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Jump and climb through huge structures in the creepy and atmospheric Lorn's Lure

By Liam Dawe, Oct 1

Lorn's Lure is a thoroughly odd game. It's all about jumping and climbing your way through these huge structures, with a creepy and lonely atmosphere it's certainly a unique experience not found elsewhere.

#DRIVE Rally is an impressive new racer that I can't wait to see more from

By Liam Dawe, Oct 1

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Need a new racing game? #DRIVE Rally from Pixel Perfect Dude is officially out now in Early Access with Linux support.

Evolve and fuse monsters in inventory management battler NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

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NEODUEL: Backpack Monsters is out today from DiceHit Games, Rogue Duck Interactive and it's another quality one in the inventory management auto-battler genre.

My favourite auto-battler Mechabellum is out now

By Liam Dawe, Sep 30

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Bringing together the explosive destruction from real-time strategy games to the auto-battler genre, Mechabellum is a thoroughly good time and it's out now.

Hive Jump 2: Survivors is an addictive blend of Vampire Survivors and Brotato with a Jetpack

By Liam Dawe, Sep 12

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There may come a day where I get tired of survivor-like bullet hell shooters, but it's clearly not today. Hive Jump 2: Survivors just released and I've had a real blast with it.

CATO: Buttered Cat is a truly charming puzzle platformer based on the buttered-cat paradox

By Liam Dawe, Sep 11

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Memes, jokes and games don't always blend together well or age well in video games, but CATO: Buttered Cat does it very playfully with the right idea and it's just wonderful.

Terrorformer TD is a seriously good tower defense game where you shape the battlefield

By Liam Dawe, Sep 10

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It's hard to pull me away from Bloons TD 6, but Terrorformer TD has managed to do it. A tower defense game where you constantly tweak the battlefield as time goes on.

The Elecrow CrowView Note is a real useful all-in-one portable monitor and keyboard

By Liam Dawe, Sep 6

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Elecrow sent over a review unit of their new CrowView Note, a portable all-in-one monitor and keyboard that you can use to turn various devices into a proper workstation.

Earl vs. the Mutants is chaotic survivor-like fun with vehicles

By Liam Dawe, Sep 4

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There's a whole lot of Vampire Survivor-likes and bullet hell / bullet heaven mixtures around, but not many stick you directly in the driver's seat like Earl vs. the Mutants.

Frontline Crisis is a tough but engaging mix of tower defense and top-down shooting with a big mech

By Liam Dawe, Aug 28

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Developer BCQT released Frontline Crisis earlier in August, and like a lot of smaller games it seems to have flown under the radar but if you love tower defense and top down shooting you need to play this.

shapez 2 is an absurdly great and accessible factory-building game out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 16

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Time to cut some shapes, and I don't mean on the dance floor. Factory-building sim shapez 2 is out now in Early Access with Linux support.

Preserve is a wonderfully chilled and beautiful relaxing nature-building game

By Liam Dawe, Aug 9

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If you love tile-based chilled puzzle games like Dorfromantik, you'll probably really love Preserve. This one is all about repopulating a wasteland to create a vibrant and flourishing ecosystem.

Fox-girl platformer Kitsune Tails is a true quality retro-inspired good time - out now

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1

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Kitsune Tails from developer Kitsune Games is a platformer inspired by the classics like Super Mario Bros, steeped in Japanese mythology and it's well worth playing.

Real-time air traffic controller sim Mini Airways is out now and will keep you on your toes

By Liam Dawe, Aug 1

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What I initially thought would be a bit like Mini Motorways and Mini Metro, it's similar only really in style and name, but Mini Airways is a different and challenging beast that will keep your undivided attention.

Horticular is a beautifully relaxing garden-restoring game inspired by Viva Pinata

By Liam Dawe, Jul 24

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Inspired in parts by both Viva Pinata and Rollercoaster Tycoon, inDirection Games and Slug Disco just released Horticular and it's as sweet as they come.

Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is a quality shoot 'em up throwback to Desert Strike

By Liam Dawe, Jul 15

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Inspired by the Strike series (Desert/Jungle/Urban Strike) and Choplifter, Megacopter: Blades of the Goddess is a lot of fun if you love fast-paced shoot 'em up action.

Slow down a bit and go collecting in Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge

By Liam Dawe, Jun 24

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Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge is another wonderful game built with Godot Engine, for gamers who prefer things a whole lot more chilled.

Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power is a fresh take on dungeon crawling with a very unique weapon

By Liam Dawe, Jun 19

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If you absolutely love action-heavy dungeon crawlers like The Binding of Isaac, and the chaos from Vampire Survivors you're going to need to take a look at Heroes Of Loot: Gauntlet Of Power from Orangepixel.

Selaco is now in Early Access - one of the best shooters I've played in forever

By Liam Dawe, May 31

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The day is finally here, Selaco from Altered Orbit Studios has now entered Early Access so you can see what absolute insanity they've been able to do with the GZDoom code.

Rack and Slay answers the question of "what if a dungeon crawler was like billiards"

By Liam Dawe, May 30

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Answering the question you didn't think to ask, Rack and Slay has shown up to show you what happens when you combine a dungeon crawler with something resembling billiards and pool. It's as odd as it sounds but it works.

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