Like Super Monkey Ball, but with all the fun sucked out of it.
Tag: Indie Games
Review: Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (PS4)
Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvania games I’ve ever played, and a remarkable result for a first-time developer.
Review: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch)
This spiritual successor to the venerable Wonder Boy series manages to massively improve on the games that inspired it.
Exciting goose news
Goose sock puppets! A fuzzy goose T-shirt! Untitled Goose Game has got some seriously lovely merch.
Review: Ms. Splosion Man (Switch)
Twisted Pixel’s Xbox Live Arcade classic gets a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch.
Review: Save Me Mr Tako! (Switch)
A celebration of the Game Boy in glorious monochrome.
Review: Steel Rats (PS4)
The long-awaited Steel Rats is finally here, chainsaw wheels and vertical driving fully intact. But does it live up to its promise?
Hazelnut Bastille is a gorgeous-looking 16-bit-style RPG
A stunning Zelda-like top-down RPG is storming its Kickstarter goals.
Can you dig it? Graveyard Keeper Early Access Review
It’s like Stardew Valley, but with more highly suspicious meat products of dubious provenance.
Review: TowerFall (Switch)
TowerFall makes it to the Switch with all of the content from the previous two games, as well as some cracking multiplayer options.
Review: The Banner Saga 3 (Switch)
The conclusion of Stoic’s Banner Saga is breathtaking – and also difficult to write about without dropping spoilers.
Review: Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition (PS4)
The cult PC game Sunless Sea finally makes its way onto the PS4 with its Zubmariner DLC intact. Time to dive into the chilling waters of the Unterzee…
Review: The Gardens Between (Switch)
The Gardens Between is bloomin’ marvellous. Buy it now!
Review: Mini Metro (Switch)
A minimalist puzzle game that’s perfect for playing on the subway. Or bus. Or plane. Or train. Or…
Review: Chasm (PS4)
Chasm is a beautiful pixel-art Metroidvania with a dizzying array of enemies to fight.
Review: Iconoclasts (PS4)
You know how people are saying Iconoclasts is one of the best games this year? Yeah, about that…
Review: Pato Box (Switch)
Yep, it’s a duck-based, film noir Punch-Out. Holy quack!
Review: Super Destronaut DX (PS4)
It’s Space Invaders! Again! But even though Super Destronaut DX throws in a few innovations, there’s not much to hold your attention for long.
Review: Dead Cells (PS4)
This Rogue-like Metroidvania is rock hard but thoroughly enjoyable. Reanimated corpses have never been so much fun.
August is Metroidvania Month
Four fantastic Metroidvania games are being released this month: Dead Cells, Chasm, Death’s Gambit and Guacamelee 2.