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Terrifier: The ARTcade Game Demo is a Brawler Featuring Art
Terrifier: The ARTcade Game is an arcade-style beat-em-up game based on the Terrifier slasher film franchise created and directed by Damien Leone. Relevo and Selecta Play have been tasked with bringing the cult classic to life. As a fan of the Terrifier films, I was really excited for this game, but after playing the demo, I am a bit concerned. …
No.HazedHeart is a Pretty but Puzzling NSFW Game
No.Hazed Heart is an erotic maze puzzle game and “casual strategy game” from Garbage Bin Studio. With no plot to speak of, it’s a rather barebones and short experience intended to entertain and titillate the player in the shortest period of time possible. Scored by the sound of some melancholic piano music, the objective of each maze is to navigate…
Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel Strikes Gold with Hammer and Heart
Jotunnslayer: Hodes of Hell is a Norse mythology-themed Vampire Survivors horde-based roguelike with blessings from the gods. Released in collaboration between ARTillery, Games Farm, and Grindstone, this Early Access title comes with five characters, four maps, and a bunch of gifts bestowed from the gods! Blessings from the All-Father In Jotunnslayer, the player plays as one of five damned warriors,…
Rise of Industry 2 is an Ambitious Tycoon in Need of QoL patches
Rise of Industry 2 is a sequel to the 2019 business-management tycoon. Created by SomaSim and published by Kasedo Games, the second game takes place in 1980’s America as the player character works managing different departments in different cities to conquer the market and, well, rise to the top. As a quick aside, while this game was marketed as a…
Potion Shop Simulator is the Newest Fantasy Addiction
Congratulations! After searching for a potion master position, one has finally opened up! Granted, it’s because the previous potion master mysteriously disappeared. But thankfully, that’s none of your business! In Potion Shop Simulator, you run your very own startup potion shop in a charming medieval village. Not only will you gather ingredients, brew potions, and sell them to your monstrous…
Blessed Burden is an Unholy Speed Runner Platforming Game
Blessed Burden can be best described as an ULTRAKILL-lite movement shooter, but without the shooter part. Released by Podoba Interactive and Marevo Collective, you have to quickly maneuver through 10 worlds (and a playable end sequence) filled with no enemies, but plenty of different kinds of traps and hazards! Upon His Dark Throne In Blessed Burden, you play as a…
Sub-Verge is a Deep Sea Puzzle with Dangerous Dialogue
The dark abyss of the sea is far from lonely. In the world of Sub-Verge, Divers have settled the deep, shunned by society. And you’re about to drop in for a visit. This narrative puzzle game, developed by Interactive Tragedy, Limited and published by Pantaloon, sends you plummeting to the ocean’s depths on a mission. Some Divers want to help…
Stray Path is Surprisingly Linear
Stray Path makes a splash in the deck builder roguelike subgenre by incorporating a FreeCell format. Developed by Chx Games, published by Yogscast Games and Gamersky Games, this card battler requires the player to manage their cards and their placements. Stray Path does have a roadmap promising future content, but I will assess the game as of the date this…
