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Awaken: Astral Blade [Review]
Awaken: Astral Blade, a 2D sidescrolling Metroidvania from publisher ESDigital Games and developer Dark Pigeon Games, doesn’t have a lot of depth.
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Thank Goodness You’re Here! [Review]
Beautifully designed and hilarious adventure has you do odd jobs in a bizarre Northern English town.
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Conscript [Review]
Conscript is a terrifying vision of World War I brilliantly depicted through the lens of survival horror.
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Astor: Blade of the Monolith [Review]
Action RPG Astor: Blade of the Monolith is visually appealing but ultimately forgettable.
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1000xRESIST [Review]
Narrative adventure 1000xResist is one of the best games so far this year.
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Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden [Review]
Banishers is a heartbreaking New England Colonial Ghostbusters where your choices matter.
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Lunar Lander Beyond [Review]
Despite lacking the “Recharged” branding, Lunar Lander Beyond is the best game in the series.
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Saviorless [Review]
Empty Head Games’ dark fantasy puzzle platformer Saviorless is gorgeous.
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Dungeon Drafters [Review]
Manalith Studios’ Dungeon Drafters offers varied deck-building strategy, though isn’t groundbreaking.
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Pacific Drive [Review]
Ironwood Studios’ roguelite driving survival game owes a lot to Subnautica but stands on its own.
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Inkulinati [Review]
Inkulinati’s weird little medieval guys make for a charming and engaging strategy game.
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qomp2 [Review]
Sam reviews qomp2, a fitting second spiritual successor to Pong and sequel to qomp.
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The Light in the Darkness [Review]
The Light in the Darkness highlights the Jewish experience in occupied France during World War II and the Holocaust.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Demo - First Impressions
The free demo of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is available now!
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Prison City [Review]
Sam plays actioner Prison City, an authentic 8-bit blast from the past.