Death is better than Hell (as the name appears on the store page and not a typo in this review) is the first game to hit Steam from developer/publisher Polina Alekseevna. It’s a top-down dungeon crawler-esque action title that pits you against NekroSkeletus and its underground minions. At first glance it looks like a simple non-isometric rpg title from the four-eighty-six era of PCs kind of in the vein of Dungeons & Dragons, albeit a very basic one. In this case, however, those looks are incredibly deceiving.
Hack, Slash & Backstab is an independent student project that recently hit the Steam and Xbox One marketplaces. Students at Rochester Institute of Technology’s Center for Media Arts Games Interaction and Creativity also known as MGIC Spell Studios, the developer and publisher behind stealth puzzle Tron knock-off A.V., tries their hand at capturing the nostalgia of couch co-op titles like Gauntlet and Dungeon Seige at a discounted title. But this title has a catch that can threaten your friendship status forever: Only one person can leave the dungeon with all the riches. That said, is this one even worth the couple bucks to own, or is it best left sitting in the corner ignored?
Base Squad 49, also known as Base Square 49 on its Steam Greenlight page, is a newly released budget title on Steam from developer/publisher Arthur Kariev, his debut creation. The trailer for this latest Unity lane defense style action game didn’t quite make it appear anything all that engaging to the player, speaking more to those looking for some quick achievements and trading cards for resale or badge purposes. That said, it could still be a fun little romp if the execution is done well. So, does this one do just that and make itself worth of that dollar, or is it better left sitting in the digital budget garbage bin?
If you’ve grown tired of crappy endless runners hitting the Steam marketplace, well, rejoice, as there’s now one centered around feces. Where’s My Mommy? is the tale of young Poopey in search of his mother after a terrible “earthquake” pulls the two apart. In his quest he travels through the colon in hopes of rescuing her before passing through the hole that no life has ever been seen from once it passes through, all the while avoiding a plethora of obstacles and memes along the way. But is this title worth the nearly six dollars US currency, or does it’s Binding of Isaac/Newgrounds style of artwork in the trailer stand as the only aspect of the game worth noting?
Bonsai is a good idea in theory, but it’s developer (and publisher) Rooted Concepts has put very little effort into it, not to mention doesn’t quite know what the concept of a “bonsai plant” is or what one looks like. This title immediately comes off like the most basic of Unity clicker assets, the kind you see accompanying Clicker Heroes knock-offs on various mobile stores, crossed with Viridi except with a price tag and none of that free title’s charm. What’s worse is the Steam community voted for this dreck to be on the Steam marketplace.
