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This week, Dave the Diver descends onto PlayStation, Hatsumira makes its way onto Switch, and Kill It With Fire scampers onto multiple platforms. If neither of these interest you, LipTrip ~My Boss Is My Heat ...

Where bullet-time, brainy puzzles, and one bellicose cult survivor collide. Children of the Sun is rarely what you think it’s going to be – and that’s a very good thing. Initially, you might mistake it ...

Revisiting Gremlin’s acclaimed arcade racers For many, Top Gear brings to mind the long-running BBC television with an obsession for automobiles. However, if you grew up during the Super Nintendo / Super Famicom’s heyday, the ...

Does city-building without the usual stress sound appealing? Within seconds of booting up Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles, it’s evident that you’re in for something different. In the corner of the game’s main screen, you’re greeted by ...

Don’t let the lack of big-budget blockbusters from this week’s new releases dishearten you. There’s plenty of noteworthy indies arriving across the next seven days. Freedom Planet 2 continues to veer farther from Sonic’s breakneck ...

The joys of scuttling an entire enemy squadron with a single button press. Undoubtedly, Junichi Terayama has an affinity for classic shoot ‘em ups. Publishing as Terarin Games, he has single-handedly crafted a succession of ...

Goodbye Trauma-san, Good Morning to You! Much like the Phoenixx-published NeverAwake, Parry Nightmare’s action also takes places in a world of surrealistic dreams. When Honno, the game’s protagonist falls asleep, her nighttime hours are teeming ...

This week, junior detective Mackenzie and her faithful sidekick Funghi make their English-language debut in Touch Detective 3 + The Complete Case Files (pictured). Meanwhile, OTXO offers some overhead ultraviolence with some roguelike qualities. If ...

All the joys of a classic Game Boy Shooter, just without the eye strain. This month, Retsuzan’s “Game Buddy” franchise arrived on Steam. As the name implies, each entry in the seven-game series evokes the ...

Not quite legendary, but nine years on, FuRyu’s role-playing legacy endures. In 2020, FuRyu’s The Alliance Alive made a reappearance, bringing a graphically improved port to most contemporary platforms. Now, the Shibuya-based publisher is reaching ...