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The Death Of Steam Greenlight: 5 Of Its Best Games

The Death Of Steam Greenlight: 5 Of Its Best Games

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It’s a grey, wet day. Huge beaded raindrops thud and bounce off the umbrellas held by the few mourners who have gathered to see Steam Greenlight off. These people are a mixed bunch, some famous, and well groomed. Others look shabby and unshaven, their faces oddly familiar but unknown to me. Others lurk in the background, not wanting to be seen, they obviously don’t want to be recognised for previous digressions. The funeral of Steam Greenlight is a sad one. Since October 2011, Steam Greenlight has been a service to bring independent games to Steam. Sounds perfect, doesn’t it? You have a fantastic little indie game but no publisher, so why not put it on Steam Greenlight? People vote for for your game, and if it’s popular then Steam will sell your game on their store. It couldn’t be more perfect could it? Actually, it could. The system was open to manipulation and, to be honest, fraud. There’s nothing to stop developers from bribing people to vote for their game

Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: January 2017

Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: January 2017

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to #ScreenshotSaturday – screenshots of games that are posted to Facebook and Twitter every Saturday under the #Screenshot Saturday banner – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. Welcome to the first, and hopefully not last, edition of The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday! Not see a screenshot from the last month that you thought was interesting? Let us know below! Eon Alter Explore the lavish dungeons and tunnels that stretch below Tarnum Fortress and conquer dozens of unique quests and challenges. Prove your worth on a tactical battlefield, and overpower your foes with strategy, magic and martial prowess. The Eon Altar’s defenders are many and they are deadly. Choose to cooperate with your allies or deceive them. Engage them in player to player dialogue to expose the truth in myths and legends, and guide your hero to their ultimate destiny or defeat. The game has a

Best Of Steam Greenlight: January 2017

Best Of Steam Greenlight: January 2017

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to Steam Greenlight – some of which we may have already reported on – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. From horror games, to RPGs, and puzzle solvers to adventure games, these are some of the best indie entries to Steam Greenlight. If you see one that tickles your fancy, why not head over to the games Steam Greenlight page and give it helpful hand? Not see some of your favorite entries? Let us know in the comments below! e-Sports Manager eSport Manager is a game based on the idea of e-sports competitions, especially the most popular – FPS AND MOBA. Create your dream team by selecting the players who suit you the best. Care for their constant development, train, sign advertising contracts and be active in social media. Thousands of fans aren’t going to come to you on their own, you

Best Of Steam Early Access: January 2017

Best Of Steam Early Access: January 2017

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to Steam Early Access – some of which we may have already reported on – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. From horror games, to RPGs, and puzzle solvers to adventure games, these are some of the best indie entries to Steam Early Access. If you see one that tickles your fancy, why not head over to the games Steam Greenlight page and give it helpful hand? Not see some of you favorite entries? Let us know in the comments below! Avorion Fight epic space battles, explore, mine, trade, wage wars and build your own empire to save your galaxy from being torn apart by an unknown enemy. Avorion is a sandbox game that takes the game feel of classics like the X games and Freelancer, throws in co-op multiplayer and lets you build your own space ships. All ships are made of

Best Of Steam Early Access: December 2016

Best Of Steam Early Access: December 2016

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to Steam Early Access – some of which we may have already reported on – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. From horror games, to RPGs, and puzzle solvers to adventure games, these are some of the best indie entries to Steam Early Access. If you see one that tickles your fancy, why not head over to the games Steam Greenlight page and give it helpful hand? Not see some of you favorite entries? Let us know in the comments below! The Universim The Universim aims to revive the glory days of the god-game genre, and bring it into the new generation with fresh ideas and ambitious gameplay. With the powers of a god, you are unleashed upon the universe to begin forging your galactic empire in the stars. From dust to the cosmos beyond, your civilization will rise through the ages under

Best Of Steam Greenlight: December 2016

Best Of Steam Greenlight: December 2016

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to Steam Greenlight – some of which we may have already reported on – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. From horror games, to RPGs, and puzzle solvers to adventure games, these are some of the best indie entries to Steam Greenlight. If you see one that tickles your fancy, why not head over to the games Steam Greenlight page and give it helpful hand? Not see some of you favorite entries? Let us know in the comments below! Nightfall Dungeon Nightfall Dungeon is a fast paced loot game mixing luck and strategy. Gather magical items, improve your equipment and fight your way to the deepest dungeon of Cornix. Assemble forgotten set items, research combo spell or gamble it all on ancient relics to be the first to defeat the nightfall dragon. The game is set to have a number of features

Best Of Steam Early Access: November 2016

Best Of Steam Early Access: November 2016

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to Steam Early Access – some of which we may have already reported on – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. From horror games, to RPGs, and puzzle solvers to adventure games, these are some of the best indie entries to Steam Early Access. If you see one that tickles your fancy, why not head over to the games Steam Greenlight page and give it helpful hand? Not see some of you favorite entries? Let us know in the comments below! State Of Extinction State of Extinction is a mature story-driven hack-n-slash role playing game (RPG) for Windows, Mac and Linux set in a science-fantasy Antediluvian (Pre-Flood) world of early man. Mystical ancestral paintings on hidden rocks prophesy about humanity’s salvation. Man and Beast are both becoming bolder, fiercer and more organized with each waning moon. As a black shadow of corruptness and

Best Of Steam Greenlight: November 2016

Best Of Steam Greenlight: November 2016

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to Steam Greenlight – some of which we may have already reported on – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. From horror games, to RPGs, and puzzle solvers to adventure games, these are some of the best indie entries to Steam Greenlight. If you see one that tickles your fancy, why not head over to the games Steam Greenlight page and give it helpful hand? Not see some of you favorite entries? Let us know in the comments below! Narborion Saga Enter the world of Narborion Saga, an epic high fantasy role playing game. A mixture of gamebook, tactical combat, rogue-like dungeoneering, minigames and much more – Narborion Saga will not disappoint the fans of narrative, story-driven RPGs. Begin your career as a humble page and complete the first three missions to achieve knighthood. First, you have to find and rebuild the

Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: November

Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: November

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to #ScreenshotSaturday – screenshots of games that are posted to Facebook and Twitter every Saturday under the #Screenshot Saturday banner – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. Welcome to the first, and hopefully not last, edition of The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday! Not see a screenshot from the last month that you thought was interesting? Let us know below! Dead Cells You aren’t a valiant hero in Dead Cells; you’re a sentient blob of meat that possesses corpses to find and destroy its creator. Across a metroidvania-style map, your undead warrior wields powerful weapons and items, pulling off fierce combos to slice through monsters and traps. Blending the meticulous level design of a metroidvania with the procedural generation and permadeath of a roguelike, Dead Cells pits your skill against a brooding castle filled with cunning enemies and cutthroat bosses. Albatross In Albatross play the role of

The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: September 2016

The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: September 2016

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to #ScreenshotSaturday – screenshots of games that are posted to Facebook and Twitter every Saturday under the #Screenshot Saturday banner – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. Welcome to the first, and hopefully not last, edition of The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday! Not see a screenshot from the last month that you thought was interesting? Let us know below! Totem Teller Totem Teller is open world adventure game from developers Grinning Pickle set in a landscape of unfinished stories and glitched reality. As you explore a broken environment, you interact with NPCs and conclude their stories with your powers. Totem Teller started out as a jam concept for onegameamonth.com (#1GAM). Grinning Pickle soon realized what they wanted to build was way beyond that single month scope. They didn’t want to ‘half-finish’ another game. Ben and Jerry were still entangled with full-time corporate jobs, so they

The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: August 2016

The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday: August 2016

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Every month, Pop Geeks looks through the extensive entries to #ScreenshotSaturday – screenshots of games that are posted to Facebook and Twitter every Saturday under the #Screenshot Saturday banner – and brings you some of the best indie games that are worthy of your attention, all in a listicle form counting down to our favorite. Welcome to the first, and hopefully not last, edition of The Best Of #ScreenshotSaturday! Not see a screenshot from the last month that you thought was interesting? Let us know below! Abandon Ship Fireblade Software | PC | 2017 Abandon Ship is a PC game where you take command of a ship and her crew, exploring a diverse, procedurally generated world, taking on quests and dealing with random events. Frequently, you will end up engaging other ships in combat, the player having to employ their best tactics in order to out-manoeuvre and out-gun the enemy. The game focuses on “Age of Sail” ships in a Fantasy setting, framed in an Art Style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings. Death

Preview: Gun Glory: Anarchy Brings Originality To FPS

Preview: Gun Glory: Anarchy Brings Originality To FPS

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First or Third Person Shooters tend to be dominated by the same old games, with the Battlefield, Halo and Call of Duty (that dead horse that’s still being flogged) series’ normally being some of the first games that spring to mind when someone brings up the topic of shooters, although more could be said of the Halo franchise. The point being that most of the time, when it comes to First Person or Third Person shooters, there doesn’t seem to be much variety. And most AAA developers seem to like it that way; Call of Duty and Battlefield are still selling, albeit not at the same levels that they used though, but the cash is still rolling in. Anytime it seems like there might be trouble, it’s just the case of a new setting and some extra DLC (the cost of which normally matches or surpasses the cost of the original game, obviously). And so, the First and Third Person Shooter genre continues its stale, dried up quest at making

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