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Fantastic Journeys is a wonderful Unreal Engine 4 Powered 3D action platformer inspired by Jumping Flash! that sees you jumping your way towards a goal at to top of some of the most colourful and vibrant open world levels ever seen.

The amount of freedom afforded by the game’s level design is fantastic, with the huge open world levels offering up multiple routes and secrets - there always seems to be something new to discover in this glorious technicolour candyland. There are no checkpoints, so if you fall it can be a long way down, but thankfully the platforming is remarkably accurate, thanks to the ability to dash in the air, jump, double jump, triple jump and even quadruple jump your way from platform to platform.

The Prototype gives you access to a large open level full of interesting areas to explore and beautiful vistas, and a smaller bonus level packed with enemies, bizarre landmarks and some destructible terrain.

It really is a joy to explore the worlds of Fantastic Journeys - it’s like Jumping Flash!, updated in Unreal Engine 4 and turned up to 11.

Download the Prototype, Free

Tormentum is a dreamlike 2D adventure game full of intelligent puzzle design and stunning artwork inspired by H.R.Giger and Zdzislaw Beksinski, as well as games such as Demon’s Souls and Dark Seed.

The game is set in an unfriendly, nightmarish, violent world full of Giger-esque art that’s both repulsive and beautiful at once. The protagonist is a man whose faith dealt him short, and despite amnesia he tries to pursue his wandering and not to give up.

The Tormentum Alpha Demo offers a short taster of what the full game will offer, with some inventive puzzles, a dark storyline, an intuitive point n’ click interface, an unsettling music score and some gorgeous artwork. Tormentum looks set to be a nightmarish adventure you won’t want to wake up from.

Visit the IndieGoGo Page & Download the Alpha Demo (Win & Mac)

Snot is a quirky and funny arcade action-adventure game where you play a reluctant little snail that seeks to learn the mysteries of the universe and his existence.

It’s a fun arcade-style romp with metroidvania leanings, charming character design, tricky level design, secrets and some interesting special abilities unlocked by combining various shells with elements. The dev also plans to add multiplayer, a world editor, new game modes, 9 huge worlds and 30 different bosses to the final game.

Snot’s shaping up to be a great piece of retro gaming with a great sense of humor. We’d certainly love to see more of this charming little mollusc. It’s snot bad, snot bad at all!

Check out the Kickstarter & Download the Alpha Demo

Weldling is a fun non-profit 2.5D physics toy-box that allows users to easily weld objects together to build a multitude of structures and even create their own mini games.

Welding plans to be 100% free to play, with no DRM, micro-transactions or adverts, while still providing hordes of content and post release DLC at no cost. The game is planned to come to PC/Mac/Linux & mobile, and features a simple and easily accessible interface that works well with a mouse and touch screen. Touch screen is where the real joy will be though, as the tactile nature of the game makes it feel like a you’re playing with a physical toy-box.

The Pre-Alpha is obviously still very early in development, but it offers a great showcase of the games build-and-play nature and it’s realistic physics engine. It’s great fun messing around with the various building blocks, the elasticity of the welds is a great touch - allowing you to create fun non-rigid structures that can be used in a variety of ways. The tools available are fairly simple at the moment, but the dev plans to add multi-player, NPC Animals, multiple layers, time manipulation, animal breeding and a variety of new tools including one which allows you to create your own shapes.

With it’s ease of use and toy-box feel, Weldling is an impressive sandbox that revels in the joy of creation - like Lego, but with bendy bits and you don’t have to clear up afterwards!

Check out the Kickstarter and Download the Pre-Alpha Free (Win, Mac, Linux & Android)

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Air Brawl is a fun fast paced aircraft combat game with responsive controls and agile aircraft, with a focus on combat and racing through the skies and streets of well crafted levels that reward risk and skilful flying.
Even in these early stages of development, the game looks wonderful and the aircraft handle perfectly, with tight and responsive flight controls that allow your plane to fly through the smallest of gaps. Gameplay is fast paced and fun, with great level design that rewards low flying – especially when trying to shake off an opponent that’s attempting to blow you out of the skies with some of the games inventive weaponry.
This weekends playtest is available now and finishes on midnight on Sunday (06/15/14), focusing on the Capture the Flag mode, with a selection of 3 planes with 4 weapons on the Prague 2050 map.
This playtest is not under any NDA, and you’re encouraged to spread the word about the game and make videos, just bear in mind it is still very early in development, so obviously it’s not feature complete yet (but what is there is exceptional fun.)
~~Download the Pre-Alpha (Win & Mac)~~
UPDATE: Air Brawl is entering it’s third open play test, this time you’ll be able to take to the beautiful Ghibli-esque skies for some fast paced dog-fighting action until the end of July.
Join in the Alpha Test now!

XING: The Land Beyond is an atmospheric first-person puzzle adventure game that utilizes the Unreal Engine 4 to great effect to create a lush and beautiful environment.

In XING: The Land Beyond you have died and your soul has been sent to the world of XING, and so you start your journey to uncover what is going on. Gameplay is focused on exloration and puzzle solving, a little like MYST, but much prettier.

In the Alpha Demo you’ll solve puzzles, and use special glowing pedestals to alter the world in different ways - such as raising water levels or changing day to night. In the full game you’ll be able to command the environment in a variety of different ways, allowing you to further unlock the secrets of the land of XING.

It's a beautiful game and the Mysterious land of XING is a joy to explore, with a rich and vibrant world full of stunning vistas and organic environments for you to manipulate - and all the more impressive when used with the Oculus Rift.

Download the Alpha Demo (Oculus Rift or Standard Screen)

Avorion is a sci-fi sandbox space game where you explore a galaxy far away from the milky way. Build your own space ship and space station, mine asteroids, and meet other players who are doing the same. Buy and sell with players online or with NPCs.

The game features voxel based graphics, plenty of customization options, smooth controls, and great combat mechanics. There are a few voxel based space games in development, but Avorion is certainly one of the best and well worth giving a go. With a bit of work you’ll be able to build a deathstar with some properly secured Jedi-proof thermal exhaust ports.

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Radial G: Racing Revolved is essentially an extremely fast first person F-Zero, set on tubular tracks, with high-end graphics and Oculus Rift Support - a high-octane, futuristic arcade racer for the VR generation.

Would be Captain Falcon’s will be able to strap themselves into the cockpit of a large selection of futuristic antigravity racers and race against 32 opponents (Human & AI controlled), all in glorious 1080p at 60fps. The feeling of speed is fantastic as you roar along the twisty, tubular tracks, recalling fond memories of F-Zero 64 and F-Zero GX. There is the option to switch to an extrenal view of the vehicle, but first person mode is where the action is.

You can play the Single player Alpha Demo now (a multiplayer demo is in the works), either with a standard screen or with the Oculus Rift headset. Be warned though, the rift version may melt your eyes!

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Cloudfall is a charming explorative puzzle game that forgoes handholding, allowing you to freely roam, experiment and unlock the enviromnments hidden secrets.

It’s a wonderfully relaxing experience exploring the unique world of cloudfall, with no timers and no pressure - In Cloudfall you are safe, nothing can harm you. You just explore and experiment with the worlds unique environment at your own pace, discovering and unlocking new powers.

The game was greated for rpgmakerweb’s 2014 indie game maker contest, and is still early in development so a lot of the artwork is just a placeholder, but already it’s a good looking game. With a world full of experimentarion and discovery, it feels a little like a floating Fez at times, which it no bad thing.

Play the Alpha, Free

Bulb Boy is gorgeous 2D point & click horror adventure about a boy with a glowing head (or a bulb) with a gameplay style inspired by Machinarium and Gobliiins.

The animation in Bulb Boy is like a high quality animated movie, set in a dark and creepy Tim Burton-esque world. As your little glowing boy explores the creepy house, you’ll solve puzzles, defeat monsters, unlock new abilities and uncover why darkness has descended on your house and where your GRANDPAraffin and Mothdog have disappeared to.

The Alpha Demo is a short 5 minute taster of the proposed final product, but is an excellent showcase for the point & click gameplay and it’s wonderful animation. Your glowing little bulb boy is instantly likeable, by the end of the demo you’ll be itching to explore the rest of the house and the rest of this beautifully crafted game. Bulb Boy looks set to shine very brightly upon its release.

Play the Alpha Demo (Win, Mac & Linux)

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