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Creature in the Well review – a true pinbrawler

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Zelda x pinball + robots = joy.

Matthew H. Mason 5 September 2019 Reviews

PictoQuest review – puzzle game meets RPG

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Calling all Picross fans!

Matthew H. Mason 18 August 2019 Reviews

Blazing Chrome review – locked and loaded

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Contra III reborn.

Matthew H. Mason 21 July 2019 Reviews

Nowhere Prophet review – an utterly addictive deck-builder

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Forty slays and forty fights.

Lewis Packwood 19 July 2019 Reviews

Gato Roboto review – a purr-fectly formed Meow-troidmania

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Oh, what a feline!

Lewis Packwood 15 July 2019 Reviews

Timespinner review – a familiar but welcome tune

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What is a Metroidvania? [flings his wine glass aside] A miserable little pile of secrets! But enough talk! Have at you!

Matthew H. Mason 22 June 2019 Reviews

Spiritfarer is one of the highlights of E3 so far

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Thunder Lotus has unveiled a ‘cosy management game about dying’.

Lewis Packwood 11 June 2019 News

Katana ZERO review – engaging but frustrating

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Oh my god, I feel SO ninja right now.

Lewis Packwood 8 June 2019 Reviews

Observation review – a space oddity

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Open the pod bay doors, S.A.M.

James Keen 8 June 2019 Reviews

What impact will game streaming have on indie developers and publishers?

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I spoke to indies about the effect that Google Stadia and its ilk will have on the industry, in an article for GamesRadar+.

Lewis Packwood 7 June 2019 Features

SteamWorld Quest review – clanking good fun

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Image & Form have done it again.

Lewis Packwood 25 May 2019 Reviews

Nowhere Prophet is a fun card-based battle through the apocalypse

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The intriguing mix of survival mechanics and deck building makes Nowhere Prophet one to watch.

Lewis Packwood 18 May 2019 News

Shadows of Adam review – JRPG comfort food

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Forget the Final Fantasy VII remake, let’s keep it old school.

Matthew H. Mason 17 May 2019 Reviews

Defend Your Castle review – arts and crafts warfare done right

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This WiiWare classic is back and better than ever on Switch.

Matthew H. Mason 15 May 2019 Reviews

Venture Kid review – a curious, almost-Mega-Man

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Hold on, haven’t I played this before?

Matthew H. Mason 14 May 2019 Reviews

Feather review – zen and the art of flying

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Feather may very well be the ultimate chillout game.

Matthew H. Mason 9 May 2019 Reviews

The brilliant Hyper Sentinel is just 99p on Switch right now

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This shoot ’em up is an essential purchase if you own a Switch.

Lewis Packwood 30 April 2019 News

Heaven’s Vault now lets you skip those dull flying bits

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Inkle responds to criticism with a quick-travel option.

Lewis Packwood 26 April 2019 News

Permadeath is killed off in The Swords of Ditto: Mormo’s Curse

Rejoice!

Lewis Packwood 26 April 2019 News

There’s a demo available for the lovely-looking LUNA The Shadow Dust

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This point and click adventure looks very promising indeed.

Lewis Packwood 24 April 2019 News

Heaven’s Vault review – language has never been so much fun

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Although not without its flaws, Heaven’s Vault proves that archaeology and video games make a compelling mix.

Lewis Packwood 16 April 2019 Reviews

The Red Strings Club review – a clever cyberpunk thriller that makes you think

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It’s a mix of genetic implant pottery, psychological bartending and a great big dollop of conspiracy theory. Lovely.

Lewis Packwood 12 April 2019 Reviews

The best games of EGX Rezzed 2019

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Guntastic! Partisans 1941! Afterparty! LUNA! Here’s my pick of the greatest games from this year’s EGX Rezzed.

Lewis Packwood 7 April 2019 Features

WarGroove review – was Advance Wars ever that good in the first place?

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Perhaps there’s a reason why Intelligent Systems stopped making Advance Wars in favour of Fire Emblem?

Lewis Packwood 7 April 2019 Reviews

Baba is You review – Baba is brilliant

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Review is this. Puzzler is good. Confused is reader. Game is genius. Baba is brilliant.

Matthew H. Mason 13 March 2019 Reviews

Treasure Stack review – a tale of two ideologies

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A puzzler with hidden depths – but perhaps an offputting level of initial complexity.

Matthew H. Mason 5 March 2019 Reviews

Steam Trawler II: Attack of the Clones

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James once again bravely plunges into the Steam new-release list, and resurfaces clutching an excellent horror point-and-click adventure. He is also covered in anime girls.

James Keen 25 February 2019 Steam Trawler

Reverie: Sweet As Edition review – EarthBound by way of Zelda

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A short but charming suburban adventure based on New Zealand folklore.

Matthew H. Mason 16 February 2019 Reviews

Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight review – a beautiful, under-the-radar Metroidvania

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The fourth in the underrated Momodora series from Brazilian developer Bombservice is packed with satisfying exploration.

Matthew H. Mason 12 February 2019 Reviews

When Ski Lifts Go Wrong review – amateur architecture at its finest

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Forget bridge-building games – ski-gondola construction is far more fun. And hilarious.

Matthew H. Mason 11 February 2019 Reviews

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics review – a fun XCOM-alike that feels unfinished

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It’s XCOM crossed with Lovecraft! But great fundamentals can’t make up for a lack of content.

Lewis Packwood 5 February 2019 Reviews

Review: Alwa’s Awakening (Switch)

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A compelling Metroidvania that’s also a love letter to the NES games of yore.

Matthew H. Mason 19 January 2019 Reviews

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