I think that the FunMotion blog entry about this game started it. The Hammerfall v0.21 demo posted on a Russian GameNow.ru forum by a user with nickname GKosh has raised interest and inspired numerous blog post among indie game bloggers recently. I dl’d the demo and now it’s official: I’m joining the bandwagon. Hammerfall is indeed a very promising and innovative action game demo for Windows machines.

Steampunk Action

The player controls a stempunk-style flying copter thingy which drags a massive rock on a chain behind it. The basic idea is to swat at enemies by swinging this rock-in-a-chain. The copter is controlled with the mouse; the rock follows behind following the laws of physics (yes, this game uses physics engine, too). The player can swing the rock into action with a circular flying motion. Read the rest of this entry »

In this feature I’ll introduce a couple of games that would not merit a feature on their own just yet on my count. But here’s a few words on PlayDetective: HeartBreakers ja Storked!. Read the rest of this entry »

Fragile Ball is a simple but exciting game.
All you have to do is to rotate the stage and lead the ball to the goal.
But don’t forget to handle the ball carefully! (From the Fragile Ball website)

Fragile Ball is a puzzle game for Windows machines developed by Hirofumi Hattori of Bimboosoft. You can download a five-level demo from the game’s web site. The idea of the game is simple: You have to guide the fragile ball to the end of the level, but instead of controlling the ball you can only tilt the rest of the level to let the ball roll towards the exit. Read the rest of this entry »

Depths of Peril is a single player computer rpg game for Windows machines developed by Soldak Entertainment. The players takes on the role of a clan chief and tries to war and intrique his way to be the sole leader of the city Jorvik. Depths of Peril is an interesting mixture of an isometric action role-playing game in the Diablo vein and inter-clan diplomacy reminiscent of the Civilization franchise. Read the rest of this entry »

Penguin Arena is a multiplayer FPS in which 4 clans of penguins fight for the ownership of ice floats. The game is fast paced and action-packed, containing nothing more than simple multiplayer king of the hill scenarios. The audiovisual outlook of the game is comic and stylish and fits well with the style of the gameplay. Read the rest of this entry »

Esenthel is an ongoing project to create a 3D computer role-playing game in the vein of the Elder Scrolls series (Morrowind, Oblivion). The game is being developed by an independent group of developers and game enthusiasts. While the development is still on-going (and I suspect that the final product won’t be released tomorrow) the group has released the newest demo of the game in the beginning of October. The demo consists of a short dungeon crawl and is essentially a concept and technology demostration. Read the rest of this entry »

Chocolate Castle is a puzzle game developed by Lexaloffle Games. The game belongs to the 2D spatial puzzles genre: the game’s challenge consists of organizing four kindss of tiles (four different chocolate brands) in piles so that the player controlled cute fluffy characters can eat them without pausing. In short, the game contains extreme cuteness and enormous amounts of chocolate. Read the rest of this entry »