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A prehistoric point & click adventure that tells a surprisingly emotional and danger-filled tale without words, Theropods is easy to recommend.

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·September 28, 2026
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While not the first game to combine farming mechanics with relationship building, Stardew Valley thrust the genre fully into the spotlight, attracting

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·September 14, 2026
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The Sinking City 2 takes a different direction tot he original, leaning in on more direct survival horror, but it makes a more polished and focused game.

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·August 17, 2026
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What's that coming over the mound?

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·August 7, 2026
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A tribute to a defining cult classic and to its original creators, Gothic 1 Remake remains a fantastic, old school RPG experience.

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·June 23, 2026
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Every once in a while a game comes out that uses the medium to push the boundaries of interactivity and adds new facets to what it means to play it. Titles like Doki Doki Literature Club, Tunic, and Inscryption all take standard genres and mix them up with fourth-wall breaking...

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·May 29, 2026
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The legacy of Final Fantasy (and to a lesser extent Dragon Quest in the West) is impossible to overstate with Squaresoft’s SNES RPGs in particular still standing unchallenged as the pinnacle of the classic 2D JRPG. For this reason, any modern attempt to recapture the look and feel of these...

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·May 15, 2026
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Call of the Sea was a game that I loved when it first released over five years ago, and so I was hugely excited to see that a sequel was coming and have been looking forward to diving back in since. Serving as a direct continuation of the original’s story,...

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·May 12, 2026
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We really are living in a golden age for survival horror, as both major AAA series and indie entries are releasing at an almost dizzying frequency. Even a die-hard fan of the genre such as myself can barely keep up, and several recent games are still on my backlog. Despite...

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·April 27, 2026
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Thalassophobia (the fear of deep bodies of water) is a perfect fit for first person games, as the restricted vision and immersion, not to mention the added inertia from being underwater, always adds extra tension and panic to the experience. Add in the constant dread of Lovecraftian horrors from beyond...

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·April 24, 2026
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Capcom have been on a generational run in recent years with their superb single player titles leading the way alongside a willingness to experiment with new ideas. Helped out in part by the excellent performance and optimisation of the RE Engine, fans of action games in particular have been in...

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·April 13, 2026
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Investigative horror is one of those genres that ebbs and flows in its prevalence and popularity, but it seems to be having a bit of a resurgence at the moment, with The Occultist due to be followed by Cthulhu: The Dark Abyss and The Sinking City 2. Having been relatively...

TheSixthAxisTheSixthAxis·April 9, 2026
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