VOI is a minimalistic puzzle game that explores the relationships between negative and positive space. With its calming, ambient soundtrack and sharp lines, VOI provides a meditative, sometimes challenging gaming experience.

VOI has a lot in common with tangram puzzles, where you must combine simple shapes together to create larger, more complex shapes (think making the outline of a rabbit from a bunch triangles and … Read More

Da Vinci Corde is a cute, yet complex puzzle game that asks you to piece together some of Leonardo Da Vinci’s fantastic creations. To solve each puzzle, you’ll need to find the right connections for each mechanical system by tying ropes around pulleys, wheels, and strategically placed hooks.

As you progress through Da Vinci Corde, you’ll be confronted with a variety of unique technological … Read More

That Day We Left is a narrative-driven adventure game inspired by the recent crisis in Syria and other countries in the Levant. Combining resource management mechanics with a character-driven story, That Day We Left aims to deliver an emotionally taxing but important gaming experience.

In That Day We Left, you play as Rashid, a family man looking for a safe haven for himself and … Read More

Reclaim Earth is a fast-paced, low res first-person shooter inspired by the DOOM franchise. With solid shooting mechanics and tight controls, Reclaim Earth provides more than just a nostalgic throwback splattered with bloody, pixellated gore; this game is a berserker packin’ man-and-a-half!

After humanity flees Earth following an alien invasion, a few brave souls dare to venture back to their abandoned home planet five years … Read More

Mark’s Rooms is an atmospheric room escape game where you must collect items, find clues, and solve puzzles to help Mark regain his lost memories.

The demo for Mark’s Rooms presents the first room of eight and serves as the prologue to Mark’s story. The bits of scrap paper hidden throughout his bedroom reveal a sad childhood, one of neglect, abuse, and untimely death. Much … Read More

Twin Saga is an upcoming fantasy action MMORPG with a gorgeous anime art style. From the creators of Eden Eternal, Twin Saga promises an epic story where you play as a champion destined to save humanity from an unspeakable fate.

When the Maker created the universe, he brought forth two goddesses to govern the realm of Aetherion. To help guide their rule, the Maker … Read More

Pirates War: The Dice King is an upcoming digital board game with card collecting elements coming to iOS later this year. With its real-time turn-based multiplayer mode, Pirates War: The Dice King takes the classic Monopoly formula and gives it a decidedly nautical twist.

The pirates of the Tiakoke islands are a greedy bunch of hooligans, each wanting to own more islands than the others. … Read More

Riders of Icarus is a high-fantasy action MMORPG that transports players to a majestic world full of dragons, magic, and powerful enemies. You play as one of the Riders, a special subset of humans gifted with the ability to tame — and ride — fierce beasts.

Outside of the super-fun mechanics of collecting and riding creatures like horses, dragons, and magic horses, Riders of Icarus… Read More

vridniX is a quirky infinite-runner and platforming game where you play as a strange and grumpy creature named vridniX determined to prove his worth to the world — even if he has to destroy it in the process.

When the evil and terrible Trogogluxes attack vridniX’s home world and its inhabitants, vridniX takes it upon himself to find and activate the ultimate weapon to save … Read More

Return Of The Obra Dinn is an elegant mystery game from Locas Pope, the creator of the indie hit Papers, Please, in which you’ll investigate the deaths of the passengers and crew aboard the Obra Dinn, using a mysterious pocket watch to relive the moments before their demise.

We previously covered a very early build of Return of the Obra Dinn a year and a … Read More

MoonBase is a simplistic science-fiction survival game where you are challenged to survive on a barren planet, scavenging for resources and expanding your base. Taking inspiration from hit games in the survival genre like Don’t Starve, MoonBase presents a promising, yet restrained survival experience dotted with a sprinkling of indie charm.

Being that MoonBase is still in Alpha, there is a limit on the … Read More

Starfall Tactics is a sci-fi, real-time wargame where you command a fleet of specialized starships in interstellar battles of epic proportions. Built in Unreal Engine 4, Starfall Tactics promises intense tactical combat, deep and meaningful fleet customization, and enough fancy space explosions to blow the lid off your computer.

There are three factions in the universe of Starfall Tactics: the militaristic Vanguard, the profit-driven … Read More

The Captain is a gorgeous, sci-fi point-and-click adventure game that blends aspects of western roleplaying games with the resource collection and crew management of strategy games. We previously covered an earlier Alpha build of The Captain on Alpha Beta Gamer, and playing through the updated demo, it’s clear that the game has come a long way since our initial review.

In The Captain, you … Read More

SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell is a hardcore, ultra-metal first-person platformer that challenges you to run a Super Meat Boy-style gauntlet, dodging whirring blades and bounding across wicked death pits. Survive all that pulse-pounding action and leap into the finish line portal to claim total, rockin’ glory.

The demo for SEUM: Speedrunners from Hell delivers just enough action to whet your appetite with ten introductory … Read More

SUPERFIGHT is a digital party game based on the card game of the same name that pits absurd superheroes against one another in hypothetical super-powered fights, as players argue their superhero’s worth in order to win the votes of the other players.

SUPERFIGHT’s digital edition introduces a plethora of new features previously unavailable in the physical version of the game, including some really neat streaming … Read More

Cutting Hedge is a bouncy, goofy simulation game built for Ludum Dare 35 where you are challenged to —as you may have surmised from the game’s title— cut hedges.

Cutting Hedge plays a bit like a rejected Mario Party minigame. In Cutting Hedge, you’ll progress through a variety of different hedge transformation challenges as you attempt satisfy your eager customers. Using your cursor, you’ll … Read More

Star Vikings is a puzzle role-playing game inspired by the incredibly addictive casual games popularized by studios like PopCap Games. In Star Vikings, you take control of an crew of intergalactic vikings on a quest to conquer the universe, one planet at a time.

Star Vikings plays a bit like a backwards Plants vs. Zombies. Instead defending various lanes against hordes of incoming … Read More

Paragon is an explosive, sci-fi multiplayer online battle arena game (MOBA) from Epic Games, the studio behind the massively successful Unreal Engine.

Paragon sticks pretty closely to the established tropes of the MOBA genre, with two teams of five Heroes battling it out to destroy one another across a three-laned map using strategy, communication, and a whole lot of minions.

After selecting their Hero, players … Read More

Lovecraft Tales is a point-and-click adventure game inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft. Set in a universe as unsettling as it is fascinating, Lovecraft Tales attempts to take Lovecraft’s extensive lore and weave its stories together into a singular tale of creeping madness and cosmic horror.

Lovecraft Tales recently released a second iteration of its demo, this time featuring an added map feature … Read More

Glitchrunners is a cartoony, asymmetric local multiplayer game that borrows from a variety of game types including platformers, beat-em-ups, and even table-top RPGs to deliver a thrilling, action-packed gaming experience.

In Glitchrunners, up to four players can join in on the mayhem as they race across a deadly obstacle course, jumping across platforms, destroying objects to rack up points, and dodging stupendous explosions. Of … Read More

Chicken Assassin: Master of Humiliation is a retro-inspired, roleplaying clicker game where you play as Mean McAllister, a macho chicken on a quest to kick ass and eat corn niblets.

Chicken Assassin: Master of Humiliation take elements of roleplaying games (namely acquiring progressively stronger armour/weapons, selecting skill points, and levelling up your character) and smashes them together with clicker game mechanics, crafting an intriguing battle … Read More

Planet Nomads is a sci-fi survival game where, after crash-landing on an alien world, you find a way to survive on this dangerous new world as you attempt to assemble a spaceship to escape.

It’s incredibly difficult not to draw comparisons between Planet Nomad and No Man’s Sky, another sci-fi survival exploration game set to release for Windows computers and the PS4 in the coming … Read More

Beware, beware the Ides of March as they bring yet another round of Flippfly’s Prototype Showdown to our computer screens! Of course, Flippfly’s fabulous prototypes are infinitely more enjoyable than being stabbed to death by angry senators in ancient Rome, but we’re getting off-track. We’ve previously covered Flippfly’s Prototype Showdown here on Alpha Beta Gamer; the last round saw wave-based survival game The Last … Read More

Lemmus Lemmus is a bizarre, little puzzle game built for the MADJAM 2016: Global Game Jam where you must appease a monster by commanding a group of villagers to perform various feats of human acrobatics.

In Lemmus Lemmus, you’ll control various villagers of different sizes, stacking them up to match the drawing provided by the monstrous mountain beast. You only have until the end … Read More

Neo-Cretaceous Britney is a retro, 3D infinite runner where you play as pop-star turned Tyrannosaur on the run from your producers who seem to have a problem with your people-munching addiction.

Neo-Cretaceous Britney hits many of the right notes with its visuals. The bright pink of the dinosaur and 90’s arcade cityscape mesh together wonderfully to create something nostalgic yet fresh. Even with its slow … Read More

City of the Shroud is a fantasy tactical RPG that combines real-time gameplay with a unique combat combo system to deliver a unique, fast-paced battle experience.

City of the Shroud has a lovely illustrative style, with thick black outlines on the models and some very pretty pseudo-cel-shading. With the help of Moira Katson, an independent fantasy author, City of the Shroud’s developers have created … Read More

Two Interviewees is a short, dual-perspective visual novel that aims to compare the experiences of men and women during job interviews.

Two Interviewees’ visuals are highly stylized and geometric, resembling the illustrations one might find in office training manuals. What makes Two Interviewees unique is that as you progress through the game, each choice you make is applied to both job candidates. We appreciate … Read More

Necken is a tile-based adventure game set in the wild forests of Sweden. As you explore the world, you’ll have to face-off against a myriad of creatures including giant rats, vicious boars, and angry gnomes.

Necken’s gameplay proceeds very linearly with its simplified control scheme having you slowly hop from tile to tile, fighting enemies and harvesting supplies. Interestingly, Necken takes on a semi-turn-based … Read More

Radical Rockits is a physics-based flight simulator that employs a purposefully difficult control scheme to bring a QWOP-meets-Pilotwings feel to its gameplay.

Like many of the quirky, indie flying games cropping online as of late, the controls are separated into two types: rotational control and thrust control. Using an Xbox 360 controller makes the jetpack slightly more manageable, but you’ll still often find … Read More

Blood Will Be Spilled is a quirky, western side-scrolling shooter where you play as a bounty hunting mosquito named Jack looking to take his revenge on the lowlifes that shot him and left him for dead.

Blood Will Be Spilled shares its setting with the children’s cartoon Santa Bugito, but brings a more adult, contemporary style to the concept of “cowboys and insects”. The … Read More