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Tag: Indie Games
The best games of EGX Rezzed 2019
Guntastic! Partisans 1941! Afterparty! LUNA! Here’s my pick of the greatest games from this year’s EGX Rezzed.
WarGroove review – was Advance Wars ever that good in the first place?
Perhaps there’s a reason why Intelligent Systems stopped making Advance Wars in favour of Fire Emblem?
Baba is You review – Baba is brilliant
Review is this. Puzzler is good. Confused is reader. Game is genius. Baba is brilliant.
Treasure Stack review – a tale of two ideologies
A puzzler with hidden depths – but perhaps an offputting level of initial complexity.
Steam Trawler II: Attack of the Clones
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.
Reverie: Sweet As Edition review – EarthBound by way of Zelda
A short but charming suburban adventure based on New Zealand folklore.
Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight review – a beautiful, under-the-radar Metroidvania
The fourth in the underrated Momodora series from Brazilian developer Bombservice is packed with satisfying exploration.
When Ski Lifts Go Wrong review – amateur architecture at its finest
Forget bridge-building games – ski-gondola construction is far more fun. And hilarious.
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics review – a fun XCOM-alike that feels unfinished
It’s XCOM crossed with Lovecraft! But great fundamentals can’t make up for a lack of content.
Review: Alwa’s Awakening (Switch)
A compelling Metroidvania that’s also a love letter to the NES games of yore.
Preview: Katana ZERO
Ninjas are cool, aren’t they? I shall brook no argument on this.
Ghost of a Tale is coming to Xbox One and PS4
The gorgeous mousey PC adventure is finally heading to consoles.
Today is the first day of #DiscoverIndies
The rules are simple – find an indie game you’ve never heard of before, then tweet about it using #DiscoverIndies.
From The Armchair: Christmas Game Frenzy
Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.
January sale bargain: Yoku’s Island Express
Just under ten quid for a quality Metroidvania title.
From The Armchair: I Know What I Like… And I Know Which Games I’ll Never Enjoy
One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.
Review: Sundered: Eldritch Edition (Switch)
Sundered makes its debut on Switch with a ton of new features. But how does it compare with its wonderful predecessor, Jotun?
Preview: Right To Rule (PC)
The wholesome story of three friends deciding to get together and make their dream game: a multiplayer competitive RPG.
Review: Arca’s Path VR (PSVR)
Like Super Monkey Ball, but with all the fun sucked out of it.