Category: Reviews
Review: The Life of a Magical Circle Gets Philosophical
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The Life of a Magical Circle is Solideo‘s first game to be published to Steam, and it’s quite a journey. This is a deceptively simple collectathon with roguelite elements where your choices not only affect what the narrator says about you, but how difficult your game gets. This is going…
Review: Use Music to Heal the World in Melobot: A Last Song
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A new addition to the rhythm genre in an innovative new game, Melobot: A Last Song by Anomalie Studio. In this harmony-filled game, you play as a small robot named Melobot as they travel around a strange world, using their instruments and music to heal the world around them. With its…
Review: Veloren is an Open-Source Wonderland
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Let me pitch a game to you. A free-roaming RPG where you create your own character, right? But it’s got Breath of the Wild’s climbing, gliding, and exploration. It has Skyrim’s cities and customization options and Minecraft’s crafting and random generation world. You can play it online with other people,…
Review: Cozy Grove Earns Its Wholesome Game Badge
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Cozy Grove is a wholesome, relaxing life sim by Spry Fox LLC that came out April 7th, 2021. The gameplay cycle is particularly reminiscent of games like Animal Crossing, with a focus on collecting and crafting, but the in-depth narrative and character interactions really make this game stand apart. Neighbears…
Review: The Guardian of Nature Isn’t a Fun Stroll in the Wilderness
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Inlusio Interactive’s The Guardian of Nature invites players into a lush, solarpunk-inspired world. Its point-and-click gameplay and eco-focused puzzles offer the potential for a refreshing change of pace. While the premise promises engaging challenges, the true test lies in whether its gameplay can stand tall like a redwood, or if…
Review: Deathbound is an Even Less Friendly Darksouls
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I’ll admit that I’ve never been a fan of soulslikes. But I had to jump on this bandwagon at some point. It seems like this relationship only goes one-way, though, because as much as I try to show a soulslike some love, I got my rear-end kicked. Maybe that’s just…
Review: Drive into the Crazy World of WHAT THE CAR?
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Triband, the studio that brought us WHAT THE GOLF?, shows us another crazy fun world in their newest release, WHAT THE CAR? In this action-adventure game, you play as a cartoon car, traveling through different levels and recusing bears locked in chests. With a fun concept and engaging gameplay, this…
Review: Solve the Mystery of the TARSAAK Caravan SandWitch
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Travel the planet of Cigalo, a world once blanketed with lush forests and home to intricate mycelium networks. The Cigalo we knew is now a desert planet ravaged by industrial exploitation with only small patches of greenery remaining. A radioactive storm looms in the distance and abandoned concrete buildings pepper the almost…
Review: Motordoom is Vampire Survivors, but BMX
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Skateboarding and BMX are two genres that have fallen into relative obscurity in the modern era of gaming. The two had a very modest following in the 90s and early 2000s. I would wager that most 90s kids like me have probably played a Tony Hawk Pro Skater game at…
Kill the Shadow’s Demo Knocks it Outta the Park
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Pull out your cork boards and unravel your red string! You’re going to need it when playing Kill the Shadow by Shadowlight Sanctuary and 663 Games. We just played the demo on Steam, and you’re not going to want to miss the drama. Curiouser and Curiouser Kill the Shadow is…