Watch out for more mid week games over the next week and beyond. We have nine more games in the listings, six of which will be mid week games on top of the usual weekend giveaways. Looking at them, some look really promising, so do check back between Monday and Friday and the following week for a variety of casual arcade games. See the end of this review for links to the Epic and Indie Gala freebies this week..

Congratulations to all those who entered and won a key for the OMON ( Police crowd control) Simulator; there was a 45% chance of winning if you logged in every day. The game was supposed to have been released last week around the time the giveaway went live, but was delayed until yesterday; however, its still not available via Steam, but when you get your Steam keys, you can activate it, but not install it until it is officially released.

Mosaic: Game of Gods

In Brief

This was a Steam Greenlight project (now defunct) that was also released via the big arcade distributors such as Big Fish games a couple of years ago. It’s a casual arcade game featuring 150 mosaic puzzles that are ideal for the whole family, with two modes of play casual and timed plus excellent music score and some decent art work. It’s approximately a third of a gigabyte when installed.

Introduction:

Mosaic: Game of Gods is a game of mosaic puzzles made of different materials.

The Universe exists balancing between Chaos and Creation. They bring harmony and equilibrium; they are watching the flow of life. But, when one of the forces prevails, the world becomes unrecognizable. And so it happened once, when the furious God of Chaos decided to wipe all the life off the Earth. And now only the Goddess of Creation is able to bring everything back and tame the heart of the God of Chaos.

Reference accessed HERE. 28th September 2019

The Game:

The title of this game hints to a story, perhaps to a story on a deeper level. It sounds like the game would happen between two deities who both want something. That sounded extremely interesting to me. While I didn't expect too in-depth background due to the type of this game, I was still disappointed by the lack of it. There are exactly two cut scenes, at the beginning and at the end. The title mislead me quite well for making me believe something particularly exciting would happen between the packs you have to finish.

There's not much to the characters and that's not really surprising. Still, the two main characters (and I use that term loosely) have a connection to each other. It's hard to tell what kind of relationship it is, because they never, even once, speak. So in that as well, the characters lacked depth.

It's very simple, but nice nonetheless, if you know what to expect. I expected the Fever Mode to be a timed version of the main game, but it's not. You have a certain time to finish a mosaic and you gain more time every time you finish one. So you can go on as long as you have time. It was a pleasant surprise for me, since I typically do not like timed versions. It was a nice add to the slower, more relaxed version. If you start with a Fever Mode, maybe the game mechanics work differently? That I can't say.

When you first begin the game, the main screen has BEAUTIFUL art. It was gorgeous, and had quite sharp details. The colors were wonderful too. It was pleasant to look at and I expected it to apply to the whole game. But. I was once again disappointed. The cut scene animations don't have similar style at all. Admittedly, animations rarely look as good as the main art. But the level dropped down a lot, almost made it look ugly. Visually appealing games are my thing, so to be first introduced to an amazing view and then to have it change... It was a true shame. The only good thing is, that there were only two cut scenes.

As for mosaics, all of the packs had different textures. From glass-like to rough, it was interesting - and some of the textures made the game play more challenging.

I loved the music. It hit me immediately when I began the game. I actually wished that I could listen to it some more, which is rare for me. I liked the main tune the best, but the others were quite pleasant to listen to too.

Reference accessed HERE. Originally posted by Mifititi 5th Feb 2017; re-posted by Whiterabbit-uk 28th September 2019

Game play Videos, slideshow and steam reviews for Mosaic: Game of Gods:

You can see a slide show of almost 40 images showing the intro , story boards and map showing 150 levels HERE and see over 40 Steam community reviews HERE. you can also see several videos of game play HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.

Conclusion:

Mosaic: Game of Gods is decent casual mosaic puzzle game that will keep you entertained for quite some time working through the 150 levels. Ideal family entertainment for those rainy weekend days and evenings. With two modes of play you can play either leisurely un-timed or a little more stressful with the timed mode. A well made game with at leas tone of the sequels released on Steam. you can even download a free demo of the first two games in the series HERE and HERE; both require the Steam client to install.

The latest games available over on Epic Games include my favorite post apocalyptic shooter 'Metro 2033 Redux' (A re-skinned version of the original release with other improvements using a newer game engine), and 'Everything' a reality simulation. You'll find them both HERE until the 3rd October when they change to Minit a sixty second adventure recommended by Jim Sterling, who holds no punches and tells it as it is when reviewing games. Also check out the latest free games over on indie Gala, they add more weekly, for example: Packed Train, Survivor Squad, Crowd Control, Merry Glade and Hell Cat; so its worth checking the site frequently as they also remove some each week. Some of the games such as the Hentai Hexa Mosaic are not suitable for children due to inappropriate content. It may also be worth checking out Good Old Games weekly as they give away games fairly regularly, for example two days ago they gave away the classic sci fi space simulation Freespace 2. You can usually find details of most of the current deals and freebies via the Epic Bundle web site. It's definitely worth checking every couple of days for details of any free games; they include games from the big guys such as Steam (fairly regularly, plus they have a stable of around 90 permanent free games), uPlay (infrequently), Epic Games (weekly) and Origin (infrequently). Also check out the Humble Store(every several weeks) and the game giveaways own game discussion forums HERE for other occasional game deals.