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Echo Weaver Gets Release Date

It seems the curse of September and October continues. In order for everyone and their neighbor’s cow to avoid GTA 6’s (console only, mind you) release, new release dates are frontloaded to September and October. Now, a new contender has fallen victim…

Cryptmaster (PC) Review

At the time of writing, Akupara Games’ Cryptmaster is featured in the current Humble Choice bundle. I suppose it’s some kind of unwritten societal rule that there must be at least one horror-adjacent game in a bundle for the month of October,…

Grime Is Free On Epic

Monday, I covered Prime Gaming again and it is Prime Day Tuesday, so you’ve got extra stuff there. Also, Annapurna Interactive thinks that faux E3 is still going on. Tuesday, the lovely (wrong word) Dying Light 2 is crossing over with the not-so-lovely The Walking Dead ahead of that series set…

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery (Switch) Review

Art is a beautiful thing. It can mean different things to different people, and it can allow you to express things that words just aren’t strong enough to express. Despite its short length, Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery shows that art…

Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark gets 2nd Free DLC

We’re big fans of developer Spooky Doorway’s The Darkside Detective games here at Phenixx Gaming. I’m a sucker for a good Point-and-Click, especially with a spooky, supernatural aesthetic. Now, it seems that Spooky Doorway has a surprise for fans, in the form…

The Darkside Detective: A Fumble in the Dark (Switch) Review

I’m a big fan of quirky games. I like games that take common ideas and tropes and twist them around a little. Point-and-Click games have a tendency to do this a lot and can be more experimental and get away with it.…

Spinch (PC) Review

Indie games are a dime a dozen, so they have to have a flashy gimmick to make them stand out from the pack. In Spinch‘s case, it’s just about as flashy as can be, as anyone with a pair of eyeballs will be…