NeonXSZ, ALPHA DOWNLOAD

NeonXSZ

NeonXSZ (spotted by IndieRetroNews) is a great new space combat game, inspired by Descent and Quake, with RPG elements such as loot and levelling.  Gameplay is fast paced and fun, with ships remarkably agile and handling similarly to Descent, while combat feels more like Quake.  You start off with fairly weak fire-power, but as you upgrade your ship, you’ll become a force to be … Read More

RADICAL HEROES: CRIMSON CITY CRISIS, ALPHA DEMO

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Radical Heroes is a great looking 2.5D side-scrolling beat-em-up, reminiscent of classics like Double Dragon and River City Ransom.

It looks fantastic thanks to the 2D retro Sprites in a 3Dish (slightly-less-retro-but-still-pretty-damn-retro) world.  It also features Oculus Rift support, but be warned, the mixture of 2D, 2.5D and 3D may make your eyes implode.

The fighting is fairly basic but great fun, with extreme close-up … Read More

POWARGRID, OPEN ALPHA

Powargrid is a fun turn based strategy game that focuses on power supply and disruption.  You build out from your power station, building a powergrid, then add attack towers to attack and destroy the enemies structures.

In all cases power is key, you need to protect your power stations, while trying to reach across the map and destroy the enemies.  As well as transporting energy, … Read More

KeeperRL, ALPHA DOWNLOAD

KeeperRL is a Dungeon Keeper and Dwarf Fortress inspired dungeon simulator with roguelike mechanics, where you play as a Sauron-like character, searching for ultimate knowledge of destruction.

It’s a great game with charming retro visuals, deep gameplay mechanics, procedurally generated worlds, and even a story based adventure mode.  The dungeon building is excellent and reminiscent of Dungeon Keeper, there’s a real sense of progress as … Read More