A PASSION FOR ALL THINGS GAMES
Published by Ratalaika Games and developed by lightUp, Adventurous Slime is basically palette swapped Beaked Buccaneer. Which is not a negative because this simple, casual, 1-hour Metroid-like is rather pleasant, albeit nothing fancy or overly engaging. Playing as a slime with the ability to jump and shoot, it is your job to stop an evil […]
Published by the newly revived Acclaim, Basketball Classics is a pick-up-and-play homage to classic 8-bit sports titles, particularly Double Dribble. This is a solid example of a new, retro game done right and anyone over the age of 40 will certainly appreciate. The obvious stand-out feature is the purposely pixelated retro visual style. The fluid, […]
Defending Camelot is a tower defense title that takes obvious inspiration from Plants Vs Zombies. It doesn’t have the same level of charm as EA’s fan favorite but there is enough here for TD players to enjoy even if it is copy/paste. Instead of using plants to stop waves of the undead from reaching the […]
Let me quickly summarize Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf in case you won’t read my entire article. You really should play this game. Seriously! It is a heartfelt, thoughtful, quality 6-hour adventure that hits hard and gives me hope. Why does it give me hope? Because let’s be honest. The last handful […]
Published by Ratalaika and sold for $5, Soulshard is a concise precision platformer than can be played with one or two players in co-op. It only takes a half hour to clear all 31 stages so it doesn’t have a chance to over stay its welcome. With the exception of the final stage, each level […]
Pogui is a side scrolling platformer presented through a retro pixelated art style, published by EastAsiaSoft, and is sold for $5. This 40-minute quest is nothing you have not played before but the easy-going, lower difficulty, and easy 1,000 gamerscore can hit the sweet spot if you are looking for a casual experience. Playing as […]
Tiny Biomes is a simple tile rotation puzzle game where you need to guide the flow of water to set end points. Unfortunately, the gameplay always feels like work and is never fun. Even with the three different biomes, aka backgrounds, the objective, approach, and presentation remain the same – hit the A button on […]
Heroes Battle Awakening is a firmly winking nod to Plants Vs Zombies as it follows its tower defense gameplay almost exactly yet simplified. Five lanes. Tile based. A new tower or enemy type is introduced at every stage. Comical tone. It is a budget, straightforward, tower defense title that mostly achieves its goals. This TD […]
Hextreme Void is a such a simple concept, it is a wonder why a game like this wasn’t released years ago. Mixing the brick breaking gameplay of Arkanoid with the leveling mechanics of a Survivors clone, this single player experience is entirely passive but still is oddly satisfying while it lasts. Other than selecting which […]
Sequel to 2020’s Milo’s Quest (and not to be confused with Fluffy Milo), Milo’s Dream is a wholesome top-down Zelda-lite that can be completed in two hours. Playing as a pupper, it is your job to journey through one interconnected map composed of four biomes. Starting only with a dash attack, Milo will eventually gain […]
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