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It's literally Slay the Spire with better visuals, cutscenes and narrative. They took the idea and tried to make it with bigger scales. But I think this distracts you from the main goal and in one moment the game gets just boring.

This seems pleasant with an okay enough conceit, but I'm not sure if/when I'd get to it. I picked up _Sunset Hills_ today, which I might get to after I finish up with _Intravenous 2._ (a jarring shift in tone to be sure) And I'm still not sure whether I want to jump into _Black Myth: Wukong_ or not, it seems to be mainstream GOTY material (which is always a steep hill to climb for me).

While I'm sure there is an audience for this, when you consider _Stardew_ is only $15USD, I think the price is going to limit that audience...not a new problem for Whitethorn Games, they might want to rethink their strategy.

very cool game indeed! nice job there

Got to love it when wild animals carry a purse of gold on them

11:23 Painful! Should probably be called _Skinner Box Simulator._

This is getting hammered in the Steam reviews. I hope the developer is able to address the concerns of the community and make the changes it seems most people want. It's always a shame when so much effort is put into a game and the reviews are instantly critical. I wish Flazm good luck!

Played off and on for nearly 20 years there’s so much of the game I never seen. Barrows being one of those. I’m currently playing an Ironman and barrows is one of my early/mid goals.

Ridiculous observation incoming: as in the trailer, there's something distractingly off about Vic's bum, like it was originally larger, then someone commented during development, so they shrunk it down without changing the proportion of her hips and legs. I thought it might not be distracting in actual gameplay, and perhaps it wouldn't be if I were the one playing, but, as a viewer, it still is. YMMV. Otherwise, the gameplay seems polished, if a little bland, though the music adds something innocuously pleasant. And the setting, generically attractive/charming, if a bit twee. Traversal might be a _thing_ if fast travel (zip line?) isn't a thing. Overall impression: nice (and all the plusses and minuses that implies). If you play more I'd be curious to hear your expanded thoughts.

When the video started, I thought, "this seems fine". And now that it's over, I'm thinking, "this seems fine".

For reasons I can't quite put my finger on, (delightfully janky?) I'm looking forward to _Monster Run._ I'm also interested in the very odd-looking _Russian Psychiatric Pastoral._ And then there is also _Dextrissimi._ …you know, all the mainstream stuff that every indie channel has already covered. ;)

nice

Creatures of Ava looks like just like my type of game and the song from steam world heist 2 was so good i might just pick it up from that!

Cool list ! haven't heard about some of these and might check them out

that looks great!

Tasty! Very Quake-y gameplay. Even after 30 years, there's something keenly pleasurable and satisfying about circle strafing. A while ago I made the decision to comment on every one of your videos for a period of time, this video marks the one year anniversary of that decision. By my count, I think that's 152 videos! I'm sure you've more than doubled your subscriber count in that time. And I'm quietly hoping you top 1000 by year's end. I just want to say thank you for your efforts, I hope you enjoy making these videos as much as I enjoy watching them.

u need more mana

There's a lot to like and a lot that needs significant improvement. It doesn't seemed to have improved much since last year's demo. Given the pace of development, I'm not sure it'll get to where it needs to be prior to the audience for it having moved on, which is a shame. I think people could have gotten excited for this a year from now when it (hopefully) would have been in a much more polished state; another example of the problem of releasing a game too early, especially given the price.

This game uncannily mirrors an experience I once had while traveling to Mars.

This game uncannily mirrors an experience I once had while traveling to Baveno, Italy. The string game is called _Cat's Cradle_ and it's something I learned when I was very young, a very long time ago. Charming, if conventional, game. I'll be curious to see how many locations/parts to Nico's journey there will be in the final release.

Whew, you really earned your pay with all the reading in this one!

I hope you enjoyed your week off. The game is attractive enough but seems a little thin on mechanics and story. It would probably be good for a younger gamer. Final impression: charmingly bland. (which is one adverb more than Starfield)

18:30 is the definition of hell my fingers are dead

i cant do the jump at 1:52 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA its been 30 minutes or so of me struggling to get that jump down

I know this isn't a fun comment, but I don't understand why we're playing as a cat-person. If you're going to forego an Asian or European fantasy theme, maybe try to do something more interesting than cats? (and I'm a cat person!) Or lean way more into making the character have a pronounced cat move set? As it is now, it just seems arbitrary (or cheap because the Internet loves cats). This is just another one of those times when I think a dev should go back and think about that they're presenting more. I'm not confident they'll dial this in.

As always, a nice selection of games. I'll probably end up playing a bunch of _Norland_ if it actually releases. And lovely to see a few new comments! 1000 subs here we come!

Definitely loads of quality in your vids. Hope your channel continues to grow!

Finally actual Indies and even ones I've never heard of before

(2:19) 🤧Gesundheit! A pleasant little puzzle game. (minus the level load issue)

You allow me to have a finger on the pulse of whats coming up; really appreciate these upcoming games compilations

This seems like a puzzle game masquerading as a rogue*. I suspect there's a good, mechanically dense, game in there, but I'm not sure I could get past the presentation. This goes into the "I'm curious" file.

Love your despondent shopkeeper voice. Seems like a solid effort that _might_ be held back by the price. I suspect an £8 / $10 price point might have gone over better.

Thanks for your support!

With all duje respect, I have to disagree that game looks like early 2000s RPG. It's "mid to late 90s" look.

I put nearly 100 hours into this, it's both more and less than the sum of its parts. It's the kind of game you remember more than remember playing. There's sort of a whole conceptual layer to the game that might not be apparent if you don't commit to a lot of playtime; the exploration, sense of discovery, and writing is well above average, so it's the kind of game that you get out what you put in, which isn't for everyone. It's not a _profound_ game, but I admire its ambition and I think it largely succeeds in what it set out to do, which is more than many games could ever hope to achieve. Also, you missed about a million things (possibly a slight exaggeration), switches, interactions, routes, and directions aren't always obvious, stuff is hidden, and going forward sometimes means veering off in another direction for a while. You can go everywhere you can see. The game rewards patience, perception, and perseverance.

This seems like a pretty decent walking sim if the story holds up. As you point out, looks nice for sure. (but you didn't pat the dog!)

this reminds me of redwall

LoL tutorials are so anoying!

I didn't end up finishing the first game, but I very much appreciate the commitment to the dev's complete/holistic presentation. This game/series should be the baseline for development effort. (though it might benefit--not to wade into _this_ perpetual gamer argument--from some difficulty options)

Hades I (art direction) + Magicraft (I never played WoL I, so this is my only point of reference with spell-mixing roguelikes), I'm in! :D

Appealing art style and animation, love to see the verticality, seems fun. "Right click to close"

While the art style of the first game left room for improvement, this Supergiant-esque/Curse of the Dead Gods style isn't helping it stand out any. Otherwise, like the first game, seems like it has the potential for reasonably fun gameplay.

I haven't had a chance to review the games shown during the presentation, but I imagine you've hit at least 3 or 4 of the highlights that I'd be interested in. But as always with these shows, I try to focus on the games coming out over the next few weeks/months and not get too far ahead of myself. So far this year, only six or seven games have really stood out, out of the thirty or so I had wishlisted prior to the start of the year. In other words, I'm trying to tamp down the hype.

Manipulative.

This seems great and I'm glad it exists. The writing, tone, and gameplay all compliment each other. …but, there's some history we need to talk about. I have never entirely forgiven Suspicious Developments (the dev) for releasing _Gunpoint_ (2013) without even a thank you to Ben Croshaw (better known as "Yahtzee" of No Punctuation fame, Escapist/Second Wind and Fully Ramblomatic) or acknowledgement of his 2007 game _Trilby: The Art of Theft,_ a game with which Gunpoint shared more than a passing resemblance. And while Yahtzee did indeed write about this shortly after the Gunpoint's release, acknowledging that they were indeed aware of his game yet absolving them of any wrongdoing, it just never sat quite right with me; and while it doesn't rise to the level of theft or plagiarism, inspiration deserves acknowledgement. So, with that said, it seems to me that the Steam page for Tactical Breach Wizards should probably acknowledge that this game is largely inspired by (or pretty much just a blend of) both Door Kickers and Into the Breach. While you and I might find this obvious, many/most people won't, as such, the devs owe it to their eventual audience the opportunity to share in the enjoyment of those games too.

Chimera have nailed the artwork but it seems like they gameplay still needs work. I was quite interested in this game, but I think I'll wait out the early access period and see where this gets to over the remainder of the year. If it drags out beyond that I'll likely have lost interest and moved on to another complete/1.0 strategy game. I know it's an old attitude at this point, but _most_ versions of early access is failing the gaming community and negatively affecting the industry as a whole. There needs to be a better business model than making players take on the financial risks the publishers should be shouldering. We need developers and publishers committed to making complete and _fully_ playtested games at launch. Short of a very few established developers with a clear development path, I'm just not willing to pay full price for an unfinished product with an uncertain future. At this point, more than half the games on my wishlist are still in early access, many for over a year, and those are games I'll probably never end up purchasing. It's a shame.

Lots to like here, but I'd love to see more: double or triple the amount of work animations; a slightly less obvious Mobius art style, it's good, it could just benefit from being more original; a better work/selection UI, the picking/harvesting stuff is interesting but it needs underlying systems that determine how you interact with it need more thought/polish so you're not constantly micromanaging work tasks; more terrain variety, particularly elevation (water in low areas, different plants and rocks in different zones); and more interaction between all the non-human elements so it feels more like a living ecosystem and not just a static canvas. At this stage, while there are plenty of good bones, the game feels like a quarter or third of a fully realized game. It could be streamlined in some areas and fleshed out in others. [edit - to elaborate, I think it should have fewer "puzzle" elements and encourage smart and/or interesting placement of buildings, not limit you to the correct/best option] I'm really hoping the developers have the opportunity to work on this for a few more years and fully realize some kind of grand vision. If they do, I think they can make something quite special, but if they don't, I think this will just be another city builder with a decent premise and art style but nothing that really stands out. (a non-violent eco version of Surviving the Aftermath or Endzone isn't quite enough for me at this point)

Melee to regain mana doesn't solve the problem of having to resort to melee because you're constantly running out of mana.

Every month I'm always impressed by how well you present these top 10 lists. Three smaller games, none my usual fare, are: _The Garden Path,_ a life sim with a distinct art style and worldbuilding; _Rune Coliseum,_ a deckbuilding, card battling, fighting, strategy game with excellent 2D gladiatorial fighting animations; and finally, a goofy physics game, _STRETCHER MEN,_ where you're controlling two people carrying a stretcher through realistic-ish 3D landscapes. I hope I get to see you demo Megacopter on the channel!

This seems like it mostly achieves what it set out to do, though perhaps a little lacking in ambition. Fine.