📽️🎞️ What the Dub?! | Review | XBOX SERIES X | 8/10 | "A Simple Idea Executed Wonderfully" 📽️🎞️ @widerightgames #IndieGames #GameDev

What The Dub?! is a multiplayer party game where each player overdubs missing dialogue from hilariously awful B-movies, outdated PSAs, and bizarre industrial films, with their own witty (or plain stupid) dubs!

Over 300 so-bad-they're-good clips to dub. Supports up to 12 players!’

🤖 Narita Boy | Review | XBOX SERIES X | 6.5/10 | "Narita Boy Looks and Sounds Great With a Real Appeal to Those Fans of 80’s Tech" 🤖@studiokobaGAME #IndieGames #GameDev

Developed by Studio Koba and published by Team17, Narita Boy is a  2D platformer which casts you in the titular role as you traverse the Digital Kingdom to confront the Creator.

🎮 Premium Edition Games 🎮 @PremiumEdition1 #IndieGames #GameDev #CIBSunday

https://premiumeditiongames.com

Following my interview last month with the awesome JP of Premium Edition games, their first two releases arrived yesterday at the GF Welsh branch and I was KEEN to dive in.

For those unfamiliar with Premium Edition Games, they specialise in releasing top-quality physical editions of indie gaming gold. This, their first pair of releases – numbered PE01 & PE02 – comprise of Super Blood Hockey and The Pigeon Dev Games Collection with their third release A Robot Named Fight already on the horizon.

🌍 Genesis Noir | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Point & Click Chic" 🌍 @TheEvilChris #GameDev #IndieGames

 

Genesis Noir on PC is A noir adventure spanning time and space. 

When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. 

Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.

🎮 Gioteck | WX4 Premium | Wireless Controller With Programmable Back Buttons | 8.5/10 | ICE COOL 🎮 @GioteckArmy

I reviewed Gioteck’s WX4 - both wired and wireless versions - a few months ago on the site, having also used them personally for over a year prior to the article  -where they received a saucy 8/10 ICE COOL rating - https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2020/11/gioteck-controllers-review-wx-4-and-jc.html

Having received the new WX4 premium version – again, compatible with PS3, PC and Switch – the build quality, connectivity and battery life are mostly the same but there are differences here.

🔥 Paradise Lost | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Where's My Zippo!?!" 🔥 @AllinGamesPub #ParadiseLost #IndieGames #GameDev

It's winter, 1980. Szymon, a boy raised in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, finds an abandoned Nazi bunker. 

Will he find what he’s looking for? 

Play Paradise Lost and explore an underground world, where Slavic mythology mixes with retrofuturistic technology. 

Discover the last story on Earth.

🔥 Heavy Metal Machines | Ten Minute Taster | PC | "Rocking & Rolling!" 🔥

Heavy Metal Machines is a one of a kind Free-to-Play Multiplayer Vehicular Combat game where players engage in 4v4 intense battles, controlling lethal vehicles in post-apocalyptic arenas.

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📝 Papa’s Quiz | Review | XBOX SERIES X | 7/10 | "Great Presentation and Fun Mechanics Let Down by Repetition" 📝 @oldapes #IndieGames #GameDev

We love a quiz here at The Mighty Games Freezer. Heck, I even wrote a quiz book!* It’s fair to say that I was uber-keen to have a goosey at Papa’s Quiz when it arrived at GF HQ. 

The first release from Swedish developers Old Apes – who focus on creating co-op games with a broad appeal – Papa’s Quiz is a solid quiz game with a great sense of humour but the rigidity of the inter-round banter is a shame as it makes the proceedings slightly mechanical after a while, although there is a ‘quick game’ option which removes all animations and between-round action, should you prefer.

👟👟 Does Anyone Want to See Some Zelda Sneakers? 👟👟 #ZELDA

Like sneakers, high-profile video games attract some very passionate fanbases.

Those in the know savour the release of a long-awaited (and ultra-hyped) new game or shoe.

Lately, brands have tried to capitalize on the hype by releasing big-name game editions of popular sneakers – with mixed results (yes you, Adidas-Cyberpunk 2077).

Inspired by that, Supplement Timing's design team took the video game franchise spin-off to the next level, by designing sneakers in the style of 8 iconic game worlds:

Original Images Here: https://www.supplementtiming.com/

See Animal Crossing, God of War, Portal and Zelda, reimagined as one-of-a-kind sneaker concepts here:

👽 Terrene: An Evidence Of Life Game | PC | Ten-minute Taster | "Its Life Jim But Not As We Know It" 👽 @JustWallGames #GameDev #IndieGames

In Terrene - An Evidence Of Life Game you will get the chance to Explore a vast open pixel world full of dangerous enemies, ancient ruins, abandoned space stations and more...

🦖🎾 Dino Galaxy Tennis | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Game Set & Match-asaurus!" 🦖🎾 @Vixa_Games #IndieGames #GameDev

Dino Galaxy Tennis - Like a blast from a distant past, you take on the role of a dinosaur, whose dream is to win the Galactic Tennis Tournament. 

To reach the grand final, you will have to visit 5 planets and defeat leaders. If you pass all those trials and gain every badge, you will be eligible to compete in the Grand Slam finale and become the Galactic Champion!

During your journey with the ancient mentor as your coach, you will unlock different improvements and gain special skills such as rocket flying! 

As a hidden bonus, throughout the storyline, you will encounter a "cheating" opponent. And, obviously, at this point, you will also have to eliminate him.

👁️⛵️ Before Your Eyes | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "You Will Have To See It To Believe It!" 👁️⛵️ @Goodbye__World_ #IndieGames #GameDev

Before Your Eyes | PC | Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.

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🍺 Dude Where Is My Beer? | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "The Search For A Cold Pilsner" 🍺 @where_beer #GameDev #IndieGames

 

Dude Where is My Beer is an old school point and click adventure game about finding a pilsner in the confusing world of unnecessary craft beers and snobby hipsters.

🐮 Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town | Review | Nintendo Switch | 7/10 | "Take Over a Knackered Farm and Hoe it Back to Glory" 🐮 @XSEEDGames #StoryofSeasonsPioneersofOliveTown

The newest entry in the game series that began as Harvest Moon back in 1996, Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town sees your character take over a knackered farm and hoe it back to glory.

🧛 DARQ : Complete Edition | Nintendo Switch | Ten Minute Taster | "Darker Than Darq" 🧛 @UnfoldGames #IndieGames #GameDev

"DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who finds himself in the middle of a lucid nightmare. Unable to wake up, Lloyd has to face his fears and decipher the meaning of the dream."

🕹️ Five Exciting Developments In The Gaming Industry 🕹️

It’s incredible to see just how far the world of gaming has come over the past decade, well even in the past five years. With such a focus being on technology and advancing it at such a fast-paced rate, it can be hard to keep up with all the changes that are happening. It’s something that’s happening across many industries and it’s only going to get more mind-boggling as money is pumped into developing it.

So what exciting developments have happened in the gaming industry in recent years? 

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💙 PixelHeart Announce That They Have Just Acquired The Complete Catalogue of VISCO CORPORATION Games! 💙 #Retrogaming

After years of collaboration with this wonderful Japanese studio, PixelHeart is delighted to announce that they have just acquired the complete catalogue of VISCO CORPORATION games.

Thanks to their experience accumulated through the decades, they have some incredible licenses that PixelHeart can't wait for you to discover.

You can now pre-order 5 NEO GEO AES games in the US or Japanese editions on the PixelHeart website

These games are limited editions, numbered and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity PixelHeart.

📷📺🐿️ NUTS | Review | Nintendo Switch | 9/10 | "Squirrel Detective Simulator 2K21" 🐿️ 📷📺 @joonturbo #GameDev #IndieGames #BestIndieGames

When you can’t stop thinking about a video game then you know it has the special ingredient that is going to keep you coming back to it.

The special ingredient here is NUTS.

🧵 Where's Samantha? | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "My Woolen Wife Is Missing!" 🧵@wheresamantha #IndieGames #GameDev

 

Where’s Samantha? introduces the “it” couple of 2021: George and Samantha – soulmates who are literally cut from the same cloth. 

Separated against their will, the duo must now navigate their way through a treacherous woollen world to find each other again. 

🧙‍♂️⚔️ Hellbreachers | Xbox Series X | 5.5/10 | "Are You Ready To Go To Hell?" 🧙‍♂️⚔️ #GameDev #IndieGames

A 2D action-platformer in which you can choose your class of character and even switch between styles mid-game, Hellbreachers looks good and has some nice ideas but suffers in level design, control and repetition.

🚂 Revita | Ten minute Taster | PC | No Commentary 🚂 @RevitaGame #IndieGames #GameDev

Revita is a fast-paced twin-stick rogue-lite platformer and you play as an unnamed child ascending an ominous clocktower in pursuit of their lost memories. 

Harvest and sacrifice souls to grow your power in order to challenge procedural encounter rooms and intimidating bosses.

⚔️ Golden Force | Review | Nintendo Switch | 6/10 | "Golden Force is Very Much of the Wonder Boy ilk" ⚔️ @NoGravity_Games #IndieGames #GameDev

In redrafting this review I've noticed I keep calling the game Golden Axe. 

It is not Golden Axe, which is one of my favourite beat 'em ups, with a cracking soundtrack and extremely unfair later levels (ah, the 80s). 

It is reminiscent of another classic series though, and that is Wonder Boy.

🚀 1993 Shenandoah | Nintendo Switch | Review | 7.5/10 | "A Great Game To Pick Up For Those Fans of Old Amiga Shooters" 🚀 @1993SpaceMachin #IndieGames #GameDev #RetroGaming

It was only a few days after I’d reviewed (and subscribed to) Amiga Addict that I came across 1993 Shenandoah.

A game originally designed for the Amiga that was abandoned but has now been completed and released on Switch?

SIGN. ME. UP.

📚📖 Tex Murphy and the Poisoned Pawn – a Novel by Aaron Connors 📚📖 @aaronconners #BookReview

Having been a fan of the Tex Murphy games since the early nineties, it was only in late 2018 that I realised that there were a series of books based on the video games. The novels are written by author Aaron Connors – who is also screenplay/story writer on the games - and, after reading and thoroughly enjoying The Pandora Directive, I was lucky enough to get some time with Aaron for a GF interview back in 2019:

https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2019/04/interview-with-aaron-conners-author-of.html

Since then, I’ve been keenly awaiting the arrival of Tex Murphy and the Poisoned Pawn for more futuristic private detective action and I’m pleased to say that it is absolutely worth the wait and another awesome chapter in the ongoing Tex Murphy story.

🎼 ActRaiser | Original Soundtrack & Symphonic Suite | (Vinyl) | Review | "A Pristine Pressing, Ready To Get Some Serious Spins On a Lot of Turntables." | 🎼 @wayorecords #VideoGameSoundtracks

Wayo Records - https://www.wayorecords.com/

A gorgeous, coloured double-vinyl edition of Yuzo Koshiro’s 1990 score comprising of the original soundtrack and an orchestral suite, this sumptuous release from Wayo Records is a pristine pressing, ready to get some serious spins on a lot of turntables.

🤖 Herzog Zwei | Nintendo Switch | Gameplay | No Commentary | Tutorial 🤖 @SEGA_Europe

 

Herzog Zwei joins the SEGA AGES collection with new expansive tutorial mode, online multiplayer action, and save states.

🕹️ GAME LINK:🕹️ https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/SEGA-AGES-Herzog-Zwei-1847281.html

🚂👻 What Comes After | Nintendo Switch Gameplay | No Commentary | "Tales From A Train Ride Home" 🚂👻 @FlynnsArcades #IndieGames #GameDev

From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam the creator of Rage in Peace.

What Comes After is an experience, a heart-warming story, and a love letter to all of you who think you're a burden for other people.

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/What-Comes-After-1929180.html#Overview

👒 Tales From the Borderlands | Review | Xbox Series X | 8/10 | "A Feisty-Heisty Tale" 👒

I was quite looking forward to covering Tales From the Borderlands as it was only a few weeks ago that I got hips deep into Borderlands 3 (https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2021/01/borderlands-3-review-x-box-series-x-my.html) and also picked up the soundtrack on vinyl (Sanctuary 3 is an absolute blinder) so the thought of more Borderlands action was very much right up my Strasse.

🤖 System Shock | Remake | Demo | PC | Gameplay | No Commentary 🤖 #IndieGames #GameDev @SystemShockGame

 

After two decades, Nightdive Studios is rebooting and re-imagining the original

System Shock. With the help of members of the original team, including the original Voice Actor of SHODAN, Terri Brosius, Citadel Station has never been more immersive or terrifying! You're a renowned hacker, the most notorious cyberspace thief in the corporate world. Caught during a risky break-in, you become indentured to a greedy TriOptimum executive. After six months in a healing coma, you awaken to the twisted aftermath of a terrible disaster.

Where are the surgeons? Why is the station in such disrepair?

Slowly, the chilling realization that something is very wrong creeps over you. Once a prime corporate research facility, Citadel Station now teems with mindless cyborgs, robots and terribly mutated beings, all programmed to serve SHODAN, a ruthless A.I. There's scarcely time to think before it unleashes the first terror...

☢️ ATOM RPG | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "The Real Fallout 3?" ☢️ @atomrpg #IndiGames #GameDev

 

ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others. In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings. You are one of the survivors of the nuclear Holocaust. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under the sun. And to investigate a shadowy conspiracy, aimed at destroying all that is left of life on Earth.

🔦🤖 The Uncertain: Light At The End | Ten minute Taster | PC | "Post Apocalyptic Paracetamol Shopping" 🔦🤖 @UncertainGame #GameDev #IndieGames

The Uncertain: Light At The End is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots.

Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.

🐟 Clockwork Aquario | Trailer 🐟 #IndieGames #GameDev

Strictly Limited Games and ININ Games are delighted to present the first teaser trailer of Clockwork Aquario after the game has been dormant for almost 30 years.

🏒 Premium Edition Games | Britt Interviews JP 🏒 #IndieGames

Recently, Britt was lucky enough to catch up with the co-owner of Premium Edition, JP. A company that specialises in the physical release of indie titles on the Nintendo Switch (something that we at Games Freezer FULLY support) - we HAD to know more. 

🏰⚔️👹 Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection | Review | Nintendo Switch | 9/10 |"The Boxers are Back" 🏰⚔️👹

There’s no beating around the bush here, Ghosts ‘n Goblins has a really rich history for both Capcom and myself. 

The Mega Drive version is one of the most played titles in my entire game collection and I have a lasting memory of being in Leeds for a Play Expo and staying up until 4am in my hotel room on the Friday determined, DETERMINED to finish the game (which I did, #justsayin’).

⚔️🔄 Loop Hero | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Pixel Shields & Spider Cocoons" ⚔️🔄 @_FQteam #IndieGames #GameDev

In Loop Hero, The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never-ending chaos. 

Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

🔥 Garena Free Fire – New Weapons, Character, & More Provided In New Update 🔥

One of the most played battle royale games right now is Garena Free Fire. It's a popular game primarily because of the short battle royale matches that it offers. Instead of the usual 100 players, only 50 players will go to a remote island and battle it out and become the last man/woman standing. The game is also not very demanding when it comes to the technical specifications, so it can smoothly run, even on low spec devices.

As one of the popularly played battle royale games, the developers continue to provide improvements and updates to keep the game interesting. The developers recently came out with a massive update that added new characters and weapons and adjusted several game modes and guns. If you want to know more about these recent updates, you will continue to read on, as we will be discussing these things in the article.

 

🏍️Hell Road VR - Shooting Range on Wheels

Hard rock, a muscle bike, a powerful revolver and a road through a desert full of living dead - what could be cooler?

Only if you personally find yourself riding an iron horse.

We present to your attention Hell Road VR - a road adventure with zombies and cool guns in VR!

🔫👽 Alien Life Simulator | PC | Gameplay | No Commentary | "It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It!" 👽🔫 @TheJustinSix #GameDev #IndieGames

 

In Alien Life Simulator you will need to manage your emotions while you explore alien worlds in this 3rd person rogue-lite with life sim and survival elements!

📖 Amiga Addict – A NEW Print Amiga Magazine 📖 #RetroGaming #CommodoreAmiga

The Amiga is a system that holds a very dear place in my ticker. I grew up with the A500+ / A1200  and the leap from my Amstrad CPC to the Amiga was akin to spending years watching the films of Albert Pyun and then watching literally any film by any other director…it was a breath-taking, gravity-defying jump in quality and immersion.

🌟 30XX | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Tight Pixel Platforming" 🌟 @batterystaple_g #GameDev #IndieGames

I have been playing 30XX a cool pixel art roguelike action platformer.

Take a look, it's in Early Access right about now and I really like it.

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! 

Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. 

Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

🌵 Room To Grow | Ten Minute Taster | PC | "A Spiky Puzzle Game With A Prickly Ending" 🌵 @mischkakamener #IndieGames #GameDev

Tackle thorny problems in this plant pushing puzzle game. 

Learn to manoeuvre like a cactus as you grow your way back to the desert!

Got it?

Let's Grow!

👨‍⚖️ I Am Your President: Prologue | Review | PC | 2/10 | "It’s a bargain bin experience that’s not worth the time" 👨‍⚖️ @PixelHunted #GameDev #IndieGames

If video games are about empowering the player, what better place to put them in the Oval Office? 

The potential is obvious: can a player balance idealism with pragmatic realpolitik, deal with crises, keep themselves electable, avoid scandal and above all project a firm image of confident leadership?

🦀🏝️🛋️ Moving Out DLC: "Movers In Paradise" | Nintendo Switch | Review | "Just Another Day In Moving Paradise" 🦀🏝️🛋️ @MovingOutGame #IndieGames #GameDev

Moving Out has become a firm family favourite during 2021 as we spend a lot of time at home playing video games together as a family (this purchase was inspired by Britt's review)

Our previous favourite was Overcooked from Team 17 with its manic cooking madness.

Moving Out has superseded Overcooked though because the variety of fun to be had with four players while trying to fling sofas onto the back of a truck in a time limit is absolutely limitless. 

⚔️ Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Those Caverns Be Endless!" ⚔️ @thomas_biskup #IndieGames #GameDev

In Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos you'll experience the sequel of the traditional roguelike dungeon-crawling classic. 

Enjoy unlimited replayability through endless procedurally generated dungeons, countless monsters, grafting, crafting and a vast amount of skill trees. 

Journey into the ever-changing depths of the Caverns of Chaos.

Also, enjoy me fumbling about inside a dungeon trying to work out how to put skill points into my character whilst I weigh up a slingshot versus a crossbow...

🌄🗿 Summer Catchers | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Summer Loving Had Me A Blast!" 🌄🗿 @SummerCatchers #GameDev #IndieGames

Summer Catchers has been out on PC since July 2019 and it’s a game that passed me by. 

Fast forward to 2021 and now it’s on Nintendo Switch I think I have discovered a video game that will stick with me for a very long time to come. 

Summer Catchers is……….bloody marvellous.

🎭 Liberated – Enhanced Edition | Review | Nintendo Switch | 8/10 | "Enhanced and Refreshed!" 🎭 @LiberatedGame #IndieGames #GameDev

I originally reviewed Liberated in its original form back in June 2020 (https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2020/06/liberated-review-nintendo-switch-well.html) and my take on the game was of a positive experience marred by technical issues.

💣 Papi Commando 2: Second Blood | Review | 8/10 | Mega Drive | "There’s No Blood Like Second Blood" 💣 @Broke_Studio #IndieGames #GameDev #HomeBrew #SEGA

Here at GF, we are big fans of homebrew titles being released on older consoles and games such as Devwill Too and Flea! have been great examples of small development teams creating great games.

I’m pleased to say that Studio Vetea’s Papi Commando 2 continues this trend. A cartoonish arena shooter for up to two players with 100 levels to explore, it’s a great new game to add to your Mega Drive collection.

👑🏰 Castle Kong | Nintendo Switch | Review | 6/10 | "For Die Hard Donkey Kong fans Who Want to Really Challenge Their High Score Prowess / Patience" 👑🏰 @DrowningMonkeys #IndieGames #GameDev

Castle Kong is a homage to the legendary Donkey Kong and comes from the Drowning Monkeys devs.

The initial big draw for this game was the high score comp that was run alongside its release which was a great way to get people hyped for the game coming out.

In the cold light of day though now the competition has concluded what is the game actually like to play. Well if you like Donkey Kong then you’ll like this.

🏹🧛‍♂️ Wallachia: Reign of Dracula | Review | Nintendo Switch | 8/10 | "8-Way Combat is The Order of The Day" 🏹🧛‍♂️ @Migami_Games #GameDev #IndieGames

Following my review of Tanuki Justice a few days ago, a game from publisher Pixelheart that calls to mind the 8-bit Japanese arcade era, it was interesting to follow up that review with another game – again from Pixelheart – that shifts gears to the 16-bit era. 

Wallachia: Reign of Dracula is a  game that follows the tale of a vampire hunter as she bows-and-arrows (definitely a real term, don’t look it up) her way through seven stages of vintage arcade action in a bid to finally fire an arrow right up Dracula’s jacksie and put a stop to his haemoglobin-fuelled shenanigans.

📻 We Were Here Forever will arrive in Q4 2021 on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S 📻 @WeWereHereGame #IndieGames #GameDev

Last year Britt covered We Were here Together on the XBOX One and gave it an Ice Cool Rating.

Exciting news has just come into GF HQ from the Antarctic!  

A completely new co-op adventure awaits explorers to embark on. 

We Were Here Forever will arrive in Q4 2021 on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S, featuring a lively world, all-new challenges and puzzles with a thrilling story and intriguing areas to explore...