Best Of Steam Greenlight: December 2016
Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to Steam Greenlight – some of which we may have already reported on – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. From horror games, to RPGs, and puzzle solvers to adventure games, these are some of the best indie entries to Steam Greenlight. If you see one that tickles your fancy, why not head over to the games Steam Greenlight page and give it helpful hand?
Not see some of you favorite entries? Let us know in the comments below!
Nightfall Dungeon
Nightfall Dungeon is a fast paced loot game mixing luck and strategy. Gather magical items, improve your equipment and fight your way to the deepest dungeon of Cornix. Assemble forgotten set items, research combo spell or gamble it all on ancient relics to be the first to defeat the nightfall dragon. The game is set to have a number of features upon release, including:
- Fast paced game: 5 minutes PVE and PVP matches
- Real life time of the day and moon cycle affect spells, items and monsters!
- 15 dungeons to explore, 125 magical items, 4 classes and hours of gameplay!
- The magic within: Wisely assemble your set items to unleash powerful magic
- Class strategy: plant trap (rogue), froze enemy (mage) and destroy opponent’s hand (warrior)
- Ancient Relics: No options left? Gamble it all to loot powerful artefact or fall under deadly spell
- Play anywhere: Desktop, Tablet, Web GL and Apple TV
Roots of Insanity
Roots of Insanity is about the doctor, Riley McClein who has to deal with his epileptic attacks and survive on an unfamiliar environment of August Valentine Hospital. In Roots of Insanity, we witness an ordinary day at August Valentine Hospital through Dr. Riley’s eyes. Dr. Riley is a doctor with an epilepsy, he has to take his medicine regularly in order to prevent his attacks. In the first scene when we start the game, we see Dr. Riley sitting at the table and suddenly he hears a screaming woman outside.
At that time Riley has a minor attack for not being able to find his medicine. He decides to leave his room to get medicine and find the reason of that scream. But he gets himself in a terrible mess. As Dr. Riley, you need to find the medicine as soon as possible and help other people in the hospital. But also you have to prevent your epilepsy attacks, don’t forget to take your medicine. You have to find out what is going on and deal with your disease if you can get rid of the ones in your way… if you can get rid of the ones in your way.
The game is set to have a number of features, including:
- Roots of Insanity is a FPS / TPS, horror game designed and developed in Unreal Engine.
- Random loot system from lockers, drawers etc.
- Immesive combat system consists of knife fighting, kicking and guns.
- Unique storyline with many unexpected random events
Delirium
Delirium is a short interactive horror story inspired by P.T. Woken up in a strange house, you discover what insanity has prevailed as you uncover the remnants of its last guilt-ridden inhabitant. This game explores the fear of darkness and the paranoia that accompanies that fear. It puts you in the shoes of the last inhabitant and his dark fears and how those fears came to life within the very walls of this house.
You explore this house, unlocks its doors, uncover its history, its past inhabitant and what befell him. You read his diaries and learn about the tragic past which consumed him and in the process you come face to face with what the last inhabitant was so afraid of. It explores the themes of grief, loss and paranoia and what rabbit hole these can lead a man down into. The power of fear can destroy a man and tear apart the very limbs of his sanity and that’s truly horrifying.
Drudge Droid
Drudge Droid is a strategic based puzzle platformer developed by Deity Games and is planned to be released before Christmas 2016.
If you enjoy the challenge of problem solving platformer games that test your mental abilities, you will love Drudge Droid. Only if you overcome various obstacles and traps, can you solve your way through 70, increasingly difficult and unique levels.
Play as Drudge Droid, the finest hard working Droid around. You’ve been put to the challenge of completing many difficult levels filled with obstacles and problem solving puzzles, can you do it? Use movable blocks to assist you, jump over sawblades, crouch under lasers, find keys to unlock doors and expect the unexpected, but under all circumstances, do not get decommissioned. (All Drudge Droids are recycled to house hold items such as toasters and microwaves. Rest assured that should you die you will live on).
The Last Patient
After a job stressed you out, you are in the hospital. But the situation there is even worse. As a result of the spread on an unknown virus, all visitors have been turned into zombies. Doctors managed to escape and call army to eliminate the epidemic. You are the last patient, who was able to survive and not become infected. Your task is to find a way out, but it’s complicated by the fact that zombies are wandering around the hospital wards, and the military perceive you as infected and are also trying to kill you. In order to survive you will have to find weapon and keys, to destroy zombies and break through the military cordon.
The game is set to have a number of features, including:
- Frightening atmosphere.
- Different weapons and enemies.
- Simple and intuitive gameplay.