by LepcisMagna 
I very much wanted to like this game. And I may go back eventually to try it out (I did – and added my thoughts at the end), but the aggressive tutorialization and cutscenes every ten seconds really got to me in my first half hour – to the point that I’m writing this instead of playing the game, which is never a good sign.
by LepcisMagna 
Control is a big-budget SCP Foundation game made by the same folks as Alan Wake, which you may have heard of because of its extensive use of raytracing. While it’s practically everything you would expect out of an SCP Foundation game and more, it does have some fairly significant niggles which prevent it from reaching the greatest heights.
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Spiritfarer is in that category of games specifically designed to make you cry. While it is often successful at creating those situations, the gameplay portions quickly pile up to become chores, rather than cathartic or relaxing. Then it pulls an Ethan Carter. Spoiler below.
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Assemble with Care is a game half about repairing items and half about someone meeting new people in a new city. Sadly, this one didn’t spark as much interest as I would have hoped.
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Northern Journey, as I understand it, was made by one Norwegian guy with no prior game development experience. You wouldn’t know that from playing it – sure, it’s rough around the edges in places, but the mood is well-crafted and the gameplay is quite engaging.
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I didn’t initially intend to write this. But here we are. Huge, massive spoilers for anything and everything ahead.
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I’m still not sure if I’ve played enough for a fair review, but at 24 hours I have to think I have the gist of it.
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It’s legally distinct bullet hell Castlevania! (And it’s $3 on Steam.)
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Wildermyth is a different kind of RPG – one which takes place across decades and, possibly, generations. Characters are not avatars, but erstwhile companions in a company of heroes. Technically, it has a multiplayer component.
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