david.reviews: American Arcadia
★★★★: The gameplay is light, but the presentation is superb. The world flows around you, dialogue responding to your pacing so naturally that it's hard to believe it's not static. The story kept us gu...
david.reviews: StarVaders
★★★★: A stellar roguelike deckbuilder on a 2D grid. Effectively mixing positioning and attack cards made for some really satisfying runs. Its "pack" system meant that synergies were easy to come by, w...
david.reviews: Thank Goodness You're Here!
★★★★: A short, surreal, lovingly animated experience. It's basically an interactive cartoon, but every inch of it is packed with jokes and visual gags, not to mention an unmistakable layer of British ...
david.reviews: Is This Seat Taken?
★★★★: A cute little constraint solving puzzle game about shapes with a lot of feelings. There's just enough story to keep things engaging and there are a lot of micro stories that come through the NPC...
david.reviews: Vampire Survivors
★★★★: Game's gone through a lot of improvements since I played it last and it's official: it's got the juice. There's an actual arc to the levels and there's a lot more weapon diversity and ability to...
david.reviews: Ghost of Tsushima
★★★★: Beautiful presentation. The near lack of UI means you can focus on the gorgeous world around you. Favoring contextual guidance over a floating compass makes for a much more immersive experience ...
david.reviews: Astro Bot
★★★★: Delightful romp. The game oozes style and sets the bar for how the haptic feedback and adaptive triggers can be used in games. The world is vibrant and varied, doubling down on the Sony nostalgi...
david.reviews: Chroma Zero
★★★★: Does a great job capturing the exploration aspects of Outer Wilds. It explains very little and sets you loose to understand the rules of the world. It expertly uses color theory as a base for mo...
david.reviews: Lok Digital
★★★★: I never played the book, so I was glad the game seamlessly made the transition to digital. Finding paths through the grid is such a simple concept, but executed flawlessly. The puzzles themselve...
david.reviews: Strange Jigsaws
★★★★: There are few games as whimsical and engaging as what FLEB puts out. They're perfectly sized, surprising at every turn, and playful without compromise. I loved how every puzzled involved some so...
David Brownman