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Trails From Zero (Switch) Review

I’ve been a fan of the Legend of Heroes franchise for a long time now. I’ve played the entirety of the Trails in the Sky subseries, as well as the Trails of Cold Steel subseries. So, when I saw that the “Crossbell…

Airoheart (Switch) Review

I often find myself looking for Indie games inspired by classics. This isn’t always to relive those nostalgic days, sometimes I want to see how a new developer (with time and distance) can iterate on a classic idea. Airoheart has the inspirational…

Pac-Man World Re-Pac (Switch) Review

When Pac-Man World came out on the Sony PlayStation in 1999, one of my parents rented it from Blockbuster for me to play. I must have rented that game a dozen times after that over the span of probably several years. I…

Cult of the Lamb Gets New Limited-Time Event

Cult of the Lamb is the perfect sort of game to play this week. A little on the spooky side, but so cute your teeth might fall out. It is a good balance of sugary sweet and spooky, perfect for Halloween. It…

Teardown Gets New Update with Featured Mods List

Teardown is another one of those Indie darlings that surprised me with how inventive and interesting it was. I’m still continually surprised at how the community around the game has continued to create all sorts of mods and content. I’m not one…

Lemon Cake (Switch) Review

Admittedly, the moment I saw an advertisement for Lemon Cake, I was intrigued. time management games are normally stressful for me, but Lemon Cake’s cute, cozy vibes caught my attention. I wasn’t disappointed either, Lemon Cake has a cute aesthetic and a…

Bunny Park (Switch) Review

Casual games seem to find a home on the Nintendo Switch. Sometimes this is a good thing, and sometimes the games feel a little out of place. Bunny Park is a game that works if you play your Switch like a tablet,…

Ooblets (Switch) Review

I grew up playing a lot of Pokemon games. As such, the Monster-Catching genre has always appealed to me. In that same vein, I spent a lot of time in my youth watching my mom play farming sims like Harvest Moon. When…

Beacon Pines (Switch) Review

Sometimes what you see, isn’t always what you get. Beacon Pines caught me by surprise in this very way. However, sometimes getting something different than what you thought you were getting isn’t a bad thing. Beacon Pines defied my expectations, and in…

Gerda: A Flame in Winter (Switch) Review

It isn’t often that I find myself playing games set during World War II. This is mostly because I am not interested in games that glorify the violence of the period, like certain large franchises that I won’t name. I also tend…