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).

Skyhill – Alpha Demo

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Skihill

Skyhill is a stylish turn based roguelike point and click survival game about staying alive when there is no reason to.

You are a resident of Skyhill hotel who a survived biological catastrophe. Your goal is to get out of your penthouse in search of other people and salvation. But all elevators in the building are off and floors are flooded with hazards.

The game … Read More

Invertium – Beta Download

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invertium

Invertium is a dark sci-fi platformer with physics-based mechanics that immerses you in a world of challenging gravity, motion and time puzzles.

In this beautifully animated puzzle/platformer you have the ability to control gravity, stop time and slow physical forces.  These powers are used to solve a variety of physics based puzzles that require logic and fast reaction speeds.  The ability to alter gravity through … Read More

Reprisal Universe – Beta Download

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Reprisal Universe

Reprisal Universe is a wonderful pixel art God sim, created as a homage to Populous and the nostalgia of 16 bit games.  It’s a major upgrade to the popular browser game Reprisal, which you can still get through Desura.

The isometric pixel art style is fantastic, it can make things a little confusing when you’re altering the terrain, but it’s worth it to … Read More

The Breakout – Alpha Demo

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The Breakout

The Breakout is a stylish point-and-click adventure that pays homage to the captivating storytelling and characterization of the classic Point n Click games of the 1990s combined with the tense film-making style of classic movies like The Great Escape.

You play as Guy Kassel, an ex-thief whose life who joined the Air Force and rose to the ranks of Captain—only to be shot down and … Read More

Phantasmal – Pre-Alpha Download

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Phantasmal

Phantasmal is a genuinely terrifying roguelike first person horror game inspired by Dead Space, Silent Hill, Metro and Resident Evil, set in an old abandoned, procedurally generated mansion.

The prevailing darkness makes for a very claustrophobic feeling game, and both the character design and audio are both particularly freaky, but the single most terrifying aspect of it is that the levels are all … Read More