Oh, thank god. After getting angry at myself for the Kerflux review, and angry at the developers when it came to Pandora’s Books, it’s nice to see something that I can be a bit more positive about, even if that something lasted less time than the average sneeze. I guess …
Read More »Fuse Up: Pestering Ads Match-3 – Review
Fuse Up is a fun little puzzle game by Animanya Games. The gameplay is simple, you have a grid upon which the faces of dice, numbered 1 through 6, will appear. You can slide the rows or columns horizontally or vertically to match into groups of three, which will then merge …
Read More »Ranger Up Armadillo: timed puzzle experience with RPG elements – Review
Deep within the depths of one particular Amazonian jungle, a very serious problem has become apparent. Firstly, an evil worm and his army have invaded, and secondly, they are threatening to transform the beautiful biome into a grimy bog. To stop their wicked plan, Toby the teenage armadillo embarks on the perilous …
Read More »SoulTactics: needlessly complicated – Review
SoulTactics is a hodgepodge of multiple genres thrown into one. At the core it’s a strategy RPG with elements of card games and match-3 puzzlers thrown in for good measure. The narrative centers on a clash between good and evil, if I had to generalize it, with an art style …
Read More »TIME LOCKER: a ticking time bomb – Review
Some might consider TIME LOCKER to be a game that practices minimalism, with its rough, simplistic character designs and a grid-like interface that almost seem bare. It seem the developer wanted to keep the interaction with the players to a minimum, for the game has no tutorial or how to …
Read More »Polyforge: beautifully infuriating – Review
Every once in a while, a game is released that you find extremely difficult—a game so difficult it takes you weeks until you feel you’ve reached a point confident enough to review it. For me, Polyforge is one of those games. In Polyforge, you play as a little triangle, circling a shape—each …
Read More »Dim: Lose Yourself In The Mazes – Review
Appetizer Mobile Lab’s infinite scrolling maze extravaganza Dim sees you trapped in an eternal dark labyrinth with no hope of escape, and it’s so much fun. Obviously the tension of this time-limited escape experience is off the scale, especially when you find yourself chasing a dead end and running out …
Read More »Bouncy Tower: Not Enough Bounce – Review
Ever since the overwhelming success of Crossy Road, we’ve been getting a lot of “adverb noun” games that have tried to replicate a fraction of the success of Crossy Road, whether they be hit-or-miss (spoiler: mostly miss). I mean, don’t get me wrong! We have gotten some good inspired ones …
Read More »Enyo: not a Perfect 10, Yo – Review
As a lover of roguelikes and roguelites, (ie. games that you must beat in one life or start over, the levels and enemies differing each run) I was excited to try Enyo. The screenshots were immediately appealing to me; the game looked very polished, featured a distinct art style, and …
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