After 4 and a half years of development, The Spirit Engine 2 (www.thespiritengine.com), is going to be released on July 30th, 2008.

Source: http://www.thespiritengine.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=126

Barren is classic point and click adventure game played through the eyes of the player (scene by scene movement) released few days ago. The story is placed in a SF-phantasmagoria type of setting where you play a person of unknown origin stranded in a strange dreamlike place. It’s a relatively short adventure game, but features a fair of amount of cut scenes and cool atmosphere.

Download (Windows): Barren_v11.zip (16.6 MB)
Linux executables (you might have problems setting up FMOD there): Barren_Linux_EXEs.tar.gz

Screenshots:

The project was started long time ago during 2002 (as a QB program) without a clear goal, which resulted in several aspect of the game being quite clumsy. The source code passed through several overhauls, and the final version of the scripting system was a nightmare to manage. Nevertheless, somehow the game got completed.

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The day has finally arrived! Noitu Love 2 is here and ready to be purchased!

 Konjak has just released his masterpiece in 0.9a - as there might still be some bugs - along with an extended demo version which I intend to try out as soon as I have the spare time, then I need to get enough money together to buy a copy of the full game!

 Even if you don’t think Konjak should be selling his games visit the site here and get the demo anyway, just so as to marvel at the level of excellence achieved in this game.

 Bye! 

ChrisD has just released an early beta of his online text based rpg game named ‘Syndicate’!

 The concept behind the game is an online, text based crime game. You can join or start your very own mafia families and possibly reenact scenes from “The Godfather” if your heart so desires.

The aim of the game is whatever you want it to be. Some people will set out aiming to becoming a don and running their own crime family, while others might want work in the police force. Some will choose to become hit men or contract killers, businessmen, thieves, vandals, or drug barons- there are many possibilities, it depends on how you play the game. Whatever you choose though, you’ll need to start earning some money. 

In it, players can chat, fight, shoot, rob, train, vandalize, create and join crime families, build, buy and maintain buisnesses (bars, casinos, diners, gyms, gun stores etc), grow, process and deal drugs, and a whole bunch of other shenanigans. 

The game looks very interesting, none of your generic platformer action here! For more information and a download link visit the official site/forum here.

This game developed by Juniors at DigiPen Institute of Technology, looks very unique and very cool!

“Bontago is an intense single or multiplayer 3d real-time strategy game. Players begin with flags (one color for each player) spaced evenly around the edge of a large disk, called the field, balanced on a fulcrum in the center. Around each flag is a circle representing that player’s controlled area. Every few seconds a block appears on each player’s cursor. The players must place the blocks somewhere in their controlled areas. Players can place the block at any moment in the allotted time, or can hold it until time is up and the block will fall on its own and be replaced by the next block. The goal of the game is to encompass all of the world flags in the controlled area.

Although the rules are simple, strategic thinking, quick reflexes, and a bit of luck is required to win this game.“

Sounds like fun, doesn’t it Download the game here. Their site seems to be down, now and then, so if you can’t download it try again later.

This amazing-looking game, courtesy of Oxeye Games, is worth all of the hype it is getting. The guys over at Oxeye certainly know the niche in the games market - bringing us an outstanding Real-Time Strategy (RTS).

You must build your base, gather resources and fend off endless hordes of aliens. The game uses a highly optimized engine perfectly suited for epic battles with literally thousands of enemies!

But like with any RTS, there’s more to it than that! There’s a complete storyline to it and many more in-depth details about various enemies and their attributes and weaknesses. Being a full-fledged RTS, you’d expect a price-tag, and that’s unfortunately what you get. However, you may download the demo to ‘wet your appetite’, or find out how the game plays, right here.

Remember that old puzzle game, Labyrinth? I used to LOVE that game! Well, “Zaiib” clearly shares my passion, since he has made a version for the PC!

Ok, so there’s lots of games like this… right? Wrong.

“Powerball is a puzzle game where you have to tip a board in order to bring a ball into the target. On the way you can collect Items like coins, beam, switches (which open you doors to more coins). It’s based on the Ogre 3D Engine and was created during a University Project.

It supports Webcams (put a real board in front and move it) and Stereo view.“

Sorry, what? It supports webcams?! I was ready to download and experiment with this awesome feature, but then I read -

“You have to compile it to install it on Linux”.

I really wanted to play this game, yet I don’t have Linux any more (though it’s tempting to get it again)! But… do you run Linux? If you do, please let us know how this game plays, because it sounds totally awesome and looks the part too ^_^ This game is also open-source.

“Spike!” has released a demo version of this awesome looking little online racing game, where members race… yes, cows!

A few of the games current features -
- Hosted on a dedicated server in europe
- 2 - 8 players possible per race
- A fully working ladder system
- Ability to host / join games (the games are hosted on the server)

This hilarious and clever little game developed with Clickteam’s Multimedia Fusion (and I think, ‘MOO’, how ironic ^_^) is still in the beta stages, but why not give it a try and leave some feedback for it, at least? ‘Don’t have a cow, man’? Click here

Also, sorry for the lack of updates at the moment - but remember WE NEED YOUR NEWS!! Also, our editors have either been extremely busy or undergoing tough times right now - however, we are looking for editors at the moment. If you fancy a go at being an editor here at toastface, please contact us!

The guys over at OpenTTD have long been working on this awesome game.

OpenTTD is a clone of the Microprose game “Transport Tycoon Deluxe”, a popular game originally written by Chris Sawyer. It attempts to mimic the original game as closely as possible while extending it with new features.

It shouldn’t take a genius to work out that this game is also open-source, and will run on any operating system (well, most) - including Mac OS X and Linux (Debain/Ubuntu)! If more games like this were made, perhaps Linux and Mac would be more popular? Windows surely dominate the gaming market at the moment, but who knows what the future holds? ^_^

Aeria Games aren’t quite as ‘indie’ as they once were… but you can see why! ‘Project Torque’ boasts excellent 3D graphics and features many, many different areas of gameplay from building your own car and just cruising around, to high-speed stock-car racing!

Eight is enough… but soon you will be able to race up to 32 players at one time! THIRTY-TWO!! So, looking for a free, online, MMO Racing game? Your searching stops here. Oh, you’ll need to pass your license first, though

When I first caught a glimpse of this game from a screenshot, I knew I’d love it. The cuteness of the graphics and awesome lighting effects were enough for me… but no, there’s actual gameplay too! Better still - it doesn’t lack in that department, either.

Asimov is a lowly service mechanoid aboard the interstellar colony ship Eidolon. Carrying hundreds of frozen human colonists to a new world. When the Eidolon’s computer brain malfunctions, it falls to Asimov to undertake a perilous journey through the bowels of the massive ship to save his robot friends and the precious human cargo. Solve puzzles. Overcome obstacles. Hack hostile networks. Evade crazed robots. Save the mission.

View the trailer and download this award-winning game, right here!

This exciting-looking RPG created by Rampant Games, will be released very soon! Jay Barnson describes the game:

“Frayed Knights is Rampant Games’ upcoming comedy-based fantasy RPG. It’s a blend of old-school style (first-person, turn-based, party-based adventures like Wizardry, The Bard’s Tale, Dungeon Master, and Might & Magic) with “real” 3D graphics, a healthy dose of character-based humor, and some quirky gameplay innovations. It’s part parody, part homage to both CRPGs and pen-and-paper RPGs.”

The artwork and graphics in this game look very good! The inspiration and background behind this game makes it sound very fascinating indeed, and with what seems to be such a mixed variation of gameplay elements supplied with a good sense of humour - there’s no reason as to why this game wouldn’t be worth a try!…?

But I know… a humour-based, fantasy RPG? Will they pull this one off? Will it work?! … I hope so! Read more about this upcoming game in an interview with Jay Barnson at RPGWatch, by clicking here.

Floating Islands Game, or “FIG”, is a very stylish and very well-built game being produced by Hempuli. The game itself has a lot of charm. FIG is a puzzle / strategy game, boasting over 30 levels and 5 secret levels and its gameplay only requires you use the mouse! Why? This game is inspired from games like ‘Lemmings’ and the infamous flash game, ‘Hapland’.

Aid the man from one side to the other. Simple eh? Ohhh no. Of course not The levels feature so many various ways of saving and killing the little dude, ranging from watering cans, to vicious dogs, to laser beams! But nothing says more than a video, so I’ll do something a little out-of-the-ordinary and post this youtube trailer

Keep up the excellent work Hempuli! I’m looking forward to this one..!! Find more information on FIG, right here.

I’ve been keeping a very close eye on this one. Not only is it an Real-time Strategy - It’s a Real-time Strategy made with Multimedia Fusion!! “Is that even possible?” I hear you scream… well according to ‘Retainer’, the man behind the game, it is very possible indeed!

This video only shows a very short snippet of what’s to come, but it certainly looks promising and very impressive!

Fortunately, the name of the game isn’t set in stone. “Alien Invasion” isn’t really the most… imaginative… of choices Will be interesting to see what it turns in to. The game is very pretty too, which is always a bonus! This seems to be a project that will actually be finished, too (”touch wood”, as they say!). Four years to make the engine for it? Really!? After such a long time in the works, it’d be crazy to give up now!

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Konjak has only gone and released a demo of Noitu Love 2!!

The game will be shareware or donationware; Konjak says he will let us know. So the demo provides a small taster of what’s in store for us. Click here for more information and download! (thanks axel :))