Category: review
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Popularized by the pioneer game Vampire Survivors, this new sub-genre that it spawned doesn’t even have an official name right now. Some call it action rogue-lite, some call it bullet hell survival — One thing is certain, people can’t get enough of this addicting game genre.
February 20, 2023 -
There’s been a resurgence of Metroidvania games lately, and it’s not stopping anytime soon. Elderand is another addition to the growing list, and it is not for the faint of heart, both with regard to gameplay and theme.
February 19, 2023 -
Brotato is a brand new mobile-port of the acclaimed PC game of the same name, a survival rogue-lite game that you can play with only one hand, now currently in Open Beta.
February 19, 2023 -
6/10Wild Hearts may look like a Monster Hunter-clone at surface level, but it’s much more than that, with various twists and additions to the formula by way of incorporating elements from other games like Fortnite, Ark: Survival, and even Death Stranding.
February 18, 2023 -
Elderand is a 2D retro-inspired action platformer that has recently been released, and it is not for the faint of heart.
February 18, 2023 -
Wild Hearts is a new game that offers a unique blend of Monster Hunter-style gameplay and Fortnite building mechanics: an ancient technology called Karakuri magic. Players take on the role of a customizable hunter tasked with tracking down and defeating massive monsters known as Kemono, which are negatively affecting the world of Azuma and its inhabitants.
February 17, 2023 -
Wanted: Dead, we’ve all seen this type of game before: A hack-n-slash and shooter hybrid — Devil May Cry is a touchstone example of this, — as well as most shooter games that have some form of melee combat baked in, but still, it's refreshing to see newcomers in the hack and slash shooter hybrid genre.
February 16, 2023 -
Wanted: Dead a new action-packed game that blends the fast-paced gameplay of a hack and slash game with the excitement of a third-person shooter.
February 15, 2023 -
Margonem Adventures is a first person RPG and 3D dungeon crawler with Minecraft looking graphics, packed in traditional mobile game format, for better or for worse.
February 10, 2023 -
In the indie-games industry, production costs are limited. Usually, game creators cannot always afford to create photorealistic graphics and an expansive combination of story and gameplay. This usually leads to popular common denominators, such as retro art-style, and rogue-like gameplay, and Dungreed is one such example. The only difference now lies in the gameplay, does Dungreed have what it takes to get your attention?
February 10, 2023 -
It has simple graphics but offers a decent survival horror experience | 1 Bit Survivor - Full Review Review1 Bit Survivor is a rogue-lite survival horror with simplistic 1-bit graphics but an artistic stylized presentation. The atmosphere is definitely classic Resident Evil 2 and 3-style, an obvious inspiration especially with sound bits when starting a session complete with typewriter sounds to tell the story, and the menacing sound effects that you hear. The comparison however ends there as the gameplay features a 1-bit retro game design and monochromatic graphics.
February 10, 2023 -
Punch Kick Duck is a mobile beat’ em up game with a simple no frills gameplay and a straightforward goal, to reach the top of the tower and escape.
February 10, 2023 -
Hogwarts Legacy is a single player open-world action RPG set in the Harry Potter world. It features a compelling original linear story that takes us to Hogwarts, as well as its surrounding vicinities; the Scottish Highlands and familiar places like Hogsmeade, The Forbidden Forest, and many more.
February 10, 2023 -
Ailment: dead standoff is a single-stick top down corridor shooter with retro pixel-art and an interesting story as a bonus. Of course, if you see the word “dead” in the title, it better include zombies, and it does — with a twist.
February 9, 2023 -
Be the wizard you’ve always wanted to be! | First Impressions - Hogwarts Legacy (3-Day Early Access) ReviewOne of the most hyped games in recent years is a few days away! Hogwarts Legacy is a single player open-world action RPG set in the Harry Potter world. It takes place long before the events of the actual books / movies in a sort of a prequel setup, like the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic games.
February 8, 2023 -
it's up to our party of cute princesses to save the world in this JRPG | Asdivine Saga - Full Review ReviewAsdivine Saga is another Retro-JRPG in the likes of classic Final Fantasy games like FFV and FFVI, The latest standalone entry in the somewhat popular and at the same time obscure retro-style JRPG series Asdivine.
February 8, 2023 -
Save Bikini Bottom in this multiversal adventure | SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake - Review ReviewSpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is a 3D platformer game that is based on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. It is the spiritual successor to 2020’s Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, which is in itself a remake of the original 2003 Battle for Bikini Bottom.
February 5, 2023 -
You are imprisoned at the bottom of a tower and have escaped. Your fellow animals are out to stop you from going up and escaping. As luck would have it, you can do three simple moves; Punch Kick Duck, and that’s the title of the game. That’s all you need really, to stop them from stopping you in this fun and lovely rhythmic beat ‘em up made specifically for mobile phones.
February 4, 2023 -
At first glance, youngsters might think of this game as Minecraft inspired with its blocky looking graphics. For the more aged gamer, It looks like The Elder Scrolls I or II. And they’re both right, as Margonem Adventures looks as if The Elder Scrolls II got upgraded to Minecraft graphics.
February 4, 2023 -
Asdivine Saga is the latest standalone entry in the somewhat popular and at the same time obscure retro-style JRPG series Asdivine. While made primarily for and popular on mobile platforms, most of the games were also released on PC and consoles but turned out not quite as popular.
February 3, 2023