OP impressions:
Butcher
2D action platformer from the devs of King Arthurs Gold and Soldat. As expected from their roots, the platforming is solid and the combat satisfying. It is also quite challenging if you want it to be with some cool little Pixel Art animations. I decided against putting it into my highly recommended games section for now (only "recommended" as the levels sometimes end up feeling a bit too repetetive. Still, definitely worth playing.
Chroma Squad
Very fun game and especially great setting/art style. The presentation of the game is worth a purchase alone, but then throws a very satisfying light tactical combat system on top and dips it into a bucket of rainbow colored fun weirdness. The game isnt particularly challenging and I find 15$ is a tad too expensive, but do check this out if you see it on sale. Definitely one of the most original settings and story/gameplay combinations you will have played recently
Cosmochoria
Almost all here played it already anyway, so I dont need to go too much into details. Its a lovely and incredibly charming space platformer with a motivating progress/update system. Very charming and highly recommended.
CrossCode
After playing the demo, I just remembered that we featured this way back in early alpha already, where it showed a ton of promise. By now they added an engaging story and a setting that I really want to dive into (basically an anime style battle island) with enough story and mysteries to keep the experience intriguing. They also improved on some other aspects of the gameplay and this turned out to be a damn fine game with plenty of upgrades, features and challenging enemies/puzzles. The only downside is the relatively simply basic combat moves which also require a lot of clicking, which is alleviated by having combat that that is more focussed on movement and hitting weak spots.
Code 7
Short and intriguing text based adventure. A bit predictable as far as the plot goes, but very enjoyable bite sized experience. the actual "game" aspect with the puzzles still leave a lot to be desired, but I enjoy it a lot for what it is.
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Highly recommended
Cosmochoria
Chroma Squad
Cross Code
Recommended
Code 7
Butcher
Decent
Not recommended
Good start of the month.