Backpack Boy Review
Explore an abandoned structure and manipulate past and present with a flashlight in Chuck and Niles Games’ inventive puzzle platformer Backpack Boy.
Akatori Impressions
Contrast Games' Akatori combines rewarding platforming and crunchy combat with visuals that evoke classic 32-bit adventures, even if some rough edges remain.
Kusan: City of Wolves is available now
CIRCLEfromDOT and PQube's Kusan: City of Wolves is a brutal top-down shooter inspired by Hotline Miami.
Wabisabi Sushi Derby Review
Train living sushi to race and survive long enough to reach the finish line in Wabisabi Sushi Derby, an offbeat racing sim with a clever premise
Dark Adelita Review
Mexican folklore gives Dark Adelita a compelling identity, but poorly executed run-and-gun action undermines nearly every good idea it brings to the table.
Kingdom's Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster Review
Kingdom’s Return combines action RPG combat with city building as players restore the fallen kingdom of Almacia, creating a hybrid adventure with two competing gameplay ideas.
Fracture Field Review
Mining-themed incremental game Fracture Field is all about breaking rocks.
868-BACK Review
Michael Brough’s 868-BACK expands the cult roguelike 868-HACK into a larger cyberpunk campaign where every stolen reward creates new danger.
Echo Isle Review
Echo Isle is a compact homage to The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, recreating its island adventure structure, dungeons, and handheld-era spirit across a brisk one-hour adventure.
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance Review
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance returns to Nosgoth in a retro 2D action platformer built around sword combat, platforming, and return performances from fan-favorite actors.
All Hail the Orb Review
Rebuild a duck-obsessed cult to free a trapped god one click at a time in All Hail the Orb, where bizarre unlocks and escalating nonsense keep the grind surprisingly hard to stop.
Alabaster Dawn Early Access Review
Radical Fish follows up CrossCode with an ambitious action RPG that already feels remarkably polished in its Steam Early Access launch.
Replaced Review
Replaced transforms the cinematic platformer into a stylish cyberpunk thriller with vicious action, unforgettable imagery, and a striking alternate-history America.
Go! Go! Mister Chickums Review
Go! Go! Mister Chickums is a single-screen arcade platformer inspired by classics like Bubble Bobble. It might be better, thanks to how good its core mechanic feels and its tight level design.
Cupiclaw Review
A claw machine roguelike deckbuilder with smart prize-pool strategy, where slow, repetitive claw actions undercut the momentum it’s trying to build.
Skull Horde Review
Raise a skeleton army in Skull Horde, a roguelite auto-battler from 8BitSkull about holding things together as chaos tears it apart.
ZPF Review
ZPF is a throwback SHMUP from Mega Cat Studios built for Genesis hardware that struggles with readability and never finds a hook beyond its retro pitch.
Infinicrypt Review
Infinicrypt is a serviceable dungeon crawler with a familiar loop, but flat combat and a lack of personality make it wear thin fast.
Under the Island Review
Under the Island is a homage to classic Zelda games with exploration that shines.
