Review

Astro Duel 2 is a shooter/platformer for the Nintendo Switch. When I say shooter/platformer, I don’t mean it simply merges these genres into one. No, Astro Duel 2 features two …
Read More

I have an interesting history when it comes to the Freedom Planet. I remember scrolling through the Sonic Fanon Wiki in my free time in middle school to see how …
Read More

For better or worse, Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore set its sights on being a spiritual successor to a pair of CD-i games. Long before they were YouTube fodder, younger …
Read More

UDO: Unidentified Drilling Object describes itself as an “arcade down-scroller roguelike.” Yeah, I wasn’t sure what a down-scroller was myself. The closest comparison I can come up with is the …
Read More

“Ultimate top-down racing is back!” proclaims Ultimate Racing 2D 2. Having “Ultimate” in the title might raise suspicions, but (unlike most critics) we were fans of the predecessor. With even …
Read More

A deduction adventure with a great sense of humor, Lil Guardsman takes the addictive and absorbing gameplay style of titles like Papers Please and plants it into a cute fantasy setting.
Read More

qomp2 is a puzzle arcade game developed by Graphite Lab and published by Atari. This sequel is the successor to qomp, which was originally released in 2021. I never played …
Read More

Fit My Cat is a puzzle game developed and published by RedDeerGames. It’s a cute, cozy game where you organize cats into boxes and…well, that’s about it.

Each level …
Read More

Spells & Secrets is an adventure-puzzle game developed by Alchemist Interactive and published by Merge Games. The idea behind this title is a good one. Unfortunately, it didn’t hold up …
Read More

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 …
Read More

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 …
Read More

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 …
Read More

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 …
Read More

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 …
Read More

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 …
Read More

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 …
Read More

The Jackbox Party Pack 10 succeeds or fails based on the number of local players you have at the ready (up to 9). If you’ve been following the series since …
Read More

Set thousands of years after humanity has gone extinct, Crymachina places you in the role of a human consciousness restored as data. Machines have been tasked with caring for the …
Read More