Category: Games

LIMBO – A new adventure/puzzle PC game was recently released that made quite an impact! The game is based in a black & white background and has quite a “dark” atmosphere.

Plot

The main character of the game is a boy without name who wakes up in a middle of a forest. There starts a journey in order to find his missing sister. In this mysterious forest you will come across a great number of traps and a number of other children who will not always be friendly!
The quite sudden end of the game is a little of a surprise but the game has received very good reviews in overall and it is worth to give it a try.

Reviews

“A triumph for independent game development, which manages to transcend all that came before it without having to re-write the genre.”
– Xbox World Australia

“Stunningly beautiful and hauntingly atmospheric, Limbo is a modern day masterpiece. The puzzles are balanced and intelligent, and the art direction is phenomenal. This is one of the classics you owe yourself to experience”
– Gamer.no

Company

The game was developed by the company Playdead, an independent game studio based in Copenhagen which was founded by Arnt Jensen and Dino Patti in 2006.

Requirements

OS – Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Processor – 2 GHz
Memory – 512MB RAM
HDD – 150MB
Video Card – At least 5 years or younger with Shader Model 3.0
DirectX – 9.0c

More Info at http://limbogame.org

Machinarium is a point-and-click adventure game which made a very good impression with its particular style based on a non-dialog gameplay. Instead, Machinarium is based in a thought-bubbles gameplay in order to help you solve the various puzzles.

Plot

Your main character, a robot named Joseph, is found in a scrap heap trying to assemble himself while its parts are scattered over the scrap heap. After that your journey begins in the nearby city where you must overcome the obstacles of the Black Cap Brotherhood (a group trying to blow up the main city’s tower).

You will have to face imprisonment and a series of great challenges in order to make it and save the city.

Reviews

The game has won the Excellence in Visual Art award at the 12th Annual Independent Games Festival and the Best Soundtrack award from PC Gamer in 2009.

Company

The game was developed by Amanita Design an independent Czech video game developing company, founded in 2003 by Jakub Dvorský.

Requirements

Operating System  –  Windows XP,Vista/7
Processor –  1.6 Ghz
Memory – 1 Gb
Hard Disk – 380 Mb
Minimum Screen Resolution – 1024×768

More Info at http://machinarium.net/demo/