The Outbound Ghost (Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
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Posted on February 27th, 2023 by
A tragedy has struck the rural town of Outbound. The water supply has mysteriously been poisoned, killing most of the people in the area. And the rest of them have been picked off by a serial killer. So now the whole place is a literal ghost town. You play as a ghost who has lost their memory as you try to help people pass on and solve the mystery of what happened to the town. The Outbound Ghost is a Paper Mario inspired RPG, with flat paper characters and battles with timed actions. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Here Comes Niko! (Switch, PC)
Posted on February 22nd, 2023 by
Niko is a girl who has run away from home but now she needs a job. She applies for a position as a “Professional Friend” and her boss is a small frog with a necktie. Together they’ll travel to little areas and help out others to earn enough money to travel to the next location in this 3D platformer. The trailer and description say it’s a game for ‘tired people,’ but I don’t know what that means. The game was made by the same folks who did A Hat in Time, but I actually think I enjoyed this game more. It’s available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Lil’ Gator Game (Switch, PC)
Posted on February 20th, 2023 by
Lil’ Gator loved to play with his big sister at a park on an island. But when she went off to college, he didn’t get to spend time with her as much anymore. Now she’s back on fall break, but she’s so busy with assignments that she can’t play. So Lil’ Gator devises a plan to get her to want to play again. He recruits all his animal friends to play a pretend video game (lots of Zelda references here) and build a giant RPG town out of the playground with characters and quests to go on. Lil’ Gator Game is a 3-D platformer adventure game available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Panda Punch (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on February 15th, 2023 by
A red panda’s home is rampaged by robots, but he escapes. Unfortunately, his arm is wounded, but his father is a mechanic red panda and fashions his son a mechanical arm. Now with a powerful metal punching fist, the red panda sets off to pummel the robots in this 2-D platformer. Panda Punch is available on all current game consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Wings of Bluestar (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on February 13th, 2023 by
This is a story driven 2-D horizontally scrolling shooter. It features hand drawn looking graphics and tried and true gameplay. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Buddy Simulator 1984 (Switch, PC)
Posted on February 8th, 2023 by
When I was a kid back in the early 80s, our first computer was an Apple ][+. It was really my first gaming ‘console’ and I played a lot of games on it. Most were arcade titles like Pac-Man, Zaxxon, and Frogger, but there were also some original ones like Spare Change and Aquatron. But the way you started these games was totally different than how you do it now. Back then you had to enter a floppy disk in and type in some text like ‘run’ and then whatever game you wanted to play. Some of these games were just text only, too. And some of those text only games simulated you having a conversation with a person. I remember one called “Freud” where it was like you were talking to a psychiatrist. But the main thing I remember about that game was the blocky face of a bearded man. Another one I remember later was called “Alice.” Well Buddy Simulator 1984 aims to recreate the feel of those games, while adding in some unsettling AI horror elements as well. It’s available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Trifox (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on February 6th, 2023 by
A band of nasty animal pirates have ransacked a fox’s home and stolen his remote control. But luckily this is one clever fox and must use skills from a warrior, mage, and engineer to take back his stuff! Mix and match various abilities to defeat enemies, bypass obstacles, and solve puzzles in this 3-D adventure. It also has a bit of a retro vibe as it feels like something that would’ve been on the PS2. Trifox is available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
Papetura (Switch, PC)
Posted on February 1st, 2023 by
In a world made entirely out of paper, a shadowy being enters with the power of fire. That’s pretty dangerous in a world like this, so it’s up to a living sheet of paper and his weird friends to stop the shadow presence and save the day. Papetura is a 2-D puzzle adventure game where everything was made from paper in real life, then scanned into the game so it’s very artistic. It’s available on Switch and PC, but reviewed on Switch here.
Arctictopia (Switch, PC, Mobile)
Posted on January 30th, 2023 by
A mama polar bear and her cub are exploring the ice, but it starts to melt and break up and separates them! Help the mama polar bear reach her cub by hopping on constantly melting icebergs in this very “chill” puzzle platformer. It’s available on Switch, PC, and mobile devices, but reviewed on Switch here.
Chained Echoes (PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, X/S, PC)
Posted on January 27th, 2023 by
Chained Echoes is a 2-D RPG modeled after the 16-bit classics I used to love, like Chrono Trigger and such. The storyline is a bit convoluted, but it involves three kingdoms on the brink of war, ancient stones that house world destroying monsters, mech suits, and a rag-tag team of adventurers who will end up saving the world. It’s available on all current consoles and PC, but reviewed on PS4 here.
