Love is in the Air - February Game Rewards

Posted By: GamerDating Team - February 01, 2023

Love is in the Air, its Gaming Time xoxo Valentines day is coming, but what to get your loved ones? Game dates, valentines day gifts or simply that beautiful gift to yourself. This month, we are offering even more games with your subscription so you can game, whilst we find you a match. We offer games every month with our 2 and 4-month subscriptions. Our list of games is available to view, with updates each month. A subscription

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December Rewards and its Holiday time! So we've restocked!

Posted By: GamerDating Team - December 19, 2022

GamerDating's December Rewards! It's the holiday season, a time for relaxation, spending time with loved ones, and gift-giving. For many of us, it's also a time to get back into our favorite hobbies, like gaming. This year, we've restocked and added some exciting new titles to our collection. Whether you're looking for the latest releases or classic hits, we have something for every gamer to enjo This month, we are offering even more games

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Frozen Flame – a Survival RPG that needs a little thawing out

Posted By: Elena Walker - December 12, 2022

Frozen Flame is a multiplayer survival fantasy RPG, in a world once governed by Dragons and is now in the aftermath of what appears to be a post-apocalyptic world. It was released in its Early Access form on the 25th of November by fresh-faced developers Dreamside Interactive. I’ll be honest – my first impression was that the game looked generic. The style was immediately reminiscent of the many aesthetic copycats of cartoony an

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November includes Core Keeper, Golf with your Friends and Moving with your subs

Posted By: GamerDating Team - November 01, 2022

GamerDating's November Rewards! It's November! Christmas is coming, games are flowing, and its time to plan your gifts! We aim to keep the subscription cost down, while we can offer indie games or popular titles so that you can game, whilst we find you a match. We offer games every month with our 2 and 4-month subscriptions. Our list of games is available to view, with updates each month. Subscription grants you the ability to read

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Fueled up a chaotic couch co-op reviewed

Posted By: Ryan - October 28, 2022

Space-borne chaos or a shiny re-tread of old ground? Couch co-op party games are a small, but still popular, genre. As evidenced by games like Overcooked and Moving Out, there’s a need for one-to-four-player games that rely on communication, a willingness to make mistakes, and an almost sadistic urge to test the strength of friendships. Make no mistake, much like its chaotic forebears, Fueled Up will also put your relationships to the

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Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Closed Beta Preview

Posted By: Dan and Team - October 19, 2022

This weekend October 14th to 16th our team had the privilege to try Fatshark's closed BETA of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. We gathered together, jumped into Discord in varied group sizes and chugged through the delights of Darktide. You can play with any variation of your custom characters, a refreshing step away from Vermintide.   The Poundshop Paladin, WoodTier, Farske and Zahur gathered together to dip their toes i

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Games while you date! Imp of the Sun, Potioncraft, Spirit of the Island now available

Posted By: GamerDating Team - October 06, 2022

GamerDating's October Rewards! It's October, autumn is here, winter is coming and the new games are flowing! It's the time of year where curled up on the sofa, with hot chocolate and gaming all evening is ideal. We aim to keep the subscription cost down, while we can offer indie games or popular titles so that you can game, whilst we find you a match. Our list of games is available to view, with updates each month. We offer 2 or 4-

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Pokemon Killer Temtem? Ryan Reviews

Posted By: Ryan - September 26, 2022

TemTem - Pokemon killer? An indie, monster-taming MMO with PvP built into its foundation, and a full PvE story, was always going to be a sure bet for fans of the Pokémon franchise. Temtem goes out of its way to emphasise how much of its gameplay experience is focused around competitive play, so much so that it’s nigh impossible to escape, but, if PvP isn’t your thing, all is not lost! I’m not a huge fan of PvP in m

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Smooth Summer Update to make your experience better.

Posted By: GamerDating Team - August 22, 2022

Say hello to our summer fresh update!  In this update, we focused on some quality of life updates, better email interactions, improved performance and bugfixes. Our last big update was earlier this year when we updated messaging with the use of emojis, gif support, improved updates and optimisation. Now we have introduced a new notifications sidebar, improved email notifications and new anti spammer/bot measures to make your experie

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South of the Circle Preview

Posted By: Ryan - August 15, 2022

A narrative experience about the power of regret. Emotional, story-driven games like South of the Circle (SotC) are not, for better or worse, everyone’s cup of tea. Originally released in 2021 for Apple Arcade, it was developed by State of Play, published by 11 Bit Studios, and is a compelling story of ambition and love set around the Cold War. I played SotC on the Nintendo Switch to write this review and was pleasantly surprised by w

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Overcooked! Our sous-chef reviews a top coop.

Posted By: Will Smith-Parsons - August 01, 2022

Overcooked: All the fun of watching your kitchen burn down, none of the messy clean-up. Overcooked! is a top-down, high-pressure cook-em-up that pits aspiring chefs against the clock and a series of strange circumstances to prepare ingredients and cook dishes to the satisfaction of hungry customers. After each level, players receive a score and a number of stars based on how many orders were completed, how many were missed, and how many wer

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Tails of Iron, House Flipper, Foxhole and Overcooked! 2 added for August subscriptions

Posted By: Alex - July 29, 2022

GamerDating's August Rewards! It's August! The perfect time for some game dates, followed by nice walks in the evening. Our goal is to keep subscription at a low cost, offer unusual indie games or popular titles so that you can game, whilst we find you a match. Our list of games is available to view, with updates each month. We offer 2 or 4-month subscriptions which allow you to read and send messages to any user, your messages allow

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Gloomhaven, Kitaria Fables, Farm Together, and Tavern Master now available with subscription

Posted By: Alex - July 01, 2022

GamerDating's July Rewards! As we roll into July, the peak of the summer season, and we have new games for our subscriptions. Our mission is to keep subscription at a cost low, offer popular or unusual games so that you can start gaming whilst we find you a match! Our list of games is available to view, with updates each month. We offer 2 or 4-month subscriptions which allow you to read and send messages to any user, your messages all

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Wingspan, Cuphead, Children of Morta and Outriders available in our June subscription.

Posted By: Alex - June 02, 2022

GamerDating's June Rewards! It's June, new game time! Available for new subscriptions, we have limited stock, so first come, first served. Our goal is to keep subscription cost low, and always offer new games so you can find a match, start chatting and play a game with your date, preferably one of those new ones you've just got! Our full list of games is now available on our static page which we'll update each month. We offer 2 or 4-

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Games available in our packages

Posted By: GamerDating Team - June 01, 2022

Our gaming offers bundled in with our packages Check out our entire list of new games added and available. Our games we offer are separated between two options of subscription to GamerDating, a gold option and a silver option. Remember you can choose two silver games for the gold option instead of just one gold game if you'd prefer. Each month we add new games, restock and seek out the unusual games for those game dates and couples da

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10 Reasons to Date a Gamer

Posted By: Alex - April 13, 2022

10 Reasons to Date a Gamer There are many benefits to dating a gamer, be you a gamer yourself, or an open minded non-gamer who is looking to support their partner or perhaps even become a gamer. It is also not uncommon for couples with a gamer in the mix to convert the other and introduce them to what it’s like to date a gamer. We reached out and asked some of our successful couples to give a list of reasons why it is good to date a g

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April Rewards - Easter new games for your subscription!

Posted By: Alex - April 05, 2022

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Frozen Flame – a Survival RPG that needs a little thawing out

Posted By: Elena Walker - December 12, 2022

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Frozen Flame is a multiplayer survival fantasy RPG, in a world once governed by Dragons and is now in the aftermath of what appears to be a post-apocalyptic world.

It was released in its Early Access form on the 25th of November by fresh-faced developers Dreamside Interactive.

I’ll be honest – my first impression was that the game looked generic. The style was immediately reminiscent of the many aesthetic copycats of cartoony animation heralded by such games as Fortnite. But as I played there were elements I was pleasantly surprised by. And some… less so.

 

Frozen Flame Review and sillyness

As you can see, it’s a game that also takes itself very seriously.

 

Aesthetics

The initial previews of the game I spotted made me grimace. I’m not a huge fan of the overly bombastic colours and polygons that many video games produce, but here I was proven wrong.

 

While yes, it does clearly draw some inspiration from those areas it, most importantly, does them well. Many of the loading screens in the game show off the art designs of many of the various creatures and NPCs, and for good reason. They’re great. They’re unique, fit in with the rest of the environment that the world is meant to be in, and feel quite imposing when it comes to the larger enemies.

 

Unfortunately, there is currently little in the way of character creation or customisability in turns of cosmetics, but I have some hope that they *might* expand this in the future. I’d also argue on the female and male body options, especially with other video games increasingly giving more body-neutral options.

 

Coop online game Frozen Flame characters

For some reason, I decided to channel my inner Elsa in this game.

 

For the most part, the rest of the game was well designed; the actual interface and menus felt nice to use, and items and weapons also have a clean design. Overall, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how nice it is - I’ve never felt like the world is trying to blind me, or that I can’t understand what I’m meant to be looking at.

 

Gameplay

Unfortunately, the tutorial feels long, to the point that I didn’t know there was more to the game until I pushed past the first major boss. I also didn’t find it particularly clear as to why I was meant to be saving the NPC from the end-of-prologue boss in the first place. And this is where the game largely drops the ball: the beginning of the game starts slow.

 

That being said, the more running around I did, the more caught up in the world and lore I found myself in - especially after forcing myself through the initial ‘tutorial’ island. Running into various NPCs with side quests gave insight into the lore and backstory of the world you’ve found yourself in. It unfortunately hasn’t so far given me much insight behind the actual character I’m playing apart from some basic clues, but that may well be the point being so early in the game.

 

Over time I came to appreciate the worldbuilding, the humour and its Easter Eggs, such as the ‘sword in the stone’ you can stumble across early in the first few hours. But as someone who is orientated on narrative and story, I found it a bit lacklustre and possibly wouldn’t have gotten through the first few hours if I was playing casually.

 

Sword in the stone humour in Frozen Flame

Another example of the game taking itself very seriously.

 

Innovation

The game does provide unique aspects, however. There were many moments during my playtime that reminded me of Valheim, another indie survival rpg that I’m very fond of - but despite the similarities in survival and crafting and multiplayer potential, Frozen Flame provides a unique high fantasy focus. And there’s an effort to provide lore, with just enough of a hook to make me a little curious about the world, which unfortunately I only felt like biting a few hours in.

Let me introduce you to one of my favourite mechanics in the game, and not one I’ve really seen implemented in games of this genre though: Flight.

 

Beautiful bird flight in the game.

Wee.

 

After the initial Tutorial Island™, the game mechanic of flight is given to you as a way to move through all the floating islands that you now have to explore. And it’s implemented well, and most importantly, it’s fun.

 

There’s a strange delight to jumping off cliff faces and turning into some ethereal bird in mid-air - or maybe that’s just me? It’s not completely perfect, as you run out of stamina fairly quickly, though there are air streams that rebuff this on particularly long stretches of travel. It’s a fun way to travel in an exploration game and certainly makes what can be a very dull part of any game actually fun.

 

Polish

As evidenced by the number of hotfixes done in the first two days, there is a lot of balancing that has to be done. Enemies, especially when playing solo, come across as very spongy. One optional boss on the tutorial island, is almost impossible to deal with as a solo player with constantly spawning mooks and a confined space. If this was meant to be a later-game enemy, it wasn’t obvious.

 

There are also a few grammar mistakes in the text – in which there is little voice acting, feels like an oversight. I appreciate that the developers are international, and the team may not have English as their primary language, but it is a simple task to bring in someone to proofread some of the text.

 

Coop game on steam action rpg

The sorcery of the sacred dragon can what now?

 

There’s still polishing to be done, but that’s expected for an Early Access game.

 

Longevity

Inevitably with it being a survival RPG, it’s easy to get lost. The game in its current state doesn’t have a lot of zones, but by the look of it, there’s a lot of content yet to be added. As it is, there is a significant amount already to explore, build, and grind; especially once you defeat the first major boss in the game, the game expands majorly.

 

You could argue that this longevity is primarily in its grinding for better equipment, but I found myself enjoying the challenge and the exploration aspect. The mechanic of flight in this game lessens the graft as well.

 

Relationship

I had the unfortunate instance of playing this game solo for the purposes of this review, but it’s clearly built with multiplayer in mind - so much so that there are certain areas I struggled as a solo player. That being said, with the cost in mind as well, I’d wait until more content is added, and the logistics for servers has been set up for more scope in mind before purchasing the game.

 

Pros/Cons

Pros

  • Fun exploration mechanic
  • Design of the game is pleasing to use
  • Lots more content upcoming, with plenty of exploration already in place

Cons

  • Combat is a little clunky and enemies are spongy
  • Game doesn’t hook you in well at the beginning
  • Early Access, with a lot more content still waiting to be added

 

Overall, if you enjoy some relaxed exploration, some interesting lore, and soft narrative quests, this game is worth getting into, especially with someone who may be a more casual player. It’s a decent survival RPG but will probably be worth waiting for a few content updates to fully enjoy the game.

 

Current Rating: 66/100

 

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