Author: Dev and Play Media
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Cute & Dead Review – Love in the Time of Zombies
We’ve heard of people going to great lengths to impress someone they like. We mean, we saw something similar not long ago in Stupid Never Dies, but fighting through a zombie apocalypse just to get a date is taking things a little too far. Or being a tad desperate. Or both. We’re not judging, though,…
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Thank You Bus Driver Review – A Little Gratitude Goes a Long Way
We’ve been working for most of our lives, and we’ve learned that even though thank-yous can’t pay the rent, getting a simple “thank you” can be surprisingly hard work. In Thank You Bus Driver, Double Fine puts us behind the wheel of a bus and has us transport passengers while enforcing ridiculous rules. It’s a…
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The Work Behind the Wreck: Nikolay and Asya on Making Unmess Co.
For Nikolay and Asya, a convincing disaster takes planning. In Unmess Co.: Rewind the Wreck, players find rooms full of broken objects and use a little robot to rewind the damage. What takes a few satisfying seconds on screen can involve a surprising amount of work behind the scenes. The planning became so detailed that…
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GRAVHOUNDS Early Access Review – A Dog’s Work Is Never Done
GRAVHOUNDS is an entertaining combination of third-person shooting, base building, and resource extraction. Developed by Octopus Panic, the game puts us in the paws of genetically engineered dogs who have been sent to distant planets to collect valuable resources. But does it have enough charm to appeal to the blokes who enjoy defending their hard-earned…
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Saraab: Beyond The Veil Review – Some Demons Are Closer Than We Think
We love immersing ourselves in visual novels, especially from the comfort of our Steam Deck. When the story is well written and the visual identity is strong, hours pass by like minutes, but the characters stay with us long after we’ve stopped playing. Saraab: Beyond The Veil is a psychological horror visual novel that takes…
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Joe & Mac Retro Collection Review – Prehistoric Fun
Long before complicated combat systems became the norm, two cavemen could carry an entire adventure simply by whacking dinosaurs over the head. Joe & Mac Retro Collection is all about revisiting those simpler times with three colourful SNES platformers from Data East. Read on if you’re in the mood for some prehistoric silliness, along with…
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Wonderia Review – A Litle Planet with Big Ambitions
Wonderia is a game that adds a colourful alien world and some wonderfully strange creatures to keep us magical company as we chop down trees, gather resources and build shelters. Developed by Rock&Dash, this charming adventure combines elements of Core Keeper, Terraria and Animal Crossing. As fans of all three games, it’s refreshing to see…
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No Monsters to Run From: How The Alighieri Circle Turns Dante’s Hell Inward
Gabriele Alighieri would rather have nothing to do with the nightmare waiting for him. Unfortunately, The Alighieri Circle: Dante’s Bloodline puts us in his shoes and insists on seeing things through his eyes. For ONE-O-ONE GAMES, the studio behind The Suicide of Rachel Foster, that reluctance is an important part of the horror. We spoke…
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Virtue and a Sledgehammer Review – A Homecoming with a Hammer
Virtue and a Sledgehammer is one of the best indie games we’ve played over the past two months. It managed to impress us not only with its carefully thought-out narrative but also with its outstanding art direction and clever gameplay mechanics. Developers Deconstructeam and Selkie Harbour have managed to capture poetry in motion, telling a…
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The Séance of Blake Manor Review – Everyone Has Something to Hide
The Séance of Blake Manor, developed by Spooky Doorway, is a supernatural detective adventure that takes us to 19th-century Ireland. We’ve never been the patient sort, but here, we were more than happy to put on our thinking caps and do our best to solve a mystery that requires patience, careful observation, and a willingness…
