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It’s always cool to see a developer attempt something new. There are so many games that stick to tried and true formulas, following the trends and making a game that will appease the broadest demographic. However, there’s always fun to be had when a game dev team tries something weird....
Live A Live
It’s not often gamers get the opportunity to experience a title that was never released in their region, and in Australia in particular there were several RPG’s in the 90’s that didn’t make their way down under for one reason or another. Live A Live is a particularly curious case,...
Stray
Trapped in a world you don’t understand and incidentally involving yourself in grand mysteries and emotive stories—Stray is a title brimming with personality as it bounces between moments of playfulness, glee, sorrow, and deep intrigue. A fabulously unique and captivating narrative/exploration game, there’s a lot to love in this feline...
Wahoo! The much-welcomed resurgence of mascot platformers shines on with the Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series, a delightful duo of titles that has rightfully gone from cult classic to best seller. The Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series is full of colour, charm, and for those willing to dream on, plenty of feels....
Story branching games are not new to the scene, and it’s no surprise to hear that your choices have consequences. But games rarely, if ever, touch on the mental trauma of the consequences, and how that affects the characters involved. As Dusk Falls presents a branching crime drama that is...
Arcadegeddon
It’s hard not to glance at Arcadegeddon without thinking it looks like a hell of a lot of fun. The world and the characters appear like they’ve come straight from a sci-fi inspired Saturday morning cartoon show; with big plasticine hair, shiny skin, and neon-splashed outfits with streaks of intense...
Eyes in the Dark: The Curious Case of One Victoria Bloom is a gothic twin-stick shooter roguelike platformer that mixes and matches a lot of features from previous exemplars in the roguelike genre to make something quite unique and special. While its monochrome art style and challenging degree of RNG...
Madison
In 2014, P.T. took the video game world by storm as a demo for Silent Hills that featured a haunted house, some mild puzzling and some serious fright value. It was terrifying, and was at least part of the inspiration for a whole new generation of horror games, focused on...
Atari’s arcade classic Gravitar is back with a brand new remake by the name of Gravitar: Recharged. The game will please fans that remember this classic title while throwing down the gauntlet for new players to join in the planet-hopping fun.
Raft
Redbeet Interactive’s high seas survival game Raft has released as a final product after a healthy sail through Steam’s Early Access program. A traditional crafting/survival experience in a fresh and challenging setting, Raft surprises and delights as you progress through a novel string of narrative locations, culminating in a much...
Ah Disgaea, you are a uniquely attractive and enticing series. Resting on its ultra-anime and fan servicey laurels, Disgaea as a series leads the pack when it comes to niche Strategy Role Playing Games (SRPG). Initially released as a Nintendo Switch exclusive, Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (which we previously...
If you feel the need for speed, then Redout 2 has you covered. 34BigThings’ sequel comes six years after the first entry, inspired heavily by F-Zero and WipEout. This sci-fi racing series is known for reviving that feeling of extreme acceleration in futuristic worlds, but Redout 2 takes a few...
