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Developed By: The Game Bakers Categories: Adventure, RPG Release Date: 02.04.21 A couple, away from it all, hiding from those who search to tear them apart and force them to live a selected life. Soon their ship, their home is…
Continue readingSet in 2048, use cunning, stealth and strategy to discover the corrupt agenda hidden within the cyberpunk future of New York City.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Imaginary Monsters / Peter Lazarski Published By: Chuhai Labs Categories: Retro, Platformer Release Date: 02.12.21 I really like holiday themed games. They’re really not common anymore, so it’s always a shock to see them. Here we have Halloween…
Continue readingSNK Vs Capcom: The Match of the MillenniumNintendo Switch Developed By: Code Mystics, SNKPublished By: SNKCategory: FightingRelease Date: 02.17.21 I can’t even tell you how excited I was when SNK Vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium entered our review…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Shout! Design Works Co. Published By: Arc System Works Categories: Visual Novel, RPG, Dungeon Crawler Release Date: 02.04.21 It’s a visual novel, no it’s an RPG, no it’s a dungeon crawler! Actually, it’s all three. They all happen…
Continue readingThe highlight of the presentation was the announcement of the next entry in Square-Enix’s HD-2D library, Project Triangle Strategy. It’s the spiritual (and visual) successor to one of my favorite Switch games so far and previous Nintendo Direct surprise reveal, Octopath Traveler.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Pixel Perfect Dude Published By: PM Studios Categories: Driving Release Date: 02.16.21 Much like the film, Pieces’ tagline “It’s exactly what you think it is”, #Drive is exactly what you think it is. A driving game. You drive….
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Tino Games Categories: Card Game, Roguelike Release Date: 02.21.21 You’re familiar with those Korean MMOs that seem to overrun app stores nowadays, right? Neoverse looks just like that. This gave me a bit of a poor…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Drowning Monkeys Games Categories: Retro Release Date: 02.25.21 Do you like original arcade Donkey Kong? I mean, really like it. If so, then you’re probably going to love Castle Kong, granted you can look past a…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Capcom Categories: Retro, Action,Platformer, Nintendo Hard Release Date: 02.25.21 Ghosts ‘n Goblins seems to be that one old school franchise that Capcom remembers exists at least once a decade. Counting only console games and the Maximo…
Continue readingDeveloped By: ROBI Studios Published By: Graffiti Games Categories: Platformer, Adventure Release Date: 02.04.21 3D Metroidvania seems like the best way to describe Blue Fire. Go on an adventure in a somewhat open path, going area to area. Getting upgrades…
Continue readingIt’s pretty hard to check off more boxes on my genre preference checklist than Dry Drowning. It’s a hard-boiled detective cyberpunk dystopian adventure visual novel.
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: The Irregular Corporation Composer: Christopher Larkin Categories: Adventure, Point and Click Release Date: 01.28.21 Quirky and Adventure games seem to meld together well, yeah? TOHU is particularly quirky. It’s cute, it’s strange, and much like other…
Continue readingHeaven’s Vault – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: inklePublished By: inkleCategory: Narrative Adventure, Point and Click AdventureRelease Date: January 28, 2021 inkle’s latest narrative adventure Heaven’s Vault is set in a futuristic world and yet deals with common issues which society struggles…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: 34BigThings Categories: Rail Shooter, Space Shooter Release Date: 01.22.21 Imagine Stat Fox. Now just have the space levels, make it western, change the mercenaries to security security, and then remove the furries. That’s Redout: Space Assault….
Continue readingI’m not the world’s biggest fan of the horror genre. I mean, sure, I’ll spend all day with a Resident Evil, but that’s about as far as I go with it. Today’s game, Silver Chains for the Nintendo Switch, doesn’t do much to change my opinion of the genre.
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Mission Ctrl Studios Categories: Shooter Release Date: 01.15.21 Boomer Shooter is the right kind of term for something like Writhe, right. It feels like it at the very least. Writhe is a fast paced first person…
Continue readingDeveloped By: YummyYummyTummy Published By: Nippon Ichi Software American Categories: RPG Release Date: 02.16.21 You’ve heard the term, don’t judge a book by it’s cover, right? Usually it’s for a game that looks a bit of a shabby, but actually…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Tarsier Studios Published By: Bandai Namco Entertainment Categories: Platformer, Puzzle, Horror Release Date: 02.11.21 Following up to critically acclaimed games, especially the surprise new IPs that come from smaller developers can be hard. Little Nightmares was one of…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: BeautiFun Games Categories: Puzzle Release Date: 12.28.20 I don’t often play puzzle games that make me feel dumb, but boy oh boy does Professor Lupo: Ocean make me feel lacking at times. You awaken in a…
Continue readingThe beat-em-up formula has been pretty well set for a few years. You’ve got one or two attack buttons that you use to set up combos, you can jump, and, most importantly, dive kick. Shing! sets out to shake that formula up a little bit by introducing a novel way to pull of combos.
Continue readingDeveloped By: StoryBird Games Published By: No Gravity Games (Digital) VGNYsoft (Physical) Categories: Platformer Release Date: 01.28.21 Beautiful spritework, high replayability, good platforming an action. Golden Force checks off all of the requisites for being one of my favorite games…
Continue readingMy Universe – Pet Clinic Cats & Dogs for the Nintendo Switch is not the type of game I usually play. I like games with immersive strategic elements and deep, engrossing, mature narratives. So while I do believe that video games are for everyone, this particular game is clearly not for 36-year-olds.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Mechanical Head Studios/Aarne Hunziker Published By: Yacht Club Games Composer: pentadrangle/Enrique Martin Categories: Retro, Platformer Release Date: 01.26.21 Sounding like a broken record at this point, but there’s no length that I couldn’t go on about how much…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Echo Games Published By: Coconut Island Games Categories: Beatemup, Roguelike, Rhythm Release Date: 01.14.21 It’s a peaceful, funky time with the animals. Until mutated vegetables threaten to ruin that. Rhythm Fighter is not a fighter, but instead a…
Continue readingDeveloped By: VRESKI Published By: Untold Tales Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.26.20 Lets get this out of the way immediately. The Hong Kong Massacre is an absolutely stunning looking game. It has a strong, striking look to it. The…
Continue readingPlay a meta-chess game with death by choosing a team of reapers, where dying is not merely game over but also a strategy to grow stronger.
Continue readingCultist Simulator is a card-based, narrative-building game that boasts an infinitely intriguing gameplay mechanic.
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Bolverk Games Categories: Platformer, Roller Release Date: 02.01.21 Do you like those games where you roll around as a ball and there’s some physics involved, because I do. Glyph is like that, but you’re more in…
Continue readingPlay as Reaper collecting weapons and gear, while learning spells and explore multiple realms while you hunt Death.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Studio Gauntlet Published By: Crunching Koalas Categories: Co-Op, Puzzle Release Date: 01.29.20 Is it really fair to judge a game that prides itself on being a cooperative experience for having a poor single player experience? When it outright…
Continue readingI’ve made no secret of my love for games that marry a gorgeous, retro, pixel art aesthetic to smooth, modern gameplay. Today’s game, Olija for the Nintendo Switch, feeds that obsession marvelously.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Factor 5 (Original games), Ratalaika Games (ports) Published By: ININ Games Categories: Retro, Shooter, Compilation Release Date: 01.29.20 When people think of the Amiga and it’s standout games, Factor 5’s work on the Turrican series. And for good…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Orange Pixel Categories: Retro, Adventure Release Date: 12.08.20 Loot, loot, loot, loot, loot. Collect that loot. Go deeper into the dungeons. Make sure you don’t die. Call Heroes of Loot something to the likeness of Gauntlet…
Continue readingDeveloped and Published By: Flow Fire Games Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.16.20 Perhaps the best way to describe Synthetik is chunky. You know, as in the way shooting has weight to it and it just makes enemies feel chunky…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Gunfire Games Published By: THQ Nordic Categories: Action, RPG Release Date: 12.01.21 Chronos had so much potential, I even was enjoying myself initially in spite of the flaws it had. It didn’t take very long however for me…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Cosmikenkai Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Arcade, Puzzle Release Date: 12.17.20 I already know why most people are going to buy this game. I also know that in spite of that, this is a fun puzzle game that I…
Continue readingA couple years ago I had the pleasure of reviewing the first Override. I enjoyed the heck out of the way it reminded me of one of my favorite Dreamcast titles, Tech Romancer, its fairly original combat mechanics, and its damn cool mechs. Override 2: Super Mech League tries to refine the formula a little bit while adding even more cool robots to somewhat mixed results.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Wonderboy Bobi Published By: No Gravity Games (Digital) Pixelheart (Physical) Categories: Platformer, Retro Release Date: 12.10.20 NES Nostalgia this, Genesis Nostalgia that. Where’s the Master System nostalgia? Well, with Tanuki Justice, it’s here. I’ve seen comparisons to late…
Continue readingDeveloped By: LaPointe Joints Published By: Flynn’s Arcade Categories: Twinstick Shooter Release Date: 12.03.20 Gunpig was a pleasant surprise to me. I was put off when I first saw a screenshot of the titular character in it’s ship. The game…
Continue readingAlwa’s Legacy – Nintendo SwitchDeveloped By: Elden PixelsPublished By: Elden PixelsCategory: Adventure, Platforming, MetroidvaniaRelease Date: September 29, 2020 The Alwa franchise is in its infancy but is moving fast. It has taken an almost generational leap in only a few…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Deqaf Studio Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Thief Simulator Release Date: 11.26.20 Picklock has an amazing idea you don’t see often enough, being a petty thief, breaking into houses, businesses, and then making your life all the…
Continue readingI had some personal problems with today’s game, Unto the End, from a gameplay perspective, but its biggest issue is that it just doesn’t take advantage of one of the Switch’s biggest strengths. It ends up being a good example of the difference between a good game, and a good game for the Switch.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Bit Loom Games Published By: Coatsink Categories: 3D Platformer Release Date: 12.03.20 Imagine you have a game like Noby Noby Boy. Then turn it into a 3D platformer. Still with me? Now add dogs. Dogs stuck together. Recipe…
Continue readingDeveloped By: Igrek Games Published By: No Gravity Games Categories: Shooter Release Date: 11.27.20 Shoot, move around, don’t get shot at. This is everything you’ll be doing in Destropolis. A clean white city, no detail. It becomes overun, you need…
Continue readingDeveloped By: TopHat Games, Suzaku Published By: Eastasiasoft Categories: Horror, Adventure Release Date: 01.07.21 What do you get when you mix an Asian culture inspired horror game with an adventure game with busty main characters? You get SENSE – A…
Continue readingWork with Raposa as “the Creator” using the character you design to discover what mysterious constructs are causing two worlds so much trouble.
Continue readingDeveloped By: BitHell Games Published By: Good Shepherd Entertainment Categories: Strategy Release Date: 12.04.20 Like the films, John Wick Hex is a slick, stylish, violent trip. The goal when making Hex was to make a game that felt like the…
Continue readingThanks to splashy moves by SpaceX, the space race has recently been in the news more than it had in several years. But it started way back in the fifties, which is where today’s game, Mars Horizon for the Nintendo Switch, begins.
Continue readingDeveloped By: Julian Glander Published By: Redeergames Categories: Art Release Date: 11.19.20 Art is a fitting title, playing Art Sqool feels like some avant-garde art piece that would play on Adult Swim at 4AM. You’re the Froshmin, new to Art…
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