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Storage Hunter Simulator – Making The Most of Literally Everything
Storage Hunter Simulator is a single player — or co-operative — game in which you attend various auctions out in the world to find valuables. You then sell these to make as much money as possible. The tutorial has you slowly attending these…
Beneath – Cthulhu’s Chaotic Corridors
Beneath puts you in the shoes (Or rather the suit) of a deep sea diver on an expedition to find a lost German submarine, only to have his crew — including his daughter — attacked by waterborne creatures while he is under the waves. You…
Grindstone – Gems, Guts, and yes, plenty of Grinding
Grindstone originally began life as an Apple Arcade exclusive back in 2019, then an Epic Games Store exclusive in 2022. It eventually landed on Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2023, and by god I'm glad it did. I technically slept on this…
Diver Go! is a slightly uneven but incredibly fun memory game
Diver Go! from Itten and designer Mashiu is a light, family-friendly memory and dexterity game where players dive for treasure coins on the ocean floor — balancing quick observation, recall, and a touch of luck against the mischievous curse…
iWalk Linkpod Reel 10000 – Compact Charging With A Twist
The iWalk Linkpod Reel 10000 is a portable charger capable of spooling its USB type-C charger inside of itself, letting you pack it away and then get it back out with ease by simply giving it a gentle pull and letting it spool itself back…
Hungry Horrors – Fright bite!
Being a princess, you’re obviously far too important to bother yourself with this nonsense, but unfortunately you find yourself in possession of a magical cauldron that will cook the food needed to sate these beasts. Who bestowed this…
Endangered is a rare and underrated solo or cooperative treat
Endangered, designed by Joe Hopkins and published by Grand Gamers Guild, is a cooperative game that wears its heart entirely and unapologetically on its sleeve. It is about saving animals, yes, but not in a vague, feel-good kind of way.…
I loved throwing anything at everything in tactical roguelike Blightstone
In a sea of roguelike turn-based adventures, how can something like Blightstone stand out? How can it make itself one of the memorable “few” rather than the saturated “many”? Many are the games that let us use martial weapons to harm foes.…
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds Shows Us Kart Racing Isn’t Dead Yet
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds tracks a major step forward in the series. The blue blur is back with another Kart racer, and as a long time Sonic fan, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this. In my opinion, Sonic has been on an absolute tear of good…
Roots Devour – Lovecraftian Horror, or Eldritch Bother?
Roots Devour is a stylish game, there’s no denying that. How much fruit this tree bears will be very dependent on how well you gel with that style though. Starting at the basics, Rewinding Games describe Roots Devour as a “strategic…
Death Howl successfully reimagines deckbuilding from Roguelike into Soulslike
If you’re going to be off-put by a single failure, then the experience will be short-lived. However, Death Howl provides so many ways to not fail by rewarding exploration, minor combat repetition, deck experimentation and completing quests.
Don’t Scream Together – Muffle Your Screams!
Don’t Scream Together is a co-operative horror experience based in a forest, with you and several friends investigating a woodland as you either attempt to escape together or rise up against the survivors as a hunter. Most of Don’t Scream…
Cleared Hot is the Desert Strike succcessor we’ve been waiting two decades for
While certainly not the first spiritual sequel to the 'Strike' series, Cleared Hot excels in capturing the feeling of the classics, while also bringing in more than enough modern conveniences and features to make it feel like its own thing.…
The Spirit Lift – High Spirits
The bulk of The Spirit Lift plays like most rogue-lites, but I really did like how you would set up for your runs. Because you’re a group of students, before each run you choose your group of three that act as your starting deck and items.…
Escape from Project Riese is the serious refinement of the cooperative zombie shooter
Escape from Projekt Riese is a tense, narrative-driven solo/co-op campaign game from Raybox Games that blends tactical combat, horror, and historical fiction into a modular, campaign driven experience that builds on its predecessor, Escape…
Gunnar Sylvanas Glasses – What Do Your Elf Eyes See?
Gunnar have partnered with Blizzard for their latest release: The Gunnar Sylvanvas. A set of glasses featuring the distinctive colours and patterns of Sylvanas Windrunner, featuring silver accents bouncing off the Forsaken Red frames —…
In Bladesong being a smith is more than just hammering steel
In a world where TCG Card Shop Simulator and a deluge of other “simulator” games exist, perhaps it isn’t surprising that we have a few about smithing. For the appeal that a hot smelter and hard anvil might have, though, none have really…
Prepare to wrap up warm as Battle of Hoth hits your table
“Greetings Lord Vader, the shield will be down in moments, you may start your landing.” With that line, Battle of Hoth hits the table, giving players the chance to relive one of Star Wars’ most iconic battles. Published by Days of Wonder…
Combat Mission: Cold War — An extremely long and drawn-out war with multiple countries involved.
Although you know I prefer WW II, this is the first of three Cold War games I'm reviewing. And, this one's damn good.
Into the Grid makes roguelike deckbuilding feel fresh
From card effects slicing across the screen to enemies being able to grapple and grab you, the first-person camera of Into the Grid brings the genre to a mostly unexplored place. Being thrust face-first into some of these Sentinels forces a…