Well Played

• PS4
• 9 / 10
• Australie

• XSX/S
• 6 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

• PS5
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

It’s a flawed and often frustrating experience, but Button City’s charm and genuine reverence for the 90s childhood experience just about saves it. There’s a prime example of what makes indie games so compelling here – frequent bugs and the odd dud quest might take off some of the shine but the team’s passion and belief in their work still shows through. If you like narrative adventures and miss the days of trading pocket money for Timezone tokens this might be right up your alley.

• SWITCH
• 8 / 10
• Australie

Trigger Witch’s twin-stick action and RPG elements scream for a more defined identity, but that’s more than made up for by the game’s incredible aesthetic discipline. A lesser development studio would have tried to run with the idea of G-rated fantasy with [REFUSED CLASSIFICATION], but Trigger Witch is clever enough to let it all happen naturally. It’s a loud, proud, blood cloud of an action game that anybody with an interest in the genre needs to check out.

• PC
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 6 / 10
• Australie

• PS4
• 8 / 10
• Australie

• PC
• 9 / 10
• Australie

Death’s Door may not have a cavernously deep combat system or a AAA blockbuster budget behind it, but it doesn’t need these things. It delivers a sharp and focused experience in an engaging world full of mystery – with memorable characters and a story that is concise and full of deeper meaning. There is a thoughtful joy to come from the sadness at the centre of its narrative, with a deeper message of hope and appreciation for what little time we have in this life. … which is not bad for a story about a rather ordinary crow.

• PS5
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 7 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 7 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 7 / 10
• Australie

Game Builder Garage is a simple and very accessible learning tool for budding bedroom developers to come to grips with the basic concepts, but it’s held back by a barebones feature set and rigid tutorials that suck the fun out of those first steps. Once you’ve suffered initiation and you’re comfortable to skirt its boundaries looking for openings to experimentation there’s some joy to be had, but it’s missing the longevity and community of something like Dreams to make it anything more than a curiosity.

• PS5
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is a very handsome remaster of a game that will no doubt hold a special place in certain people’s hearts. For those people, it’s a chance to revisit an old favourite with a great new look and enough new twists to keep things interesting. For everyone else, this offbeat, unforgiving and often bewildering platformer might seem like it should’ve stayed in the 80s. Jankenteam clearly has a love for the title though, and for just north of $25 there’s definite value for anyone who owned and loved a Master System back in the day.

• XSX/S
• 8.5 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 6.5 / 10
• Australie

• XSX/S
• 4.5 / 10
• Australie

• SWITCH
• 8 / 10
• Australie