Because I wanted to play but didn't feel like committing my 100% attention to get into an actual game so I tried demos instead. Note: This started on a whim when I was bored so most of these (on the first day at least) were skimmed if they didn't hook me the first few seconds.
09/20
- News Tower (⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐)
I can't believe I finished a whole demo let alone go through a full long tutorial without clicking out.. This game was solid. The art design is clean and captivating, the pacing is just right, and the whole gameplay loop was engaging. I spent more than an hour and actually finished everything the demo has to offer. You see, I'm someone with the attention span of a dead goldfish, so this was incredible surprising to me. Demo did it's job and sold me on it, now I'm looking to buy this game in the near future (probably on the next Steam Sale).
09/15
Chef's Shift (⭐⭐⭐)
Delightful and enjoyable. This is a Diner Dash-esque game with a typing twist and an interesting(?) story so if you like time management rush and you're a competitive typer, this is something to look out for.King is Watching (⭐⭐⭐)
I love the artstyle. Relatively simple mechanics with pretty nice pacing. I found myself losing and trying again quite a few times so that's a good sign. If I can enjoy a game while giving it 20% of my attention, I think it's worth a try again in the future.Gnomes (⭐⭐⭐)
Simple strategy game with a simple goal but with depth. The retro pixel artstyle is a delight. I tried to use what's left in my brain to think but since I wasn't really in the mood, I couldn't fully solve it. But overall I think it's an engaging puzzle game you can play in short bursts and will keep it in my radar.9Kings (⭐⭐)
I think I "finished" the game (got to the end of rounds and won) but I was zoned out more than half of it. It felt like I was just plotting cards and going through the motions without any challenge. The pixel graphics and color palette were clean and simple.Trash Goblin (⭐⭐)
I've always assumed I would enjoy any cozy game since I've always loved the idea of the genre. I understand the gameplay loop and objectively it's pretty good but I couldn't fully get into it. It has pretty graphics though. Not sure if I just need more time to play it, but ever since I finished News Tower, I might use it as the baseline for what I find personally engaging and addicting.He is Coming (⭐⭐)
Cool retro graphics, easy to understand mechanics, and pretty simple gameplay. I died and tried a few more runs, it was okay. But unlike Gnomes, it didn't scratch any strategy itch nor challenged me in a way that I wanted so I probably will move on from this.Dungeon Desktop Rewind (⭐⭐)
I love the colorful art direction. I've tried a few times and kept dying on the tutorial (perhaps because I am stupid and do not bother to read the hints). Not sure how I feel about it, slight chance I might pick it back up.Motemancer (⭐⭐)
I wanted to give this one more attention than I could at the time because I was mesmerized by the art style but in the end I felt like I didn't have the patience and mental capacity it deserved. I've always wanted to get into automation games but I don't really like going through long ass tutorials to understand it so it's been difficult.Wordatro (⭐⭐)
A balatro-like word game. I wanted to enjoy this game since I know I LOVE playing word games (they're my go-to mobile favorites, Boggle and Wordle being some of my top ones), but I just couldn't get into it which was weird bc I love WordsOnStream. Maybe I wasn't personally a big fan of the roguelite mix and the scoring system. I'm all about forming as much words as I can, not as much points per letter.Typinc (⭐⭐)
Not much to say. It's a WPM test wrapped in a typing game ribbon. I didn't bother reading any tutorials or hints so I had no idea how the scoring system goes. I played it just to see how fast I can type in some nice graphics.Rungore (⭐)
It's a vomit of colors and eye candy pixels on the screen, but that's it. It tried to be quirky but it just felt lowkey cringe (sounds like that one 50 year old aunt that tries to talk to teenagers with modern slang). I also couldn't get into the gameplay sadly.Reus 2 (⭐)
Maybe today was just not the day but with the tutorial did not survive my grain of patience. It told me to click somewhere to place the grass and when that shit wasn't working I gave up lol. I think I last 5 minutes.Under the Yoke (⭐)
I had no idea what this even was, I'm sorry.