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31 Mar 2021

🎼 ActRaiser | Original Soundtrack & Symphonic Suite | (Vinyl) | Review | "A Pristine Pressing, Ready To Get Some Serious Spins On a Lot of Turntables." | 🎼 @wayorecords #VideoGameSoundtracks

Wayo Records - https://www.wayorecords.com/

A gorgeous, coloured double-vinyl edition of Yuzo Koshiro’s 1990 score comprising of the original soundtrack and an orchestral suite, this sumptuous release from Wayo Records is a pristine pressing, ready to get some serious spins on a lot of turntables.

30 Mar 2021

🤖 Herzog Zwei | Nintendo Switch | Gameplay | No Commentary | Tutorial 🤖 @SEGA_Europe

 

Herzog Zwei joins the SEGA AGES collection with new expansive tutorial mode, online multiplayer action, and save states.

29 Mar 2021

🚂👻 What Comes After | Nintendo Switch Gameplay | No Commentary | "Tales From A Train Ride Home" 🚂👻 @FlynnsArcades #IndieGames #GameDev

From the creator of Coffee Talk, in collaboration with Rolling Glory Jam the creator of Rage in Peace.

What Comes After is an experience, a heart-warming story, and a love letter to all of you who think you're a burden for other people.

https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-download-software/What-Comes-After-1929180.html#Overview

28 Mar 2021

👒 Tales From the Borderlands | Review | Xbox Series X | 8/10 | "A Feisty-Heisty Tale" 👒

I was quite looking forward to covering Tales From the Borderlands as it was only a few weeks ago that I got hips deep into Borderlands 3 (https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2021/01/borderlands-3-review-x-box-series-x-my.html) and also picked up the soundtrack on vinyl (Sanctuary 3 is an absolute blinder) so the thought of more Borderlands action was very much right up my Strasse.

27 Mar 2021

🤖 System Shock | Remake | Demo | PC | Gameplay | No Commentary 🤖 #IndieGames #GameDev @SystemShockGame

 

After two decades, Nightdive Studios is rebooting and re-imagining the original
System Shock. With the help of members of the original team, including the original Voice Actor of SHODAN, Terri Brosius, Citadel Station has never been more immersive or terrifying! You're a renowned hacker, the most notorious cyberspace thief in the corporate world. Caught during a risky break-in, you become indentured to a greedy TriOptimum executive. After six months in a healing coma, you awaken to the twisted aftermath of a terrible disaster.

Where are the surgeons? Why is the station in such disrepair?

Slowly, the chilling realization that something is very wrong creeps over you. Once a prime corporate research facility, Citadel Station now teems with mindless cyborgs, robots and terribly mutated beings, all programmed to serve SHODAN, a ruthless A.I. There's scarcely time to think before it unleashes the first terror...

26 Mar 2021

☢️ ATOM RPG | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "The Real Fallout 3?" ☢️ @atomrpg #IndiGames #GameDev

 

ATOM RPG is a post-apocalyptic game, inspired by classic CRPGs: Fallout, System Shock, Deus Ex, Baldur's Gate and many others. In 1986 both the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc were destroyed in mutual nuclear bombings. You are one of the survivors of the nuclear Holocaust. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under the sun. And to investigate a shadowy conspiracy, aimed at destroying all that is left of life on Earth.

25 Mar 2021

🔦🤖 The Uncertain: Light At The End | Ten minute Taster | PC | "Post Apocalyptic Paracetamol Shopping" 🔦🤖 @UncertainGame #GameDev #IndieGames

The Uncertain: Light At The End is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots.

Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.

🐟 Clockwork Aquario | Trailer 🐟 #IndieGames #GameDev

Strictly Limited Games and ININ Games are delighted to present the first teaser trailer of Clockwork Aquario after the game has been dormant for almost 30 years.

24 Mar 2021

🏒 Premium Edition Games | Britt Interviews JP 🏒 #IndieGames

Recently, Britt was lucky enough to catch up with the co-owner of Premium Edition, JP. A company that specialises in the physical release of indie titles on the Nintendo Switch (something that we at Games Freezer FULLY support) - we HAD to know more. 

23 Mar 2021

🏰⚔️👹 Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection | Review | Nintendo Switch | 9/10 |"The Boxers are Back" 🏰⚔️👹

There’s no beating around the bush here, Ghosts ‘n Goblins has a really rich history for both Capcom and myself. 

The Mega Drive version is one of the most played titles in my entire game collection and I have a lasting memory of being in Leeds for a Play Expo and staying up until 4am in my hotel room on the Friday determined, DETERMINED to finish the game (which I did, #justsayin’).

22 Mar 2021

⚔️🔄 Loop Hero | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Pixel Shields & Spider Cocoons" ⚔️🔄 @_FQteam #IndieGames #GameDev

In Loop Hero, The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never-ending chaos. 

Wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero.

🔥 Garena Free Fire – New Weapons, Character, & More Provided In New Update 🔥

One of the most played battle royale games right now is Garena Free Fire. It's a popular game primarily because of the short battle royale matches that it offers. Instead of the usual 100 players, only 50 players will go to a remote island and battle it out and become the last man/woman standing. The game is also not very demanding when it comes to the technical specifications, so it can smoothly run, even on low spec devices.

As one of the popularly played battle royale games, the developers continue to provide improvements and updates to keep the game interesting. The developers recently came out with a massive update that added new characters and weapons and adjusted several game modes and guns. If you want to know more about these recent updates, you will continue to read on, as we will be discussing these things in the article.

🏍️ Hell Road VR - Shooting Range on Wheels 🏍️

 

🏍️Hell Road VR - Shooting Range on Wheels

Hard rock, a muscle bike, a powerful revolver and a road through a desert full of living dead - what could be cooler?

Only if you personally find yourself riding an iron horse.

We present to your attention Hell Road VR - a road adventure with zombies and cool guns in VR!

21 Mar 2021

🔫👽 Alien Life Simulator | PC | Gameplay | No Commentary | "It's Life Jim, But Not As We Know It!" 👽🔫 @TheJustinSix #GameDev #IndieGames

 

In Alien Life Simulator you will need to manage your emotions while you explore alien worlds in this 3rd person rogue-lite with life sim and survival elements!

20 Mar 2021

📖 Amiga Addict – A NEW Print Amiga Magazine 📖 #RetroGaming #CommodoreAmiga

The Amiga is a system that holds a very dear place in my ticker. I grew up with the A500+ / A1200  and the leap from my Amstrad CPC to the Amiga was akin to spending years watching the films of Albert Pyun and then watching literally any film by any other director…it was a breath-taking, gravity-defying jump in quality and immersion.

19 Mar 2021

🌟 30XX | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Tight Pixel Platforming" 🌟 @batterystaple_g #GameDev #IndieGames

I have been playing 30XX a cool pixel art roguelike action platformer.

Take a look, it's in Early Access right about now and I really like it.

Jump, shoot, and slash your way through 30XX, the roguelike action platformer you can play with a friend! 

Explore lush, ever-changing worlds that mix precise platforming with fevered combat. Destroy fearsome Guardians. Master unique Powers. 

Rediscover the thousand years we've lost.

18 Mar 2021

🌵 Room To Grow | Ten Minute Taster | PC | "A Spiky Puzzle Game With A Prickly Ending" 🌵 @mischkakamener #IndieGames #GameDev

Tackle thorny problems in this plant pushing puzzle game. 

Learn to manoeuvre like a cactus as you grow your way back to the desert!

Got it?

Let's Grow!

17 Mar 2021

👨‍⚖️ I Am Your President: Prologue | Review | PC | 2/10 | "It’s a bargain bin experience that’s not worth the time" 👨‍⚖️ @PixelHunted #GameDev #IndieGames

If video games are about empowering the player, what better place to put them in the Oval Office? 

The potential is obvious: can a player balance idealism with pragmatic realpolitik, deal with crises, keep themselves electable, avoid scandal and above all project a firm image of confident leadership?

16 Mar 2021

🦀🏝️🛋️ Moving Out DLC: "Movers In Paradise" | Nintendo Switch | Review | "Just Another Day In Moving Paradise" 🦀🏝️🛋️ @MovingOutGame #IndieGames #GameDev

Moving Out has become a firm family favourite during 2021 as we spend a lot of time at home playing video games together as a family (this purchase was inspired by Britt's review)

Our previous favourite was Overcooked from Team 17 with its manic cooking madness.

Moving Out has superseded Overcooked though because the variety of fun to be had with four players while trying to fling sofas onto the back of a truck in a time limit is absolutely limitless. 

15 Mar 2021

⚔️ Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos | PC | Ten Minute Taster | "Those Caverns Be Endless!" ⚔️ @thomas_biskup #IndieGames #GameDev

In Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos you'll experience the sequel of the traditional roguelike dungeon-crawling classic. 

Enjoy unlimited replayability through endless procedurally generated dungeons, countless monsters, grafting, crafting and a vast amount of skill trees. 

Journey into the ever-changing depths of the Caverns of Chaos.

Also, enjoy me fumbling about inside a dungeon trying to work out how to put skill points into my character whilst I weigh up a slingshot versus a crossbow...

14 Mar 2021

🌄🗿 Summer Catchers | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Summer Loving Had Me A Blast!" 🌄🗿 @SummerCatchers #GameDev #IndieGames

Summer Catchers has been out on PC since July 2019 and it’s a game that passed me by. 

Fast forward to 2021 and now it’s on Nintendo Switch I think I have discovered a video game that will stick with me for a very long time to come. 

Summer Catchers is……….bloody marvellous.

13 Mar 2021

🎭 Liberated – Enhanced Edition | Review | Nintendo Switch | 8/10 | "Enhanced and Refreshed!" 🎭 @LiberatedGame #IndieGames #GameDev

I originally reviewed Liberated in its original form back in June 2020 (
https://www.gamesfreezer.co.uk/2020/06/liberated-review-nintendo-switch-well.html) and my take on the game was of a positive experience marred by technical issues.

12 Mar 2021

💣 Papi Commando 2: Second Blood | Review | 8/10 | Mega Drive | "There’s No Blood Like Second Blood" 💣 @Broke_Studio #IndieGames #GameDev #HomeBrew #SEGA

Here at GF, we are big fans of homebrew titles being released on older consoles and games such as Devwill Too and Flea! have been great examples of small development teams creating great games.
I’m pleased to say that Studio Vetea’s Papi Commando 2 continues this trend. A cartoonish arena shooter for up to two players with 100 levels to explore, it’s a great new game to add to your Mega Drive collection.

11 Mar 2021

👑🏰 Castle Kong | Nintendo Switch | Review | 6/10 | "For Die Hard Donkey Kong fans Who Want to Really Challenge Their High Score Prowess / Patience" 👑🏰 @DrowningMonkeys #IndieGames #GameDev

Castle Kong is a homage to the legendary Donkey Kong and comes from the Drowning Monkeys devs.

The initial big draw for this game was the high score comp that was run alongside its release which was a great way to get people hyped for the game coming out.

In the cold light of day though now the competition has concluded what is the game actually like to play. Well if you like Donkey Kong then you’ll like this.

10 Mar 2021

🏹🧛‍♂️ Wallachia: Reign of Dracula | Review | Nintendo Switch | 8/10 | "8-Way Combat is The Order of The Day" 🏹🧛‍♂️ @Migami_Games #GameDev #IndieGames

Following my review of Tanuki Justice a few days ago, a game from publisher Pixelheart that calls to mind the 8-bit Japanese arcade era, it was interesting to follow up that review with another game – again from Pixelheart – that shifts gears to the 16-bit era. 

Wallachia: Reign of Dracula is a  game that follows the tale of a vampire hunter as she bows-and-arrows (definitely a real term, don’t look it up) her way through seven stages of vintage arcade action in a bid to finally fire an arrow right up Dracula’s jacksie and put a stop to his haemoglobin-fuelled shenanigans.

📻 We Were Here Forever will arrive in Q4 2021 on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S 📻 @WeWereHereGame #IndieGames #GameDev

Last year Britt covered We Were here Together on the XBOX One and gave it an Ice Cool Rating.

Exciting news has just come into GF HQ from the Antarctic!  

A completely new co-op adventure awaits explorers to embark on. 

We Were Here Forever will arrive in Q4 2021 on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X / S, featuring a lively world, all-new challenges and puzzles with a thrilling story and intriguing areas to explore... 

9 Mar 2021

👊 SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium | Review | Nintendo Switch | "Pocket Sized & Packing A Punch!" 👊

About 20 years ago a game called SNK vs. Capcom: Match of the Millennium came out on the Neo Geo Pocket and made the Neo Geo Pocket Colour worth buying! 

It was such a highly regarded title that more Neo Geo Pocket Colours were bought because of this title than any other game on the system. It was seen as the killer app that might make the Pocket Colour a viable opponent of the Game Boy Colour (that didn't work out too well in the end)

8 Mar 2021

🐷 GUNPIG: Firepower For Hire | Review | Nintendo Switch | "I'd definitely be up for more of this!" 🐷 @FlynnsArcades #GameDev #IndieGames

To quote my friend Britt, also of this parish: "A third of the game is cutscenes, they are hurling around characters' names which all sound similar and sometimes refer to the same person in a light/dark/alternate version. So in one scene, they can refer to one character by multiple names...and they haven't yet been introduced."

He wasn't talking about Gunpig, of course. 

7 Mar 2021

⚔️⛵️ Shores Unknown | First 30 Minutes Of Gameplay | No Commentary ⛵️⚔️ @ShoresUnknown #GameDev #IndieGames

Shores Unknown is a turn-based tactical RPG rendered in a rich, low-poly aesthetic. 

Build your own team of mercenaries, forge alliances, wage battles, and journey beyond the seething wall of fog known only as the Murk in this decision-influenced, narrative-driven adventure.

What dangers await you on Shores Unknown?
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6 Mar 2021

🕷️🕸️ Kill It With Fire | Review | Nintendo Switch | 8/10 | "You are a pest exterminator, albeit one that has scant regard for the property of others." 🕷️🕸️ @caseydonnellan #GameDev #IndieGames

If like me, you struggle with arachnids then Kill It With Fire will be an experience that has you running the emotional gamut from twisted, sadistic pleasures to creeping fear and tension.

5 Mar 2021

🌟 Anodyne 2: Return to Dust | Review | XBOX Series X | 9/10 | "A Beautifully Realised World With a Wonderful Tale To Tell" 🌟 @analgesicprod #IndieGames #GameDev

It was only a few weeks ago that I noticed a comment on Twitter, lamenting how few games there were that were presented with PS1-era polygonal visuals.

Fast forward a few days to me watching a trailer for Anodyne 2: Return to Dust, a game which not only featured such visuals…but looked so interesting that I had to seek it out as soon as possible, it was my destiny.

4 Mar 2021

🎧 Stealth Shadow X & Stealth Conqueror (Arctic Camo Edition) | Gaming Headset Review 🎧 @StealthGameNet #HeadsetReview

Kindly sent in from the folks at Stealth, I believe it’s the first time on the site that we have covered their products – or at least I have – and it was fun to dive in and see what these headsets had to offer.

Whilst the Shadow X was the clear favourite for me personally, I can see the appeal that the Conqueror would have not only for its aesthetic and complimentary stand but also for children and those of you blessed with smaller ears.

3 Mar 2021

🚕🚖 Taxi Chaos | Review | Xbox Series X | 5/10 | "A Missed Opportunity For Some Throwback Action" 🚕🚖 @LionCastleEnt #IndieGames #GameDev

A title that is very clearly explicitly based on Sega’s Crazy Taxi from back in 1999, Taxi Chaos runs well from a technical standpoint and is initially fun but then falls down quickly in almost all other aspects.

1 Mar 2021

🌟 Tanuki Justice | Review | Nintendo Switch | 8/10 | "Retro Arcade Action Not For The Faint Of Heart" 🌟 @PixelHeart_eu #IndieGames #GameDev

Tanuki Justice was quite a surprise to me. I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect when installing the game but I certainly wasn’t expecting what feels to me to be a faithful interpretation of a fictional 8-bit Japanese arcade game.

It’s well designed but I do feel that its appeal will be somewhat niche.