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Corruption 2029 Indie Video Game Review

February 25, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, PC, The Bearded Ladies

Corruption 2029 shares a lot in common with Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden and even if it never reaches the same level as its predecessor it still is a highly entertaining tactical strategy game.

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A Long Way Down Indie Game Preview

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2020, Goblinz Studio, Linux, Mac, Maple Whispering Limited, PC, Seenapsis Studio, Steam

A Long Way Down combines interesting mechanics with compelling gameplay to make an enjoyable game that is already well on its way to becoming a great game.

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Narcos: Rise of the Cartels Indie Game Review

November 20, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Curve Digital, Kuju, Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, Xbox One

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels follows the X-COM turn based strategy genre pretty closely making for a fun game for fans of the genre that has some issues preventing it from being one of the best games from the genre.

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Academia: School Simulator Indie Game Preview

October 26, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2017, Mac, PC, Squeaky Wheel Studio Inc, Steam

For an early access game Academia: School Simulator shows a lot of promise as it is already an interesting and fun school building experience.

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Little Big Workshop Indie Game Review

October 17, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, HandyGames, Mirage Game Studios, PC, Steam, THQ Nordic

Little Big Workshop’s name and art style might make the game appear small and casual, but that is far from reality as it creates a genuinely enjoyable factory simulation tycoon game.

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Frostpunk PlayStation 4 Indie Game Review

October 10, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 11 bit studios, 2018, PC, Playstation 4, Steam, Xbox One

Frostpunk is a really interesting and engaging city builder experience that forces you to make some tough decisions in the fight for the survival of your people.

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Train Valley 2 Passenger Flow DLC Indie Game Review

October 3, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Alexey Davydov, Flazm, Linux, Mac, PC, Sergey Dvoynikov, Steam, Timofey Shargorodskiy

Train Valley 2 Passenger Flow is the perfect example of what a DLC should be as it does a great job adding in a new mechanic that improves upon the main game without drastically changing it.

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Mashinky Indie Game Preview

September 4, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2018, Jan Zelený, PC

Mashinky may have a few smaller issues that need to be polished up, but for this stage of early access Mashinky is already on pace to becoming a compelling train strategy simulation game.

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Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil Indie Game Review

August 20, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Funcom, Nintendo Switch, PC, Playstation 4, The Bearded Ladies, Xbox One

Mutant Year Zero: Seed of Evil is basically what you would expect out of a DLC as it expands on what made the original game so enjoyable, but it doesn’t drastically change anything about the game.

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Shortest Trip to Earth Indie Game Review

August 17, 2019 Eric Mortensen 0 Comments 2019, Iceberg Interactive, Interactive Fate, PC, Steam

Shortest Trip to Earth takes the successful formula created by FTL and considerably expands on it for both the benefit and detriment of the game.