In the future, on the planet Allium, the situation has become desperate. This world has suffered from global warming, causing the polar ice caps to melt. The rising sea has resulted in the amount habitable land to decrease dramatically. All that is left are island chains, making land the most valuable resource on the planet. The entire population must survive and compete over these islands.
In this top-down/isometric western strategy/adventure game you acquire a role of John Cooper, a lone rider. Skilful with your gun and knife, shaved not, you'll wander towns of an old west, passing the Mexican gringos, fight the army, and rescue your future to be partners. All in the cause of justice. Hired as a bounty hunter to end these railroad raids and train robberies, but whoever walks the path of justice on the wild wild west, has to be framed for something, even if it's a murder. Now that you barely managed to escape, your name must be cleared.
Big game hunting on a distant planet populated by dinosaurs - it's been a while ! Reborn is the belated PC port of Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunter HD, a PS3 remake of an even older game developed for hanhelds... Due to a failed Kickstarter campaign the PC version doesn't differ dramatically from its console counterpart and looks unmistakably old-gen, although the combination of advanced grass and max LOD distance is sure to hurt your framerate like a sniper round does a gallimimus.
This isometric-like 3D shooter answers the question nobody asked: what if the original Postal had been an entirely humorless, grimdark affair ? Powered by Unreal Engine 4, Hatred features seven open maps littered with destructible objects and mass murdery objectives. A 'drunk player' toggle and the so-called Antagonist's wobbly hair movement hint at the game not taking itself so seriously after all.
Return of the murderous racing game where responsible driving involves making detours to ram anything that moves. Violence, driving skills and creative use of power-ups can be used indifferently to add time to the countdown and earn credits for on-the-fly repairs. True to its roots, Reincarnation leaves guns to lesser games and supports gender equality among protagonists, opponents and pedestrian victims alike. Parents will also be glad to know that the game has three tints of blood to choose from and contains a healthy teaspoon of british potty humor. This is Carma...
A toy-built monument to momentum: action figures race through dizzying tracks to settle their differences, collect medals, and unlock outfits. Action Henk features 5 character models, 70+ trials over several environments like disco- or halloween-themed tracks, and comes with an easy-to-use level editor. Online multiplayer is cross-platform (Windows/OSX/Linux) although the game is lacking a local versus mode at the time of release.
StarDrive 2 is the sequel to the 4x strategy game StarDrive. In addition to the strategic map now being turn-based (while retaining real-time combat), the game features turn-based ground combat, heroes to command your fleets and improve your colonies, a streamlined ship designer, and more. Explore through a larger, more expansive universe with even more races to encounter, secrets to find, and wars to be wages on both the ground and in space!
There is no escaping the Worms weapons factory without blood, sweat, tears and mutton chops. Your goal is to have one sheep survive the traps and hazards separating the flock from the exit, using animals as barricades and short stairs, or imbuing them with special abilities. However sheep (unlike, say, lemmings) hardly have any means to alter their environment, so you'll have to learn each level's logic through trial and error to guide the bleating lot through Team17's surprisingly heartless puzzles... Then try to top their cruelty using the aptly-named Meat Maker editor.
The devil wears pastels: looks like a cute and simplistic shooter, kills you in one hit. The short levels are tailored for time attack and yet contain enough secrets to keep you coming back. Lovely Planet features 100 maps over 5 worlds and 1 gun to pacify them all.
Full Control's Space Hulk was a 1:1 conversion of the tabletop game. Released a year later, Ascension is a more "videogamey" take on Games Workshop's classic. This solo-only standalone features additions like Fog Of War, XP, branching campaigns and appearence customization - resulting in a different, yet equally brainy and brutal, turn-based tactical experience. Ascension's base game contains over a hundred missions and three space marine chapters (Ultramarines, Blood Angels and Space Wolves).
