1. Sine Mora

Sine Mora Trailer

This game is all about flying and shooting. You are part of a resistance movement forming against the Layil Empire. You will play as several fighter pilots taking down bosses above and below water. Take down as many enemy fighters as you can in order to try and take down the empire and bring vengeance and justice to the thousands of repressed.

This is not a long game. A skillful player could get through it in 90 minutes. But what makes it so amazing is the unique art and play style. It is a very rare breed with it’s 2.5D style in a shoot ‘em up style. This makes the gameplay extremely challenging since in some cases you almost miss enemies until they are firing upon you because you don’t notice them in the background.

Instead of health, your success is measured in time. All of our pilots have a unique talent for bending time. The pilots can slow down time if they get into a pinch and stabilize time when an area is clear. So it only makes sense that time is a measure of success. Get hit, lose time. Destroy enemies, gain time.

There are never boots on the ground, either. Everything takes place in advanced amphibian planes—meaning they seamlessly fly above and below water. It feels like a classic arcade game but looks like a steampunk masterpiece.

Sine Mora Gameplay

Take down guns that are much stronger and bigger than yours

Take down tough bosses by targeting their weak points

Every single one of these games is worth some time this summer. If that is the 90 minutes to get through Sine Mora or the hours spend on Kingdom, they will all give you an unbelievable experience and are so different that they are worth checking out.

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