A few days ago the Steam Next Fest started and I was crazy to try as many more demos the better, but lack of time has forced me to change my perspective. As there are games that I know I will end up catching yes or yes, I went into discovery mode.
The result has been seven great games that, although he already had controlled from the corner of his eye, were rare enough that he did not know very well what to expect from them. Imagine the surprise when everyone has gone head first to my Steam wish list.
Bear and Breakfast
With a Gravity Falls vibe to the visual inevitably coming through the eyes, the main question with Bear and Breakfast was how far I could get over that first impression. And boy he has.
With the funniest name of the year, we are presented with a management game in which to shape a country hostel in which to craft furniture and exchange the garbage left by the ” piss pines ” for decorative objects. Very good looking.
You can download it here.
Cats in Time
I did not have it on my radar and what a surprise it has turned out to be. A puzzle that at first reminds a bit of Captain Toad, because of being able to manipulate the stage while you rotate around him (saving a great distance for which you would undoubtedly need some new sneakers), and that later shows to go by his side without needing get close to it at all.
Ahead you have a collection of dioramas that you can manipulate by looking for lost cats by opening windows, solving small puzzles and, in essence, manipulating the environment. After the demo I discovered that Cats in Time is also for mobiles with an augmented reality option, so here you have another excuse to give it a try.
You can download it here.
Chernobyl Liquidators
I did not know whether to be scandalized by the murkiness of the idea or to get carried away, and in the end I have opted for the latter. To my surprise, the truth is that Chernobyl Liquidators is more adventure than rugged simulator, so the title must go for that of scratching attention in a genre that continues to rise.
The idea is to become one of the liquidators of the nuclear accident while you go through the power station trying to save the city from the catastrophe. A macabre treat for those of us who continue to enjoy everything that has to do with getting lost in that region stopped in time and industrial architecture.
You can download it here.
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective
That Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective was going to be beautiful to rage was something that did not generate the slightest of doubts. Based on Hiro Kamigaki’s children’s books, my biggest question was how the complex beauty of his labyrinths was going to translate into play.
And it really didn’t take too much thought. With the camera as close as possible to Pierre, the idea is to find the way through the labyrinth until we reach different objectives that serve as a control point so that we do not get completely lost on the way. A thousand and one little details to click to see what happens, although they do not serve to get the ten collectibles that are hidden in each level.
You can download it here.
Terra Nil
Another that generated a huge curiosity in me is Terra Nil, the title in which to go back in the usual industrialization process of management simulators and, instead of filling the floor with factories, do everything possible to bring life back to a region.
The demo leaves me doubtful, not because of the potential of the idea but where it will continue to grow its mechanics. Right now, with what I see, what there is is a puzzle game in which you accumulate points to get more and more green areas.
You can download it here.
Toem
I have a devotion to photography games, so when I found out about Toem it took me milliseconds to jump into the demo. And what a surprise it has turned out to be. As a kind of adventure in which to explore scenarios and help other characters, the idea is to complete objectives based on photographing the environment to get enough points to jump to the next area.
Beautiful to rage and surprisingly comfortable and agile to play, something tells me that this can be a formidable well of hours in which to insist on getting all the remains before moving to a new scenario.
You can download it here.
Unpacking
My future self might slap me the next time I have to deal with a move, but Unpacking has made me fall in love. Be careful because the idea could not be simpler, accompany a girl through her moves while we go through the history of her life hand in hand with her objects.
Amazing how something as simple as opening boxes, picking up things and placing them in virtual settings can be so relaxing. Just two scenarios that have been very short but they have been enough to know that I want it for yesterday.
You can download it here.
