Game Review: Barbershop Simulator

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Humorous and strangely satisfying. Fairly enjoyable to shave strangers for cash.
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After the novelty wears off, there won't be much to entice you to come back except to get a few chuckles.
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Some nice looking 3D objects, but nothing in the spectacular department.
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Sounds and music fit the bill.
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An entertaining novelty for a few hours that is good for a few laughs.

Introduction

If you have ever dreamed of opening your own barbershop to shave interesting patterns with facial hair and earn money doing so, then Barbershop Simulator by Shavetastic is your dream come true. This free, downloadable, windows, indie game was made by a group of game design students. Many a YouTube video was made and the game has practically gone viral. Personally, at first glance I thought that Bossa Studios had made another game in the same vein as Surgeon Simulator. While not as weird and wacky, Barbershop Simulator has much less gore and is fun for a few hours.

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Utopian Pig Studio – Indie Game Innovation at its Best

I would like to introduce Utopian Pig Studio, which will serve as the brand of my indie game innovation starting with Pig Pinball. Pig Pinball’s vision is to bring the indie spark of creativity to pinball by introducing unique game modes and pigs. The “standard” game mode has turrets shooting missiles towards your ball. The “Brick Buster” mode is a hybrid of pinball with breakout. Another mode that is still a work-in-progress is the pig farming mode. In this mode, you catch wild pigs in the field and care for them on your ranch. The twist being that all this is done on a pinball table.

Get the game (alpha version) while it’s still free and get all future updates to the game, which includes the full release version when it comes out. Optionally, you may choose to pay in order to support development of the game. What you are still waiting for? Go download Pig Pinball and enjoy some indie innovative fun!

List of Indie Game Bundles Sites

Looking for the ultimate list of indie game bundle websites that’s always up-to-date? Search no further! Save a ton of money while supporting indie devs. Here’s a list of the best indie game bundle sites:

If you’re on Twitter, here is a Twitter list of all the game bundle sites above.

Free Online Games List

On this page is a list of all the good free online games that I’ve come across. I have reviewed some of the games and can attest to their quality.

GameGame DescriptionReview Score
AlteilFlash-based online card dueling game. "English version of Japan's #1 Online Card Game."3.5/5
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Soul MasterMMO RTS with RPG elements. You control a persistent avatar while managing construction, Soul summoning, giving Souls orders, and controlling your character in an action-RPG style.3.5/5
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FiestaMMO RPG. Friendly graphics and community. Epic 15 player Kingdom Quests with a big boss at the end are really fun.3.5/5
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Checkout gameplay videos of some other mmos:

Game Review: Alteil

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Fun, strategic card duels that are easy to pickup but hard to master.
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The addictive quality of card games is refreshed by Alteil's fresh take on the genre
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card art is made by Japan's greatest artists, but it still only has card game graphics.
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Exciting background music coupled with simple sound effects make for fun but average experience
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Addictive card game with original gameplay aspects with the additional possibilities afforded by virtual gameplay makes for a fun experience.

Alteil Official Website

Introduction

Alteil is an online flash-based “online card dueling game” that you can play for free.  It is NOT a trading card game for the simple reason that you can’t actually trade cards with other players.  The card duels are semi fast-paced, flashy, and really fun.  According to the official website, Alteil is the “English version of Japan’s #1 Online Card Game.” It is made with flash so Alteil requires no long downloads.  Different screens take only seconds to load, which is great to play a quick match or two when you feel like it.  For a quick rundown of what Alteil is like go to the official Alteil website.

Alteil has an interesting background story behind it that they keep updating, which helps immerse players into the game’s world.  Japanese games are famous for having lots of story and this game is no exception.

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