Ruth Cassidy


18 games reviewed
68.7 average score
80 median score
62.5% of games recommended
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Aug 16, 2021

Embracing player motivations from start to finish, Humankind refreshes the 4X genre – even with a couple of technical kinks.

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79 / 100 - Bonfire Peaks
Oct 8, 2021

An atmospheric world with deep, absorbing puzzles, Bonfire Peaks is thoughtful and charming-but without establishing its tricks, it risks leaving less fluent puzzlers behind.

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4 / 10.0 - Punk Wars
Nov 22, 2021

I wanted to like Punk Wars. Its promise to be a stylish 4X style game about warring punk factions intrigued me, and it only really needed to strongly hit one target for me. I'd have happily taken a vapid but immersive tactics game; a thoughtful exploration of post-apocalyptic punk with bland combat; an all-style-no-substance experience that carried the game on vibes alone. Instead, I got the worst of all worlds: a dull, poorly balanced game that doesn't commit to its ideas.

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55 / 100 - We Are OFK
Aug 18, 2022

An uncomfortable blend of vulnerability and brand consumption.

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Nov 22, 2022

Sluggish pacing and stripped-back character interactions dull the charm, but there are still scares to be found

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Unscored - Kynseed
Dec 5, 2022

Folkloric life sim Kynseed is like a gingerbread house with a witch inside: made up of excellent parts and unpleasant surprises. The pretty bits are delightful, but not nearly enough to hold it together.

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Recommended - Inkulinati
Jan 30, 2023

A rare balance of playfulness and genuine strategic depth, plucked from the margins of history.

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Recommended - Terra Nil
Mar 27, 2023

The reverse city builder is trickier than it appears, but utterly committed to its environmental vision, taking the genre - and every level - to new places.

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Unscored - Wildfrost
Mar 30, 2023

Wildfrost is a captivating card battler with an art style that absolutely shines, even if it's difficult to out-plan your luck.

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Recommended - Age of Wonders 4
Apr 27, 2023

Taking inspiration from RPGs breathes new life into Age of Wonders 4, which balances exciting breadth and surprising approachability.

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Jun 8, 2023

Mask of the Rose is an incredibly ambitious dating sim - for better and worse, as its complexity is its greatest constraint.

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Jun 20, 2023

Despite making an excellent first impression, Park Beyond ends in a downward spiral that's exciting in a coaster, but lethal in an economy.

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Aug 16, 2023

With excellent stagecraft and meticulous detail, Baldur's Gate 3 conjures the illusion of perfect freedom - and then it disappears.

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Sep 22, 2023

2021's groundbreaking Wikipedia ARG returns with new art and fungal sidestories – and a superb execution of its multi-layered, misinformation murder mystery.

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Nov 2, 2023

The Talos Principle 2 is an ambitious sequel that explores bold, if unambiguous territory in its philosophical robot puzzling.

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Dec 14, 2023

Never the same game twice, Against the Storm is a rare gem of a city builder that thrives on chaos but exists in perfect balance, evolving with you as you learn and adapt.

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Feb 15, 2024

Don't Nod drops the melodrama for a poignantly performed story about grief and injustice, where the difficult choices tug at your heart and principles.

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2 / 5 - Broken Roads
Apr 10, 2024

Broken Roads neglects its best ideas, padding out its runtime with fetch quests that leave you asking "why am I here?" for all the wrong reasons.

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