Thimbleweed Park review
Far more than just a retro throwback to the early SCUMM days, Thimbleweed Park is a great murder mystery with so many interesting story threads and oddball characters that you will gladly accept a little excessive backtracking to reach the very end for answers... Read more
Of Bird and Cage review
As a playable rock/metal album, Of Bird and Cage promises Meat Loaf of the finest musical and dramatic quality but dishes up an unappetizing serving of melodious but messy gruel instead... Read more
Mixtape review
Mixtape is less a game and more an interactive art piece – and that’s okay! You’re a passenger along for a nostalgic teenage reminiscence in motion, and with its captivating presentation of raw emotional moments it’s a musical odyssey well worth taking... Read more
The Caribou Trail review
The Caribou Trail is a short but powerful tale of brotherhood in the trenches of World War I that will leave a lasting impression on anyone who plays it... Read more
Detective Dotson review
Chaotic, colourful, and endearingly daft, Detective Dotson is a brief but gloriously over-the-top cultural experience, but its gameplay rarely lives up to its Bollywood ambitions... Read more
Uncle Lee’s Cookbook: Five Recipes for Disaster review
Uncle Lee’s Cookbook is a collection of comedy adventures divided up into bite-sized chunks, with plenty of reality-breaking hilarity sure to tickle the fancy of anyone who loves a bit of insanity in their games... Read more
Cult Vacui review
There’s plenty of tension and fear in preparing for your own survival before time runs out, but the very short Cult Vacui will pose little challenge to experienced adventurers... Read more
Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth review
The season may be colder, but Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth is even more heartwarming than Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley, combining strong writing with rewarding winter-themed mechanics to create another charming family favorite... Read more
Road to Empress I review
If you love live-action melodrama, the seventh-century Imperial Chinese court intrigue of Road to Empress I is the game for you. Embrace the chaos of 110 endings and marvel at the production value, but don’t get too comfortable – the plot moves as fast as the poison... Read more
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo review
Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo manages to be spooky, poignant, funny, clever, and suspenseful all at once, and plays with expectations in ways that will both challenge your assumptions and make you question, over and over again, how much you really know about anything. ... Read more
Directive 8020 review
Directive 8020 rockets Supermassive’s horror anthology into the stars with a homage to Ridley Scott, John Carpenter, and all things body horror, while delivering a stellar narrative twist that’s out of this world... Read more
Phonopolis review
Cardboard and constructivism collide in Amanita Design’s masterful marriage of story, puzzles, and hand-crafted aesthetic in Phonopolis. ... Read more
WILL: Follow The Light review
WILL: Follow the Light’s ambitious mix of sailing, character drama and puzzle-based adventuring shows plenty of promise but often results in choppy pacing and rough implementation. ... Read more
Whirlight: No Time To Trip review
Whirlight: No Time To Trip is a wonderful time-travel adventure filled with stunning production values and loads of puzzles that you’ll gladly get lost in for days... Read more
Call of the Elder Gods review
Call of the Elder Gods is an arguably even better follow-up to Call of the Sea, continuing the saga with plenty more puzzles and a tighter story that fleshes out its Lovecraftian tale of eldritch horror and destiny... Read more