you play as a cat that has Seasonal Affective Disorder and travels the world alone, climbing ever upwards between different biomes full of brilliant colour and … Read More

The Enigma of Life After Death is a stylish pixel art RPG adventure that revolves around a skeleton, a blood ritual, meaningful decisions and a mystery that will have you scratching your head until the very end.

The Enigma of Life After Death starts with your boney corpse being randomly resurrected in an abandoned crypt. Once you come to your senses you are able to … Read More

Eternal Hope, being created by Double Hit, is an cleverly designed two-dimensional side-scrolling puzzle platformer that draws inspiration from Limbo, as you phase between realities and attempt to traverse a deadly land to find a loved one.

In Eternal Hope you must traverse the land of the dead to find your now dead beloved. In this land you have a special ability that … Read More

Stoneheart, being created by a handful of talent students at Digipen Institute, is a gorgeous, archery-focused puzzle platforming action game in which you must use a magical bow to escape an invasion by an army of evil robots.

In Stoneheart you play as a lone female warrior, travelling through a pristine, futuristic and mystical terrain full of vibrant colour. An invasion has just taken … Read More

DropCore, being created by YC960 Studio, is an novel fusion of RTS and RPG elements that pits you and your team of war vehicles up against the unending onslaught of an ever evolving enemy that adapts to your tactics.

In DropCore you play as a Militant commander out to decimate the ever powerful conquering force that will stop at nothing to see your army … Read More

Mika, created by a handful of talent students at Digipen Institute, is a brilliantly made open world action adventure title that sees you in a strange land full of dangerous obstacles and deadly creatures.

In Mika you play as a wayward girl who has found herself alone on a sci-fi fantasy world full of beautiful scenery, deadly creatures and talking plants. As you explore … Read More

Torpor, created by Josh O Caoimh and Ludiorum for the Adventure Jame 2016, is a gorgeously detailed narrative piece about a soldier’s journey and the events that led up to his murder.

Although the game has no voice acting or text throughout, Torpor uses interactive items and beautifully designed levels that help the player interpret the events that are happening around them. This method … Read More

Descent, being created by Klarice, is an ultra creepy horror title that distills jump-scare horror down to it’s purest form as you descend ever downwards into it’s nightmarish stairwell.

In Descent you play as a person meant to represent yourself. Waking up in a cold, dark and dimly lit area completely surrounded by brick walls. With only one possible direction to head, and no … Read More

Andromeda: There Is No God Up Here, being created by a development team of the same name, is a sleek, sci-fi pixel art metroidvania based shooter set on a strange planet in another galaxy.

In Andromeda: There Is No God Up Here (Or Simply Andromeda: T.I.N.G.U.H or Andromeda) you play as a bounty hunter by the name of Max Weaver, sent on a mission … Read More

Shrubnaut is a fun little puzzle platformer that sees you using a hook-shot to traverse the charming pixel art landscape while solving puzzles on a space terrarium full of secrets and wonders.

In Shrubnaut you find yourself on a space terrarium, full of lush green plains and crystal clear water. You wont find anything to harm you in this place, but to reach the exit … Read More

Addiction, being created by BadRequest, is an ultra creepy, adrenaline pumping sci-fi survival horror game that sees you trapped on a space vessel with no power, no people and a ship full of deadly shadows.

There is only one objective in Addiction and that is to survive. The ship you awaken on is without power and most of the areas around you are only … Read More

Cloudbase Prime, being created by Tyrus Peace, is a super fast-paced, super fun and super bouncy FPS/Platformer that we’ve had the pleasure of covering quite a few times on Alpha Beta Gamer, so now that the final Alpha build before the game hits Early Access later this year has been released, we figured we’d check it out and see what cool new additions Tyrus … Read More

Long Gone Days is a very impressive character-driven RPG that draws you in with it’s excellent pixel art visuals, unique combat system, and a gripping emotional rollercoaster of a story, filled great writing and major plot twists.

In Long Gone Days you play as Rourke, a Sniper specialist that is part of a large military unit know only as The Core. You have recently been … Read More

InSomnia, being created by Mono, is a dark, retro-futuristic RPG title that features gorgeous and gritty Unreal Engine 4-powered visuals, a killer musical score, lots of interaction and on the fly combat.

In the InSomnia Prologue you play as a gun for hire named Typer. You receive a call from ‘an old friend’ that gives you details on a package that he wishes for … Read More

Niche is an incredibly stylish, sim-esque top down strategy title being created by Team Niche, in which your goal is to take an almost extinct race of animal/creature under your wing and help it and its race evolve and thrive once more in an extremely fast paced setting.

Niche‘s vibrant and seemingly simplistic look will instantly draw you. The instructional tutorial will help you … Read More

The Vaultshifter is a unique puzzler made for the Ludum Dare 35 challenge, in which you play as a shapeshifting wizard, seeking revenge on the evil TrustBank for stealing your most precious possession.

The Vaultshifter utilises the theme of LD35 (shapeshifting) absolutely perfectly. You run around a beautifully created and vibrant world, using your magic to save objects to your item bar. With these saved … Read More

The Joy Of Creation: Reborn is an absolutely terrifying free roaming first person horror game based on the universe of Five Night’s at Freddy’s that uses the animatronics to create terror on a whole new level.

In The Joy Of Creation: Reborn you find yourself in what appears to be an abandoned house. Dimly light corridors and rooms are sprawled across the levels with evil … Read More

World⁴ is a head melting puzzle exploration game being created by Alexander Muscat in which you explore 4 separate realities simultaneously.

There is no story to the game yet, but in itself World⁴ is an incredible visual experience.  It can be played on 4 separate monitors or on a single screen divided into four sections.  Each of the four perspectives are similar, but have significant … Read More

The Morgue is an extremely creepy, suspense-filled survival horror game set in an abandoned morgue, infested with rats, decay and inhuman creatures.

In The Morgue you play through the eyes of the main character. You awaken to a voice giving you instruction to find a radio transceiver out in the near by courtyard. Once found the person on the other end tells you in detail … Read More

BallisticNG is a great open source homage to the Playstation classic, WipeOut, with fast paced, futuristic racing across tracks designed to test your driving skill to the limits.

BallisticNG is still in its early development stage but has a whole heap of stuff on offer. Various weapons, different race courses and a handful of different vehicles to choose from. Each of said vehicles has a … Read More

Trials of Azra is an epic pixel art based puzzle platform that sees you gain mystical powers which allow you to possess the dead after a mysterious storm hits your home town.

In Trials of Azra you play as Sam, a once ordinary child who just loved to spend time with his faithful companion. One day a mysterious storm appears, bringing with it vicious lightning … Read More

Terraforge is a fun hero-based MMORPG trading card game currently being created by the developers over at DLK Studios in which you not only take part in strategic PvP battles, but can form a party and go exploring and plundering dungeons.

Terraforge has a lot of interesting aspects going on in such an early alpha. Firstly you have an Avatar, which acts as your champion … Read More

Stardrop is a slick, story driven first person adventure game that takes place in the vast reaches of space.

In the Alpha Demo of Stardrop, you play as Aryn Vance, one part of a two person team that is on a mission to uncover the mystery of a spaceship that has been left floating out in space. After primary scans are conducted on the … Read More

Power Bomberman is an uplifting fan made Bomberman game that brings back the good old days when blowing up your friends was extremely fun and super satisfying.

Power Bomberman, Being created by a bunch of people over on the Bomberman Board (link below), is an extremely impressive fan made version of the 1983 classic retro game that brings chaos, explosions and lots of laughs … Read More

Empires of the Undergrowth is an upcoming RTS being created by Slug Disco that focuses on building an ant colony and protecting your queen in a harsh underground battleground, full of nasty creepy crawlies.

In the current Empires of the Undergrowth build you must do whatever it takes to protect your queen for the vile beetle larvae that threatens your very existence. However unlike the … Read More

Beatdown Dungeon is a fun blend of dungeon crawling RPG goodness and fast paced blazblue style 2D fighting that sees you exploring randomly generated dungeons and engaging in 1-on-1 match-ups against strange monsters and skilled fighters.

Phil (WurstBrotPhil) has done an incredible job of melding two distinct genres into one fabulous fusion. You play as two different characters, both of which have stumbled into a … Read More

Slime of Fury is an addictive metroidvania beat ’em up infused with great ideas, excellent pixel art and interesting power ups in which you play an ass-kicking slime on a quest to save the world.

Jon Harwood Games have done an exceptional job when it comes to pretty much every aspect of Slime of Fury. The game itself is beautifully designed, based around the … Read More

Featherpunk Prime is a gorgeously designed twin stick shooter being created by Super Hatch Games that shows heavy emphasis on its action oriented game play with an exp based skill system to further improve your feathery hero.

In Featherpunk Prime the Avereon Galaxy has been ravaged by the never-ending war. In the midst of this, Cybirdroid is profiting from both sides of the conflict. You … Read More

Kite is a very impressive dungeon crawling bullet hell sci-fi action RPG wrapped up in the shell of a classic twin stick shooter in which you play an augmented human soldier in a world that had found peace – until a recent robot uprising that you have to contend with.

Kite gets it’s name from the gaming term ‘kiting’ – the act of running away … Read More

Frostbite, a game created by Studio Miniboss, is a post apocalyptic action platformer in which you must stave off cold and hunger while exploring its icy landscape in search for your wife.

In Frostbite you play as a soldier in charge of guarding a tower to protect the last inhabitants of earth. When you begin to run low on food, your wife ventures out … Read More