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Arise: a Simple Story’s clever spin on controlling time makes solving puzzles and exploring the world therein a joy.

Reventure reminds us that even the best meaning heroes can actually be way off base, and the results are chaotic, hilarious and, above all, fun to experience.

More pups, more gameplay, more exploration, more fun, simply more of everything that made the first title so endearing to children, now with a 3D approach!

The return to Flamingo's Creek means learning from previous mistakes, focusing on what made the game engaging, but tripping a tad with optimization.

If you’re ready to beat the hell out of tusked demons and hide from a malevolent moon, then come join the ranks of Kemono Heroes!

Whether solo or together, this is a farming game that is simply enjoyable to plough through.

Life as an Indie game developer can’t be that tough, can it? Murder, working in a fast food restaurant, and inappropriate relationships all await you in this dark humour filled mini game adventure.

It’s time to explore the world of Mara, where life will never be the same again. Help the surrounding people, and remember to repay mother nature in this relaxed farming adventure title.

The occasionally wonky physics can prove somewhat frustrating, but for the most part, Relicta delivers an otherwise top-tier physics-based puzzling experience.

At the end of the day, Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp is an amazing game to play with friends and family! Grab some snacks along with some drink and get cozy in front of the screen!

Super Korotama is a simple yet addictive game of skill. If you fancy something something that is somewhat different to what you usually play, something that will test your skillset then Super Korotama will satisfy that need.

One of the most interesting takes on the brick breaking genre, Strikey Sisters can be chaotic and unbalanced, but still a fun and fantastic adventure overall.

While the goals from kick-off are disappointing and the game feels a little rushed with moving through set-pieces, Super Soccer Blast IS a blast and is now my go-to football game on the Switch. It lacks the depth of FIFA, but it never aimed to compete with it.

Emma follows an owl and enters a dreamlike world. She must complete each stage before time gets away from her, and her memories begin to fade.

Return to the wild world of Moonlighter with a DLC package that can add either hours of satisfying spelunking or days of grinding, depending on your view.

Spellbinding and frustrating, Naught is a sight to behold, and players able to wrap their heads around the controls are in for a fascinating expedition.

Micro Pico Racers certainly ticked the boxes for me. It just about balances a tough level of challenge with enough enticement to come back and try again. The different race modes and increasing difficulty curve are complemented by the range of cars suitable for the various challenges and track types. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got an expert time trial to complete.

Lost King’s Lullaby doesn’t have much replay value but is a short enjoyable experience that is well worth its price point. It reminded me in parts of Hollow Knight for the subtlety of its story and its gameplay is similar to Undertale and The Binding of Isaac. Lost King’s Lullaby felt like more like a creative exploration of culture and folklore and is an atmospheric piece of art that really plays with genres to deliver a unique experience. I wouldn’t recommend missing this indie game for the world.

Perfect for casual or lengthier periods of play, Twin Robots: Ultimate Edition offers a very solid experience, whether you choose to play solo or using its co-operative gameplay. If you’ve already played the original title, then there is certainly enough new content here to justify another purchase and if you’re new to the series, then you’re certainly in for a treat; especially if you’re a fan of platform games that require some lateral thinking to them.

Tricky platforming sections dampen this otherwise atmospheric platform puzzler. It’s quite minimalistic, but that works in its favour and helps tell a very subtle story that’s engaging enough to see through to the end.

An arcade style racer that anyone can pick up and play and definitely one that you will want to come back to in order to challenge your friends to some racing action. Anyone a fan of the Mario Kart style will feel right at home with Touring Karts and enjoy some unique qualities this game has to offer while still maintaining that familiar feel.

Monster Prom XXL is hilariously written and you’ll have even more fun if you’ve got someone to play with—either online or locally. There’s over a thousand endings to get between the base game and DLC and the cast is likeable enough to want to see all of their scenes. It’s just a shame the deciding factor is solely based on stats, making the majority of your character-related dialogue options feel pointless, otherwise this would have easily been an 8. That small flaw aside, I enjoyed my time with Monster Prom XXL and I have dozens of playthroughs ahead of me to clean up the rest of the events.

Timothy vs The Aliens is a little rough but I genuinely enjoyed my time with the game. The game doesn’t last long and can probably get finished in an afternoon, which makes it easier to recommend. If Wild Sphere could tweak the platforming a little and try and sort out the mothership area, I would easily give this game a higher score. For now, this is the highest I can give it.

A game with the mechanics and graphics of the late 1980s but that is entirely forgivable in 2020 with it’s big selling point being just how funny it was…to me anyway.

Fancy a novel way to compact all your cardboard? Turn it into a car, and try your luck in this paper based Destruction Derby.

Tamiku certainly has the retro flavour in appearance and sound, but it lacks the special sauce to make it a truly memorable title.

Dawn of Fear, does its best to play the nostalgia card, but it does it so poorly, that it is more heartbreaking, than heartwarming.

Who’d have thought that aliens exist, and they love to pop balloons? Dodge the enemies, and leave no balloons in sight.

CrossKrush is a simple puzzle game where you blow up cars, there is not much more beyond that. The lack of road types, vehicle types or obstacles make the CrossKrush experience a repetitive one which is a shame. There are definitely several areas which could be easily improved upon, but as it is right now CrossKrush is not quite a crushing playthrough but a fairly unchallenging boring walk across a quiet cul-de-sac.

Zeroptian Invasion is a remake of a retro classic but unfortunately doesn’t entice you enough to keep you playing it for more than a few minutes.

Super Toy Cars 2 has the mechanics to be a really fun multiplayer game but falls short in the graphics and online multiplayer department.

Theme Park simulation should really have a title change, although this is probably a deliberate  marketing choice. The title is a collection of popular theme park rides with settings to control their operation. There is so little else to say about the game play that calling it a game feels difficult. The graphics don’t show the full capability of the Nintendo Switch and feel like something from an edutainment game from the turn of the century, match that to the audio which, while reminiscent of local fairgrounds, does little to make this an enjoyable experience. Ultimately this is a title for those who like funfair attractions and little else.

If Inglorious is their first foray into seeing what they can create, given time and perhaps a little more ambition I wouldn’t be surprised if they develop something really worth experiencing before too long.

What appears to be an adorable game on the outside comes a clunky, confusing game that only brings frustration.

Controlling this strategy game is a bit clunky. Flying Soldiers utilise a grid-based set up to plan the route that your birds will be able to take. I accidentally placed things incorrectly, placing the wrong tools in the wrong places and misjudging the distance my birds would travel. This really came down to how the stages were set up. The child-friendly nature of the game with its large squares and awkward tool selecting comes to hinder the experience of the player. I fought and struggled with the controls more than any other difficulty within the game. If I could sum up trying to play Flying Soldiers, I would probably suggest ‘frustrating’. When I first heard about this title, I was excited to try it out. This game had an amazing premise, but seems to have let itself down in executing this premise. This may be someone’s cup of tea, but it’s certainly not a title I’ll be going back to.