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Kandria is a newly released hack and slash open world adventure game that you might say has rather simple pixel graphics, but fret not, underneath that surface level simplicity is a complex and expansive open world RPG game that will surely captivate you for hours on end.
January 12, 2023 -
From the looks of it, you might not think of Glimmer in Mirror as a metroidvania platform shooter. In fact every fiber of my being is telling me that it isn’t, it feels more like a flashy side scrolling hack and slash game, but Glimmer in Mirror is indeed a shooter in a cute anime (chibi) disguise, and that’s refreshing to see.
January 10, 2023 -
We have another point-and-click puzzle game ported to the mobile platform yet again with Boxville. I’ve just played the demo and it immediately places you right after the beginning of the game. To avoid spoilers, there is no plot or backstory presented, but the world is inhabited by tin-can like humanoid beings living in cute cardboard boxes resembling into a somewhat peaceful city.
January 9, 2023 -
Solve candy crush-like puzzles to save the Island, while battling depression | Rocco's Island-review ReviewRocco's Island is an atmospheric point-and-click adventure game with a big focus on puzzles and storytelling. Released last year on PC, Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain has been recently ported to mobile platforms as Rocco's Island: Pocket Edition. It is exactly the same game on PC, except for the newly adapted touch controls.
January 8, 2023 -
6/10Save the rhinos! No to poachers!: the strategy game | We Are The Caretakers - First Impressions ReviewWe Are The Caretakers is a mix of Grand Strategy, 4X, JRPG, and Squad Management all packed and blended into what they call an afrofuturist art style. It has recently left Early Access on PC and also released for Xbox Series systems. It will be hard to compare this to a single title entirely as many of its aspects are such a fresh crossover of elements from many different games and genres.
January 7, 2023 -
A fun classic coop brawler is back from the dead | Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game - Review ReviewScott Pilgrim vs. The World has come a long way, from its graphic novel / comic book origins, to its surprising jump to a charming live action film adaptation. Alongside the film is a comic book style retro arcade brawler game that was pulled from stores in 2014, with no way of acquiring a copy. Now, thanks to all the online requests, it is re-released and now available on PC as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition.
January 6, 2023 -
The House of Da Vinci 3 has come to PC and it is an impressive port of a mobile escape room game. Set in the Renaissance era, you play as Giacomo, series protagonist and a friend of Leonardo Da Vinci in a puzzle solving adventure across space… as well as time.
December 27, 2022 -
A classic PS1-era RPG game that still holds up to this day | Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth - Review ReviewValkyrie Profile has come a long way from its PS1 origins, its PSP re-release the Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, the recent mobile ports, to now its modern PS4 and PS5 release.
December 26, 2022 -
Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard is an old-school point and click adventure game reminiscent of the classic animated movies of the 90s as well as classic video games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Sam and Max, and Kings Quest.
December 26, 2022 -
Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard is an old-school point & click adventure game reminiscent of the classic animated movies of the 90s as well as classic video games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Sam and Max, and Kings Quest.
December 24, 2022 -
The House of Da Vinci 3 has come to PC and it is so far an impressive port of a mobile game. Set in the Renaissance era, you play as Giacomo, series protagonist and a friend of Leonardo da Vinci in a puzzle solving adventure across space… as well as time.
December 24, 2022 -
Valkyrie Profile has come a long way from its PS1 origins, its PSP re-release the Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, the recent mobile ports, to now its modern PS4 and PS5 release.
December 22, 2022 -
Depersonalization is a new anime-style tactical RPG recently released in Early Access today, and at its heart is an interesting story intertwined with a promising gameplay, both of which are immediately noticeably to be in the early stages of the development.
December 22, 2022 -
At face value, Depersonalization’s aesthetic and general feeling unquestionably reminded me of the many anime visual novel games I’ve played before: the chilling soundtrack, the eerie anime art, the intriguing story elements, and the various choices you are presented in the game.
December 21, 2022 -
7/10Melatonin is a minimalistic rhythm game about sleeping and dreams. Where different aspects of our lives such as Tech, Food, Shopping, Money, Dating, Exercise and many others are beautifully represented into twenty different dreamy levels with their own distinct sequences, mechanics; complete with their own song and melody to harmonize with.
December 16, 2022 -
Slavic fairy tales, good and evil, and a first person archery survival adventure. The story behind the infamous Baba Yaga is explored in this new game titled Blacktail. You play as the teenage girl Yaga, trying to find his twin sister Zora and other children who have all gone missing.
December 16, 2022 -
6.5/10Ever watched a slice-of-life anime and wished “I would love to be transported to that world and just live in peace”? Well, this brand new game titled Aka can allow you to virtually fulfill that wish. You can go on an adventure, explore the world, or maybe just settle peacefully and find inner peace.
December 15, 2022 -
7.5/10The emotional prequel to Final Fantasy 7, remade | Crisis Core - FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION - Review ReviewAlmost every classic title nowadays is getting the remastered or remake treatment, and PSP’s 2007 title CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII is no exception. With the release of Crisis Core - FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION, we get a sort of a hybrid between a remaster and a remake, now available for PC, Xbox, Playstation, and the Nintendo Switch.
December 15, 2022 -
7/10You are fresh out of high school; no job, no experience, no goals in life. Intergalactic aliens invade and want to get high off of humans. You stumble upon a sentient talking pistol. What do you do? Why not hunt them for bounties, with firepower assistance from an arsenal of talking guns. High on Life is a new crazy game from the creator of the animated TV series Rick and Morty, that is literally high on all fronts; talking self-aware guns, weirding looking aliens to slaughter in style, and unfiltered abusive dialogue.
December 14, 2022 -
7.5/10Glide your way into a satisfying melancholic lightshow in style. Solar Ash’s artistic style is as joyfully vibrant as it is depressingly dark, as you journey through and across space and time inside a blackhole called the Ultravoid.
December 11, 2022