Colin Spacetwinks

realized a good example of the kind of thing i'm getting at/makes me feel i'm not the only one feeling that wavelength from 1989 PoP is Nidhogg. for those of who didn't get to it - and holy shit the game is 12 years old now?! - it's sorta like 'what if we made bushido blade for the apple II'

Valfaris ($3.74) - heavy metal sci-fi run and gunning that abandons any and all sense of restraint, its virtues glowing from going completely over the top with a great soundtrack. contra fans, blackthorne fans, metalocalypse fans, you want this. store.steampowered.com/app/600130/V...

Salamander County Public Television ($2.49) - feels like a fan of WarioWare from the peak of Flash games was thawed from an ice block, planted in front of a computer, and told to make a new game right now. a goofy, stupid (positive), mystery comedy. store.steampowered.com/app/1521810/...

A Space for the Unbound ($9.99) - you and your sweetheart's high school days are coming to an end. the world, too, is coming to an end. in a disintegrating town, dig into the hearts of those around you, so you might save reality itself. store.steampowered.com/app/1201270/...

Pyre ($3.99) - my own fave Supergiant game to this day. a narrative driven magic infused NBA Jam that even comes with its own talking Air Bud. your exiles must complete rituals so that they might earn the right to return to civilization once more. store.steampowered.com/app/462770/P...

Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Tolls ($1.49) - a platformer that's quite literally bouncy, with a big emphasis on speed and acrobatics. bounce, jump, and vault your way from level to level in this game that greatly rewards mechanics mastery. store.steampowered.com/app/1726760/...

Bubsy 4D ($15.99) - "haha, very funny, colin, putting a bubsy game in your rec thread" no, it's actually pretty good. "what." it's a little on the short side, but it's by the Demon Tide devs, so. it's good. also: great jazzy soundtrack. some city pop vibes. store.steampowered.com/app/3237970/...

The Making of Karateka ($6.99) - so much more than a remaster or a remake; The Making of Karateka is an incredible interactive, playable documentary. an astonishingly thorough undertaking of one of the most influential games ever made. store.steampowered.com/app/1163060/...