Category: Reviews
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #7: Stressful Daycare
We used to just ignore kids. In The Sims 4 as well. That gameplay loop was never our thing, especially the whole process of feeding them, sending them to school, and waiting for them to age up. The Parenthood pack is a piece of content that gave us a reason to actually pay attention. It…
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Prometheus Casts a Welcome Shadow on FATE: Reawakened
As gamers, we’re ancient, and we vividly remember a time when we lost many a weekend clicking on that little WildTangent icon. The FATE games were amazing and yet charmingly simple dungeon crawlers. That’s why we were insanely grateful when Gamigo and Tableflip Entertainment brought all four of those classic games back last year. FATE:…
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Hawthorn Demo will be Released During Steam Next Fest
The very talented NEARstudios are releasing a playable demo for the Steam Next Fest. From June 15 to June 22, you can see what their first prototype looks like. But before we say a thing or two about Hawthorn, we simply must say something about the devs. The studio is made up of people who…
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #6: Nifty Knitting Stuff
We remember how our grandma loved to knit. She had boxes of socks. That’s all she did—socks. We didn’t ask why socks, but we do remember asking her why she knit every single day. Her answer was that it relaxes her. We didn’t get it then, but now we do see the appeal. So, we…
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Gobliiins Collection is a 90s Time Capsule
We love point-and-click games, especially the ones from the 90s. There’s something very cool and nostalgic about the engines that the devs used and the mechanics they designed. We remember many afternoons simply losing ourselves in amazing point-and-click games, our favorites being The Secret of Monkey Island, Sam & Max Hit the Road, and, of…
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Bounty Brawl: Co-op Game that Ruins Friendships
Most co-op games are loved primarily because of the sense of achievement at the end of the session and all the shared loot. As a top-down roguelite, Bounty Brawl: Most Wanted will be loved or hated for completely opposite reasons, ending with you swearing, shouting, and shooting your medic in the back for a stupid…
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The Tense and Stuttering Nightmare that is A.A.U. Black Site
Bodycam games are becoming a thing. More and more devs want that found-footage look right now. Raspberry Studio put A.A.U. Black Site into Steam Early Access on May 21, letting you try your darndest to survive the abandoned zones of Uzovnica. There’s a horror setup that’s very cool and the guns feel surprisingly solid. But…
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Yerba Buena: Wonderful and Clever Trip
Whenever a new puzzle game hands us a strange sci-fi gadget, our minds almost automatically jump to Portal. It is a really big shadow for any game to step out of, and we honestly try our best to avoid making that comparison so we don’t set unfair expectations. But every now and then, a game…
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Clockfall: Brutal Race Against the Second Hand
Clockfall is a unique game. Unlike most roguelites, it doesn’t kill you with a massive boss or a swarm of enemies. No-no. Rever Games’ title kills you by letting the timer run out. We were able to check out this fun and engaging dungeon-crawler hybrid over the weekend, and we have to say, it’s hella…
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #5: The Power of the Om
To a certain target audience, the Sims series has always been all about torturing our Sims. Some gamers really like setting fires, removing pool ladders, and creating similar inconveniences just so they can see how the Sims will react. Spa Day was released a long time ago to do the exact opposite, to a degree.…
