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FiberTales: DummyKart (PC) Review…

There are some games out there that feel like they just miss the mark of being good but a…
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P.3 (Switch) Review

P.3 is a challenging vertical shooter with a gimmick, for better and worse. Although the retro vibe is strong…
Nirvana

Nirvana: Pilot Yume (Xbox…

One part visual novel with one part futuristic racer, Nirvana is basically the same game as the original Switch…
Cotton Fantasy

Cotton Fantasy: Superlative Night…

Over the last year, ININ Games and SUCCESS have released several Cotton titles on current gen hardware. These fan…
Mokoko X

Mokoko X (Xbox One)…

Originally released on Steam a year ago, Mokoko X has been ported to Xbox consoles after raising Kickstarter money. …
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Cosmos Bit (Xbox One)…

Cosmos Bit is a simple, cute Metroid-like that can be completed under two hours. This charming little adventure proves…
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Dandy & Randy DX…

Dandy & Randy DX can probably be most easily described as a Legend of Zelda: A Link To The…
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Seven Pirates H (Switch)…

Seven Pirates H is the fourth title in the Genkai Tokki series (Monster Monpiece, Moero Chronicle and Moero Crystal…
Marble Maid

Marble Maid (Switch) Review

Instead of a monkey trap inside a ball like Sega’s popular Monkeyball franchise, Marble Maid features a creepily designed…
Rolling Car

Rolling Car (Switch) Review

Like Trials on a treadmill diorama, Rolling Car is part platformer, part balance simulator.  The goal is to guide…
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Ayo the Clown (Xbox…

Originally released on Switch last summer, I praised Ayo The Clown for being a pleasant little 2.5D platformer with…
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The Last Friend (Switch)…

True, fluid, 2D art style is something that has had its fad pass for video games.  For a while…
Floogan

Floogen (Switch) Review

An action platformer made with stop-motion clay visuals, Floogen has an eye-catching style. Unfortunately, the troublesome gameplay doesn’t match…
Robo Wars

Robo Wars (Switch) Review

Robo Wars is a very simple 2-player arena battler with lower production values but has a sense of progression…
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Whiskey & Zombies (Xbox…

Made by a small dev team, Whiskey & Zombies is a top-down survival game that involves hillbillies drinking their…
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Pretty Girls Rivers (PS4)…

The next title in the long running Pretty Girls series by EastAsiaSoft, Pretty Girls Rivers is nothing more than…
Battle Kid

Battle Kid: Fortress of…

Originally created in 2010 for actual 8-bit NES hardware, Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril is a homebrew original has…
SOCKVENTURE

Sockventure (Switch) Review

A precision platformer, Sockventure doesn’t bring anything new to the genre but offers some short-burst entertainment thanks to a…
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Revita (Switch) Review

It is a new week. You know what that means!? Yes, another half dozen rogue-based titles are released on…
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Z-Warp (Xbox One) Review…

Z-Warp is a vertical shmup that has unique gameplay mechanics that separates it from other shooters and will keep…
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Slipstream (Xbox One) Review…

An ode to OutRun, Slipstream is an 80s indie driving game about drifting at right angles to make right…
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Big Bang Pro Wrestling…

Big Bang Pro Wrestling is the latest Neogeo Pocket Color game to be re-released digitally on the Switch eShop. …
Horned Knight

Horned Knight (PS4) Review…

A simple action platformer, Horned Knight is a low cost digital downloadable title (a limited run physical version is…
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Flat Kingdom: Paper’s Cut…

Proving Chris Columbus wrong, Flat Kingdom demonstrates that the world is flat. It is admirable when game purposely markets…
Thunder Kid Hunt for the Red Emperor

Thunder Kid: Hunt For…

A simple tunnel shooter action game, Thunder Kid: Hunt For The Robot Emperor plays like an arcade game from…
Fingun

Fingun (Switch) Review

A comical single-screened boss gauntlet horizontal shooter, Fingun provides stupid fun for the thirty minutes that it lasts. With…
Super Cyborg

Super Cyborg (Xbox One)…

Created by a small dev team and published by Drageus Games, Super Cyborg doesn’t just have Contra inspiration, this…
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Astro A10 Gen 2…

Although I’ve covered many headsets over the years, and there are many quality units available, I’ve always preferred Astro…
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Red Wings: American Aces…

In late 2020, All in! Games released Red Wings: Aces of the Sky where I praised its arcadey gameplay…
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Glam’s Incredible Run: Escape…

Originally released on PC in 2021, Glam’s Incredible Run: Escape from Dukha (shortened to just “Glam”) is a one-screen-at-a-time…
The Humans Collection

The Humans Collection (PS4)…

A cross between Lemmings and The Lost Vikings, The Humans was a puzzle platform game from the early 90s…
Inukari

Inukari – Chase of…

A good old fashion run-to-the-right platformer that isn’t a rogue, Inukari – Chase of Deception features approachable design, large…
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Skul The Hero Slayer…

As a man that’s so old that his history class was just called ‘Class’, my heart still resides in…
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Royal Frontier (Xbox One)…

A straight-to-the-point simple roguelike, Royal Frontier cuts out all unnecessary details, uses a charmingly simple 2D sprite-based visual theme,…
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Gunborg: Dark Matters (Xbox…

Developed by a solo developer and published by Red Art Games, Gunborg: Dark Matters felt refreshing to me because…
Wife Quest

Wife Quest (Xbox One)…

A 2D action platformer sporting an all-female cast, Wife Quest swaps gender roles by putting the player in the…
Fluffy Cubed

Fluffy Cubed (PS4) Review…

Fluffy Cubed is a casual block pushing puzzler that is basically a new version of Sokobon. Playing as a…
The Mooseman

The Mooseman (XSX) Review…

The Mooseman, now available on XSX and PS5 with visual enhancements over the original release, is a game that…
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Pretty Girls Breakers (PS4)…

Pretty Girls Breakers is the latest title in EastAsiaSoft’s series of anime babe titles only this time it takes…
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Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes…

Mixing pinball with tower defense and rogue elements might sound like a complicated concoction of genres but winds up…