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Astronite is a fun and challenging 1-bit Metroidvania in which you’re going to be dying a lot during the first segment of the game, right after losing all of your equipment. But once you learn from your mistakes and get into the groove, you’ll be gaining access to more and more areas of Neplea. Astronite is out today on PlayStation with a $14.99 asking price, and it offers an entertaining 2D 1-bit Metroidvania.

This is a good first attempt at a digital take on a brand new sport. I have enjoyed playing eCrossminton, and aside from a few negatives such as the isometric view, and maybe no online component, the game is good. eCrossminton game that is worth a try for fans of this relatively new sport.

El Gancho is a platformer set in the same universe of shoot ’em up Task Force Kampas, thus offering a very different experience. Its randomly generated levels, physics-based platforming, and roguelite nature won’t be for everyone. Trophy hunters will dig that it’s a Cross-Buy release, so the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions are included with a single purchase, and each version features a separate trophy list with a Platinum trophy. El Gancho is out with a budget $6.99 price.

Frank and Drake is a rotoscoped branching narrative adventure with a bit of a supernatural twist to its story. You’ll be taking on this journey as you alternate between Frank and Drake, with one leaving messages to the other by way of Post-it notes and vice versa. It’s an interesting Rated M for Mature experience that is not going to be for everyone. Oh, and Drake totally talks to ghosts and visits his mom’s grave. You know, the usual. Frank and Drake is out tomorrow with a $24.99 asking price.

All in all, Horned Knight is a below-average action-platformer with bland level design and stiff controls that get in the way as you start to play. It does include a Platinum trophy for trophy hunters to add to their collection, but other than that, this is a hard one to recommend.

I’ve been waiting to play the final version of HyperParasite for a while now, and I’m happy to report that the wait has been worth it. The game’s retro art style and synthwave soundtrack certainly help to make this one stand out on Nintendo Switch. HyperParasite is a full-on homage to the 1980s and is packed with pop culture references that give a huge nod to that era. You will run in so-called “heroes” that are parodies of beloved icons such as Rocky Balboa, Peter Venkman, John McClane, and more. 

If you’re looking for a colorful and fun puzzle game with a new twist, then Indigo 7: Quest for love can certainly scratch that itch. There’s a bit of a learning curve as you get to learn the combo system and better understand the peculiarities of each of the game modes, but then it all clicks with ease. I do have to mention that I ran into a bug that would make it so the game would not recognize any inputs from the D-Pad or the left analog stick to select colors – which forced me to close the game and load it up again – that will hopefully be addressed soon by way of a patch. Indigo 7: Quest for love is out on PlayStation 4 with a $14.99 asking price.

If you’re looking for a short but fun beat ‘em up on Playstation 4 that pays homage to classics such as Final Fight and Streets of Rage, then Itadaki Smash is a good option. It does not reinvent the wheel, but it has a good flow, a colorful presentation, and local co-op for up to two players, along with a Platinum trophy. Itadaki Smash is out on PlayStation 4 with a $14.99 price.

As expected from a shoot ’em up, the game is short… but it’s also frantic, fun and colorful. The tutorial is a bit slow and the loading times are also a bit slow but other than that this is a good game with plenty of replayability and a good game for the speedrunning community.

The game is not as fleshed out as Yasai Ninja, but I did have fun with it as I worked on my Kyurinaga’s Revenge review. I liked what the game did with this new game, and hopefully they’re hard at work on a new entry in this universe.

Add stealth sections during which zombies are not properly scripted, forcing you to restart sections until the layout is just right for you to sneak up to them to get proper stealth kills, and there’s some stuff to love and a lot of stuff that feels off. I really liked the premise, voice acting, and the cel shaded presentation for MalnaZidos, so hopefully a patch is on the way to fix some of the issues. MalnaZidos is out on PlayStation 4 with a $19.99 asking price.

A medida que establezcas nuevas relaciones y te acerques a los que te rodean, envejecerás y crearás vínculos que podrían durar toda la vida... ¡una vida que podría no ser tan larga si tomas algunas decisiones equivocadas por el camino! Disfruté mucho con el juego y veo muchas posibilidades de que el equipo de desarrollo mejore la fórmula para una eventual secuela. 

Naught is a fun 2D platformer with a solid difficulty curve… for most of the time. The one complaint I’d have is that the levels that feature walls full of spikes in which you have to be extremely precise about how you twist around the level drive the difficulty up to 11, while the stage immediately following each of these stages goes back to the steady difficulty climb experienced before. Other than that, it’s an entertaining experience that will challenge your senses and coordination.

Rise of the Fox Hero is out right now on PlayStation 5, and for a fiver, it isn’t a bad deal! The enemies are not in great variety, but they do feel like they’re referencing the beloved Super Mario Bros. series from Nintendo. Why is that? Because you’ll run into spikey hard shells, carnivorous plants – plants that even breathe fire! The colorful presentation also feels very Nintendo.

Square Keeper is a turn-based puzzle dungeon crawler in which you’ll use cards to perform the actions needed to defeat enemies as you try to escape from each stage. With 40 stages to complete, a handful of card types to use in battle, and a Platinum trophy to work on, Square Keeper is a minimalist puzzle game that ends up being fun. The game is out as a Cross-Buy title, so your $4.99 purchase will get you both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game, and each one will have its own trophy list to work on.

If you’re looking for an old-school racing experience that is not of the sim variety, then Super Woden GP is just what you’ve been looking for. It has four different types of races to take on, as well as a free race option that you can customize to your liking, more than 70 cars to purchase and unlock, and several tracks to drive through – including the challenging rally ones! Super Woden GP is out with an $11.99 asking price, and since it’s a Cross-Buy title, you can get the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game at no extra cost.

Surface Rush is a colorful arcade-style physics-based experience with a simple control scheme that makes it easy to get the hang of things right away. It also offers four game modes that introduce different rules to consider, as well as a Platinum trophy. Unfortunately, the game is not without issues. The game gets a lot of slowdown for no apparent reason since there’s nothing on the screen that would make you consider the PlayStation 5 hardware is getting a workout. Surface Rush is out on PlayStation as a Cross-Buy title for a budget price of $4.99, which grants you access to the PS4 and PS5 versions of the game.

TEMPUS is a colorful and chill first-person puzzle adventure that will send you on a time travel journey on PlayStation. It’s a game that you can play at your own pace as you find the clues that will allow you to solve each puzzle so that you can escape into the next area. Overall, you’re looking at around 2-3 hours at most to complete TEMPUS, depending on your experience with first-person puzzle adventures on the console. Tempus is available as a Cross-Buy title with a $6.99 asking price, so your purchase will give you access to both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions of the game at no extra cost.

Your enjoyment of the game will depend on how you feel about walking simulators, which is why this one is not going to be for everyone.