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As someone who enjoys creative sim games as well as programming (I'd hope I enjoy it, its how I spend my days) in theory Autonauts would be a home run for me...
This is one of those titles where its a bit of a struggle to know how to feel about it...
I'll admit that the opening cinematic for this game immediately started me out on a bad foot, as [trigger warning for pet lovers] for whatever reason a kitten is cruelly thrown to its death, and for the life of me I cant even understand what that has to do with anything at all...
Feeling like a mix of the spirit of a very narratively-driven table top experience and some tactical turn-based combat, The Hand of Merlin will likely have some appeal for the proper crowd since that's a bit of a unique combination on the system...
At first glance, Freshly Frosted actually gave me a start since I was worried it would be some sort of factory automation and optimization sim-hell, and was then so pleased when it was clear that it is merely a smart mostly casual puzzler...
I'll admit that I'm a bit of a sucker for any game that describes itself, even in part, as a twin-stick roguelike, but being very aware of how accomplished the competition in the space is on Switch it can also make me tough to impress...
I know that whenever I've contemplated survival in the desolate wastes of a post-Apocalyptic world I've thought, "You know what would be really handy right now, a frickin tank!"...
Ah, weirdo physics games...
It’s been an interesting year if you’re a fan of post-Apocalyptic zombie survival games, as now we’ve seen three very different approaches to the genre so hopefully at least one of them will make a connection for folks...
Simplicity in games can certainly be a good thing, especially when you're coming off of a bigger and likely a bit more exhausting title that has consumed your interest...
This is one of those cases where I'm a bit conflicted on how to score a release since on the one hand the actual game is generally excellent (though certainly now feeling dated) but the port is obviously a bit unstable (a few crashes) and buggy in spots...
Talk about a game driven by its unusual story, characters, and art style...
While there are plenty of retro arcade shooters out there, many of them quite good even, I'll at least give Spacewing War credit for going in a direction that sort of sidesteps the competition by going full-on Gameboy with its look and feel...
Ah, challenging games… they’re a love them or hate them affair depending on how much you like having a compulsion to launch your controller across the room...
When it comes to collections of retro classics it’s always a bit hard to know how to score them...
This is one of those games that left me feeling a bit bewildered in terms of how I felt and what to say about it...
First and foremost I'll give EleMetals credit for going all in on its head banging style...
Survival games are always a bit of a mixed bag for me, sometimes getting too hyper-focused on the mundane act of staying alive, other times simply too brutally tough to easily enjoy...
Originally impressed by my time with it when I played the demo for it from Steam Next Fest, Souldiers is a Metroidvania I’ve had my eye on without a doubt...
While I love blasting off faces and racing to the finish line, there’s absolutely something to be said for slowing down and taking in the beauty of the world...