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Review: A Pixel Escape

Ever wonder how that annoying black pixel appeared on your expensive display? Help one dot on his journey to slip the bonds of his flat screen prison.


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Review: 10,000,000

10,000,000 is a “match three” puzzler set at a fast pace and backed up with several RPG qualities such as equipment upgrades and experience gain. Available both as a mobile game and through Steam, 10,000,000 strives to be both a quick escape and an engaging time-sink.


Review: Waking Mars

waking Mars from indie game developers Tiger Style had a very successful year, moving quickly from its initial iOS release to an improved PC port and then Steam via Greenlight. Discover why this game continues to earn new fans…


Review: Blood, Grain and Steel

Blood, Grain and Steel is a a streamlined turn-based strategy game with overtones of chess and procedurally generated maps as an option from independent Uk developer David Walters. Read the full review…


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Review: The Escapist

The Escapist is a platformer game developed by Backstab Games – a two-man team based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Presently vying for glory via Steam’s Greenlight initiative, IGR explores whether it stands out enough to make its mark…


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Review: Towns

Despite having been released on Steam, Towns from SMP is still being developed at the moment. New features are going to be added in the future as the game approaches completion. This review will focus on the game as it exists at the moment, rather than on its impressive potential.


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Review: Vampires!

Vampires! is the latest title from developers CBE Software, the team behind the sci-fi game J.U.L.I.A. This time they’re putting their skills to work in an innovative puzzle game crossing Lemmings with reverse tower defense. Read the full review…


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Rreview: Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams

Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams from Black Forest Games is the story of how a Super Mario Bros. clone that was once blocked by Nintendo not only lives on but surpasses expectation with a very successful Kickstarter campaign and now release on multiple platforms and consoles.


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Review: Syder Arcade

Spyder Arcade is a retro inspired side-scrolling space shooter that harkens back to the days of Thunder Force and even older arcade classics like Defender. As a self described “love letter” to Amiga and PC games of the early 90s, Syder Arcade comes with a couple of unusual features that set it apart from its peers. But is this enough to warrant the price tag?


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Review: FTL: Faster Than Light

FTL: Faster Than Light is a sort of roguelike space sim successfully Kickstarted by indie developers Subset Games that has taken the indie gaming community by storm. Read the full review…


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Review: Snapshot

With over a hundred levels spread across four environment types, Snapshot from indie developers Retro Affect games (spearheaded by Kyle Pulver) uses picture-taking as its primary puzzle solving game mechanic. Read the full review…


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Review: Gateways

Gateways is a 2D Platformer and successor to indie game developer Smudged Cat Games’s The Adventures of Shuggy. Gateways pushes the platformer with puzzles, portals and ponderous processes. But does it prevail? Read the full review…


Review: Gimbal

Gimbal from indie developer 8888888 Labs is a multiplayer top-down shooter that offers buildable vehicles and features solid graphics and gameplay. Read the full review…


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Review: War in a Box: Paper Tanks

War In A Box: PaperTanks from indie developers DQ Team offers a new look (literally) at Tower Defense, but is that enough to set it apart in this evolving genre? Read the full review…


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Review: Snorms

Snorms is an isometric shooter which may be influenced by DOOM from French developer Jean-Baptiste Simillon. Read the full review…