My Night Job On The Nintendo Switch "Ten Minute Taster" 🌃 @webcoregames #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays "My Night Job" which is a fast-paced arcade action-adventure game set in an abandoned mansion overrun by monsters.

Rich must use over 60 unique weapons, ranging from vases and chainsaws to shotguns and hammers, to fend off monsters while rescuing survivors and defending the building.

The game features an 80s horror movie aesthetic, blending nostalgia with bizarre humour. If too many rooms are destroyed or Rich's health runs out, his efforts will only be remembered in the high-score list.

A Dystopian Game That's A Cross Between Alan Wake, Control & Severance 📼💾 @pollard_llc #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays "Karma: The Dark World" which is a psychological thriller video game set in an alternate 1984. Rich steps into the shoes of Daniel McGovern, a Roam Agent working for the Leviathan Corporation.

The Beautiful Video Game About Cleaning Up Oil Spills! 🐸⛴️ @LenteGameDev #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich takes a leisurely boat ride through various biomes to clean up oil, recycle plastics, put out fires, rescue animals and take on the big bad oil tanker! 

Spilled is a beautiful first video game from the young Dutch dev named Lente. The game revolves around themes of environmental conservation and restoration. 

Spilled's cosy and relaxing gameplay, combined with its message of mindfulness toward nature, makes it a unique and meaningful experience.

Holey Moley! It's A Game About Digging A Hole 🕳️⛏️ @HoleDiggingGame #IndieGame #GameDev

The Hole Hype is REAL! Rich gets digging a hole in his backyard and discovers the delights of hole digging in 2025 in a game about digging a hole.

Mother Machine PC Gameplay - Co-Op / Action-RPG / Platformer 👹 @maschimensch #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays the first 30 minutes of Mother Machine on the PC and enjoys his time learning the mechanics of this beautiful 1-4 player co-op action-RPG platformer.

Rally Arcade Classics PC Gameplay "Retro Rally GO GO GO!" 🏁🚘🏁 @NETK2GAMES #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich Revs up his engine because it’s time to race back to the past with Rally Arcade Classics. Including 44 iconic cars from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s and 00’s, and 48 tracks.

Rise Of The Ronin PC Gamerplay - "Infiltrating the Black Ship" ⛩️⚔️ @TeamNINJAStudio

Rich attempts the Infiltration Of The Black ship mission after completing the Rise Of The Ronin Tutorial Mission.

Embark on an epic journey across war-torn 19th-century Japan in this open-world action RPG from Team NINJA, the veteran studio behind "Nioh" and "NINJA GAIDEN." 

Why I Love The Games Master TV Show 🕹️ #RetroGaming

I grew up in the '80s and 90's so I was the perfect age for Games Master when it first aired on a cold and wet Tuesday in January 1992. I was at Secondary School and video games plus football is what I obsessed over. 

In 1992 I also owned my favourite video games console of all time, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. To say I was the target audience for the show would be an understatement! 

When episodes aired during the week on Channel 4 in the UK they were the talk of the playground the next day at school and boy did we talk about these episodes a lot. I used to tape every episode onto a blank VHS and watch it back over and over again. 

GoldenHeart PC Gameplay "RPG Old School Cool" 💀⚔️ #IndieGame #GameDev #GoldenHeart

Rich plays "Goldenheart" which is a retro-style fantasy adventure game that takes players on a journey through the mysterious desert realm of Tuldenorrea.

Developed by Millenniapede, this game combines exploration, puzzle-solving, and combat in a surreal, lore-rich world.

Players assume the role of an outsider, uncovering ancient secrets and navigating challenging terrains, from labyrinthine ruins to deep caverns.

The RootTrees Are Dead PC Gameplay "Genealogy Simulator 25" 🗺️📌 @roottreesgame #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays "The Roottrees Are Dead" which is a 90s retro inspired detective mystery game set in the late 1990s. 

Rich dives into a genealogical puzzle, piecing together the family tree of the Roottree Corporation after a tragic plane crash. 

With a billion-dollar inheritance at stake, Rich will use clues, evidence, and deduction skills to uncover hidden connections and solve a mystery or two.

101 Most Important Soccer Games Episode 6: LMA Manager [1999] ⚽ #RetroGaming

Rich takes on the 101 Most Important Soccer Video Games one by one.

Episode 6 sees Rich play the original 1999 LMA Manager on the PlayStation 1.

One the finest examples of a management game that lets you build your own football stadium whilst managing your team. 

A stone cold classic.

Vice: Magic City Mayhem PC Gameplay "Time To Katana!" 💙 @JurassicSunset #IndieGame #GameDev

Vice: Magic City Mayhem is an upcoming retro action-adventure game developed by Jurassic Sunset Games. 

It features a top-down 8-bit style inspired by classic games like Zelda, but with a Vice City theme. You play as Dutch, one of Magic City's most feared enforcers, on a quest to rescue your true love, Sophie. 

The game takes you through wild nightclubs, scenic beaches, and even raptor-infested yachts. The game promises a blend of intense combat, engaging puzzles, and a vibrant, humorous storyline. It's set to be released in 2025, and you can add it to your Wishlist on platforms like Steam and the Epic Games Store.

Rich Plays - "Murder Is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse" On PC 🐶🔎 @HitherYonGames #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays Murder is Game Over: The Blackinton Curse which is the fourth game in the series by HitherYon Games.

The story unfolds in the Berkshires at the Blackinton family home following the death of Meredith Blackinton.

The Angry Video Game Nerd 8bit ~ Rich Plays The PC Demo 🤓🕹️ @megacatstudios #IndieGame #GameDev #Retrogaming

The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) is back in an 8-bit adventure! The game, titled "The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit," is an action platformer inspired by classic side-scrollers like Mega Man. In this game, you play as The Nerd, battling through pixel art levels filled with zombies, mechanical skeletons, and other enemies from the AVGN universe.

Coridden PC Gameplay "Ride the beast!" ⚔️🦕 @aftnareld #IndieGame #GameDev

Rich plays Coridden which is an action-packed RPG where you can shapeshift into the beasts you defeat. You can play solo or with up to three friends in co-op mode. The game is set in a post-apocalyptic world where you uncover dark secrets in the legendary city of Aasha. You can switch between human and beast forms to utilize different strengths and skills.

Astronomics Early Access PC Gameplay "Asteroid Tourism" ☄️🚀 @AstronomicsGame @numizmatic #GameDev #IndieGame

Astronomics is an indie game developed by Numizmatic and published by Numizmatic as well. Released on February 10, 2025, it combines top-down action and space exploration with asteroid mining automation. 

In "Astronomics," players navigate their customizable starship to randomly generated asteroids passing by. The goal is to mine valuable resources and impress your employer, Cube Corporation, while upgrading equipment and fighting off pirates. The game features a mix of manual and automated mining, with players using tools like mining lasers and gravity tethers to extract resources. 

Set in the not-so-distant future, Earth has become prohibitively expensive to live on. Players take on the role of a miner trying to save up for a ticket back home by exploiting resources from asteroids. The game's narrative revolves around managing equipment, expanding your freighter, and dealing with the challenges of space capitalism.

Atomic Heart DLC : Enchantment Under The Sea [DLC3] PC Review "A wife in the hand is worth 3 in the bush?!" 🌊 @mundfish #IndieGame #GameDev

I've admired Atomic Heart from afar over the last couple of years with it featuring on my "Must Play" list for that time. With all the great games that have come out in that time Atomic Heart has been pushed to the back of my queue.

Now that I finally get a chance to cover the game through Games Freezer I am glad to say that I finally got to play it! Although, as I have been asked to cover the Enchantment Under The Sea DLC this means that I have committed a gamer crime by playing the 3rd DLC before I've even played the base game!

Someone may already be knocking on my door to take me away for such heinous crimes to gaming but for now I'm on the run and able to give you a review of my time with Atomic Heart: Enchantment Under The Sea.

Die In The Dungeon "It's Dicey To Go In The Dungeon" 🎲 @dieinthedungeon #IndieGame #GameDev

@thegamesfreezer Die In The Dungeon PC Game #indiegames #indiegame #pcgaming #pcgamer #pcgame #turnbased #deckbuilding #dicegame @dieinthedungeon ♬ 活着 (《산다는건》中文版) - 金润吉

 

Keep Driving PC Review 7.5/10 "The Crazy Gas Fuelled Adventures Of A Sedan!" 🚗 @YCJYgames #IndieGame #GameDev

Keep Driving from YCJY Games is a wonderful turn-based RPG that combines elements of road trips and roguelike mechanics, all wrapped up in a beautiful pixel art package of nostalgia and great music.

You play as a young driver who has just bought their first car around the early 2000s, and your main goal is to meet up with your friend at a music festival on the other side of the country within four weeks. Interestingly, the game features a procedurally generated world with various routes, 'shopping' stops and random encounters along the way.

"Games of a Lifetime" by Jaz Rignall > Book Review By Rich 📚📖 @JazRignall @bitmap_books

Growing up in the '80s and '90s and reading various video game magazines from the period meant that Jaz Rignall has always been a hero of mine. 

My first experience of Jaz's brand of video game journalism came through the much-thumbed pages of the Mean Machines monthly video game magazine in the early '90s. I remember my first purchase of Mean Machines magazine vividly. I bought Issue 7 of Mean Machines from local Happy Shopper branded newsagents with The Simpsons, complete with Homer strangling Bart, on the front cover as the headline stars of that month's magazine. 

Whilst reading the magazine from cover to cover I remember feeling like I had just become a part of a cool club of video games-loving pals. Jaz's writing and the rest of the Mean Machines staff writing (including Richard Leadbetter from Digital Foundry fame for example) was perfectly in sync with its audience. 

You knew you could trust the reviews from Mean Machines as they knew their onions and Jaz and the gang were independent. In a future issue, there would be a cover giveaway of a miniature Jaz Figure which I cherished for many years and in some ways added to Jaz's legendary status in my own video gaming world.

It's now 2025 and Jaz has put virtual pen to paper to chronicle his lifetime in gaming by writing this wonderful book called "Games of a Lifetime" by Jaz Rignall.