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Echo Roundhill

Toby first discovered video games when their father bought him Civilisation 4. Ever since then they have an affinity for strategy games and anything that involves space. Toby describes themselves as a nerd, writer and a millennial. They would like to thank their, mum, dad and their right big toe.

Video Game Reviews

Shadows of Doubt turns you into a voxel Holmes

Echo Roundhill May 17, 2023

Walk down procedural streets, explore a facist-noir world and hunt down serial killers in the Shadows of Doubt. Rain beating down on cold city streets, Alfred Olofsson walks through Little Taipei, with a bigger magnum in their stomach than…

Video Game Reviews

Littlewood — The world is saved, but now you must rebuild

Echo Roundhill Mar 2, 2021

So the world is saved! The monsters are vanquished, villages freed and the evil wizard routed, it's time for the world to recover in Littlewood Now comes the fun part, making a new life. In Littlewood you wake up after your final battle,…

Video Game Reviews

Wartile is a bouncy, hoppy Nordic adventure game

Echo Roundhill Jan 20, 2021

A game for those who love the structure of board games but have no time for turns, Wartile is a bouncy hoppy Nordic adventure, sailing across the seas to save your kingdom. Bounding across the Nordic Isles, Wartile's gorgeous little…

Video Game Reviews

Secret Government allows you to rule the world from the shadows

Echo Roundhill Sep 16, 2020

Secret government puts you at the helm of a secret cabal, set on controlling the world from the shadows, controlling the masses to attain your goals.

Video Game Previews

Blasting into Mars Horizon (beta)

Echo Roundhill May 26, 2020

Getting into space is hard. Very hard. Getting to space requires planning, research and a big rocket. Mars Horizon puts you at the head of a fresh, up and coming space agency, hell-bent on becoming the greatest space agency the earth and…

Free Games

Hive time — getting beezy

Echo Roundhill Mar 22, 2020

Busy bees be building, but beloved bee boss be breezing by botanical branches, breaking beetles blockade. - By B3

Video Game Features

Fork Knights has you playing as fencing foods!

Echo Roundhill Mar 10, 2020

Fencing food is the name of the game when it comes to the wittily named Fork Knights. I'm not going to lie, when I went over and played Fork Knights when I spotted it at PAX AUS simply because of the pun name. I wasn't expecting to find a…

Video Game Features

Hot Brass — top down room clearing

Echo Roundhill Feb 11, 2020

Top-down shooting games were all the rage not too long back, then it seemed like that specific type of game faded away to make way for a more tactical breed. Hot Brass is a great return for that old particular brand of bloodsport. Sneaking…

Video Game Features

Camped Out — Set up camp before darkness

Echo Roundhill Feb 5, 2020

Four player co-operative camping sim Camped Out combines co-op antics and the spirit of adventure

Video Game Features

Neon Noodles is a production line game of making delicious meals

Echo Roundhill Jan 30, 2020

You'll need both logic and foresight in order to get the dish out the door in Neon Noodles. Chefs are way overrated, all they do is simple food preparation - which games such as overcooked have proved I can do whilst on fire and in the…

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