Verdict: Skip it Unless this sort of thing looks appealing to you: Overview Station-wagon restoration/upgrade simulator, focusing on uncovering a mystery and scavenging resources. Time Investment / Mental Investment This game does not respect your time (see screenshot above). I don’t want to spend my scant videogame time doing tasks I would not enjoy IRL,…
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Halls of Torment
Verdict: Liked it Overview Vampire Survivors clone with the barest hint of Diablo tossed in. Some of the manic nature of Vampire Survivors is (thankfully for many) stripped out, making this entry more approachable and less straining. Time Investment / Mental Investment Run-based game. A short, failed run can be 5-10 minutes while ~30 is…
Atomfall
TL;DR Overview A beautiful, Fallout-y post-apocalyptic survival and exploration shooter with a neat setting in alternative 1960’s Britain. The shooter elements take a back seat here to survival/stealth/strategy; you’re no supersoldier, so watch out when things get loud. If that’s your sort of thing, you won’t want to miss this one. Otherwise, skip it. Time…
33 Immortals – Game Preview
TL;DR Overview Note: this is a preview version of the game. A Hades-like roguelike with some neat ideas and a well enough done MMORPG element with light teamwork boosting the experience. If you haven’t played Hades, start there, unless you are dying for that co-op element and have friends lined up already. Time Investment and…
Monster Train
TL;DR Overview A zany roguelike deckbuilder perfect for anyone who’s played Slay the Spire to the point of nausea and are looking for something similar but different (mostly similar). If you’ve never played Slay the Spire, start there. Time Investment and Payoff As with Slay the Spire, Monster Train’s roguelike gameplay loop focuses on runs,…
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