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Embers of Mirrim Review – Twin Flames

Embers of Mirrim Review – Twin Flames

Embers of Mirrim is a game that struggles to reconcile its creative ideas and visual style with its unintuitive mechanics and its all-around lack of polish.

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One Dog Story Review – New Dog With the Same Old Tricks

One Dog Story Review – New Dog With the Same Old Tricks

While the original concept was full of promising ideas, One Dog Day ultimately fails to do more than chase it’s own tail in an already bloated indie space.

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Little Nightmares Review – Grotesque, Inescapable and Utterly Brilliant

Little Nightmares Review – Grotesque, Inescapable and Utterly Brilliant

Little Nightmares is an intense, emotional experience that will leave you questioning its themes and intentions long after the credits roll.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Beta Impressions – Space Marines Rejoice

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III Beta Impressions – Space Marines Rejoice

We immersed ourselves in the Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War III beta this past weekend and walk away excited for what’s to come.

Echoplex Preview – Running From the Shadow of the Puzzle Genre’s Best Work

Echoplex Preview – Running From the Shadow of the Puzzle Genre’s Best Work

Echoplex is a minimalist puzzle game from Output Games with creative concepts that would work better in practice with a little refinement.

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Vikings – Wolves of Midgard Review – There Will Be Blood

Vikings – Wolves of Midgard Review – There Will Be Blood

Vikings avoids the conventions of its third-person action rpg roots by putting a mythological spin on tried-and true game mechanics.

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Styx: Shards of Darkness Review – Better Left in the Shadows

Styx: Shards of Darkness Review – Better Left in the Shadows

Styx’s second outing in Styx: Shards of Darkness is a mediocre, unpolished stealth experience that isn’t nearly as clever as it thinks it is.

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Brut@l Review – Hacking and Slashing Away at the Past

Brut@l Review – Hacking and Slashing Away at the Past

Brut@l is an initially fun, frantic and visually engaging homage to the silver age of Rogue-likes, but commits too strongly to old mechanics.

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She Remembered Caterpillars Review – Beautiful and Unique but Forgettable

She Remembered Caterpillars Review – Beautiful and Unique but Forgettable

She Remembered Caterpillars is a beautiful, thoughtful and challenging puzzle game that’s only slightly held back by its disconnected narrative.