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Monster Boy & The Cursed Kingdom — Different but the same
Those first few scenes could have easily taken an hour what with me soaking in nostalgia. The level design, whilst again familiar to me, has been rendered in 4K with a great use of colour. The levels not only look great, and clean, but it’s…
Blair Witch — Off into the woods
There is some scope to explore, as the woods are fairly open, but the game has some tricks up its sleeve as you go on. As things progress, and the horror of the witch becomes more apparent, the forest becomes more confusing. There are…
Witcheye — So many enemies.
A pesky knight has stolen away all of your ingredients and valuables, and you — as the titular Witch — must fight against hordes of enemies to recover them. Your goal in Witcheye, however, is much more challenging than one might think. You…
Do Not Love: Violators Will Be Shot — I hated it
If you like sexualizing women on the basis of their youth or light skin, you’ll love the demo of Do Not Love: Violators Will Be Shot from Team Bisugo.
Fury Unleashed — A review and subsequent defense of the genre
A Roguelite goes heavy metal with Awesome Games Studio's recently released Fury Unleashed. Guns, gore, and guitar galore.
Knights of Tartarus — Explore and fight your way
Journey through a wonderful tribute to retro adventure and role-playing games as you restore the kingdom in Knights of Tartarus. Knights of Tartarus is a role-playing game where you must enter the underworld to fight an order of knights,…
Rest in Pieces — Take on your nightmares
Nightmares often come to life when we are dreaming, presenting us with what we fear most. In Rest in Pieces, you must take these nightmares head on, swinging yourself away from anything that can harm you. Rest in Pieces sees you playing as…
Creature in the Well — Underhanded
Creature in the Well adds pinball elements to a top-down hack and slash dungeon crawler about a robot simply trying to serve his purpose in a post-apocalyptic world.
Undying — Teaching and protecting your son
Zombie apocalypse games are a genre that have been done again and again. Sometimes you play the zombies, sometimes you destroy the zombies, sometimes you are trying to live in a world with them. In Undying, it’s sort of a combination of…
Flash Point: Fire Rescue — Co-op emergency services
A turn-based, single-screen, local co-op game about battling flames, breaking through walls and saving the incapacitated, disaster-prone residents of a world where every house is on fire.
Sea Salt sees you controling a cult!
Sea Salt gives you a grungy, dark world that is just begging to become chaos. This action strategy game puts you in the position of a being who can summon horrific creatures to rain havoc upon the humans within the land. As you explore the…
Red Matter — Still Cold in Space
Red Matter offers you the unique opportunity to become a spy for the Atlantic Union and infiltrate an abandoned Volgravian base on Rhea in order to find and decipher top secret documents to discover the truth of what really happened in this…
Metal Wolf Chaos XD — A sheep in wolf’s clothing?
You take on the role of Michael Wilson, the president of the United States of America ㄧ something that he constantly likes to remind people ㄧ who is forced to fight to reclaim his country from a military coup led by his villainous…
Hexagroove: Tactical DJ — Musical crowd pleaser
When it comes to rhythm games, I am not the best at keeping the beat. That said, I really enjoy beautiful music and especially enjoy games with interactive crowds. So, Hexagroove: Tactical DJ is something I'm more than interested in: it's a…
The Forbidden Arts — Twisted Firestarter
The Forbidden Art takes the form of a 2D platformer with a fully fledged 3D world map to explore across five beautifully realized levels, each lovingly representative of the biome in which they are based.
Rollie — NES platforming fun
A few months ago, I reviewed Nescape — a brand new NES game which was made in 2019! Who would have thought it. And now, I’m here to do it all again. This is Rollie, A classic style NES platformer, made by a single developer.
Out of Place is a cinematic adventure about getting back home
Explore a strange world torn apart by warring evils as you attempt to return back to your mundane life in Out of Place. Little floating companion have been the new cool since Destiny revitalised the concept following a period of dormancy…
Sagebrush — A game inspired by real-world apocalyptic cults.
When I heard about Sagebrush releasing for consoles, I just had to play it. I had seen people talking about it on Steam for a while and a ‘walking simulator’ with a compelling story involving murder and mystery is right up my street. …
Stranded Sails — Shipwrecked adventure
I am a huge fan of games that allow for a fusion of crafting, cooking and adventure. If you then throw pirates into the mix then you’ve really got me interested. Stranded Sails is this, an amazing adventure game full of crafting, farming,…
The Black Widow — A historical murder mystery that leaves you wanting more
The Black Widow is a noteworthy example of a historically accurate game that lends valuable insight into the lives of real people.