The Siege and The Sandfox PC Review 7/10 "A Cunningly Stunning Stealthvania That Lands On 3 Legs" 🦊 @siegeandsandfox #IndieGame #GameDev

Let me start by saying: I wanted to give this beautifully crafted game a higher score. From the moment it boots up, The Siege and the Sandfox dazzles with its pixel art—rich in detail, bursting with colour, and animated with a loving, frame-by-frame touch. The sound design is equally lush, with a narrator whose warm voice adds instant storybook gravitas to your journey.

The controls are intuitive—if you’ve played any platformer with climbing mechanics, you’ll feel right at home. On-screen prompts are crisp, and the stealth system is a genuine delight. You crouch to move silently, extinguish lights to melt into shadows, and monitor your tiptoeing like a true sneaky old fox in a one-hit-kill world.

Of Ash & Steel Quick Look Ten Minute Taster "Lost In Tutorial Land" ⚔️ @OfAshandSteel #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich ventures into the unforgiving world of Of Ash and Steel, a brutal open-world RPG where survival is earned, not handed out. No quest markers. No tutorials. Just you, a sword, and a kingdom that wants you dead.

🧠 ABOUT THE GAME:

Of Ash and Steel is a hardcore RPG set in a dark medieval world. With no handholding, no fast travel, and no mercy, it’s a love letter to the days when games didn’t care if you survived the tutorial !

[spoiler alert - I didn't survive the tutorial]

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster – Rich’s Rapid Review 🎮🔫 @NightdiveStudio #IndieGame #GameDev

In just 3 minutes, I dive into Nightdive Studios’ remaster of the legendary System Shock 2.

Is it still terrifying? Does it hold up in 2025? And what’s been upgraded for modern players? From SHODAN’s chilling monologues to the claustrophobic corridors of the Von Braun, this remaster brings back one of the most influential immersive sims of all time.

Retro Football Fever! Jaleco Sports: Goal! on the PC Quick Look ⚽🕹️ @RockitGamesNOW #GameDev #RetroGaming

Rich Steps onto the pixelated pitch with this Ten Minute Taster of Jaleco Sports Goal! on the PC! ⚽

Rich gets the opportunity to relive the glory days of 8 and16-bit football as he dives into two classic soccer title from the golden age of gaming. Whether you remember renting this from your local video shop or you're discovering it for the first time, this quick gameplay session is packed with retro charm, crunchy tackles, and those unmistakable NES and SNES soundtracks.

This Charger Costs Less Than a Soda – Can It Handle Switch 2? 🔋🔌⚡#switch2 #budgetfriendly #aliexpress

Can a budget charger really power the Nintendo Switch 2? In this quick hands-on test, I try out one of the cheapest Switch 2 chargers I could find online—priced lower than your average soft drink. But is it safe? Is it fast? And most importantly… does it actually work?

🔗 AliExpress Link [Not An Affiliate Link] :

https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005009183154917.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.2.f6daf19cncl43Z

Utopia Must Fall Ten Minute Taster Quick Look - "Survive The Vector Apocalypse!" ☄️🏢☄️ @pixeljamgames #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich dives into the chaotic, neon-lit battlefield of Utopia Must Fall – a frantic blend of bullet hell, tower defence, and retro-futurist vibes. In this first look, we defend the last bastion of humanity against waves of rogue AI and vectorized nightmares.

Can Rich hold the line, or will utopia crumble under pressure?

Lies of P: Overture PS5 [DLC] Review 8/10 – "The Deserved Encore to a Twisted Puppet’s Tale" 🎻 @Liesofp #GameDev #IndieGame

When Lies of P launched in 2023, it stunned the Soulslike community with its twisted reimagining of Pinocchio’s tale. Now, with the Lies of P: Overture DLC, developer Round8 Studio proves that the puppet strings still have plenty of tension left. This DLC doesn’t just extend the story—it elevates the entire experience, delivering a prequel that’s as emotionally resonant as it is mechanically refined.

Set years before the events of the base game, Overture transports players to a Krat untouched by the full devastation of the Puppet Frenzy. The narrative uses time travel to explore the roots of the Petrification Disease and the Alchemist faction’s twisted experiments. You encounter characters whose fates were only hinted at in the original game, adding emotional weight and tragic irony to every interaction.

"Something’s Alive in the Rig" | Still Wakes the Deep Quick Look Ten Minute Taster 🏗️🛢️ @SWTD_Game #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich steps aboard the doomed oil rig in this atmospheric horror experience from The Chinese Room. In this ten-minute taster video Rich dives into the eerie isolation, creaking metal, and creeping dread that defines Still Wakes the Deep.

🛢️ Trapped miles offshore

🩸 Something unnatural has awakened

Unlocking PS2 Nostalgia: What's on This 2003 PSW Demo Disc? (PSW Vol 36) 💽 #Retrogaming #PS2

Rich begins a journey of discovery by playing old demo discs on his newly acquired PlayStation 2. We kick this off with Volume 36 from PSW Magazine.

🔗 https://archive.org/search?query=PSW+magazine

GEX Trilogy PS5 Gameplay – "Enter the Geckoverse in Style!" - Rich's Ten Minute Taster Quick Look 🦎 @LimitedRunGames #RetroGames #Retrogaming

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Rich decides to fire up the Gex trilogy on his PS5 for the first time and gets stuck in the Media Dimension [LITERALLY] !

The Gex Trilogy bundles together three games starring Gex, a wisecracking, TV-obsessed gecko who battles the villainous Rez across a surreal media-themed universe. Originally released in the '90s, the trilogy includes:

1. Gex (1995)

Gex lives a laid-back life in his Maui mansion, glued to his television. But when he accidentally swallows a robotic fly—actually a surveillance drone sent by Rez—he’s sucked into the Media Dimension, a bizarre world built from TV tropes. To escape, Gex must collect remote controls and battle Rez’s minions across levels inspired by horror, sci-fi, and cartoons.

2. Gex: Enter the Gecko (1998)

After defeating Rez, Gex retires—until the villain resurfaces. Government agents recruit Gex to return to the Media Dimension. With new gadgets and a bigger budget, Gex explores 3D levels parodying pop culture, from kung fu flicks to Looney Tunes. This entry marked the series’ jump to full 3D platforming and introduced Agent Xtra, a secret agent who assists Gex on his mission.

3. Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko (1999)

Rez is back again, and this time he’s kidnapped Agent Xtra. Gex dives back into the Media Dimension to rescue her, navigating levels themed around war movies, superhero adventures, and spy thrillers. The game added new mechanics like vehicle segments and sidekicks, while doubling down on Gex’s signature one-liners and TV references.

The trilogy is known for its quirky humour, genre-spoofing levels, and Gex’s endless stream of pop culture quips. With the 2025 remastered release by Limited Run Games, players can now revisit this nostalgic trip through television history on modern platforms.

Ritual Of Raven Quick Look "Witchy Vibes & Raven Cries" – Deep Dive into Ritual of Raven on PC @SpellgardenDevs #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich falls through a portal and into Ritual of Raven which is a cosy, story-driven farming sim with a magical twist—you don’t do the farming yourself. Instead, you enchant mystical Arcana Constructs to tend your herb garden while you dive into spell craft, moon rituals, and a world fractured by a botched magical experiment

👇WATCH RICH'S GAMEPLAY VIDEO HERE👇

Before Ultimate Team—There Was Ultimate Fun: Remembering EA’s Best Lost IPs 🎮 #Retrogaming

Imagine a world where big video game corporations actually listened to the players who’ve been with them since the ‘80s.

Imagine a world where Electronic Arts (EA) didn’t just squat on a ludicrously luxurious pile of classic video game IPs, letting them rot slowly in the Californian sunshine outside their Redwood City HQ.

Now, EA might argue that they don't need to touch those old IPs. After all, FIFA and Madden rake in the mega spondoolies through microtransactions in Ultimate Team modes with every minor iteration. So why take a gamble on reviving something that might not hit their golden profit margins? But if that’s their guiding logic, then maybe—just maybe—EA has forgotten what it means to be a video games company. One that creates games for fun, not just as an exercise in marginal gains and digital IP hoarding.

Gunslingers, Gossip, and Gorgeous Art – Rosewater Quick Look On PC 🤠 📝 @GrundislavGames #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays Rosewater which is is a point-and-click adventure game set in an alternate 19th-century American West, developed by Grundislav Games.

You play as Harley Leger, a freelance journalist who arrives in the frontier town of Rosewater hoping to start fresh.

What begins as a simple newspaper assignment quickly spirals into a high-stakes treasure hunt for a missing fortune tied to a disgraced scientist and a mysterious substance called aether.

“This Game Lets You Copy & Paste The World! 🤯 | Ruffy and the Riverside Ten Minute Taster Quick Look On Nintendo Switch 2 🖼️🎨🖌️ @pr_pirate @zocklabs #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich sits down to play a wonderful 3D platformer called Ruffy and The Riverside! The developers at Zockrates Laboratories drew heavily from their childhood memories of classic platformers like Crash Bandicoot and Ratchet & Clank. They wanted to capture that same sense of vibrant, cartoonish adventure and playful exploration.

👇🏻WATCH RICH'S NINTENDO SWITCH 2 GAMEPLAY VIDEO HERE 👇🏻

The real spark came from something much more personal: a confusing old drawing. The studio’s CEO, Dr. Patrick Ruckdeschel, stumbled upon a black-and-white sketch that looked like a waterfall—but he couldn’t tell if it was water or lava. 

That ambiguity led to a lightbulb moment: what if a game let you change the texture of the world itself? That’s how the game’s signature SWAP mechanic—copying and pasting textures to alter the environment—was born!

Good to Know:

• a story playthrough will take about 9-10 hours
• and average playthrough with ~80% of collectables will be 12-14 hours
• and a 100% playthrough without a guide will take you 16-18 hours

⚔️ Rich Plays - Blades Of Fire - PC Gameplay [BLUE STEEL] ⚔️ @Blades_of_Fire #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich sharpens his blade and picks up his war hammer to venture into Blades Of Fire on the PC. Hack, Slash and Blocking is the order of the day as you forge new blades and kill many an enemy. Watch Rich lose track of time as he delves into this fun frolic!

🕹️ GAME LINK: 🔗

https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/blades-of-fire-f8178f

How long is Blades of Fire? | HowLongToBeat

Deliver At All Costs PC Gameplay [destructible] "The Mayor Hides On The Roof" 🦈🛻💨 @FarOutGames #IndieGame #GameDev

Join Rich on an exhilarating delivery ride in our latest video as Rich hops into the drivers seat of 'Deliver At All Costs' on PC. Watch as Rich tries to get his first job and chats to a Mayor on a roof.

Rich Plays Lies Of P [PS5 Gameplay] "That Copper BEAT Me!" ⚔ @Liesofp #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich gets his hands on Lies Of P for the first time and immediately gets stuck at the first (mini) boss (that massive copper with the giant truncheon!) but he keeps persevering (badly)!

WATCH RICH'S TEN MINUTE TASTER HERE

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Ertugrul of Ulukayin – Quick Look on PC - "A Journey into the Unknown" 🏇🏻 #IndieGame #GameDev

 

Rich plays Ertugrul of Ulukayin for the first time in this ten Minute Taster Quick Look.

The game is a third-person action-adventure game set in the Turkish medieval era, specifically in the city of Ahlat. You play as Ertuğrul, a warrior of the Kayı Tribe, who embarks on a perilous journey to uncover the fate of his vanished brother.

Along the way, he encounters a mysterious Order and realizes the threat is far greater than he anticipated.

The Funniest RPG You Didn’t Expect – Nice Day for Fishing 🎣 #️⃣ @EpicNPCManGame #IndieGame #GameDev

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Rich plays Nice Day for Fishing which is an action-packed fishing pixel art RPG set in the world of Skycraft, created by Viva La Dirt League in collaboration with Team17. You play as Baelin, a humble fisherman NPC who unexpectedly absorbs developer code, which transforms him into an NPC-player hybrid. With all other adventurers mysteriously disconnected, Baelin must step up as the unlikely hero of Honeywood.

Trapped on a Dying Planet…My Only Hope? Me! | The Alters | Ten Minute Taster | Quick Look👨🏻🧔🏻‍♂️ @altersgame @11bitstudios #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays The Alters on PC which is a survival game developed by 11 Bit Studios, where players control Jan Dolski, a space miner stranded on a hostile planet. To survive, Jan must create alternate versions of himself, known as Alters, using a mysterious material called Rapidium. Each Alter represents a different life path Jan could have taken, bringing unique skills and personalities to help maintain a massive, wheel-shaped mobile base.