Frostpunk is in gameplay and systems a city-building RTS in the vein of civilization, Tropico, and SimCity. It borrows from all of these in different ways and adds its own spin to gameplay and narrative that add value for the…
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Silk (Switch) Review: Long and winding road
I’m not entirely sure I know what Silk is trying to be. Its main selling points are having the “biggest hand-crafted world of all time”, and it’s authenticity as a love-letter to the tile-based RPGs of the ’80s. But here’s…
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Killer Queen Black (Switch) – Black Wins
Killer Queen isn’t singlehandedly responsible for the resurgence of arcades across America; its release is far too limited for that. But, it does draw throngs of people and eyeballs at Barcades and Arcades across the country, generating excitement in every…
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Northgard (Switch) Review: I Can’t Read These Runs
In an effort to offer another RTS/civ-building game on the Switch (and other consoles) Shiro Games has ported the Viking RTS, Northgard, to the hybrid console. Though the inspirations from other civilization RTS games is clearly visible in its design…
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The Surge 2 (PS4) Review: Elysium Meets Deadspace
When The Surge first came out in early 2017, I took one look at it and decided I really needed a piece of it. It looked fantastic. Powered armour melee combat versus hordes of evil sci-fi bad guys? Brilliant. Sign…
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Headliner:Novinews (Switch) Review: Read All About It
Unbound Creations new game Headliner:Novinews debuted as many indie games do on the Switch these days: with a whisper. It charges players with the role of editor for a news conglomerate and with this title comes great responsibility. With little…
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Fantasy Strike (Switch) Review: Strike Out
Fantasy Strike is the brainchild of David Sirlin, the designer behind Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo HD Remix. The thought behind the design is to focus on strategy rather than rote button memorization and muscle memory. It’s wrapped in a…
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Tiny Metal: Full Metal Rumble (Switch) review: Rusty Around the Edges
In 2017 AREA 35 Inc. released the original Tiny Metal to middling reviews and little success. It was a different time for the Switch, what was a trickle of software in ’17 has grown into a flood of amazing games…
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Streets of Rogue (Switch) Review: Mean Streets
I love a good roguelike. Every time one comes out that looks even remotely fun I jump on it. From shooters like BOI to strategy titles like Slay the Spire they all have their merits and each solid entry puts…
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Masquerada: Song of Shadows (Switch) Review: Nobody cared who I was, till I put on the mask
Masquerada: song of shadows looks enticing at first glance. It’s got a beautiful art style and a wonderful cast of voice actors at its disposal. It’s unfortunate then that a game with so much promise, handcrafted by a team of…
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Home Sweet Home (PS4/VR) review: P.T disorder
Yggdrazil Group’s Home Sweet Home offers gamers a mix of P.T inspired scares and Thai mythology, that hits just as much as it misses. In proper P.T fashion, the game opens with the protagonist waking up in an unknown place,…
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Super Blood Hockey (Switch) Review: Suicide Pass
Super Blood Hockey by the one person development (studio?) (team?) Loren Lemcke is a fun little title for the Nintendo Switch. It’s a game that draws a lot of inspiration from the old super dodgeball series in a number of…
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Va-11 Hall-A (Switch) Review: Grab a cold one
I don’t know that I’ve ever seen a name more obnoxious than Va-11 Hall-A from Ysbryd & Sukebird games, but if this one is any indication they’re super chill. The game is named after the bar the protagonist works at….
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Strike Suit Zero: Director’s Cut (Switch) Review
Some games wear their inspiration right on their sleeves. If you ever wondered what a modern Macross/Robotech game would be like, long to see Mark Hamil reprise his role as Christopher Blair and have fond memories of flying the trench…
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SteamWorld Quest: The Hand of Gilgamech (Switch) Review – Know when to hold um
Image & Form have spent the last several years not only trying but mastering their hand at producing outstanding video games from a variety of genres. Dungeon crawler, RPG, strategy. Game after game they’ve defied the odds to deliver unique…
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Mechstermination Force (Switch) Review – Chicks Dig Giant Robots
If like me, you have fond memories of spending all your pocket money in a dingy seaside arcade trying to get to the end of Metal Slug and Contra – you should check out Mechstermination Force. The latest shooter from…
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