Calum Fraser

Founder of Alpha Beta Gamer and all round video game enthusiast, especially quirky indies. Been playing games since the zx spectrum days, and aware that we're now in the golden days of video gaming. Part human, part wookie, far hairier than any human should be. Favorite game of all time has to be Super Mario World, closely followed by Super Mario Bros (still got a soft spot for Nintendo).

Slipstream – Pre-Alpha Demo

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slipstream game

Slipstream is a fun OutRun-inspired retro pseudo3D checkpoint racer in which you race at high speeds across on a course with branching pathways across a variety of exotic locations.

We’ve covered a few fabulous retro racers on Alpha Beta Gamer recently (Drift Stage & Power Drive 2000), but Slipstream feels like the most authentic retro racer yet.  Power Drive 2000 may be … Read More

IMPACT – Prototype Download

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IMPACT

IMPACT is a beautiful minimalistic first person shooter/puzzler in which you must search for strategic weak points in structures which continually self-repair.

It’s still very early in development so can be a little buggy and will require a fairly powerful PC to run on, but IMPACT is already a beautiful sight to behold.  The minimalistic, cubic architecture looks fantastic and the effects as you take … Read More

One Dreamer – Alpha Demo

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One Dreamer game

One Dreamer is a staggeringly beautiful pixel art adventure game inspired by The Last of Us and Catherine, in which you play a game developer called Frank as he enters states of lucid dreaming in search for inspiration.

With gameplay taking place in real life and Frank’s twisted dreamworld, One Dreamer offers a beautiful and surreal experience in which you constantly question what’s real … Read More

Pretty Panzer – Alpha Demo

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Pretty Panzer

In Pretty Panzer you control a charming little customisable tank, blowing up enemies and spreading flowers all over the battlefield.

Viewed from a top down perspective with a beautiful minimalistic visual style, your aim is to fill the battlefield with the flowers that grow wherever your your tank tracks have been.  As you traverse the color changing battlefield, you’ll have to contend with a variety … Read More

Uncontrollable Robot Man – Game Jam Build Download

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Ever wanted to fly your own Iron Man suit?  Well now you can (sort of) with Uncontrollable Robot Man, an extremely hard to control toy robot with thrusters for arms and legs.

Played in a kids toy room, your ‘simple’ objective is to fly around and knock over all the toy plastic soldiers.  This is FAR easier than it sounds, as the QWOP-like control … Read More