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Ary and the Secret of Seasons (PC) Review

Last month, I had the opportunity to play through the preview of eXiin’s RPG-esque puzzle platformer, Ary and the Secret of Seasons. Having now played through the full game, some parts of my initial experience have very much held up. At the…

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Manifold Garden (Switch) Review

Games like Portal and Antichamber have captivated the minds of puzzle gamers for years now. Granted, with that love for first-person puzzle solving, we’ve also gotten a lot of games that haven’t really…innovated the genre. Superliminal is an example of a first-person…

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Lilly Looking Through (PC) Review

Lilly Looking Through, by Geeta Games, can above all else be described as charming. It’s a fairly straightforward point-and-click puzzle adventure, allowing for easy entry and a comfortable, pleasant gameplay experience. As you play Lilly Looking Through, you control the titular protagonist,…

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Yakuza Kiwami 2 (XBO) – Review

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again, the Yakuza series is a magical little bundle of madness and joy in every single way. Partly a spectacle fighter, part crime thriller, part visual novel, part anime, and completely mental. It is mad to…

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Ary and the Secret of Seasons (PC) Preview

Looking at eXiin’s forthcoming new release, Ary and the Secret of Seasons, feels like stumbling into a three-way marriage between Disney, Studio Ghibli, and the Legend of Zelda franchise. I mean that as a definite positive. My early look at the demo…

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Skully (PC) Review

As some of you may recall, I wrote a preview of Skully, by Finish Line Games, about a month ago. Having been provided with a review code for the full game‘s release, I’ve been giving it a second, more comprehensive look. The first…

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CrossCode (PS4) Review

Indie games are a big part of my gaming experience these days. Yes, there are a lot of lackluster games out there, but there are also some really great gems. CrossCode is one of the few Indie “darlings” that I’ve missed out…

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Satisfactory: One Year On

I think like too many of us, I’ll get the pull from Minecraft to open it up once in a while. However, like many of you, I also stop playing after a few hours because I’ve been playing it for years. I’ve been…

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Kentucky Route Zero: Act I (PC) Review

Bugs chirp as a truck rolls into a darkened gas station. The name, Equus Oils, is silhouetted against a twilight sky. The sun is heavy and swollen as it lowers, casting an incongruous darkness in the foreground. A man gets out of…

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Keen – One Girl Army (Nintendo Switch) Review

Keen – One Girl Army is a neon-bright game with charming visuals and puzzles that are sure to make you take a deep breath, say, “I’ll just try again later” and angrily shove your Switch in your bag. That is to say:…

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