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Katharine Castle·Dec 4, 2023

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A decent plot mired in game-breaking bugs and a tedious, repetitive time-loop, In Stars And Time is more frustrating than it is fun.

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Katharine Castle·Nov 27, 2023

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Its focus on balancing your economy's scales rather than turning a profit means the stakes are never that high in SteamWorld Build, but this is still a strong and distinctive twist on the upstairs/downstairs loop that made SteamWorld Dig so enticing a decade ago.

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Katharine Castle·Nov 17, 2023

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A short and sweet turn-based RPG that has a lot of bite to its story and whose music will have you harking back to the Final Fantasy glory days, but its battles are too much of a cakewalk to leave much an impression.

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Katharine Castle·Nov 16, 2023

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It won't challenge you in any shape or form, but Loddlenaut is a feel-good, low-stakes ocean clean-up adventure that scratches that PowerWash itch.

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Katharine Castle·Nov 8, 2023

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The next great roguelike deckbuilder has arrived. Cobalt Core takes everything you love about FTL, Into The Breach and Slay The Spire and blends it all into a moreish, tactical puzzle loop that just keeps on giving. It's wonderful.

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Katharine Castle·Nov 7, 2023

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Reprising its engrossing mix of chewy puzzles and deep philosophising about the nature of human experience, The Talos Principle 2 raises the bar yet again with its playful approach to problem-solving, and asks how we fit into the wider machinations of the world at large.

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Katharine Castle·Nov 1, 2023

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Alan Wake 2 is a stylistic tour de force and one of the most unique and confident horror games in recent years. It might not hit every beat perfectly, but Remedy's daft and over the top sense of humour help bring much-needed levity to its genuine thrills and jump scares.

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Katharine Castle·Oct 30, 2023

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A heartfelt, winsome platformer that doesn't require any knowledge of League Of Legends to enjoy, Song Of Nunu is a simple, but pure kind of delight.

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Katharine Castle·Oct 23, 2023

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A charming mash-up of golf and pool that's stuffed with great ideas, but is a touch slow in revealing its best to keep you coming back for more.

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Katharine Castle·Oct 19, 2023

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A small but perfectly formed puzzle game about building tiny cities on even tinier boards that keeps you coming back for more.

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Katharine Castle·Oct 12, 2023

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A beautifully written tale about loss, friendship and the ties that bind us together, set in a sumptuous oceanic post-apocalypse. It might not quite stick the ending, but it's the many journeys you'll take getting there, not the final destination, that really make Saltsea Chronicles sing.

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Katharine Castle·Sep 25, 2023

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Tedious crafting, soulless resource gathering and one long spiderweb of dull, interlocking fetch quests make Mineko's Night Market even less fun than paying off your Tom Nook mortgage loan.

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Katharine Castle·Sep 7, 2023

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An intriguing blend of Persona, coffee brewing and reverse tower defence dungeons that doesn't quite cohere into a tasty whole.

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Katharine Castle·Aug 28, 2023

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A beautifully made retro-inspired RPG that will instantly transport you back to the 16-bit golden years, for better or worse.

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Katharine Castle·Aug 16, 2023

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A crowning achievement of open world stealth puzzling, Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is fiendishly good fun. Easily Mimimi's best stealth strategy game yet.