Nightgate

[b] Nightgate [/b] is a very atmospheric and chilled out experience which involves avoiding enemies whilst collecting orbs and solving minimalistic puzzles. It's very engaging thanks to the gorgeous synth soundtrack and the clever use of geometric shapes and 3D effects. I thoroughly enjoyed my trip through the fifty levels that Nightgate had to offer. The game starts off very easily and you are tasked to collect the orbs and move on to the next stage. In your way are various enemies and defences protecting the orbs which get progressively more difficult as you travel through the Nightgate stages. Most enemies are faster than you and most target and engage you, so it is a case of dodging them which gives you a few seconds to collect the orbs until their next sweep. At the same time the defences can kill you too and these usually involve barriers that either spin around or get larger and smaller needing good timing to pass through. More mechanics are added later like speed boosts and areas that slow you down so that you can pass through very fast spinning defences. There are even a few puzzle sections where you have to join orbs together without obstacles breaking the line you have…

I've been playing this game on iOS for years. It's one of the best casual arcade games ever. The soundtrack is on another level and is absolutely amazing, relaxing, wonderful and adds to the atmosphere of the game. This hidden gem is underrated. I wish the developers would change their marketing strategy. The only negative is that the game is short but it' makes sense considering the quality over quantity. I wish the devs(Semidome) would port the rest of the games to Steam.

This game is good, unfortunately the trailer fails to comunicate the gameplay style. The game is a type of avoid-em-up, you don't shoot, you just dodge obstacles, and you need to navigate through the levels collecting items to unlock the next areas. There is a simplified story that encourages you to move forward in the game, and the music fits the gameplay style very well. The game is short, and you can finish it in less than 3 hours - it's not very difficult, although there are a lot of enemies and obstacles, I would even say it's relaxing.

This is an avoidem style game where you are a dot that dodges the color red. There is a good variety of enemies and obstacles to avoid and a small plot to follow. The achievements you do need to go out of your way for but they aren't too hard to get if you really want them (they are sort of mini easter eggs). For the price, I can't recommend the game as there is only around 2 hours of gameplay if you are decent at the game. But if the game goes on sale for $5 and under and you have the money, its a decent game to play.

Great for relaxing and focusing (till it gets very hard). Love the calm Synthwave music. Would like to see this game on a Vectrex :D

Great game, great concept! Awesome synth soundtrack that sounds very Tron like! One of my favorite games ever. So simple yet so beautiful. Loved the camera angles and continuity too. Played wonderfully on my steam deck. Hats off to the developer, not gotten enough recognition for this game!