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REVIEW: ‘Minami Lane’ Is A Short But Sweet Management Sim
Published 7/13/2025
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80
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37 games · 37 scored
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76
37 scored reviews
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REVIEW: ‘Minami Lane’ Is A Short But Sweet Management Sim
Published 7/13/2025
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80
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REVIEW: ‘Spray Paint Simulator’ Is Easy To Flow State With
Published 6/2/2025
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70
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REVIEW: ‘Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ Buckles Under Its Massive Weight (PC)
Published 3/18/2025
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60
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REVIEW: ‘DreamWorks All-Star Kart Racing’ Is Not Quite A Dream (XSX)
Published 11/3/2023
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65
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REVIEW ‘Assassin’s Creed Mirage’ Brings Stealth Back To The Series’ Forefront (XSX)
Published 10/4/2023
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REVIEW: ‘Ad Infinitum’ — A Harrowing Challenge, If You Can Crack It (PC)
Published 9/12/2023
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75
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REVIEW: ‘APICO’ Will Give You A Buzz (Switch)
Published 6/25/2023
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75
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REVIEW: ‘Tiny Troopers: Global Ops’ Executes As Expected (XSX)
Published 3/10/2023
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65
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REVIEW: ‘Cursed to Golf’ Is One Tough but Creative Roguelike (XSX)
Published 8/18/2022
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DLC REVIEW: “Dawn of Ragnarök” is Utterly Emmersive (XSX)
Published 3/9/2022
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75
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REVIEW: ‘Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain’ Is More Than Just a Teaser (Switch)
Published 12/8/2021
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85
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REVIEW: Bask in the Sweet Serenity of ‘Moonglow Bay’ (XSX)
Published 10/29/2021
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85
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REVIEW: ‘Into The Pit’ Makes Oldschool FPS New, Mostly (XSX)
Published 10/20/2021
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75
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REVIEW: ‘Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan’ Is the Kids’ RPG You’re Looking For (Switch)
Published 10/5/2021
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80
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REVIEW: ‘Unsighted’ Is the Best New Metroidvania You Haven’t Heard of Yet (XSX)
Published 10/3/2021
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90
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REVIEW: ‘Dandy Ace’ Doesn’t Need Tricks to Entertain (XSX)
Published 9/29/2021
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80
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REVIEW: ‘Flynn: Son of Crimson’ – Platformer, But With a Dog (XSX)
Published 9/17/2021
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70
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REVIEW: ‘Struggling’ Is a Struggle Worth It (XSX)
Published 9/10/2021
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85
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REVIEW: ‘Nuclear Throne’ Retains Its Reign (XSX)
Published 9/10/2021
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80
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REVIEW: ‘Surgeon Simulator 2’ – Great in Theory, Clunky on Console (XSX)
Published 9/6/2021
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60
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REVIEW: ‘Monster Harvest’ Lives in the Shadow of Giants (Switch)
Published 8/31/2021
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70
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DLC REVIEW: ‘Siege of Paris’ – More of the Same, But Different (XSX)
Published 8/15/2021
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70
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REVIEW: ‘The Wild at Heart’ is Just so Lovely (XBX)
Published 5/24/2021
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85
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DLC REVIEW: “Wrath of the Druids” is DLC Gold (XSX)
Published 5/12/2021
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85
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REVIEW: ‘Cyber Shadow’ Is a Great 8-Bit Challenge (XBSX)
Published 1/30/2021
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80
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REVIEW: ‘The Unexpected Quest’ is Unexpectedly Great (Switch)
Published 1/22/2021
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85
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REVIEW: ‘Super Meat Boy Forever’ Lives On (Switch)
Published 12/24/2020
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80
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REVIEW: ‘Calico’ Is Magical Cat Cafe Life (Xbox One)
Published 12/18/2020
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80
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REVIEW: ‘Space Invaders Forever’ Or, Maybe For a Few Hours (Switch)
Published 12/16/2020
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65
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REVIEW: ‘Planet Coaster: Console Edition’ – Xbox One Review
Published 11/23/2020
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65
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REVIEW: ‘Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla’
Published 11/9/2020
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75
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REVIEW: ‘Super Mario Bros. 35’ Is Only Fun While It Lasts
Published 10/2/2020
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65
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REVIEW: You Absolutely Must Play ‘UnderMine’
Published 8/5/2020
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90
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REVIEW: ‘The Messenger’ Sneaks Onto Xbox One
Published 7/14/2020
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95
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REVIEW: ‘Luigi’s Mansion 3’ is a Spooky Fun Adventure
Published 11/4/2019
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80
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REVIEW: ‘Stranded Sails: Explorers of the Cursed Islands’ is Simple, Endearing, and Filled with Adventure
Published 10/17/2019
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75
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REVIEW: ‘Niffelheim’ Ported To Consoles But Still Stuck In Purgatory
Published 9/24/2019
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50
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