Reviews

‘JengAR’ Review – Keeping Things Balanced

Following in the footsteps of recent augmented reality games such as card-battling The Eye of Judgement and the Pokemon-esque Invizimals, comes JengAR. Created by Marcin Pucalski as part of the Ludum Dare October Challenge, JengAR is currently ...

Please Be Nice :( Review – A Certain Level of Niceness is Required

Have you ever wanted to be a game developer? Well, that’s kind of what’s happening with Please be nice :(, a freeware game from Aran Koning & Friends. You go to the website and download the current edition of the game, then try to be the ...

Rube Works Review – Hilarious Tribute to Rube Goldberg And His Cartoons

Before we get into the review for Rube Works, a bit of history is in order. Rube Goldberg was a cartoonist and the inventor of the Rube Goldberg Machine, used very often in cartoons and other forms of media, including Tom and Jerry, Dexter’s ...

Let There Be Life Review – Relaxation and Creativity, Hand in Hand

Let There Be Life is a creativity and relaxation title by Backward pieS, LLC, where your job is to grow trees by placing branches, birds, bees, plants, and other flora and fauna without blocking the sun from nearby flowers, or casting shade over ...

Corporate Lifestyle Simulator Review – The Working Dead

First things first, Corporate Lifestyle Simulator (CLS) is a rather misleading title. The game decides not to bother with the ordinary office tasks of photocopying, team-building exercises, and focus group meetings, instead focusing on another ...

Review: Sproggiwood is a Light and Fun Roguelike RPG

A recent release developed by Freehold Games, Sproggiwood tells the story of a small creature called Sproggi who enlists the help of Clogs (you, basically) to help set up a civilization in Sproggiwood in order to help bring peace and order to ...

Aaru’s Awakening Review- A Journey from Dawn till Dusk

1. Aaru – from the Egyptian meaning ‘reeds’; the Fields of Aaru, an Egyptian heavenly paradise where Osiris ruled   2. Awakening – an act of waking from sleep; an act or moment of becoming suddenly aware of something   You are ...

Elliot Quest Review – A Wondrous Adventure

Elliot Quest is about a boy who’s been possessed by a demon, but you might have to do a little legwork to learn that. The game doesn’t do a whole lot of talking, letting gameplay take first priority while it hints at the longer story within. When ...

Pixel Heroes: Byte & Magic Review – I Love it When a Plan Comes Together

Some games are difficult because they challenge your reflexes. Others present challenges akin to a game of chess, asking players to plan their moves carefully and strategically, predicting and defeating their opponent’s maneuvers. So, when I say ...

The Flock Review: Is it Worth Seeing the Light?

You’re part of the Flock: twisted, disfigured creatures in search of an ancient light. When you get to this light, you become the Carrier, trying to complete objectives while being hunted down by the same creatures that you were originally a part ...

Assault Android Cactus Review – Fast-Paced, Beautiful, Twin-Stick Carnage

Witch Beam’s Assault Android Cactus is a 2-D twin-stick shooter with 3-D graphics that pits players against waves of swarms of robotic enemies. A quick glance at the trailer showed it had mayhem and fast-paced action, and appeared to be a simple ...

XenoBloom Review: A Pixel-Perfect Meditative Garden

With the constant flow of games involving shooting, blood, gore, and me screaming a stream of profanities when I die to a flying turtle or weird, waddling mushroom things, it’s nice to having a relaxing game to turn to. XenoBloom, from Ibology, is a ...

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