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Date Everything!
Weird in the best possible way, with inspired writing and brilliant voice acting, Date Everything won’t be for everyone, but that doesn’t make it less thoroughly entertaining
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Moving Out

While the Overcooked series is famously (or is it infamously?) known to many fans of local multiplayer I’ll admit tha...

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Blasphemous 2
Building on the foundation of an already-solid predecessor, Blasphemous 2 soars to new heights of brutality
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Overcooked! All You Can Eat

Possibly one of the best games to challenge and entertain determined groups either locally or online in this generati...

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Nice Day for Fishing
While it took almost the entire Switch generation to arrive, I’m happy there’s finally a decent fishing game on the console… and an RPG at that!
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Anomaly Agent
A side-scrolling beat-em-up / platformer with some retro flair, great moves, and some surprises
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LOUD: My Road to Fame

Oh how I love it when great music and rhythm games show up pretty well unannounced to blow me away. While I do wish t...

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Super Mombo Quest
There’s nothing quite as satisfying in the indie games space than to stumble onto something that immediately feels prett...
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Ori and the Will of the Wisps

When reviewing games in general I try to carefully avoid hyperbole and excessive exuberance whenever possible. To tha...

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One Finger Death Punch 2
Ever since the early days of the genre I’ve been a big fan of a good beat-em-up. While most people immediately think of ...
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LOK Digital
An inventive, challenging, and unique puzzler any fan of logic puzzles should truly enjoy
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Cook Serve Forever
By adding a grounded story, and recipes you complete built around a wide variety of recombined patterns you can get used to, this series takes a big step forward
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Ynglet
Defying simple genre definitions, this self-proclaimed “anti-platformer” is certainly unique but also compellingly challenging
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Railbound
Carefully plotting your rails to ensure your train will leave the station has never been so addicting
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A Monster's Expedition

One thing I’ve learned over the years as someone both on the programming end of software and on the consumer en...

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Death Squared

If you've felt like puzzle games have become a bit stale and predictable over the years, with many of them using ...

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Gunborg: Dark Matters
More budget-friendly titles are almost always a challenge to know how to score against their more full-priced brethren. ...
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Welcome to Elk
One of the subgenres of games that has been extremely well-represented on the Switch has been story-driven games, and th...
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TOEM
I don’t know whether it was triggered by a pandemic that had everyone stuck in their houses and wishing for a chance to ...
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Cozy Grove
While bludgeoning or blowing away bad guys can always be good fun, everyone should have some time in their lives to slow...
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UnderMine
As a connoisseur of roguelike titles of all stripes Undermine had me excited at first glance. With its pick-axe throwing...
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Along the Edge
On a general level interactive fiction titles haven’t been my cup of tea. It isn’t that I don’t appreciate that such an ...
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Etherborn
The definite stand-out title of the week is Etherborn, a gorgeous, challenging, and somewhat mind-bending 3D environment...
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OTTTD: Over The Top Tower Defense
Tower defense titles are extremely common in the mobile space (for good reason, they’re well-suited to touchscreen contr...
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Golf Peaks
Starting out things are pretty simple as the game walks you through the basic mechanics. For each puzzle you’ll have a n...
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This War of Mine: Complete Edition
Combine this somewhat bleak situation with survival game mechanics and you get a very interesting take on the genre, one...
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Super Hydorah
While inspired by the classics like R-Type and Gradius, Super Hydorah has a great feel and style all its own. You're abl...
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Overcooked! 2
The Switch 2 upgrade may not have done much more than give people an excuse to return to this frantic classic, but it’s still a serious challenge
Overcooked! 2 Banner
Overcooked! 2
The Switch 2 upgrade may not have done much more than give people an excuse to return to this frantic classic, but it’s still a serious challenge
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Achilles: Survivor
Effectively mixes Vampire Survivor action with some tower defense concepts to create something refreshing and quite smart, but sluggish
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Winter Burrow
A survival game that somehow manages to also have a cozy feel, and it works, even if slowly
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Once Upon A KATAMARI
Mixing together a pretty simple concept, silly characters, plenty of variety from all through history, and some trademark quirk
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Alien Death Mob
This budget twin-stick shooter delivers a novel main game, but the magic is in 4 twin-stick takes on arcade classics
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Howl
While it can take a few beats to really groove with its strategic play, Howl looks great and provides a fair challenge
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The Rumble Fish 2
While perhaps not as well-known as its peers, this fighter has technique and variety that will please genre fans
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Torn Away
A very story-driven mix of classic adventure and even platforming elements with a message about the horrors of war
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ElecHead

It’s always cool to see a new and inventive take on a puzzle platformer, and ElecHead certainly accomplishes th...

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CASSETTE BOY
A pretty distinctive mix of adventure and perspective puzzle elements help it to stand out, even if not everything quite comes together
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KIBORG
While its presentation could be better, and I wish it were more efficient, once you get dialed in this is a unique roguelike brawling experience
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Broken Sword - Shadow of the Templars: Reforged
A straight-up old-school classic point-and-click adventure, through and through
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Ship of Fools
While only ideal playing with a friend, Ship of Fools manages to be both simple and complex… and compelling
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Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher
If you don’t mind the repetitive grind of bringing up your giant beastie, it can be quite endearing
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Strange Antiquities
Absolutely a very different sort of puzzler, where you’ll need to run with clues to what your customers seek and try to match them to some creepy relics
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Bloodless
An unusual adventure that has plenty of combat where you’ll need to win through careful defense
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Hand in Hand
A satisfying mix of puzzles and not-too-taxing platforming to enjoy co-op or solo in a pinch
Backbeat Banner
Backbeat
Fun, funky, and more challenging than it can look, this fresh take on a puzzle game simply does its own thing
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Dorfromantik
While its name is undoubtedly odd, this very chill-but-smart puzzler delivers a unique challenge
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KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series
Having never played or even really heard much about the Klonoa series, I was pretty eager to check it out when I heard t...
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Barn Finders

It’s always a pleasant surprise when a game that looks and feels in line with titles you’ve struggled to enjoy in the...

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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
While I love blasting off faces and racing to the finish line, there’s absolutely something to be said for slowing down ...

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