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Crime O’Clock review
A casual hidden object game mixed with a relentlessly wordy visual novel story, Crime O’ Clock is enjoyable enough with its beautiful illustrations, peppy music, and a ton of personality packed into its art, but only in small doses. ... Read more
ISOLAND4: The Anchor of Memory review
The Anchor of Memory, like all Isoland games, is a very unique experience that will appeal to a player's quiet, thoughtful, poetic side. Light on story and heavy on bizarre puzzles, this game lives up to its predecessors in every way, making it a solid addition to the franchise... Read more
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami review
Duck Detective: The Secret Salami is just a ton of fun. It’s a perfect replacement for a family movie night, with two funny and endearing hours of lightly challenging mystery and engaging story... Read more
Another Fisherman’s Tale review
Although quite different from its predecessor, Another Fisherman’s Tale is another brilliant game from InnerspaceVR that combines a vibrant world, moving story, and reality-bending mechanics. An instant classic for both fans of virtual reality and narrative games... Read more
Murderous Muses review
Although hampered slightly by lackluster environments and overly repetitive randomized replays to unlock the story in full, Murderous Muses is another impressively written and performed FMV mystery game by D’Avekki Studios, centered around dynamic characters and an unforgettable setting... Read more
Rocco’s Island: Ring to End the Pain review
Rocco’s Island: Ring to End the Pain gets points for having an interesting story, colorful characters, and beautiful artwork that would have made a great animated movie. Unfortunately, it fails on pretty much every possible level as a game that doesn’t know quite how to be what it wants to be... Read more
The Plague Doctor of Wippra review
While not much in the way of a challenge, The Plague Doctor of Wippra represents, in miniature, everything that adventure games do best: It transports you into a fully realized world, using a limited set of resources (time, puzzles, graphics) to effectively deliver an historical, emotional gut punch... Read more
Stray review
Stray serves up so much beauty and wonder that, while the gameplay may be a bit generic and restrictive, your adventure with your new cat (and robot) friend is sure to secure a place in your memory and your heart... Read more
Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack review
Focused more on winking at the past than being a memorable experience in its own right, Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack lacks the charm and originality of its inspirations, though it still offers a handful of cozy hours of solving puzzles across multiple timelines in a cute cartoon world... Read more