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4420 games reviewed
70.8 average score
71 median score
43.7% of games recommended

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Jun 3, 2022

When it comes to collections of retro classics it’s always a bit hard to know how to score them...

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6.3 / 10.0 - Moonrise Fall
Jun 3, 2022

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...

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Jun 3, 2022

First and foremost I'll give EleMetals credit for going all in on its head banging style...

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5.8 / 10.0 - Mr. Prepper
Jun 3, 2022

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...

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8.5 / 10.0 - Souldiers
Jun 2, 2022

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...

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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...

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8 / 10.0 - Card Shark
Jun 2, 2022

Bless the indie developers who are determined to take ideas that may sound a bit crazy in concept and run with them, revealing potential new avenues of play to enjoy!

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8 / 10.0 - Lamplight City
Jun 2, 2022

As a fan of both classic adventure titles and games with a unique sense of time and place, Lamplight City is an easy layup for me in some regards...

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7.5 / 10.0 - Gravitar: Recharged
Jun 2, 2022

There's no question in my mind that Atari has done something wonderful going into their back catalog and rejuvenating what's becoming quite a collection of their classics...

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7 / 10.0 - Fishing Paradiso
Jun 2, 2022

Undoubtedly chill and charming, the lack of challenge and nuance in the game's title fishing lets it down...

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Jun 2, 2022

As long-time readers will well know, I'm a fan of novel ideas...

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6.3 / 10.0 - Surface Rush
Jun 2, 2022

Ah, mobile game conversions, gotta love em... or not.

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8.5 / 10.0 - The Big Con
Jun 1, 2022

Maybe it’s the 80s kid and 90s twenty-something in me, but I’ll admit that when a game features a slice of life from my own heyday, made clear by your character working in their mom’s video rental store, it can quickly get my attention...

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8.4 / 10.0 - Silt
Jun 1, 2022

Too often in the indie space I've found that games that bill themselves as being horror in some way have generally failed to deliver, or at least deliver in a convincing manner...

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7 / 10.0 - Samurai Riot
Jun 1, 2022

While earlier on the Switch struggled to get its beat-em-up groove on, the past few years have at least been kind to the system, though genre fans would likely argue more would always be better...

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Jun 1, 2022

Sometimes one of the most effective ways to break out from the pack with a tried and true formula like turn-based RPG action is simply to break out some weirdness and Pinku Kult does just that...

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6.7 / 10.0 - Buck Bradley 2
May 28, 2022

With its comic book style, big swings at filling its adventure with humor, and some unusual characters and situations, Buck Bradley 2, much like its predecessor, can't be faulted for not trying...

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8.7 / 10.0 - Pac-Man Museum+
May 27, 2022

Having grown up spending far too much time and money in the arcades of old, the Pac-Man series is near and dear to my heart...

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7.5 / 10.0 - Farm Tycoon
May 27, 2022

While strategy and simulation titles remain a staple in the PC space, more often than not they tend to struggle on consoles...

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7.5 / 10.0 - Jade Order
May 27, 2022

Let’s face it, making a mark with a puzzle game in the crowded Switch eShop is a bit of a challenge, and developers need to rely on a creative look, hook, or some X factor to be sure to differentiate themselves...

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