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).

Baseless – Tech Demo

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baseless

Baseless is a super cool 2D action game from Fermenter (developer of the rather awesome David game), with a charming colourful minimalistic aesthetic, space cowboys and a rather splendid scarf.

Interestingly, movement is controlled by just moving the mouse around and firing.  It’s an odd but fun control scheme, especially when combined with that massive scarf that trails in your wake.

Baseless is still very … Read More

SonicGDK – Sonic Game Creator Download

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SonicGDK

SonicGDK (short for 3D Sonic Games Development Kit) is an impressive Unreal Development Kit powered Sonic The Hedgehog game creation tool which allows users to create some seriously impressive Sonic games (much better than the tat SEGA have been making lately anyway!)

SonicGDK gives you access to 3 versions of Sonic (Classic, Generic & Modern) with super forms, power-ups, badniks, special moves, controller support, checkpoints, … Read More

Northward – Pre-Alpha Demo

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northward

Northward is a wonderful pixel art co-operative management game set in an atmospheric Nordic landscape, inspired by The Settlers, Transport Tycoon and Banished, where you build a settlement, expand, gather resources, build defenses and steadily make your way towards the mountains in the North.

The Pre-Alpha Demo is still very early in development and doesn’t feature co-op play, but it does offer a … Read More

Hardline Gunner – Alpha Demo

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hardline gunner

Hardline Gunner is challenging bullet hell top-down arcade shooter, with fast paced gameplay, line-of-sight mechanics, procedurally generated levels and a wonderful minimalistic visual style.

The game plays like a cross between a bullet hell shoot-em-up and Geometry Wars, but with the procedural generation and line-of-sight mechanics making things even harder, as you’re never sure what’s behind the next corner.  Hardline Gunner is a seriously … Read More

Lavapools – Alpha Download

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Lavapools

Lavapools is a fun, challenging and addictive ‘hardcore game about dodging death’ that sees you dodging deadly traps and collecting crystals to progress to the next level.

Each level starts of fairly simply, but as you collect more crystals, more and more traps are activated, eventually turning into a near unpenatrable mix of blades, enemies and lava.  When you die (and you will) you lose … Read More