Kirstie Summers
This game is a hell of a lot of fun to play. It's not overly complicated, but it puts the sense of horror on the screen beautifully. It's easy to pick up and gets interesting very quickly. The way the story is told through features of the world is very creative. Those little touches absorb you into the world so completely that your heart rate rises every time those little white eyes loom out of the darkness.
Darkwood is a simple but hugely satisfying top-down horror survival game that will have you jumping at shadows.
Far from the most complex or thought-provoking game you'll ever play, Slice, Dice and Rice does everything it planned to: it's bloodthirsty and beautiful and a lot of fun.
Shio is a decently challenging platformer with beautiful backgrounds and a moving story that you can unravel, which gives it a unique level of depth.
Shift Quantum adds a new dimension to the action puzzle-platformer, with an element of mystery that makes it incredibly atmospheric.
Simple yet effective, Overwhelm takes the concepts at the very core of the horror genre and presents them in the form of a nostalgic and addictive game.
Dream Alone has a simple premise and a big atmosphere, with a background design that is genuinely chilling and puzzles that will make you think.
On the surface, Bad North is a simple puzzle game, that gets increasingly challenging and emotional with each island you defend, resuting in an addictive strategy roguelite.
The Gardens Between is a beautiful and charming game that is as clever as it is touching.
Black Bird has a distinctly creepy fairytale feel about it, with a dark story and the kind of retro explosions that will appeal to any lifelong gamer.
We. the Revolution is the kind of game that you need to concentrate on, in a way that is captivating and graphic.
Tardy is a rich combination of story and puzzles that blends past and future in a charming and surprisingly emotional game
Beautiful to watch and genuinely challenging, Etherborn offers an innovative approach to puzzle games that has resulted in something unique and provocative.
Somehow making itself a difficult game to put down even during the most stressful of sessions, Grand Brix Shooter consistently feeds off my 'just one more try' attitude.
Mable and the Wood is a beautifully made gave that imbues a classic premise with new layers of depth.
One Night Stand is a game with a message, that gets it across concisely without compromising on how much you'll enjoy following the story.
Sea Salt isn't an especially complicated game, but at less than $15 it has plenty to make it worth the low price.
Ultimate Racing 2D is a simple game that gets the core features of the top-down racing genre just right.
Archaica lifts the puzzle game genre into a fantastical world with a rich and gripping history.
Strawberry Vinegar tells a weird story centred around a graphic passion for food that is genuinely funny and unexpectedly wholesome despite some subtly suggestive undertones.