![]() There are a number of plants to grow, each requiring different weather situations including rain, sun and wind or combinations of each. The puzzle game has gamers using a machine to alter the weather effects in order to grow a plant. Symphony of the Machine is another game developed purely with VR in mind. Symphony of the Machine - Stirfire Studios ![]() With 80 levels across four environments, the short battles are bound to keep you occupied.įor more info, visit the Ticket to Earth website. There are four different characters to choose from, allowing for multiple playthroughs. Each of the colours grants a special ability, so colours can be matched depending on the situation. Matching more of the same colour type grants better skills with which to dispose of their enemies. Who doesn't like playing a colour matching game, especially one that adds tactical combat into the mix! Ticket to Earth does just that. With simple controls and a number of game modes including co-op and versus modes, this game is a heap of fun for up to four people. Don't let the modernised pixel style visuals deter you. In the version shown at the event, gamers work as a team jumping and collecting Tetris-like blocks to build up to higher areas away from the danger of the impending apocalypse until they reach the end goal - in this case a helicopter waiting to whisk gamers to safety. That is probably the best way to describe Blockpocalypse. The user interface has improved with an additional year of testing and the game still looks gorgeous.įor more info, visit the Evergreen website. You must nurture the tree and perform a number of tasks in order to help it grow the world around it. Evergreen (another game that we briefly saw at PAX AUS last year) has you taking a relaxing journey as a tree with some mythical abilities. Some games have more educational value than others, and Evergreen has museums and schools looking at it due to its take on evolution. A simple to play game that anyone can have fun with.įor more info, visit the Inflatality website. Extra interactive battlegrounds have been added as well as a short single player challenge. The air wavers now have 360 degree movement and a number of special attacks they can use. ![]() It still retains all the fun aspects we saw before, with two air wavers (those things you see at car yards blowing in the breeze) taking each other on in a fight along the lines of Street Fighter. We saw this fighting game briefly at last year's event and thought we'd see how it has come along. As a result, there are multiple ending possibilities. Decisions you make can influence people's lives and characters can change according to your interaction with them. It is a game that may have gamers questioning their stance on social media as they delve ever deeper into private information. Browsing through the social media profiles and personal communications of a range of unsuspecting citizens, your job is to find out who was behind a bombing. Orwell is an episodic game already available on Steam that has players taking on the role of a human investigator. Grim Balance has Disney style visuals and sports features such as a player gallery and unlock system inspired by Rayman Origins. Ollie can destroy enemies and reap their souls in to bring inanimate objects to life, using these objects as a pathway towards the exit. This cute platformer has you playing as Ollie, the Grim Reaper's assistant, as you work your way through the mystical world of Grim Balance. It is a game filled with shooting mini games that work marvelously well and a lavish amount of humour thrown in for good measure.įor more info, visit the Samurai Punk website. And what encompasses America more than their love of guns? Not much, so the team at Samurai Punk have created a game that uses guns in unique situations throughout the course of someone's life cycle. The American Dream provides a tongue-in-cheek look at 1950's America, all in a VR landscape. The following is by no means a comprehensive list of all the independent games at this year's event - just a small outtake of the ones that garnered his attention. Hooked Gamers' very own Aussie, William was sent to explore the games on offer and wasn't disappointed by this year's crop. ![]() Ever since 2013, PAX has been a playground for games attempting to capture a share - however small - of the mammoth video game market in Australia. ![]() Game development in Australia seems to have come along in leaps and bounds. ![]()
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