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LumenTale: Memories of Trey Review – A Tale Worth Remembering

Brandon Billingsley
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The Monster Tamer genre has seen quite the renaissance lately. New games are being released all the time that experiment and explore the time tested mechanics of the usual turn based RPG formula. Games like Doki Monsters evoke nostalgia while games like Cassette Beasts bring with them unique and innovative concepts. So what happens when you have a game that manages to do both? You get LumenTale: Memories of Trey. Developed by Beehive Studios and published by Team17(the same publisher who gave us the impressively well made Date Everything and Amber Isle), LumenTale is poised to make its debut and I couldn’t be more excited to share my thoughts on it. This is one game I'm going to be playing for a while.

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Bubsy 4D Review – The Cat Is Back!

Sean Phillips
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You know that saying “That wasn’t on my bingo card” whenever something surprising and/or shocking happens during a year? Well, I’m pretty sure a new Bubsy game wasn’t on ANYONE’S bingo card for 2026 but here we are with Bubsy 4D! The first fully 3D entry since Bubsy 3D - a game I do not think was as bad as everyone made it out to be - and coming from the talented folks over at Fabraz who created the Indie hits Demon Turf and its sequel Demon Tides; two games I will freely admit I’ve yet to play and are now in my list of games to check out (I’m never going to get through this backlog, aren’t I?). Did Fabraz make a paw-some game that breaks the so-called ‘Bubsy Curse’? In short, yes they did as Bubsy 4D is paws-itively paw-some!

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Seth Review – Become a God, for a Limited Time

Joshua Wyld
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Embody a disgraced Egyptian god of chaos, grab a shotgun, crossbow, or rocket launcher, and wreak havoc on a legion of Apophis’s evil-doers in this short but well-done boomer shooter roguelite by newcomer developer Chaotic Games. When you pick up a game like Seth, you’re hoping for a tightly-executed gunplay experience paired with a growing set of challenges that reward learning how to best take advantage of your combat options, along with the roguelite element encouraging additional playthroughs. Seth executes the gameplay aspect quite well, but left me wanting more in regards to content after finishing my first couple runs. That’s a credit to how fun blasting through the rounds of enemies was in the dark, techy Egyptian surroundings the game takes place in.

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Adorable Adventures Review – A Complete Cozy Animal Experience

Joshua Wyld
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Adorable Adventures only needed one static image to pull me in. That picture of a baby boar, sitting there wide-eyed and ready for adventure had me hook line and sinker. Upon further digging, what sat behind that big snoot of his was a gaming experience like no other, and one that shows what a little precious idea can become with time, love, and a developer that doesn’t leave any part of the playing experience unpolished. What starts off as a simple gathering quest quickly becomes one fantastically pleasing romp through an amazing nature wonderland.

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No Stone Unturned (Early Access) Review

Joshua Wyld
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No Stone Unturned is hard to describe, but I’ll try my darndest to by saying it’s a comedic dialogue-fueled fever dream filled with a variety of minigames, chase sequences, and adventurous sleuthing by one very confident squirrel with a case of amnesia to overcome and a case of murder to solve. Your job as Detective Cox is to try and find out what the heck happened to you and a slain chicken you come upon right after waking up outside. Alone and confused, you set off on a search for answers. Developers Wise Monkey Ent. Ltd. have employed some fantastic writers and artists for this project, as I found myself absolutely delighted throughout my playtime, as the whip-smart humor, incredibly creative minigames, and avant garde mish-mash of art styles never left me bored, and always kept things entertaining.

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Neopets – Mega Mini Games Collection Review

Joshua Wyld
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If you’re a millenial, like me, or have a thing for experiences and games that give a dose of nostalgia, like me, then you’re probably at least aware of the existence of Neopets as a brand. Founded in 1999, Neopets has served as a hub for kids and kids at heart to adopt, care for, feed, and adventure with colorful creatures. Primarily based online at the Neopets website, users have for years been able to play a plethora of minigames to earn points, get items on the site, and achieve high scores. Finally, after all that time, the Neopets - Mega Mini Games Collection - The Neopian Arcade Odyssey makes playing those games outside of the website, and even on the go through the Steamdeck system, possible. Overall, 26 classic, retro-inspired mini games were recreated within Unity for this collection. Was the foray beyond the walls of the Neopets website worth it after all these years? Unfortunately, I believe it’s only for the hardest of hardcore Neopets enthusiasts who want to earn Neopoints on the go, or those who don’t mind pushing through a way-too-buggy experience just to scratch that Neopets nostalgia itch.

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