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Fragpunk could be brilliant, if it wasn’t so obsessed with being a hyper-rewarding slot machine

Fragpunk could be brilliant,…

In a lot of ways, Fragpunk is much better than I expected it to be. One round the other…
The next surreal dice-rolling RPG from Cosmo D is a terrific follow-up to Betrayal at Club Low

The next surreal dice-rolling…

Rejoice, dear readers, for today heralds the arrival of a new Cosmo D game. Technically, it’s episode 1 of…
Keep Driving: what’s a roguelike if not a junky old car with a decent FM radio?

Keep Driving: what’s a…

When I was younger, platformers were the dominant genre, so whenever an idea came along that needed turning into…
A mysterious language, secret powers… you don’t get that in Wordle

A mysterious language, secret…

Real talk: as a deeply lazy human being, there are some games that I kind of secretly hope aren’t…
Star Wars Episode 1: Jedi Power Battles is often Y2K movie gaming at its most frustrating, and yet it charms in a way that defies logic

Star Wars Episode 1:…

Like any good Star Wars adventure, Jedi Power Battles kicks off with scrolling text. A nice touch, even if…
Ninja Gaiden 2 Black dropped on Xbox Game Pass and now I can hear bird song again

Ninja Gaiden 2 Black…

Somewhere in my house there’s an excellent book called Difficult Questions About Video Games. It’s a collection of testimony…
Digseum is a treat for anyone who’s finished their Animal Crossing museum

Digseum is a treat…

Digseum is a new clicker game – one of those games where you click madly on things while the…
Hyper Light Breaker offers loot, lore, and..

Hyper Light Breaker offers…

Hyper Light Breaker is odd. This is probably to be expected – the Hyper Light series up until now…
If you like chess and robots, you need to play Mechabellum

If you like chess…

I look at my robots, and I mull. I’ve got tanky Steel Balls serving as a mobile frontline, buffered…
Towers of Aghasba offers mindless pleasures and tiny hippos to pelt with fruit

Towers of Aghasba offers…

I spent a lot of this morning throwing fruit at a tiny hippo. Sometimes the hippo ate the fruit,…