Why does no one ask you about your favourite dinosaur once you become an adult? That makes me sad because we all know dinosaurs are cool. Some of the coolest dinosaurs are the theropods; they walked on 2 legs and were fierce. Common examples are velociraptors and the T-Rex. Developed by Lost Token and published by Dionous Games, Theropods is a short and sweet point-and-click prehistoric and sci-fi game with an emotional punch right from the start. Without spoiling too much, you play as a cavewoman who wakes from a dream about losing her mother.

Welcome to Mars 9 is a short, story-driven sci-fi adventure from Sonomio Games. You wake up on a space station, orbiting Mars, with no recollection of how you got there. Throughout the 1-2 hour game, you will try to discover its dark secret, work through moral dilemmas, and discover 1 of 5 possible outcomes. You are River; you meet BrAId, the artificial intelligence, who explains that you are on the space station with everything you could desire, and it is a place full of luxury. There is an anomaly that has occurred, simply referred to as The Event, and every satellite has been destroyed in the sky, except Mars 9.

I was trying to remember when I first laid eyes on Woodo from Tiny Monks Tales and Daedalic Entertainment, but time is wibbly wobbly, and when I looked it up, I found that it was announced in the summer of 2023. Time flies. I remember being enamoured by its delightfully nostalgic design and cozy gameplay. Woodo plays like a cozy colouring book, and that is exactly how the 3-person team from Tiny Monks Tales characterizes it. You are presented with colourless outlines of objects, and your job is to fill them in with the colourful objects in your possession.

I love a good idle game and have covered many of them. There is something about a game that just sits on the corner of your monitor and allows you to check in as you please. Never expecting too much from you or demanding too much attention. I will always be more interested in an idle game that has cute characters, animation, and easy upgrades. BuGarden, from Plum Tree Studio and published by 3DM Games, allows you to create small and cozy garden plots on your screen, tended to by an adorable snail.

It’s no secret that I love a nice little cozy game. The first one I ever really sank a lot of time into was Animal Crossing during early 2020 when I was stuck at home. It came out at the perfect ti…

Shoe It All!, Developed by Amberbite and published by Bright Gambit, is a lighthearted physics-puzzle game that took me back instantly to being a kid on the swing set at the playground. We’ve all d…

I have been playing a lot of games where I am tasked with organizing and cleaning over the past year, and I love them. There is no shortage of them, and while they all have their own theme, the mec…

I have been playing a lot of games where I am tasked with organizing and cleaning over the past year, and I love them. There is no shortage of them, and while they all have their own theme, the mechanics are mostly the same. Fofumia, from Actoon Studio, does things a little differently. The story begins with Amanda, Luna’s owner, and teacher, taking a holiday with their furry companion. While this should have been a simple and relaxing holiday, Luna had other plans, resulting in multiple levels of chaos, humorous situations, and a variety of locations.

Shoe It All!, Developed by Amberbite and published by Bright Gambit, is a lighthearted physics-puzzle game that took me back instantly to being a kid on the swing set at the playground. We’ve all done it, swinging back and forth until we’re high enough to kick our shoes off and make them fly. In Shoe It All! You’re a teenager named Lace who uses their playground swing and a whole pile of shoes to cause chaos and outsmart grumpy grownups. The premise is simple: build momentum, set, aim, and fling your shoes at targets.

It’s no secret that I love a nice little cozy game. The first one I ever really sank a lot of time into was Animal Crossing during early 2020 when I was stuck at home. It came out at the perfect time, and I, as well as many others, spent a ridiculous number of hours creating our islands. Why am I mentioning this now? Well, I recently played Mazey Village from Slappy Inc., and it has the same cozy vibe I loved from Animal Crossing. While it may fall into the same cozy vibe, the mechanics are vastly different.

One of the highlights from Summer Games Fest was something not on my radar at all. Mr. Records from Glee-Cheese Studio, published by Wired Productions and Gamersky Games. There was something about …

One of the highlights from Summer Games Fest was something not on my radar at all. Mr. Records from Glee-Cheese Studio, published by Wired Productions and Gamersky Games. There was something about that little old man and the music that immediately captured my imagination. We are in a time where there have been a lot of music-themed or rhythm-based games. I always love a game that can transport you to a time or place, a fantastic nostalgic trip where you can use the power of your imagination. Mr. Records lets you walk in the shoes of an old man named George (which happens to be my late father's name, so there is even more nostalgia here).

A cozy, hand-drawn indie adventure…yes please. Finding Polka, developed by Shinnosuke Kumazawa (lidlocks) and published by PARCO GAMES, and its unique, beautiful ballpoint pen art style really caught my eye as something unique that I haven’t seen before. That alone makes this an easy recommendation; finding unique things in gaming isn’t always easy now, but it also helps that Finding Polka also has delightful gameplay and story. The world of Finding Polka is created from over 300 A4-sized drawings and 100 B4-sized drawings, and almost every person, animal and building is unique.

I’ve been playing a lot of platformers lately. It’s a genre I have a very mixed love/hate relationship with, but if you give me something with a fun character (and difficulty setting options), I am more than happy to lose a few hours in it to see what it’s about. I reviewed this on my XBOX Series X. Marsupilami 2 – Salsa Palombia, from Microids and Ocellus Studio, is a sequel, but you don’t need to have played Marsupilami - Hoobadventure from 2021 before diving into the action, and you don’t need the backstory to enjoy it.

Precision platformers are generally not my friend. While not specifically designed to be a ‘rage game ’, they often make me rage. Whether it’s my lack of attention, my aging reflexes, or simply a ‘…

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