Multiplayer Gaming: The First Date Idea You Didn’t Know You Needed

Posted By: GamerDating Team - November 22, 2024

Multiplayer Gaming: The First Date Idea You Didn’t Know You Needed First dates are often a balancing act of excitement and nerves. You want to make a good impression, avoid awkward silences, and most importantly, have fun. But let’s face it—dinner and drinks, while classic, can sometimes feel more like a job interview than a romantic spark. Enter multiplayer gaming, and if you are here, you know its good. Picture this: ins

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Level Up Your Love Life: How Gaming Can Strengthen Your Relationship

Posted By: GamerDating Team - July 30, 2024

Level Up Your Love Life: How Gaming Can Strengthen Your Relationship Gaming isn't just about high scores and epic quests; it's also a fantastic way to bond with your partner. In this article, we explore how playing games together can improve communication, teamwork, and intimacy in your relationship. Whether you're battling enemies side-by-side or solving puzzles as a duo, discover how gaming can bring you closer together and make

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Digital Romance: 18 Tips for a Mind-Blowing Connection

Posted By: Aliena - October 31, 2023

Romance in the Digital Age: 18 Tips for Establishing an Emotional Connection through the Screen In days when romance chimes like a smartphone notification and glows like a laptop screen, digital communication is the new normal in maintaining online relationships. Choose to welcome it or curse it; what really matters is that an emotional connection in a romantic setting has never been purely physical in the first place. So, think 'brain' and 'ima

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Top 5 Tips for Crafting the Perfect Profile

Posted By: GamerDating Team - June 13, 2023

Finding your Player 2 in the gaming love-verse can seem like a daunting task, but fear not! Your friends at GamerDating.com are here to help you create an engaging and authentic dating profile that showcases your unique personality, gaming preferences, and interests to attract like-minded partners. Follow our top five tips to craft the perfect gamer dating profile and embark on your quest for love: Choose a memorable profile picture.

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Resident Evil 4: Remake Review

Posted By: Ryan - April 19, 2023

The best video game of a generation remade for modern audiences. Resident Evil 4 is commonly agreed to be one of the best survival horror games of all time. Originally launching in 2005, this classic action horror experience has been remastered many times, and ported to more consoles than I care to list, but it has taken until now for Capcom to fully remake it. I’ve never played the original beyond its opening few hours, so I approached

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Our games for March are classics

Posted By: GamerDating Team - March 06, 2023

March, the month of might warriors, fantastic games, and bunnies? As we move into spring, embrace new chances, reach out to those 1up'd matches and arrange some game dates. To help, this month we are topping up the most popular games we have available for you as well as highlighting some new ones. 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 subs

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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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Superliminal Review - A puzzle game with vision

Posted By: Ryan - November 09, 2020

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A puzzle game with vision

Superliminal is one of those rare gems: a puzzle game that doesn’t outstay its welcome and leaves its mark in the form of a lasting message. Following the grand tradition of games like Portal that slowly and, more importantly, clearly introduce game mechanics and The Stanley Parable that use narration from external sources to offer a commentary on the world around the player rather than the character, Superliminal is a short, sweet game full of inventive puzzles and crisp visuals.

Superliminal review - stanley parable type game shows here the visual illusion

This corridor is not all it appears to be.

Whilst gaming in general has had a big push towards photo-realism over the last few years, I have yet to play a game where the clarity of graphics and the tone of the art design is as important as it is here. Colours are vivid, but never distracting, the 3D models are smooth and easily readable, and the limited tutorials are delivered via in-world prompts rather than floating text boxes. More impressively, however, is the ability to rebind all of the movement and interaction options to a mouse, keyboard or both, meaning those gamers who may be forced to use one or the other can still experience this great game.

Superliminal puzzle 3D optical illusions offers a great tutorial

Would that all games hide their tutorials as smoothly as this one does.

The separate chapters of the game all feel distinct and the behind-the-scenes areas that you regularly come across are as gloomy and atmospheric as the bright hallways the game sets up to be the intended experience. At no point did I struggle to see what the game wanted me to see; unless, that is, the game WANTED me to search for it. Mazes are hidden in total darkness, only to be revealed when picking up a light source, and doorways are hidden in pure white walls in a design choice that would verge on annoying were it not for the fact that it is used so sparingly. Everything is perfectly lit and laid out for the player to discover (including a handful of hidden areas) and, in a game that relies exclusively on visual puzzles, the absence of a UI (save for the highlighting of held objects) is barely noticed.

Superliminial was also known as Museum of Simulation Technology game

The industrial areas of the game are as much a treat to look at as the sumptuous hallways.

The clarity of the art design extends to the sound as well. The ambient music that plays throughout is the piano equivalent of lo-fi (for younger generations), or lounge music (for older generations), and wonderfully enhances the calm, thoughtful atmosphere of the game. The handful of sound effects used throughout follow the same pattern; they blend perfectly with the world and serve to improve the gameplay experience, rather than detract from it. This is true even of the two voice actors who deliver the story of the game. The audio levels are wonderfully balanced meaning that each word is clearly understood and, thanks to the voice direction/talent, beautifully delivered.

Superliminial Video game review where perspective is everything

Some of the VO can be skipped by ignoring the radios scattered around.

Comprised almost entirely of perspective-based puzzles that involve enlarging/reducing objects (based on where you are in relation to them) in order to weight down a wide variety of buttons, jump over several walls or otherwise find your way through a complex of lovingly-crafted, if eerily empty hallways, Superliminal has no real need of a story. I’m happy that it has one though. As the game goes on, it becomes apparent that something is wrong with the dreamworld you find yourself in (the framing device of the game is a lucid dreaming study) as you are unable to wake up, despite both the VO and environmental clues telling you how to do so. The deeper you dream, the more bizarre the world around you becomes until the end section of the game where everything is pulled together in a beautifully delivered monologue that imparts lessons that will (probably) stick with you long after the game has finished. As the game is so short (I finished it in less than three hours) I cannot really go into the specifics of the story more than this without spoiling anything, but please believe me when I say that it is satisfying and provides a great accompaniment to the striking visuals that the game indulges in as it progresses. I would add, however, that Superliminal doesn’t strive for the philosophical grandness of games like Pneuma: Breath of Life, instead it grounds everything in a sense of realism that is enhanced by the dreamlike puzzles it subjects the player to.

Superliminial game was nominated for "Game, Puzzle" at the NAVGTR Awards

That’s not the best place to keep consumer electronics.

I’ve personally never played a game that executes its puzzles in quite the same way, and I didn’t quite realise how much the perspective of an object can play into how it can be manipulated even after getting through the opening section. On several occasions I found my progress blocked by my own pre-conceived notions of what could, and could not, be used in the area around me or where I could, or could not, go which made working out the solutions a rewarding experience, save for one particular puzzle, the mechanics of which were not as clearly explained as those in the rest of the game. The developers are not above the odd practical joke either and on a few occasions what I thought would be a useful item to interact with, or the path to take, turned out only to be a clever visual illusion. If you have any interest in visual arts and how they can be used to fool the eye, this is almost certainly the game for you.

Superliminial video game uses the forced perspective idea like tourists with the leaning tower of pisa

It took until the second loading screen for me to realise something was weird with the loading screens themselves.

My enjoyment of the puzzles, and the scattered ‘collectibles’ (they serve no purpose save for advancing an achievement tracker), as well as my innate desire to improve upon previous performances will keep me coming back periodically but, if replaying games isn’t your thing, there is only three hours of gameplay here. The in-game achievements do have a few time-based challenges, as well as the aforementioned collectibles, but with such a short, initial completion time, I find it difficult to recommend at the full price of £15.99 (the price on the Epic store at the time of writing) if you aren’t planning on replaying it.

Superliminials tech demo climbed to fast on reddit in 2013, now developed to a full game

A handful of these are hidden throughout the game, as well as the more plentiful fire alarms and fire extinguishers.

I would recommend it, however, if you are a fan of simple and well-executed puzzle games with a great sense of identity. Superliminal is definitely one of those games that will stay with me long after I finish it and keep me coming back for more, if only to find that last collectible or shave a couple of seconds off my time. If you’re looking for complex, mind-bending puzzles or elaborate world building (or even a longer game), you might want to look elsewhere.

This puzzle game has been bundled in with games like Portal

The true horror of this game is the lack of trick hallways where entering one door forces you out of another. This is one of the few examples.

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