Pixeljam has announced their next game Snowball, and I have to say it looks really cool. That’s not just a pun on the fact that the game is winter-themed, but that the game looks really fun too! It’s a wintery pinball game that takes place on a giant pinball table, with all manner of unconventional flippers, bumpers, and magnets(?!) that you will have to pinball your way around. The entire table is constructed from snow, the pinball is a snowball, so of course the bottom of the board is a campfire that will melt your snowball down. Makes total sense.
Snowball started as a Flash game, but now Pixeljam has revived it to release it on Steam and mobile later this winter. The pixel art on this thing is quite detailed, so it should shine on modern Retina displays, for sure. Keep an eye out for this one, who couldn’t use more cool pinball games?
Dear lord, gimme gimme now! I signed up for the beta awhile ago, never received an invite though. Absolutely cannot wait for this one
I've been in the beta from the beginning and keep forgetting it's not the full release. I play at least an hour a day still (low estimate). This game is undeniably my favorite of the year.
This is a fantastic game on PC. I wonder how well it will translate to touch controls. It's close to perfect with k/m controls.
I've been playing the beta since the beginning as well. I love it of course. But last night I noticed the Steam version was finally OSX compatible. So I bought it. And I was pleasantly surprised by the similarities. I knew right away that WASD & Mouse would feel more natural than trying to use the Steam or Xbox1 controllers. As far as just picking right up with movement and stealth I was a bit sloppier on Steam at first than iOS at first. Both work very well in their own perspective though. I can play a good hour on either any given day. And it's nice to see 10tons come back with something premium and just raw fun for more hardcore gamers than their more recent dip into the free-to-play stuff they were doing a bit.
Insta-buy material, great to see 'proper' games still making it to iOS
I really hope they add support for Apple TV too (but controller only please.. none of that Siri remote nonsense ;))
Twin stick shooters are my favorite genre but the shortcomings of the touchscreen controls on mobile will never give a full shooter experience but there are some great exceptions like Deus Ex: the fall.