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Moss: The Forgotten Relic is a fantastic fantasy adventure, with some truly beautiful visuals and endearing characters. The first half of the release might drag it down a bit, but with things picking up after a couple of hours, this is a tale well-worth your time.
The Alters: Last Variable builds on the base game with new mechanics, a new story, and more, but it doesn't always make the most of its innovations on the original.
Granblue Fantasy: Relink - Endless Ragnarok eschews story for brutally hard bosses. It's more of a gauntlet of tough challenges for veteran players rather than the casual crowd, though its new characters and less tedious grind are welcome inclusions.
College Football 27 adds a whole lot of customization for the new year. From Road to Glory, to Dynasty mode, and even regular Play Now matches, there's something new for everyone despite a few technical hitches here and there.
Gobliiins Collection bring 5 classic adventure games to the modern era, and they hold up shockingly well. If you can wrap your head around the puzzle logic, you'll find a stunning cartoon adventure within.
Visual novel fans are getting yet another amazing gaming experience with a new standalone Tavern Talk game from Gentle Troll Entertainment. A brand new story set many years before the first game, combined with familiar mechanics, drink mixing features, and intriguing characters presented in a D&D-inspired visual novel adventure that bursts off the pages one chapter at a time!
The Remake Of The End Of The Greatest RPG Of All Time is a fun escape room that merges discovery with combat like puzzles and a fun meta element. I do wish some puzzles had been a bit harder to guess, so I wouldn't have strayed too far though.
Mina the Hollower is a triumphant return for Yacht Club Games, creating one of the greatest retro throwbacks of all time. With its unique burrowing mechanic and challenging combat, this is nothing short of a grand adventure. Its most glaring flaw is that it ends, but at least I can continue playing with plenty of post-game content.
Echo Generation 2 is a fun deckbuilding game with a unique approach to multiple protagonists and a number of deep story driven worlds. Unfortunately for all of the phenomenal setup, the back half of the game doesn't stick the landing, instead rushing into an Act 3 that's a simple battle gauntlet.
Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection brings together seven games, with about 2 games worth playing included. Even if you're a long-time fan, you'd be better off tracking down the originals.
Fans of the visual novel games with drink-making mechanics like Tavern Talk and The Red Strings Club will be delighted with the game's heartfelt narrative, deep social connections, and chill gameplay loops. The lo-fi music completes the ambience and further immerses players in this world, making your late-night shift a caffeinated dream to enjoy!
Directive 8020 does a lot correctly, but tends to get in its own way instead of letting the player sit in the uncomfortableness. The new Turning Point system makes exploring new outcomes a breeze.
TetherGeist is a challenging precision platformer with a solid narrative. While at times a little too difficult, its core journey is worth experiencing to see Mae's interactions with various people in the world.
Invincible VS doesn't have a steep learning curve like many fighting games in the genre, but it is easy to pick up and understand, even if that's to a fault.
Aphelion is a solid science fiction adventure with a large focus on emotional connection and narrative. Despite some tedious controls and obvious bugs, the journey is worth staying to the very end.
Following up on the success of Road 96, developer DigixArt is making waves once again by shaking up the narrative genre with their latest release, Tides of Tomorrow. With an innovative mechanic to help push the story forward, its asynchronous multiplayer components make the overall experience one they won't have to undertake alone.
Vampire Crawlers is a strong proof of concept that the Vampire Survivors formula can be applied to other genres. In this case, we have a rock solid marriage between card game and dungeon crawling mechanics, thereby creating an addictive and gratifying gameplay loop. I can't wait to see what updates are in store for Vampire Crawlers.
Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss can't find anything interesting or new to say about Lovecraft's work, but its detective adventure gameplay is an extremely promising foundation.
Replaced's art style is simply incredible to look at, and its narrative concerning AI and megacorps feels original rather than derivative. Even so, it's a very slow burn, with pretty basic platforming and mundane Simon Says-style combat.
Mouse: PI for hire is committed to the bit and executes its cartoonish vision spectacularly. It also has a surprisingly robust narrative, as well as competent, Doom Eternal-like gameplay, even if it's a bit on the easier side.