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Mini Reviews
Jake 'The Voice' Parr March 28, 2022
What is it? Mini Trains is a puzzle game by Qubic Games. As the name suggests, your goal is to create tracks for a tabletop railway, ensuring that the locomotives collect all stars on the stage before returning to a…
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Edd November 15, 2021
What is it? Guts and Glory is a physics based game that sees you try to race through a series of checkpoints while everything in the environment seems to be out to get you. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Lots of…
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Edd November 6, 2021
What is it? Beyond a Steel Sky is the long-awaited sequel to Revolution Software’s 1994 point and click adventure, Beneath a Steel Sky. In it, you reprise the role of Foster and have to revisit Union City, in search of…
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Edd November 5, 2021
What is it? The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk is an indie adventure RPG that has you play as a diverse group of explorers, taking them around the titular dungeon, which has many levels and even a tavern! It’s a funny take…
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Edd November 4, 2021
What is it? PGA Tour 2K21 is 2K’s attempt at creating a golfing franchise game, where you can play as your favourite golfers, or create a pro and play through the small tournaments on the way to the big leagues…
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Edd October 29, 2021
What is it? A Monster’s Expedition is a casual indie puzzle game on the Switch. It has you play as a monster, pushing over trees to explore many different islands, finding all the various treasures left behind from a previous…
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Edd October 27, 2021
What is it? The Ramp is an indie casual skating game that has you perform tricks in a series of different maps. The tricks are mostly just for show as points don’t accumulate, as the game is mostly to chill…
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Edd October 25, 2021
What is it? Townscaper is a casual sandbox game that sees you build a town just by clicking where you want houses. The more times you click on a house, the taller it gets. You can change the colours of…
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Edd October 16, 2021
What is it? Golf Club Wasteland is an indie golf game that has you play on a golf course made up of the remains of an abandoned Earth, complete with crumbling buildings and rubbish everywhere. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Lovely…
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Edd September 23, 2021
What is it? Beautiful Desolation is an adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic where you play as Mark, looking for his lost brother Don in an unpredictable and unfamiliar world. Platform played on Switch Pros Cons Beautiful graphics. Not optimised…
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Edd September 11, 2021
What is it? Edge of Eternity is a JRPG that has you play as Daryon and Selene, on a journey to find the cure to an illness called Corruption, which has taken hold of their world, and their family. Platform(s)…
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Edd September 9, 2021
What is it? Pecaminosa is an indie noir action RPG type game. You play as detective John Souza, trying to solve some of the more mysterious happenings around the eponymous border town between the United States and Mexico. Platform(s) PC…
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Edd September 8, 2021
What is it? The Magnificent Trufflepigs is an indie metal detecting game that has you play as Beth, a lady looking to dig up hidden treasure in a soon-to-be sold farm. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Lovely setting. Great voice acting….
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr August 28, 2021
What is it? Crash Drive 3 is a freeroam sandbox racing game by M2H. Maps can be explored in a variety of vehicles at your own pace, with stunts to pull off, collectibles to grab, and minigames to participate in…
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Jake 'The Voice' Parr August 27, 2021
What is it? Timothy vs The Aliens is a third-person shooter by Wild Sphere. The titular gangster is imbued with a special ability, passed onto him by aliens when he was abducted years ago. Transmitted via an Ace of Hearts…
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