Arcane Raise Bundle

In Brief

This bundle of nine games plus DLC's include five RPG's made using RPG Maker and four simulators using Game maker.

These games have been removed from Steam due to a dispute with the developer ('possibly' but not necessarily due to a particular game that was in bad taste i.e. an AIDS simulator), so for those who are into collecting removed games or those who like to add +1's to their Steam account (there is a growing community into that), you'll get a +9 added to your Steam library.

The only game now available on Steam from this developer is Arcane Raise

The Games:

The games include the following:

Asset Flip simulator - A first person shooter using Game Maker. It takes ages to load (almost 5 minutes). The game looks decent enough though there does appear to be some issues with the graphic; for example, when I started to move from the start, the whole scene changed and looked like I was looking through fog (see the twelfth image below). After reloading, the issue persisted.

Athopiu - The Final Rebirth of Hopeless Incarnate - An RPG adventure using RPG Maker.

Glitch Simulator - A first person shooter that worked; however, apart from the first zombie that ran at me as soon as I moved, every other zombie just stood their ground; even when I walked right up to them.

ISIS Simulator - A first person shooter using game maker similar to Asset Flip simulator. Of all the sim's this was the best one as it was quite challenging. I didn't work through to the end, so cannot say if it is similar to the Triggering simulator.

Occult preRaise - An RPG adventure using RPG Maker

Occult Raise - An RPG adventure using RPG Maker

Occult RERaise - An RPG adventure using RPG Maker

Triggering Simulator - Similar to Asset Flip Simulator, but with no graphical glitches. I enjoyed the game play, but there is only one mission, that takes less than 5 minutes to complete.

Zambi 2 Kil - An RPG adventure using RPG Maker

The RPG maker games i.e. Athopiu - The Final Rebirth of Hopeless Incarnate, Occult preRaise, Occult Raise, Occult RERaise and Zambi 2 Kil all work with no issues. Each game includes various DLC booster packs that contain in game currency, experience points as well as various potions, extra male and female characters and a free text lore book that explains the lore & backstory of the Arcane Raise Franchise. The four simulator games are Game Maker games and all seem to be very basic, but work 'to some extent'. Of the four Asset Flip and Glitch Simulator seem to have some issues mentioned in the list above. The other two work okay, but are only short single mission games.

For the RPG Maker games if your monitor is on a high resolution setting the game window is very small (I could fit six windows on my 15'' monitor set at 1920 x 1080. Setting it at the lowest resolution on my main monitor i.e. 800 x 600 increases the size significantly, but still does not fill the monitor screen. Each RPG Maker game includes a tutorial session which you can skip if you wish. Although not included with this bundle, the only game now remaining from this developer is Arcane Raise, so I am unable to access reviews written about those games as they have been removed, or at least access has been blocked.

All the RPG Maker games included in the bundle are very similar to the Arcane Raise game that is still available via Steam so I've included the Steam reviews of that game HERE as I think they are applicable to all of the RPG Maker games.

Each of the simulator games start with the following two images

The next six images show the Asset Flip, Glitch and ISIS Simulators

These last two images are from the Triggering Simulator.

Conclusion

Sadly the 1000 keys went before I'd even finished writing the above. This was probably due to the information being posted on the steam key giveaway sites. For some Steam community members removed games are a premium wish. As this bundle contained nine removed games, i.e. games that are no longer available on Steam, plus for those who collect games to get plus ones on their account, this would have added nine pluses. I do think its a pity that regular giveaway community members, especially those that don't log in until the evening will have missed out on this deal. That said, I think the developer 'may' have more key giveaways on other sites, so it may be worth Googling the developer or even contacting them directly to see if there are any other giveaways. The developer is Arcane Raise. I found the RPG Maker games playable and okay, but most of the simulator games made with Game Maker were either too short or had problems with graphics, or the assets. That said I would like to thank the developer for giving the community the opportunity to get games o longer available on Steam. :)