Game Reviews8.5/10
Trine at Seventeen: Three Heroes, One Body, and Physics That Still Hold Up
Trine (2009) review: Frozenbyte's three-heroes-one-body puzzle-platformer still holds up, from Zoya's grappling hook to Amadeus's conjured planks.
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Every game we have scored, from the NES library to current releases.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan Review — The Map Is the Point
Etrian Odyssey IV: Legends of the Titan (2012, Nintendo 3DS) makes you draw your own map. Atlus built a handheld RPG that trusts the player.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Pokémon Black Version 2 Turns 14, and Its Case for Being the Best of Generation V Still Holds
Pokémon Black Version 2 review: Game Freak's 2012 DS sequel, Black Kyurem mascot, worldwide release dates, and its 8.2 out of 10 critic score.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Gorogoa’s hand-drawn panels turn the act of looking into the puzzle itself
Gorogoa review: Jason Roberts' wordless hand-drawn puzzle game, where stacking four panels is both the mechanic and the meaning. Score: 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Gravity Rush Made the Vita Feel Like a Console Worth Owning
Gravity Rush on PS Vita turned falling into poetry, and Kat's refusal to be owned still lands. A review of the 2012 handheld classic and its legacy.
Game Reviews8.3/10
2064: Read Only Memories — A Sapient Robot and a Kidnapping in Neo-San Francisco
A review of 2064: Read Only Memories, MidBoss's point-and-click adventure about a sapient robot and a journalist in Neo-San Francisco.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Ashen Review: A Sunless World Worth Lighting Together
Ashen review: A44's sunless action RPG finds light in co-op, crafting and the characters you bring home. Score: 8.3/10.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Rhythm Heaven Megamix’s best minigames hide their difficulty behind the silliness
Rhythm Heaven Megamix review: over 100 rhythm minigames, 30 new, Tsunku's soundtrack, a timing gauge and Skill Star — and a story mode that gets in the way.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Duelyst Mixed Tactical Card Play With a Chessboard, and It Still Holds Up
Duelyst, Counterplay Games' 2016 card-and-grid strategy hybrid, scored 8.2/10, shut down in 2020, and went open-source under CC0 in 2023.
Game Reviews8.1/10
Battle Chef Brigade turns cooking into a bloodsport, and it works.
Battle Chef Brigade review: Trinket Studios' 2017 mashup of monster hunting and Puyo-style cooking, published by Adult Swim Games, scores 8.1/10.
Game Reviews8/10
Forgotton Anne turns discarded objects into citizens, and it still holds up 8 years later
Forgotton Anne review: a hand-drawn 2D adventure where lost objects live, with an Arca that drains life and a rebellion led by a mannequin.
Game Reviews8.3/10
This Golf RPG Sends You Back to the Club Where You Learned the Game
Golf Story blends golf with RPG adventure on Nintendo Switch, inspired by Mario Golf on Game Boy Color. Here's our 8.3/10 review.