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MIO: Memories in Orbit Review

MIO: Memories in Orbit is a 2.5D metroidvania platformer by the now closed down French indie studio, Douze Dixièmes. You'll wake up on the vessel, a spaceship with a large variety of ecosystems, as Mio.

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The Adventures of Elliot Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales (AOE for brevity) is an HD-2D action adventure by Square Enix. You'll step into the world as the titular character, Elliot, as he journeys across time in an effort to save his kingdom from peril

Big Walk Review

Big Walk is an open-world co-op puzzle game released in August 2026 by indie studio House House. You, and up to 11 of your friends, are dropped…

Screenshot from Gris' opening cutscene, showing your character on a cracked stone hand

Gris Review

Gris is a puzzle platformer game, released by Nomada Studio & Devolver Digital in late 2018. You follow the story of the eponymous girl, Gris, as she travels a greyscale world and battles through her grief while restoring the colors around her.

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Birth Review

Birth is a simplistic, point-and-click puzzle game, created by solo-dev Madison Karrh and released in early 2023. You'll be traveling around the streets in your city, collecting the pieces to create a partner by solving various puzzles in different buildings.

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Hollow Knight: Silksong Review

Hollow Knight: Silksong is the highly anticipated sequel to Team Cherry's critically acclaimed indie metroidvania, Hollow Knight. You control Hornet, a character introduced in the original title, as she explores the reaches of Pharloom and the Citadel atop it.

Signalis Review

Signalis Review

Signalis is an indie survival horror by rose-engine akin to some of the greats of the genre, such as the earlier entries in the Resident Evil franchise. You take on the role of Elster, a replika android spaceship technician, as she explores the depths of the abandoned world in a search for

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Leap Year Review

Leap Year is a platformer game released on Steam in June of 2024 that was recommended to me by a good friend of mine.