GNOG - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

GNOG is a casual puzzle game full of fanciful and colorful art. Each level is presented as a box, house, spaceship or other object that somewhat represents a monstrous head.

Moonlighter - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Moonlighter is a combination of roguelike action-adventure game and business simulator. You brave the mysterious dungeons for loot, then use that loot to craft or upgrade gear... or sell it to customers in your shop!

Kingdom: New Lands - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Kingdom: New Lands is a strategy game with the ultimate goal of protecting the crown from hordes of monsters. It plays like the original Kingdom, but includes much more content and multiple maps. My only real complaints about the original was that it lacked content and replayability, which New Lands heartily provides. You can hear more of my thoughts at 3:56:45 in the video above, but all you really need to know is that Kingdom: New Lands gets a thumbs up from me!

City of Brass (AND DEEPER) - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

City of Brass is an action adventure roguelike with the goal of reaching the center of the city. You begin armed with a sword and a whip (which has several interesting uses), but can find a variety of other items available as you venture in. It's a neat game, but I personally prefer Ziggurat just a bit more. You can hear more of my thoughts on City of Brass at 2:23:56 in the video above.

BONUS GAME - DEEPER

Deeper is a dungeon crawler that replaces Diablo's character classes with dodge rolls and a speed multiplier. It's in open alpha, so expect a few bugs. If you'd like to see a playthrough with some developer commentary, it starts at 2:32:03 in the video.

Stories Untold - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Stories Untold is an adventure puzzle game with some sci-fi and psychological horror elements. The game is divided into four episodes, each with their own mechanics (from classic text adventure to codebreaking). Episodes can be played independently, but are all connected by a story (which becomes clear during the final episode).

While the game as a whole feels like it could've been longer, each episode is just about the perfect length. Doing the same kind of puzzles can get tiring after a while, but the episodes make sure not to overstay their welcome. You can find more of my thoughts on the title at 3:32:07 in the video above.

Romans From Mars - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Romans From Mars is a simplistic shooting game that plays kind of like a tower defense, but not really. You fire a ballista at incoming waves of enemies before they reach your wall. Enemies that aren't killed in time deal one damage to your wall, and you lose if the wall reaches zero health.

This game is a textbook example of the cash-grab mobile game ported to PC. It quickly spikes in difficulty (level 19 is a good example) and sets up situations where you don't have enough currency to keep up unless you grind slowly or pay money. More annoying than that, the game doesn't always register mouse clicks (or perhaps somehow delays them), giving enemies some free time to advance at the start of a level and typically ruining that particular attempt altogether.

It's also fairly limited on defense options, with upgrades to the ballista, wall health, and a magic spell to freeze (or burn) enemies. While the title plays somewhat like a tower defense game, it's missing staples such as autofire turrets, mines/traps and barricades, to name a few.

You should probably skip Romans From Mars entirely. There's better shooters, tower defense games and mobile ports available, even for free.

MilMo - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

MilMo is an MMORPG that's been around over nine years, but slipped under my radar until recently. I quickly learned the game originally appeared on Facebook, which explains how I didn't know of it for so long. Anyway, MilMo is now available on Steam. You can find my thoughts on the game at 4:12:48 in the video above.

Zap Zap Zombie Cat & Cat Quest Demo - The Friday FREE GAME =DOUBLE= Feature!

It's another double feature with a theme - the internet's favorite animal, cats!

First up is Zap Zap Zombie Cats, a tower defense game. It shows some promise, but it could use some tweaking. You can hear more of my thoughts on it at 1:38:20 in the video above.

Cat Quest is an action RPG that's been polished to a shine and is about as cute as it could possibly be without crossing the line into nauseating. It feels a bit short even for a demo, but gives you a small taste of what to expect. The art and presentation are fantastic, and the gameplay is competent enough to be fun (based on what little of it there was in the demo, that is).

The Puppet Master - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

The Puppet Master is a top down puzzle game with a macabre twist. A witch has taken your soul and placed it in a doll, with the promise of letting you go if you can traverse her deadly traps! You can find my thoughts on the game at 2:10:04 in the video above.

Slime Rancher - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Slime Rancher is a sandbox farming simulation game with elements of exploration and experimentation in a colorful, stylized world. You play as a young rancher learning the ropes of the business on a far away planet. Though a long way from home, you still have access to your entrepreneurial network, including a trade station and personal messages via spacemail! It's a cute and mostly relaxing game, but there's quite a bit of depth in the whole slime-ranching system, particularly when it comes to the largo hybrid slimes. You can hear more of my thoughts on the game at 3:08:30 in the above video.

Christmas Shopper Simulator 1 & 2 - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Christmas Shopper Simulator (and its sequel) is an open-ended affair with a tongue-in-cheek take on holiday shopping! While you can find a quick summary of my thoughts on the games at 2:11:55 in the video above, I think "goofy fun" explains it well enough!

The sequel even has a couple of free add-ons, allowing you to play as an ant or a fly. I skipped these mainly so all of you have something to try that wasn't shown during the stream, but they both sound pretty fun!

Bonus Game - Little Red Riding Hood

During last week's stream, I also got to play Little Red Riding Hood, the first game made by Noblesix117 (Tyler Addison). Disclaimer: I am friends with the developer, but have tried to remain as unbiased as possible.

You can watch the entire playthrough and my thoughts of the game here. While the game is short (initially designed under limited time for a recent Game Jam), Noblesix117 has expressed interest in developing the title further. You can see some of his animation tests and other videos on YouTube and Twitter.

Food Drive - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Food Drive takes its title quite literally, as you're tasked to deliver food across the entire city to those in need. You can even launch packages from a cannon! While there's not a lot of content, the game raises awareness for a noble cause, which is something I can definitely get behind! Speaking of which, I'd be remiss if I didn't ask you to give Gamers for Good a look to see how you can help! You can hear my other thoughts about the game at 1:22:47 in the video above.

Greetings & Concluse - The Friday FREE GAME DOUBLE Feature!

It's time for another double feature, and since we were in full spoop mode in October, here's two frightful titles!

First up is Greetings, a first-person experience that was made for the UE4 Summer Jam 2017. I can't say much without spoiling the entire game, so I'll just let what I mentioned at 19:43 in the above video stand as is.

The second title, Concluse, is a first-person horror game with puzzles and a PS1-era aesthetic. You can find my thoughts on the game at 4:01:19 in the video, which are mostly positive with some criticisms and suggestions.

Towel Required, First Person Lover & Don't Shit Your Pants! - The Friday FREE GAME Feature #150: NAKED TIME!

The Friday FREE GAME Feature! #150 - NAKED TIME ended up being special in several ways, so let's get started!

MMOMG July '18 - Worlds Adrift

We're going to check out Worlds Adrift this month! It's still in early access, but so far looks amazing. Armed with a grappling gun, you explore the ruins of floating items and learn to build skyships!

The Way of Cinnamon - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Return to the days of early 3D platformers!

The Way of Cinnamon is a 3D platformer with elements of exploration and puzzle solving. Armed with a magical shield, you play as Cinnamon, who sets out to rescue his red panda family from a gang of snow leopards.

Wellspring (Bevontule) - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Open world exploration meets tactical turn-based combat in this modernized CRPG.

Wellspring: Altar of Roots (formerly known as Bevontule) is a fantasy RPG being created by Multithreaded Games and currently has a playable demo. You play as a trio of adventurers investigating a strange event which caused a ship to crash. Along the way, you'll explore mysterious ruins, collect treasure, battle an assortment of monsters and learn more about both the world setting and your characters' motivations.

Cod of Duty - The Friday FREE GAME Feature!

Many of you might be wondering why I played this game. I did it for the halibut!

The first game for our double feature is Cod of Duty. It's a parody of the popular Call of Duty franchise that goes all in on the cod puns! Enjoy!

The second game's video and write up will be up later this week (as per usual).

AdventureQuest 3D - Weeks 3 & 4: Epic of the Bush People - MMOMG

I know, you probably thought this video was never coming. 

My throat has been kind of messed up, so I kept putting it off in hopes that would change so I could record my voice. It turns out that between being sick and streaming 6 nights a week, this video wouldn't be getting done any time soon unless I tried something different. This is what I came up with, and I think it does the job while also showing off a fun time I had with my viewers.