Tom Sykes


20 games reviewed
76.1 average score
79 median score
52.6% of games recommended
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Apr 16, 2024

A killer puzzle game that tests your skill and your patience.

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Feb 12, 2024

This ghost story is stretched a little thin, but still well worth exploring.

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81 / 100 - House Flipper 2
Dec 12, 2023

More of a touch-up than a full-on renovation, but Sandbox mode is exciting.

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Don't be a fool of a Took and rush into Moria. An authentic and authentically grueling game.

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76 / 100 - Floodland
Nov 22, 2022

Performance and pacing problems mar an otherwise novel and comprehensive survival city builder.

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Nov 11, 2022

Though slightly tarnished, Tactics Ogre: Reborn is still a tactical RPG jewel.

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87 / 100 - Potionomics
Oct 14, 2022

Underneath the cosy exterior lies a complex, rewarding shopkeeping sim.

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56 / 100 - Soulstice
Sep 23, 2022

A meaty action game let down by a persistently rubbish camera and a lack of variation in its stages.

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Come for the mystery, stay for the characters in this baggy but compelling visual novel sequel.

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79 / 100 - Weird West
Mar 31, 2022

Look past the murky aesthetic and clunky combat: this is an exciting fusion of immersive sim and CRPG.

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65 / 100 - A Musical Story
Mar 9, 2022

Great music, delivered in frustratingly bitty form. A clever rhythm game that doesn't mesh with its prominent story.

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Mar 4, 2022

Satisfying sailing in a beautifully soggy apocalypse. I've never felt so connected to a vehicle in a game.

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81 / 100 - Mortal Sin
Mar 3, 2022

Mortal Sin is a skeletal roguelite, but the surprisingly meaty combat goes a long way to making up for that.

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Ruined King's innovative battle system is the highlight of an attractive but unexciting RPG.

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79 / 100 - The Good Life
Oct 18, 2021

Weird, good natured, and pretty funny with it, The Good Life stands apart, like most SWERY games.

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70 / 100 - Dice Legacy
Oct 8, 2021

A smart, peculiar city builder that ends in a gruelling uphill battle against a rival city.

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87 / 100 - Axiom Verge 2
Aug 11, 2021

A bold and ambitious sequel set in a satisfying, densely connected world.

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Nov 30, 2017

It might not fully satisfy match-3 fans, then, but this is still a delectable puzzler wrapped in an engaging fantasy story, served with a side of so-so platforming. It's with great skill that Trinket Studios has managed to make that unusual combination work at all, even if I'm left longing for a more developed follow-up that makes the most of every one of its inspired ingredients.

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71 / 100 - Wunderdoktor
Oct 31, 2017

Wunderdoktor's beautiful handmade world is a delight to travel through, but beneath that charming exterior lies a twitchy, unforgiving, and sometimes unrewarding puzzle game.

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Oct 15, 2015

With its relaxing atmosphere, pretty environments and interesting theological dilemma, The Talos Principle is PS4's best puzzler to date.

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