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The stars finally lined up, and I was able to play Cyberpunk 2077 almost five years after its release. Honestly, I didn’t even know what to expect. My hype and expectations for the game have been on a rollercoaster these past few years, but I can honestly say the experience of playing it for the first time in 2025 was still beyond what I expected, given its history.

Haven is a compelling, highly stylized adventure that excels as a genuine slice-of-life romantic story in a unique science fiction setting. Though often classified as an RPG or survival game, its true appeal lies in its cozy atmosphere and rhythmic flow. You follow two fugitives, Yu and Kay, as they glide across beautiful, fragmented alien landscapes to survive and strengthen their bond.

Middle-earth: Shadow of War is a triumphant action RPG built on a foundation of compelling systems. The game's addictive Nemesis, Follower, and Fortress systems create a cycle of conquest and personal narrative that makes every encounter feel unique. The fluid free-flow combat and deep progression mechanics combine for a deeply rewarding experience.

Disco Elysium is a masterclass in storytelling and role-playing, combining deep, witty dialogue with a haunting atmosphere and innovative mechanics that redefine what RPGs can be.

Doom: Dark Ages refines classic fast-paced combat with streamlined mechanics and tight level design, delivering a solid and satisfying experience despite some simplified visuals.

The Alters surprised me as one of the most compelling strategy/survival games this year. At first glance, it reminded me of Fallout Shelter or XCOM, but it quickly reveals deeper, thought-provoking themes wrapped inside an addictive base-building experience.

Death Stranding 2 refines the unique, contemplative gameplay of its predecessor with polished mechanics, an epic story, and a bold, niche approach that challenges mainstream gaming norms.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 builds on the immersive medieval RPG experience with deep roleplaying, branching quests, and a richly detailed world, despite some quirks in combat and bugs.

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 reinvents turn-based RPGs with a unique blend of story, lore, and a mix of turn-based and real-time combat, backed by strong voice acting and soundtrack.

Star Wars Outlaws delivers solid gunplay and stunning environments, but suffers from a lackluster story and some suspension-of-disbelief moments, especially in stealth gameplay.

Metaphor: ReFantazio is an RPG that practically bursts with style and confidence. It takes the familiar tropes of high fantasy—kings, curses, and a sprawling magical world—and infuses them with Persona energy.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows tones down RPG elements compared to recent Assassin’s Creed titles, delivering accessible stealth and combat with a strong story and stunning immersive environments.

Avowed surprised me with a deep RPG experience, blending strong exploration, tactical combat, and meaningful roleplaying despite some frustrations with loot and scaling.

Final Fantasy XVI delivers a dark, complex story far removed from nostalgia, with strong cinematic action, a dynamic combat system that grows over time, and impressive medieval-themed visuals.

A look back at the five games that defined my year, based on hours played and unforgettable moments.

Aliens: Dark Descent offers intense squad-based tactical combat but struggles with frustrating level design, limited formation control, and some immersion-breaking bugs.

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle surprises with its effective first-person perspective, engaging puzzles, and a combat style that perfectly captures Indy’s character, despite some rudimentary gameplay elements.

Dragon Age: The Veilguard offers an action-oriented RPG experience with a rich story and character-driven quests, despite some controversy over art style and quest bloat.

Dragon's Dogma II is a highly anticipated sequel with unique party and combat mechanics but suffers from severe optimization issues, rushed story pacing, and technical drawbacks.

Batman Arkham Knight delivers the ultimate Batman experience with an expansive Gotham, refined combat, and the long-awaited Batmobile, though it occasionally leans too heavily on vehicle segments.

Batman Arkham Origins is a solid prequel that refines the series’ formula, offering a darker story and a more open Gotham, but it falls short of the polish and impact of its predecessors.

Batman Arkham City expands the series into an open-world setting, delivering more freedom, refined combat, and deep exploration, while maintaining the dark tone and tight gameplay.

Batman Arkham Asylum is the origin of the acclaimed Arkham series. Its tight combat, horror vibe, and claustrophobic levels still deliver a thrilling superhero experience years later.

I recently played both games of The Hellblade Saga, starting with Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice first in anticipation of the then-upcoming Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, then playing Hellblade II afterward when it released.

For the past few months, there is only one game that has mostly kept me busy playing throughout sleepness nights and weekends, and you're probably tired of hearing about it. Helldivers 2. A coop shooter with hardcore elements and action-packed cinematic gameplay.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth continues the saga with a more open world, refined combat, and a story leaning heavily on nostalgia and fan service, delivering a solid experience for longtime fans.

✨Overview Space Wanted is a brand new mobile space shooter and warfare game featuring rogue-lite elements and a time survival aspect. As a single-player roguelike experience set in space, players are tasked with commanding a fleet of ships to take down space pirates in intense battles. The game is exclusively available here on TapTap for Android (Mobile) and has just been released.

✨Overview Immortal Kingdoms is an upcoming fantasy MMORPG for both mobile and PC. The game promises a variety of gameplay mechanics, including solid idle RPG features that allows players to automate many aspects of the game, as well as traditional MMORPG elements such as PvP, PvE, character progression, and customization.

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✨Overview Ex Astris, developed by Hypergryph (developers of Arknights), offers a unique blend of turn-based and real-time gameplay in a mesmerizing 3D world. Unlike the usual gacha offering we usual see from this developer and in mobile games, Ex Astris easily stands out as a one-time purchase premium game, offering a refreshing change of pace, a rarity these days.

✨Overview Lost Potato: Premium is an upcoming top-down roguelite set to release on Android and iOS in March 2024. The game offers a distinctive twist on combat mechanics, not allowing players to damage enemies directly but instead requiring the use of other contraptions. It challenges players to survive a jungle filled with man-eating tribes as a young potato. For those wondering, yes, it is made by the same makers of the excellent rogue-lite Brotato (hence the Potato theme).

✨Overview Last Epoch is an action role-playing game (ARPG) developed by Eleventh Hour Games. This indie title features a pretty cool time-traveling mechanic, allowing players to explore different eras and alter the course of history. The game features a deep character customization, with a variety of classes and skill trees to choose from, as well as a robust crafting system. Players can embark on quests, battle hordes of enemies, and collect powerful loot as they unravel the mysteries of the world of Eterra — past, present, and future. Last Epoch was released on February 22, 2024, after nearly five years in Early Access.

✨Overview BROK the InvestiGator offers a unique blend of classic style adventure, beat 'em up, and RPG elements set in a futuristic world where animals have replaced humans. As Brok, an anthropomorphic alligator private detective and former boxer, players are placed in a "light cyberpunk" setting, balancing life under a protective dome with the struggles of the outside world.

✨Overview Warframe is a sprawling, free-to-play online action game that has continued to evolve and expand since its initial release 11 years ago (2013). Set in a futuristic universe, the game puts players in the role of the Tenno, a race of ancient warriors who have awoken from centuries of cryosleep to find themselves at war with different factions.

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Tomb Raider I-III Remastered stays true to the original titles, with players navigating Lara through a series of challenging environments, solving puzzles, and engaging in platforming and exploration. It’s essentially the same games through and through, just with updated visuals. All levels are the same, the layout, the controls, the puzzles, secrets, and enemies are all the same. If you have played the original games and still remember it, then you’ll have no problems finding your way again.

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Starstride, an upcoming MMORPG blending elements of high fantasy and sci-fi, continues its journey with a new beta test, yet again inviting players to further explore its expansive universe, quickly following a previous test phase that started last January. The new beta runs from February 7 to February 20, 2024, and I was able to revisit and try out the game again.

✨Overview The Pixel Ark is a mobile strategy game that follows players as they take command of a massive mobile base known as "The Ark" and navigate through a post-apocalyptic wasteland, recruiting heroes, and engaging in battles against monsters. The game combines hand-drawn anime aesthetics for cutscenes with charming chibi pixel art for its pinball-like gameplay.

✨Overview Kingdom: The Blood is an upcoming third person ARPG developed based on the popular Netflix miniseries Kingdom. Set in ancient Korea during a zombie apocalypse, the game combines historical elements with undead mayhem ‘Jiangshi’ to create unique setting. Kingdom: The Blood features AAA-level of graphics, hack and slash combat, and live service elements.

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✨Overview FOAMSTARS is a 4v4 online party shooter with PvE coop elements, that challenges players to utilize foam-based weaponry to attack, defend, and strategically manipulate terrain in fast-paced multiplayer battles. With a diverse roster of characters, each equipped with unique abilities and foam guns, players engage in frantic competition across various game modes. The game has recently launched today for PS Plus subscribers with an option to buy it full come next month on March 5, 2024.

In a recent announcement, the developers of Takt Op. Symphony have shared the unfortunate news of the game's impending shutdown. Despite best efforts, changes in business direction have led to the conclusion to shut down the game's servers, according to their announcement. The final day of operation is set for April 9, 2024.

✨Overview I recently tried out a game called Volcano Girl, a virtual father/daughter game with management and life-sim elements. This app seems like a trial version of an upcoming mobile port of the popular game Volcano Princess that was released last year on PC. In Volcano Girl, players take on the role of a single parent tasked with raising their daughter after the passing of the late wife.

Death Stranding is an action-adventure game developed by Kojima Productions and directed by Hideo Kojima. Initially released for the PlayStation 4 in 2019, with a subsequent release for Microsoft Windows and now for iOS/iPadOS/Mac Apple devices, the game has garnered attention for its unconventional gameplay mechanics, immersive storytelling, and cinematic presentation. The game is currently being sold in the App Store for $19.99, 50% cheaper than current other offerings.

✨Overview Children of the Sun is an upcoming tactical puzzle-shooter video game developed by René Rother and published by Devolver Digital. There is no release date yet announced but a DEMO is available on the Steam platform, offering players a glimpse into a dark and intense narrative with a simple Sniper-based puzzle gameplay.

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✨Overview NBA 2K24 MyTEAM is a mobile iteration of the NBA 2K series, focusing on the MyTEAM game mode. Available for mobile, it offers players an immersive and realistic basketball simulation on the go. The title aims to cater to both avid NBA fans and 2K newcomers, providing a dynamic blend of team-building, strategic gameplay, and competitive online experiences right at players' fingertips.

✨Overview Matr1x FIRE is a 5v5 competitive mobile first-person shooter with a unique blend of cyberpunk aesthetics, strategic team-based matches, and integration of blockchain technology. The game is currently on a beta testing phase that started last Jan 26 and will last around a month and a half.

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✨Overview Black Moon Playpark is a mobile action role-playing game (RPG) developed by PlayPark, which has recently launched into open beta testing last January 25. Black Moon promises an immersive 2D anime aesthetic and dynamic side scrolling beat ‘em up gameplay.

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✨Overview Tekken 8 is the eighth installment in the renowned Tekken fighting game series, developed and produced by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Released as a successor to Tekken 7, the game introduces several notable features and enhancements, marking a significant evolution in the franchise. The game is now available on all major platforms; PC, Xbox, and PS, and will feature crossplay support so everyone on any platform can play against each other.

Enshrouded drops you into a mix of survival, crafting, and RPG action in a voxel wonderland. As the Flameborn, you're the last flicker of hope in a world desperate for it. You scavenge through fallen kingdoms, build stuff, and battle your way through natural and supernatural critters. All this to gather enough strength to face the horrors hiding in the Shroud, a misty nightmare covering the land and thus making it “Enshrouded”.

✨Overview Ugly is a 2D puzzle platformer that immerses players with an innovative mirror and swapping mechanic. The game centers on unraveling the protagonist's mysterious past through a series of intricate puzzle rooms and challenging boss encounters. The game released recently on both iOS and Android, following a release last year on Steam for PC.

Yi Xian: The Cultivation Card Game is an online deck-building game that blends elements of card battles, autochess, and rogue-like genres. With both a focus on both PvP and PvE modes, players embark on a journey of cultivation, drawing cards and strategically building decks from scratch.

Time to Strike is as an upcoming bullet hell rogue-like twin stick shooter, teasing players with its demo available on Steam and a scheduled release in Q1 2024. It aims to provide streamlined gameplay with a sprinkle of chaos and unpredictability. With 30+ weapons, 30+ powerful mods, 80+ fun relics, and 5 challenging boss fights in the full version.

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Artifact Seeker presents itself as a promising 3D Roguelike Survivor RPG game with bullet hell arena elements. Having recently released its demo on January 14, the game offers players a taste of what's to come, featuring two playable characters and the initial two chapters. The full game is just slated as ‘Coming Soon’ on Steam with no clear date yet.

Palworld, a game that boldly introduces itself as "Pokémon with guns," the features elements of creature “Pal” collecting, base building, and survival crafting mechanics. Developed by Pocket Pair, the game draws inspiration from popular open-world titles like Pokemon, Ark: Survival, Factorio, Zelda: Breath of Wild and more, creating a hybrid experience that feels both familiar but in some respect silly innovative.

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Plants vs. Zombies 3: Welcome to Zomburbia, is the third main installment of the popular tower defense game series developed by PopCap Games. In the game, players must defend their home from waves of zombies by strategically placing different types of plants in their yard.

Starstride is an online hack-and-slash action MMORPG that combines elements of high fantasy, sci-fi, and some monster hunting gameplay. The game features a unique premise where two allied factions, Neoterrans and Wokens, engage in a war against a mysterious alien civilization, as players take on the role of powerful fighters tasked with becoming the ultimate Star Warrior.

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Momodora: Moonlit Farewell is the latest installment in the Momodora game series. After an almost a decade of absence, Momodora is finally back. It offers a blend of Metroidvania and 2D Souls-like gameplay wrapped in a retro pixel art style. Set in the village of Koho, the game follows the High Priestess Momo Reinol as she embarks on a divine mission to save her people from a demonic invasion unleashed by a malevolent bellringer.

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✨Overview Wonderers: Eternal World is an online ARPG game that features strategic 4v4 PvP team-battles, as well as a rogue-lite dungeon crawling PvE game mode. Developed for iOS, Android, and PC, with cross-platform play, the game officially launched on January 8th, catering to players in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia.

Cozy Islands – craft & build revolves around crafting and building, offering players the opportunity to construct their dream village step by step. Developed and provided by Tetrox Limited, it is currently in early access for Android users in the United States, although I was able to access it here on TapTap, even without the need for a VPN. The free-to-play game seems to be fully offline for now with online functionality and in-app purchases.

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Molecano is a mobile word puzzle game that takes players journey throughout food and volcanoes with Molene the mole. Developed by the creator of Dadish and Super Fowlst, the game offers a blend of scrabble/crossword and Wordscapes-style puzzles, requiring players to form words out of jumbled letters and connect the words together on the map.

The Wandering Ark is a mobile strategy game that features a unique pinball-style combat system where heroes, drawn from popular mythologies like Odin, Chang’e, Hou Yi, and Tyr, collide in a 5v5 battle on a rectangular arena.

Darza's Dominion is an MMO rogue-like game that originally released on mobile five years ago. It was subsequently shut down, brought to PC last year, and has now just relaunched on Android a few days ago with a complete rework of the game.

Ghost of Tsushima offers an immersive samurai tale with beautiful open world, satisfying combat, and meaningful progression.

Recently, I had the opportunity to play a bit of the Driftopia Beta Test, a survival crafting game set on an alien ocean planet, waiting to be explored and discovered. Driftopia, though still in beta on Android, attempts to merge the best elements of oceanic survival games.

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GigaBash is a thrilling multiplayer arena brawler that seamlessly blends the chaos of titles like Power Stone, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, and Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters with the awe-inspiring scale of classic kaiju movies. The game invites players to claim their place as king among Titans, offering a choice between rampaging Titans and Titan-hunting mechas. The game has been out on PC and consoles since last year, and has recently got its Ultraman DLC, following the Godzilla DLC last year. A demo is available, and I got a chance to try that on Steam.

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Devil Slot Machine is an upcoming game that presents itself as a roguelike pinball tower defense game where your heart is at stake in a deadly game with demons. The unique twist involves using health as currency for upgrades, tower placement, and rerolls. A demo is currently available now on Steam, and the game is planned to release next year 2024.

Devil Slayer - Raksasi presents a unique take on the top-down action hack and slash genre, featuring procedurally generated levels, roguelite elements, and a methodical combat system. It originally released in Early Access in 2019, with an official release in 2021. The game has received numerous updates since then, as well as new DLC content early this year.

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I’ve been on a rogue-like roll recently, and now we’re about to cover yet another game the in the genre with Wild Legion, an upcoming rogue-like survival game with some refreshing twists. I recently played the Demo available on Steam and it’s basically Brotato on steroids, featuring auto-attack horder survival gameplay filled with elements taken from other genres such as tower defense, twin-stick shooting, crafting, and questing. The game is still under development, and set to be release in Early Access on Q1 2024.

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Combo Card Clashers is an upcoming single-player roguelike deckbuilder that promises to tap into your inner creativity with its unique turn-based combat system. Having recently tried the demo, I found myself pleasantly surprised by its simple yet addictive and entertaining gameplay. The game invites players to embark on a heroic journey through a medieval fantasy land, recruiting monsters, mercenaries, and discovering relics while engaging in intense tactical fights.

CD 2: Trap Master is a tower defense rogue-like deck-building game that has just recently been released in Early Access form. It is a sequel to the original mobile game Candy Disaster TD, featuring very similar elements, and adds rogue-like deck-building elements to the franchise.

The 2023 GOTY contender Resident Evil 4 has finally made its mark on Apple devices, bringing the recent and already iconic survival horror experience to mobile phones, tablets, and Mac. Capcom's decision to release this remake on Apple devices is a significant milestone for mobile gaming, especially considering the game's recent release this year for current-gen consoles and PC. This is probably the first time we are getting a 1:1 mobile port of a technically and visually impressive AAA game, in the same year.

The Cub is a story-rich puzzle-platformer game set in a post-apocalyptic Earth, where the majority of humans have abandoned the planet for Mars. Only a few remnants remain on the surface, coexisting mostly peacefully with the animals in order to survive. The game is set to release on January 2024, for PC, Xbox Series, PlayStation, and Switch. With a Demo available to try on Steam.

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You’ve probably seen gameplay clips of charmingly eerie and interestingly cute game called Little Nightmares all over social media before, I know I did. Little Nightmares is a 3D puzzle-platformer that plunges players into a surreal and atmospheric world.

Core Devourer is an upcoming rogue-lite survival top-down shooter of what seems like a mash up of two of the best rogue-like games in the genre: Risk of Rain 2 and Vampire Survivors. I tested the Demo recently — and with the limited gameplay I experienced, I can say there is indeed potential in this game, if they can get the pacing and the mechanics right upon release.

Clash Mini is Supercell’s take on the strategic mind crunching auto-chess experience. Set in a Clash of Clash universe, prepare to go to war in dynamic battlefields where miniature armies clash for supremacy, the game offers a unique blend of strategic depth, iconic Clash of Clans characters, and fast-paced gameplay.

Once Human is an upcoming fascinating amalgamation of multiple video game themes; Death Stranding, Control, and Alan Wake, blending post-apocalyptic and sci-fi elements into a genre that I somewhat found surprising and out-of-place, ---- an open-world sandbox. The game introduces players to a world ravaged by the Stardust, an alien entity infesting everything, turning them into monstrous forms. As a Meta-Human, players harness the power of Stardust to survive, fight, build, and explore in a world where humanity is on the brink of extinction.

Since my previous review during the open beta, THE FINALS has officially launched on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, marking its official entry into the highly competitive market of team-based FPS games, announced during The Game Awards show.

The Day Before is a survival horror extraction shooter with multiplayer elements, it was initially hyped as a massive multiplayer experience, comparable to The Division or DayZ. However, it's off to a rocky Early Access start with numerous delays leading up to this Early Access release, trademark disputes, and major performance issues. The game's ambitious promises have not been met, leading to widespread disappointment among players.

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora takes players on an immersive journey into the world of Pandora, expanding upon the lore established in James Cameron's epic cinematic universe. As a first-person action-adventure game, it combines the lush yet dangerous environments of Avatar with the open-world design reminiscent of Ubisoft's Far Cry series. Ubisoft is really the perfect company to make Avatar video games with their experience on Far Cry.

Star Survivor, initially released in Early Access on PC earlier this year, has now made its way to mobile phones this December. The game is a top-down space shooter and seems to be a mash up of multiple genres. It features a Space Shooter premise, Vampire Survivor gameplay, Deck building mechanics, and Rogue-lite progression that all results into a unique experience that has translated well into mobile.

It has been a very busy day today with The Game Awards, with well deserved awardees like Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2, thrilling announcements, and exclusive reveals at The Game Awards. There is one particular exciting piece of news has caught my interest among all of them, and it’s Black Myth: Wukong, the highly anticipated action RPG deeply rooted in Chinese mythology. It has graced us with a mesmerizing new “Official Release Date Trailer” with a confirmed release date of August 20, 2024. The game is set to launch on the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC platforms.

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The long-awaited moment has arrived — after 10 long years — Rockstar Games finally drops the highly anticipated first trailer for Grand Theft Auto VI this December 5, 2023. After an anticlimactic leak a few months ago (It was a disappointing news for Rockstar Games, but exciting news for us), We finally have an official look at the game, and it releases in 2025.

CAPTAIN TSUBASA: ACE is a mobile online competitive football / soccer game with gacha elements and real-time gameplay. Players can engage in various modes, such as singleplayer and training matches, seasonal asynchronous PvP, and a real-time 4v4 PvP mode as well.

Dimension Hunter is a roguelike pixel art twin stick mobile shooter takes players in a journey through ever-changing dimensions filled with vicious monsters. As players navigate dungeons, confront challenging bosses, and explore diverse environments, the dynamic nature of Dimension Hunter keeps each playthrough fresh and exciting.

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It has been a wild ride for gamers throughout 2023. From early-year contenders like Hogwarts Legacy and Resident Evil 4 to clutch latecomers like Alan Wake 2 and Spider-Man 2, it's been a very crowded year. A solid collection of masterpiece remakes, worthy innovative sequels, and refreshing new IPs.

It's been an exhilarating journey for mobile gamers in 2023. From simple casual and retro games to complex high budget ARPGs and even Triple A titles, the mobile gaming landscape has been nothing short of dynamic. The platform has been exponentially growing and starting to take over even the PC and Console space, and it's only going to get better.

ColorBANG is a 3v3 fast-paced casual top-down shooter and coloring game where players engage in exciting territorial battles involving color. Players win matches through strategic spraying, killing, and use of abilities. The game is currently in a Closed Beta Test phase that runs from November 28 to December 12, 2023, full data will be wiped after the test. The actual release date for the game is still TBA.

Infinite Borders takes players into the Three Kingdoms period of Ancient China, offering a strategic blend of MMO city-building, gacha hero collection, and strategic warfare. At last, it was globally released on December 1, 2023, intertwining the rich lore of the Three Kingdoms with addictive gameplay mechanics.

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Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal is a 1:1 mobile port of the original Hitman: Blood Money, maintaining the gripping narrative and open-ended stealth gameplay that has been a hallmark of the Hitman series. The game follows the iconic assassin, Agent 47, as he embarks on a series of missions to eliminate high-profile targets across the globe.

I was able to play a short Demo of Nine Sols, an upcoming 2D platformer with souls-lite and Sekiro elements. It's basically a mix of Taoism, Cyberpunk, Sekiro, and Metroidvania, resulting in a title that seems familiar and unique at the same time.

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Saving the world is cool, facing monsters is badass, but doing both at the same time? DOMINO: The Little One is a 2D platformer game aims to do just that. Well, the game promises to be an immersive interactive narrative experience that will test your wit and determination. Is it? Does it?

Titan Quest is an action role-playing game originally released in 2006 and has since been updated with new DLCs and ported to mobile multiple times, bringing this classic to new audiences time and time again, introducing various generation of gamers to a mythical journey through ancient civilizations. It has stood the test of time and continues to captivate audiences across different platforms.

Titan Quest: Ultimate Edition serves as a complete compilation of the whole Titan Quest saga, and has all the updates and DLCs included. A classic ARPG title that has stood the test of time and continues to captivate audiences across different platforms.

Immortal Survivors is a rogue-lite arena survival game that was recently released on Android here on Taptap. It takes players on a journey through the demon-infested land of Shenzhou, as one of the warriors tasked to regain back the land

Immortal Survivors is a recently released rogue-lite arena survival game on Android via TapTap that takes players on a journey through the demon-infested land of Shenzhou. The game boasts a distinctive art style, merging traditional Chinese drawings with cartoon graphics, offering a unique visual experience.

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Rebel Bots: Epic War PvP Clash is a game where strategic depth meets chaotic warfare. This unique fusion of tower defense, card-collecting, and real-time combat promises an experience that's both familiar and refreshingly distinct.

Set in a breathtaking fantasy world with a focus on the skies and seas, Revelation M casts players as new adventurers embarking on a journey of exploration, discovery, and adventure.

✨Overview Soul Knight is a relatively generic name; in fact, on Steam, there are at least two other games that share it. However, the specific "Soul Knight" we are covering is the one made by ChillyRoom, initially released way back in 2017. Now, five years later, we find ourselves on the brink of a new adventure with the release of Soul Knight Prequel.

Soul Knight Prequel marks a departure from the rogue-lite roots of its predecessor, introducing players to an adjacent genre: ARPGs. Boasting its own narrative set before the events of the original Soul Knight, unique characters, and a blend of pixel art and 3D graphics, Soul Knight Prequel aims to captivate both fans of the original and newcomers alike.

Lethal Company is a first-person survival co-op game with a unique combination of survival, cooperation, and resource management, focusing on meeting quotas as objectives and navigating through eerie environments. The game was released in Early Access on October 24, 2023, and is rapidly gaining popularity recently. The game is designed around a maximum four-player co-op experience, but it is also playable solo or with more than four people with the use of mods.

As a contracted worker for a mysterious space-faring company, players are tasked with scavenging random scrap from abandoned, industrialized moons. This is you and your friends in Lethal Company, a first-person survival co-op game with a unique combination of survival, cooperation, and resource management

Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade is finally out now, after a myriad of delays from 2022 to the tail end of 2023, with a limited release yesterday November 21, 2023.

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✨Overview From its indie spin-off roots to its present status that I would describe as the current flagship JRPG game series, Persona has undeniably come a long way. Now, it is venturing into even more genres with successful experiments, beginning with games like Persona 5 Strikers featuring real-time combat and, most recently, Persona 5 Tactica, adopting a Final Tactics-style grid-based combat system.

✨Overview Teamfight Tactics (TFT) Mobile — a highly anticipated and popular autobattler set in the League of Legends universe — will finally launch on November 22 in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, In countries such as The Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau, available for Android and iOS.

Persona 5 Tactica is a strategic 'tactics RPG' spin-off developed by Atlus and P-Studio, released on PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Switch. Set during the events of Persona 5, the Phantom Thieves find themselves in the 'Kingdoms', facing an armed group called Legionnaires.

The Walking Dead: Destinies invites players to embark on an alternative retelling of the iconic AMC television series' Season 1 to 4, now out for PC, Consoles, and Switch. Players will take control of various characters from the AMC series, whether friend or foe, ranging from Rick to the Governor. Their choices will shape the destiny of a team of characters from AMC's The Walking Dead series, altering the course of the story and revealing the diverse outcomes that certain choices can bring—outcomes that fans may have always imagined.

Teamfight Tactics Mobile is set to release in two days (November 22) for the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region. This expansion brings one of the best auto-battler experiences to players in countries like The Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. With a focus on crossplay and cross-progression, TFT Mobile allows gamers across various platforms to compete whether you're on PC or mobile.

The Division has always been described by me and my peers as 'Diablo with guns,' and this description holds true. It's a looter shooter with Action RPG elements, which can be quite addicting. However, I have always struggled to reconcile the concept of its realistic, grounded setting with its RPG mechanics. Suspension of disbelief is one thing, but seeing a Diablo-like game in a shooter's skin felt odd to me. Ordinary individuals with guns in our real world, yet they need to find legendary firearms to defeat bullet sponge enemies that are also supposed to be humans. Despite this, The Division's system works exceptionally well once you immerse yourself in gameplay.

The Division Resurgence, one of Ubisoft's installments in the popular action RPG series (alongside the upcoming The Division Heartland), brings the post-apocalyptic world of The Division to mobile devices. This fully-fledged third-person shooter attempts to capture the essence of its console predecessors while catering to the unique challenges and opportunities presented by mobile gaming. As a player with an extensive history in the franchise, diving into the mobile adaptation raised questions about how well the gritty realism and addictive gameplay loop of The Division could be translated to the smaller screen.

Risk of Rain: Hostile Worlds is the latest addition to the Risk of Rain series alongside the recently released Risk of Rain Returns, it ventures into uncharted territory by bringing the beloved roguelite experience to the mobile platform.

Tarisland embarks on a journey to capture the magic of classic MMOs while introducing its own twists. it currently has an on-going second closed beta test that runs from November 16 and will last for at least two weeks.

Tarisland, a highly anticipated MMORPG from developers Level Infinite and publisher Tencent, emerges as a bold contender for the next big MMO, both for Mobile and PC, which is a pretty massive undertaking.

Racing Master is a mobile racing game developed by both Netease and Codemaster and features amazing visuals, presentation, and is loaded with gameplay content. The game is currently on a closed beta test from Nov 9 to Nov 28 for the US region, with a full data wipe afterwards. The official release date is still unannounced.

Racing Master, a mix of arcade and realistic sim racing game, zooms onto the mobile and PC gaming scene with a Closed Regional Beta Test for the US region, this closed beta runs from November 9 to November 28, 2023, offering players a glimpse of the game before an official release. (note that beta progress will be wiped out)

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The core gameplay of Tokyo Ghoul: Break the Chains revolves around turn-based card battles. Cards are randomly drawn for the player depending on their character roster, and use them strategically in battles. The game offers more than 30 characters to choose from, allowing players to create their own powerful lineup.

Lost Future is a post apocalyptic open world game that features melee combat, shooting, zombie stealth takedowns, and even good 'ol looting for supplies. The vibe of the game feels very similar to one of my favorite zombie games, State of Decay. Lost Future also features base management elements, where you can build new facilities within your safehouse and upgrade them for more benefit. As far as mobile games go, it may remind you of games like LifeAfter and Last Day on Earth: Survival.

Metria, an action RPG that first caught my attention during its testing phases in June and July, has finally made its global debut on November 7. This game showcases a vibrant, anime-inspired world with promises of hack and slash third-person combat.

Metria is an action RPG game that recently had a global release on November 7, 2023. The game features a promising storyline, vibrant and colorful cel-shaded, anime-inspired graphics, third-person combat with various character classes, and seamless character switching.

RoboCop: Rogue City is one of the most surprising game releases this year (and one of the most unexpected announcements from as far back as 2021). Just when you might have thought that RoboCop isn't the pop culture icon it once was, it has returned from dormancy and come back to life.

Oh boy, Warhammer is everywhere, from its brute low-tech OG Warhammer and its games like Total War: Warhammer and Vermintide to the more futuristic 40,000 and its recent games like Darktide and Boltgun. The franchise is kicking ass on practically all fronts, beating the likes of big mixed-media IPs like Star Wars and Marvel in pumping out video game content. Now, we are taking a look at Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge.

Call of Duty campaigns have consistently been celebrated as exceptional single-player experiences, distinct and detached from the intense multiplayer gameplay for which the franchise is also renowned for. These campaigns offer players a gripping narrative, often set in diverse and immersive environments, replete with cinematic moments and heart-pounding action. They serve as an excellent showcase of the franchise's dedication to delivering compelling storytelling, character development, and thrilling set pieces.

RoboCop: Rogue City is one of the most surprising game releases this year (and one of the most unexpected announcements from as far back as 2021). Just when you might have thought that RoboCop isn't the pop culture icon it once was, it has returned from dormancy and come back to life. Developing a video game adaptation of an action movie from 1987 isn't typically a top priority for most developers and publishers these days. However, Teyon and Nacon aren't your typical companies. Fortunately, they understandably want to capitalize on the coolness of '80s action movies, having previously delivered the mildly excellent Terminator: Resistance in 2019. And now, we have RoboCop: Rogue City.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III marks the continuation of the rebooted Modern Warfare series and picks up the story where the previous game, Modern Warfare II, left off. Developed by Sledgehammer Games, Modern Warfare III aimed to blend the best of Call of Duty's past with innovative new elements, such as the integration of Call of Duty: Warzone into its gameplay.

Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge is a digital collectible card battler set in the grimdark future of the 41st millennium. It's a game that allows players to step into the war-torn universe of Warhammer 40k and engage in strategic card battle. It carries the rich lore and factions of the Warhammer universe and uses it as a basis to create a card battler game.

Gget ready to embark on an epic journey into the post-apocalyptic metropolis of New Eridu! Zenless Zone Zero's Closed Beta Test (CBT) sign-up is officially live, and this is your chance to dive into the urban fantasy world filled with action and intrigue.

Over these past week I "participated" in the release of a brand new and ambitious horror game called Silent Hill Ascension, set in the iconic universe of the Silent Hill video game franchise. From the get go, it's a significant departure from the well-known Silent Hill survival horror gameplay style, moving towards a more Supermassive Games-style interactive storytelling akin to titles like Until Dawn, The Dark Pictures Anthology, and games such as The Quarry.

Silent Hill: Ascension is an ambitious interactive horror television series set in the iconic universe of the Silent Hill video game franchise. Developed by Genvid Technologies and Behaviour Interactive in collaboration with Konami Digital Entertainment, the project marks a significant departure from the traditional survival horror gameplay that has defined the Silent Hill series. Instead, Ascension adopts a format reminiscent of interactive storytelling games like Until Dawn and The Dark Pictures Anthology while integrating a unique app-based or web-based interactive component. The game playable on both Android, iOS, or via web-browser.

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Capcom has officially unleashed Resident Evil Village onto mobile devices yesterday, October 30. Available for iPhone 15 Pro and supported iPad models equipped with an M1 chipset or better

Blade of God II: Orisols is a dark fantasy ARPG game that is often described as "Dark Souls" inspired or a Souls-like experience, but this couldn't be further from the truth. The only commonalities it shares are a third-person perspective and the ability to dodge attacks.

The eighth main installment in the iconic Resident Evil series is now available to play on iPhone 15 Pro and supported iPad models with an M1 chipset or better. The game is available as a free demo, with in-app purchases allowing players to unlock the full game, and its DLCs. Currently at a discounted price of $15.99 for the base game.

Coromon is a soon to be mobile game that combines elements of classic monster-taming RPGs with its own unique twists, making it appealing to both fans of the genre and those looking for something fresh.

Coromon is a delightful monster-taming indie RPG that captures the essence Pokémon while injecting its own unique flavor into the mix. Developed by TRAGsoft and Published by Freedom Games, Coromon offers a fresh take on the genre, blending sprite-based pixel art visuals, character and monster customization, and Zelda-like puzzle-solving elements.

Phantom Blade: Executioners is a cross-platform martial arts action RPG developed by S-Game, available on PC, PlayStation, Android, and iOS. With a release date set for November 2, 2023, the game offers full cross play functionality, allowing players to engage in fast-paced combat across different platforms, entirely free-to-play.

Alan Wake II is a thrilling continuation of Remedy Entertainment's captivating narrative-driven games. The game features Remedy's signature storytelling prowess and delivers a survival-horror game experience impressive next-gen level of graphics and innovative gameplay features.

Alan Wake II is a survival horror game focused on storytelling, psychological horror, and survival. It features two playable stories with stunning graphics and a star-studded cast.

THE FINALS is currently in an open beta test on Steam that started last October 26 and will run up to November 5, available for PC (Steam), Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.

THE FINALS is a free-to-play team-based competitive FPS, featuring class-based abilities, realistic visuals, and a destructible environment. Developed by Embark Studios, founded by former DICE developers, the game is currently in an open beta test on Steam that started last October 26 and will run up to November 5, available for PC (Steam), Xbox Series X/S, and PS5.

Ghostrunner 2 is a game that features lightning-fast, one-hit-kill combat and parkour gameplay. Developed by One More Level and published by 505 Games, this game aims to capture the essence of the first while expanding on its foundation, offering a compelling experience for fans and newcomers alike.

Recently, I had the opportunity to try Wizard of Legend Mobile, the mobile port of the popular Wizard of Legend originally released on PC in 2018 and on other consoles. Well, it's basically the same game just on your mobile phone.

Ghostrunner 2 is an exciting sequel to the original Ghostrunner released in 2020, which kind a took some spotlight out of Cyberpunk 2077 especially with its similar themes, the sequel builds on the elements that made the first game great while introducing new features and gameplay mechanics.

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I used to play a lot of Dynasty Warriors and Romance: of the Three Kingdoms on my PS2 backthen in my childhood days, so it’s a delight to see that the franchise is still alive and kicking. Now, we are getting a full-on Dynasty Warriors experience on mobile with Dynasty Warriors M, and it features console-level of visuals and gameplay! it is even on par with Dynasty Warriors 9.

Cities Skylines II is an immersive city-building experience that combines creativity with strategic planning. As mayor of your virtual city, you'll shape a thriving metropolis from the ground up.

Cities Skylines II city-building simulator with elements of urban planning, economic management, and creativity on an unprecedented scale. This follow-up title from Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order builds upon the success of the original Cities: Skylines while introducing a host of new features and improvements. With the promise of a five times larger playable area, enhanced building tools, overhauled progression systems, and much more, Cities Skylines II aims to redefine the city-building genre once again.

Battle Crush (Beta), is an upcoming game that boldly combines the intense battle royale format with the strategic depth of a MOBA in a bite sized manner. Developed by NCOSFT, this multiplayer action game seeks to carve its own niche by combining two genres. It is coming for Android, Nintendo Switch, and PC (Steam), with an ongoing Closed Beta Test from Oct 23 to Oct 30. It will feature full cross-play support between these platforms.

Knightcore: Sword of Kingdom is a tower offense game with real-time strategy, RPG, autobattler, and gacha elements. Players assume the mantle of a Lord, leading a team of Heroes and forging your Legions on a quest to reclaim Camelot's lost glory. It promises a unique blend of strategy, real-time tower offense, a diverse array of collectible gacha heroes, and various armies. It recently launched globally last October 20, 2023.

Knightcore: Sword of Kingdom revolves around the players' role as Lords tasked with leading their chibi looking Heroes and Legions to restore Camelot, which is ravaged by the Time Holes that players will need to close. It recently launched globally last October 20, 2023.

Brawl Stars offers a unique blend of strategy and action. Players control Brawlers, characters with unique quirky abilities, and can team-up with others in various game modes, each one having a different objective. From battle royale style of gameplay to sports-like team-based matches, Players can invite friends to play with them up to the maximum team size of the game mode.

Battle Crush Beta delivers a dynamic gaming experience that merges the thrill of a battle royale with the hero-based gameplay of a MOBA. The current CBT version features a unique cast of 15 Calixers, mythological and legendary heroes with distinct abilities, and playstyles. All heroes are unlocked, so those participating in the beta test can try each hero.

Brawl Stars, developed and published by Supercell, has been lighting up mobile gaming since its release on December 12, 2018, and has no plans on stopping. This multiplayer online battle arena and third-person hero shooter brings together a diverse cast of characters called Brawlers and unique fun gameplay modes.

I never was a big Super Mario fan, but I did play a lot of it during my NES and SNES childhood days. It's one of the earliest gaming experiences I've ever had, especially with Super Mario Bros. 1 and 3. I also a played some Mario Kart on the Switch and their recent 3D platformers, but Wonder is just really special. Classic 2D platformer Mario is back, and it's probably the best Super Mario game to date.

Developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch, Super Mario Bros. Wonder marks the return of traditional side-scrolling Mario after a decade-long hiatus. The game introduces us to the Flower Kingdom, a vibrant and fantastical world neighboring Mushroom Kingdom that's filled with surprises and extraordinary gameplay mechanics.

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The first game was one of my lowkey go-to racing games to play on the Steam Deck. Now it gets a sequel which honestly flew under my radar until its release recently. Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged is continuation of the original game with some noticeable improvements, especially in the gameplay and content.

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In Dancing Duelists, you step into the shoes of one of ten charming, cartoonish characters, each radiating a unique silly vibe. The goal is straightforward - win seven battles to claim the title of the ultimate Dance Duelist. However, be wary of accumulating three losses, as that spells your way out of the competition. It's also a roguelike in the truest sense, with every defeat resetting your progress.

Fresh from its recent update last month, "Fogbound Dream", Snowbreak: Containment Zone is about to get even fresher, quite literally, with its new content update called "Verdurous Holiday".

Spider-Man 2 is finally here and it's kicking ass. Even with the introduction sequence, it is immediately action-packed and doesn't skip a beat. I literally got goosebumps while playing through the initial set piece, which could even pass as a climax in other games. (which I'm not going to spoil, the gameplay shown above is a random snippet taken from my playthrough). Immediately, It also clearly showcases the power of the PS5's SSD with the amount of city panning and fast traversal it seamlessly executes.

Verdurous Holiday, the upcoming expansion for Snowbreak: Containment Zone, unveils a picturesque beach paradise on Yallu Island: a picturesque oasis with tranquil beachesand lush landscapes nestled in the West Patra Sea.

And you can also beat it in just 10 minutes. Dancing Duelists is a brief but spirited deckbuilding autobattler, made by Mega Crit's (developers of Slay the Spire). Developed in a mere three weeks using Godot Engine, this game invites players to select from ten silly quirky cartoonish characters and engage in a series of dance-off battles.

Cyber Rebellion is an upcoming mobile game that falls into the strategic hero collection genre with a cyberpunk theme. It's set in a future world, particularly in the year 2177, where human civilization has entered the Cyber Era. the game is set to have its soft launch on October 25, and I was fortunate enough to get a sneak peek preview of the game before its release.

In Endless Dungeon, you explore a mysterious abandoned space station alongside other stranded heroes. Prepare for the dangers that lie ahead by managing your resources and constructing defenses, protecting the Crystal Bot from harm, and eliminating any hostiles that stand ready to kill you, be they monsters, bugs, or robots.

In the not-so-distant future of 2177, humanity faces an existential threat in the form of a cataclysmic event. It's in this dystopian setting that Cyber Rebellion takes center stage, a mobile game poised for a soft launch on October 25, 2023, offering players a glimpse into a world on the brink of destruction, where advanced machines and robots have turned against their creators.

Endless Dungeon is a genre-defying rogue-lite that merges elements of dungeon crawling, twin-stick shooter, and tower defense genres. Developed by AMPLITUDE Studios and part of the ENDLESS franchise of video games, this co-op action roguelike takes players on an adrenaline-pumping journey through the ruins of a long-abandoned space station.

If you're a die-hard fan of One Punch Man, you're in for a treat with One Punch Man: World. This action-packed game offers an interactive journey through the iconic anime, letting you relive key moments and dive deeper into Saitama's story and his heroic comrades. It's a game that stays faithful to its source material, so much so that you might mistake it for an episode of the anime.

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MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM U.C. ENGAGE is a Gacha 6v6 Autobattler game allowing players to engage in strategic battles featuring an array of beloved mobile suits and pilots. With its recent global release, this game is now accessible to fans worldwide.

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Sonic Superstars brings back the magic of the original Sonic titles that graced the Genesis and Mega Drive, and it does so with a fresh modern twist. As one of the first video game franchises I’ve ever played, I couldn't help but feel a rush of nostalgia and joy.

Total War: PHARAOH is an refreshing addition to the popular Total War series, with a unique blend of historical strategy and grandeur, set in ancient Egypt. Developed by Creative Assembly, this title delves deep into the mystical world of pharaohs and pyramids, delivering a gaming experience that is somewhat both exhilarating and educational… ableit with creative liberties.

✨Overview Lords of the Fallen servers as both a soft reboot and a loose sequel to its 2014 predecessor, and bravely steps once again for a second shot at offering a compelling Souls-like, giving players another taste of a harsh and dangerous world with intense combat, innovative dual-reality mechanics, and a co-op experience.

I first noticed this interesting game -- Lords of the Fallen -- many years ago on Steam, but I never got around to playing it. It appeared on my radar quite a few times, especially during Steam sales, but I never had the chance to try it. Fortunately, they made a reboot, and I played that instead.

More than 10 years ago, me and my friends used to play this popular Warcraft III mod called "Fight of Characters". It's basically a Dota/MOBA like game that instead features popular characters from popular Animes such as Dragon Ball, One Piece, Naruto, and more.

JUMP: Assemble is upcoming Anime-based MOBA for fans of the genre and anime enthusiasts alike. This game unites beloved manga and anime characters from Weekly Shōnen Jump series in epic 5v5 team battles.

When I first saw the game reveal of Unrecord four months ago, I was immediately wowed by its ultra-realistic graphics that use body cam-style first-person perspective, blending seamlessly with photorealistic visuals and animations resulting in terrifyingly lifelike visuals. However, this is not Unrecord, but a mobile game titled REC.O.R.D. It's pretty darn close though, even the similar names speaks for themselves.

REC.O.R.D. is a mobile FPS game with ultra-realistic graphics, it use body cam-style first-person perspective, blending seamlessly with photorealistic visuals and animations resulting in terrifyingly lifelike visuals.

Polygon Arena: Online Shooter is a low-poly mobile shooter that's easy to pick up, and designed for casual play with room for some competitiveness. It pits players of up to 8 vs 8 across various Arenas (currently four as of the Open Beta Test). The game is still in heavy development but an Open Beta Test is currently underway for everyone to try.

Forza Motorsport is the thirteenth installment in the renowned Forza racing video game series. It is a soft reboot of sorts with high expectations and a storied history to uphold, this racing simulation game has faced the challenge of redefining the series for a new generation.

Forza Motorsport (2023), developed by Turn 10 Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios, was released on October 10, 2023. Unlike its predecessors, it ditches the numerical sequencing, opting for a fresh approach to the series. The game was launched recently on PC and Xbox. It doesn't focus on an open-world arcade gameplay like its sibling Forza Horizon; instead, it immerses players in the world of motorsport, where the cars, tracks, and competition are the stars. It emphasizes the thrill of racing and the journey to become a top-tier racer.

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Assassin's Creed Mirage takes players on a journey to 9th-century Baghdad during the anarchy at Samarra, delivering a fresh installment in the long-running Assassin's Creed series. Developed and published by Ubisoft, this thirteenth major release in the series follows in the footsteps of its predecessor, Assassin's Creed Valhalla.

Assassin's Creed Mirage is a "coming-of-age story," for Basim starts as a street thief and grows into a Hidden One under the guidance of his mentor, Roshan. True to the series' tradition, the game features historical figures from the 9th-century Baghdad. The game does away with mythologies and magic, and features a more grounded tone this time around. The story is now much shorted this time, around just 1/4 of the length of the previous game.

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Warm Snow is an action roguelike that manages to strike an impressive balance between familiarity and innovation. Drawing inevitable comparisons to Hades, it delivers a fast-paced gaming experience that's both addictively entertaining and uniquely its own.

When I previewed the game back a few months ago, I touted it as a game that stays true to its roots gameplay wise. Well, Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat continues to uphold the core hack-and-slash gameplay style that the series is renowned for.

Warm Snow is an exhilarating take on the action roguelike genre that draws comparisons to Hades due to its fast-paced combat and diverse build options. The game was recently made available on Android and iOS after a successful release on Steam last year, receiving critical acclaim.

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ASTRA: Knights of Veda is an upcoming 2.5D gacha RPG with a captivating dark narrative and visually captivating art. It is set to release on PC, with a demo already available for players to try, and a mobile version is also in development. The gameplay in ASTRA shares similarities with titles such as Dragon Blaze and Astlibra Revision, offering a hack and slash RPG experience.

✨Overview Enshrouded is an exciting upcoming game that seamlessly blends survival, crafting, and action RPG combat set in a vast, voxel-based continent, this open-world adventure offers players the freedom to build, craft, and fight.

Just recently, I tried the 8-hour free demo of the upcoming game on Steam - Enshrouded and had a great time, even if I only played it in singleplayer. The demo allows you to play through the initial quests, helping players become familiar with the game and see what it's like.

Right from the start, MY HERO ULTRA RUMBLE immerses you in the world of Heroes and Quirks, and it's exhilarating. The game is action-packed and really captures the vibe of the anime so well in its battles and combat, delivering an authentic anime gaming experience in battle royale format.

Warhammer 40K: Darktide has now been released on Xbox, accompanied by a plethora of updates with Patch #13 that transforms it into what feels like an entirely new game. Xbox players who are joining the fray later shouldn't feel left behind or delayed, for lack of a better word. In fact, you can say that its 10 months on PC was just the early access period, so yeah, thanks PC beta testers.

✨Overview Strange Hill is a third-person platformer adventure that recently made its debut on Android and iOS, with a PC (Steam) release soon. This open-world game invites players to the peculiar town of Strange Hill, filled with interactive environments, intriguing quests, and a dash of thrill and mystery.

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The central mystery of Strange Hill revolves around your enigmatic neighbor, Dr. Wood, and his assistant Gloria. As you uncover their secrets, you'll find yourself embroiled in age-old conflicts among feuding clans and even traveling between worlds.

Warhammer 40K: Darktide wasn’t universally praised at launch, mainly due to its optimization and repetitive nature. However, Patch #13 brings about the much-anticipated "Class Overhaul", which brings more engaging content into the game. This update is a game-changer, not just for existing players but also as a first impression for newcomers.

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✨Overview IGNISTONE takes players on a journey into the heart of darkness, where they descend beneath the surface to the mines in search of the stolen Ignistone. This roguelike adventure promises a blend of strategy and skill in a simple package as you engage in one-on-one combat against thieving adversaries. While it may give off the visual vibes of classic PS2, Nintendo, or even early 2000’s flash games, IGNISTONE manages to instill a modern gameplay experience with its rogue-lite mechanics.

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Soccer Manager 2024 proudly stands apart from FIFA and eFootball in its approach to soccer simulation in video games. While FIFA (Now called EA Sports FC) and eFootball prioritize offering an authentic soccer experience, Soccer Manager 2024 takes a more strategic and management-focused route. Sounds familiar? It might be because this concept is reminiscent of other popular 'manager' games like Football Manager 2023 or Basketball Manager 2023.

EA Sports FC Tactical is a football mobile game with a unique twist to it's gameplay. It's tactical turn-based instead of real-time.

Ignistone invites players to embark on a treacherous but captivating journey into the mysterious Mines below the surface, as they seek to recover the stolen Ignistone. In this roguelite adventure, players engage in head-on 1v1 combat against thieving adversaries, utilizing a variety of swords and amulets to enhance their character's abilities.

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With CS2, Almost every aspect of CS has been revamped across the board: visuals, presentation, gameplay, mechanics, and connectivity, all while still maintaining that familiar Counter-Strike feel that CS:GO players are used to.

With Halloween just around the corner, Call of Duty Mobile is now coming with a new update set to bring an eerie and action-packed experience to CODM players, with a recent trailer glimpsing of what's to come.

✨Overview Counter-Strike 2 is the next step in the iconic online competitive shooter franchise Counter-Strike, and it's now here, available for everyone absolutely for free.

Immediately upon starting The Wreck, I can already sense the vibe that it's going to be a fantastic narrative-driven slice-of-life experience, the gameplay is not its strong point, and is just simple occasional taps to the screen whenever there is a prompt for dialogue or interactions.

✨Overview The Wreck is a 3D interactive visual novel that plunges players into a world of complex emotions, family dynamics, and personal reflection. It was originally released on Steam and consoles early this year, but has now made its way to Android here on TapTap, offering players a chance to experience its narrative-driven journey on the go. You can play the first few parts of the story for free (roughly 20 minutes), then purchase access for the full version.

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✨Overview Starstride is an online hack and slash action RPG where dragons and magic meet space travel and technology. I had the opportunity to play a seemingly very early version of the game, which is currently in development, and it holds a lot of promise. The game is planned for release on both mobile and PC (Steam), although a clear release timeline has not been provided yet.

Starstride is an online Action RPG that blends the unlikely combination of high fantasy with sci-fi, and it works out quite well. Two allied factions, Neoterrans and Wokens, are at war against a mysterious alien civilization. Your character is one of the few powerful fighters remaining after a mysterious defeat at the hands of the enemy's leader.

✨Overview Metal Mind is a pixel rogue-lite stick shooter where players take on the role of a mech that can change its parts and gear on the fly. The game was originally released on PC (Steam) last year for an upfront cost of $18, but I had the privilege of trying out a pre-release build of the Android version, and I must say, it transitions quite seamlessly to the mobile platform, if not even better suited for it.

If you have played twin-stick shooters and retro pixel-style rogue-lites, then Metal Mind should feel familiar you, The gameplay mechanics of Metal Mind follow a classic twin-stick shooter formula, but with a twist. It’s actually a “single-stick” shooter because aiming is already done automatically. You just have to fire the weapon, or activate abilities.

I was fortunate enough to be able to try out the Android demo for the upcoming Concerto on White, and I was pleasantly impressed by its blend of rhythm-based gaming, musical simulation, and visual novel style storytelling.

Concerto on White consists of two main ideas blended into one harmonious composition. The school academy life, and actual rhythm game gameplay. The school academy life is where you can attend classes, interact with your schoolmates, and practice music, all presented in a chapter-style visual novel storytelling.

The opening scene of the new Reverse: 1999 trailer sets the tone with an impressive CG cutscene, once again showcasing the game's unique and excellent voice acting. Notably, Schneider, one of the prominent Arcanist characters in the trailer, impressively sports an Italian accent.

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Dark and Light Mobile provides players with a vast and open world to explore, featuring diverse landscapes and environments, from lush forests to desolate deserts. Players can gather resources from the world, and then craft weapons, gear, items; build houses and bases; and capture variety of magical creatures, which can then become your loyal companions or mounts

Party Animals is a multiplayer physics-based brawler and party game developed by Recreate Games and published by Source Technology. This game brings a delightful selection of cute anthropomorphic animals in chaotic battles, similar to like Gang Beasts and Gummy Life. With its unique blend of physics-based combat and Fall Guys-style objectives, it offers players a hilariously chaotic fun experience.

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Fogbound Dream is the second and newest DLC for Snowbreak: Containment Zone, a popular 3D sci-fi third-person shooter game where players navigate the mysterious ‘containment zone’ with a squad of waifu heroes equipped with diverse skills, gun types, and abilities. Fogbound Dream is set to be the game’s biggest update yet with a plethora of new content and events coinciding with TGS 2023 starting this September 21st.

The Tokyo Game Show, known for its greatest and the latest in gaming announcements, will be the stage where Snowbreak’s newest and biggest DLC takes spotlight.

unVEIL the world is a tactical hero summoning RPG that immerses players in an epic narrative centered around a massive tower. Within this colossal tower is where the characters take on formidable challenges. As players venture deeper, they unravel the mysteries of a world only accessible to those who dare to enter.

PAYDAY 3 PAYDAY 3 is an upcoming first-person shooter game developed by Starbreeze Studios and published by Deep Silver. It is the third installment in the popular coop game series PAYDAY. The game is set to be released on September 21, 2023, with a 3-day Early Access period for those who purchase the Silver and Gold editions. I had the opportunity to try out the game three days early and see how it holds up.

PAYDAY 3 continues that tradition of delivering classic cooperative heist experiences, allowing players to plan and execute elaborate robberies with friends. The game is set to be released on September 21, 2023 for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation.

Dragonheir: Silent Gods is a high-fantasy RPG game with immersive role playing elements, intriguing narrative, and a relaxing tactical combat experience. Set in a universe where chaos and order collide, and gods and mortals are inextricably linked. It is now available for both PC and Mobile and features crossplay and cross progression capabilities.

WitchSpring R, the much-anticipated remake of the mobile RPG classic, WitchSpring 1, is a captivating story-driven RPG that seamlessly combines elements of simulation, collecting, crafting, and thrilling battles. The game transports players into the world of Pieberry, a unique witch with white hair and bunny ears, who resides in a mystical forest teeming with fantastical creatures. Her desire to explore the human world sets the stage for an intriguing adventure.

Dragonheir: Silent Gods is an immersive high-fantasy RPG available on both PC and mobile platforms, offering players a captivating narrative, engaging role-playing elements, and strategic tactical combat. Set in a universe where chaos and order clash and gods and mortals are intertwined, the game invites players to embark on an epic journey with choices that influence the fate of this fantastical realm.

WitchSpring R is a story-driven RPG that combines elements of simulation, collecting, crafting, and turn-based RPG combat. It serves as a full-on remake of the original WitchSpring 1, initially released for mobile devices in 2015. The game is set to be released on PC on September 26, with plans for Xbox and PlayStation releases in the future, and potential releases on Switch and mobile platforms.

Blood Strike was recently soft-launched in Brazil for Android devices on September 15th, 2023, in an invite-only state. Notably, the game isn't strictly region-locked; anyone with an invite code can access it without the need for a VPN. Alternatively, players can choose to overcome in-game challenges for a chance to gain access. Want an access code? Read the Review here https://www.taptap.io/post/6310730 and you’ll find the codes hidden somewhere.

Blood Strike is a fast-paced battle royale FPS designed with high-octane action in mind. It draws inspiration from popular titles like COD: Warzone and Apex Legends and aims to provide an engaging experience while also prioritizing optimization for lower-end devices. Remarkably, the game maintains a compact installation size, occupying only roughly 1GB.

Infinite Borders puts players in the ever captivating Three Kingdoms period of Ancient China, and offers a blend of strategy, RPG city-building, and gacha mechanics. Having spent considerable time in both its native East Asian markets —previously known as Reign of Warlords or ROW: Tam Quốc. — It is now entering a global release during its Closed Beta Test phase. However, the English localization is still a bit spotty.

Infinite Borders is an engaging strategy game that transports players to the heart of the Three Kingdoms period. You'll have the chance to align yourself with legendary heroes, conquer new lands, and wage epic battles against formidable foes.

Lies of P Ever since Dark Souls' success in 2011, there has been no shortage of these so-called Souls-like games. And now, we have another game with Lies of P, and it's one of the most promising entries yet in the Souls-like genre.

Lies of P offers a fresh twist on the classic story of Pinocchio, set against the backdrop of the enchanting 19th century Belle Époque era. The game plunges players into the city of Krat, a place powered by the mysterious mineral Ergo but now plagued by a frenzy that has turned its puppet inhabitants against humanity. The game weaves a dark and compelling tale of a city torn apart by greed and the lust for power. As the silent Pinocchio, the player is tasked with navigating this perilous world while concealing and “lying” his true identity as a puppet.

Assassin's Creed Mirage promises to be a refreshing return to the franchise's roots. Set against the historical backdrop of Baghdad, the game takes us back to the early years of the series, emphasizing parkour, stealth, and the art of assassination—a style reminiscent of the beloved Altair and Ezio eras. It's a deliberate shift away from the sprawling open-world RPGs and health sponges of enemies that have become the norm in recent Assassin's Creed titles.

Assassin's Creed Mirage is generating a renewed interest in the series due to its promise of returning to the series' classic roots. Unlike recent entries that emphasized open-world exploration and RPG elements, Mirage aims to provide a more linear and story-driven experience. For fans who have longed for the days of parkour, stealth, and close-quarter combat, this return to basics is a welcome back change.

lyndonguitar Get Mortal Kombat 1 is an upcoming fighting game that serves as both a sequel to Mortal Kombat 11 and a reboot of the series. It features a restarted universe with new origins for the characters and a fresh storyline, set to be released for PC, PS, Xbox, and Switch.

When it comes to fighting games, there are three distinct types of players - those who crave for an immersive story, the folks, friends, and families who gather for local multiplayer showdowns, and the competitive souls who venture into the online arena. Well, personally, I fall into the first two categories, and I can confidently say that Mortal Kombat 1 delivers a fatal knockout punch of fun for both camps.

lyndonguitar Download Monster Hunter Now is an augmented reality (AR) mobile game that integrates the Monster Hunter universe with real-world locations. Developed by Niantic, the same company behind the global AR hit Pokémon Go, this game allows players to use their smartphones to interact with a virtual overlay of the Monster Hunter world superimposed onto their real-world environment.

In Monster Hunter Now, players explore their surroundings to locate, track, and engage with various monsters and creatures from the Monster Hunter series. The gameplay involves hunting monsters, gathering resources, upgrading your gear, and engaging in fast-paced sub-minute battles. The battles are quick --- not as lengthy and epic as the mainline games --- but I find the bite-sized nature of it fun and just fits the AR-based nature of the game perfectly.

POPUCOM is an upcoming multiplayer cooperative puzzle adventure platformer that emphasizes color-switching, match-3 shooting, and utilizing various companions cooperatively to progress through a mysterious vibrant world. Recently announced a few days ago with a trailer and mini-game (more info further down below) to go along with it, the game is set to be released for PC and PlayStation, offering a multiplayer cooperative puzzle adventure experience.

lyndonguitar Get Torchlight Infinite: The City of Aeterna is the latest season of Torchlight Infinite, an action-RPG where players can expect fast-paced combat, an abundance of loot, and a range of character customization options. The game features fine graphics and smooth performance, making it one of the better ARPG options on mobile today. The City of Aeterna, dubbed as “The Lost City” is now returning as part of Torchlight Infinite’s latest content update.

The resurgence of split-screen cooperative games, spearheaded by the 2021 Game Awards GOTY winner, It Takes Two, marks a heartwarming return to the roots of shared gaming experiences. Nowadays, even blockbuster hits such as Baldur's Gate 3 even has split-screen coop. It reminds us of the sheer joy and camaraderie that local co-op gaming can provide, offering a refreshing break from the ultra-competitive titles saturating the multiplayer market today. With the announcement of POPUCOM, it appears that another promising cooperative gem is on the horizon.

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is a part-compilation, part remaster gacha game that beautifully blends elements from the original 1997 release and the more recent FF7 spin-offs and remakes.

lyndonguitar Get Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis is a gacha mobile RPG that attempts to bridge the gap between nostalgia and mobile gaming. Developed by Applibot and published by Square Enix, it delves into the rich world of Final Fantasy VII, encapsulating the original game, its spin-offs, and even an original storyline.

The Pro Evolution Soccer (PES) game series — also previously known as Winning Eleven in some regions — has certainly come a long way. From its PlayStation “Goal Storm” roots to its rebranding into the now-fledgling free-to-play game eFootball, and now with its newest yearly iteration: eFootball 2024. Whether that journey has been for better or worse, well, I'd let my review speak for itself.

eFootball 2024 is the latest yearly iteration of the eFootball series, which was previously known as Pro Evolution Soccer (PES), released for mobile devices, PC, and consoles. The base game is free-to-play, but eFootball 2024 generates revenue through microtransactions. Players have the option to spend real money within the game to purchase various in-game items and content.

SYNCED is a looter shooter with a gameplay that revolves around players venturing into the semi-open world to clear out increasingly challenging segments that are infested with nano creatures. These missions culminate in intense boss fights that require teamwork, strategy, and coordination when in team-based mode, but the game is also viable when played Solo, such is my experience for the majority of my PvE playthrough.

lyndonguitar Get SYNCED is an ambitious entry into the looter shooter genre, offering a unique blend of cooperative and PvP gameplay set in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by advanced nanomachines. It takes a lot of inspirations from other genres too, mixing rogue-lite elements, battle royale mechanics, and even Pokemon style of capturing and commanding powerful Nano creatures. SYNCED is set to release on September 8 for PC, Xbox, and Playstation systems.

Aether Gazer, the popular hack-and-slash gacha ARPG game for Android and iOS.(Endorsed by the Aether Gazer website, PC is also playable via emulator). It has recently unveiled its much-anticipated update for its global version, titled "Shadow Under Convallaria.", following the previous update last month “Where the Butterfly Belongs”.

Torchlight Infinite is the latest installment in the beloved Torchlight ARPG franchise, offering fast-paced battles and cross progression across platforms. Players explore a fantasy world, collect endless loot, and customize heroes with unique skills and legendary gear. In addition, it features fine graphics and smooth performance, making it one of the better ARPG options on mobile today.

First of all, Aether Gazer is a hack-and-slash gacha ARPG game available for Android and iOS with a compelling, fully voiced narrative. (Endorsed by the Aether Gazer website, PC is also playable via emulator)

Party Animals is a multiplayer physics-based brawler and party game developed by Recreate Games and published by Source Technology. The game features a variety of anthropomorphic animals with unique looks engaging in chaotic and fun-filled battles.

It's created by the same makers as Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, Fallout 3, and Fallout 4. So, if you've enjoyed any of those games, there's a good chance you'll like this one, especially if you're a fan of space exploration and space-themed titles like No Man's Sky or Star Citizen.

The latest collaboration between Goddess of Victory: Nikke and Nier: Automata is now live! Both Goddess of Victory: Nikke (or Nikke for short) and Nier: Automata have not been short of collaboration events with other franchises, such as Chainsaw Man with Nikke, or Nier: Automata with even more ridiculous crossovers like Rainbow Six: Siege, PUBG, and Fall Guys. However, both games might have found a match made in heaven with what might be the most sensical crossover yet, featuring very similar themes: sexy girls fighting aliens and robots.

Developed by Shift Up, Goddess of Victory: Nikke, or Nikke is a free-to-play sci-fi shooter that has garnered attention for its action-packed gameplay and, well, it's rather unique exaggerated physics. The game features a cast of buxom waifu characters, each armed to the teeth and ready for action. While the gameplay itself is no joke, what really sets Nikke apart is its over the shoulder and cover action, and playful approach to character movement, where the recoil from shooting causes certain assets to, shall we say, exhibit quite noticeable jiggle. It's unapologetically over-the-top, and players have embraced it for its fan service fun.

lyndonguitar Download From the highly popular Rainbow Six franchise, Rainbow Six Mobile is a free-to-play competitive, multiplayer first-person shooter experience tailor made for mobile phones, which has now been soft launched in a limited capacity. It is now available in Canada for both iOS and Android, while the Soft Launch for other countries will go live starting with Mexico on September 4, with more coming next month.

Rainbow Six Mobile features the same PvP FPS experience that started with Rainbow Six Siege back in 2015, which has continuously been updated throughout the years with new content, operators, and changes.

Wayfinder was recently released in paid early access form last August 18, debuting amidst a host of server problems that garnered an initial overwhelmingly negative reaction. More recently, servers have been patched up and the queues have gone from literal hours to just a minute or less. More than a week after its release, I was finally able to personally experience the game and see firsthand what all the fuss is about.

DanMachi BATTLE CHRONICLE is a gacha-based Action Role-Playing Game (ARPG) inspired by the popular anime series "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?" also known as "DanMachi" (from its original Japanese title DANjon ni Deai o Motomeru no waMACHIgatteiru Darō ka). In this game, players immerse themselves in the fantasy world of Orario, where mythological gods, mighty adventurers, and powerful monsters coexist. The game draws heavily from the anime's universe, featuring characters and elements from the series.

DanMachi BATTLE CHRONICLE is a gacha-based ARPG set in the enchanting world of Orario from the "Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon?" anime. Players take on the role Bell Cranel and his waifu friends, an ambitious adventurer as he grows from novice to formidable warrior, fueled by his connection to the goddess Hestia. The game's visuals is a faithful reflection of the anime's aesthetics, bringing characters and environments to video game form.

The gameplay mechanics in Bibots follow a classic twin-stick shooter formula: character movement is controlled using the left stick, while aiming and shooting are executed with the right stick. A well-timed dodge mechanic proves crucial for evading enemy projectiles, and the inclusion of obtainable secondary attacks, like grenades or flying discs, adds tactical depth.

lyndonguitar Download BRIXITY is an innovative sandbox city-building game that invites players to embark on a creative journey of restoration and construction. Set in a world that suffered a collapse five centuries ago, players are tasked with rebuilding Earth using the remarkable BRIX technology.

The central gameplay of BRIXITY is about constructing structures and building entire cities in top-down view with the help of the amazing technology called BRIX, and then exploring the world and visiting other players in a third-person view. BRIX (as in “bricks”, essentially the building blocks that players can use to create buildings) allows players to create spectacular builds as they wish.

Bibots is a roguelite dungeon crawler shooter where players take on the role of a warrior that can pilot mech armors called Bibots. As Tayar, you are the only one left standing (literally) and the only savior of his world.

NEW UPDATE Cat Fantasy has extended its reach by launching a dedicated server for Southeast Asian players which was rolled out last October 27. Players in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines can now enjoy these brand new servers.

Cat Fantasy has recently rolled out a series of updates to keep players engaged. More specifically, Cat Fantasy has extended its reach by launching a dedicated server for Southeast Asian players. This means that gamers in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines can now enjoy these brand new servers. This change was rolled out last October 27.

The untamed landscapes, the rugged characters, and the thrill of a quickdraw duel – it's a recipe for unforgettable experiences. Kill the Crows, a fast-paced arena roguelike shooter, tries to encapsulate this feeling in a top-down roguelite format.

lyndonguitar Download Cats & Soup: Magic Recipe is a recently soft-launched mobile game that blends ‘merge’ gameplay mechanics with the art of cooking, creating a unique and enchanting gaming experience. It is a follow-up to the similarly titled relaxing game Cats & Soup, made by the same developers Hidea.

Kill the Crows thrusts players into a world fraught with danger and overwhelming vengeance. The story follows a gunslinger consumed by the fire of retribution, wandering through the ruins of a forsaken wild west town and attacked by an onslaught of enemies, both regular goons and those with supernatural abilities.

Metal Slug: Awakening, the latest addition to the Metal Slug series, combines nostalgia with modern mobile gaming dynamics. While adhering to the classic run-and-gun formula that fans adore, the game introduces a control scheme tailored to touch controls, offering accessibility for players of all levels. It even includes an auto-target feature.

Contrary my initial impressions from browsing the Google Play Store page, SOULS is not an adventure game in the vein of titles like Journey, Abzu, and Sky: Children of the Light . Instead, it is a traditional auto-chess gacha game tailored for mobile platforms. Nonetheless, its visual appeal remains as stunning as depicted in the promotional images and trailers.

Cats & Soup: Magic Recipe welcomes players to a charming beachside kingdom that oozes with wholesome vibes. The visuals are charming, characterized by a hand-painted art style that invokes the warmth and charm of a beloved children's storybook.

Old gamers would likely recognize the gameplay of Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew as being very similar to the Commandos series, while younger gamers might see the resemblance with Shadow Tactics instead. This is due to the fact that it serves as its spiritual successor, if the ‘Shadow’ in the title and same developers are not yet a dead giveaway.

Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a stealth strategy game that transports players to an alternate history of the Golden Age of Piracy. Players assume the role of Afia, a cursed pirate with a daring mission – to gather the legendary Black Pearls and bring her cursed crew back to life.

At first glance, Book of Hours appears as a difficult concept to understand, and it is absolutely true, much like the arcane secrets it promises to unveil. Developed by Weather Factory – the creators of another similar game in Cultist Simulator, Book of Hours captivates with its rich atmosphere and esoteric themes. Released on PC, it beckons players to explore the realms of the occult, inviting them to step into the shoes of an amnesiac librarian rebuilding a destroyed ancient library.

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood allows players to assume the role of Fortuna, a Witch exiled for a thousand years who forms a forbidden pact with a godlike otherworldly creature to regain her freedom. Players will assume control of Fortuna 200 years into her exile, what will happen is up to the players, reconnect with fellow Witches, forge new relationships, and utilize the Tarot cards you've customized to unveil their pasts and futures.

Wayfinder, an Online Action Role Playing Game, takes players on an adventure through a world filled with stylized characters, third person combat, and procedurally generated dungeons. While it draws parallels to games like Dauntless, Fortnite, and Darksiders, it is also promising to also bring its own unique elements to the table. The game features an intriguing blend of MMO lite and RPG elements, promising a mix of action-packed combat and immersive storytelling.

Book of Hours, a brand new creation by Weather Factory, invites you to embark on a journey that explores the deepest recesses of the occult and the unknown. This intricate game offers a multi-faceted experience that combines investigation, crafting, and introspection to create a truly unique adventure.

The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood is a captivating story-driven game that presents players with an immersive narrative experience that revolves around Fortuna, a fortune-teller Witch banished to exile on an asteroid. Developed by the creators of The Red Strings Club and feeling like a spiritual successor, The game's premise is rooted in crafting a personalized Tarot deck, reclaiming freedom, and influencing the destiny of the cosmic Witch society.

lyndonguitar Black Clover M is a brand new gacha RPG mobile title developed by VIC Games Studio that has recently soft launched in Canada, with progression to carry over into the global launch that will follow.

Drawing inspiration from the beloved anime and manga series, Black Clover M presents players with a high-quality adaptation that seamlessly integrates iconic scenes into the gameplay. The exceptional quality of animation brings the Manga and Anime into life, creating a visually striking experience. With cel-shaded graphics characteristic of anime adaptations, the game does justice to the visual aesthetics of the anime.

War Thunder Mobile, an extension of the popular War Thunder franchise, brings the adrenaline-pumping world of vehicular combat to the palm of your hands. Developed by Gaijin, this mobile adaptation offers a condensed yet authentic War Thunder experience, focusing on ground and naval warfare while introducing streamlined mechanics tailored for mobile gameplay.

War Thunder Mobile brings the high-octane world of vehicular combat to the palm of your hand with smooth gameplay and impressive AAA graphics. Ground and naval warfare take center stage, without any dedicated aircraft warfare modes.

In a surprising departure from the series' established norm of being known for its renowned fighting games, BlazBlue Entropy Effect boldly ventures into uncharted territory with its unique take on the roguelite genre, albeit a bit strangely done.

Hammerwatch II is a retro-style action RPG developed by Crackshell. Serving as a direct sequel to the original Hammerwatch, the game offers a rich and nostalgic experience that delves into the heart of pixelated dungeon exploration and intense combat encounters.

Burst Space is a retro-style Roguelite top down shooter that puts players into a pixelated sci-fi universe inhabited by a cast of endearing warrior waifu girls known as Einherjar, the game promises an engaging blend of accessible gameplay and strategic depth with its roguelite gameplay and progression system.

Released on Android, currently only for the Philippines region, Burst Space introduces players to intense bullet-hell like battles, abilities experimentation, and the opportunity to collect and customize their waifu Einherjar warriors.

lyndonguitar Steam BlazBlue Entropy Effect is a 2D side-scrolling Roguelite game developed by 91Act. strangely set in the expansive BlazBlue franchise. Released on Steam in Early Access, this game invites players into a world where the beloved BlazBlue characters meet the dynamic mechanics of a Roguelite adventure.

Released as a follow-up to the successful roguelite Heroes of Hammerwatch, Hammerwatch II returns to the franchise's hack and slash roots and directly follows the story and gameplay of the first Hammerwatch game. Players are transported to a fantastical realm where they must aid King Roland's resistance efforts while navigating a world teeming with danger, quests, and opportunities for character growth.

Protectors: Shooter Legends is a free-to-play casual and bite-sized 4v4 multiplayer shooter that captures the essence of quick-paced battles. Set in a futuristic world where humanity thrives after overcoming past struggles, players step into the shoes of unique heroes armed with distinctive guns and abilities. The game boasts a diverse range of exciting game modes and maps and offers 4v4 PvP shooting battles.

Protectors: Shooter Legends is a third-person shooter with PvE and PvP gameplay. This 4v4 title is all about clashing with opponents in thrilling battles across a range of engaging game modes and maps. Featuring a diverse cast of heroes, each armed with a unique weapon and ability.

Turbo Overkill Turbo Overkill is a high-octane first-person shooter that blends the intense bullet-hell and high speed action of retro titles like Doom and Quake with a cyberpunk aesthetic. The game thrusts players into a dystopian future where advanced technology and chaos converge.

Turbo Overkill is a high-octane first-person shooter that blends the intense bullet-hell and high speed action of retro titles like Doom and Quake with a cyberpunk aesthetic. The game thrusts players into a dystopian future where advanced technology and chaos converge.

Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical Graphics & Music

lyndonguitar Download Grand Cross: Age of Titans is a newly released video game that blends elements of anime-style aesthetics, storytelling, city-building strategy, and intense troop battles. It was globally released for iOS, Android, and PC last August 1. Developed by Netmarble, the same studio behind the renowned RPG game Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross, even though they both Grand Cross in their names, the games are not connected storywise

In Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical, players embark on a journey as Grace, an aspiring musician who unexpectedly inherits the powers of the Last Muse, due to an unexpected circumstance. Set in an urban fantasy world where myths and monsters intertwine with normal, modern life, Grace becomes entangled in a murder mystery that demands her musical prowess – enhanced by the powers of the Gods. The player's choices shape Grace's path as she navigates the intricacies of Greek deities, uncovers dark secrets, and harmonizes her way to justice.

Grand Cross: Age of Titans introduces an intriguing twist to the isekai formula by blending it with city-building MMORTS gameplay. The game starts off feeling like a RPG gacha game, with all the isekai, anime, and waifu elements you’d normally see in a RPG game, but in actuality it is a city-builder strategy game extremely similar to Rise of Kingdoms, with the option to venture out in the MMORTS-esque overworld map, explore, mine resources, attack monsters, and team-up or clash against other cities.

lyndonguitar Get Overwatch 2: Invasion introduces a series of story missions that expand upon the narrative universe of Overwatch 2. These missions focus on the invasion of Null Sector, a rogue Omnic group, and the heroes' efforts to combat this threat and restore order. The missions are designed to immerse players in dynamic PvE scenarios that delve deeper into the game's lore and offer engaging cooperative gameplay experiences.

Assassin's Creed Codename Jade is a mobile spin-off of the Assassin’s Creed series, set in the third century BC during the time of the Qin dynasty in ancient China. In this game, players take on the role of Xia, an adopted child of the master Wei Yu, who embarks on a quest for revenge after their close friend is betrayed. As the story progresses, Xia uncovers secrets about the past and a powerful force that threatens to destroy everything they hold dear. For those confused, this is different from the upcoming Assassin’s Creed codename Red, which is set in another oriental region, Japan.

Baldur's Gate 3, an epic RPG developed by Larian Studios and building on the legacy of the iconic Baldur's Gate series, was released in early access in 2020 and was met with an overwhelmingly positive response, reinvigorating interest in D&D-based video games. Larian Studios embraced the complexities of D&D's 5th Edition, creating a game that felt akin to playing the tabletop version virtually, for better and for worse. The vast world, intricate systems, and captivating storytelling that come with the experience of D&D are promised, resonating with long-time fans and newcomers alike.

Baldur's Gate 3, an epic RPG developed by Larian Studios and building on the legacy of the iconic Baldur's Gate series, was released in early access in 2020 and was met with an overwhelmingly positive response, reinvigorating interest in D&D-based video games. Larian Studios embraced the complexities of D&D's 5th Edition, creating a game that felt akin to playing the tabletop version virtually, for better and for worse. The vast world, intricate systems, and captivating storytelling that come with the experience of D&D are promised, resonating with long-time fans and newcomers alike. Now, three years later, Baldur’s Gate 3 is officially out on PC.

EA Sports FC Mobile has entered beta right now in limited regions, just over a month before its official release. I was fortunate enough to try out two of its main game modes as well as explore a bit the game’s mechanics, such as acquiring new players, customization of your club, and soccer team.

Ashfall is an MMORPG set in a post-apocalyptic world where AI has risen and initiated a nuclear war against humanity, leaving behind only ruins. As a survivor in the far future, you must venture outside the Vault to embark on a quest to find the Core of Creation—the crucial element that holds the key to saving the world.

Ashfall is an ambitious MMORPG developed by Legendary Star Studio and NetEase, and is set in a post-apocalyptic world. Not to be confused from the similarly titled Ashfall, a Web3/NFT game currently in development by Liithos Game Studio. I had the opportunity to try out an Early Build of the game on both mobile and PC, and here are my initial impressions:

lyndonguitar Download Tower of God: New World is an upcoming mobile idle RPG game, based on the original Webtoon Tower of God created by S.I.U. This mobile game retells the story of Twenty Fifth Bam's quest to find his friend Rachel within the mysterious Tower, while inserting the player’s journey into the fold. As players traverse the Tower, they encounter newfound allies who aid them in their journey.

Tower of God: New World is an idle RPG gacha game where players assume the role of a new character inserted into the original narrative, following Bam's footsteps and experiencing the adventure firsthand. The game introduces a new player-named character, along with his navigator and tutorial guide Rin, bridging the gameplay mechanics with the overarching storyline. Through Rin's guidance, players become an integral part of the Tower's world, forging their path, and interacting with iconic characters.

Riot Games has launched the highly anticipated Soul Fighter cross game summer event, which introduces for the first time a cross-over of four beloved titles: League of Legends: Wild Rift, Legends of Runeterra, Teamfight Tactics, and League of Legends itself.

Four games join forces to create an epic crossover experience across mobile and PC; Riot Games’ League of Legends: Wild Rift, Legends of Runeterra, Teamfight Tactics, and League of Legends itself.

Viewfinder Viewfinder is a puzzle game where players reshape reality by placing works of art in the world. Uncover mysteries, solve engaging puzzles, and explore captivating environments in this innovative and imaginative journey of discovery.

Viewfinder is a first-person adventure game that offers players an extraordinary experience of mind bending perceptions and reshaping the fabric of reality. The game introduces players to a world where photography becomes their key to manipulating the environment, solving puzzles, and finding answers to solving an impossible question.

Red Ronin is a turn-based dash 'n slash game that follows the story of a bloodthirsty ronin named Red, seeking revenge alongside her companion bot, ISAAC. Betrayed by her former team, Red sets out on a relentless journey for revenge.

EA Sports has recently unveiled the highly anticipated global launch date for EA Sports FC 24, the new rebranded version of the beloved FIFA series. Football enthusiasts worldwide can mark their calendars for September 29, 2023, as EA Sports FC 24 promises to deliver yet another exhilarating and authentic football gaming experience, powered by EA’s Frostbite engine..

Dumb Ways to Climb, developed by PlaySide Studios Ltd, attempts to combine the charm of the Dumb Ways to Die franchise with the viral gameplay of the popular vertical platformer PC game Only Up!.

Dumb Ways to Climb is a platforming game where the only goal is to go upwards. As a bean-like character ripped straight from the cartoon series Dumb Ways to Die, you must climb up a random mishmash contraption of worldly objects, with the sole objective being to reach higher heights, similar to the recent popular game Only Up!. It’s quite obvious that the gameplay concept has been shamelessly borrowed from the aforementioned game, only this time, Dumb Ways to Climb was made specifically for Android and iOS platform.

lyndonguitar Roto Force is a retro-inspired twin-stick shooter that turns the genre on its own with its unique take. Instead of moving around the levels freely, you move around the inverted planet-esque environment. You move around the level like a hamster on a wheel and try to avoid enemies that usually spawn at the center. Despite it being retro in its aesthetics and soundtrack, the gameplay couldn't be more modern with its fluid touch-based controls and movement mechanics.

Set in a war-torn city Kamona with a post-apocalyptic atmosphere, Arena Breakout drops players into the midst of a fierce battle for survival. You'll find yourself navigating through desolate streets, abandoned buildings, and treacherous alleyways, all while engaging in heart-pounding do-or-die firefights against both AI-controlled enemies and other players. The game's atmosphere is amazing, immersing you in a war-torn world where danger lurks around every corner.

NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is a online multiplayer game offers a fresh take on the battle royale formula, introducing unique martial arts-based mechanics that set it apart from its competitors. Players take on the role of powerful heroes, each with their own unique abilities and playstyles. The game is available for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, with an official mobile version coming soon as well.

lyndonguitar Get NARAKA: BLADEPOINT is a multiplayer online battle royale game that takes place in a fantastical ancient Chinese-inspired world where players — sometimes in teams up to three — compete against each other to be the last one standing. The game stands out from other battle royale titles with its emphasis on fast-paced martial arts based combat and parkour mechanics. It is available for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, with an official mobile version coming soon as well.

As a new intern at Roto Force, you’ll go on missions through the game’s variety of worlds and environments, battling different kinds of enemies and bosses.

Lost in Play is a puzzle adventure game that features hand-drawn, cartoonish visuals that are visually pleasing and perfectly complement the game's playful atmosphere.

Limbo Disco is an upcoming free-to-play mobile game that combines elements of roguelike, wave survival, and cartoon aesthetics. The game follows in the footsteps of similar titles Vampire Survivors and Brotato, with its addicting allure entirely playable with one-hand.

Limbo Disco follows in the footsteps of similar titles Vampire Survivors and Brotato, with its addicting allure entirely playable with one-handed.

Lost in Play is a charming adventure game that takes players on a whimsical journey alongside two siblings, Toto and Gal. Developed initially for the Nintendo Switch and PC platforms, it has now made its way to Android and iOS devices just this July, and I was able to play the free demo of this game for Android.

Madtale is a mobile idle RPG game that puts players in a dark fairy tale world filled with captivating stories and charming characters — heroes and villains, both familiar or not.

With its unique art style, engaging narratives, and various gameplay features, Madtale aims to offer an enjoyable idle RPG gaming experience for players on iOS and Android devices with its recent release last July 12.

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Defense Derby revolves around defending your square castle from waves of relentless monsters. Strategic placement of heroes atop the castle is crucial for survival. The game offers a diverse range of units inspired by the fantasy genre, including mages, archers, swordsmen, riflemen, and wizards. Each unit possesses unique attributes, attack ranges, and attack types, allowing players to develop diverse tactical approaches.

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Knightingale revolves around forming a party of five combatants from the player's available heroes, progressing through the story, and encountering formidable opponents. The game offers a degree of openness, enabling players to explore towns, interact with NPCs, engage in trading, and partake in side activities like bulletin board or dungeon crawling.

Not to be confused with Hearthstone's Tavern Brawl game mode, Tavern Brawls is an unrelated brand-new mobile game that combines elements of Hearthstone's card gameplay and Auto Chess's automated resolution of battles into one engaging mash-up. It has recently been released on a soft launch for Android and iOS.

lyndonguitar Knightingale is an upcoming HD-2D RPG game with an adventurous story, engaging turn-based combat, and traditional gacha mechanics.

Mojo Melee is a brand new Auto Chess currently undergoing an open beta test for Android, with Season Zero currently underway.

Mojo Melee is a real-time auto chess battler that will challenge your intellect and tactical skills while you eliminate opponents. It is set on Planet Mojo, a web3 gaming metaverse platform set to feature other games as well.

Persona 5: The Phantom X is a Mobile and PC spin-off of the mainline Persona game, Persona 5.

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Devil May Cry: Peak of Combat is an upcoming free to play mobile game entry in the Devil May Cry franchise. This spin-off was announced a few years ago, with a Chinese release a few years back, and has since been released globally for a beta test just recently this July. The official launch is still unknown, but according to the iOS app store page, the placeholder expected release date is December 2, 2023, however take this information with a grain of salt.

MLB 9 Innings Rivals is a modern follow-up to MLB 9 Innings (currently MLB 9 Innings 23), a game that was originally released way back in 2016. MLB 9 Innings Rivals features significantly improved graphics, new mechanics, and fresh ideas to enhance the addicting player collecting and fantasy baseball gameplay.

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lyndonguitar Download MLB 9 Innings Rivals is a brand new mobile game for baseball fans, featuring console level visuals, simple gameplay, fantasy baseball management, and player collecting mechanics.

CAPTAIN TSUBASA: ACE is centered around participating in soccer matches wherein you control the entire team: Making passes, tackling, defending, and trying to score a goal. Just a typical soccer video game like FIFA with a touch of anime action, arcadeyness, and simplicity to it.

King Arthur: Legends Rise is an upcoming turn-based squad RPG coming to Android, iOS and PC, with options for cross-play and cross-progression. An Open Beta Test is now available only for Android which will last until the official launch date. According to the iOS app store page, the placeholder expected release date is December 5, 2023, however take this info with a grain of salt.

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Hollow Knight Hollow Knight - Pale Court is a brand new fan-made DLC for the critically acclaimed game Hollow Knight, featuring brand new bosses, charms, artwork, and secrets.

Over six years later and crafted over the course of more than three years by a collaborative effort of over 50 dedicated modders, a new fan-made DLC called Pale Court breathes new life into the immersive world of Hollow Knight. With its stunning new boss fights, captivating music, expanded charms, faithful art direction, and some bonus secrets, Pale Court promises to capture the essence of the base game while offering a challenging and memorable extension of the Hollow Knight experience.

Spiritle is a 4-player turn-based strategy battle digital board game available both on PC and mobile with crossplay functionality. You take on the role of a Spirit among the 4 elements: Nature, Earth, Water and Fire, and engage in other fallen souls to reclaim their place in the world tree.

Spiritle features a story premise that revolves around spirits and the 4 elements: Nature, Earth, Water and Fire, and shines in its art style, featuring a charming and cartoonish paint-like aesthetic. The characters and overall visual design are appealing, however, beyond the introduction story, the lore is practically non-existent, as it is actually a competitive Match-2 game with a focus on PvP battles. The game is free to play, with only cosmetics as in-app purchases.

Contra: Tournament is a third-person battle royale survival game designed for mobile devices. In this fresh but pleasantly surprising take on the Contra franchise, you and up to 100 players engage in a fierce battle to claim the title of the ultimate winner within a vast and sprawling map. A Closed Beta Test for Contra: Tournament has recently started, allowing players to experience and provide feedback on this upcoming new title.

Contra: Tournament brings the iconic Contra series to the mobile battle royale genre, offering players a fresh take on the popular gaming formula. A Closed Beta Test for Contra: Tournament has recently started, allowing players to experience and provide feedback on this upcoming new title.

Recently launched worldwide, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is a free-to-play mobile game that offers fans an immersive mobile experience in the Wizarding World like never before, featuring a captivating story and a journey filled with magic, friendship, and intrigue.

Valorant’s patch 7.0 has finally gone online and it introduces the highly requested Team Deathmatch mode along with a new Agent Deadlock , and three exclusive maps made specifically for the new game mode: Piazza, District, and Kasbah. In terms of aesthetics, Piazza bears a resemblance to Ascent with its European architecture, District resembles Split with its urban Japanese setting, and Kasbah shares similarities with Bind with its African location.

Phantom Blade: Executioners is a 2D side-scrolling martial arts hack and slash game available on PC, Android, and iOS, featuring full crossplay functionality. It is currently hosting a live open beta test from June 26 to July 10, 2023.

Phantom Blade: Executioners offers a fast-paced experience that requires players to utilize two-button abilities along with dodge/roll, jump, and parry/block actions. The game provides a plethora of unlockable abilities/skills that can be mixed, matched, and synergized to create amazing combos.

I recently had the pleasure of exploring ParaSpace, an avatar-based online virtual platform that offers a plethora of immersive experiences and endless opportunities for connection and creativity. It is currently conducting an Android Beta Test right now exclusively available here on TapTap, with a special partnership content ‘TapTap world’ coming soon for TapTap users to chill around and relax in.

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Set to launch on August 10, 2023, Overwatch 2: Invasion will transport players back into the heart of the action-packed narrative of Overwatch 2, immersing them in thrilling PvE story missions against the formidable forces of Null Sector.

Brown Dust 2, the somewhat both direct and spiritual successor to the popular Brave 9 / Brown Dust, takes players on a grander journey filled with time travel, world-traveling elements, and captivating narratives.

Brown Dust 2, the somewhat both direct and spiritual successor to the popular Brave 9 / Brown Dust, takes players on a grander journey filled with time travel, world-traveling elements, and captivating narratives.

Cataclismo is a town building and tower defense real-time pausable strategy game where you build and defend the towers and walls of humanity that are struggling to survive in a fantasy world plagued by a hazardous mist and eerie creatures.

Bright Reappear, a match-three game combined with RPG-style gameplay, was released on June 21, 2023. It is now available on Taptap for $1.99. The question arises: is it worth the price? Is it a steal?

Cataclismo incorporates traditional RTS base-building elements that will feel familiar to strategy fans. Elements like constructing sawmills or quarries to gather resources from the environment, building housing to accommodate the growing population, and establishing barracks to train and recruit troops. Players will also need to manage the quality of the air by constructing filters, adding another survival element. These addictive and staple elements are seamlessly combined with frantic defense building and tower defense actions where you build walls, defense, and traps with a clever lego-style system that is equally as engaging as the town building aspect.

Bright Reappear is an intriguing fusion of the popular Candy Crush match-three puzzle system and retro-style turn-based RPG gameplay. While these both addicting genres have rarely been combined in the past, this game brings its own unique twists to the table.

Quasimorph is a mix of classic turn-based roguelike RPG with an extraction twist, where the player's progress and acquired loot depend on their survival in missions.

Quasimorph is a mix of classic turn-based roguelike RPG with an extraction twist, where the player's progress and acquired loot depend on their survival in missions.

Looper Tactics aims to combine turn-based strategy and roguelike mechanics, providing an interesting twist on traditional deck building. The core gameplay revolves around navigating a tile-based map, strategically moving your hero across various terrains and encountering both friend and foe. The procedurally generated world every run ensures that each playthrough feels fresh and unpredictable. Throughout the game, you will have encounters with various friendly or neutral beings, many of whom offer you a choice between different bonuses and items to purchase, such as new cards, minions, power-ups, or upgrades.

Looper Tactics is a turn-based strategy card game infused with roguelike elements, and presents players with a journey through a procedurally generated world of eternal life and death.

Fireball Wizard's retro-inspired pixelated graphics capture the essence of classic arcade games. The art style is charming and meticulously designed, reminiscent of the 8-bit and 16-bit era. The environments are visually distinct, featuring dark castles, gloomy forests, and treacherous caves. The enemy designs are varied, differing in mannerisms, attack patterns, and visual design, showcasing imaginative creatures and challenging bosses that provide both visual appeal and gameplay diversity.

Neon Abyss: Infinite, the revamped mobile version of the beloved PC and console retro game, brings the addictive gameplay and stylish retro aesthetics to the mobile platform. This adaptation to touch controls is well-executed, providing players with a seamless experience on their mobile devices. Although the game retains its core mechanics and charm, it introduces some changes, including free-to-play elements and gacha mechanics. While Neon Abyss: Infinite shows great promise, it is important to note that the game is in Early Access, and therefore, still requires optimization and improvement.

Neon Abyss is a roguelike retro action-platformer game that was initially released for PC, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox in 2020, with a mobile port coming soon and now already in Early Access called Neon Abyss: Infinite.

Valorant is coming with a new update (Patch 7.0) this June 27, which introduces the highly requested Team Deathmatch mode along with three exclusive maps made specifically for the game mode: Piazza, District, and Kasbah. In terms of aesthetics, Piazza bears a resemblance to Ascent with its European architecture, District resembles Split with its urban Japanese setting, and Kasbah shares similarities with Bind with its African location.

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six® Extraction Rainbow Six: Extraction, the latest installment in the critically acclaimed Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six series, takes a bold step into the realm of PvE squad-based cooperative gameplay.

The Segment Twins introduces players to the twin girls, Matilda and Amanda, whose profession involves hunting down nefarious creatures that closely resemble friendly mushrooms. However, their routine takes an unexpected turn when they fall into a portal and get transported to a mysterious world that exists simultaneously in different places. The story sets up the premise for their segmented journey, where the gameplay mechanics and challenges revolve around these distinct segments. There isn't much emphasis on storytelling, as the game primarily revolves around hack-and-slash action.

Developed and published by Ubisoft, Rainbow Six: Extraction brings together the tactical prowess and intensity of Rainbow Six Siege with a thrilling PvE (Player vs. Environment) experience, heavily inspired by the successful limited-time game mode, Outbreak, in Rainbow Six Siege, Extraction expands upon that cooperative gameplay experience.

While still in its early access stage, BattleBit Remastered showcases potential for an exciting and dynamic gameplay experience. With its low-poly graphics and immersive sound design, the game aims to deliver a fast-paced and action-packed experience for up to 254 players per server.

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Layers of Fear (2023) is a psychological horror game that takes players on a chilling journey through the twisted minds of various artists; the painter, the daughter, the musician, and the actor.

lyndonguitar Download Ace Racer, developed and published by NetEase, is a mobile arcade racing game that aims to combine simple controls, high-octane street racing, and arcade-style abilities that vary from vehicle to vehicle. Featuring AAA levels of graphics, dynamic races, and a plethora of customization options.

Ace Racer, developed and published by NetEase, is a mobile arcade racing game that aims to combine simple controls, high-octane street racing, and arcade-style abilities that vary from vehicle to vehicle. Featuring AAA levels of graphics, dynamic races, and a plethora of customization options.

Layers of Fear (2023) is a remake of the original two games plus its DLC introduces a reimagined story, stunning visuals, and a comprehensive package that will captivate fans of the series, while serving as a good entry point for newcomers..

THE FINALS is a tournament-based game with elimination in an arena setting and looks as if Battlefield, with its amazing graphics, lighting, sound design, and destructible environments, had a baby with Overwatch's teammate-based combat and flashy abilities. This isn't a surprise, as the developer, Embark Studios, was founded by former DICE developers, the creators of the Battlefield games. A closed beta has gone live now on Steam, and players can try and request access.

lyndonguitar Get THE FINALS is a tournament-based game with elimination in an arena setting and looks as if Battlefield, with its amazing graphics, lighting, sound design, and destructible environments, had a baby with Overwatch's teammate-based combat and flashy abilities. This isn't a surprise, as the developer, Embark Studios, was founded by former DICE developers, the creators of the Battlefield games. A closed beta has gone live now on Steam, and players can try and request access.

Laid-Back Camp All -in -one is a full-on video game adaptation of the Laid-Back Camp (also known as Yuru Camp) anime series and allows players to personally take the characters on camping trips, with over 1000 types of camping gear, character cosmetics, and vehicles across various beautiful sceneries.

Towaga: Among Shadows Set in a mysterious and dark Aztec-inspired world, Towaga: Among Shadows places players in the role of Chimu, a masked protagonist with supernatural powers, tasked with defending the sacred Temple of Towaga from relentless hordes of shadow creatures.

Towaga: Among Shadows is a 2D shoot 'em up game that blends dual/single stick shooting and tower defense elements. It was previously released for Switch, PC, Playstation, Apple Arcade, and has since made its way to mobile platforms (iOS, Android) with a recent release last June 15, 2023.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the beloved Nintendo DS puzzle-adventure game from Capcom, has returned in a remarkable remastered edition for PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC platforms.

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective has been revitalized with completely HD graphics and flawless animations, breathing new life into its charming world. The game is set to be released on June 30, 2023, but there is a demo on Steam already available for players to try. I was able to play the demo version that allows players to experience the story up to Chapter 2. Notably, any saved data from the demo can be seamlessly transferred to the full version of the game once players purchase it.

Metria is an action RPG currently in development for mobile devices. It is currently conducting an Alpha test from June 13, 2023, to June 20, 2023 and players are free to test out this title. Since this is an Alpha test, expect this to be in a very early state, and not even close to playable and enjoyable.

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Bleak Sword DX Bleak Sword DX is a pixel art soulslike-roguelite that offers an enhanced version of the original game for PC and Switch, following its initial exclusive release on Apple Arcade.

In Bleak Sword DX, the protagonist is not the one wielding the titular Bleak Sword; rather, they must seek to destroy the weapon itself. As an unnamed warrior, your task is to lift the curse of the legendary Bleak Sword that has plagued the land for over two hundred years. While the story is not that deep, it serves as a premise and backdrop for the hack-and-slash combat action.

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is a roguelike dungeon crawler puzzle game that serves as a spin-off to the critically acclaimed Shovel Knight series. In this game, players take on the role of the protagonist, Shovel Knight, who becomes trapped within a magical artifact called the Pocket Dungeon.

Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon is an engaging and addictive roguelike dungeon crawler puzzle available on Switch, PC, and with a Netflix exclusive port for Android and iOS. It draws inspiration from retro-style 2D platformers of the 8-bit and 16-bit eras. With its pixelated art style and charming graphics, the game pays homage to classic video games.

Amnesia: The Bunker Amnesia: The Bunker, developed by the creators of the popular horror games SOMA, Penumbra, and the Amnesia series, is a first-person horror game that takes players on a gripping journey through the dark and claustrophobic corridors of a World War I bunker.

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Amnesia: The Bunker offers a chilling and unforgettable first person horror experience through its gripping atmosphere, non-linear gameplay, resource management mechanics, and a dynamic AI-driven monster.

Blending elements of trajectory-based launching akin to Angry Birds with turn-based RPG mechanics, Kemono Friends: Kingdom offers a slight spin on a familiar gameplay format and it is coming soon with an Open Beta Test scheduled for June 21!

lyndonguitar Get Kemono Friends: Kingdom is a gacha mobile game set in a unique world filled with delightful animal Friends. With its engaging storyline, strategic turn-based RPG gameplay, and a diverse roster of charming animal-themed characters, this game promises to offer an enjoyable experience for both fans and newcomers to the Kemono Friends franchise. It is coming soon with an Open Beta Test scheduled for June 21!

We Love Katamari REROLL+ Royal Reverie is an enhanced edition of the classic PS2 from 2005 that takes players on a whimsical and quirky adventure as they step into the shoes of the Prince once again, as well as the King of All Cosmos during his boyhood.

Killer Frequency is a first-person horror puzzle game set in the 1980s. Players assume the role of Forrest Nash, a late night radio talk show host on 189.16, “The Scream”, in the small town of Gallows Creek. The game revolves around the mysterious return of the killer known as The Whistling Man, who is causing havoc in the town.

Friends vs Friends is an online PvP shooter game that offers a unique blend of FPS combat and deck building gameplay. In this game, players choose a character from a selection of groups of anthropomorphic friends and customize their loadout using a card-based system. Each card represents a specific ability or weapon that players can use during battles.

Doomblade, offers a highly unique take on the Metroidvania genre. With its innovative combat mechanics featuring precision-based clicking much like mouse rhythm games like Osu!, or twin stick shooter style of combat when using controllers.

lyndonguitar Download Harry Potter: Magic Awakened is a free-to-play third-person and deck-building game for mobile devices. It features a live-service game format and stylized graphics that magically recreates the wonderful Wizarding World of Harry Potter.

Doomblade is a 2D platforming metroidvania with unique combat and platforming mechanics, developed by Muro Studios and published by Iceberg Interactive for PC.

Harry Potter: Magic Awakened re-introduces us to the world of wizarding once again, following a similar path to the one Harry Potter took, with Hagrid guiding us and leading us through Diagon Alley for school supplies. It allows us to customize our appearance and attire, introduces us to the deck-based combat system, and lets us choose owls as companions, among many other features.

Everdream Valley Everdream Valley is a third person farming sim developed for the Switch, PlayStation, Xbox, and PC, this game offers a refreshing and immersive experience across multiple platforms.

Everdream Valley is a delightful and lighthearted farming adventure game that combines the joys of tending to a homestead with farming, animals, and magic. Following in the footsteps of farming games like Dinkum and Stardew Valley; Everdream Valley promises to be another solid addition to the farming sim genre.

Street Fighter™ 6 Street Fighter 6 is a 2023 fighting game developed and published by Capcom and the sixth main entry in the Street Fighter franchise, it was recently released and now available for PC, Playstation, and Xbox.

Street Fighter 6 has come a long way. It features a 18-character roster of both new and returning fighters rendered in new Full 3D art style that looks much closer now to contemporaries like Tekken, than the classic 2D or artistic visuals of Street Fighter, however, the spirit of Street Fighter is still felt here. Street Fighter 6’s roster of 18 characters is mostly familiar, with 12 returning characters and six being entirely new.

Diablo IV has finally arrived (in Early Access form), and it's a game that effortlessly merges the best elements of its predecessors. With a skillful combination of Diablo II skill tree mechanics and dark tone, along with Diablo III's smooth combat and quality of life improvements, this latest installment in the series offers the best Diablo experience for both longtime fans and newcomers alike. I was fortunate enough to be able to play Diablo IV in Early Access, and I have to tell you guys, it is amazing. It is everything I had hoped it would be, coming from Diablo 3 and 2.

Diablo® IV Diablo IV is the upcoming installment in the popular action role-playing game series developed by Blizzard Entertainment. The game is set to release for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox on June 6, 2023.

Myth: Gods of Asgard takes players on an epic adventure through a familiar world based on Norse mythology. As a hack and slash action role-playing game, it offers a unique and immersive experience, intense combat system, a rich narrative, and stunning visuals. I was able to try out the Android version of the game, in which a Closed Beta Test is scheduled for June 3, 2023

lyndonguitar Download Myth: Gods of Asgard is a hack and slash action role-playing game set in Norse mythology, with a visually stunning art style, combat, and a gacha system.

In Snowbreak: Containment Zone, the player assumes the role of an Adjutant, navigating the mysterious and devastated ‘containment zone’ while controlling a squad of waifu heroes with diverse skills, gun types, and abilities. The game features a gacha system for unlocking and acquiring new heroes, each with their own unique traits and tiers.

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Playing Strike Buster Prototype, it definitely reminded me of the retro arcade space shoot ‘em ups I’ve played in my childhood during my PS1 days, such as Ray Crisis and Einhander. However, it blends retro aesthetics with modern gameplay elements such as a physics system and twin stick controls. The game is already available on PC and Switch, but I was able to try out the Android demo version of the game, bringing the arcade shooter into the mobile platform.

Prime of Flames is an roguelike strategy game that seamlessly blends elements of turn-based strategy and party role-playing elements, creating a captivating gameplay experience. Developed by Indie devs Rayka Studio, this title offers a plethora of engaging features, diverse character choices, and waifu characters. Surprisingly, it’s not a gacha game!

Strike Buster Prototype is a retro style arcade game featuring combo-based combat and twin-stick shooter controls.

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In Refactor, Aliens are invading Earth, and you have to defend the planet by building elemental turrets. That's basically the background story. Now that's out of the way, the main focus here is the hardcore-style tower defense combat with innovative building elements, where you are also in charge of constructing the pathway of the enemies. Originally released for PC last year, I was able to try out the Android demo version of the game.

lyndonguitar Download In Prime of Flames, the story revolves around the protagonist, who assumes the role of the "Star Envoy." As the Star Envoy, the player embarks on a quest to uncover the truth behind the disaster that befell the land, taking command of warriors from different clans, each possessing unique talents and abilities.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a turn-based RPG game in a fantasy world where players command a group of heroes on a quest to uncover the secrets of The Lost Vale and defeat an evil sorceress.

Battle Chasers: Nightwar is a role-playing game (RPG) developed by Airship Syndicate and published by THQ Nordic. An adaptation of Joe Madureira's fantasy comic book series of the same name and originally released as a PC game, it has been ported to the mobile platforms as well. For the purpose of this review, I will be talking about the Android version.

I See You is a narratively-driven adventure game where players assume the role of a blind man in search of his missing girlfriend. Games that delve into unique perspectives and disabilities can offer a fresh and immersive experience, and this particular game leverages blindness as a gameplay mechanic.

Heaven Dust is an old-school-style zombie survival horror game that combines puzzle-solving, storytelling, and a classic isometric third person view.

Heaven Dust, developed and published by One Gruel Studio, is a zombie survival game that aims to capture the essence of classic survival horror titles like the original Resident Evil titles while delivering a modernized 3D experience.

Cyber Manhunt is a mystery and hacking simulation game with a story-oriented focus and a puzzle-centric gameplay.

With its physics-based combat, humorous tone, and challenging scenarios, Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator offers a combination of strategy, puzzle solving, and sandbox entertainment. Prepare to build your army, construct siege equipment, and lead epic battles in this medieval world of strategic conquest. Originally a PC game (which is still in Early Access on Steam), I was able to play the Android demo version of Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator, which is coming soon.

Cat of Khronos is a game that allows you to travel freely in the fourth dimension — time itself. You must use your god given ability to overcome obstacles in the form of lamp post-looking guards, retrieve the fish for some reason, and make it back in time to be transported into the next level.

Extremely Realistic Siege Warfare Simulator is a real-time strategy sandbox simulation game of medieval siege warfare. The title itself serves as a description of the game, although the phrase "Extremely Realistic" is somewhat exaggerated and meant in a lighthearted, humorous manner.

Cyber Manhunt is a PC hacking-themed game that has recently made its way onto the Android platform, offering players an immersive experience as they step into the shoes of a skilled hacker, recently hired by a corporation. I was able to test a trial version of the game, and play the prologue plus the first mission.

Cat of Khronos is a time traveling puzzle game with mind bending mechanics that is sure to keep players captivated and their brains challenged as they navigate through various “4D” puzzles

Dwerve is a captivating blend of retro art dungeon crawling RPG and tower defense combat, enveloped in a high fantasy narrative featuring Dwarves, Elves, and Trolls. Recently released for PC, with a mobile version on the horizon, I had the opportunity to test the demo version called Dwerve: Prologue.

Aether Gazer is a Action RPG gacha game set in a virtual world where humans have transcended into after a catastrophic war and have since forgotten their true origins. Players take on the role of the administrator of “Aether Gazer''. Fighters called Modifiers are tasked to protect this virtual world from corrupted beings called Visbanes.

Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook is a dungeon crawling surviving turn-based RPG with a heavy focus on cooking and monster eating, released for the Nintendo Switch and Playstation

Monster Menu: The Scavenger's Cookbook is a game that attempts to blend elements of rogue-like dungeon crawling, survival crafting, cooking sim, and turn-based combat mechanics. It features cel-shaded anime chibi art style and a third person view gameplay.

Dragon Arise is a dragon collecting fantasy RPG that takes players on a whimsical journey into a world filled with dragons and epic battles.

Dragon Arise is a dragon-themed RPG that features the player taking on the role of the main character who is transported into a dragon world in yet another Isekai-esque premise. As the prophesied savior of the Dragon Islands, your mission is to lead a legion of dragons against the encroaching curse and restore balance to the lands.

Destiny Saga is a narratively-driven retro-style Action RPG with gacha elements and seamless switching between party characters

Destiny Saga is a mash-up of retro-style goodness, JRPG art style, ARPG gameplay, and modern gacha and RPG elements. Players can collect heroes, upgrade and equip them with gear, and engage in ARPG combat, all while being driven by a compelling narrative story.

From the same studio behind the popular game Plague Inc., Rebel Inc. puts players in the role of a leader tasked with stabilizing a war-torn region by managing military and civilian initiatives, balancing the needs of the population, and combating insurgent forces.

Rebel Inc., developed by Ndemic Creations, is a mobile strategy game that offers an immersive political sim experience with a unique premise. As a leader tasked with stabilizing a war-torn region, players must navigate complex political landscapes, manage limited resources, and confront the persistent threat of insurgent forces.

Starship Troopers: Extermination is a 16 player co-op FPS for PC that has just recently been released in early access. Players can experience the thrill of battling hordes of bugs alongside fellow troopers.

HUMANITY takes players on a thought-provoking and visually mesmerizing adventure as they control a dog guiding literal crowds of humans through a mysterious and surreal world. With its unique puzzle mechanics, striking visuals, and immersive atmosphere, this third-person puzzle game for PC and PlayStation offers an experience that is both challenging and captivating.

HUMANITY HUMANITY is a third-person puzzle game available for PC and PlayStation where you assume the role of a dog guiding crowds of humans to their destination.

ANNULUS is a turn-based tactics game that takes place in medieval times, specifically in Europe during the age of chivalry, but with dark Cthulhu undertones that permeate the narrative and atmosphere.

Exolotl : Zian is a platformer game with charming retro pixel art style, unique character designs inspired by the cute animal axolotl, and a seamless character switching gameplay mechanic, the game offers a nostalgic experience with a touch of innovation.

Exolotl : Zian that takes players on an exciting retro platformer adventure to save the Exolotl Planet from the clutches of the nefarious King Orion. With its play on words in the title, "Exolotl" the game clearly draws inspiration from the real-life cute animal, the axolotl. The character designs embody the charming features of axolotls, adding a touch of whimsy and friendliness to the game.

ANNULUS is a dark fantasy-themed tactics squad RPG game featuring hero collection elements and impressive AAA graphics.

The eponymous Somnolent is a world called the dreamcatcher where the game is also set. It is a place where good dreams pass through, while bad dreams get stuck. In layman's terms, Somnolent functions as a filter. This requires the dreamwalkers — warriors summoned to defend dreams — to constantly purge Somnolent of the bad dreams that get trapped in the lands and the nightmarish monsters spawned by them.

Somnolent: Action RPG Fantasy is a third person action RPG game set in a world where dreams exist and can be entered by warriors called dreamwalkers.

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is an action-adventure game and the much awaited sequel to 2017’s award-winning game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, boasting the same core gameplay mechanics including open world exploration and a non-linear story.

Guardian Chronicle R is a tower defense hero collecting game featuring puzzle elements and PvP / coop action.

I played Door Kickers on PC many years ago and now, playing it’s mobile port, it brings the same intense and strategic gameplay that made it a hit on the larger screen. Developed by KillHouse Games, Door Kickers offers an intense mix of tactical planning, real-time execution, and satisfyingly challenging missions — assuming it goes well.

At its core, Door Kickers is a top-down real-time strategy game that puts you in command of an elite SWAT team, from planning to execution. Your mission is to neutralize threats, save hostages, and complete objectives within a variety of scenarios. The game's strength lies in its tactical depth — both in pre-planning and in the actual real-time execution, offering an impressive array of tools and options to tackle each mission.

Guardian Chronicle R 8.6 Strategy Real Time Tactics

The Lord of the Rings: Heroes of Middle-earth or LOTR Heroes of Middle Earth is a turn-based hero collecting online RPG game for the platform.

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (NS) 9.2 Open World RPG

Dragon and Home is a MMORPG sandbox crafting game that already been released for PC in 2021 and is currently on Open Beta for mobile devices in the North American Region.

Just fresh from my review of another fourth wall breaking mystery game, now we have another mobile game in Murders of Budapest. This time it’s less of a detective point-and-click mystery and more of a murder mystery visual-novel this time around.

Dragon and Home is a sandbox-style MMORPG that combines crafting, Minecraft-style blocky graphics, and traditional MMORPG elements to create a fun and lighthearted game. Reminiscent of games like Hytale and Minecraft (but in third person). For the purpose of this article, I played the mobile version open beta.

Murders on Budapest is a narratively focused murder mystery game with both comedic and horror undertones and presented in a messaging app style format.

Detective Mimo is a delightful and entertaining game that combines classic point-and-click detective gameplay with a charming and whimsical visual style. The game's use of fourth-wall breaking elements adds an extra layer of intrigue and keeps players on their toes, always expecting the unexpected.

Detective Mimo is a charming and self-aware detective game that's perfect for fans of mystery and adventure games with a nice touch of fourth wall breaking. The game follows the titular detective cat Mimo as she solves crimes around town, and it's up to the player to help him piece together the clues and catch the culprit.

TMNT Splintered Fate is a rogue-lite hack and slash action RPG game featuring kinetic action-packed gameplay, fluid combat system, and an addictive dungeon crawling element.

TMNT Splintered Fate is a brand new Ninja Turtles game with a rogue-lite spin on the gameplay, heavily inspired by Hades with its hack-and-slash mechanics, single special ability, and room after room upgrades.

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Iron Marines+ is a real time strategy game released for mobile devices originally back in 2017, and has since been ported to PC, and then recently released as Iron Marines+, a version of the game that is exclusive to Apple Arcade, a subscription-based gaming service offered by Apple.

Very Little Nightmares+ is the Apple Arcade version of Very Little Nightmares, a puzzle-platformer game made specifically for mobile devices. It's available for both Android and iOS and serves as a prequel to the original 2017 console game Little Nightmares. The latter is also being ported and will soon be available on mobile devices this year.

Very Little Nightmares is a puzzle-platformer game developed by Alike Studio and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. As a prequel to the popular horror game Little Nightmares, this game boasts a similar eerie and suspenseful atmosphere while providing an original, captivating storyline and gameplay that stands on its own.

lyndonguitar Get Kingdom Two Crowns+ is a 2D side scrolling strategy game that features beautiful pixel art, a serene soundtrack, and challenging empire management strategy gameplay.

WHAT THE CAR? Is an absurd “racing” game featuring an ever evolving race car that is just about everything you could think of except being an actual car.

Iron Marines is a real-time strategy game developed and published by Ironhide Game Studio. The game is set in a distant future where humanity has spread throughout the galaxy and established colonies on various planets.

lyndonguitar Get Getting Over It+ is a physics-based platformer that will require your patience, dexterity, and problem solving skills… well mostly, your patience.

WHAT THE CAR? is a mobile game exclusive to Apple Arcade that features a quirky and humorous gameplay experience.

Temple Run is an addictive and engaging reaction-based high score game that was first released in 2011 by Imangi Studios. The game has become a classic in the mobile gaming world, with millions of downloads, a large following of dedicated players, and has spawned multiple sequels and homages.

Temple Run+ which was released for the subscription-based gaming service offered by Apple just recently, is the Apple Arcade version of the game Temple Run, where players take on the role of an adventurer who must endlessly run through the temple, avoiding obstacles, collecting coins, and trying to outrun a group of demonic monkeys chasing after them.

The Shapeshifting Detective is an intriguing murder mystery FMV game developed by D'Avekki Studios and released for PC, Playstation, Xbox One and Switch, and was ported right after to iOS.

lyndonguitar Get LIMBO is a puzzle-platformer game with simple controls, minimalistic visuals, and a depressing tone. Developed by Playdead that was first released in 2010. It has since been ported to various platforms, such as iOS back in 2021.

The Shapeshifting Detective is set in a small, remote town called August, where a murder has taken place in the local hotel called the “Guesthouse”. Players take on the role of a detective who is tasked with solving the murder by using their shape-shifting ability — only known by the higher-ups and not by any of the characters in the town — to gather information and interact with the game's cast of characters. This allows for interesting interactions between characters and easy access to information that would otherwise be unobtainable with a regular Detective.

Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore is an MMORPG with voxel based graphics, old school looks, and hardcore mechanics.

Ethyrial: Echoes of Yore is not your typical MMORPG. It is an old school, hardcore game with high ambitions and a promising idea, featuring voxel based graphics and a gameplay bordering sandbox and simulation elements rather than being an actual action-based game. The game has a strong resemblance to classic RPG games such as Runescape. Moreover, it boasts an adventurous orchestral soundtrack that will make medieval fantasy fans feel right at home

In Age of Wonders 4, players take on the role of a leader of an extremely customizable faction in the game and strive to conquer the land in various ways, participate in diplomacy, combat, research, and empire management gameplay to create a deeply immersive and strategic gameplay. Players will be able to customize their armies, heroes, and cities, as well as explore a vast and dynamic world filled with hidden treasures and powerful artifacts.

Participate in diplomacy, combat, research, and empire management gameplay to create a deeply immersive and strategic role-playing gameplay. With updated graphics and refined gameplay mechanics, Age of Wonders 4 promises to be a worthy successor to the critically acclaimed Age of Wonders III, offering players even more depth, complexity, and replay value than ever before.

Hyperforma is a puzzle game that takes players on a journey through a mysterious and futuristic world featuring spatial-based puzzles and various geometric shapes.

Hyperforma is a literal unique take on the Breakout puzzle formula, bounce around the levels, punch your way through the defenses, and hack the system in this unique puzzle game.

Arto Arto is an action-adventure hack and slash game featuring a world full of — or devoid of — vibrant colors, an action-packed challenging combat, and a mesmerizing atmosphere.

City of Beats places a strong emphasis on music as a fundamental component of the gameplay, rather than simply serving as background sound. The game utilizes synchronized beats to enhance the player's experience, with even explosions, hazards, and projectiles matching the rhythm to create a harmonious connection between the player's reactions, reflexes, and the music.

In the world of Arto, an event known as the Chromacylsm has drained all color, and our protagonist has been chosen to restore it and save the land. Players control Liv, an apostle of Goya, the chromatic Divinity of the Painted Arto. Liv is unaware of what is happening, and is unraveling the plot's mysteries alongside the player despite being destined for this task.

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Hav Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc is a visual novel murder mystery title that was originally released for PSP back in 2010 and was ported to mobile platforms in 2012.

lyndonguitar Pre-register Grand Quest is an all-new gacha third person game in a world where magic and technology co-exist. A Closed Beta Test is now open to players in the United States and Japan, with plans for more regions coming in later.

Grand Quest is a gacha game set in a steampunk world full of anime and waifu characters. The art style is impressive and while it features gacha and waifu aspects, they’re not over the top and the characters are not blown out of proportions. Grand Quest is seemingly set in a steampunk universe where there is magic and technology, but the world is clean and pristine looking than most interpretations.

Defense Derby is a mobile multiplayer tower defense game featuring hero collection and a unique mind bending multiplayer format. It is currently in a beta test until May 11.

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair 8.3 Adventure RPG

Imagine if Air Hockey was instead played in human size with six players having their own superhuman powers with absolutely no physical restraints or rules, Omega Strikers is exactly just that and more. It is a 3v3 free-to-play multiplayer game that is available for Mobile, PC, Xbox, Playstation, and Switch, with complete crossplay functionality. For the purpose of this article, I will be talking about the Mobile version with predominantly touchscreen controls.

Card Hog - Dungeon Crawler is a card swiping rogue-lite mobile game that combines elements of card game, dungeon crawling, and sliding mechanics as seen in block or number puzzle games such as Unblock me or 2048.

lyndonguitar Get Omega Strikers is a sports multiplayer mobile game that combines Moba mechanics along with the sport soccer and air hockey.

Defense Derby is a simple game to play, monsters attack your square castle, and you have to place a variety of heroes on top of it to effectively survive the waves of enemies marching around and towards your castle gate.

Card Hog - Dungeon Crawler 8.7 Puzzle Strategy

Closely following in the footsteps of the first game, Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is another entry into the intriguing murder mystery game series featuring high school students trapped in their school and forced to kill each other to survive.

In Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, A group of high school students find themselves trapped in their new school and are forced to participate in a twisted battle royale game of murder and survival.

Black Book RPG is an interesting mix of classic adventure gameplay, role-playing decision making, and turn-based deck building combat,

One Hand Clapping One Hand Clapping is a 2D puzzle platformer game with innovative singing mechanics that requires the use of your microphone as a control input. It is available for PC, Xbox Playstation, Switch, and Mobile.

Shadows of Doubt is a sandbox detective game developed by ColePowered Games, featuring procedurally generated cities, voxel-based graphics, and an impressive lighting system.

Developed by Bad Dream Games and published by HandyGames, One Hand Clapping is a one-of-a-kind 2D puzzle platformer that combines music, platforming, and puzzle-solving in a unique and innovative way that is sure to captivate players, and make them vocally exhausted.

Shadows of Doubt offers players an immersive detective experience in a customizable, procedurally generated city. The procedurally generated city is fully explorable. Every nook and cranny, every room, floor, and even air vents are real places that you can visit in the game world.

Black Book RPG is a witchcraft-themed adventure role-playing game that puts players in a dark and mystical world inspired by Russian folklore. Developed by Morteshka and published by HypeTrain Digital, the game features an intruiging story, a beautiful art style, and adventure RPG mechanics.

Takt Op. (also known as Takt Op. Symphony) is a role-playing game developed by Game Studio and Namco Bandai for iOS and Android devices. It is the counterpart game of the anime television series Takt Op. Destiny, set in a world where music has the power to control everything, and players take on the role of a conductor who must lead their orchestra of powerful warriors called musicarts in battles against monsters and other foes.

Street Kart Racing is a racing-sim featuring Go-Karts, real life racing superstars, and real life tracks to play in. It’s focus is realism over arcade racing, with the no nonsense catchphrase “No Assist, No Excuses”.

Street Kart Racing is not your typical Kart Racing game, it doesn’t feature arcade controls, power-ups, whimsical characters, and third person camera. Instead, it is a racing-sim in the likes of Gran Turismo or Assetto Corsa. That means first-person driving camera, realistic driving physics, photorealistic visuals, and pure racing gameplay.

Takt Op.Symphony combines traditional console-JRPG with mobile gacha live service elements that results in an intriguing musical-themed game filled with storytelling, waifu characters, and role-playing elements. It is currently in a closed beta test for selected regions (Australia. New Zealand, UK) this late April to Early May, and is set to fully release later this year.

Ogu and the Secret Forest 9.1 Adventure Healing Test

Dysmantle is a top down zombie survival crafting game developed by 10tons Ltd that is available on Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game takes place on a deserted island after a global disaster has wiped out most of humanity.

Ogu and the Secret Forest 9.1 Adventure Healing Test

Reporter - Scary Horror Game Reporter is a first-person adventure horror game that takes place in an antiquated, abandoned hospital. The game is developed by AGaming+ and is available on Android devices.

Dysmantle takes place on a shelter island after a zombie apocalypse has wiped out most of humanity. You play as a survivor who wants to escape the island, as such, he must scavenge for resources, craft tools and weapons, and fight off dangerous creatures to stay alive and escape in this open-world island.

Kemono Friends: Kingdom is an upcoming gacha game featuring cute waifu characters wearing animal themed outfits. It is currently tagged as coming soon for both Android, with pre-registration now available, while the iOS version is available for Malaysia and Singapore regions.

Tarisland - Mystery of the Hollows, or just Tarisland, is an upcoming MMORPG game from Tencent that is looking mighty promising. It is set to be released for both PC and Mobile (Android and iOS) with full cross-platform play.

Reporter - Scary Horror Game 8.7 Action Survival horror

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly, is a direct follow-up to the amazing part-visual novel, part-coffee barista simulator Coffee Talk. It set exactly three years after the original game and retains most of its coffee making simulator elements and narrative style.

Minecraft Legends is an action strategy game set in the Minecraft universe of video games. Released for Windows, Playstation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.

Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly 8.7 Adventure Casual

Minecraft Legends is a refreshing new take on the Minecraft brand with its shift into a third person action-strategy gameplay. It’s not the OG Minecraft gameplay we know and love, but it is STILL distinctively Minecraft in both the looks and the tone.

The award-winning game Vampire Survivors has recently released its second DLC, titled 'Tides of the Foscari.' This DLC is available for $1.99 on all platforms, including Android and iOS devices. It adds a ton of content to the already amazing value of the original game, which is completely free-to-play.

Demian Saga is a pirate-themed gacha game with charming visuals and filled with lots of waifu characters to collect.

CaseCracker is an investigative crime-deduction game where players are put in a highly immersive experience of solving crimes via an experimental test system. It is currently available for PC and mobile devices.

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is a bundle of unconventional RPG-style Mega Man games set in a separate universe from the main Mega Man stories.

Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection is a grand compilation of the six-part Mega Man Battle Network games (including the dual iterations of 3, 4, 5, and 6) that were originally released way back in the 2000s for the Game Boy Advance, now ported and remastered for newer gen consoles – Switch, Playstation, and PC. With three games comprising each two Volumes. The game maintains the same GBA 3:2 ratio aspect ratio and instead inserts Mega Man backgrounds for the remaining screen space, with no option for black bars.

This is it. Another trailer for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has finally dropped, one month before the release date, and I am very, very excited from what I've seen so far.

Tron: Identity takes us back to the Tron Universe, in a never before seen world, or server as it might be called – in a puzzle adventure game format where the player’s decisions matter. The players control the detective program Query, tasked to investigate a mysterious event, finding out the whos, whys, and whats.

Tron: Identity is a visual novel adventure game set in the world of Tron, where players play in the role of Query, a detective program tasked to investigate a mysterious situation.

Tesla Force is a rogue-lite survival twin stick shooter developed and published by 10tons Ltd, set in an alternate history, pervaded by lovecraftian horror themes. It is available for mobile platforms, Switch, PC, and modern consoles.

Everspace 2 takes place in a vast, open-world space environment. Players take on the role of a clone pilot — the “same” pilot from the first game — who must explore different star systems, battle hostile forces, take on missions, and uncover the mysteries of the universe via story campaign.

Everspace 2 is an arcade spaceship action game developed and published by ROCKFISH Games. It is the sequel to the original Everspace game released in 2016. The game is available on PC, and modern consoles, and was released last April 6, 2023 after going on an Early Access phase for over a year.

Tesla Force is set in a world where Nikola Tesla's inventions have started glitching and are opening portals around the world, spawning beings from another dimension that mostly resembles lovecraftian horror beings. It’s up to Nikola Tesla himself and his ragtag group of historical figures to stop this madness once and for all.

Rizline is a casual mobile rhythm game with anime-inspired music and a minimalist art style focused on simplistic lines and shapes.

Minimalistic vertical lines that flow through the screen, lines that are swaying along with the music. and a two finger simple touch controls that anyone can follow — Rizline is a new rhythm game from Pigeon Games — the same makers of another popular rhythm game titled Phigros. I had the chance to try this game out and it's really a lot of fun and can cater both casual and hardcore rhythm enthusiasts.

Road 96: Mile 0 is a narratively-driven first-person adventure game with political commentary and dystopian themes.

Hero Legacy: Adventure RPG is a part adventure RPG, part city builder mobile game set in a medieval fantasy world filled with goblins, dragons, and elemental beings.

BUMP! Superbrawl is a tactical strategy game that pits players’ team of heroes against each other in exciting predictive turn-based matches.

The Doomsland: Survivors is a top down zombie shooter with rogue-lite elements.

The Doomsland: Survivors is a top-down shooter with rogue-lite elements that will leave you on the edge of your seat. From the moment you start playing, you'll be thrown into a world overrun by human zombies and other zombified creatures and mutants, and it's up to you to fight your way through hordes of enemies to survive, one room at a time.

Evoland 2 is the sequel to the original Evoland and offers a unique blend of gameplay styles , mechanics, and graphics that evolve as the player progresses. In many ways, Evoland 2 clearly improves upon the first game, especially in the narrative, gameplay department, and length.

Evoland 2 is a classic / modern adventure RPG game with a time-traveling theme, not just with the settings, but with whole video game eras and genres altogether.

The Last Shop - Craft & Trade is a store management game where players manage a town shop, selling weapons, armors, and supplies to adventurers in a survivalist town across an apocalyptic setting.

Road 96: Mile 0 is actually the prequel to the critically acclaimed game Road 96, bearing the same first-person adventure gameplay, emphasizing narrative choices, consequences to actions, and social commentary. However, the gameplay setup is very much different from each other, especially with Road 96: Mile 0’s focus on a more fixed narrative, coupled with musical and rhythm themes.

BUMP! Superbrawl’s concept is simple. Predict the enemies movements, one turn, one hero at a time and win the match. Either by scoring higher or knocking their heroes out, every match is very exciting and satisfying to win.

In Hero Legacy: Adventure RPG, you are a legendary hero who is the son of the former king, destined to rebuild your kingdom and vanish the enemies that threaten the land.

Have you ever wondered how it is like on the other side? On the side of the merchant selling goods to heroes and adventurers? The Last Shop - Craft & Trade will exactly let you experience being one. Build a store, receive raw materials, commission goods like weapons and armor to display at your shop. Heroes and adventurers will flock to your store looking for valuable goods to purchase, and it’s up to the player to sell and earn money.

Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite strategy game with heavy narrative elements and a focus on exploration. It was originally released on PCs but has now since been ported to the Mobile platform. For this article I will be playing the mobile version.

Crying Suns' narrative themes are boasted as having been inspired by Dune and Foundation, in which for any hardcore sci-fi fans, know that this is probably two of the best source materials a story could be inspired by.

Terra Nil is a nature building / reverse city building strategy game developed by Free Lives and released for both Mobile platforms and PC.

Flash Party is a platformer fighting game developed by XD and is released free-to-play for both Android and PC platforms, featuring a gameplay inspired by Super Smash Bros., with its own original characters and live-service element.

Brotato is a survival roguelite wave shooter playable with one hand. Originally released for PCs as an early access, it has now been recently released on Android and iOS as a full title, after going into an open beta just recently. This mobile release brings the game closer to feature parity with the existing PC version.

Persona 5: The Phantom X is a role-playing game with turn-based combat, slice of life elements, and an anime-inspired art style. A mobile spin-off of the mainline game Persona 5, it takes us back to Japan and reintroduces us to the Phantom Thieves with a brand new protagonist and fresh roster of characters. It is catered more to the mobile platform market — a first in the series, and is now currently in beta (Android) available for China. A PC version is also available for testing, it is a full-on game client and not an emulated Android version.

One handed gameplay, increasingly difficult waves of enemies. Six weapons all at once, all attacking simultaneously. That’s the basic gist of Brotato. For those familiar with the game Vampire Survivors, Brotato is essentially a welcome clone.

What if the idea of a city building game is turned on its head? Whereas the main objective of the game is not to build a huge bustling city, but instead to build a natural living world without any trace of technology or artificiality? Terra Nil is exactly that game for a change. A strategy game where players construct and deconstruct terraforming structures with the ultimate goal of restoring the land.

I tried out Flash Party recently, coinciding with the recent update Season 9 and I got to say, after going in blind in playing it, the graphics and gameplay actually wowed me. I am using an old 2018 flagship android phone to play it and the visuals still look crisp and nice with console levels of quality that even looks better than the Switch’s own Super Smash Bros.

Resident Evil 4 is the remake of the survivor horror classic bearing the same name back in 2005, as players continue the story of Leon S. Kennedy from Resident Evil 2, and his brand new mission to find the kidnapped daughter of the US president.

After Resident Evil 2 and 3 were remade, the next logical target (aside from Code Veronica) was a Resident Evil 4 remake. I was one of the naysayers back then saying that Resident Evil 4, with its still decent 3D graphics, doesn’t need a remake yet. Boy I was wrong. This first impression is all about me eating my words and playing myself, because let me tell you, Resident Evil 4 Remake (or just Resident Evil 4) is a beautiful reimagining of the 2005 masterpiece.

Storyteller is a charming puzzle game where you literally need to tell stories in order to solve the puzzles and achieve the required ending.

Voice of Cards: The Forsaken Maiden is a table-top RPG game in video game format. It has recently been ported to the Android and iOS Mobile platforms, after first releasing back in 2022 for Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC.

Lucid Lenses is a narratively-driven romantic adventure game featuring mesmerizing puzzles and clever interactions, bolstered by a nice soft vibrant painting-like artwork.

Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is the third entry in the Voice of Cards trilogy — a series of narratively-driven table-top RPG card games. But if you’re coming into this review without having played the first two games, don’t leave just yet, as Voice of Cards: The Beasts of Burden is another standalone title that you can start the trilogy with, just all set in the same world. They all came out at the same time for both iOS and Android which might make it confusing for newcomers, but you can play them in any specific order.

Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars is an RPG game with table-top card-game inspired presentation and mechanics. Released in 2021 for the Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC, it has now been recently ported for Android and iOS mobile platforms.

Lucid Lenses’ story is deep rooted in astronomy and the study of the cosmos. It features two star-crossed lives turned lovers living seemingly normal lives in somewhat unique circumstances; the man, Reymond, seems to be a smart astrophysicist locked in prison, and the woman, Emily, a university student studying astronomy, is accompanied by her blue bird that she can communicate with.

I played the Demo of the newly released game titled Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars Chapter 0. The Demo is monikered “Chapter 0” and is meant to introduce us to the Voice of Cards trilogy which started in 2021 and ended in 2022, now recently released for the Mobile platform. More specifically, Chapter 0 serves as a prelude to the first game in the series. It is only a short demo and I was pretty done after an hour or so.

This is what happens when even a one-handed game like Vampire Survivors is still too much work. We now enter the realm of Idle and AFK games where you don’t even have to do anything to play and progress. Alice, Final Weapon : Idle RPG is another entry in this popular mobile genre.

Mighty DOOM is a top down single handed rogue-lite shooter set in the DOOM universe. It is available for Android and iOS as a free-to-play title with in-app purchases.

Storyteller is a unique drag and drop puzzle game with fascinating novel mechanics and a cute medieval inspired artstyle. You are given multiple empty panels for a given scenario, plus a multitude of settings and characters to place per scenario. It’s up to you to arrange them in a way that will fit the scenario’s objectives. Be it somebody dying, living happily ever after, or getting revenge; you need to satisfy the objective in order to solve the puzzle.

Alice, Final Weapon : Idle RPG , or ALICE is an idle monster killing RPG game with typical anime-style visuals and cel-shaded graphics, where players infinitely kill monsters in a never-ending cycle. There is no in-game story, and the whole focus is the non-stop gameplay.

Slenderman RE: Light Edition is an adventure horror mobile game based on the Slender Man supernatural character. It is played in first person view and plays like an adventure game where you are to interact with the environment in order to progress.

The gameplay of Thunder Samurai Defend Village is simple. Enemies come from both sides, you can either tap on the left to attack left, or tap on the right to attack right. You can activate a special lightning attack when fully charged. No need to move, jump, block, or do some platforming maneuvers. Each enemy dies in a single hit and the game seemingly plays infinitely in a singular level, with high scores being the one and only end goal.

The premise of Slenderman RE: Light Edition is that our main character, the Dave Grohl-looking dude named Edward, is sort of a ghost-hunter. He stumbles upon an abandoned building in the woods and comes across a supernatural experience. With his trusty flashlight, he has to find a way out.

Dead by Daylight Mobile is an asymmetric 4v1 multiplayer survival horror game where a team of four players must cooperate with each other in order to escape a killer hunting them.

Dream Land is a free-to-play construction and management simulation that puts players in charge of a group of travelers stranded on an alien planet.

A spaceship has crash landed on an unknown planet. A group of survivors emerges from the wreckage. There is no way to repair the ship, leaving no choice but to salvage it for parts and set up a makeshift base.

It looks like DOOM is joining the single touch craze these days by releasing their newest title for the mobile platform — Mighty DOOM. A top down action shooter where players control the mini Slayer, battling mini Demons in an arcade style combat with rogue-lite progression and mission structure.

Dead by Daylight is a multiplayer survival horror game that has gained immense popularity among gamers since its initial debut in 2016 for PC and consoles. It was later made available for mobile devices in 2020. I tried out the recent revamped mobile version of the game called Dead by Daylight Mobile and had the chance to explore its various features and gameplay.

Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is a brand new adventure game with puzzle elements, and a cooperative experience designed to be played in single player.

Tumbling Zoo-rock it, is a consumption game reminiscent of .io games such as agar.io and hole.io where you need to consume food and other players to make yourselves bigger, with the ultimate goal of becoming the biggest player on the map by the timer ends.

Diablo IV is an action RPG developed and published by Blizzard, and the fourth game in the critically acclaimed and highly popular Diablo game series. It is scheduled for release on June 6, 2023, with a beta test currently in progress. The early access runs from March 17 to 19, with an open beta available next week March 24-26, free to try for everyone.

Tumbling Zoo-rock it is a fun cute casual game where animals chase each other, bump each other, and eat each other. Wait, doesn’t this happen in real life too?

Vampire Survivors might not seem like a really good nor addictive game judging from the pixel art graphics, but trust me, it is one of the most addicting games that have come out in recent years.

Bayonetta is a series that has never been known for its immersive storytelling and child friendly nature, but that is about to change with the release of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon. Teased as a secret chapter in Bayonetta 3, it is a full blown adventure game with a children’s book style approach. It is now available for the Nintendo Switch as an exclusive, following Bayonetta 2 and 3.

I got the chance to play the early access beta test of the upcoming game Diablo IV, and my experience with the gameplay has been nothing short of amazing so far. It still looks and plays like a proper Diablo game, with respect to both Diablo II and III.

Vampire Survivors is a 2D survival rogue-lite game that is completely playable with just one hand. Players just need to control the character’s movements, and that’s the whole control scheme of the game. The player character automatically attacks and defends itself against waves of waves of monsters and have to survive as long as they can, usually up to 20 to 30 minutes.

Evertale is a JRPG turn-based combat game that draws heavy inspiration from the Pokemon series of video games, by featuring monster and character collecting aspects, packaged in a gacha gaming manner.

As someone who never played the 90s classics during its heyday but have played, watched, and experienced them as a “retro” game status throughout the recent years, It is quite a delight to finally play the beat 'em up game Streets of Rage 4, the latest installment in the Streets of Rage series after almost 30 years of hiatus.

Evertale would probably be an accurate game to show as an example if somebody asked the question, What If Pokemon and Final Fantasy had a child and released it on mobile platforms?

Streets of Rage 4 is a side-scrolling retro beat 'em up game that truly captures the essence of the original series while also bringing modern elements to the table.

Cyber Protocol is an arcade puzzle game that will test your problem solving skills, patience, and memory. Built under the guise of a simple hacking sliding mini-game, Cyber Protocol is much more than it meets the eye. It is frantic, hardcore, and unforgiving.

The Lonely Hacker is a hacking simulation game for mobile devices, currently available for Android, with current plans to expand on iOS and console platforms.

Cyber Protocol is an cyberpunk arcade puzzle game with a high degree of difficulty and hardcore elements. It is currently available for iOS, PC, Xbox, and Switch, but this article will be focusing on the recently released iOS version.

As a video game, The Lonely Hacker hits all the right notes when it comes to the depiction of how hacking is done in real life. Real terminologies used such as exploits, botnets, keyloggers, injections, and many more are integrated in the gameplay. This may all seem mumbo jumbo for the layman, but trust me, it’s as real as it can get for a video game.

Dark Season is an RPG mobile game with a mix of dungeon crawling, rogue-lite, and bullet-hell elements, sprinkled with a bit of gacha gaming.

Call of Dragons is a new upcoming fantasy strategy mobile game that features city-building aspects combined with strategy war game and RPG elements. It is currently available for testing on mobile devices and for PC as well as an emulated-port.

Rumble Heroes : Adventure RPG is a free-to-play mobile RPG where players control a ragtag team of heroes looking to save the princess.

Dark Season is a brand new RPG mobile game designed for one-handed play. It is currently available on Android only in the Korean Language, an unfortunate news for international players. But barring some language barriers, it is still highly playable and the game is easy to understand.

From the makers of the popular strategy game Rise of Kingdoms, comes another similar game with a new fresh coat of paint, Call of Dragons.

Company of Heroes 3 is a WW2 real-time strategy game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by SEGA, and continues the critically acclaimed Company of Heroes series of games.

Rumble Heroes : Adventure RPG’s gameplay is similar to Vampire Survivors; you only control using one hand and you only control movements of the characters, nothing else. However it adds more complexity and depth to the game by introducing various adventure RPG concepts. Traversing through the land, encountering different characters, building your party, and resting in camps and villages.

Among Us is a multiplayer deduction party game set on a spaceship where players take on the role of either a Crewmate or a killer Impostor.

Sephirothic Stories is a mobile game developed by KEMCO, a well known JRPG developer for the mobile platform, and it is another addition to their fast growing roster. As a japanese role-playing game, it features a turn-based combat experience, exploration with some unique mechanics, and a cute art-style.

Among Us is an incredibly fun and addicting multiplayer game that challenges your deduction and deception skills. The game is set on a spaceship where players take on the role of either a Crewmate or an Impostor. The goal of the Crewmates is to complete various tasks around the ship, kick out any Impostors; while the Impostors must sabotage the ship and eliminate the Crewmates without being caught, before all the tasks are complete.

Company of Heroes 3 sets players in the midst of World War II as they take command of their armies and engage in tactical battles against player and/or AI controlled enemies. While the game's multiplayer and skirmish modes are a major draw for many players, the single-player experience is equally engaging and worth playing.

N-INNOCENCE is an upcoming brawler RPG game set in a fantasy world full of familiar heroes and legends. An English version is currently out now at a limited capacity, for North American Regions only on both Android and iOS.

Limbus Company is a narratively driven turn-based RPG game with gacha elements. Made for mobile phones and also ported to PCs.

The King of Fighters All Star is an online RPG brawler that brings together characters from the popular fighting game franchise The King of Fighters. If you’re still expecting a 1v1 competitive fighting game like the original game series, this is far from it. However, this is still a cool game worth looking into.

N-INNOCENCE is a mobile game that takes you on a journey through a world of heroes, legends, magic, and mayhem. With its gacha-infused side-scrolling RPG fighting gameplay, this game offers a unique experience that is both addicting and exciting. It is currently out now at a limited capacity, for North American Regions only on both Android and iOS.

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a fast-paced, souls-like third person RPG set in a fictionalized version of ancient Three Kingdoms China.

Scars Above is a new third person sci-fi shooter that puts players in the shoes of Kara, and a scientist who’s part of a team tasked to investigate a mysterious alien structure that randomly appeared in Earth’s orbit.

Limbus Company is a free-to-play turn-based RPG game with a focus on storytelling, available for Mobile and PC platforms.

Destiny 2: Lightfall is the latest expansion for the popular online multiplayer RPG FPS Destiny 2, developed by Bungie (creators of Halo series).

Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is a fast-paced, action-packed RPG that draws inspiration from the Souls-like genre popularized by Dark Souls and recently, Elden Ring.

Stranded on a hostile alien planet, crew is missing, you need to survive in this third person sci-fi shooter game - Scars Above.

Phantom Brigade is turn-based tactical RPG puts players in charge of the Phantom Brigade, a band of mech pilots trying to liberate its land from its oppressive invaders.

Set in a dystopian future, the game puts players in the shoes of a team of customizable mech pilots fighting against a powerful military. This team is the titular Phantom Brigade.

Destiny 2: Lightfall comes with a new storyline, a new playable area, and refined game mechanics to the long-standing popular MMORPG FPS game.

Black Paradox is a retro-styled horizontal scrolling rogue-lite shoot 'em up that brings back the nostalgia of the arcade games from the 80s and 90s.

Hero collecting, empire management, politics, tactical warfare, and role playing, Epic Age is all of these things combined, and it's playable on Mobile devices!

The added Deluxe in the title does not really do the game’s title justice, as Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a full-on remake of the original game, which was released for the Wii console back in 2011.

PAYDAY: Crime War is an upcoming Mobile first-person shooter game that allows players to plan and execute high-stakes heists in a cooperative multiplayer setting.

Pitstop in Purgatory is a visual novel / adventure game full of story and thought-provoking ideas. Originally made for PC in a surprising two-month timeframe, it is now available as well for Android.

XCUTE(me) is a vertical scrolling bullet-hell shoot'em up game (AKA “shmups”), featuring cell-shaded graphics and anime-inspired female ecchi characters.

Developed by Fantastico Studio and published by Digerati, Black Paradox is a retro style horizontal shoot'em up that features a beautiful pixel art, pumping electronic soundtrack, and fast-paced gameplay that will keep your fingers sweating. It is available on a multiple of platforms, but today we are focusing on the Mobile version.

Kerbal Space Program 2 is now released in Early Access. Is it a decent follow-up to one of the greatest spacecraft physics simulation games of all time — Kerbal Space Program?

In PAYDAY: Crime War, you are in a squad of bank robbers and you have to perform heists such as robbing banks or jewelry stores to progress throughout this fun cooperative FPS game. You can either do it silently or face the wrath of endless cop raids while trying to steal and escape.

ZeroVector is an arcade vertical shoot’em up designed to be played with one finger, which is used to move the player's ship. The ship automatically fires at enemies, and the player must avoid the incoming projectiles cluttering the map.

Epic Age is a strategy / civilization management game set in the middle ages, but pools over heroes and civilizations from all across history in an ultimate strategy showdown that features heroes such as Leonidas, Spartacus, Alexander the Great; and civilizations like Persians, Egyptians, Romans, and many more

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe is a remake and an enhanced edition of the original Wii title from 12 years ago. It takes the exact same story and gameplay, but revamps the graphics to modern standards, and it is beautiful.

Redemption Reapers is a dark fantasy Tactical / Strategy RPG game with heavy narrative elements and a challenging turn-based tactics gameplay.

Kerbal Space Program 2, or KSP2, is essentially a space flight simulator that offers players the opportunity to design, engineer, build, and launch their own rockets, spacecraft, and planes as they attempt to explore the vast reaches of the fictional Kerbol System and beyond.

Pitstop in Purgatory is a visual novel and point-and-click adventure hybrid developed by Tymedust Games in a two-month timeframe, which is surprising considering the compelling writing.

XCUTE(me) is a vertical shoot’em up featuring sexy female characters for both the heroes and the villains. Players can choose from a collection of four different executer-class “XCUTE” fighter ships with their own different types of shooting pattern, piloted by four different cute female fighters.

Redemption Reapers is a dark fantasy RPG game that promises a gripping story and a challenging turn-based tactics gameplay.

Digimon World: Next Order is a familiar game that will delight PC and Switch-wielding fans of the Digimon franchise, more specifically, Digimon World fans. The game has been recently ported and released to the Nintendo Switch and PC platforms.

Digimon World: Next Order is the much needed spiritual successor to the original Digimon World and its remake, Digimon World Re: Digitize.

Atomic Heart is an action FPS game that completely caught me by surprise. For an upcoming new developer — Mundfish — who has only developed a now discontinued VR game so far, that hasn’t stopped them from delivering an impressive game, and they have really hit it out of the park with this one.

Atomic Heart is a new Action-FPS game with RPG, Open World, and horror elements, set in a utopian soviet-era society gone wrong.

Popularized by the pioneer game Vampire Survivors, this new sub-genre that it spawned doesn’t even have an official name right now. Some call it action rogue-lite, some call it bullet hell survival — One thing is certain, people can’t get enough of this addicting game genre.

There’s been a resurgence of Metroidvania games lately, and it’s not stopping anytime soon. Elderand is another addition to the growing list, and it is not for the faint of heart, both with regard to gameplay and theme.

Brotato is a brand new mobile-port of the acclaimed PC game of the same name, a survival rogue-lite game that you can play with only one hand, now currently in Open Beta.

Wild Hearts may look like a Monster Hunter-clone at surface level, but it’s much more than that, with various twists and additions to the formula by way of incorporating elements from other games like Fortnite, Ark: Survival, and even Death Stranding.

Elderand is a 2D retro-inspired action platformer that has recently been released, and it is not for the faint of heart.

Wild Hearts is a new game that offers a unique blend of Monster Hunter-style gameplay and Fortnite building mechanics: an ancient technology called Karakuri magic. Players take on the role of a customizable hunter tasked with tracking down and defeating massive monsters known as Kemono, which are negatively affecting the world of Azuma and its inhabitants.

Wanted: Dead, we’ve all seen this type of game before: A hack-n-slash and shooter hybrid — Devil May Cry is a touchstone example of this, — as well as most shooter games that have some form of melee combat baked in, but still, it's refreshing to see newcomers in the hack and slash shooter hybrid genre.

Wanted: Dead a new action-packed game that blends the fast-paced gameplay of a hack and slash game with the excitement of a third-person shooter.

In the indie-games industry, production costs are limited. Usually, game creators cannot always afford to create photorealistic graphics and an expansive combination of story and gameplay. This usually leads to popular common denominators, such as retro art-style, and rogue-like gameplay, and Dungreed is one such example. The only difference now lies in the gameplay, does Dungreed have what it takes to get your attention?

Margonem Adventures is a first person RPG and 3D dungeon crawler with Minecraft looking graphics, packed in traditional mobile game format, for better or for worse.

1 Bit Survivor is a rogue-lite survival horror with simplistic 1-bit graphics but an artistic stylized presentation. The atmosphere is definitely classic Resident Evil 2 and 3-style, an obvious inspiration especially with sound bits when starting a session complete with typewriter sounds to tell the story, and the menacing sound effects that you hear. The comparison however ends there as the gameplay features a 1-bit retro game design and monochromatic graphics.

Punch Kick Duck is a mobile beat’ em up game with a simple no frills gameplay and a straightforward goal, to reach the top of the tower and escape.

Hogwarts Legacy is a single player open-world action RPG set in the Harry Potter world. It features a compelling original linear story that takes us to Hogwarts, as well as its surrounding vicinities; the Scottish Highlands and familiar places like Hogsmeade, The Forbidden Forest, and many more.

Ailment: dead standoff is a single-stick top down corridor shooter with retro pixel-art and an interesting story as a bonus. Of course, if you see the word “dead” in the title, it better include zombies, and it does — with a twist.

One of the most hyped games in recent years is a few days away! Hogwarts Legacy is a single player open-world action RPG set in the Harry Potter world. It takes place long before the events of the actual books / movies in a sort of a prequel setup, like the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic games.

Asdivine Saga is another Retro-JRPG in the likes of classic Final Fantasy games like FFV and FFVI, The latest standalone entry in the somewhat popular and at the same time obscure retro-style JRPG series Asdivine.

SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is a 3D platformer game that is based on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants. It is the spiritual successor to 2020’s Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, which is in itself a remake of the original 2003 Battle for Bikini Bottom.

You are imprisoned at the bottom of a tower and have escaped. Your fellow animals are out to stop you from going up and escaping. As luck would have it, you can do three simple moves; Punch Kick Duck, and that’s the title of the game. That’s all you need really, to stop them from stopping you in this fun and lovely rhythmic beat ‘em up made specifically for mobile phones.

At first glance, youngsters might think of this game as Minecraft inspired with its blocky looking graphics. For the more aged gamer, It looks like The Elder Scrolls I or II. And they’re both right, as Margonem Adventures looks as if The Elder Scrolls II got upgraded to Minecraft graphics.

Asdivine Saga is the latest standalone entry in the somewhat popular and at the same time obscure retro-style JRPG series Asdivine. While made primarily for and popular on mobile platforms, most of the games were also released on PC and consoles but turned out not quite as popular.

You have exactly 28 days left to reach the bunker before they bomb the city. You have your trusty car, and a new cat for a companion. You need to stop for gas once a day, and has 4 bullets remaining. Can you survive all 28 days in 1 Bit Survivor?

Ailment: dead standoff is a single-stick shooter with a retro pixel-art take, plus an interesting story as an extra bonus. Of course, if you see the word “dead” in the title, it better include zombies, and it does.

There are a lot of ARPGs out there already, but what makes Superfuse unique is its cell-shaded comic-book art-style. It’s not just cell shaded graphics, because even the effects and texts are comic-book inspired. This is something that even Marvel and DC games have failed to utilize and capitalize on, considering they are comic-book franchises. Superfuse combines cell-shaded comic-book art style, looter elements, with some action packed hack ’n slash mechanics.

There is a new SpongeBob game in town, and it is the spiritual successor to 2020's Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, which is in itself a remake of the original 2003 Battle for Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob SquarePants: The Cosmic Shake is a 3D platformer game that is based on the Nickelodeon animated series SpongeBob SquarePants.

Released in Early Access today, Superfuse is a brand new Action RPG that combines cell-shaded comic-book art style, looter elements, with some action packed hack ’n slash mechanics.

Dead Space is a survival horror game set on a derelict mining ship in space, populated by swarms of zombie-like creatures called Necromorphs. It is a remake of the 2008 classic, which was released with critical acclaim. Continued by another amazing game in 2011 with Dead Space 2, followed by a mixed reception to the third game in 2013, in which the franchise has been on hiatus since until now.

In a world full of disappointing sequels, reboots, and spiritual successors. We have one of the rarest examples of a franchise that has gotten better in time in HITMAN World of Assassination.

Death in the Water 2 is a single-player horror FPS game that is set deep underwater, pitting you — a specialist deep-water diver — against various mind controlled sea creatures perpetuated by a sinister being – The Kraken, or what they call Death.

Having played the jaw dropping original Dead Space back in 2008, I was excited to finally play the remake and I gotta say, Dead Space is back, and it is as still jaw dropping as ever, maybe even better. It got the Resident Evil 2 Remake treatment and even surpassed that in my opinion.

Imagine a deep sea survival game like Subnautica, which is basically an underwater version of The Forest. Remove all the base building, crafting, focus on the shooter aspect, make it darker with lovecraftian elements and you get Death in the Water 2.

HITMAN World of Assassination is a stealth-action sandbox game that puts us in the shoes of the genetically engineered clone named Agent 47, a highly skilled assassin working for an organization called the International Contract Agency. The whole premise is centered around Agent 47 taking different contracts across the globe, setting the stage for the different multinational sandbox levels that acts as our murder playground.

You’ve read it right, 70s. If you were somehow already a gamer in the 1970s, you might have played one of the most influential video games of all time in Colossal Cave Adventure. This newly released title is a remake of that classic text-based adventure.

A Space for the Unbound is the story of a boy and a girl — both with supernatural powers — in a slice-of-life turned fantasy romance adventure against a 90’s Indonesian backdrop. A nice change of setting from the usual Japanese-themed similar works of art, like the popular Makoto Shinkai Anime movies Your Name and Weathering with You, all embodied in video game format.

A classic JRPG from the PS2 and PSP era has now been brought forward in time, re-released and remastered for modern systems, and in my opinion, they ported the wrong version.

Originally released for the PS2 very late in its lifecycle, Persona 4 has since been re-released for the PS Vita years later and more recently on PC a few years ago. Now, Persona 4 Golden is finally widely accessible, having just been released for the PS4, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch yesterday.

NeverAwake is a twin-stick shooter, but it’s also a single-stick shooter. It’s a side-scrolling game, but it’s also a vertical scroller. It’s sleek and flashy, but also gruesome and messy. This duality approach might seem like a genre identity issue for NeverAwake, but really, it is a unique fresh take on the shoot ‘em up genre.

There's a certain cuteness in this game; the playful nature of the children, the slice of life presentation, and the lighthearted puzzling elements. At the same time, Children of Silentown is spooky and creepy; from the Tim Burton-esque art style with big white creepy eyes, to the foreboding nature of the story with nightmares and monsters.

As a kid, I have always been fascinated by trains, well I think most of us were. Beyond that childhood fantasy and riding trains for travel, I never really got interested in trains as a grown up, until now. Fortunately, we now have SimRail - The Railway Simulator as a brand new addition to the list of growing video game train simulators, the caveat: it’s still in Early Access.

What UnderDungeon lacks in color, it makes up for with an aggressive monochromatic stylized 1 bit graphics full of life, energy, and a highly stimulating retro music. UnderDungeon is an adventure game inspired by classic dungeon crawlers; brimming with humor, wit, and charm.

ONE PIECE ODYSSEY is something special. A rare occurrence; there’s finally a good Anime game that isn’t a hack and slash or a fighting game, as it instead features a fresh JRPG turn-based combat system. A nice change of pace and a solid design decision worthy of our attention.

Rogue AI Simulator is a roguelite management simulation game where you control an AI that will manage an underground science facility. If the AI – the player — acts suspiciously, the administrators will disconnect the server and shut it down.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is an authentic recreation of the classic 90s ninja video games like Ninja Gaiden, Shinobi, and Shadow of the Ninja. The 16-bit music, art style, and gameplay are all captured perfectly without a miss. Going in blind, you would think it is a remaster or port of a real existing 90s game.

Kandria is a newly released hack and slash open world adventure game that you might say has rather simple pixel graphics, but fret not, underneath that surface level simplicity is a complex and expansive open world RPG game that will surely captivate you for hours on end.

From the looks of it, you might not think of Glimmer in Mirror as a metroidvania platform shooter. In fact every fiber of my being is telling me that it isn’t, it feels more like a flashy side scrolling hack and slash game, but Glimmer in Mirror is indeed a shooter in a cute anime (chibi) disguise, and that’s refreshing to see.

We have another point-and-click puzzle game ported to the mobile platform yet again with Boxville. I’ve just played the demo and it immediately places you right after the beginning of the game. To avoid spoilers, there is no plot or backstory presented, but the world is inhabited by tin-can like humanoid beings living in cute cardboard boxes resembling into a somewhat peaceful city.

Rocco's Island is an atmospheric point-and-click adventure game with a big focus on puzzles and storytelling. Released last year on PC, Rocco's Island: Ring to End the Pain has been recently ported to mobile platforms as Rocco's Island: Pocket Edition. It is exactly the same game on PC, except for the newly adapted touch controls.

We Are The Caretakers is a mix of Grand Strategy, 4X, JRPG, and Squad Management all packed and blended into what they call an afrofuturist art style. It has recently left Early Access on PC and also released for Xbox Series systems. It will be hard to compare this to a single title entirely as many of its aspects are such a fresh crossover of elements from many different games and genres.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World has come a long way, from its graphic novel / comic book origins, to its surprising jump to a charming live action film adaptation. Alongside the film is a comic book style retro arcade brawler game that was pulled from stores in 2014, with no way of acquiring a copy. Now, thanks to all the online requests, it is re-released and now available on PC as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game – Complete Edition.

The House of Da Vinci 3 has come to PC and it is an impressive port of a mobile escape room game. Set in the Renaissance era, you play as Giacomo, series protagonist and a friend of Leonardo Da Vinci in a puzzle solving adventure across space… as well as time.

Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard is an old-school point and click adventure game reminiscent of the classic animated movies of the 90s as well as classic video games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Sam and Max, and Kings Quest.

Valkyrie Profile has come a long way from its PS1 origins, its PSP re-release the Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, the recent mobile ports, to now its modern PS4 and PS5 release.

Beyond The Edge Of Owlsgard is an old-school point & click adventure game reminiscent of the classic animated movies of the 90s as well as classic video games like The Secret of Monkey Island, Sam and Max, and Kings Quest.

The House of Da Vinci 3 has come to PC and it is so far an impressive port of a mobile game. Set in the Renaissance era, you play as Giacomo, series protagonist and a friend of Leonardo da Vinci in a puzzle solving adventure across space… as well as time.

Depersonalization is a new anime-style tactical RPG recently released in Early Access today, and at its heart is an interesting story intertwined with a promising gameplay, both of which are immediately noticeably to be in the early stages of the development.

Valkyrie Profile has come a long way from its PS1 origins, its PSP re-release the Valkyrie Profile: Lenneth, the recent mobile ports, to now its modern PS4 and PS5 release.

At face value, Depersonalization’s aesthetic and general feeling unquestionably reminded me of the many anime visual novel games I’ve played before: the chilling soundtrack, the eerie anime art, the intriguing story elements, and the various choices you are presented in the game.

Melatonin is a minimalistic rhythm game about sleeping and dreams. Where different aspects of our lives such as Tech, Food, Shopping, Money, Dating, Exercise and many others are beautifully represented into twenty different dreamy levels with their own distinct sequences, mechanics; complete with their own song and melody to harmonize with.

Slavic fairy tales, good and evil, and a first person archery survival adventure. The story behind the infamous Baba Yaga is explored in this new game titled Blacktail. You play as the teenage girl Yaga, trying to find his twin sister Zora and other children who have all gone missing.

Ever watched a slice-of-life anime and wished “I would love to be transported to that world and just live in peace”? Well, this brand new game titled Aka can allow you to virtually fulfill that wish. You can go on an adventure, explore the world, or maybe just settle peacefully and find inner peace.

Almost every classic title nowadays is getting the remastered or remake treatment, and PSP’s 2007 title CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII is no exception. With the release of Crisis Core - FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION, we get a sort of a hybrid between a remaster and a remake, now available for PC, Xbox, Playstation, and the Nintendo Switch.

You are fresh out of high school; no job, no experience, no goals in life. Intergalactic aliens invade and want to get high off of humans. You stumble upon a sentient talking pistol. What do you do? Why not hunt them for bounties, with firepower assistance from an arsenal of talking guns. High on Life is a new crazy game from the creator of the animated TV series Rick and Morty, that is literally high on all fronts; talking self-aware guns, weirding looking aliens to slaughter in style, and unfiltered abusive dialogue.

Glide your way into a satisfying melancholic lightshow in style. Solar Ash’s artistic style is as joyfully vibrant as it is depressingly dark, as you journey through and across space and time inside a blackhole called the Ultravoid.

Nostalgia is a powerful thing, so powerful that the once bygone era of 16-bit video games is now back and currently an oversaturated market more than ever. Every once in a while though, you find a gem worth playing. This time, it's titled Chained Echoes, a nostalgic 16-bit JRPG game in a fantasy world where Dragons and Mechas exist.

IXION is a new science fiction space opera, wrapped in a game where you need to manage your state of the art colony ship “Tiqqun”. To ensure the survival of humanity amidst the treacherous nature of space, and maybe explore the cosmos and find a new habitable planet for them to colonize.

When I played the original Hello Neighbor back in 2018, It was an intriguing family friendly puzzle stealth horror that was as frustrating as it exhilarating. Hello Neighbor 2 largely maintains the same formula, improving many mechanics from the first game but at the same time never really getting rid of the frustration factor.

Dodge ‘em up is a genre entirely new to me, and so far I like the concept. Swordship is one such game, it takes the notion of shoot ‘em up but removes the shooting part and makes the fundamental gameplay all about the art of dodging and deception.

It may seem like SYNCED is just another typical multiplayer out of thousands in an already heavily saturated market, but for me this game is really cooking something special. Imagine a cooperative / PvP looter shooter, rogue-lite, pokemon-symbiote game in a Skynet meets Zombies premise.

Need for Speed is back, and it's back in style. Its newest game, Need for Speed: Unbound takes us to Lakeshore City. Here, street racing, drifting, and NOS usage reign supreme, in which the local cops are actively trying to stop.

The heir apparent to the Dead Space series is now here. The Callisto Protocol is a great game and a worthy spiritual successor to the Dead Space series, but it's sadly disappointing to have such major performance issues on PC. With the full remake of the original Dead Space looming on the horizon, its now or never for The Callisto Protocol to impress us.

Sure, it is titled Marvel’s Midnight Suns, but don’t let the relatively inconspicuous title fool you. It is a full blown high-profile Marvel game packing a roster that features popular Marvel characters including Iron Man, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Wolverine, Spider-Man and The Hulk. As well as including less-known characters like Nico Minoru and Magik. All of these characters are fighting in a high-stakes interpersonal story involving the demon Lilith, the military organization Hydra, as well as throwing other heroes and villains into the mix.

There is no better title for this game other than the name itself “Retro Gadgets”. A sandbox game that is all about designing, theory crafting, tinkering, and building retro style electronic contraptions.

From the makers of the amazing Warhammer: Vermintide series comes another game, now set 40,000 years into the future: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide. This only means stuff like Guns and Chainswords are now available in your arsenal. The gameplay style that started with Left 4 Dead, the first person melee combat perfected by Vermintide, is now circling back to using guns again with Darktide.

At a glance, the gameplay and graphics of Soccer Story looks like a mashup of Pokemon and Stardew Valley with a nice touch of clean 3D graphics, but the comparisons end there, as within Soccer Story is a fun semi-physics driven gameplay that has a very healthy obsession with soccer.

Ever wanted to step in a kid's shoes once again? dream and let your imaginations run wild? Yes? Well unfortunately for you, you are now a kid named Bill, and he has nightmares.

The Steam Deck is a handheld PC / Console hybrid that is clearly one of a kind. It is everything I dreamt of and more. It meant that I can now take my existing PC library that I have built throughout the years, install it on the device, and play it just like at home. It has a console-like interface, simple to use and easy to get into playing, while hidden under it is a much more traditional PC setup, which you can access via Desktop mode.

Evil West is a newly released third person twisted mashup of all the gritty genres that we all hate to love. Steampunk, Western, Supernatural Horror, Gothic, Souls-like, Shooter, and the like.

Welcome to Evil West. A third person twisted mashup of all the gritty genres that we all hate to love. Steampunk, Western, Supernatural Horror, Gothic, Souls-like, Shooter; you name it, Evil West has got it.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is truly one of the better games to have come out two years ago on the PS5 and PS4, and now we are lucky for another Playstation port to PC with this weekend’s release.

Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is the follow-up standalone expansion to this year’s PC release of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Continuing the first game’s story, more importantly its DLC “The City That Never Sleeps”. It introduces Miles Morales’ version of Spider-Man as the playable character and his “year one” activities in New York city.

Somerville is a sci-fi adventure / puzzle game where you control a man and his family caught up right in the middle of an alien invasion doomsday scenario. The opening sequence starts relatively slow: what's presented to you is a slice of life in a small farm house: A couple, a toddler, and a dog. The presentation feels very surreal that you almost can relate to it, especially with the random static noise emanating from the family TV. Then the mysterious somber nature ramps up rather quickly into a full blown alien invasion, perfectly capturing that feeling of being randomly caught up in it on a personal level. You can just about see yourself in the character’s shoes while playing. Imagining if such things happened to you and your family instead.

Somerville is a sci-fi adventure / puzzle game where you control a man and his family caught up right in the middle of an alien invasion doomsday scenario. The opening sequence starts relatively slow and gets intense pretty much immediately, perfectly capturing that feeling of being randomly caught up in a sudden alien invasion. There is no dialogue in the game and all of the story is only conveyed through the characters' actions and interactions with the environment, bolstered by the impressive art style and sound design. This is something that is very hard to pull off narratively but Somerville manages to somewhat pull it off anyway.

With how popular rogue-lite games are becoming lately, as well as the consistent popularity of the Ancient Rome setting throughout the years, I’m a bit surprised that we don’t have enough Gladiator style focused games already. Saturating the market like the zombie or world war tropes we have today. That soon is about to change, as we now have We Who Are About to Die, recently released on Early Access.

We Who Are About to Die - Short Review (Early Access)

If you’re looking for a martial arts game that will remind you of the classic kung-fu movies you loved as a kid (maybe until now), SIFU has got it for you. It is now released for the Nintendo Switch.

If you’re looking for a martial arts game that will remind you of the classic kung-fu movies you loved as a kid (maybe until now), SIFU has got it for you. Finally, It is now released for the Nintendo Switch.

Half-Life: Alyx is an immersive VR narrative experience that captures everything fans expect from a Half-Life game with polished gameplay, insane detail, and excellent storytelling.