‘Old Man’s Journey’ Review: The Beauty in Life’s Ups and Downs

Old Man's Journey By: Broken Rules I'd been looking forward to Broken Rules' Old Man's Journey ever since I saw some early screenshots and teaser videos of it. As an adventure fan and a sucker for eye candy, it's hard not to get excited about games that look like playable art. And I'm happy to report that it's every bit as gorgeous as I'd hoped, with the entire game feeling like you're…

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‘Artificial Superintelligence’ Review: Play It, Meatbags!

Artificial Superintelligence By: Grailr LLC Nerial's Reigns (published by Devolver Digital) was one of my favorite games of 2016. It's an incredibly innovative game inspired by Tinder that manages to make simple binary choices super compelling and even quite tricky. It's a perfect fit for mobile devices, as all you need is a body part that can swipe left and right and you're good to go. I didn't review it, but I…

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‘SPACEPLAN’ iOS Review: Half-Baked Potato

SPACEPLAN By: Devolver Digital & Jake Hollands To be honest, I had no intention of buying and playing Jake Holland's (published by Devolver Digital) SPACEPLAN. Not much about it really appealed to me -- I'm not a fan of clickers or idle games and the screenshots did nothing to sway me. I was perfectly willing to let this one go. But I kept seeing people raving about how great it is, how…

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‘Vignettes’ Review: Much More Than Meets the Eye

Vignettes By: Armel Jestin (Pol Clarissou Armel Gibson) Vignettes, Pol Clarissou's and Armel Gibson's "toyish surprise-o-rama," is a game I'd been looking forward to for a long time, though I wasn't sure how much of a game it would be. I liked the idea of shapeshifting objects, but I've played other toy-like pieces of interactive art that didn't offer enough challenge to feel like a game. So I kept my expectations low.…

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‘Pavilion: Touch Edition’ Review: Almost There

Pavilion: Touch Edition By: Visiontrick Media AB Visiontrick Media's Pavilion combines two things I love -- puzzles and gorgeous, surreal artwork. On paper, everything looks great and should be an easy game to recommend. And it still is, but with some reservations. There's a lot that Pavilion gets right. It's just as atmospheric as you would expect, from the art to the music to the animations and sound effects. Even the puzzles…

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‘Onirim – Solitaire Card Game’ iOS Review: An Asmodee Game That Feels Perfect on Touchscreen Devices

Onirim - Solitaire Card Game By: Asmodee Digital **Update: See my thoughts on the new Crossroads and Dead Ends expansion and scoring system.** A lot of board games have been making their way over to iOS lately. Some are better than others, but most suffer from the simple fact that they were originally designed to be played with friends in the same room. Some digital games do still offer that and if…

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‘OXENFREE’ iOS Review: More Like This, Please!

OXENFREE BY: Night School Studio Night School Studio's OXENFREE has been on my radar since it released on PC and consoles last year to accolades from both the press and players alike. I didn't want to be spoiled, so I only learned enough about it to think that it looked like something that would play perfectly on an iPad. Since there was no word on that ever happening, I grabbed it for…

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‘Typeshift’ Review: A Fantastic Word Game Collaboration Between Zach Gage and Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Typeshift By: Zach Gage Zach Gage's Typeshift is the latest addition to Apple's indie game showcase that's been in progress for about a week. I got it a few days early and, even though I'm playing about fifteen games at the moment, I keep getting pulled back to this one. The game's stats tell me I've invested over five hours into the game already! It's especially good for winding down in bed,…

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