⛏️ Death Tales | Nintendo Switch | Ten minute Taster | "Cometh The Reaper" ⛏️ @ArcadeDistiller #GameDev #IndieGames

In Death Tales you play as a new reaper, completing quests, collecting spells, and gathering equipment to fight through hordes of enemies in this grim but whimsical 2D adventure!

⚔️🐲 Outward | Ten Minute Taster | PART II | PC Gameplay | "Lets Make A Character" ⚔️🐲 @deepsilver #GameDev #IndieGames

No remarkable journey is achieved without great effort. Outward is an open-world RPG where the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. Explore the vast world of Aurai, embark on memorable adventures alone or with your friend.

⚔️🔥🍗 OUTWARD | Ten Minute Taster | PART I | PC | "Buckle Up For An Old School Adventure!" ⚔️🔥🍗 @Outwardgame #outwardgame #IndieGames #GameDev

Outward is an open-world RPG where the cold of the night or an infected wound can be as dangerous as a predator lurking in the dark. 

Explore the vast world of Aurai, embark on memorable adventures alone or with your friend.

🎄🎁 Geeky Christmas Jumpers From Numskull | "Willy Wonka & Sonic The Hedgehog Join Forces!" 🎄🎁 @NumskullDesigns

 

Rich takes a look at the Willy Wonka and Sonic The hedgehog Christmas Jumpers from Numskull Designs

http://www.numskull.com/christmas-jumpers-sweaters/

🎮🎮 XBOX SERIES X & S VENOM Single Dock Charging Station | Unboxing & Impressions 🎮🎮

 
XBOX SERIES X & S VENOM Single dock charging station complete with rechargeable battery pack Powerful 850Mah rechargeable battery pack offers fast efficient charging and up to 15 hours of gameplay off one full charge Drop and go design removes the need to connect fiddly wires Designed to aesthetically complement the Xbox One series x console front LED charge indicator glows red when charging before turning Green when power is fully Restored Includes Detachable 2 metre USB cable to allow flexible placement additional rear USB port to allow charging of other devices Continues to charge when the console is placed in standby mode Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3q3RxwO

🐲 Bubble Bobble 4 Friends | The Baron Is Back | Ten-minute Taster | "Pop Some Bubbles With Bub N Bob" 🐲 @TAITO

The popular Dragons Bub and Bob are back! Bubble Bobble 4 Friends is the latest game in the legendary Bubble Bobble series from Taito.

Bubble Bobble 4 Friends on the PS4 for around £36

BACK OF THE BOX QUOTE

"Pop Some Bubbles With Bub n Bob"

🌉 Bridge Constructor The Walking Dead | PS4 | Ten Minute Taster | Zombie Lemmings 🌉 @HeadupGames #BCTWD #IndieGames #GameDev

 

Bridge Constructor: The Walking Dead combines the legendary and challenging puzzle gameplay of Bridge Constructor™ with the post-apocalyptic zombie universe of AMC’s The Walking Dead.

☢️🪓 Endzone: A World Apart | Ten minute Taster | Gameplay | Part 2 | Tutorial ☢️🪓 @AssembleTeam #GameDev #IndieGames

Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after a global nuclear disaster. Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

🛠️☢️ Endzone: A World Apart | Ten Minute Taster | PC | PART 1 "It's Time To Rebuild The World" ☢️🛠️ @AssembleTeam #IndieGames #GameDev

Endzone is a post-apocalyptic survival city builder, where you start a new civilization with a group of people after a global nuclear disaster. 

Build them a new home and ensure their survival in a shattered world, threatened by constant radiation, toxic rain, sandstorms and droughts.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/933820/Endzone__A_World_Apart

🧠 Observer : System Redux | Gameplay | No Commentary | "Eat Their Dreams!" 🧠 @BlooberTeam #GameDev #IndieGames

 

Observer: System Redux 

EAT THEIR DREAMS

Using a device known as the Dream Eater, hack into the minds of the dead and dying to relive their final moments, to explore their fears and obsessions. Delve into these twisted neural mazes and search for clues that will help you find the elusive killer. But beware: the deeper you go, the greater the risk of losing your own sanity.

🧠 Observer: System Redux | Ten Minute Taster | PART II 🧠 @BlooberTeam #IndieGames #GameDev

 

BECOME A NEURAL DETECTIVE

You play as Daniel Lazarski, an elite investigator of the future portrayed by late cyberpunk icon Rutger Hauer. As an Observer, you hack into the minds of suspects to extract clues and evidence. Anything they felt, thought, or remembered can and will be used to solve your case.

🧟‍♂️ Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles | Review | Nintendo Switch | "claustrophobic, early survival horror tropes return" 🧟‍♂️ @deaddropstudios #GameDev #IndieGames

Game Title: Outbreak: The Nightmare Chronicles

Developer: Dead Drop Studios LLC

Platform Reviewed: Switch 

Rating: 6/10

Having recently played the preceding titles in Dead Drop Studios LLC’s Outbreak series, I was keen to see how the third entry would play out. As it turns out, this is more akin to the first in the series – Outbreak: The New Nightmare – in that the fixed camera angles and more claustrophobic, early survival horror tropes return. 

This is a good thing, though, as the studio has improved on a lot of irritations from that early game, although some issues do remain.

🕹️ Britt Interviews: Robbie Collin - "Chief Film Critic At The Telegraph and Commodore 64 Le Mans Player At The Age Of 3" 🕹️ @robbiereviews #RetroGaming

Being chief film critic at The Telegraph for almost a decade, Robbie Collin certainly knows his Akira Kurosawa from his Al Cliver but I had no idea that he was also a fan of video games.

In a recent Twitter post, Robbie shared a picture of his children playing Daytona USA at The Heart of Gaming in London (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Heart_of_Gaming) – good – and I leapt upon the opportunity to learn about a totally different facet of his life.

A facet completely removed from his career of film criticism, a facet in which, instead of looking at a screen, he looks at a screen whilst also moving his thumbs slightly. 

🕵️‍♀️ Observer : System Redux | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "The Neural Detective Is Back" 🕵️‍♀️ @BlooberTeam #IndieGames #GameDev

 

The year is 2084.

In a dark cyberpunk world shattered by plagues and wars, become a neural detective and hack into the minds of others.

Rebuilt and augmented for the next-generation, Observer: System Redux is the definitive vision of one of the most acclaimed cyberpunk stories in games.

🍕 Lunch-a-Palooza Review By Lee, A & J | "Although there's no shortage of colourful party games at the moment, I'm always up for another one." 🍕 @AlternSoftware #GameDev #IndieGames

Although there's no shortage of colourful party games at the moment, I'm always up for another one. 

In the far distant past when we were still allowed within a mile of our friends, a group of us would often get together and swear at each other while playing Heave Ho, Jackbox, and Wario Ware. 

So I approached Lunch-a-Palooza expecting another one for the rotation.

🏹 Foregone | Review | Nintendo Switch | "it plays like a more focused, 2D Metroidvania" 🏹 @BigBlueBubble #GameDev #IndieGames

 

Foregone 8/10

I really enjoyed my time with Foregone. Casting you as an Arbiter fighting her way through the city of Calagan against a horde of enemies, it plays like a more focused, 2D Metroidvania that doesn’t outstay its welcome at around 7-8 hours. 

☠️ GTFO | EARLY ACCESS | Review By Dr Congo Fighting "Work Together OR Die together" ☠️ @TenChambers #IndieGames #GameDev

OK, so let’s get the first bit out of the way. 

The game’s name is an acronym. I know what it stands for, you know what it stands for, but this is a civilised place, so let’s just keep it to ourselves, eh?

💰 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire | Review Switch | "Time To Phone A Friend!" 💰 @Microids_off #IndieGames #GameDev

Who Wants to be a Millionaire - 6/10

I love quiz games. From the arcade gold of Quiz and Dragons through Codemasters’ Pub Trivia to the numerous Trivial Pursuit games, they all feel timeless and fun, especially with friends and family. 

The last version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire that I played (for a good while) was the PS1 version hosted by Chris Tarrant. This game, however, has too much unnecessary extra baggage and combined with clear limitations, it, unfortunately, feels like a somewhat missed opportunity.

🐶⚡️ Double Pug Switch | PS4 | Ten Minute Taster | "Pugs To The Power Of Two" 🐶⚡️ #GameDev #IndieGames

In Double Pug Switch, you take control of the Pug Otis, the loyal companion of the Professor! After an accident in the Professor’s lab involving the mischievous cat Whiskers and some Portal Fluids, Otis and Whiskers are sucked into an alternate dimension.

Challenge yourself with side-scrolling alternative dimension switching mania requiring lightning-quick reflexes to jump, hop, and dimension swap your way to victory. Hop, dimension swap and navigate your way through unique dimensions to chase down Whiskers and save him from his evil wrongdoings!

🐜 Britt's Brief Bulletin PART III | Flea! | Dreamcast Review 🐜 @Wallmasterr #IndieGames #GameDev

Game Title: Flea!

Developer: Lowteck Games

Platform Reviewed: Dreamcast (also available on Steam and NES)

Rating: 8/10

I absolutely adore new releases on older systems, especially when they are as great as this one.