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Serious Sam 4 – Review

My goodness, how the hell have I slept on this series?! I remember seeing this game, back in the day, and thinking ‘What the hell is Serious Sam? Is that like BomberMan?’. I think Duke Nukem was out at the time, so I was persuaded to duke it out with

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BPM: Bullets Per Minute – Review

BPM: Bullets Per Minute, developed and published by Awe Interactive, is a First-person shooter that is different from other FPS games. With its pumping beats and fast-paced atmosphere, this rhythm-based, rogue-like FPS will have you nodding your head to the sick beats to defeat various foes that lay in your

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When The Past Was Around – Review

Puzzle games have never really been my thing. I will quite often overlook even the most obvious of details while scrutinizing things that really don’t require any attention. As a result, I find them to be somewhat frustrating to play and will generally avoid them, even really popular action-adventure puzzlers

Partisans 1941 – Preview

Before jumping into ‘Partisans 1941’ developed by Alter games, you first must know the definition of a ‘Partisan’. A Partisan is a member of an armed group formed to fight secretly against an occupying force, in particular one operating in German-occupied Yugoslavia, Italy, and parts of Eastern Europe in the

There Is No Light – Preview

‘There Is No Light’ is a brand-new RPG, indie game title, developed by indie studio, Zelart, and published by Hype Train Digital, complemented by retro pixelated graphics. GAMEPLAY From what I could gather thus far from this preview, There Is No Light’s story mode consists of an entity known as

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The Suicide Of Rachel Foster – Review

The Suicide of Rachel Foster is published by Daedalic Entertainment, and developed by One O One Games, Reddoll Games, Centounopercento – 101% and Reddoll S.R.L. Walking sims are a category I never really knew existed in video games until this game was handed to me. I did a little research,

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Party Hard 2 – Review

You just want to sleep, I feel that more than anyone and I can totally understand that driving someone to a mass spree of murder. “Party Hard 2” is just that, one person’s journey into madness as the party scene destroys his life. I have never played the first ‘’Party

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Ary And The Secret Of Seasons – Review

The only good part of a pandemic? Making video games even more fantastical. For example, ‘Ary and the Secret of Seasons’ introduces us to our young heroine, Aryelle, as she travels the vast world of Valdi and enjoys all four seasons- OUTDOORS! What a fantasy in 2020. Developed by eXiin

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Paradise Killer – Review

Published by Fellow Traveler and developed by Kaizen Game Works, Paradise Killer is an open world, murder mystery, crime solving, investigation game. Players take control of Lady Love Dies, an investigator who must search for clues and speak with suspects on Paradise Island Sequence 24, gathering enough information to make

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Witcheye – Review

Witcheye a fun side scrolling platformer published by Devolver Digital and developed by Moon Kid is a fun and tricky game that has been released for mobile phones, PC and the Nintendo Switch. Playing this copy on the Switch, you play as a witch who has had her spell ingredients

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Windbound – Review

‘Windbound’ by 5 Lives Studios, is a survival game that pulls out all the stops on ocean fairing and scourging across the 7 seas. Published by Deep Silver and Koch Media, this title is available as of now on PC and all consoles, even the Stadia, but did it let

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Darkestville Castle – Review

I try not to think of myself as sadistic, but Darkestville Castle is the story of a demon who spends every day terrorising the town of Darkestville…and I have never laughed so much in a video game. This classic point-and-click game developed by the (clearly hilarious) legends at Epic Llama

Monstrum 2 (BETA) – Preview

What’s better than surviving your time on a broken down ship with a bloodthirsty monster? BRINGING YOUR FRIENDS! That’s right, the legends at Junkfish are back with Monstrum 2! This asymmetric multiplayer sequel to their first survival horror game gives you the same horror thrills but with twice the fun,

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Dreamscaper – Review

‘Dreamscaper’, a game developed by Afterburner Studios and published by Freedom! Games and Maple Whispering Limited, is an action role-playing game (ARPG) that takes you into your main character’s dreams where she must fight her nightmares using both magic and melee fighting. Your waking hours are spent getting to know

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Relicta – Review

This first-person, physics-based puzzle game developed by Mighty Polygon and published by Ravenscourt is one challenge I dove into. Now it may be hard to believe, but I’m probably one of the few people that have never really played games like Portal or other physics/puzzle games. I’m not known for

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Skully – Review

Skully is an adorable game developed by Finish Line Games, published by Modus Games, and available on all of the current gaming platforms. You are Skully, a reanimated skull whose mission is to help Terry reunite with his siblings who are scattered across a beautiful Island. Skully initially seems like

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Hellpoint – Review

I’m back with another game to add to the notch in my belt with ‘Hellpoint’. Hellpoint is a Sci-Fi, action role-playing game published by TinyBuild and developed by Cradle and I must say, I actually quite enjoyed it with a few rage sessions added as seasoning on top. If you’re

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Necrobarista – Review

Necrobarista is a visual novel game, developed by Route 59, and published by Route 59, Coconut Island Games and Playism. This game tells the story of a recently deceased man named Kishan, as he awakens in death to find his last haven before the ever after; A simple café in

Blightbound (Closed BETA) – Preview

Blightbound is a multiplayer, dungeon crawler brought to you by the ever infamous, Devolver Digital, and developers, Ronimo Games, creators of popular titles such as ‘Awesomenauts’ and ‘Swords and Soldiers’ and recently just finished it’s closed beta. This creative studio now brings us a unique dungeon crawler experience that really

Monster Crown (Early Access) – Preview

Monster Crown is a Steam game currently in its Beta stage, developed by Studio Aurum and published by SOEDESCO, this indie game is in essence Pokémon, with a little more mature audience in mind. Monster Crown as previously stated is just like Pokémon, you play as a young adult, building

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DEX – Review

Cyberpunk is all the rage. There is definitely something attractive about imagining what the future holds for us and what technological possibilities may entangle themselves into our everyday lives. ‘DEX’ released initially on console in 2016, and now released on Nintendo Switch, will adequately fill that progressive, neon, cyber need

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Carrion – Review

‘Carrion’ is a PC game developed by the Phobia game studio and if that doesn’t tell you everything you need to know, then players are in for a surprise. Carrion is derived from the Latin ‘Caro’ word for ‘Meat’, and refers to flesh that is decaying. Story Carrion sees the

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Rainswept – Review

Rainswept is developed and published by Frostwood Interactive and 2Awesome Partners. This point and click whodunnit was originally released in 2019 and has you playing as Detective Michael Stone, brought into the town of Pineview after a young couple is found dead in their home. You must walk the town

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CrossCode – Review

It’s time to go on one epic adventure into CrossCode! Brought to Xbox by developer Radical Fish Games and published by DECK13 Spotlight, this title follows in the style of beautiful RPG games of old. CrossCode delivers an experience that will keep you invested for hours on end. Our story

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Timelie – Review

‘Timelie’ is a time based puzzle game developed by ‘Urnique Studio’. Going in, I had no idea what to expect but I was very pleased with the experience. As soon as the game opens, players are introduced to a minimalist menu with soft ambient music playing. This perfectly sets the

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