Review: BELOW
For every moment of incredible atmosphere and tantalizing mystery, there are at least two moments of intense frustration and needless tedium.
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Review: Devader
For intense action and spectacle, Devader is one of the better arena shooters out there, and is definitely worth a look.
Read moreDLC Review: Relics of the Past
It’s not often that DLC so effectively broadens and deepens the experience, but Relics of the Past does just that.
Read moreReview: Tesla vs Lovecraft
Of all the top-down shooters I’ve played this one might be my favorite in terms of sheer spectacle and freedom, because it really feels like a game designed to let you have the maximum amount of fun.
Read moreReview: Tangledeep
Few games are as vibrant as this one, and that joy it exudes makes the deep combat and vast progression systems so much more fun to explore and master.
Read moreReview: Sunless Skies
Sunless Skies is indeed a huge step forward from the gameplay of Sunless Sea, but I can’t help but feel that something in the heart of it was left behind.
Read moreReview: Kalaban
Kalaban is the kind of game I love to see, a strange, quirky take on international notions of horror, except it literally doesn’t work.
Read moreReview: RAD
There is fun to be had here, but you have to be lucky to find it, and most players aren’t going to want to sit through half a dozen bad runs for the one good one.
Read moreReview: Devolver Bootleg
It is, by its very nature, an uneven offering, but one that’s varied and creative enough that you’re likely to find something that really clicks with you.
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