With all these triple-A bangers coming out in 2023, it can be easy to forget that it’s been a great year for indie games too. However, Decarnation demands to be remembered.
Alex Green reviews.
Review | Tiny Thor - He Who Is Worthy
There are too many games coming out right now, and they’re all sprawling endless adventures that you could sink the rest of the year into. But sometimes you need something a bit more… Tiny.
Aric Leighton thinks Tiny Thor is worth a sliver of your time.
Review | Return To Grace - Graceful Into That Goodnight
Everyone has their take on AI fiction so it takes a lot to stand out when telling a story involving one.
Despite this, Finlay Cattanach believes Return To Grace might be something special.
Reviews | Hokko Life And Joon Shining - Nights Into My Dreams
What is a game review? But a miserable pile of secrets.
Skeleton tries to figure that out while reviewing Hokko Life and Joon Shining… and thinking about Nights Into Dreams.
Mixing Drinks and Changing Lives – How VA-11 Hall-A Reflects Real Life Bartending
Seven years on from its release there are still few games that capture the feel of a real workplace like VA-LL Hall-A does.
Ash Schofield reflects on mixing drinks and changing lives in the game and real life.
Review | Octopath Traveller II - Grind... With A Purpose!
Square Enix has been on a tear of releasing countless JRPGs with made-up sounding names. Some are future classics, others are Various Daylife.
How does Octopath Traveller II measure up? Bobby Lipps reviews.
Preview | Dungeon Golf Playtest - My Cup Of Tee
Dungeon Golf offers that classic combination of mini golf and fending off monsters, but how does this party game hold up? Henry Stockdale thinks it's looking good.
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Review | Darkest Dungeon 2 - Smoother and Slicker, But With Less [Grim] Pizzazz
After a year and a half in Early Access, Darkest Dungeon 2 is finally out.
Does this follow-up to the 2015 cult classic stand on its own, or has it lost its way in the darkness?
Angus Law reviews.
Review | King Of The Castle - Return Of The King
What if someone made a Mario Party game without Mario, the party, the mini-games, or the board game?
What we’re saying is what if someone turned stabbing your friends in the back and making political allegiances into a party game?
King of the Castle dares to ask these questions, and Jame Bentley has reviewed it.
Review | GrimGrimoire OnceMore - Vanillaware Flare (Copy)
After 16 years GrimGrimoire returns with new features and a fresh coat of paint. How does this Vanillaware classic fair all these years later?
Ruddy Celestial reviews.
Review | Beyond The Long Night - Don't Go Quietly
A rogue-like twin-stick shooter sounds like a strange mix but can Yocast Games’ latest live up to its interesting premise?
Owain Thresher reviews.
Review | Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus And Butterfly - A Smooth Blend
The first Coffee Talk was a surprising and beautiful spin on the visual novel genre. Three years later can the continued story leave as big an impact?
Geoffrey Bunting reviews.
Review | Mindhack - Smile... Please
Mindhack is a hard game to describe but just know you are helping people in need.
Yep, definitely helping.
Right, Kate Robinson? This review is all about helping people… Right?
Review | Hunt The Night - Missing Some Magic
Hunt The Night makes a great impression in trailers thanks to some stunning pixel art but can this Hyper Light Difter-inspired action game carry through on its potential?
Airc Leighton reviews.
Review | Post Void - Pain, Suffering, And Fun
Post Void has made its way to consoles. It will still melt your brain, but maybe in a good way.
Ordhran Johnson reviews.
The Official startmenu Game Of The Year Awards 2022 | Winter Spectacular 2022
They say better late than never, and this is much better than never.
The startmenu discord has come together to figure out what games from 2022 really deserved celebrating.
Please enjoy The startmenu Alternate Game Of The Year Awards.
Review | Anemoiapolis - Back In The Backrooms, BABY!
The backrooms are all the rage right now, but with all the games coming out of this new creepypasta genre it takes a lot to stand out.
Odhran Johnson investigates if Anemoiapolis rises about the rest.
Update Patch | March 2023
Another month filled with video games, news, and the continued Schrodinger’s acquisition.
Alex Green is back with another Update Patch!
Review | Remedium Sentinels - Riding The Wave (of enemies)
There has been an onslaught of games in the newly minted Auto-Survival-Shooter genre since the breakthrough success of Vampire Survivors, so it takes a lot to stand out.
Fin Cattanach thinks Remedium Sentinels does an admirable job.
Review | Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire - Don't Starve: Tofu Edition
I actually love vegan cooking, I just hate it when they put too much garlic to make up for the lack of humans in my food…
Fin Cattancach reviews Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire