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4430 games reviewed
70.8 average score
71 median score
43.7% of games recommended

Nindie Spotlight's Reviews

Oct 3, 2023

Not so much playing out as a video game as a one-use puzzle book, the experience is somewhat playable with friends

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6.8 / 10.0 - Fresh Start
Oct 3, 2023

While it is a calming and pro-environment experience, there’s already a more full-featured version on the eShop that’s better

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8.1 / 10.0 - Trombone Champ
Oct 3, 2023

Delightfully weird and silly, music fans should absolutely have a blast with this, though there’s no doubt it has challenges

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6.2 / 10.0 - RoboDunk
Oct 2, 2023

Undoubtedly hoping to re-ignite the passions of old-school fans of NBA Jam, RoboDunk just can’t quite hit the mark

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5.7 / 10.0 - Retro Kart Rush
Sep 22, 2023

Roughly an attempt to recreate the OG Super Mario Kart experience, it mostly succeeds but fails to impress

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7.7 / 10.0 - Whateverland
Sep 21, 2023

While there have been quite a number of solid retro point-and-click adventures on Switch, none have quite had this flavor to them

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8.7 / 10.0 - Gunbrella
Sep 15, 2023

There’s no doubt that it does some things differently, and there’s merit to that, but Gunbrella just falls short of next-level greatness

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7.3 / 10.0 - Enraged Red Ogre
Sep 14, 2023

Sure it plays as a reasonably approachable platformer, but they’re also pretty well a dime a dozen in the eShop so it’s underwhelming

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If you’re looking for an opportunity to apply your deductive reasoning skills in search of connections and answers, this delivers

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Sep 11, 2023

While its puzzle solutions aren’t typically intuitive, there’s no question its unusual art style and humor carry the experience

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Mobile-esque simplicity make this budget title reasonably playable in bursts, but there’s not much depth to be found

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8.2 / 10.0 - Chants of Sennaar
Sep 8, 2023

A great art style, a hook that has you trying to decipher unknown languages through some trial and error, and puzzles await

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5.3 / 10.0 - Gastro Force
Sep 7, 2023

A few generations ago it could have made a bit more sense, but it's very retro look and bland play don’t hold up now at all

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While, at a glance, the game’s dated look is an issue, the real problems lie in its uninspired tactical combat

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8.1 / 10.0 - 30XX
Sep 7, 2023

While more of an evolution than revolution from its predecessor, some refinements, new weapons, and enemies improve it nicely

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Sep 6, 2023

Wonderfully pleasant, but also quite predictable, the strength here is in the characters you’ll be working to build relationships with

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9.2 / 10.0 - Blasphemous 2
Sep 6, 2023

Building on the foundation of an already-solid predecessor, Blasphemous 2 soars to new heights of brutality

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6.3 / 10.0 - How 2 Escape
Sep 5, 2023

While it has a budget-friendly method of allowing for co-op play with only 1 copy of the game the experience isn’t always great

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If you enjoyed the original, the addition of 2 new and distinctive characters as well as a roguelike survival mode makes it better

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5.8 / 10.0 - Taito Milestones 2
Sep 1, 2023

Calling this collection of arcade titles a bit odd and eclectic would be an understatement

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