Overall, I liked Avowed. It wasn’t perfect, not by a long shot, but despite that I had a good time with it and would recommend it to other people. It’s a fun, visually polished and easy to pick up first person RPG. It lacks the depth of many
Heroes of Hammerwatch 2 feels like it sums up what a great rougelite should be. It combines a main gameplay loop that's tough with a slow stream of upgrades that keep pace with your skill. I've yet to feel particularly overpowered, but I have noticed the
Sonic Generations was okay, but Sonic X Shadow Generations is excellent. It's the most fun I've had playing a Sonic game since Adventure Battle 2 on the Gamecube. The game picks up all the good parts of the Sonic games released in the ten-plus years since
Balatro is a great game. Reviews, game of the year awards, and general sentiment seem to agree. The question I've been pondering is why. There's something special about the way the mechanics and small details of the game come together that make it so satisfying. This
Kingdoms Two Crowns Call of Olympus extends the best the series has to offer while adding new and interesting mechanics. The game maintains its complex gameplay tied behind a set of simple mechanics. Overall, the DLC provides an excellent collection of extra content to an already well-made game. Those familiar
The Plucky Squire is a short, fun adventure from All Possible Futures that, short of a few launch day bugs, is a great game. I picked this one up via PlayStation Plus, where it was a day-one inclusion. Despite getting it for free, I recommend you pick up a copy.
Nodebuster is a simple game packed with fun. An entry in the ever-growing genre of small, incremental-type games, Nodebuster provides a few hours of fun at a very reasonable price. The game's premise is simple enough: move your cursor on top of the enemies while triggering automatic attacks.
Tiny Rogues is a combination bullet-hell and action-roguelike that captures the best of both genres. The game is a pixel art cousin to Enter the Gungeon or Binding of Isaac bringing a tonne of replay value and fun. The multiple classes, progression system and wide array of gear and perks
Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous is the second cRPG from Owlcat Games. It follows many of the classic cRPG tropes whilst taking on a personality of its own. Like other games in space the basic premise is party management throughout a fixed but branching story. The game currently has the
Sea of Stars is a turn-based, fantasy RPG that harks back to many old 16 bit era JRPGs. Originally funded through a kickstarter campaign, the game leans heavily on nostalgia ultimately feeling like a loose copy of times gone by. There is a lot to like in Sea of Stars.
Thronefall, currently in the late stages of Early Access on steam, is a simple yet deeply enjoyable game. The game sees you, the king, build new structures during the day and fight off waves of enemies during the night. With multiple perks, weapons and challenge settings, Thronefall has high replay
This review avoids spoilers but it does comment on the core gameplay loop of the game. If you know nothing about this game and would rather keep it that way, maybe skip this one. Outer Wilds is an excellent video game. Without mincing words it mixes storytelling, visuals and interesting