Indie

7.5

Hell Pages – Review

Developed by Medusa Head and originally released on PC in 2021, the horror-themed 2D arcade-style scrolling shooter indie game, Hell Pages, blasts its way to Nintendo Switch, this time published by EastAsiaSoft. While it didn’t find much success on PC, perhaps its port to the Switch will help it gain

5

XEL – Review

XEL is an isometric action-adventure game by Tiny Roar, with a focus on puzzles and exploration. The game centres around Reid, who has crash-landed in an unknown location with no memory, and upon waking, is joined by a small robot that requests she finds XEL. The robot, Chap, accompanies her

6

Beyond The Wire – Review

Beyond the Wire takes players back to World War I in this Multiplayer FPS Shooter, setting players up for intense warfare that will take you over the top figuratively. Published by Offworld Industries, with titles like the massively popular Squad and Post Scriptum, and Developer Redstone Interactive, it brings players

7

SokoChess – Review

Calling all chess players, do you copy? This game might be for you if you’re into a minimalistic puzzle chess game! ‘SokoChess’ is a minimalistic puzzle game that combines Chess with the Sokoban Block pushing formula. The goal of each level is to move the opposing chess piece into a

5

Neon Blight – Review

‘Neon Blight’ developed by Bleeding Tapes, brings you a mash-up of rogue-like, bullet hell, and store management, set in a dystopian cyberpunk future. Welcome to Eden, an old town beneath the megacity. You play as Lara, an ex-cop, now the new owner of a cyberpunk gun shop. It’s your job

7.5

Gamedec (Nintendo Switch) – Review

In a distant but not so unrealistic future, society lives and functions through a virtual world where games take the forefront of public interaction. ‘Gamedec’ by Anshar Studios, thrusts you into the world of a Gamedec, the name given to an online detective in this cyberpunk dystopian world. After choosing

9

Squad (Update 3.0) – Review

‘Squad’ has been around for some time now, and with the release of update 3.0 comes new maps and a new faction introducing Marine forces. The most significant addition is the new amphibious gameplay offering aquatic assault vehicles such as the MTLB APC and the RHIB watercraft. In this latest

8

Fobia: St. Dinfna Hotel – Review

Fobia- St. Dinfna Hotel is developed by Pulsatrix Studios and published by Maximum Games. In this new first-person horror experience, you play an amateur journalist, Roberto, as he travels to the St. Dinfna Hotel. Located in Treze Trilhas, he follows up on a lead from a woman called Stephanie. Involving

7.5

Final Vendetta – Review

Back in the 80s and 90s, the beat ’em up genre was one of the pioneers of the arcade scene, with classics such as Double Dragon, Final Fight, and Streets of Rage just to name a few. They brought something unique to the arcades where instead of people playing solo

6

The Shore VR – Review

The Shore first made its release on PC back in February 2021 and has recently made the jump to the VR experience. Created and Developed by Ares Dragonis, The Shore is a first-person horror action game set in the world of H.P Lovecraft and includes many of his famous creations.

Cult Of The Lamb – Preview

Devolver Digital has come out swinging with another gem of an indie game in the form of Cult of the Lamb. At first glance, this game does admittedly look a tad confusing, as it showcases a mix of elements and styles from other previously released gaming titles, e.g. city building,

3

Drunken Fist 2: Zombie Hangover – Review

Not to be confused with the Chinese martial art popularised by Jackie Chan in the classic Drunken Master movies, Drunken Fist 2: Zombie Hangover is the sequel to Drunken Fist, released in 2019, and published by EastAsiaSoft and developed by DEKLAZON. The original game was panned by critics for its

1

The Search For Fran 2 – Review

The Search for Fran 2, developed by Archor Wright, is an adventure game where you go on a quest to find Fran, this time in Sans Fran City. While searching you can talk to people and get quests to aid you in your search, and along the way collect glorbs,

6

Oxide Room 104 (Xbox Series X) – Review

Developed by Wildsphere, Oxide Room 104 is a bone-chilling horror with escape room-style gameplay combined with action. Due to some bad decisions, Matthew has found himself at this terrifying motel. After waking up naked in the bathtub, you find yourself wounded and unsure as to what happened. You remember a

9

Postal: Brain Damaged – Review

Postal 4 was a blast, but Postal: Brain-Damaged takes the Postal series to an all-new level, with fast-paced action gameplay, and going where the franchise has never been before; into the mind of the Postal Dude himself. It’s certainly different from the other Postal games, released by developers Hyperstrange and

6

Ready Or Not (Early Access) – Review

SWAT-style games have always been a favorite within the FPS gaming community. Ever since SWAT 4, gamers and fans of the Hardcore gameplay that SWAT4 offered have been begging and waiting for a worthy game to knock the current champ off its pedestal. Ready or Not is a tactical FPS

4

Out There: Oceans Of Time – Review

Developed by Mi-Clos Studio, Out There: Oceans of Time is the successor to the award-winning Out There, and it brings you a roguelike space adventure with resource management and interactive fiction. Explore a vast galaxy that is different every time you play. You immerse yourself in the adventure of playing

8.5

Sonority – Review

In today’s modern gaming world, certain genres of games seemingly have a popularity rotation and consistently pop in and out of mainstream attention. Oftentimes, we find first-person shooters to bombard our social media feeds and recommended videos. Sometimes it’s horror games that leave on-screen players and reviews leaping out of

9.5

Mini Motorways – Review

Mini Motorways is the second game created by Dinosaur Polo Club, a New Zealand-based studio working out of Wellington, and their first title Mini Metro was well-received by indie lovers. In Mini Motorways, you will build a road network and have the city booming with traffic. As you build your

6

Divination (Xbox Series X) – Review

Divination – Developed by Mojiken is a very short visual novel where you play as the Diviner, and tell people their future using ancient runes, you might say the future is in your hands. Trapped inside a room full of screens is a pair of hands that can predict the

9

Citizen Sleeper – Review

“Wake up sleeper!” yes, wake up Sleeper, your time is finally now. “Citizen Sleeper” developed by Jump Over the Age is a futuristic, sci-fi RPG with so much to offer from narrative to gameplay. If you are a fan of RNG outcomes and umm well the ‘Fifth Element’ well this

9.5

Peppy’s Adventure – Review

‘Peppy’s Adventure’ is a new, tile puzzle-based game created and published by Pepite Studios where you control Peppy, a bunny that set out to rescue its family from the evil foxes. The game is a puzzle game where you need to think out your moves ahead of time as there

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