⚔️ Ys: Memories of Celceta | Review | PS4 | "Adol, for god’s sake, get a Dictaphone" ⚔️

A PS4 port of a 2012 PS Vita game, if you are familiar with the Ys series, you are in safe, if familiar hands. If, however, the Ys games are something you have never played before, this acts as a great starting point.

🛠️⚒️ Aground | PC | Review | "The best 2-D crafting game I have ever played" 🛠️⚒️ @fancyfishgames #IndieGames #GameDev

An astonishingly well-balanced crafting game that is elevated through the use of a subtle but key narrative push, Aground is a game that I am already certain will make it into my ‘Games of the year’ list and I urge everyone to play it, there’s a free demo so I don’t want to hear any excuses!

🚀🛰️🛸 Shipbreaker | How To Pay Off $1 Billion Of Debt! | PC | Early Access | Ten Minute Taster 🚀🛰️🛸 @ShipbreakerGame #IndieGames #GameDev

Hardspace Shipbreaker is my new obsession! Embark on a journey to pay back the 1 Billion debt that you owe LYNX Corp and cut up a load of space ships in the process. You are basically a one-man scrap metal merchant and I love this game!

🚀 Rigid Force Redux | Switch | Review | "Can i Get A Redux?!! HELL YEAH!" 🚀 #IndieGames #GameDev @com8com1

I first reviewed the original version of this game when it was released on PC in 2018 as Rigid Force Alpha. 

Below I have combined that review with updated thoughts on the Redux versions released on consoles.

🛢️🗼⛽️ Turmoil | Review | Switch | "Dig For Oil My Friends!" 🛢️🗼⛽️ #Turmoil #IndieGames #GameDev @Gamious

Turmoil is developed by the Dutch gaming Company Gamious who are based in Haarlem and have been making games since 2011.

Another notable game by them is i0 an abstract platformer where you grow bigger or smaller in order to solve puzzles.

🚀🐟 Darius Cozmic Collection Console | Review | PS4 | "Welcome To Bullet Hell!" 🚀 🐟 #TAITO

TAITO Darius Cozmic Collection Console - PS4 £34.99

The Darius series pioneered horizontal Shoot 'Em Up Games and was developed by the legendary TAITO Corporation. The first Darius game wowed arcade going fans when it was released in 1986 with its dedicated dual-display cabinet, imaginative enemy designs and revolutionary sound design.

Darius Cozmic Collection Console - Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 includes 6 titles (9 versions) from the Darius home console series:

·         Darius II (Mega Drive, JP version)

·         SAGAIA (Genesis, US version)

·         SAGAIA (Master System, EU version)

·         Darius Twin (Super Famicom, JP version)

·         Darius Twin (Super NES, US version)

·         Darius Force (Super Famicom, JP version)

·         Super Nova (Super NES, US version)

·         Darius Alpha (PC Engine, JP version)

·         Darius Plus (PC Engine, JP version)

🐑🐑🐑 Shaun The Sheep - Home Sheep Home - Farmageddon "Sheep Stackers Delight!" 🐑🐑🐑 #IndieGame

Home Sheep Home: Farmageddon Party Edition re-launches on the Greenlight label for Nintendo Switch and I have been playing this lovely little puzzler on my switch.

🐰🐇 Edna & Harvey: The Breakout - The Anniversary Edition | Review | PS4 | "Padded Cells & Stuffed Bunnies" 🐰🐇 @daedalic #IndieGames #GameDev

Edna & Harvey: The Breakout was Originally released in 2013 and now The award-winning cult classic point n click adventure game is back with a new paint job!

You’ll set out to assist young Edna and her talking stuffed bunny Harvey on an attempt to escape from her padded cell. 

You’ll be in for a thrilling ride as you get to experience a bizarre journey all across the insane asylum and then far beyond its brick walls.

💥 Fly Punch Boom | Review | Switch | "Mix Saturday Morning Cartoons With a Slice Of Madness" 💥 @JollypunchGames #IndieGames #GameDev

Fly Bunch Boom! - Take 100g of Saturday morning 80’s cartoons, a slice of madness, two shots of over the top cartoon violence and your someways toward describing the crazy button timing beat em up that is Fly Punch Boom!

🎢 Hold On Tight! Planet Coaster Console edition is COMING!! 🎢 #PlanetCoaster @PlanetCoaster

Allow us to introduce you to the makers of Planet Coaster: Console Edition. 

In the debut video below a few members of the team behind the game give a glimpse into the exciting things in store for players this Holiday season.

⚔️ 🧙‍♂️ The Waylanders | PC | Preview #IndieGames #GameDev ⚔️ 🧙‍♂️

Waylanders - £26.99 - Early Access

The Waylanders is pitched as a classic party-based RPG featuring some of the top-talents who brought us well-known titles within the genre like the Dragon Age, Mass Effect or Pillars of Eternity sagas.

👾 Space Invaders | Invincible Collection | Nintendo Switch 👾 #RetroGaming #SpaceInvaders

Here's one for all you Space Invaders lovers out there...

TAITO and Strictly Limited Games announced what is reported to be the most complete Space Invaders collection on cartridge ever is coming to the Nintendo Switch.

Three limited, physical versions of the Space Invaders Invincible Collection will be available exclusively on strictlylimitedgames.com starting from Sunday June 28th. 

⚽️📓 Championship Manager 2 - Nottingham Forest vs Southampton - Episode 34: "Crossley In The Crossfire" ⚽️📓 #RetroGaming #ChampionshipManager #CreatorsUnite

Championship Manager 2 has been on my list of games to play on YouTube for years now and finally, I have pulled my finger out and taken the job of Nottingham Forest Manager.

Come see how my season unfolds in these short sharp Champ Manager vids.

🕹️ 10 Incredible Arcade Games You Need To Play 🕹️ #Arcade #Retrogaming

By Ben Steele
So Arcades are mainly a thing of the past now although there are still a few dotted around they are nothing like what they used to be and I feel bad for new generations never knowing that feeling of putting 10p or 20p coins into these wonderful machines and having the time of your life well the time of my life.

📦 THE LAST OF US PART II | STANDARD PLUS EDITION | GAME EXCLUSIVE | UNBOXING 📦 #TheLastofUsPartII

THE LAST OF US PART II |

STANDARD PLUS EDITION |

GAME EXCLUSIVE | UNBOXING

💥 UltraCore - The Digital Release Of A Salvaged Run & Gun Platformer From The '90s is Coming! 💥

Fans of retro games will find this unearthed treasure a must to check out. With its pedigree, development team and new and updated restoration, UltraCore is a real nostalgic sojourn!

ININ Games announced that they were now able to give fans of retro platformer games the opportunity to play Ultracore after more than two decades of waiting!

🌚 Moons Of Madness | Review | PS4 | “Can I Play With Madness?!” 🌚 #IndieGames #GameDev

Was it Iron Maiden that once asked, “Can I play with madness?!” Well, thanks to the clever developers at Rock Pocket Games and Dreamloop Games now you can, Mr Dickinson.

Moons of Madness is clearly a horror game for horror Lovecraft fans, Insert me!

My approach to playing games of this genre is to turn off the lights and strap on a pair of headphones...I’m already scared - Send help!

Headphones are essential when playing horrors - they help turn the milk chocolatey!

🎮💻 So You Want to Create Your own Gaming Website 🎮💻

Pixabay - CCO Licence

If you’re an avid gamer and you want to share your passion with other people, launching your own gaming website could be the ultimate endeavour. With the right tools and content, you can ever turn your hobby into a lucrative side hustle or your main source of income, so there really is no end to the benefits of creating your own site. 

🎮 How To Keep Yourself Safe And Protected During Your Gaming Endeavours 🎮

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During your life, it’s safe to say that you’ll play a video game or two every now and then at the very least. 

If you’re not really a huge gamer, then you’re not exactly going to be staring at a screen as much as the rest of us, and that’s cool. 

You’ll still dabble in a few games here and there, though, due to curiosity! 
Everybody wants to, at the very least, try! 
There’s too much hype behind the gaming industry for you not to be a little interested.

🏝️🔥 Isle of Spirits | XBOX | Review | "A Casual Survival Game" 🏝️🔥 @games_bullet #IndieGames #GameDev

Isle Of Spirits is a casual survival game based on accessibility and simplicity, Isle of Spirits has some really solid ideas but is let down by an oddly rigid, unforgiving end-game and a lack of diversity in the gameplay.

Isle of Spirits begins with your character washed up on the shores of a deserted island, his goal? Escape. 

To do this, you’ll need to build a raft by collecting stone, wood, plants and the like from around the island and lashing them all together so that you can sail to safety.

📕 Liberated | Review | Nintendo Switch | "A well-told story with a rough edge" 📕 @Walkabout_Games #IndieGames #GameDev

Liberated is an exciting and surprisingly involving tale with a shifting narrative that is unfortunately marred by technical issues.

Told – very effectively – via the medium of a digital, 4-issue comic book, Liberated is a game that really connects with the player through the narrative.

The desaturated imagery, in an almost cold-blue monochromatic style, drives home the storytelling.

💾🕶️ What Exactly Are Gaming Glasses? 💾🕶️

Gaming Glasses was a term that I'd never really come across before but then I noticed a trend via explodingtopics.com which explained that during the COVID 19 outbreak gaming usage spiked and millions of gamers began suffering from dry eyes, dizziness and other symptoms of long gaming sessions. Therefore more people began to use orange-tinted gaming glasses while playing.

I was immediately sceptical of the effectiveness of these so-called 'Gamer Glasses' and set out on an intrepid journey of discovery through my use of Google and typing in those immortal words "Gaming Glasses"

♠️🛩️ Red Wings: Aces of the Sky | Nintendo Switch | Review |"Smoke me a kipper, I’ll be back for breakfast... and more gaming" ♠️🛩️ @RedWingsTheGame #GameDev #IndieGames

Since the days of the Amiga, I’ve always enjoyed flight simulators with a more casual bent and the bi/triplanes of the first World War have always held a simple majesty. 

When I think of them, I’m reminded of titles such as Red Baron, Blue Max and of course public domain classic Biplanes (BIP). 

The more technical simulators with their keyboard overlays, glacial frame-rates and baffling multiple camera views never appealed to me, my trousers remained firmly buckled in their presence.

🌊🐙 Aqua Lungers | Nintendo Switch | Review | "Harpoon Your Mates, Steal Sunken Treasure, Fight Giant Octopussy" 🐙🌊 #Nindies #IndieGames #GameDev

Aqua Lungers - Switch - £12.99 eShop

Aqua Lungers at its heart is a frantic fun multiplayer game that is well made and knows exactly how to get players shouting at each other in the same room as each other as you steal treasure from a giant octopus and literally stab your fellow players in the back!

🔥⚔️ Burning Knight | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "He's On Fiiire!" 🔥⚔️ #GameDev #IndieGames

Steal everything you can and flee from the Burning Knight's castle in this action-packed roguelike! 

The game features tight bullet hell, tons of items, characters to meet... and secrets!

The development started in March 2018. 

Egor Dorichev was developing the game in Java, but soon the team ran into a bunch of issues with Java, and the game was ported to C# in March 2019. 

The final release occurred on June 5th, 2020.

🚀👾 TWO New Darius Collections Are Coming! 16th June 2020 PS4/Switch (Console & Arcade Collection) 🚀👾 #Darius #RetroGaming

The Legendary Darius series pioneered horizontal Shoot 'Em Up Games and was developed by the TAITO Corporation.

The first Darius game was a hit when it was released in 1986 with its dedicated dual-display cabinet, imaginative enemy designs and revolutionary sound design.

The first Darius is set in a futuristic 2D world, where the player pilots a Silver Hawk craft alone, or with a second player, and shoots their way through enemy hordes, navigating tricky terrain and battling giant robotic sea creatures. 

🌳⚔️ Arboria | PC | Review | "If you Go Down To The Woods Today..." 🌳⚔️ #GameDev #IndieGames

In Arboria you begin your journey in this dark fantasy rogue-lite as an ancient forest-dwelling troll-like warrior You will descend into the ever-changing forest and uncover the mysteries of your tribe. You get to use a variety of Symbiotic Weapons to fight enemies and you will get the chance to mutate to become even stronger on each run.

👨‍⚖️ FEMIDA | Review | PC | "The Gavel Will Fall On Bad Translations" 👨‍⚖️ #GameDev #IndieGames

Femida - £6.99 - Steam

In Femida you Play the role of Judge Demian Mardoch and investigate the disappearance of your father during the Last Revolution. 

It’s set in the dystopian State with an overarching storyline that is initially intriguing to dig into.

🐙Dread Nautical | Review | PS4 | "if one of Rob Brydon’s cushy cruises turned bad" 🐙🚢 @ZenIndies #GameDev #IndieGames

Ever wondered what would happen if one of Rob Brydon’s cushy cruises turned bad?

Or if Jane McDonald hadn’t forged a daytime presenting career, but instead had to fight off hordes of bizarre beasties?

Of course, you have. Anyone who’s been on an ocean liner fears the day it’ll be overrun by marauding monsters with a taste for blood and a penchant for attacking people with suspect accents (more on that later).

🚐🌉 Poly Bridge 2 | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Strut Your stuff" 🚐🌉 @drycactusgames #IndieGames #GameDev

Poly Bridge 2 The acclaimed bridge-building simulator is back and better than ever!

New levels, new mechanics, a custom physics engine, workshop campaigns, and much more! Rediscover your engineering creativity with even more hours of puzzling fun!

🏔️🚗 Hill Climbing Mania | Nintendo Switch | Review | *A mountain I couldn’t bring myself to climb* 🏔️🚗 #IndieGames #GameDev

A mobile port to the Switch, Hill Climbing Mania makes no bones about its similarities to Fingersoft’s 2012 title, Hill Climb Racing.

Whilst this is a ‘snack’ genre that I have had a lot of fun with on mobile platforms, InLogic’s title has too many issues for it to be a recommended purchase.

💎 Clockwork Aquario - A Lost Arcade Gem From 1992 Unearthed! 💎 #Arcade #RetroGaming

Here's some exciting news about a video game that nearly never came to light and as a bonus, it's from the talented people at Westone that made the Wonder Boy series!

Strictly Limited Games and ININ Games announced today that Clockwork Aquario will be released in 2020 - after being lost for 27 years!

💥 Fury Unleashed | Review | PC | "Comics Guns N Tons Of Fun!" 💥 @AwesomeGamesStd #GameDev #IndieGames

Fury Unleashed - PC - Steam £17.99

Get a 10% Discount by using the affiliate code FREEZER at the checkout!

Fury Unleashed is a combo-driven run n gun rogue-lite action-platformer and feels like its the love child between Metal Slug and Dead Cells whilst also looking at Broforce with longing looks.

In Fury Unleashed it’s all about achieving combo kills as each kill increases your combo and by hitting certain combo numbers and your damage resistance and healing powers kick in! 

Fury Unleashed oozes good looks and has a comic book vibe that hits the mark in every department as you play each panel of your comic book screen by screen.

⛳️🏌️‍♂️ What The Golf? | Review | Nintendo Switch | "The TRUE Zany Golf" ⛳️🏌️‍♂️ #WhatTheGolf @tribandtweets #IndieGames #GameDev

As a fan of both golf and video games, any time the two collide, I fly into action on a pedal-powered whirligig that uses crossed 9-irons as rotors whilst screaming my battle cry of ‘Tommy Armour III’. I also have a penchant for Warioware-Esque mini-games and so What the Golf? appears to be genetically designed for my gaming palette. Good.

⚾️🥎 Pong Quest | Review | PC | "The Best Version Of Pong You Will Ever Play!" ⚾️🥎 #PONGQuest @ChequeredInk #IndieGames #GameDev

"PONG Quest™ bills itself as a new take on Pong as you take control of a brave young paddle and attempt to traverse treacherous randomly generated dungeons in a PONG®-themed dungeon-crawling RPG."

GAME LINK:

https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/pong-quest-pc/?tap_a=50262-8d2b33&tap_s=646600-ff0c41

🕹️ The Top 10 Best Selling Arcade Games Of The 1980s 🕹️ #Retrogaming #Arcade #Retrogames

Here's a Top 10 Of The Best Selling Arcade Games Of The 1980s

Can you guess who comes steaming in at Number 1?

🧩🕰️ Tick Tock: A Tale For Two | Nintendo Switch / iOS | Review | "A Puzzle Game For Two" 🕰️🧩 @OtherTales #GameDev #IndieGames

A puzzle game that requires two players, Tick Tock: A Tale for Two is a pleasant distraction for a couple of hours and a very neat idea that is worth a gander for the puzzle-lovers out there, especially during these locked-down times.

🤖 Volcanoids | Early Access Preview | PC | "Volcanoes & Robots" 🌋 @volcanoids #GameDev #IndieGames

Volcanoids - On Steam £15

Volcanoids is a first-person, base building survival game set in the steampunk era.

You’ll get to Explore a volcanic island, operating giant drills and enduring eruptions triggered by mechanical beings while you try and unravel the mystery of what is causing the volcanic eruptions.

https://www.volcanoids.com/

🚛🚚 Convoy | Review | "If George Miller and John Carpenter Met up in the 80’s and Decided to Make a Game" 🚛🚚 @convoy_games #IndieGames #GameDev

If George Miller and John Carpenter met up in the 80’s and decided to make a game, Convoy would be the result!

🧙‍♂️🐸 ⚔️ Operencia Stolen Sun | Review | PS4 | "Dungeon Crawling & Frog Man Bashing!" 🧙‍♂️🐸 ⚔️ @zen_studios #IndieGames #GameDev

Operencia The Stolen Sun almost completely nails the sweet spot between an old school dungeon crawler and an up to date RPG and I think I like it a lot!

🕰️ Mad Experiments: Escape Room | Preview PC | "shaping up to be a great example of the genre" 🕰️ @clemgamedev #GameDev #IndieGames

I’m a big fan of physical Escape Rooms and it seems to be a good fit to the gaming medium, what with it effectively being a series of puzzles.

PlayTogether Studios have seized upon this idea and brought it to life with the resulting game being impressive, challenging and fun.

⚔️♟️ Wartile | Review | PS4 | "Like Sun Tzu, The Art of War is in My Blood" ♟️⚔️ #GameDev #IndieGames

I was really excited about Wartile. I am a huge fan of strategy games like XCOM, Age of Empires, 8-Bit Armies etc. and have been since the 90s (playing Command & Conquer Red Alert over LAN was an experience).

🦜🐦🦉 Fledgling Heroes | Review | Nintendo Switch | "It's Time To Tap & Flap" 🦜🐦🦉 @FledglingHeroes #GameDev #IndieGames #Nindies

Fledgling Heroes is giving me the Flappy Bird vibes but with more feathers and finesse. It has a lovely looking hand-drawn style of graphics and an ultra-tight control system that is easy to learn and hard to master. This is one slick fun video game.

The game does feel very much like a mobile game that has been brought to the switch but that’s no bad thing as the game feels right at home on the Nintendo Switch and gives you a nice zen experience while you flap through this relatively short but fun side-scrolling flapper.

💥🤛 John Wick HEX | PS4 | Ten Minute Taster | SNEAK SHOOT KILL REPEAT 💥🤛 #JohnWick #IndieGames #GameDev

John Wick Hex is an action strategy video game based on the John Wick franchise.

The PlayStation 4 port of the game released on May 5, 2020.

The game was developed by British studio Bithell Games and is distributed by Good Shepherd Entertainment.

AND NOW I'VE GOT MY HANDS ON IT!

🕹️ I Played That At My Mate's House 🕹️ #Retrogaming #C64 #Commodore64

When I chart back my journey through video games over the years and I think back to my childhood years of playing video games a pivotal moment in video games always took place at a mates house. 

From my first moments of seeing a Spectrum to the point where I realised I needed a PC these moments were all borne from a visit to a friend’s house who had the latest console or the coolest game of the time.

So let’s get into my own personal time machine and head on back to those key moments from when I was growing up and discovering video games for the first time.

🏴‍☠️🦜Nelly Cootalot Spoonbeaks Ahoy! | Review | PC | "Avast Ye Widebeard!" 🏴‍☠️🦜 @MisterABK #IndieGames #GameDev

Nelly Cootalot Spoonbeaks Ahoy is a quintessentially charming British pirate point n click video game that has stacks of humour and is played at a relaxing pace which is perfect for people who love to play old school point n click inventory based video games. 

💻🖥️💾🖱️ Paper Craft Computers and Super Mario Bros Demakes From @rockasoo 💻🖥️💾🖱️ #PaperCraft #RetroGaming

Construct the retro computer or console from your childhood or build an entire retro computer museum at home with these FREE papercraft models, free to download and share.
Print, Cut, Score, Fold and Glue.

🏔️🚛 SnowRunner | Review | PS4 | "Let's Rescue Some Folks On A Mountain Pass!" 🏔️🚛 @PlaySnowRunner #IndieGames #GameDev

Whilst a very niche gaming market, SnowRunner is the follow up to Mudrunner and is a surprisingly in-depth and rewarding experience that comes across as a game with the utmost respect for the challenging industry that it portrays.

Definitely not a game everyone will click with but will resonate with those that do.

⬛️ ⬛️ Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey | Review | PC | "Block Kicking Fun!" ⬛️ ⬛️ @oddbreezeGames #GameDev #IndieGame

In Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey you play as a character called Crew 167 who finds himself alone on a spaceship hurtling towards a destination called Hope 9. 

The game plays on the fact that Crew 167 is Isolated and his mind begins to create hallucinations to keep him entertained on this lonely journey.

The cinematic cut scenes attempt to dive into the mind of the character as he tries to make sense of the world around him and the gameplay centres on block-pushing puzzles of old.