I couldn’t get very far in Lunara: Planet IX. I have several hours in the game, and I haven’t really gotten anywhere. I was pretty disappointed with everything but the way it looks. It was so hard to get anywhere or do anything, and I couldn’t seem to get very far.
Overall, I liked my time with The Crimson Diamond. I think it feels like a complete game with no bugs that I ran across. The story is interesting, and the puzzles are fun. However, some of the music and visual choices were not to my taste. If you like old-school text adventures, The Crimson Diamond may be just the thing for you. However, if you don’t like all the eccentricities of text adventures, I would avoid this one.
It’s hard for me to formulate a real opinion on this game. It was okay; I didn’t find the gameplay interesting or different from a million similar games. The love story felt tacked on instead of integrated; I didn’t really get to know the characters or care about what they had to say. I did like some of the art and that I got to decorate the store, but the actual gameplay of the Solitaire stuff in Solitaire Quest: Love Blossoms wasn’t the best. With repetitive music and a lack of coins, I’m not even sure this is a good Solitaire-like game. Overall, I just don’t know how to rate it.
As I mentioned in my review of the demo, this is not my kind of puzzle game. I don’t normally play things like SwayBods, but I found this particular game appealing. It’s really well done, so if you like these kinds of games, I can recommend it wholeheartedly. I think this is the most well-polished, colorful, and fun game in the genre.
really like this game. I think with a couple of tweaks, it could be one of my favorite new restaurant simulation games. And this is coming from a woman who put more than 300 hours into Plate Up! last year! I would like to see some additions made to it, like the addition of a multiplayer mode, more conversations and decorations, and more ways to customize your tavern. Tavern Manager Simulator is a lot of fun, and I’m looking forward to seeing if the developers plan to make any changes in the future.
I have a lot of mixed feelings about Elemental Exiles. There are a lot of cool things that the developers added to the Rogue-like deckbuilder that were fun and interesting, but there were just too many downsides. I love the way this game looks, and I like a lot about it, but there were just so many issues that made it less than fun to play. I’m pretty torn about Elemental Exiles because I love so many parts of it. However, the durability system and the card RNG are hard to overlook. I’m just not sure what to think about it.
Loco-Sort is a very fun, train-themed puzzle game with a lot of heart. It had no bugs that I found, it’s eye-pleasing, and it’s just a lot of good, clean fun. It’s wholesome, nostalgic, and adorable. I can’t tell you how much I love this game. It has a few small issues that make it a little less than perfect, but they are nothing in comparison to how fun the game is to play. The levels are challenging, the music and looks are thematic and aesthetic, and the little scenes are really beautiful. I enjoyed my time with Loco-Sort, and I look forward to completing the final few levels in the very near future. I can’t recommend this one enough; even if you don’t like toy trains, you will probably still dig this sweet and lovingly crafted puzzle game!
Back To Home is okay. You can really tell that this game was created by a very small team with little to no quality checking. It's cute, it's wholesome, and it features a very cute cat, but it's just very hard to play. I really love the music and the look of the game, but the movements and geometry could use a little bit of work.
I still don't understand how to play TV Show Tycoon, which means I can't really review it. I would love to see some reviews from people who really dig these kinds of games. I have a feeling it could be really fun and interesting if you had a better tutorial that would really dig into the weeds of how to play this game. If it explained it step by step and walked you through your first show, I could see myself falling into the rabbit hole of making my own TV shows.
Between the awkward controls and the too-challenging gameplay, I wasn’t a big fan of Rise of Jericho. I think the play is just not a whole lot of fun. It’s a gorgeous game with some great ideas in it, but it’s just not very much fun to play. I didn’t get very far in Rise of Jericho, and I doubt I will be coming back to it.
Supermarket Duck Dash feels like it’s supposed to be hectic and fast-paced, but you can’t move at any kind of speed without knocking everything else back out of your cart. There is also a whole bunch of stuff you can’t reach up on really high shelves. I think the best I did was a couple of small items that barely stayed in my cart. Overall, it was not a well-made game, and it was not fun. It’s a real shame; this could be an amazingly fun, silly title, but it fell short of the mark it was obviously aiming for.
Overall, I loved this Riven. It’s stunning; the new and updated puzzles are brilliant and fun, the music is amazing, the sound design is flawless, and everything in it is so beautiful. I did have a little bit of an issue with the game running poorly and having to turn the graphics way down, and I also didn’t like the character models. But overall, the translation from an old-school point-and-click to an updated version of itself went rather splendidly. I never played the remake of Myst from 2020, but I’m thinking I might have to go back and do just that now that I have seen how beautiful the new Riven is.
Aarik and the Ruined Kingdom is fun, challenging, and unique in the genre. I really liked the puzzles; some of them were incredibly difficult. Without being esoteric or so out there, I would never have gotten them. I enjoyed that main aspect of this game, and I’m so happy I got to play it. On the other hand, Aarik and the Ruined Kingdom has many issues. I hope that the team contacts me with a message about how to complete that final achievement. Also, I hope that’s not the true ending because I would be so sad if it were.
I like The Journey of AutUmn, but it feels like this game needs a little bit more love. Overall, if you like point-and-clicks, cute adventure games, and hand-drawn animations, you might want to give this one a try.
If you loved the base game and the other DLC, you’ll dig A Little to the Left: Seeing Stars. The developers have once again nailed the aesthetic, the music, and the animations and made new and interesting puzzles while they were at it. Seeing Stars is a beautiful, thoughtful, and challenging addition to the original lineup of puzzles. I think this DLC is amazing, and I can’t recommend it enough. If you like games like Unpacking, Gorogoa, or Storyteller, you will dig not only A Little to the Left but also the two DLCs!
Tavern Talk is a unique and fun story with excellent characters, beautiful characters and scenery, and is great fun to play. However, it is missing a lot of the autonomy that I was hoping it would have. If you are looking for a fun visual novel with a great story, good humor, and amazing characters, Tavern Talk will be a five-star game in your books, I think. If you loved Coffee Talk, you’ll dig this one as well.
There’s not a whole lot to say about Infinite Seek and Find. It’s a simple game with simple gameplay and a simple premise. If you like these types of games, this is a way to play them infinitely with different difficulties for only a couple of bucks. I don’t usually play these types of seek-and-find games, but it was a fun little diversion. I like that Infinite Seek and Find added the ability to unlock greater difficulties, that you could make your own difficulties, and unlock different variations of the same puzzle. If you enjoy hunting for objects in a big pile, Infinite Seek and Find is a good one to go with. It’s cheap, it’s infinitely replayable, and it has cute objects to find. I wish it were more themed like you could search for specific cute dogs among a pile of dogs or something like that, but overall, it’s an okay game to have a fun time with.
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is one of the best kid-friendly games I’ve ever played. It seems like something that would be super fun to play with some older kids who are comfortable reading and with deduction. While I had some issues with the game, overall, it was such a fun experience. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami has good music, amazing voice acting, fun interactions, and just a good storyline and feel. I love this from my bill down to my webbed feet!
Overall, Bubble Dogs was kind of fun. It’s a simple game that feels familiar to play. As much as I love Suika-likes, I couldn’t love Bubble Dogs, which is so incredibly sad. Because a puppy-themed Suika game should have been right up my alley. I would prefer a slightly more expensive game with a lot more thought put into it.
Shockwaves has a simple concept that is unique. The puzzles are challenging and fun, and the game has a ton of replay value. If you enjoy 2048-type games and you are looking for a lot of fun for cheap, Shockwaves is not a bad choice. It’s one of those incredibly clever number games that you will find yourself going back to play again and again. It reminded me a lot of Num One, a game that I adore and keep downloaded on my PC to play when I have a few extra minutes and don’t want to dive into a complex game. It’s fun, colorful, simple, and has satisfying action on the number movement. I can’t recommend Shockwaves enough to those who like number puzzles and are looking for a new and unique challenge.