Steamlands: Steam Punk+Tanks

So every once in a while I check out Nitrome.com because they tend to make interesting little flash games with a bit-y art style. Well, a couple days ago I was pleasantly surprised to find this super awesome game, Steamlands.

In many ways Nitrome does not stray too far from its already strong formula for games but I find Steamlands to be especially awesome. It's nothing too complex. Basically you are an engineer in post-apocalyptic 1800s England and you are driving around a tank/armed building which you use to fight land pirates (so, pretty much nerd-gasm). Gameplay involves chugging along on a 2D sidescrolling battlefield, adding armor and guns to your hulking tower of destruction and completing various objectives such as destroying enemy tanks or collecting specific guns/tank parts. It's simple elegant fun.

Check it out. I've been playing a level here and there over the past few days and I've really enjoyed it.

Addition: and in case you would've been deterred by costs, everything on Nitrome is always free. You don't even have to register (truthfully I don't even know if you can register).