Steam Greenlight

Sorikai33

As you may or may not know, Steam has a new initiative called Greenlight.

Basically, individual people or indie game developers can submit their games to be in Greenlight. The community votes for which ones they want to be available on Steam.

http://steamcommunity.com/greenlight/

All kinds of games have already been submitted, with over forty games already greenlit, and a dozen of them already released. A new batch will be announced in January.

This thread's purpose is simple. If there is a game on Greenlight you want to see finished and available on Steam, post it here. A big part of this thing is spreading word and building interest.

So anyway, I wouldn't make this thread if there weren't games I want to see make it onto Steam. I'm only gonna post one for now cause I just finished the alpha demo for it, so it's fresh in my head.

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http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=102760280
http://www.againstthewallgame.com/

Against the Wall is a first-person puzzle-platformer set on the side of an infinite wall. Entire civilizations and ecosystems cling for survival on the side of the wall, everyone and everything existing under the constant threat of tumbling into an endless sky. The wall is made up of square white bricks of varying sizes. You can pull these bricks out of the wall to form platforms, stairs, and paths. Along the way, you'll encounter cities, forests, volcanoes, castles, and other environments in your journey through this strange world.

The final game will feature several different environments that populate procedurally over the infinite surface of the wall. Each environment has its own set of unique brick types that you will interact with in different ways (timed bricks, bouncy bricks, etc.). You may choose to follow the game's story path through each environment, or set off and explore the wall on your own, avoiding all of my carefully constructed set pieces, cities, and elevator shortcuts.

I really enjoyed the alpha for this game. Basically just moving is a puzzle due the irregular sizes of the blocks. It's fun and really unique. Plus it has Linux support, which is always worth extra points for me.[/hide]

Sakonosolo

I voted for a few. Black Mesa (which I've yet to finish) and Routine being a few. Seems like a pretty cool system.

Hiroy

So far Steam Greenlit has greatly disappointed me. Because for several months now, La Mulana is still in line and it just as well deserves a spot. And it's not fair at all, especially considering it's a popular enough indie title, and also considering that far crappier games made the cut over it. So I don't know how much faith I do have in this thing. Anyway, I suppose I'll plug this game.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=93001822&searchtext=La-Mulana

What can I say about this? La Mulana was originally made in MSX style and released as a freeware title on the PC. At the end of the game's development, they overlooked the design of the game itself and thought it was too easy. From there they aimed to create an experience that was absolutely challenging for players that crave the challenge that was originally seen in "Nintendo hard" games. The difficulty ranged from strange design choices with the menu, convoluted puzzles that were really hard to solve without using brute force and luck, and a really punishing array of traps. Aside from that, they kept the original balance the same(monsters being consistently weak to the point they were obstacles more than challenges).

Surprising to the developers, the game got cult following, and eventually some recognition in the west. From there, Nigoro with the help of an international publisher aimed to further spread the love for La Mulana with a full blown remake. From graphics, to sound, to re-balancing of puzzles/enemies/traps, and getting rid of alot of the awful design choices that were originally made to scare away casual players. On its own, the game is still really difficult on it's own right(several of the new replacement puzzles are hard to solve), but in alot of ways, I think it's more accessible. Especially in terms of presentation. It's a beautiful game, and it's well worth the money and a spot on Steam. To me, this game is the Dark Souls of Metriodvania. Because while it's challenging, it's immersive and very rewarding.

So yeah, even if you aren't quite interested in this kind of game, vote for La-Mulana on greenlit. Not only for the success of this title, but for the love for well-done hardcore oldschool games that were made by those that love them. Seriously. Not only the gameplay is top notch, but every hand drawn sprite and background art is just well done. The music's really good too.

Galaxy 9000

Hey guys. Remember that copyright infringing game Pockie Pirates?

[http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=116493682

I](http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=116493682)'d rather this not get any more recognition than it already gets via advertisements, so I suggest we report it so that it doesn't have a chance of making it on steam.

Darkstorm

Greenlight has turned out to be rather a stupid system for quite a few devs. Steam should be using it to filter no-name indies from their standard selection process( as otherwise they'd be snowed under by submissions), but they're also pushing anyone who isn't a massive publisher into the greenlight system - even if they've had games published through steam before.

Sorikai33

http://steamcommunity.com/games/765/announcements/detail/1299553919805694474

We have our next batch of greenlit games:

Akaneiro: Demon Hunters
Asylum
DLC Quest
Eador. Masters of the Broken World
La-Mulana
Leisure Suit Larry
MaK
The Age of Decadence
Unepic
War For The Overworld

Galaxy 9000

Cool. La-Mulana finally made it.

Hiroy

La Mulana! YES!
YESSSSSS!!
It's safe to say I have some faith in the system now.
About damned time.