A.J. Maciejewski
With swanky gadgets and fun environments to explore, Ratcheteer DX is a retro throwback that I recommend to any fan of Game Boy classics. 🔧
I had a solid amount of fun with Fortuna Magus but it can feel bare-bones at times with combat and cute art being the stars of the show. ⭐
Never Grave: The Witch and The Curse is one of my new favourite 2D action games thanks to its clever combination of gameplay structures, consistently rewarding sense of progression, variety of enemies and skills, and gorgeous presentation that ties it all together. 🎩
Hunt The Night is an incredibly challenging game that does an awesome job of pushing you to perform better and better in its grueling world. 🩸
Incorporating intuitive skateboard mechanics within a challenging ship-hopping adventure makes Seafrog stand out as unique and super-fun. 🐸
It may be simple at its core but HyperDot is so full of variety and ways to play that it'll keep you (and perhaps your chums) happily hooked. 🔴
REANIMAL's more 3-dimensional approach to its horror puzzle-adventure gameplay really supercharges the scares and sense of exploration. 😨
Mastering each carefully-designed room within the eerie campaign of LOVE ETERNAL will keep you on edge and it's one very rewarding game. 🏚️
Lovish is a very special indie game that really stands out with its unique campaign and top-notch random humour. How could you not love it? ❤️
I enjoyed playing The Prisoning: Fletcher's Quest and had some laughs but its basic gameplay and small scope certainly make it feel limited. 🤠
As a rarity in the genre, WiZmans World Re;Try is a pick-up-and-play RPG that'll have you experimenting as you happily forge ahead. 🧚♀️
Tiny Garden provides a relaxing formula where you strategically plant crops and decorate your little clamshell however you wish. So cute! 👩🌾
Considering it takes a long time to start getting really good, God of War Sons of Sparta can test your patience but if you stick to it, you'll find one rewarding Metroidvania with oodles of content, gorgeous areas, and a solid variety of enemies and puzzles. 🏛️
Despite its general simplicity, Dragon Spira is certainly one of the better retro-style RPGs out there with its adorable game world and clever growth systems with just enough randomness to make improving your party constantly feel exciting. 🐉
First and foremost, Calamity Angels: Special Delivery is a comedy game and it delivers (sorry) on that foundation exceptionally well as it'll constantly make you laugh out loud if you don't take it too seriously. Even though it gets repetitive, you'll still make plenty of memories. 📦
Ys X: Proud Nordics is the same great game with extra content that adds a lot of value and rewarding challenges for those who master its memorable seafaring campaign. It may have released a bit too soon but what's here is excellent stuff regardless. ⛵
High On Life 2 presents such a constant barrage of ridiculous humour and memorable gameplay scenarios that it can be a great deal of fun. At the same time, its core gameplay is quite simple and not everyone will appreciate its world's cynical albeit colourful lens. 🔫
ChromaGun 2: Dye Hard is a first-person puzzle game that combines so many enjoyable mechanics in such clever ways that it presents a constantly rewarding campaign where you'll always look forward to what's to come. 🎨
BlazBlue Entropy Effect X is one of the best roguelikes thanks to its action-packed combat, strategic upgrades, huge variety of characters, superb animation, and constant sense of reward. If you love 2D action games then you'll have a wonderful time with this impressive package. ⚔️
Mario Tennis Fever is absolutely the best game in the series so far and if you enjoy the back-and-forth of the sport as you take in all of the wonderfully charming sights and sounds then this is a must-play game that really shines in multiplayer. 🎾