![]() ![]() The above titles are just some of the games you get in the Very Positive Indie Gems bundle. There are also plenty of experimental indies that don’t quite fit into any one particular genre like Bombslinger, a Bomberman-like action-puzzle game with roguelike elements, and the sandbox wildlife simulator Paper Beast, where you play as otherworldly papercraft creatures. Two Typing Chronicles games- Nanotale and Epistory. If you’re feeling up for an epic quest, there’s the action-adventure game Skabma: Snowfall and RPGs like Aurion: Legacy of the Kori-Odan, among others. Pompom and Splasher are colorful and charming platformers that feel right at home on Steam Deck. This is a rare game where I never got bored with the soundtrack, even if the voice work is not up to the same standard.The bundle includes 26 highly-rated indie PC games, including FPS titles like Blue Estate The Game and Imposion, point-and-click adventures like Tiny & Tall: Gleipnir and The Blind Prophet, and 2D platformers like Pompom, Splasher, and more. The music, with its airy strings and swelling moments, also does a lot of good work to promote emotional investment. The lore section of the game is a pleasure to read. Even the look of the enemies suggests that they are misunderstood rather than straight-up evil. The world, the characters, the user interface, are all designed to immerse players into this archivist quest. ![]() Nanotale – Typing Chronicles is a bright and optimistic game, with a look that perfectly in tune with its gameplay and story. The variety of words, especially in combat when using English, also feels a little slim, probably because the game sticks with clear themes. The narrative was not pushing me forward as fast as it should in a role-playing title. My main criticism is that I had moments when I felt a little more aimless than I wanted to. It’s also possible to set different languages for gameplay and story, which is a very cool way to introduce a sort of chosen difficulty modifier. The game is also careful to offer options for those who find that their typing is not fast enough. Even when I was unsure of my next objective, the exploration, especially when more lore can be found near, is good enough to keep playing until a new story strand appears. There are plenty of very classic role-playing game tropes at work in the game but they are well executed. A new archivist with a talent for word magic, she quickly learns that the world is bigger and more interesting than she initially thought. Rosalind is the main character of Nanotale – Typing Chronicles and she carries her role well. There’s no real punishment for trying out new things and even death is just a small setback. Just find a magic node, take a look at your book and see what can happen. ![]() Experimentation is at the heart of Nanotale – Typing Chronicles, mainly when it comes to tweaking the world to open up new exploration options. But all their actions can be transformed by using modifiers, like “large” or “beam”. Players can move objects, launch fire, deploy ice. The word-centered magic system quickly begins to show off its complexity. Careful use of the environment, focused on water and fire, is important and can affect both battles and moving around. Words are more of a catalyst for interactions or a way to make the world respond rather than tools to take out enemies. But most of the time there’s much less pressure to move fast. The game delivers some moments when speed is important and death is a possibility if one cannot quickly type out “unthinking” or “err” or “hydraulic”. Nanotale – Typing Chronicles sometimes features both long and complex words and plenty short and easy to spell ones. ![]() But typing is the most important element. Interactions also involve walking over particular spots or moving stealthily to avoid attacks. The main character will learn more about the world by visiting lore points, typing out words to gain information. The player can knock back enemies and take down their health. Water plants will burst and make vegetation grow. The world is filled with words and players will interact with it by clicking keys to spell them out. The core mechanic is good, old-fashioned keyboard-powered typing. It is offered only on the PC via Steam, Stadia, and GOG and announces itself as a spiritual successor to Epistory. Nanotale – Typing Chronicles is published by Fishing Cactus, with the same company handling publishing alongside PID Publishing and 2PGames. Another delivers enough experience to gain a bonus to my health and an ability to slow enemies. Two of them give me a deeper understanding of a flower. One word gives me the health I lost during the battle. After I deal with his companions another three words allow me to push a sheep out of the way and access another area. Three quick words take out a fast enemy that wants to ram me. ![]()
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