Nominated. Tamara made an interesting game. I can’t say this game should make it to the finals, but it definitely shouldn’t be in last place. It stands out in a very good way compared to most games in s&box. Yeah, I didn’t really like the genre, yeah, it’ll probably get boring pretty fast, and there are some issues with the sprite art, but this game definitely deserves to find its audience. I really liked the sounds, UX, controls, and overall feel. The biggest downside is the guideline. Games like this don’t need tons of text, make it much simpler.

Nominate. A naked nymph, a ton of text, and a mix of RPG and Monopoly, that’s a tasty cocktail, but I didn’t fully understand it. I really liked the graphics, the style is consistent. It feels nice to play, and I like the color palette.

Nominated. Haha, this is actually funny. At first I didn’t understand how to start the round, that’s probably the only issue. Good, small game.

Nominated 100%. Finally, a stylish game, and finally, some tasty cutscenes. I really liked everything, and yeah, my right wrist started hurting because the sensitivity drops several times during bullet time, and that’s basically the whole point of the game. And damn, because of the tasty style and how well it delivers that dopamine hit, the game really showed itself well. Yeah, it’s a copy of another game, so what? It’s executed really well. There are games that copy something 100% without bringing anything new to it.

Absolutly nominated. I liked the preview, but when I saw the screenshots, I thought, okay, another bad UI generated with one prompt, simple low poly models, and what’s even special about it? But then I got so into it that I didn’t even notice how around 20 minutes passed, I think. It was genuinely hard to stop. So this Tower Defense definitely proved itself. Yeah, it’s raw and there’s still a lot of work ahead, I’d say... It’s very contradictory. I can see how the developer made some small UX moments that really help the game, but at the same time the overall picture makes the game look bad. It’s a very mixed feeling. I really liked it. And yeah, please make the guideline better, improve the UX around keybinds, I kept getting confused with rotation, building, and so on.

Nominated. I really liked the concept, and also the bots, which are important for games like this, but there are a lot of problems: there’s no Escape menu, which is why I played so little. I want to change my weapon, but how? There’s way too much stuff in the starting menu, your eyes don’t know where to look; the bot balance is terrible, if you have Melee there’s basically no point; I don’t feel the delay on Melee weapons, but it’s there, and because of that I lost a lot. Not a bad game, but it needs more polishing.

Nominated. I listened to the developer, didn’t take the money, kept playing and... cut off my finger. It’s a small, UNPLEASANT, but really cool game. It’s exactly what it should be. No unnecessary problems. Yeah, it’ll get boring quickly, but this is genuinely good work, really polished.

Definitly it is nominated. Pal, This is the strangest, most abrupt, unusual thing with strong 2000s urban game vibes that I’ve seen in s&box. Yeah, it lacks interactivity, yeah, it’s very dark, and there are a bunch of mapping problems, but damn. When I heard the heavy rock and saw different Terrys start headbanging, that alone was worth a like.

Nominated. There are some minor UI issues after finishing a map, and I also ran into a problem with map selection, but the developer fixed it very quickly after I reported it. This game is not for everyone, it’s for people who came from CS 1.6, CSS, CSGO, or GMOD. I made BHOP in s&box myself, so I understand what the developer had to go through. I didn’t expect to see a ton of settings, which is great I guess... But I would improve their UX, players usually don’t need that many options to configure. As for Mouse Sensitivity, it’s a strange decision, I decided to keep the one the player already has in the s&box menu, so I can’t really say much here.

Nominated. There’s one very important issue. I’m not going to dislike the game or ruin the review because of it, but it’s honestly really bad: the sound is very harsh on the ears, sharp, ringing, and unpleasant. The round start sound, the jump sound, the hit sounds on characters. I liked the setting, bloody, abstract, surreal, the right vibe is there. Not a bad game, multiplayer, and it even has bots, which is very important for a platform with 148 active players.

Absolutly nominated. Unusual, you can tell the developer is experienced. I liked it.

Nominated. Great work, the Viking atmosphere is there, and the music and location fit perfectly. I like these small, polished games. Yeah, it’ll probably get boring after 20 minutes, but it’s very well made. There was a bug where I got stuck inside an enemy because it spawned on me, but that’s a small thing. The game is polished really well.