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4126 games reviewed
70.8 average score
70 median score
43.4% of games recommended

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6.8 / 10.0 - Darksiders III
Sep 30, 2021

The Darksiders latest entry has finally meandered its way to Switch to join its brothers, and the results in this case are more mixed than its predecessors...

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6.4 / 10.0 - Astria Ascending
Sep 30, 2021

Astria Ascending is a bit of an odd bird to me...

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6.4 / 10.0 - Teacup
Sep 30, 2021

Cute and charming games can always be a pleasant distraction amidst the chaos of more intense action-driven games, but moreso than on any Nintendo system to date their abundance has also made standing out in the space more difficult...

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Who knew that games that are heavily centered around working out math problems could at least be a bit interesting?

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8.1 / 10.0 - A Juggler's Tale
Sep 29, 2021

With its marionette characters and associated string-based challenges, rhyming narration, and a healthy dose of charm A Juggler's Tale is certainly unique...

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Sep 29, 2021

Taking classic arcade titles and trying to give them new life in the modern era tends to be a challenge, and I’ve definitely seen both great successes and utter failures to date on the Switch...

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8.5 / 10.0 - Steel Assault
Sep 28, 2021

Run-and-gun shooters were absolutely a consistent staple in the arcades and on consoles back in the day, and that puts a certain amount of pressure on developers in the current day to do anything that feels new and exciting...

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8.5 / 10.0 - UnMetal
Sep 28, 2021

While we hardcore types love our games, that isn’t to say that when confronted with examples of the silliness we regularly accept without question we can’t have a good laugh...

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8 / 10.0 - Dandy Ace
Sep 28, 2021

While I’ve been a fan of roguelikes for quite some time it’s only been in the past few years with top-tier titles the likes of Dead Cells, Hades, and more that they’ve really been catapulted into more mainstream gaming circles...

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7.8 / 10.0 - G-Darius HD
Sep 28, 2021

It’s always a bit tough to evaluate re-releases of classic arcade-style shooters coming to the system...

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6.4 / 10.0 - Antonball Deluxe
Sep 28, 2021

As someone who has a deep love for classic arcade titles and loves games that mix things up, in principle I'm in the target audience for Antonball Deluxe...

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Sep 24, 2021

While I've never been much of a Dragon Ball Z fan, I had some interest in this title after playing the excellent fighting game that graced the Switch a while ago...

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6.3 / 10.0 - Spacebase Startopia
Sep 24, 2021

When it comes to management simulations there's no question that the pickings on the Switch are pretty slim, indeed, so when any new ones come along I have no doubt genre fans are immediately curious for details...

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5.9 / 10.0 - Haustoria
Sep 24, 2021

Credit to developers who do things that are just a bit different out there, but when the experience stumbles pretty consistently no amount of originality will necessarily redeem gameplay struggles...

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Sep 24, 2021

When games are relatively simple, both visually and in terms of play, they really need to knock it out of the park with execution or things can go downhill quickly...

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8 / 10.0 - Suzerain
Sep 23, 2021

If you’ve ever pondered what it would be like to take control of the reigns of government, or perhaps that being in charge is all upside and basking in the adoration of your country, Suzerain is here to give you an education...

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7 / 10.0 - Embr
Sep 23, 2021

As people who’ve been following the site for quite some time should be well aware, if there’s an oddball game out there to play I’m generally down for it...

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6.8 / 10.0 - The Plane Effect
Sep 23, 2021

This really feels like one of those games where people will walk away with wildly different opinions depending on their tastes...

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6.7 / 10.0 - Fisti-Fluffs
Sep 23, 2021

There's nothing wrong with taking what would traditionally be a more hardcore genre, adding cats and some silliness, and running with it... but the problem with Fisti-Fluffs is once the initial hit of catnip passes, it lacks in staying power...

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6.4 / 10.0 - Shadows of Kurgansk
Sep 23, 2021

One of the game styles that has been plagued by the most inconsistencies on the Switch has been survival horror, and the causes of the core issues have varied from game to game...

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