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Pumpkin Jack is a 90’s action platformer revival
The platforming can be fairly precise and those looking to find all the artifacts hidden will need to explore every nook and cranny. The payoff is the ability to purchase new skins for Jack from the shady vendor found in most levels
Bellum Sacrum is a symmetrical card game with Godlike replay value
As modern board games become more and more popular, the temptation to use increasingly bigger boxes with more and more elaborate components is more than some publishers can resist. For design Anthony Gibbins and his company (Bow String…
Patchwork is a fast, tight, 2-player game of Tetris for your tabletop or your phone
In these uncertain times, when the next lockdown could be imposed at any moment, it makes sense to keep a stock of games that really work at low player counts — and for most households, that means two players. Patchwork, from legendary…
Swords n Magic & Stuff — Adventure Time !
Swords n Magic & Stuff is a friendly foray into action RPG territory that although challenging at times never really penalizes the player. Those who can work through the challenges of inventory management will find a plethora of…
Tamashii — The Obscurity of Horror
Tamashii, released on Switch and PC, is a side-scrolling puzzle game featuring puzzle rooms. It’s also something of an abstract, surreal horror inspired by Japanese films. Maybe a bit of Giger? A whole lot of Junji Ito. It revels in proper…
Hades — Devilishly Good
Being the son of a god, Zagreus is built as such. Muscular and lean, he looks the part. Growing up in the underworld has also offered him a chance to hone his skills with some fearsome combatants meaning that if you have the dexterity then…
Manifold Garden — Beauty and innovation combine in a stunning debut
In the first game from designer William Chyr, the player must navigate an ever-changing landscape of beautiful, impossible architecture and bend the rules of physics to their will. Solving abstract puzzles by climbing the walls and…
Can Androids Pray? Maybe?
Can Androids Pray? Yep. Okay, okay. Let’s not be too flippant. The rhetorical question at the core of Can Androids Pray? is left largely up to you, the player. Can Androids Pray? is absolutely interested in the answer, and the humanity that…
Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes — A Brand New Adventure
Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes may not be the most proclaimed Point & Click Adventure game around but it’s certainly one that should be on your radar. Its predecessor, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout released back in 2018 and…
Kingdom Rush: Rift in Time is a huge box of Tower-Defense Tricks!
Lucky Duck Games is rapidly becoming one of the most talked about board game publishers of the current gaming era. This is no small thanks to securing the rights to convert huge properties like Jetpack Joyride and Kingdom Rush into board…
Foregone — Future War as a 2D Platformer
As a super soldier, the Arbiter is proficient in most forms of weaponry; luckily there's plenty on offer in Foregone. Both melee and ranged variants attack differently with different attack timings and reach
Making History: The First World War Brings Us Grand War Strategy
With Making History: The First World War, Factus Games returns the franchise back the the Great War. We have been playing it.
Jackbox Party Pack 7 — House Party
There's more quality of life improvements to make games and interactions easier than previous outings. Audio cues, spoken room codes and better social platform interactions are on offer
Will the Ragnok Gun Mouse make you better at FPS?
I do not play many first person shooter games — as I am just not very good. I get frustrated at dying again and again to people who are just better with guns. When I saw the Ragnok Gun Mouse, I giggled to myself, as it felt very much like…
Beyond Blue — Relaxing and Educational
Underwater experiences in games can either leave you feeling completely on edge, unaware of the dangers that surround you or utterly relaxed, embracing the life around you. Luckily, Beyond Blue takes the latter approach and was one of the…
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is a remake done right
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is just as charming and weird as the original — Only now it feels fully realised. It was the 90s. Britpop was on the uprise and Friends dominated the airwaves. It was also when the original PlayStation first graced…
Ghostrunner — A dark, dystopian Slice ‘n’ Dice
Getting into the groove is essential; Ghostrunner expects you to be all ninja, all the time and when you adjust to its pacing it flows like a hot knife through butter or a sharp blade through soft flesh
Back to The Future Board Game — Biff is messing up time again
It is well known that my movie knowledge isn’t the best, but I have seen Back to the Future, so I am totally qualified to review the Back to The Future Board Game. This is a two to four player co-op game for ages ten and up which lasts…
Cake Bash — Cute Cakes fighting it out!
It’s no secret that I love food games, I love cute games, and I love playing local co-op with my family. I really enjoy sitting on the couch and playing cute games. Back when I saw Cake Bash for the first time at EGX, I was excited! Guess…
Inertial Drift is a challenging game begging you to master it
When I was growing up racing games were like bread and butter for me. As I've aged I find myself leaning more towards the arcade type racers. Inertial Drift counter steers those expectations. It challenges you to use all five of your…