Reviews

The promotional art for Ultra Hat Dimension drew me to playing the game, and I wasn’t disappointed by its style. This puzzler feels like a retro dungeon or castle-based game …
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Games built on a funny premise can be wildly hit or miss. Too often, it’s difficult to sustain a joke that has already reached its punchline in the trailer. This …
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Void Terrarium has lots that I appreciate, so it’s a shame that I don’t enjoy it more. But now and then you get a game like that. One that checks …
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For me, JRPGs are all about the adventures, the battle systems, and the melodrama. Everything else is decoration, and that decoration can interfere with the overall experience. That’s what happened to me throughout The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III. If you enjoy the accessories, however, this game is absolutely for you.
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Urban Flow is a multiplayer party game where players try to direct traffic. It supports up to four players locally. Let’s take a look and see if this party game …
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Monster Prom XXL is a dating simulation game from Beautiful Glitch. This version contains all the updates and the Second Term DLC. We were sent a review code weeks after …
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Neversong is a Nintendo Switch indie release that manages to leave a stimulating impression, not just during gameplay but also after the closing credits roll. I’m sure that sounds cliched, …
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Welcome to the Matrix? Where you are fake, but everything else is…real?

CrossCode brings some of the best ideas from classic 16-bit action RPGs of the past. From the menu …
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When it comes to spooky games I’m usually not a fan. I don’t like to be scared. It gets my body all tense and ready to punch someone in the …
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AntVentor is a point-and-click adventure puzzler with a fun little premise that works well for the Switch. The game introduces the main character, Florentine, who is a lot like Flick …
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Very entertaining to watch, not quite as entertaining to play, sums up my experience with Superliminal. It’s no substandard title, but I never felt a good rapport with it when …
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Urban Trial Tricky is a sports title for the Nintendo Switch. It sees you straddling your trusty motorbike and performing crazy stunts across various locations, all in the hope of …
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The original Duke Nukem 3D released in 1996 to much acclaim. In 2016, it was re-released on the current consoles to celebrate its 20th anniversary. Now, four years later, it …
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There’s a bigger picture with the mystery of Shiba Island. A straightforward start – searching for a missing brother – soon turns into learning about the protagonist’s past on the …
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Nancy Reagan made it quite clear in my youth that I’m supposed to “Just say no.” I’m glad I succumbed to peer pressure, however, and gave Infini a try. This thematically bizarre and visually trippy game ended up winning me over as both a challenging puzzle platformer and as an inadvertent P.S.A. for my kids.
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The Otterman Empire is a party, action game from Tri-Heart Interactive. The gameplay is described as “havoc causing, party game mayhem”, which sounds a lot better than it actually is. …
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Dripping with mystery, The Great Perhaps is set long after civilisation as we know it has crumbled. You play as an astronaut named Kosmos, who wakes from a cryosleep only …
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I have to give the developers of Pokémon Cafe Mix credit. They could have just thrown together a quick Pokémon Match-3 game and added it to the heap of others …
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