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Haven Park review: wholesome exploration

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I’m liking this hiking.

Matthew H. Mason 16 August 2021 Reviews

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX review: vibrant, unkind, wonderful

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No hand holding.

Matthew H. Mason 4 July 2021 Reviews

Tiny Lands review: serene spot the difference

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Tiny Lands is the video game equivalent of sitting at your dining room table on a lazy Sunday […]

Matthew H. Mason 14 June 2021 Reviews

The Magnificent Trufflepigs review: a bucolic ramble around the farm

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The Am(bridge) metal detectives.

Lewis Packwood 10 June 2021 Reviews

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World review: welcome return of a 16-bit classic

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This proto-Metroidvania still holds up.

Matthew H. Mason 1 June 2021 Reviews

Before I Forget review: an empathetic exploration of dementia

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Never gonna give you up.

Matthew H. Mason 20 May 2021 Reviews

Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield review: or how to look cool and have fun while doing it

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Gotta go fast.

Matthew H. Mason 19 May 2021 Reviews

Cozy Grove review: a hymn to patience and kindness

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The epitome of slice-of-life gaming.

Matthew H. Mason 27 April 2021 Reviews

Evil Genius 2 review: Dr No Thanks

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Frustrating minion management.

James Keen 13 April 2021 Reviews

Wind Peaks review: treasure-hunt hiking

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The Lost (Item) Woods.

Matthew H. Mason 23 March 2021 Reviews

Space Crew review: a cute but hardcore spaceship simulator

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She cannae hold together, cap’n!

Lewis Packwood 15 March 2021 Reviews

Going Under review: scrappy but funny dungeon crawling

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The troublesome life of an intern.

Lewis Packwood 7 March 2021 Reviews

Cathedral review: more Metroid than vania, and all the better for it

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Working on our knight moves.

Matthew H. Mason 24 February 2021 Reviews

NUTS review: the joys of being a squirrel voyeur

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A thrilling tale of rodent surveillance.

Lewis Packwood 17 February 2021 Reviews

Curious Expedition 2 review: perhaps it’s time we stopped celebrating the Victorians

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Rotten values.

Lewis Packwood 16 February 2021 Reviews

Turrican Flashback review: classic games tamed for modern tastes

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WELCOME (BACK) TO TURRICAN.

Lewis Packwood 8 February 2021 Reviews

Conspiracy review: more of the same, but less

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It’s all true, goddammit!

Lewis Packwood 19 January 2021 Reviews

Orwell’s Animal Farm review: keeping politics in video games

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The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.

James Keen 10 December 2020 Reviews

PHOGS! review: what a good dog (dogs?)

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How I fell in love with a conjoined canine.

Lewis Packwood 3 December 2020 Reviews

Pacer review: fast, frantic fun

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Formula Fusion gets resurrected with a substantial makeover.

James Keen 29 October 2020 Reviews

Alwa’s Legacy review: one of the finest exploratory platformers out there

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This 16-bit-styled sequel triumphantly surpasses the original.

Matthew H. Mason 21 October 2020 Reviews

Unrailed review: a different kind of party game

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Worth buying a ticket to ride.

Matthew H. Mason 18 October 2020 Reviews

The Survivalists review: multiple monkey management

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It’s time those lazy simians worked for a living.

James Keen 9 October 2020 Reviews

Othercide review: grimdark goth-girl grind-a-rama

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A viciously difficult XCOM-alike that encourages repeat attempts.

Lewis Packwood 27 September 2020 Reviews

The Long Dark review: compelling story-led survival

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Love of mine, someday you will die, but I’ll be close behind, and I’ll follow you into the dark…

Matthew H. Mason 27 September 2020 Reviews

As Far As The Eye review: a survival/strategy game with a warm smile and a murderous heart

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One for the road.

James Keen 23 September 2020 Reviews

Rivals review: a unique country music detective game

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Piece together the events to reveal the diverging careers of two country stars.

Lewis Packwood 21 September 2020 Reviews

Welcome to Elk review: an astonishingly inventive journey

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Charming characters and compelling tales, all based on real-life stories.

Lewis Packwood 17 September 2020 Reviews

Super Punch Patrol review: Bertil Hörberg channels Streets of Rage

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The talented indie developer performs a perfect hat trick.

Matthew H. Mason 17 September 2020 Reviews

Party Hard 2 review: Hard 2 Party

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Homicidal puzzling.

James Keen 14 September 2020 Reviews

Windbound review: survival at sea

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Don’t Starve meets The Wind Waker.

Matthew H. Mason 12 September 2020 Reviews

Hypnospace Outlaw review: mind-warpingly brilliant

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The Geocity that never sleeps.

Lewis Packwood 25 August 2020 Reviews

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