Yaga is Breadcrumbs Interactive’s take on an action RPG with story-focused choice points and procedural level generation that can capture your interest in spite of some unfortunate shortcomings. You play as Ivan, a simple blacksmith that’s lost one of his…
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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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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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Frogware’s The Sinking City Switch gameplay revealed
Back in June Frogwares’ Lovecraftian love-letter, The Sinking City, coiled its tentacles around the PC, PS4, and Xbox One, while a Switch version was also whispered to be in the works for those who prefer their elder gods on-the-go. Frogwares…
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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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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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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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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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Grip: Combat Racing receives huge post-launch update
Gravity-defying arcade racer Grip: Combat Evolved has received a huge helping of post-launch content. Developer, Caged Element’s promised to support the game post-launch, and it looks like they aren’t doing it by halves, adding four new tracks, as well as…
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She Remembered Caterpillars (Switch) Review: Making my brain squirm
There are many games with great puzzles on the Switch but not quite so many with the great art direction and animation style of She remembered caterpillars. You’re unlikely to know the developer (Jumpsuit entertainment) or even the publishers (Ysbryd…
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Toejam and Earl Back in the Groove (Switch) Review – Groovy
Growing up as a genesis kid, ToeJam and Earl was one of my favorite games. While other kids were spinning tales about Mario and Zelda, I was inking crude cartoons of some odd hip-hop loving aliens from space. I remained…
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City of Brass (Switch Review): Needs a good polish
City of Brass follows a similar pattern to many independent games released these days; developers on a hit game break off and form their own studio to start an ambitious project with great ideas behind it. Unfortunately for the team…
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The Flame in the Flood: Complete Edition review – Nomad by Fate
When The Molasses Flood first released The Flame in the Flood last year on Xbox One and PC, chances are they never thought that the post-apocalyptic survival sim depicting a US in which global warming has made rivers burst their…
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Dragon Ball: Xenoverse 2 Review: Turtle Destruction Wave
The heart of a good Dragon Ball game is its combat. I can safely say that fighting in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 ticks all the right boxes; it’s flashy, fluid (running at a consistent 60fps) and unleashing flurries of strikes right…
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