Ground Zero is VERY MUCH a classic survival horror game in the style of OG Resident Evil, you know, the game that gets most of the credit when it was in fact Alone in the Dark that implemented a lot of the mechanics we know and love?

Mouse: PI for Hire places you in the shoes of Jack Pepper, not only the game's gruff, hard-boiled detective fantastically brought to life by renowned voice actor Troy Baker, but just one of many, MANY cheese-themed jokes the game has to offer.

REPLACED immediately sets the tone as an action-packed experience. The game opens on our protagonist, well, at least the body of our protagonist, Warren Marsh, putting in the hours at Phoenix Corporation in late 1984.

AI is notoriously bad, kind of sloppy, and also a bit dumb, but not in Morbid Metal as you play as the last AI created by an all-powerful and kind of bossy entity known as the Operator, a being who aggressively sasses you the whole time, instructing you to take down the rogue AIs that inhabit this mysterious collapsing simulation.

Hozy is a casual and relaxing decorating sim that features 9 different diorama-like rooms, all with their own vibes and stories, which require a certain amount of TLC to get looking their best. The entire game took me just under 3 hours to finish, so this one certainly is bite-sized, but what it perhaps lacks in depth it certainly makes up for in its visual appeal.

In the ways that matter to me, Super Meat Boy 3D is a great adaptation of the original. The story remains intact as the mostly minimalist satire on Mario that it always was. The evil Dr. Fetus has once again kidnapped Bandage Girl, and it’s your job to save her by dodging a whole lot of buzzsaws.

GRIME II is another entry into the Metroidvania genre hoping to stand out from the many currently flooding the industry, and in some ways, it does just that.

A game like Screamer gets me intensely excited for a couple of reasons, ironically neither of which has anything to do with the original Screamer games from the 90s, which I never played and had never even heard of prior to giving this modern reimagining a spin. Don’t hate me; hate my youth.

Most other reviews you see of Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War will probably be focused on the Starship Troopers property itself and how much fans of both it and first-person boomer shooters will get on with this indie entry. That's not how this review is going to go, fair warning, and for some of you, that might be a good thing.

Did 1348 Ex Voto live up to expectations?

Is Collector's Cove the next cozy game worth playing?

There seems to be a simulator for just about everything these days. You can mow the lawn, power wash a house, run a food truck, or maybe even own your very own gas station. But Docked has us working in what is notoriously a dangerous field where we operate heavy machinery and move massive cargo containers from location to location.

Much like the first game, Planet of Lana 2 is a puzzle platformer, with a bit more emphasis on the puzzle side of that. The 2.5D side scroller has a plethora of different environmental puzzles to solve to progress through the story. There are a few similar puzzles from the first game; some require you to use Mui to take out cameras or androids or need you to run away from attacking robots or animals.

This review of Lost and Found Co. will tell you everything you need to know about this adorable indie!

Scott Pilgrim EX, or EX, like ex-girlfriend (I guess that makes sense), is once again an arcade-style beat 'em up that blends elements of River City Ransom. It has features such as the ability to shop, explore an open city at your own leisure with set goals to follow, and even hosts light role-playing game elements.

They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over, which probably explains why 3D platforming with my bad depth perception makes me feel CRAZY, so color me surprised when I find myself bouncing, gliding, and climbing around the world of Demon Tides with a smile on my face.

The Nickelodeon Splat Pack collects three 16‑bit era games into one very strange package. It features not‑so‑classics like AAAHH!!! Real Monsters, Rocko’s Modern Life: Spunky’s Dangerous Day, and GUTS.

Let me start by saying that if you were expecting Lovish to be more of Astalon: Tears of the Earth, you’ll be very disappointed. This is a very basic NES-style action game through and through, putting players in control of a young knight named Sir Solomon, who is completely enamored by young princess Tsuna, who has of course been captured by evil forces, completing the classic trope of a knight needing to rescue the damsel in distress.

Cairn’s journey puts you in the shoes… or rather… bandaged bare feet?... of Aava, a famous mountain climber embarking on her biggest challenge yet – ascension of the notoriously treacherous Mount Kami.

MIO: Memories in Orbit is a visually jaw-dropping Metroidvania where you play as a tiny robot named—what else—but MIO, who is tasked with exploring a massive spaceship known as The Vessel. Not all is well aboard the Vessel, as it has been overrun by evil robots, and it's up to you to not only defeat these dastardly foes!