Whether you’re a fan of cozy games, metroidvanias, souls-like, or a bit of everything, our reviews dive into games that are new, old, and unexpected. Jump into a new world.
The Devilry Reservation 2 Demo: A Hilarious Mystery with Post-Soviet Vibes
The Devilry Reservation 2 demo was a hilarious delight to play. GentFish has introduced a sequel to their original The Devilry Reservation. This is a pixel-graphic game where, through the lens of dark fantasy with undertones of Slavic folklore, you find and contain anomalies. This demo included the first episode titled “The Whisper of the Last Question”. The Prisoner’s Plight…
The Manny’s 2 Demo Leaves You Hungry For More!
August 1945. Somewhere in the Pacific… A skeleton crew of Japanese Imperial Navy Soldiers guard what might be the smallest island in the sea. The sun is harsh, food is scarce, and there’s nothing but open ocean as far as the eye can see. To make matters worse, the captain wants the island guarded day and night… but why? That’s…
Spirit Talk Offers Potential for a Gentle, Heartfelt Story
What if the people we’ve lost could come back for one more conversation? That question is the premise of Spirit Talk, developer Tortita Studio‘s cozy visual novel about a witch who can summon the recently departed to speak with their loved ones. Spirit Talk has a demo out now and was part of Steam Next Fest: February 2026, so I…
Kiipluu’s demo is a Neolithic stealth adventure
In a dark, Neolithic world, a young caveman’s tribe is attacked by cannibalistic Na-Ush, leading him on a stealth journey to venture deep into their territory and rescue a woman named Ginna. Kiipluu is an action-adventure survival game that favors sneaking and strategy over brute force, as the Na-ush vastly outnumber our main character, Kiipluu. Developed by NIEKO, the demo…
SerendiPalette Paints a Perfect Relaxing Experience
Prep your palette and create your beautiful watercolor landscape with SerendiPalette, a gentle and casual tile-placing game by developer Sateki Games. A lovely and relaxing soundtrack, a satisfying yet easy-going pace, and a gorgeous, hand-drawn design make you feel as safe as a Bob Ross video in this sweet little demo. Build Your Palette Use your painter’s palette to place…
Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop: A Brutal, Eldritch Fix’Em’Up
A fox-headed mechanic. A beaten-down shop on a backwater planet. Endless eldritch monstrosities. I did minimal research before deciding to play Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, the brainchild developed by Beard Envy and published by Kasedo Games. Surface level, it looked just dandy: a quirky sci-fi atmosphere with crude humor and oil grease. But one does not have to play for…
An Enjoyable Experiment Without a Hypothesis: Monster Lab Simulator
Monster Lab Simulator is a game that asks some really fun questions; “if I combine these injection serums with this egg, and then fuse the result with another creature, can I create something more valuable than what I started with?” being my favorite so far. Monster Lab Sim is the the debut Steam release from Round3 Studios, previously known for…
Learning How to Love Everything: Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
It’s 1986. Somewhere within the Soviet town of Vorkuta-5, a girl goes missing, but nobody seems to care. Except you. Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It is a mystery that drenches you in pragmatic existentialism and makes your question your place in the universe, all while pursuit of a missing girl. A debut Visual Novel that…
