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Noob – The Factionless (Switch) Review

2023 seems to be shaping up to be a year where I am consistently surprised by the Indie gaming scene. Sometimes, attempts to bring popular international properties into the gaming space don’t go well, such as the Asterix and Obelix games. However,…

Dave the Diver (PC) Review

Sometimes a game will sneak up on the Indie gaming scene and take it by storm. Vampire Survivors was the last one back in 2022, but recently Dave the Diver has been all over my social media feeds and my Steam front…

Gunbrella (PC) Preview

Of all the Indie publishers that I’ve dealt with over the years, Devolver Digital has a tendency to release the most unique and sometimes off-beat games. Gunbrella, developed by Doinksoft who is known for games such as Gato Roboto and Demon Throttle,…

Viewfinder (PS5) Review

Since the release of Portal, there have been a lot of First-Person Puzzle games that have been released to various levels of success. Games like Manifold Garden, The Entropy Centre, The Turing Test, Superliminal, and other similar games have all tried to…

Venba (PC) Review

Food is a part of any culture. What people eat, how they cook, and how they share their recipes is something that can be unique between cultures, and even between families within a culture. From the moment I saw a trailer for…

Atelier Marie Remake (Switch) Review

I’ve been a fan of the Atelier series for well over a decade, probably closer to 15 years or more. My mom and I played the Atelier Iris games on PlayStation 2, which marked the beginning of the Western releases of the…

Trails Into Reverie (Switch) Review

The Trails franchise has always felt most comparable to a long-running fantasy epic. Each subseries tackles an overarching story in one of Zemuria’s countries, with a cast of characters that sometimes crosses into other tales. It feels like a living, breathing fantasy…

The Smurfs 2 Gets New Trailer

I’ve been a fan of The Smurfs for a long time. It always interests me when I see the Smurfs getting new content, whether it is in a movie or a game. It seems that Microids and Smurfs IP owner IMPS are…

Final Fantasy XVI (PS5) Review

I’ve been playing Final Fantasy games since I was a kid. I’m no stranger to the franchise, even some of the ones with… questionable quality. With that in mind, I was very curious to see how Final Fantasy XVI fared after the…

TOEM Now Available on Xbox

I love a good photography-based game. In fact, there are a few I still need to play (Pupperazzi included). One of the games on my to-play list is TOEM, a black-and-white photography-based adventure game created by the developer Something We Made. Now,…