Seeders Puzzle Reboot ($0.09)

Seeders is a physics puzzle game, fairly simply in its style and gameplay, but not the worst thing you could buy for 9 cents.  You must make your way through many simply environmental puzzles, pushing blocks onto switches, hopping over spikes, and generally trying to get from point A to B.  Nothing is really “new” in Seeders, but if you’re looking for a simple little obstacle puzzle game, you might enjoy it.  It’s sort of a side scrolling, more action-based game that seems inspired by titles like Sokoban, Chip’s Challenge, and the like.

The graphical style is very, very simple.  While there is a bit of “very retro PC” charm to it, it’s worth noting that your character rolls around on his skateboard without any real animation.

There is a two player mode, which I didn’t try.  I must also confess that I didn’t really stick with this game for that long — I only through about 1/8th of story mode, if I’m reading the level descriptions correctly.  The game just wasn’t that fun, but I could see it being more interesting to those with a penchant for old PC puzzle games.

Seeders: Puzzle Reboot: 9 cents on the Nintendo eShop.

Gurgamoth ($ .09 )

Gurgamoth, by Galvanic Games, is a multiplayer party battle game.  It rather reminds me of the Streetpass battle mode found in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS:  hold a button to dash across the stage, ramming into your opponents.  Knock them into obstacles to lower their strength — if they get hit too many times, they die.

That’s really all there is to this game — it’s a multiplayer battle game.  You can play it in single player mode with bots, but there really isn’t any point.  In some ways, Gurgamoth feels more like a bonus battle mode you’d find included within another game.

Gurgamoth is a good 9 cent game for a group, but you probably won’t play it for very long.

Gurgamoth: 9 cents on the Nintendo eShop. MSRP: $9.99

Earthworms ( $ 0.01 )

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Let’s start our exploration of the eShop with the cheapest title available — Earthworms, at the grand total of one cent!

Earthworms is a point & click adventure by Polish developer All Those Moments.  Help detective Daniel White as he struggles to discover the secrets lurking behind every corner of a mysterious country village…

To be perfectly frank, I never quite finished the demo for this title.  The demo was much longer than I expected, and I found myself stuck at a weird little puzzle.  The game is odd, to say the very least, but it is a weirdly interesting little adventure… with giant, worm-ish tentacle thingies lurking about.

Explore the village.  Collect items.  Confusedly wander about the entire map, clicking on every pixel until you find something new.  Ah, point & click adventures…

Earthworms: 1 cent on the Nintendo eShop. MSRP: $7.99