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Grow Wild is a stunning, nature-inspired game about rewilding a field, then exploring and enjoying the ecosystem that you build up - from shrubs and bugs to beyond. Previously, the only way you could have given it a go was through physical…

Take a small plot of land and create a stunning pocket of nature in Grow Wild, a wholesome nature game about habitats and ecosystems. It's been a while since I've played a game about managing a small plot of land that quite conveys the…

Boot up your computer, power up your dial-up modem and get ready to become a Faceminer in an alternative-history's dotcom boom. Ah, 1999. Existentialism flooding the cinemas, the UK introducing a minimum wage, a fear of the millennium bug…

People often describe the most menacing beasts as having insatiable hungers, be that for violence or evil. In Hungry Horrors, the monsters are very satiable, and you'll only succeed by literally feeding them. When I think of roguelikes I…

I feel like I’ve played a large number of word-based puzzle games, as there are just so many out there. LOK Digital, however, does something completely different, as you don’t actually need to know any words to solve this puzzle. You just…

Cozy games, particularly ones with crafting aspects, are popping up more and more. This is great for me, personally, because these types of games are some of my favorite. Pieced Together is a cozy, scrapbooking puzzle game.  You play as…

If there was one game which blew me away at the recent Develop: Brighton conference it was Touch Type Tale, a fantastic fusion of RTS and typing-game which excels in both genres. The typing genre is, in my opinion, at its best when it…

Sea Salt gives you a grungy, dark world that is just begging to become chaos. This action strategy game puts you in the position of a being who can summon horrific creatures to rain havoc upon the humans within the land. As you explore the…

Oddman is a pretty simple concept, done with a bunch of polish and consideration. This mobile game sees you trying to stay on the screen while attempting to knock everything else off.  Playing as a funny, little yellow creature — until you…

Racing around gorgeous tracks, customizing your vehicle, and finding the perfect car for you. Pacer is a wonderful racing game that puts you up to the challenge. In Pacer, you’ll find yourself very quickly racing around a not-so-sleek…

A captivating platformer with an interesting difficulty curve and simple, one-touch controls.

In deepest, darkest Otterspace (yes), red-suited and blue-suited otters fight for dominance.

Growbot, if you’ve not heard of it, is a point-and-click adventure game which follows the story of Nara, who is a growbot and captain-in-training.

A golf game for people who hate golf

A mix of action, platforming and chain reactions — you can smash your fist through everyone!

A VR puzzle-platformer which has you control an adorable paper rocket

Scream your way through an entire town, playing as both a young man and a goat which only seem to know how to scream!

Phantom Halls puts you in the role of hapless teens as they journey through a haunted mansion for ridiculous reasons, and attempt to survive the night against the odds.