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Blockbuster Inc. – And just like! The Movies!
But for those who like a cosy game, Blockbuster Inc. fits the bill quite nicely. I quite enjoyed the routine of setting up movies to film, managing training of staff, and putting money into advertising campaigns. The difficulty isn’t too…
Scared Little Ghost needs you to be a brave little specter
Ghosts are always thought of as a scary thing, They lurk in darkness and scare the humans who happen to cross their path. Or at least, that’s what often comes to mind. Scared Little Ghost is about a ghost who actually is scared of…
Let’s School is a sim builder with big consequences for your actions
Let’s School is a game where you can restore a school to its former glory. You have to manage it well so that your students can pass their exams and achieve their dreams in later life! Everyone has a different experience at school. In Let’s…
Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland feels like a retro classic
I am not sure why I didn’t expect Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland to not feel like a challenging, retro platform and instead to be some sort of newer age game featuring the loveable babies from my childhood, but here we are! This game feels…
Frostpunk 2 expands well beyond the borders and ambitions of its predecessor
When Frostpunk launched back in 2018 it became an instant classic by fusing together base-building, society management and an almost-hopeless post-apocalyptic setting. Frostpunk 2 manages to build on every element of that as it challenges…
Empire of the Ants proves many small things can make a big package
Sometimes, the most straightforward ideas are among the best. Empire of the Ants takes an idea so simple — that of the tiny, highly social and surprisingly intelligent insects referred to in the title - and transforms it into an almost…
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord – If It Ain’t Broke
Digital Eclipse’s Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord delivers a new but rustic coat of paint to the 43-year old granddaddy that inspired some of the biggest RPG franchises out there. When I was gifted a review copy of the game, I…
Backpack Hero – Spark joy
You’ll enter the dungeon with a small backpack and a handful of basic equipment, normally a weapon, shield and a consumable item. You’ll move around a node-based map, finding treasure and events as well as enemies to confront. Combat is…
Zodiac Legion is an anachronistic Tactical Turn-Based fantasy celebration
Turn-based, squad based fantasy games seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days, but the danger of assuming that they're all similar means that you'll risk missing promising titles like Zodiac Legions. There's a chance that, due to its visual…
Exploring a stunning world in Infinity Nikki
Stunning, captivating and full of cute outfits, Infinity Nikki is likely going to end up being a mobile game that I will actually play! This is a massive feeling, open-world, slice of life adventure game full of secrets, places to explore…
Sushi Battle Rambunctiously demands you don’t become a zombie
Sushi Battle Rambunctiously is much like the title; where you and your friends play as Sushi, who battle around free to roam, single screen maps, trying not to die. There are tons of chunky, fun sushi characters to pick from, as well as…
Dig or Die says dig deep and defend, defend, defend
The best offense is a good defence if Dig or Die's core gameplay loop is anything to go by. More than a few years back, before Battle Royale's became the hot new thing, sandbox games were having quite a big moment. It was then that Epic…
Space Marine II brings the 41st Millenium to the next-generation
From the very first moment that Space Marine II boots, you can feel the crushing weight of the Warhammer 40k lore bearing down upon you. We’ve seen the quote “in the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war” so many times now…
Cygni: All Guns Blazing is the best shoot-em-up I’ve played in years, but it’s also far…
A lot has been said about Cyngi: All Guns Blazing, and even before it was officially available I’d started to see people offering opinions that suggested it might be something special. Now that it’s been out for a few weeks, we know a lot…
The Holy Gosh Darn has you saving heaven!
I am not sure what I picture Heaven to be, but The Holy Gosh Darn has a version of heaven that can be destroyed, is primarily full of dogs, and has angels that haven’t even met God! It’s a wild place, and one that needs saving. You play as…
Nif Nif takes the deck-building, run-based genre to cute new heights
Save the woodlands by cleaning up a mysterious goo and the creatures that it has afflicted in Nif Nif, a deck-building, run-based game designed with approachability in mind. Nif Nif, if you haven't already gathered from the imagery, is a…
Seablip injects pure adventure into a sailing sandbox
Hire a crew, take to the seas, collect bounties and save the world in Seablip, a freeform sailing adventure. After a while of obsessively searching most people reach a point where they stop and suddenly realise that the search itself had…
LOK Digital – Clever word-based puzzler
I feel like I’ve played a large number of word-based puzzle games, as there are just so many out there. LOK Digital, however, does something completely different, as you don’t actually need to know any words to solve this puzzle. You just…
Tales from Candleforth – Wycan
The narrative is told in an interesting way, with lots of visual interpretation and foreshadowing, even though this game only clocks in at two hours or so. It’s helped considerably by the hand drawn art style that gives everything an almost…
Explore your old home in Pine Hearts
Pine Hearts is an adorable adventure game where you play as Tyke, a young adult looking to re-discover some of his memories by visiting their quiet hometown in the mountains. It all starts after you’ve gotten off your train, with quests…