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In recent years, consumer-oriented augmented reality (AR) has gained popularity. As a fan of the technology, I am personally excited with this direction as AR has traditionally been limited to enterprise uses. What's more is that AR glasses have become popular gaming companions to extend...

Fans of unconventional narrative-driven games may be familiar with Hypnospace Outlaw, a cool project from a few years ago that aimed to simulate an alternate take on the social environment of the late '90s internet. Though Hypnospace Outlaw will be receiving a proper sequel with the upcoming...

Following up the sublime Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster was always going to be tough. Rather than tackle another well-known franchise, Nightdive Studios has wisely chosen to revisit one of the weirdest forgotten gems of the '90s with PO'ed: Definitive Edition. Utilizing the same principles as...

By the Yods, here we go again! You are Cutter Slade - a dry-witted ex-Navy SEAL and, not to toot your own horn, Earth's last chance at survival. You've been sent through a wormhole along with a group of scientist to track down a probe and stop a cataclysm that they inadvertently wrought upon...

While it hasn't been quite as prolific as its rival Anbernic when it comes to releasing new emulation handhelds, Miyoo has nonetheless become one of the more popular companies working in this space, largely down to the Miyoo Mini and Miyoo Mini Plus – two devices which found a lot of favour with...

My impatience for, well, anything is well-documented at this point. Waiting five years for a game seemed completely unfeasible but I have done it! I have waited half a decade for Read Only Memories: Neurodiver (ROM: Neurodiver), the sequel to 2015's 2064: Read Only Memories. When I was offered a...

Schools are creepy places, and it doesn't seem to matter which country you're talking about, they're going to be one of the most common settings for horror stories. The Bridge Curse 2: The Extraction is Taiwan's turn to haunt a place of learning (in this case, a university), and it's a pretty...

After vinyl players and records, cassette tapes and players are having some sort of renaissance. These compact hardware, while limited to playing one album in most cases, have some charm with the retro appeal, pocketable form factor and a quasi-ritualistic process to play music. There are even...

It's been a little while since we've last seen NuPhy on the site. With my last review in October looking at a sleek low-profile design, we now find ourselves pivoting back to a more bulky and customizable tenkeyless design. With a plethora of features under the hood, let's dive into what exactly...

This is a nicely efficient VN that will take you around 10 hours to read through. There are just a few characters that we ever see (two women, and the protagonist shows up in some CGs), and just a handful of CGs. Additionally, locations and events are limited. It's impressive how limited the...

I struggle to remember the last time I felt so compelled to explore the fringes of a game map. Dread Delusion draws from the likes of Morrowind and Dark Souls to create its dark-fantasy sprawl but to recall a similar case of wanderlust—the irresistible drive to uncover what every ambiguously...

"Comparison is the thief of joy," said former US President Teddy Roosevelt. The gist is that sometimes a comparison can negatively skew our perceptions or diminish our appreciation of individual qualities. Roosevelt didn't have multiplayer Pac-Man in mind when he came up with his oft-quoted...

It's been a long road for Biomutant's Switch release. The action RPG originally came out almost three years ago, back in May 2021, with the Switch version slowly getting pushed back time and time again. However, Experiment 101's debut title is finally here, but it maybe should have been held...

What is time? Does the future come into existence, become the present, then vanish into the past? Or are all times equally real, only our perspective on them changing as we travel towards our destinies? And while we're on the subject, why is it taking so much time to get a "Switch 2"? Not to...

AYANEO has previously made a name for itself in the realm of gaming PC hardware, from portable powerhouses like the Flip DS and Flip KB to tiny desktop devices, such as the AM01 and AM02 'retro' mini computers. It has also dipped a toe into the world of Android-based gaming with the Pocket Air...

Let's just say it up front: Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes doesn't match the considerable heights of Matt Reeves' Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and War for the Planet of the Apes. Director Wes Ball does a commendable job maintaining the atmosphere and empathetic approach established by...

After a flood of big-name micro-consoles that includes the NES, SNES, Mega Drive, PC Engine and Amiga, we now have what must rank as the deepest cut so far: the Atari 400 Mini. Based on Atari's range of 8-bit home computers, which first hit the market in 1979, this latest collaboration between...

When playing through Little Kitty, Big City, it's difficult to avoid drawing comparisons with Untitled Goose Game. Both see you play as a cute, mischievous animal, and both have you tackle a series of emergent tasks that often come at the expense of the poor humans that inhabit the surrounding...

From the moment we got a glimpse of Animal Well during an Indie World Showcase last April, it sent tongues wagging with its unique premise and visual identity, becoming an easy add to plenty of 'Most Anticipated' lists. Its association with indie publishing label Bigmode, run by popular YouTuber...

While smartwatches have become popular companions for fitness tracking and smartphone notifications, they are definitely not for everyone. To quote one audience member's comment in one of my previous smartwatch reviews: "I have no need for telling time in 4K". Behind such comments are the often...