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Milestone's daring, quasi-futuristic reboot to the 90's arcade-racer series, just about wins through. Providing enough of a learning curve and pure mechanical delight, to look past its less-flattering aspects. Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-screa...

ctrlr.netReview: ScreamerWhile its anime-inspired narrative falters off the track, on it Milestone's daring, quasi-futuristic reboot to the 90's arcade-racer series, just about wins through. Providing enough of a learning cur...
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Tearscape's Combat Merits and Adventurous Charm Make This A Game Boy-Like Throwback Worth Exploring www.ctrlr.net/tearscapes-c... @nerdstakeover.bsky.social

ctrlr.netTearscape's Combat Merits and Adventurous Charm Make This A Game Boy-Like Throwback Worth ExploringNot for the first time that so soon after establishing this domain, I find myself taking solace – and more importantly, modest enjoyment – in a game (perhaps unknowingly) benefiting from a more high-p...
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Crawling Out of One Slot-Machine Roguelike Hole...and Into Another with Slots & Daggers Preview: www.ctrlr.net/crawling-out... @friedemanna.bsky.social @futurefriendsgames.com

ctrlr.netCrawling Out of One Slot-Machine Roguelike Hole...and Into Another with Slots & Daggers"Oh you thought you'd outwitted us and managed to escape?" publisher Future Friends Games, I suspect, muttered with gleeful intent (though admittedly have zero proof to validate). "Fool! There was nev...
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Charming style, delightfully revelatory puzzles and one of the best executions of slowly revealing key mechanics to its players. Developer Nama Takahashi has done it yet again: Öoo is pure, puzzle-platforming bliss. Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-ooo/ @namataka.bsky.social

ctrlr.netReview: ÖooCharming style, delightfully revelatory puzzles and one of the best executions of slowly revealing key mechanics to its players. Developer Nama Takahashi has done it yet again: Öoo is pure, puzzle-pla...
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A plentiful number of interesting rules, wrapped around an elegantly minimalist aesthetic, makes Cipher Zero an easy recommendation for logic-tinkering, puzzle fans. Review: www.ctrlr.net/p/822bdb5d-e... @cipherzerogame.com @zapdot.com

ctrlr.netReview: Cipher ZeroA plentiful number of interesting rules, wrapped around an elegantly minimalist aesthetic, makes Cipher Zero an easy recommendation for logic-tinkering, puzzle fans. Its communication isn't flawless, ...
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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' extensive build depth and nods to Soulslikes' subtler qualities, make it a pleasant if not entirely revolutionary take on the genre Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-wucha... @playwuchang.bsky.social @505games.com

ctrlr.netReview: Wuchang: Fallen FeathersDespite an overburdening start – brimming with systems and mechanics to grasp – and momentary technical issues, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' extensive build depth and nods to Soulslikes' subtler qualitie...
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In Silksong's Absence, Constance Could Very Well Be The Game to Fill That Hollow-like Void Preview: www.ctrlr.net/in-silksongs... @constancegame.bsky.social @byterockers.bsky.social

ctrlr.netIn Silksong's Absence, Constance Could Very Well Be The Game to Fill That Hollow-like VoidNo matter the genre, no matter the size and stature of that which is revered so, whenever a game releases that attracts so much of both a critical and cultural zeitgeist, sooner or later there are bou...
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Flick Shot Rogues' Ricocheting, Billiards-Like Chaos Makes It An Immediate Addiction Preview: www.ctrlr.net/flick-shot-r... @butterbythefish.com @noodlecake.bsky.social

ctrlr.netFlick Shot Rogues' Ricocheting, Billiards-Like Chaos Makes It An Immediate AddictionMaybe it's the three word onomatopoeia-like punctuating effect these words have: fli-CK, sho-T, ro-GUES. Maybe it's the fact each of these words are consigned to a single syllable, thus rendering it a...
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Ball x Pit is the Vampire Survivors/Breakout Mash-Up That Proves Mounting Strength Doesn't Mean Diminished Weakness www.ctrlr.net/ball-x-pit-i... @ballxpit.bsky.social @kennysun.com @devolverdigital.com

ctrlr.netBall x Pit is the Vampire Survivors/Breakout Mash-Up That Proves Mounting Strength Doesn't Mean Diminished WeaknessUnlike a lot of people, I was fairly late to getting all-but-lost in the intensely-addictive, intensly-moreish cycle of "one more go, then I'll quit I swear" that was (and most likely still is) Vampir...
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Developer J. R. Hudepohl pulls no punches with Labyrinth of the Demon King. A game that is unforgiving, unrelenting but surprisingly gripping as a result. Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-labyr... @jrhudepohl.bsky.social @tophatstudios.bsky.social

ctrlr.netReview: Labyrinth of the Demon KingCombining the restrictiveness of first-person dungeon-crawling, with the psychological dread of early 3D survival-horror greatest strides, solo developer J. R. Hudepohl pulls no punches with a game th...

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