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Marenian Tavern Story: Patty and the Hungry God Reviewed by Shaun (@reviewsbyhughes) Developer: Rideon, Inc. Publisher: KEMCO Category: Role-Playing, Simulation, Adventure, Strategy Release Date: 29.11.2018 “You level up not by defeating monsters, but by eating food.” If only this were true of real-life! If…
Continue readingCrimson Keep Reviewed by Shaun (@reviewsbyhughes) Developer: Team Crimson Publisher: Merge Games Category: Role-Playing, Adventure, Action Release Date: 29.11.2018 Prediction: I will have spent longer writing this review than I did playing Crimson Keep. It is rare that I start a review in this…
Continue readingI am the Hero Reviewed by Shaun (@reviewsbyhughes) Developer: Feiyu & Mongoose Publisher: Ratalaika Games Category: Arcade, Fighting, Action, Adventure Release Date: 30.11.2018 A modern re-interpretation… After what feels like a recent resurgence in Nintendo Switch titles bearing resemblance to the cult classic, …
Continue readingMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Game Atelier Publisher: FDG Games Category: Platformer, Puzzle, Adventure Release Date: 12.04.2018 Oh Boy!!! Monster Boy may have laid it’s humble roots on the SEGA family way back in the mid 80s…
Continue readingMutant Football League: Dynasty Edition Reviewed by Shaun (@reviewsbyhughes) Developer: Digital Dreams Entertainment LLC Publisher: Digital Dreams Category: Sports, Arcade, Multiplayer Release Date: 30.10.2018 Bravado, inappropriate themes and downright madness… With a canyon of a gap in the market for sports games on the…
Continue readingMonster Loves You Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Radial Games Publisher: Radial Games Category: Simulation, Puzzle, Adventure Release Date: 09.30.2018 Monsters, Inc. Monster Loves You is certainly an interesting concept, but how well does it translate into a fully fledged gaming experience? For…
Continue readingNES online Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Category: Retro Release Date: 09.18.2018 Now you’re playing with power! After over a year of questions, the Nintendo Switch finally has a virtual console… of sorts, well NES games at least. The Nintendo…
Continue readingNefarious Reviewed by Kieran Developer: StarBlade Publisher: Digerati Category: Platformer Release Date: 09.13.2018 Update As the game has since been patched and I have been able to progress, I now feel as though providing a score is feasible. Read on for my…
Continue readingDe Blob 2 Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Blitworks Publisher: THQ Nordic Category: Platformer Release Date: 08.28.2018 Colour me impressed De Blob 2 for Nintendo Switch arrives on the console over 7 years after it originally launched on Xbox 360 and PS3. Given…
Continue readingFall of Light Reviewed by Kieran Developer: RuneHeads Publisher: Digerati Category: Action, Adventure Release Date: 08.30.2018 Hello darkness my old friend Do you ever play a game and find yourself thinking, what if? What if the dungeons had been better, the AI…
Continue readingSigl – A fart for Melusina Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Sometimes You Publisher: Sometimes You Category: Action, Adventure, Platformer Release Date: 09.07.2018 Full of hot air When I initially started reviewing video games, not for one second did I believe that I…
Continue readingunExplored Unlocked Edition Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Nephilim Game Studios Publisher: Digerati Category: Role Playing, Adventure, Puzzle, Simulation Release Date: 08.09.2018 Are you ready to enter the dungeon of doom? Unexplored is a rogue like dungeon crawler on the Nintendo Switch. For…
Continue readingFlipping Death Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Zoink Publisher: Zoink Category: Adventure, Puzzle, Platformer Release Date: 08.21.2018 Flipping heck! From time to time a game comes along that makes you question your own mortality, your very existense. This isn’t that game. What it…
Continue readingCosmic Star Heroine Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Zeboyd Games Publisher: Limited Run Games Category: JRPG, Aventure Release Date: 08.14.2018 Golden Brown On a personal level, there are 3 things I really like in this world: JRPGs, Sci-Fi and fried chicken. 2 of…
Continue readingMegaton Rainfall Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Pentadimensional Games Publisher: Pentadimensional Games Category: First Person, Action, Simulation Release Date: 08.09.2018 Make it Rain This might just be the best ever Superman simulation game that DC never licensed. If you are like me, you…
Continue readingGuts and Glory Reviewed by Kieran Developer: HakJak Publisher: tinyBuild Games Category: Puzzle, Arcade, Action, Simulation Release Date: 07.19.2018 Guts over Fears Guts and Glory is a violent physics game that launched back in 2016 in beta with a full launch happening…
Continue readingState of Anarchy: Master of Mayhem Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Sometimes You Publisher: Sometimes You Category: Action, Arcade, Racing Release Date: 08.01.2018 Sometimes it’s me, Sometimes You Sometimes you play a game and just have to ask, why? State of Anarchy: Master…
Continue readingHands on with YIIK: A Postmodern RPG I sat down recently with YIIK: A Postmodern RPG developer Ackk Studios for a preview of their upcoming RPG for the Nintendo Switch. We’ve talked to Ackk before in our Industry interviews feature,…
Continue readingCandle: The power of the flame Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Teku Studios Publisher: Merge Games Category: Adventure, Puzzle Release Date: 07.26.2018 Candle in the wind An example of how fractured this title is takes place in the very beginning moments. A…
Continue readingThe Journey Down: Chapter One Reviewed by Kieran Developer: SkyGoblin Publisher: BlitWorks Category: Adventure, Puzzle Release Date: 06.21.2018 The flames went higher The Journey Down is a point and click adventure with a Caribbean twist. As is the norm with this type…
Continue readingSimply the Bethesda Bethesda kept their solid 3rd party support for Nintendo Switch going with the announcement of a relaunch of their online card game. The Elder Scrolls Legends is a free to play collectable card game that will offer…
Continue readingRing-a-ding-ding baby At yesterdays Bethesda conference, Todd Howard announced that Fallout Shelter would be coming to Switch. It has since gone live on the Nintendo eshop and is available to download for free. 3 years after its original launch on…
Continue readingE3 2018 is here EA have officially kicked off this years E3, with their EA Play conference, announcing a few new titles. To the surprise of absolutely nobody, FIFA 19 is the only announced game coming to Nintendo Switch. It will…
Continue readingShape of the World Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Seaven Studios / Hollow Tree Games Publisher: Plug In Digital Category: Adventure, Simulation, Music Composer: Brent Silk Release Date: 06.06.2018 Do you remember the 1st time? Certain games leave a lasting impression, memories that…
Continue readingThe Infectious Madness of Dr. Dekker Reviewed by Kieran Developer: D’Avekki Studios Publisher: Wales Interactive Ltd. Category: FMV Adventure Release Date: 06.05.2018 No Great Mind Has Ever Existed Without A Touch Of Madness Occasionally a game comes along that I have…
Continue readingYoku’s Island Express Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Villa Gorilla Publisher: Team 17 Digital Ltd Category: Puzzle, Adventure, Music Release Date: 05.29.2018 Yoku’s Island Express I recently cleared out some of my old toys from the attic of my parents house. Amongst…
Continue readingFramed Collection Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Surprise Attack Games Publisher: Surprise Attack Games Category: Puzzle, Adventure, Music Release Date: 05.17.2018 Story In Framed you take control of a collection of culpable characters as they attempt to flee crime scenes and carry…
Continue readingInvisiballs Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Digital Kingdom Publisher: Digital Kingdom Category: Arcade, Party, Action, Puzzle Release Date: 05.17.2018 Local co-op has provided me with some of my most cherished gaming memories. I’ve had some diverse experiences too. From playing Super…
Continue readingSuper Chariot Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Microïds Publisher: Microïds Category: Physics Platformer Release Date: 05.10.2018 The King Is Dead, Long Live The King Never have I seen such an example of video game schizophrenia than as what I experienced with this…
Continue readingNihilumbra Reviewed by Kieran Developer: BeautiFun Games Publisher: BeautiFun Games Composer: Alvaro Lafuente Category: Adventure, Platformer, Puzzle Release Date: 05.03.2018 Often, as a reviewer, you get to play a game that you wouldn’t normally play. In practice, this may seem like a…
Continue readingDon’t Die Mr. Robot DX Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Infinite State Games Publisher: Digerati Composer: Infinite State Games Category: Bullet Hell Release Date: 05.03.2018 I Hope He Didn’t Die. Unless He Left A Note Naming Me His Successor, Then I Hope He…
Continue readingSaturday Morning RPG Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Mighty Rabbit Studios, Inc. Publisher: Limited Run Games Category: Episodic RPG Release Date: 04.26.2018 5 Hours Time Difference? More Like 5 Years… For the purpose of this review, I’d just like to state that I…
Continue readingMetropolis: Lux Obscura Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Sometimes You Publisher: Sometimes You Category: Puzzle, Other Release Date: 04.04.2018 On a cool spring evening, in a dimly lit forest, a light flickered in a dank cabin. As the flames of the fire petered out…
Continue readingSky Rogue Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Fractal Phase Publisher: Fractal Phase Category: Rogue like, Flight Simulator, Arcade Release Date: 04.26.2018 Sometimes a game comes along that really takes you by surprise, offering just enough familiarity to make you feel comfortable. Before bringing you crashing…
Continue readingSling Ming Nintendo Switch Developed By : Good Night Brave Warrior Published By : Good Night Brave Warrior Category : Puzzle, Platformer, Adventure Release Date : Apr 05, 2018 Princess Ming has had enough of the earthquakes plaguing her kingdom!…
Continue readingWhere Are My Friends? Reviewed by Kieran Developer: Sometimes You Publisher: Sometimes You Category: Jack of all trades Release Date: 04.25.2018 After playing through Where Are My Friends? I found myself asking, where are my friends? Seriously, I really wanted to have a proper conversation with…
Continue readingReviewed by Kieran Developer: Baba Yaga Games Publisher: Sometimes You Category: Educational Release Date: 04.17.2018 Spring Forward And it was. Almost immediately. Spring again that is. I completed this game in around 10 minutes. I say game, in reality It’s Spring Again is an…
Continue readingReviewed by Kieran Developer: Terrible Toybox Publisher: Terrible Toybox Category: Puzzle, Adventure, Point & Click Release Date: 09.21.2017 Nostalgia can be a powerful thing. Used correctly, it can put a smile on your face that will be hard to wipe off. At…
Continue readingAfter their recent #HelloSwitch announcement, where six games were teased as being released over the course of the year on the Switch, we knew we had to speak with tinyBuild! Plus, The Final Station is arriving on the U.S. eShop…
Continue readingIf you’re a fan of (n)indie titles, then you are in for a treat with today’s Industry Interviews! The Switch Effect is proud to welcome Adrian Vega, founder and owner of Ratalaika Games. Ratalaika Games is a game development company…
Continue readingToday on Industry Interviews, The Switch Effect is joined by Ryan Juckett, Founder of Hypersect and Creator of INVERSUS Deluxe that was released on the Nintendo Switch eShop on September 28, 2017. For those that have yet to experience this…
Continue readingA man who needs no introduction (but we’ll give him one anyway), The Switch Effect is honored to welcome Jools Watsham to the latest Industry Interviews/Owner Outreach. Jools has been working in the video game industry since the ‘90s in…
Continue readingCheck out our review of Floor Kids here. Today on Industry Interviews, The Switch Effect speaks with former bboy JonJon from Merj Media on their recently released Nintendo Switch title, Floor Kids. Floor Kids is a breakdancing battle game unlike any…
Continue readingDo you own a Mac and played Borderlands, Sid Meier’s Civilization, or Call of Duty? Then you’ve come to the right Industry Interviews where we speak with Elizabeth Howard from Aspyr Media. This Texas based video game publisher/developer was established…
Continue readingWelcome to the newest installment of Industry Interviews. Do you wish your favorite digital only titles could find their way to a physical release? Then get ready to learn about Strictly Limited Games, a new Germany based video game publisher…
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