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).

Fingerboy – Alpha Demo

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fingerboy

Fingerboy is a charming hand drawn puzzle game that sees you trying to light up the walkways (or crawlways) of a house to allow a little boy to get to safety.

Each beautifully hand drawn room is a self contained puzzle that’s shrouded in darkness, in which you must activate, move or uncover light sources to create a path for little Noony (the young boy).  … Read More

The Aspect – Game Jam Build Download

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The Aspect

The Aspect is a short, charming and rather silly pixel art platfroming adventure that see’s you playing a cult member who must gather items for a sacred ritual.

Developed by Backterra, creator of the excellent Rockrocket, The Aspect combines humor, simple platforming, puzzle solving and wonderful pixel art animation to create a fun 10 minute romp full of charm and oddity.  You play a … Read More

Spellweaver – Open Beta

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Spellweaver

Spellweaver is a great new lore-rich online digital trading card game (TCG) that we first covered during it’s Closed Beta, that blends the ease of access of Hearthstone with the deep strategy of Magic: The Gathering.

Now nearing the end of it’s development cycle, Spellweaver has entered Open Beta and it really is looking like something that can compete with the big boys os … Read More

Planet Centauri – Alpha Demo

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planet centurai

Planet Centauri is an impressive new sandbox action adventure with Terraria-esque terraforming, magic spells, huge monsters, quests and lots of activities from motor-biking to fishing.

First impressions may cause players to dismiss Planet Centauri as a Terraria knock-off, but in reality it is much more than that, offering a far more combat focused experience, tameable monsters and a fully fleshed out story.  The Alpha … Read More