100 Word Review - #T13 - Osmos

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Osmos

Genre – Casual, Indie, Family

Metascore – 80%

Developer – Hemisphere Games

Other Games by Developer – N/A

Tom's Current Playtime – 3.4 hours

“Osmos” takes me back to my review of “SpaceChem” in as much as I end up wanting to obliterate my PC monitor whenever I play it. In “Osmos” you are given one of many possible objectives, all of which involve absorbing entities smaller than yours while avoiding larger ones. “Osmos” is a fun little game let down by occasionally obnoxious difficulty. Fortunately you can scramble the setup of every game to look for a more advantageous start. While its not going to captivate you for hours, “Osmos” is a good title that comes heartily recommended.

Tom's Score – 7/10

100 Word Review - #9 - Solar 2

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Solar 2

Genre - Indie, Casual

Metascore - 72%


Developer - Murudai

Other Games by Developer - N/A

My Current Playtime - 2.9 hours

In 'Solar 2' you start life as an asteroid, smashing into other asteroids to become a planet. Your growth continues until you're a black hole and you eventually collapse the universe. Happy times. This game has a simple premise but is actually deceptively difficult. Alongside your 'evolution', you are given missions by a god that will need a bit of time and effort to complete. It's similar to 'Osmos', and if you liked that, I'm sure you'll like this. It's moments like this that I love the Steam sales, when you find a cheap gem that comes out of nowhere.

My Score - 8/10