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The Drifter Review – He Died. He Clicked. He Conquered.
In The Drifter, you play as Mick Carter, the titular drifter, who is heading back home to attend his mother's funeral. Hitching a ride on a boxcar, Mick suddenly finds himself on the wrong end of gunfire as the train is ambushed by mysterious masked soldiers.

Ole Gamer Joe
Jul 17, 20254 min read


Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson Review - Musical RPG Mayhem Unleashed!
Fretless – The Wrath of Riffson is a turn-based RPG where you’ll play as Rob, a musician capable of wielding and controlling an assortment of powerful weaponized instruments, including an acoustic guitar, synth keyboard, bass guitar, and my favorite—the brutally low-tuned 8-string guitar for those epic death metal riffs!

Ole Gamer Joe
Jul 17, 20257 min read


Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Review – Stealth, Secrets & Family Drama!
Eriksholm’s namesake is the fictional city it takes place in, a gorgeous slice of 1900s Scandinavia bustling with life and yet teeming with the tension wrought by not only the rise of industrialization and the class divides it’s created, but also a sudden deadly plague referred to as Heartpox.

Barely Magic Mike
Jul 14, 20257 min read


Ruffy and the Riverside Review - Adorable…But Is It Actually Fun?
Ruffy has the ability to SWAP – swap textures, that is – a video gamey-sounding power as I’ve ever heard, but one with unique practical implications in the game’s world of Riverside. What if you could texture-swap to replace a waterfall with climbable vines so you can reach the top of it? What if you could switch out metal boxes for wooden ones so they can be broken apart to clear a path through them? And what if you could swap ocean water for lava to burn that hungry shar

Barely Magic Mike
Jun 25, 20257 min read


Outrider Mako Review – Gorgeous Indie Game with Frustrating Combat!?
Outrider Mako could be described as a 2D action game, but that would be oversimplifying things as it blends many different genres together. Where do I even start? Well, there are deliveries to make, a bonkers battle system to master, bosses to take down, loot to collect, items to purchase, shops to shop in, nectar to bathe in—phew, you name it, it’s here!

Ole Gamer Joe
Jun 23, 20259 min read


The Alters Review – Survival, Choices, and Sci-Fi Brilliance!?
The Alters brings a new perspective to this question. It not only imbues 11 Bit’s themes with fresh and fascinating new ideas, but creates a dynamic, reactive framework from which emerges some of the most creative science fiction I’ve ever experienced.

Barely Magic Mike
Jun 12, 202511 min read


Date Everything! Review: The WEIRDEST Dating Sim You’ll EVER Play!?
Date Everything is much like other dating sims out there, only the sexy beings you’re chatting to are all the personification of various household objects, pieces of furniture, food, and maybe even the very concept of electricity.

ScrambledAshton
Jun 11, 20254 min read


Lost in Random: The Eternal Die Review – Bold Roguelite or a Misstep?
Lost in Random: The Eternal Die shifts our perspective to an unlikely character – Aleksandra, the Queen of Random, who’s been shrunken and weakened as she was forced inside of the evil Black Die, which she must fight her way out of with the help of her companion die, Fortune, as well as a host of side characters she meets along the way.

Barely Magic Mike
Jun 10, 20257 min read


Trash Goblin Review: A Cozy Crafty Indie That Polishes Up Nicely!?
In Trash Goblin, you’ll play as, unsurprisingly, a goblin who runs a small trinket store. The goal of the game is to chisel out items at customers' requests, clean and polish those objects, and ultimately sell them for profit. I know that probably doesn’t sound all that thrilling, and it isn’t, but that’s kind of the point.

Ole Gamer Joe
May 28, 20254 min read


Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo Review: A Love Letter to Retro Gaming!
he first thing you’ll notice about Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is that its commitment to being a long-lost Game Boy Advance title goes hard.

Barely Magic Mike
May 28, 20257 min read


Cattle Country: A Wild West Farming Sim with Guns, Romance & Rodeos!
Love them or hate them, life sims are everywhere, and the popularity of the genre is showing no signs of slowing down.

SilentSigns
May 28, 20254 min read


Tales of Seikyu Review: A Cozy Farming Sim with a Transformative Twist
Tales of Seikyu beckons you in with its many popular gameplay elements, its art style, and its interesting story, inviting you into the unusual land of Seikyu and hopefully keeping you around long enough to help the town thrive, fall in love, and discover the mysteries of the island.

ScrambledAshton
May 20, 20256 min read


The Precinct Review - A Sandbox Cop Game Worth Investigating?
Is The Precinct worth further investigation? Or should it be suspended without pay? Let’s find out in our full review!

Ole Gamer Joe
May 13, 20256 min read


Drop Duchy Review: The Tetris-Inspired Roguelite You Need to Play!
To call Drop Duchy’s concept merely an interesting proposition would be to give it no amount of due credit – this is one of the most original genre mash-ups I’ve ever played, and Tetris is only the beginning of it.

Barely Magic Mike
May 5, 20258 min read


StarVaders Review: Mechs, Decks, and Tactics Collide to Save Humanity!
StarVaders has ideas that not only make it stand out but may place it as a top-tier deckbuilder in its own right. Or will they?!

Barely Magic Mike
May 1, 20256 min read


despelote Review: A Narrative Hat-Trick Celebrating Soccer Fever!
despelote is one man's recollection of a historic moment in both soccer and Ecuadorian history. But does despelote receive a red card, or does it score a GOAAAAAL?

Ole Gamer Joe
May 1, 20254 min read


Shotgun Cop Man Review - This Cop is a Real D!CK
Shotgun Cop Man is pissed. In fairness, I would be too if I looked like the offspring of a dildo and a piece of chalk, but the more pressing target of his anger is the urgent need to arrest Satan.

Barely Magic Mike
Apr 30, 20256 min read


KIBORG Review: Does This Cybernetic Beat-'Em-Up Deliver Thrills?
KIBORG comes to us from Sobaka Studio, who are perhaps best known for their last indie effort, REMEDIUM.

Ole Gamer Joe
Apr 29, 20256 min read


Steel Seed Review: Stunning Blend of Stealth, Action, and Platforming?
Sci-fi action meets sneaky stealth in the latest release from Storm in a Teacup, Steel Seed!

Ole Gamer Joe
Apr 22, 20255 min read


Blue Prince Review: A Mind-Bending Puzzle-Solving Adventure Game!
Blue Prince is a game that brazenly defies easy classification.

Barely Magic Mike
Apr 7, 20256 min read
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