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4039 games reviewed
70.8 average score
70 median score
43.2% of games recommended

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6.3 / 10.0 - Ziggy the Chaser
Jan 26, 2021

There's not necessarily anything wrong with more casual and newbie-friendly games that are lacking in complexity...

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Jan 23, 2021

Looking and often feeling like a game made in an earlier and simpler era, The Unexpected Quest would best be characterized as a very simple and watered-down RTS title...

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Jan 22, 2021

A glimpse at the trailer for Redout: Space Assault certainly shows promise, delivering some solid space shooting visuals and a great sense of scale as well...

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5.6 / 10.0 - Balancelot
Jan 22, 2021

OK, so there are just games out there plain determined to run a singular idea into the ground and for me Balancelot falls right into that category...

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7.8 / 10.0 - Shing!
Jan 21, 2021

When it comes to beat-em-ups the Switch has really fleshed its line-up out since the early days, which generally makes it tougher for new titles to make a strong impression with something new...

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Jan 21, 2021

As a huge fan of arcade twin-stick shooting action I feel like I'm generally hard to surprise when it comes to new releases in the genre...

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Jan 21, 2021

Since I'm a fan of both music games and those that have some quirk Tadpole Treble Encore fits pretty nicely into my wheelhouse in general terms...

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7 / 10.0 - Loot Hero DX
Jan 21, 2021

Games aren't always about high-stress situations and challenges, sometimes you're just looking for a way to kill some time while not having to expend a great number of brain cells or substantial effort...

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4.5 / 10.0 - Frodoric The Driver
Jan 21, 2021

OK, so in the indie space there's gotten to be a pretty large gap between experienced but still small teams of developers toiling together and individual and somewhat green developers going solo...

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7.9 / 10.0 - Hitman 3
Jan 20, 2021

This being my first foray into a AAA title ported to the Switch that's only playable streaming from the cloud, Hitman 3 definitely leaves me with mixed feelings...

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Jan 20, 2021

Games that are expressly made for tablets and are suited to casual players are always tough to review fairly for a dedicated console like the Switch...

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3.9 / 10.0 - War Truck Simulator
Jan 19, 2021

Imagine taking to the roads in a war zone, moving between bases and the front lines, supporting the troops while trying to avoid any real action yourself...

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6.8 / 10.0 - Red Colony
Jan 18, 2021

If you're ever wondered what kind of game you'd get if you put a zombie survival adventure in a blender with a healthy serving of soap opera-ish tropes and perhaps a sexy cheesecake calendar and hit puree you'd likely end up with something resembling Red Colony...

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6.7 / 10.0 - Solar Blast
Jan 15, 2021

Just because a game comes to Switch with the distinct feeling of a mobile-friendly title doesn't necessarily doom it to mediocrity...

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7.1 / 10.0 - Down in Bermuda
Jan 14, 2021

With its very colorful and generally cheery environments and all sorts of elements to poke at Down in Bermuda has its appeal...

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7 / 10.0 - Rhythm Fighter
Jan 14, 2021

I’m always a fan of titles that try out new combinations of genre styles, so when I heard about a rhythm-based beat-em-up roguelike I was immediately intrigued...

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6.4 / 10.0 - Four in a Row
Jan 14, 2021

Converting classic family games from the physical space to the digital tends to lead to mixed results...

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6.9 / 10.0 - Dead Ground
Jan 12, 2021

Since the Switch works very much like a tablet when in handheld mode it's not a surprise that a great number of tower defense games (ranging from great to meh) have come to the platform...

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6.4 / 10.0 - Epitaph
Jan 12, 2021

There's no doubt that in order to make an impression in a very crowded Switch eShop it takes being daring and making your own rules...

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7.5 / 10.0 - Iris.Fall
Jan 7, 2021

If you're a fan of puzzle adventures with a distinctive look and some unique and unusual puzzles to work out, Iris Fall may be an appealing package...

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