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Hands-On With Anthropomorphic Steampunk Adventure Viktor - Cliqist

Serena Nelson writes: "The common people will stand up and depose the tyrant emperor of Austro-Hungary and replace him with a benevolent boar. Or at least that's what Viktor, our titular hero, thinks after he quickly finds himself without a job. And thus begins the demo provided for the game to whet our proverbial whistles while they strive to get funded on IndieGogo. Being the sort that just can't say no to a demo, particularly for a point and click adventure game, I decided to download it and give it a spin. "

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Fight the Power in Steampunk Adventure Viktor

Serena Nelson writes: "Viva la revolucion! Most adventure games take you on a quest of some importance. Whether it's to save the kingdom or just to find a nice place to nap most tend to be on the epic side of epicness. And Viktor looks to take this idea and has our "hero" strive to take down the emperor of his country. For whatever reason it is, it's left unclear in the pitch. After an unsuccessful Kickstarter late last year they're back on Indiegogo to give it a second shot. Hopefully they'll do better this time around."

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Viktor: The Lowlife Pig Who Wants to Rule the World | Hardcore Gamer

Viktor is a pig, a little grumpy and rude but not a bad sort overall. He’s bounced from one job to another through his life and just recently gotten fired from being a street sweeper. Deciding that a little upward mobility would be nice, he sets his sights on becoming emperor of the world, because that doesn’t seem too unreasonable.

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Five Steam Games that Scream Retro Gaming 2D Side Scrolling Edition

Carl Williams writes, "Steam is a digital distribution service that was created by Valve in an effort to get their games out to gamers more easily. As Steam evolved other publishers were allowed to have their games added to the growing service. Today, Steam represents quite a large chunk of PC game sales and boasts a library of thousands of games. At this point in the life of Steam it is tough to find games that might interest you. In this article I will show you five games that will cater to that nostalgic side of your gaming habit, games that are on Steam right now. 2D side scrolling action titles at one time were the bread and butter of gaming. As consoles gained more power developers moved towards full on 3D gaming, seemingly leaving behind this venerable genre. Steam has become a haven of sorts for 2D side scrolling games. Here are five interesting retro styled action titles worth looking into."

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