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Whether you're a 90s kid, a millennial like me, or a Gen Z boomer, surely something in this game will make you feel nostalgic for your first personal computer and your junior high nights just staying away at your old Windows machine.

Unless you've never had a computer and you've only have phones while growing up, in which case what are you doing here?

(And if you grew up with a Mac, this game has you covered too.)

If you've heard of Flash games you're probably heard of Frog Fractions on some sites. The platform has always been a place for more experimental types of games, many of which would later be expanded upon on a full release on other platforms, even on consoles. In fact, if I have to compare Frog Fractions to more modern indie games, then I would have to compare it to Doki Doki Literature Club, or Baldi's Basics, in the way that like those two games Frog Fractions is much more than what it appears to be at first glance. (This isn't a horror game though, don't worry.) Frog Fractions predates the type of games popularised by Baldi's Basics by several years, though.

Like those two other games, describing Frog Fractions without spoiling many of the twists the game throws at you would almost be impossible. Just trust me when I say that this is not just a simple edutainment game.

(Here's a hint: after you get the dragon, swim down.)

It's refreshing to find a visual novel on Steam that does not revolve around sex (looking at you, Written in the Sky). Gore, yes, but not sex.

Also, this game gives you a ridiculous amount of save slots. You'd be lucky to get more than one in most games like these, and this game gives you a whooping 64 slots!

Many driver updating utilities just allow you to scan your system before you have to buy the full version to update your drivers. Kinda like all those fake antiviruses back in the Windows XP days, only these are legal.

Driver Booster will actually update your drivers for free. You install one driver at a time, but you do that manually anyway. For that, I actually recommend this one, especially if you frequently reinstall your system, as the drivers your manufacturer gives you are often outdated (especially the graphics card driver, and ESPECIALLY if it's a NVIDIA card).

My only downside is that it doesn't detect as many drivers as Driver Fusion, but I assume if you'd like that you'd buy the Pro version. Like I said, you don't actually need it to update your drivers.

(Also, don't worry, more often than not the new drivers don't actually break your system, and if they do, the program creates a system restore point before installing the first driver. I do suggest you make a restore point yourself before installing any drivers, though, especially if you find something suspicious--like a driver that suddenly belongs to some other manufacturer.)

If you are going to buy the Pro version, I really like the fact that you only need to pay for it once. In a time where software developers make a living (apart from bundleware, of course) selling subscriptions to their products that require you to pay for it every year, it's nice to find a product that includes a lifetime subscription--i.e. you buy the Pro version, it's yours to keep, forever.

Whatever you do, the outcome is always the same: you'll end up sad and lonely, trying to come back to your high school crush.

Just like in real life.

Best dating sim I ever played 10/10 IGN

EDIT: JOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHN CEEEEEEEEEEEENAAAAAAAAAAAAA

TV Tropes calls it "Portal meets Blinx". Blinx is a terrible game for the Xbox about a character who can travel through time. Seems about right.

At first glance this may seem like a free version of Counter-Strike: Source, and at a closer glance may seem like Counter-Strike meets Left 4 Dead, but this game is far more complex than that.

For starters, this game is based on CS:S, and essencially still plays like traditional CS, with terrorists and counter-terrorists. It's the addition of the zombies that makes all the different forms of play so unique.

For those who just want to play CS without having to worry about the zombies, the Original mode is just that: Counter-Strike. Even has good old de_dust2.

The Zombie Scenario mode plays similar to Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2, where there is one team, either terrorists or counter-terrorists, and another team of computer-controlled zombies. You reach the end and fight a boss. Simple.

Oh yeah, and there are obstacles you have to shoot down with your guns. They have a lot of HP. You'll find yourself running back to the restocking area to get more ammo a lot.

As you complete the mission and kill zombies, a bar on the bottom of the screen fills up. When it is completely filled, you level up, giving you more HP and more ammo. Keep in mind, this level up system is exclusive to this mode and is separate from your global level.

The Zombie Hero mode plays similar to Left 4 Dead Versus. One team is the humans, the other team is the zombies. You can choose to be either humans or zombies.

Most of the items you can get just by playing or crafting. Sure, there is a store, but the items for the most part do not require real world money. You purchase some items, such as new characters, with real-world money, yes, but most items are purchased with points.

And you also get these points by playing. Playing X time gives you Y points, playing X more time gives you Z points. Simple.

There are also missions you can choose to complete every day and every week. Beating one of these missions gives you a reward: either a random gun or random crafting materials, your choice.

Overall, this game piqued my interest when I found it a few weeks ago, probably before it started coming into beta. I dare say that this may be one of the best F2P games on Steam.

Note on controller support: this game fully supports Xbox controllers, however when you open it from Big Picture you'll notice that it states that it supports keyboard only. That is because when you run it it first starts a launcher, and that is where you enable the controller. Start the executable directly after doing so, though, and the controller works fine in-game without needing to access the launcher again. Just make sure your controller is on if it's a wireless controller before you start the game. Press the Xbox button in the center of your controller after starting the game and you should be greeted with the Steam overlay (Big Picture) or the Game Bar (Windows 10), which means the game has detected your controller. If the game does not accept your controller inputs, then it did not detect your controller and you must start the game again in order to redetect it.

This is one game that I always wanted. You have no idea how hard it was to set up a Dreamcast emulator or a GameCube emulator just to play this game. When I found out about the Steam release I had to buy immediately.

The multiplayer is tons of fun, the Great Clement even called it the best multiplayer ever in a Sonic game. When my sister wants to play with me more often than not this is the game we play.

One thing that this is sadly missing though is online multiplayer (the multiplayer is splitscreen only). That is a huge let down.

Sure this shows its age with glitches and stuff but you can let those slide, right? It's Sonic.

I have played a few hours of this game and I enjoy it a lot. Quite similar to Dota 2 in certain aspects.

I actually prefer this game over Dungeon Defenders Eternity because of the TF2 stuff. That, and the Portal gun. I'm a Portal geek.

I played Audiosurf 2 recently and I believe this review is outdated. I'll keep the original below, but these are my updated thoughts on the game.

Compared to the Early Access version of the game, this game looks a lot better. I'm glad there are no locked modes like there used to be, no forced tutorial (not sure about that yet, haven't played Wakeboard) and the menus look a lot better than they used to be (plus they change colours depending on the cover art of the selected song!)

Gameplay-wise, it still plays just like Audiosurf 1. Hit colours, make points. There are a few new modes in this one to cater towards the newer audience (i.e. people that have never played Audiosurf 1), like a "casual" mode, which is an easier mono, and a "freeride" mode, which is basically autoplay.

The good ol' visualization mode from Audiosurf 1 is still in this game, along with some of the classic modes such as pointman and vegas.

SoundCloud support was a nice addition, although I can not play my favourites. Only my own songs and songs from who I'm following are displayed. I certainly hope that gets added in the future.

Workshop support still works just like it used to. (I did have to uninstall all my mods to get them to appear, though.) Once you subscribe to a new mode, click the "browse modes" button to select it (they're at the bottom!) Skins are found in the right hand side (in the skins section, obviously), although not all skins will work with all modes (I'm disappointed about the Doctor Who skin not being compatible with with the Flight mode, it seems perfect for that mode)

When you first start Audiosurf 2, it will scan your hardware (graphics card and CPU, I'm guessing) to determine the best possible graphics levels for your computer at your desktop resolution. You are free to change it from the options if you wish. (It may be possible that the game might hang for you while it's doing this scan, like it happened with me. Just start the game again, it won't do a second scan.)

TL:DR: Should you buy Audiosurf 2 now? Yes, definitely. It feels much more like it should be, and not what the early access version of the game used to look like.
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ORIGINAL REVIEW FOLLOWS.

I loved the original Audiosurf, it's one of those games that I can go back to whenever I feel like it and just enjoy it. I'm glad I bought it.

Audiosurf 2 is... disappointing, to say the least. The tutorial is extremely confusing, all the modes are locked and the menus are bland and uninteresting. Just a bunch of wasted money. I do realize it's still under construction but this game feels rushed.

What I do praise this game for is Workshop support. I finally found a game mode I can enjoy, without needing to unlock anything else.

So should you buy Audiosurf 2? Not right now, honestly, wait until the game is done.