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Windblown Early Access (PC) Review

Rogue-likes are not a new genre, but it’s not every day you see a developer create two successful IPs in the genre back-to-back. In fact, the more popular ones, such as Binding of Isaac, get quality-of-life and content updates for years and…

Can DOOM run on horse electrolytes?

The best running joke in the PC gaming community is seeing what kind of contraption DOOM manages to run on. From calculators to pregnancy test screens to the recently released Alarmo, it’s almost a guarantee that if something has a screen, it…

Fruitbus (PC) Review

There’s nothing like a nice cozy/wholesome game to play to unwind after a long day, and there’s no shortage of them in today’s gaming landscape. With entire Wholesome Directs chock full of low-stress, relaxing titles to look forward to, Fruitbus was on my radar…

Trash Goblin Out Now in Early Access

One of the games that stood out to me in the recent Wholesome Direct was Trash Goblin, with the mechanics of polishing up old trinkets and being able to sell them appearing to be a delightful cozy game. There’s just something about…

Rogue Flight (PS5) Review

For a kid that grew up with Star Fox 64, there seems to be a shortage in the nostalgia department for this style of game. Space combat gameplay is exhilarating, satisfying, and rewarding, and was a large attraction at arcades for decades, so…

Europa (PC) Review

Some of the best stories in gaming are told in short-form, high-effort mediums, and I go out of my way to track them all down. Gone Home, Last Day of June, Before Your Eyes, and tons more have had a profound emotional effect on…

Echo Point Nova (PC) Review

It truly takes a lot to make a modern gamer disregard a price tag when it comes to the quality of a game. With budgets as tight as ever and a hypercritical market, a game needs to be perfect for players to…

Temtem: Swarm Demo Now Available

One of my most played games in 2024 has been Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, a bullet-heaven spinoff of the acclaimed Deep Rock Galactic. Seeing more hours than the game it derives from, the bullet-heaven bug proves hard to shake, as the auto-attacking addictiveness has made…

Hop ‘n’ Marty Demo Available Now

The 3D platformer genre is still going strong after its heyday a nigh twenty-five years ago when it dominated the Nintendo 64 console. Whether it’s the fervent nostalgia or the simplicity of its fun factor, these collectathons are still a joy to…

Office Overloaded Demo Now Available

There’s something about typing games that scratch an itch that other genres don’t for me. It’s the fact that I was trained to type in childhood and do so in my 9 to 5 that makes me quite adept in this particular…