Category: Game Reviews

The Beautiful, Deadly Dance of Hollow Knight: Silksong

Eight years in the making, Team Cherry’s follow-up is a worthy – if demanding – sequel #hollow knight #indie games #metroidvania

Getting Strategic with Sonic Super Teams

If you’re looking for a competitive boardgame for ages seven and up, Sonic Super Teams is worth considering even if you don’t know the franchise. #SonicTheHedgehog #Boardgame #FamilyGame

Review: Metal Eden

Metal Eden is a fast-paced shooter that is unfortunately too expensive and too short.

Hope in The Forsaken Hollows: Exploring Elden Ring Nightreign’s DLC

Elden Ring Nightreign’s DLC expands its #roguelike thrills with new characters, map, fan-favorite bosses and two new Night Lords. Tailored for veterans, it is a way more #challenging experience than the base game, with a masterpiece of a soundtrack that justifies the price alone. #expansion #soulslike

ARC Raiders Review - Extraction Shooters are Fun!

ARC Raiders is a new extraction shooter from Embark Studios, a Swedish video game company that showcases what a great extraction shooter can be like. #ARCRaiders #ExtractionShooter #3rdPersonShooter

Hades 2: Bigger doesn’t always mean better

I examine the plot of Hades 2, in light of the recent patch that changed its ending entirely

Review: Ninja Gaiden 4

Guy With 100+ Hours In Balatro Tries Poker (not clickbait)

And maybe you should too! #cardgames #poker

A Revitalization of the Timeless Classic – NieR Replicant ver.1.22474487139...

A reintroduction to the original for both old and new players – NieR Replicant offers a dark fantasy for lovers of well-crafted, impactful stories and old-fashioned role-playing games. #nier #rpg #darkfantasy

Itch.io Games as a Tool for Self-Expression and Societal Commentary: Review(s)

Slay the Princess: The Pristine Cut – Heart, Lungs, Liver, Nerves

Slay the Princess is a visual novel game with a touch of gore and a story that will make you question everything you think you know about yourself #Horror #Visualnovel #Interactivestorytelling

Risk of Rain 2 and games as a waste of time

Risk of Rain 2 is a waste of time, but how bad is that? I revisit this co-operative roguelike in the light of new DLC being announced.

Map Full of Bad Ideas: Why RV There Yet? is the Road Trip Game for You and Your Friends

RV There Yet? turns a chaotic road trip into a hilarious and heartwarming adventure. With clumsy physics, teamwork, and quiet moments of reflection, it’s a smart and funny puzzle #IndieGame about getting lost, together or alone, and loving every minute of it. #RoadTripGame #Coop #Adventure #Fun

This beat’s got a kick! Rift of the Necrodancer Review

Rift of the Necrodancer takes tried and true gameplay of the rhythm game classics, and remixes into an experience that both celebrates the genre and pushes it forward with its experimentation.

Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp but without the microtransactions?

Pocket Camp Complete is a cute and relaxing mobile game that offers the full experience with a one-time purchase.

Stories Untold - An Experimental Psychological Horror Adventure

Stories Untold is a narrative-driven horror adventure game and a truly remarkable take on the genre. The four episode anthology combines different game mechanics and unique narrative to a thrilling and breathtaking experience. #videogame #narrative-driven #horror #storiesuntold

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II – A Sequel Worthy of a Knight

KCD II delivers a living, breathing medieval roleplaying game to its players. #RPG, #kingdomcome, #openworld

Moncage Review: A Puzzle Game with Mind-Boggling Optical Illusions

Solving a huge #optical_illusion #puzzle in a tiny cube to discover a dark, #emotional story of trauma

Mining, Mayhem, and Bugs: A Deep Rock Galactic Review

Fight monsters, mine riches, and cause chaos with your dwarf crew — welcome to Deep Rock Galactic!

Microsoft Solitaire: classic games to kill time

Perhaps the most played games in offices worldwide, Microsoft Simulator is a pinacle of design from the era where games came pre-installed on our computers. Venture with us into the history and details which made this card game so great.

Reviewing Elden Ring amidst Elden Ring Nightreign hype

Elden Ring Nightreign is coming soon, so now might be a great time to take a another look at Elden Ring and its DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree