Reviews

Skyhill is an adventure/role-playing game developed by Mandragora for the Nintendo Switch. It hails from 2015 with versions on most platforms already. This isn’t the first game to be ported …
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A busy month for the PN team, with 37 published reviews. Which of these were your favorites?

12 is Better Than 6

Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers

Air Conflicts: Secret …
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SpellKeeper is a puzzle game from Silesia Games that involves freeing butterflies from their cocoons using magic spells. It’s a simple premise that’s intended to test your logical abilities in …
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Vaporum’s tagline is “Steampunk Dungeon Crawler,” which is quite honest for exactly what the game is. This game takes a grid-styled dungeon crawler, throws in mechanical enemies, and forces …
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Metagal is an action platformer developed by RetroRevolution for the Nintendo Switch. It’s also a blatant Mega Man clone. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

Metagal is a short …
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12 is Better Than 6 for the Nintendo Switch is a twin-stick shooter developed by Ink Stains Games. Set in the Wild West of 1873, you guide a nameless gunslinger …
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For side-scrolling, dungeon-crawling gamers, Dungeon Stars is a casual game that fits most players’ lifestyles.

The designs consist of goblins and playable characters that almost remind me of Globoxes …
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The Pure Nintendo team published 32 reviews this month. We were also picked up for coverage on Metacritic! Not bad for a few weeks work. Let us know your favorite, and …
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Simple on the surface but complex in its level of detail, Tardy is a game that is designed to present you with a genuine challenge.

Between a retro art style …
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Warplanes: WW2 Dogfight is an action game in which you pilot World War II-era aircraft. It’s a battle-driven flight simulator on the surface, but the real fun seems to be …
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The LEGO Movie 2 Videogame for Nintendo Switch is the sequel to the game based on the movie, which is based on the colorful bricks we all know and love. …
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It was a short month, but the PN team pulled off 25 reviews in 28 days. Have a favorite? Leave a comment and let us know.

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Airheart …
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Downwell is an arcade-action game from Moppin. It also delves into platforming territory, albeit with a pretty cool twist: the game is played vertically.

In Downwell, players literally jump into …
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In Kitfox Games’ “The Shrouded Isle”, the mystique of this story lies in not knowing how we came to be the leader of a cult. But this sinister job …
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My Memory of Us is a charming adventure/puzzle game from the developers at Juggler Games and Crunching Koalas. The story follows two Polish kids as they try to survive in a …
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Guess the Word is a simple, educational title from Ultimate Games. The gameplay is self-explanatory thanks to the title, which is exactly as deep as it gets. Unfortunately, if you …
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Apocalipsis: Harry at the End of the World is a point-and-click adventure from Punch Drunk Games. It was released on PC last year and now makes its way to the …
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I know what you’re thinking: does the Switch really need another retro-inspired platformer? Blowfish Studios is betting on yes with its latest release, JackQuest: The Tale of the Sword. Let’s …
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