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Review – Astronook
As my son’s obsession with all things space and planets continues to grow, I keep my eye open for games that might allow him to explore what he loves even deeper. Astronook caught my attention because it’s a so-called “cozy” experience, which definitely sounds perfect for a three-year-old. I’ll tell you what’s not cozy: trying to solve way-too-intense connect-the-dot puzzles…
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Review – R-Type Dimensions III
R-Type is a series with remarkable consistency. You can ask a group of fans what their favourite title is and almost every entry will be represented. For me, it’s R-Type III: The Third Lightning, but that might be because I love the SNES. Also, I’ve only played the first three games. Released in 1993 on SNES, R-Type III was the…
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Review: inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories.
Last year, I found myself in a bit of a reading frenzy with books about shops, stores, cafes, and similar neighborhood establishments. I devoured the likes of Robert Seethaler’s The Cafe with no Name, Kim Ho-Yeon’s The Second Chance Convenience Store, and—to a lesser extent—Mai Mochizuki’s The Full Moon Coffee Shop as I sought the comfort of their feel-good dramas…
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Review – Anthology of the Killer
One of the best games of 2024 has arrived on console, and that means there's nowhere you're safe. Learn why this collection of 9 short horror games is so fantastic, and then put it on your list of priorities. Near the top!
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Early Access Review – Moves of the Diamond Hand
It's time to return to Off-Peak City, with the Early Access release of Moves of the Diamond Hand. Does chapter 2 live up to the high standards of Cosmo D? Get a sandwich ready, we're going in.
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Review – A Cat’s Tale of Love and Friendship: Jingle Cats – On a Mission of Love
Do you like the Jingle Cats? If so, why? Well, regardless, I might have the game for you. It's about the Jingle Cats, it's from Japan, and it's pretty strange. It is probably not what you'd expect from a band of musical cats.
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Review – Tactical Breach Wizards
Can a tactics game work with the player to streamline the user experience and eliminate a lot of the frustrations of the genre? No more blindsiding players to create artificial challenge. No more 95 percentile shots that result in misses. In their place, straightforward level and character design that can be read at a glance so that a plan of…
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Review-in-Progress – All Will Fall
Water, water everywhere, so it's time to get building. All Will Fall is a survival city-builder set in a soggy post-apocalyptic world where you have little space to build. Also, I didn't have enough capacity this month to play enough for review, so here's a preview of that.
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Review – Retro Rewind
Mmm, the smell of old plastic and magnetic tape. We lost something special with the downfall of the rental shop. Thankfully, we have games like Retro Rewind to take us back to those days where the late fee ruled over us all.
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Two video rental retail sims launched in the same month. Which one is for you?
It's surprising, but two retail simulators centred around running a video rental store have released this month: Rewind 99 and Retro Rewind. Aside from the subject matter, they're unrelated and unique. So, if you were to pick only one of them, which should you go for?
