A Hero and a Garden is a simple visual novel with RPG elements tacked on but without the actual gameplay. It’s more story than anything else, which surprised me since …
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One Line Coloring is a puzzler where you create images by connecting the dots in one continuous line. Admittedly, I thought this was a straight-up coloring game when I first …
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Regina & Mac is a retro-inspired adventure platformer that’s made its way to the Nintendo Switch after releasing on various other devices, including the Wii U. This is great news …
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It’s the weekend! What have you got planned? More importantly, which games will you be playing? The Nintendo Switch eShop is full of brand-new content, such as the recently announced …
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In the twin-stick shooter We Are Doomed, your enemies are shapes, not aliens or robots or alien-robots. The backgrounds are trippy, not gritty. The music is almost new-age, not hyper-kinetic. If we truly are doomed, it’s a pretty relaxing way to go.
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Every element of Journey of the Broken Circle seems designed for simplicity. The colour schemes, the artwork, the gentle soundtrack. Even the protagonist is just a circle, with a little …
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A platformer designed to test the precision of your speedrunning skills, OkunoKA Madness combines brutally challenging levels with an adorable alien protagonist and a gorgeous fantasy setting.
You play as …
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King of the Crustaceans
Embracing its ridiculous nature, Fight Crab is a fighting game with chuckles galore on the Nintendo Switch!
In some ways, Fight Crab reminds me …
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Sentinels of Freedom is an adventure RPG from Underbite Games where you can create your own hero within the Sentinel Comics universe. A simple bank heist turns into so much …
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Fans of old-school platforming may want to give Commander Keen in Keen Dreams: Definitive Edition a look. I stress old-school, as this release is less about how we remember old …
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WWE 2K Battlegrounds looks to find a balance between its arcade and sports sim roots, albeit with decidedly arcade leanings. The game will certainly provide over-the-top action—giving you access to weapons such as alligators and electricity—but it’s based on a system that gives players plenty of options to learn and master myriad moves.
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The underrated Wii U game Adventures of Pip has finally arrived on the Nintendo Switch. If you missed the boat the first time, don’t miss it again. It’s a great …
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Are you prepared to “find your rhythm” with AVICII Invector on the Nintendo Switch? Even if you aren’t usually a fan of music games like this, you may want to …
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Even the Ocean is a perfect combination of a platformer and a visual novel. The story is compelling, and more relevant to the current environmental crisis than I had anticipated. …
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Have you been cooped up most of the summer cause of COVID-19? If so, Instant Sports Summer Games could be for you. It has several things working in its favor, …
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Tennis World Tour 2—a realistic sports sim that features the biggest tennis starts competing in world-famous competitions—is scheduled to open for Nintendo Switch on October 15th. And as we approach the release date, we’re learning a bit more about what tennis fans can expect expect from the game.
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Available for purchase on September 15th, The Oriental Pirate will introduce a new character named Mu Zhiyun. She serves under Ching Shih—a real-life prostitute turned dreaded pirate leader turned business woman—and arrives in Europe with a secret agenda (as one would expect).
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Full disclosure, I’ve never seen a single episode of Peaky Blinders. But that’s precisely why I took this review. Can an adventure/puzzle game work when it’s based on a TV show I’ve never seen?
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