Barbara Ritter


14 games reviewed
85.7% of games recommended
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Aug 2, 2026

Thirteen years later, Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced hasn’t lost any of its charm, and for me, it’s coming at just the right time. For quite a while now, I’ve been itching to build a fleet with Edward Kenway again and just follow my nose as I explore the Caribbean, board ships, and dive for underwater treasure. The new officers and missions fit seamlessly into the familiar framework and, along with the many tweaks scattered throughout, bring a breath of fresh air to the black sails. For me, this return trip to the Caribbean with Edward Kenway was totally worth it!

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Aug 1, 2026

Rhythm Paradise Groove is fantastic from start to finish, offering single-player gamers plenty of challenges in both the classic minigame mode and the brand-new RPG. And for multiplayer, there are several additional games, both competitive and cooperative.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Gecko Gods
Jul 11, 2026

For the most part of the adventure, I really had a lot of fun slipping into the skin of the little gecko, climbing across pillars, walls, and ceilings, and of course exploring the entire world and solving a few little puzzles. But at the same time, something was simply missing — and I don't mean my sense of direction. Because beyond that, I was also lacking a bit of variety and, above all, substance.

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Recommended - The Big Hollow: 1982
Jun 11, 2026

These three hours I spent with The Big Hollow felt just right and were entertaining from start to finish—without the time feeling stretched out or rushed. And even if my leaps of thought perhaps went a bit too far now and then, it was no problem to shift down a gear and roll everything out a bit more slowly.

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Recommended - Crushed in Time
Jun 10, 2026

Even after just a few minutes, it was clear to me: Crushed in Time is something truly special once again. Because the elastic gameplay fits wonderfully into a classic Point & Click adventure and enables completely new interaction possibilities with its stretchy twist.

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No Recommendation / Blank - Life Below
Jun 3, 2026

In this way, the entire repertoire gradually expands without becoming overwhelming. However, for me personally, it could have progressed quite a bit faster, as Life Below tends to slow down the pace of progression. A few of the intermediate steps before I could expand my settlement again already felt a little repetitive to me. Even so, I enjoyed continuing to develop my own zone, attracting more marine fauna, and simply taking in the atmosphere. But despite that, the spark never quite jumped across for me.

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Recommended - Wax Heads
May 29, 2026

My brief career as a record store assistant turned out to be an incredibly pleasant surprise. From the cast of characters with all their quirks and flaws, to the well-written story, the wonderfully captured atmosphere, and the surprisingly challenging task of figuring out which vinyl record would suit which customer best, Wax Heads gets a lot of things right.

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Recommended - TetherGeist
May 23, 2026

After completing the journey, my save file in TetherGeist shows almost exactly ten hours of playtime. Ten hours in which I bounced through the seven chapters and steadily sharpened my abilities as a shaman. The individual sections are concise and consistently motivating, and thanks to the different traversal abilities, the game requires not only precise execution but also careful planning to work out the correct sequence of actions. It makes for a very successful combination—and definitely one well worth recommending.

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May 20, 2026

And my most recent trip to the museum was definitely worth it again. I practically devoured the DLC, so I managed to see everything over the course of two very long evenings. In addition to the new storyline, the DLC offers tons of new exhibits and a great new system that lets us create our own pieces and sell them off. Plus, of course, tons of additional decorations. And to appreciate that the signature Two Point humor is still in full force, I’m glad I didn’t have to study humor on a trip first! So, the bottom line is: you absolutely can’t go wrong with the third Two Point Museum DLC. So grab your paintbrushes!

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Recommended - Drop Duchy
May 13, 2026

And once again, several concepts have come together whose mix I never would have imagined even in my dreams. But this Tetris-city-building-deckbuilding-roguelike works really wonderfully! All the systems interlock with incredible thoughtfulness and dance together as if Drop Duchy's genre mixture were a given.

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Recommended - Puzzling Places
May 8, 2026

What I particularly enjoyed is that the dioramas are not static. For example, I built a winter scene in the city where several characters were walking through the snow. Whenever they left one puzzle piece, they would immediately reappear on the next. It is a great help while assembling the puzzle, but above all, it is simply incredibly charming how these little details breathe so much life into the dioramas.

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Recommended - All Hail the Orb
Apr 18, 2026

However, I would have liked a bit more polish in a few places. When I analyze a relic for the first time and am then told that I’ve already used this combination before, it initially feels quite confusing. Not all elements were consistently clickable either, and I often had to adjust the camera perspective more than should have been necessary—especially when nothing was actually overlapping my cultists that I was trying to select. But that said, I didn’t encounter any major issues that significantly impacted the overall gameplay experience during my time with the game. In fact, I consider this short, snappy structure to be one of its greatest strengths. Combined with a very charming and well-executed pixel art style and consistently entertaining humor, I can only recommend All Hail The Orb to fans of idle games. The updates feel cleverly designed, with individual goals always kept within reach without becoming frustrating. I can easily imagine All Hail The Orb being expanded further over time. If that happens, you’ve got my mouse—and my cultists.

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Recommended - Dear me, I was...
Feb 22, 2026

The story is short, yet pointed and brimming with emotion. It's the kind of work that many people surely won't connect with — brief, light on interaction, and frankly not telling anything all that remarkable. And yet I'm glad that the medium of video games grants us these little excursions too.

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Feb 15, 2026

Without beating about the bush: Cult of the Lamb: Woolhaven is a fantastic expansion to an already excellent game. All the systems mesh together seamlessly, and all the new features fit organically into the existing concept.

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