An amusing, slightly hilarious, and extremely imaginative game.

I may have had my issues with repetitive gameplay, and lacklustre art style. However, the high points of the fast-paced and intense boss fights, as well as the variety in each star’s moveset and build helped balance things out considerably. It’s a flawed, but enjoyable bullet-hell title, that can provide some fun for those with a love for the genre. However, I couldn’t necessarily say it hit home with me.

PowerSlave Exhumed is an old-school FPS with a bizarre theme. Enjoy venturing into Ancient Egypt as you fight aliens, find treasures, and save the world. Sadly, it won't test veteran gamers but its great for everyone else.

Vengeful Heart is a futuristic cyberpunk visual novel about betrayal and revenge. With a female protagonist at the helm, I expected an Otome approach, but this wasn't to be. Sadly, it evolves too quickly and this undermines the story while reducing its depth. Consequently, it doesn't reach its potential and that was disappointing.

I always suspected that Sally Face was creepy, but I couldn’t have imagined how horrific it would be. Its gory images, strange story, and cruel twists are captivating. I loved its odd ways, weird characters, and difficult puzzles that are fascinating from the off. I adored it.

Games don’t always require a complex and in-depth story to be great. This is proven in Hidden Shapes: Animals + Lovely Cats as it’s simple but wonderful at the same time. I adored its minimalist approach, basic controls, and calming audio. What’s more, it’s brilliant for all the family and that’s a massive positive.

Despite Before We Leave removing almost all threat of failure and most gameplay variety, its wonderfully relaxed atmosphere and highly accessible gameplay is still a cut above the rest, making this colony-sim a worthwhile spin for those who want to play god from their armchair, but without any of the stress.

It’s challenging when you continue to move forward and have to serve so many more customers. Just like a regular tycoon or sim-style game, it’s very demanding and in a way neverending. However, I don’t think this is the type of game for myself. Even if it’s well done on covering the horror aspects and business running routine, it’s just too dark and strange for me.

The platform genre is saturated. Therefore, you need something special if you want to stand out. I think Ayo the Clown does just that, as it’s an excellent title. Its story is fun, the environments are interesting and vivid; the gameplay is challenging but fair, and it has plenty of collectables. It ticks all the boxes.

Anuchard had such potential to be fantastic. Sadly, however, it falls short because of its repetition and lack of difficulty.

The entire game is quite fun with plenty of tasks to accomplish, and many locations to visit! Plus, being able to make one’s own routes and the freedom to roam a little is quite nice. I feel the only two problems are that I wish some parts could be a bit clearer and more realistic, with some more customizing choices. Also, driving up hills or sloped locations can be very horrible. When you have no speed it is like slowly crawling to get to the leveled road to be able to move with speed again. Otherwise, the game isn’t too bad. Especially, if you loved the classic PS1 style graphics and don’t mind a limited amount of originality to the background visuals, the appearance of passengers, and the bus or objects around.

Tunche is a beat ’em up that goes in a little too strong on its rogue-lite elements, unnecessarily forcing standard features behind a grind of unlockables and making the action overly repetitive. With its formula relying so heavily on upgrades, instead of more enjoyable arcade action, it takes too long for the stunted gameplay to reveal its potential – unless you have someone else to play with.

The Serpent Rogue is a tough, no-nonsense action-adventure title. You must explore, experiment, and battle whatever blocks your path. You'll die repeatedly as you fumble your way to victory. It's hard work, but oh so rewarding.

This type of game usually makes me sigh. Many of the ideas have been done to death, and the action is tiresome. Yet, The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story is different. Its combination of jump scares, puzzles, and lore is refreshing and interesting.

Dandy and Randy DX is a basic and far too easy action-adventure title. It breaks no new ground and is far too repetitive. Luckily its old-school aesthetic and varied stages break up the monotony. Not a bad indie title, but don't purchase this expecting a masterpiece.

This game is very fun with plenty of different levels and is fast-paced gameplay. It is something I can see playing any time of the day, for a short amount of time or for a large amount. Each game provides its own difficulties, challenging the mind and working on building better concentration, focusing, and quick thinking skills while playing.

This game, Cardful Planning is exactly as it sounds a game that uses cards and requires plenty of planning. It’s got so many different modes that add a bit more challenge to the gameplay and it’s just fun! In a way, it just works for anyone who likes a more relaxed game or a bit more of a challenging and difficult puzzling game.

It’s frustrating when a bug prevents your progress, but when its the game’s own mechanics, it’s a little harder to forgive, so although Deck of Ashes is a decent card-based RPG battler, its middling benefits smoulder in the wake of its issues, preventing the player from having a consistently fun experience.

Metal Tales: Overkill is a fun and gruesome rogue-lite title. You must search labyrinthine dungeons while avoiding traps, zombies, and more. You'll obtain power-ups and new guitars that will aid you on your journey. It is hard-hitting and tough, but more importantly, it is enjoyable and addictive.

Behind Closed Doors: A Developer's Tale is a story of two halves. You open with a slow and monotonous day-to-day life that will confuse you and put you off. This then evolves and you experience some weird and whacky gameplay about a game within a game. It had the potential to be fantastic, but its simplicity undermines it from the off.

This game is very nicely designed and the puzzles are challenging, requiring sometimes a few mistakes till you get them right. However, I love the use of logic when it comes to solving puzzles than playing a game to defeat enemies. Additionally, the sea-like background music, 3D graphics, and cute characters all play a great part in the game and it all just works! So if it’s solving puzzles under the sea where it’s lit up with plenty of bright-neon style lights and this cute bioluminescence style creature, well this is a fun game to wrap one’s mind around and be absolutely entertained with the lights.

Gibbon: Beyond the Trees is a beautiful, touching, and harrowing side-scrolling adventure title. Swing through the trees, protect your family, and avoid the hunters. The movement is fluid, the environments beautiful, and the story is poignant.

Winkeltje: The Little Shop is a fun and simple business simulation title. With a straightforward concept, you'll have the fundamentals mastered immediately. Sadly, repetitive gameplay and clumsy controls hold it back. I still recommend it even if it isn't as in-depth as its peers.

Not great, not terrible. Home Behind 2 is greater than the sum of its parts, but it doesn’t bring anything new to the table. It’s a good game for what it is, an RPG with real-time pausable combat and tons of management.

While Trigon: Space Story could really have been something special, I feel it got stuck under FTL’s shadow. The gameplay doesn’t flow great, the additions don’t feel that impactful and the overall balance of the game is off. While the graphics and visuals are great, it is not enough to carry the whole game on its shoulders. I can recommend this game if you’ve experienced everything FTL has to offer and still want more like it. Otherwise I’d wait until a sale.

With a combination of bugs, a poor attempt at copycat gameplay and an incomprehensible story, this souls-lite experience might not be quite what you might expecting. So, while the bugs that had me constantly on edge might be eventually addressed, it still leaves Shattered at odds with itself, unable to piece together something worth writing home about.

Mango Mischief is a satirical JRPG that will fill you with nostalgia. The graphics and audio are fantastic as is the whimsical plot and interesting characters. Unfortunately, this wonderful title is held back by simple combat, over-powered protagonists, and straightforward exploration. With minor tweaks, this will fulfil its potential.

Amazing Superhero Squad is a colourful and striking comic book inspired title. It has an interesting concept, but its execution is underwhelming and lacklustre. Consequently, it fails to reach its potential and will disappoint many gamers.