Anna Monti
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Crown Gambit is a tactical, narrative-heavy card game made by Wild Wits, published by Playdigious Originals. It launched as a Kickstarter campaign back in 2023, and now the full game is here. It’s always wonderful to see a successful Kickstarter campaign come to fruition, and I was especially excited to finally dive into this gritty fantasy world and see how the team’s vision translated into the full release.
Somewhere in the communal YouTube comedy skit, light RPG, and fishing simulator pond swims Nice Day for Fishing. Developed by FusionPlay and published by Team17, it translates the humour of Viva La Dirt League’s Epic NPC Man series into an actual game that starts off very strong, with a lot of promise.
If you asked me what Star Overdrive is, I’d tell you it’s a single-player, high-speed sci-fi exploration game with some serious ‘80s flair. It’s all about velocity, momentum, and the pure joy of shredding across an alien world, zipping through the planet to explore every inch of it. But it’s not all speed; the game balances when to hit the gas with when to slam the brakes, giving you slower, thoughtful moments to solve puzzles and unravel mysteries. If you asked me to boil it all do...
Amid February’s swath of releases, Afterlove EP humbly strikes a chord with its heartfelt narrative about love, loss and overcoming the universal struggle with grief. Developed by Indonesian indie studio Pikselnesia, the game carries an added weight as its founder, Mohammad Fahmi, unfortunately passed away in 2022 before its completion. Since his passing, the team has diligently worked to honour his creative vision for Afterlove EP. After playing it, I can truly say that it’s such a wonde...
There is something that just keeps me coming back to Metroidvanias. It’s the satisfaction, I think, that you feel when making progress. The feeling of starting out at the weakest you’ll ever be, and being able to go from zero to hero as you get drip-fed tools to chisel your way through a world that tries, but just can’t seem to stop you. ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist does incredible justice to this feeling and the genre as a whole, offering a Metroidvania experience where every step...