Nintendo Switch

The sequel to a sleeper hit among the PN crew, Hidden Through Time 2: Myths & Magic, takes one step forward and two steps back. While still a fun hidden …
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Starward Rogue is a twin-stick shooter. You know the drill—avoid the bullets while shooting at everything in sight. This particular entry into the overcrowded genre features top-down bullet-hell gameplay with …
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Blending simple mechanics with a gorgeous post-apocalyptic world, The Cub is an intricately detailed game that draws on a wealth of influences to ask a weighty question: What kind of …
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Fantasy is probably my favorite genre. Make it a hack-and-slash RPG and I would be lying if I said I didn’t expect it to be fun. Hammerwatch II picks up right where the original Hammerwatch left off, but can it live up to its predecessor? Let’s see.
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It’s Silverhead vs. Motorhead in this shoot-’em-up war set in a steampunk-ish 19th century. Who will come out on top? Lemmy tell you about The Legend of Steel Empire.
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Pan’orama is a puzzle strategy game developed by Chicken Launcher and published by Awaken Realms. Essentially, this title is a digital one-player board game where you build your own ecosystem …
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Growth is generally viewed as a good thing, and that’s certainly the case with this puzzle game from Assemble Entertainment. The goal is to expand life across an uncharted world, and it’s surprisingly difficult to do.
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Irem Collection Volume 1 aims for a quality-over-quantity approach. It contains just three games, although each has several variations. If you’re a fan of the Image Fight trilogy, this package …
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A game with a simple approach to a provocative and serious issue, Terra Nil charges you with terraforming a ruined planet Earth so that its natural biodiversity can reemerge. It …
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I admire when developers take a lack of resources, or a deliberately clunky interface, and creatively turn that into an asset with visual panache and an unusual vision. And One Night: Burlesque has that in spades.
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An undisputed classic from the golden age of the arcades, Berzerk deserves better than this limp Recharged offering from Atari. When my 2600 cart offers more options and variety, I …
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has a lot riding on it. It hopes to be a return to form for the long-running series, marking the first major installment since …
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The Nintendo Switch has no shortage of tactical RPGs. So, how does an indie developer help their entry stand out in the genre? In the case of Arcadian Atlas, it’s the soundtrack of all things.
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Knights of the Rogue Dungeon is a dungeon-hopping roguelite from indie developer Atooi. The team behind the side-scrolling Mutant Mudds has put its lens on a fast-paced isometric adventure, leaning …
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Pixel Cafe is the journey of Pixel, a young adult who, after an argument with her mother, runs to the last place she ever felt loved and cared for—her grandma’s …
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All the ethics courses I have taken say we shouldn’t take kickbacks, but I guess the rules are different if you are a slug…and a space courier. The game doesn’t take itself very seriously, and that is one of its strengths.
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There is a heroic story to be had, plenty of baddies to destroy, battles to fight, and a world to save in Gothic II Complete Classic. It can keep you busy for a while. However…
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Tevi is a metroidvania with bullet hell and RPG elements. That simple description belies the true nature of this side-scrolling title, which features lovely graphics, chibi characters, Japanese dialogue, a …
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