Here’s what we played during the Steam Game Festival
Telling a sci-fi story about an evil hivemind of aliens deciding to invade the human race, Space Raiders in Space has you take up arms and fight back against this new extraterrestrial threat.
Dubbed the “Play For Free” version, this demo-esque slice of the game allows players access to a total of five characters (the Engineer, the Bomber, the Plague Doctor, the Vampire and the Boxer) across every map and game mode currently available.
The game, which the developers introduce as a hybrid of turn-based strategy titles and traditional, character-centric RPGs, adds a unique, dark fantasy twist to the classic Arthurian legend.
Based on the 4th edition of the popular board game, Fury of Dracula: Digital Edition chronicles the ancient struggle between the forces of good and evil – in the game, one player assumes the role of the vampire lord Dracula while up to four others play as determined vampire hunters hell-bent on stopping him.
In an intriguing twist, the game follows two main protagonists set apart by several decades – a young, 17-year-old girl in 1937 called Dana Roze, and long-time series protagonist Kate Walker in 2004.
The weather is getting chilly, the leaves are turning yellow, and the Steam Game Festival is back – and so are countless intriguing demos waiting for you to try them. Here are our personal picks:
In Vaporum: Lockdown you follow the adventures of Ellie Teller, a scientist just trying to make it out alive from a mechanical tower called Arx Vaporum where all hell seems to have broken loose, with robots, mutated roaches and steampunk zombies attacking everything in sight.
Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis”, a tale about a man turning into a hideous insect in his own bedroom, is probably one of the most iconic and important literary works of the early 20th century – as such, it comes as no surprise to me that a video game would attempt to use it for inspiration.
What Happened, a psychological horror game from developer Genius Slackers, touches upon a topic that I feel needs more exposure – it tells the story of a disturbed high school student, Stiles, as he struggles with severe depression and anxiety, highlighting his unstable mental health through a series of a surreal, symbolic experiences.
If you only know one thing about developer Cradle Games’ sci-fi action-RPG Hellpoint, it’s probably that it’s essentially Dark Souls in space. And honestly, I can’t even argue with that.