Game Reviews8.3/10
Jazzpunk’s spy spoof still lands because it never explains the joke
Jazzpunk review: the 2014 surreal spy comedy from Necrophone Games and Adult Swim, where you're mailed to work in a suitcase and steal a kidney.
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Game Reviews8.5/10
Katana Zero’s time-rewinding killer turns every death into a rehearsal
Katana Zero review: Askiisoft's neo-noir action platformer where one hit kills, time slows, and dialogue choices shape an amnesiac assassin.
Game Reviews8.3/10
Road 96 Still Won’t Tell You Who to Trust, Five Years On
Road 96 review: DigixArt's procedural road-trip adventure sends teenagers fleeing a rigged election in Petria. A fragmented story that lands. 8.3/10.
Game Reviews7.1/10
Hotline Miami’s mask-and-mayhem loop still lands harder than the games that copied it
Hotline Miami review: Dennaton's neon 1989 shooter still stings, but the controls and back half never got fixed. Score: 7.1 of 10.
Game Reviews8.5/10
Salt and Sanctuary Still Plays Like a Souls Game Drawn by Hand
Salt and Sanctuary review: Ska Studios' hand-drawn Soulslike Metroidvania, its 600 items, skill tree, Saltborn lore, and why it still scores 8.5.
Game Reviews7.6/10
N++ Review: Superb Movement Design Wrapped Around a Familiar Structure
N++ review: Metanet's 2015 platformer runs on four keys and smooth physics, scoring 7.6 for superb movement and a level structure that rarely surprises.
Game Reviews8.2/10
Galak-Z’s dogfights still obey momentum, and its enemies still learn
Galak-Z: The Dimensional review: 17-BIT's physics-driven space shooter with smart squad A.I., roguelike levels, and anime-style craft. Score: 8.2/10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Pinball and platforming fit together so well that Yoku’s island has had eight years to itself
Yoku's Island Express review: Villa Gorilla's 2018 debut turns the pinball table into a Metroidvania open world with no jump button. Score: 8.4/10.
Game Reviews8.6/10
Rogue Legacy Still Makes You Earn Every Death
Rogue Legacy review: Cellar Door Games' 2013 roguelike turns death into inheritance, with 35 random heir traits and a manor that compounds every run. 8.6/10.
Game Reviews8.4/10
Guacamelee!’s luchador Metroidvania holds up 13 years on
Guacamelee! review: DrinkBox Studios' luchador Metroidvania blends Day of the Dead folklore with tight combat. We score it 8.4 out of 10.
Game Reviews6.8/10
City of Brass: A Clever Whip Wrapped in a Thin Game
City of Brass review: Uppercut Games' first-person rogue-lite scores 6.8/10. A brilliant whip mechanic wrapped around a thin game set in the Arabian Nights.
Game Reviews7.2/10
Hohokum’s aimless beauty still holds up, even when the game runs out of things to do
Hohokum review: the 2014 PlayStation glide through 17 worlds with no score, no timer, and no tutorial — beautiful, strange, and tired by the end.