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Thronefall – King in the Castle
As someone who grew up playing a LOT of tower defence/base defence flash games on school computers, you could say that I have somewhat of an affinity for the genre. Be it rose-tinted nostalgia or the fact that I poured hours upon hours into…
Amanda the Adventurer 2 – Where’s Wooly?
This sequel is structured in a similar way to the first game, with you needing to solve puzzles to find tapes that then progress the story and lead to more puzzles. Here though, the puzzles are harder, but also clearer that you need to…
Dog Man Attack of the Fleas is a co-op race to save the city
Despite the lunar calendar saying otherwise, it would appear to be the year of the Dog Man, with this being the second (of three) Dog Man board games that we'll have reviewed so far this year. Unlike Dog Man Flip-o-Rama there's a little bit…
Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a reset for the 25-year series
Seven years on from the previous mainline entry, Dynasty Warriors: Origins' developers have opted for a few major changes to the series, hoping to revitalise the series after a period of increasingly prevalent "sense of déjà vu and…
Burden of Command feels like a new genre all about the burden of leadership
Burden of Command is a rare twist of something familiar and new, in this case sensibilities of turn-based RPGs meet turn-based tactics while wearing the skin of skirmish-level wargaming. There's a lot going on in that opening sentence, and…
(Giveaway) Self-Delusion – Who are you kidding?
Lena’s night in the cabin is split into hour-long segments, with each hour introducing a new monster. The monsters themselves are based on Slavic folklore, which is something I found enjoyable. Each creature features the tale that it’s…
Meow Moments: Celebrating Renewal & Romance – Cute Cats
We have now played a large number of hidden object games, and most recently those have primarily had a cat theme. But, would you believe there are more being released? Meow Moments: Celebrating Renewal & Romance is part of a new series…
Viticulture World – All about the Vineyard
Wine making Virtuoso? Lord of the grapes? Crushing it at the vineyard? Viticulture World is the new cooperative expansion for worker placement classic Viticulture from Stonemaier Games that challenges you to synchronise your efforts with…
Doors: Paradox – Before The Room, there are Doors
Much more enjoyable were the puzzles. Each level presents you with a door floating in space. Your job is to find a way to open the door and move on. This should be simple enough, but every door has various points of interest around it, from…
MythMatch twists the match-3 formula into something legendary
After Zeus was done deposing his father and took the throne as king of then gods, ending the Titanomachy, things should have gotten better for the mortals down on Gaia. Unfortunately — as with many thrones won through violence and war —…
Shave and Stuff – Become a Hair Dresser and Tattoo Artist
I feel like VR is a perfect place for roleplaying games, as you can really get into the pretend and playing around in that job. Shave and Stuff is a game all about doing hair, and eventually tattoos, for individual customers. Each time…
Revenge of the Dictators – Become the Best Leader
Sometimes, we play longer games at our tabletop group! Revenge of the Dictators is a medium length (that's longer for us, for certain), strategy game where you are looking to convince the president of the United States to let you take over…
Dog Man Flip-O-Rama is ‘match the comic strip’ themed snap
For my daughter it's become Dog Man day everyday. She's got all the books and we recently completed the videogame. There's big hype for the upcoming movie, and, now, we've been playing the Dog Man board games, starting with Dog Man…
Urban Strife – This is your strife!
You don’t have to fight all the humans you see though. You can try to make peace with factions by completing jobs for them, often at the expense of other factions of course. There appears to be an overall goal of trying to unite as many…
The Fine Art of Murder – Let me paint you a picture
The Fine Art of Murder works exactly as you’d expect a choice driven book to work. You’ll read a passage and sometimes be presented with a choice of what to do next. Some of these decisions have wider reaching consequences than others, but…
Bulwark Evolution: Falconeer Chronicles is an almost indescribable and unique experience
As we all know, people can be strange — and perpetually hard to please. We consistently hope and wish for new experiences, yet when we have them, we complain that they are unfamiliar. Bulwark Evolution: Falconeer Chronicles is a prime…
Ghosts Can’t Draw is a Ouija-style guessing game
Every other Monday, for the last couple of years, myself and my family go along to a local board game café and play through something new. There's been a lot of favourites over the years, but it often comes back to the drawing games, with…
Animal Well is a “well good” and completely unique Metroidvania
Aside from punning on the word “well” I really struggled to think of a clever opening for this review of Animal Well. This two-dimensional, 8-bit inspired Metroidvania is so fantastic that it deserves to be spoken about in the straightest…
Dog Man: Mission Impawsible fully captures the energy and character of the comics
I've been playing platforming games for most of my life and my daughter Robin loves Dav Pilkey's Dog Man comic series. So, what could go wrong with the two of us giving Dog Man: Mission Impawsible a shot? As it turns out, not much. Dog Man:…
Liminalcore – So scary you’ll wet yourself?
Much like POOLS, Liminalcore is absolutely aimed at a niche audience. If you aren’t someone who can find enjoyment in getting lost in a confusing maze only to stumble on the correct route, then this isn’t a game for you. Those that can…