Nintendo Switch

There are many ways in which retro JRPGs can distinguish themselves from one another: story, battle systems, character art. KEMCO’s Akuma Rise chose to do so with the color purple.
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Is Bluey’s Quest for the Gold Pen just another licensed tie-in, or something more?

Like most parents of young children, I haven’t managed to escape the Bluey phenomenon, and nor …
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The spring release of Mega Man Star Force Legacy Collection on the Nintendo Switch surely delighted those who grew up with these games. Bundling the DS trilogy (with multiple versions …
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ChainStaff is an action platformer from developer Mommy’s Best Games, Inc. It’s part run-and-gun, part exploration, and all kinds of odd. It’s also pretty fun. Let’s dig in.

You play …
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Starbites is an easy game to enjoy. It has everything an RPG requires, and delivers it all with a bit more pep than we’re used to seeing. I just wish the game looked better on the Switch. Or even just fine.
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Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf is a cinematic puzzle/platformer that focuses more on atmosphere and storytelling than action. I haven’t played the first game, but this still …
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Spica Adventure debuted as a mobile game in 2003 before transitioning to arcades, and now to the Nintendo Switch. If you have an Arcade Games folder on your Switch home screen, this is a unique and worthy addition.
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Back to the Dawn is a story-driven RPG set in a prison. It comes from indie studio Metal Head Games and features anthropomorphic characters, tongue-in-cheek humor, pixelated graphics, and a …
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a simulation game unlike anything else you’ve experienced. Instead of directly controlling your characters, like in traditional sims, you create Miis and essentially watch …
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The Prisoning: Fletcher’s Quest is described as a metroidvania-lite. It features all the staples of a typical metroidvania with a sprawling map, upgradeable weapons, and tough boss fights. The “lite” …
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Trash Goblin starts with you being given a shop from your cunning friend, Aimon. It’s up to you to care for and run the shop by collecting, cleaning, upcycling, and selling antiques and rustic tools and trinkets.
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I can recommend SHINONOME ABYSS The Maiden Exorcist to two groups: puzzle gamers who don’t mind a bit of action, and roguelike fans who don’t mind a lack of action. Does that sound oxymoronic? Let me explain…
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Today, we have a new entry from Rogueside: Devil Jam. No, this is not some sort of satanic strawberry preserves or grapes of wrath jelly; it’s a roguelite survivor game with all sorts of underworld critters to dispatch.
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Dragon Spira is an RPG developed by Exe-Create and published by KEMCO. It contains turn-based strategy combat, a deep story, and a good cast of characters. If you’ve played RPGs …
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You pay a visit to Flynn’s Arcade with plans to play some old favorites. But instead of donuts, raccoons, and vampiric aerosols, you find nothing but zombies. You have not entered Flynn’s Arcade, you’ve entered the Living Dead House.
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Cozy Caravan is exactly as it says: cozy. With an emphasis on the journey rather than the destination, and the importance of showing NPCs some love, this game is perfect for those who like to relax, help others, and let their creativity flow.
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Vampire Therapist is a visual novel involving, well, vampires in therapy. The patients and the therapist are all part of this undead group, making it a case of vampires consulting …
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Étrange Von Rosenburg has been convicted of treason, sentenced to death, beheaded at the guillotine, and sent to hell. What to do about it? Beat a few demons into submission, commandeer a vehicle, and take over the underworld for herself.
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