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A fun Punch-Out!! take on the Baki Hanma anime

A familiar but fun return to compact puzzle-solving, even if dated controls and small annoyances hold it back

The past holds the keys for your future...

Challenging 2D Metroidvania Soulslike with ties to the Atari 2600 classic Adventure

Fun action RPG that will take you on a journey through Nickelodeon-inspired fantasy lands

A short, unique first-person experience that blends surreal parking-lot searches with a therapist narrative.

Pixeltastic 2D sidescrolling Metroidvania set inside the mechanical giant Talos

Old-school-infused pixeltastic 2D top-down Yoyovania

Solid hand-drawn retro-inspired 2D fighting game on PS5

Multiplayer-only FPS that is DOA

Fun hand-drawn 2D Bed-Time-Vania

Saviorless is a dark fantasy action-platformer with hand-drawn art. It brings us the story of Antar, who goes on a journey to the Smiling Island in order to become a Savior… which ends up being not what he was initially expecting. The game’s focus is certainly on the platforming segments and on Artan’s quest since the Savior and combat are introduced late in the game for what can be roughly the last hour – of a 3-4 hours running time. This is why there’s not much enemy variety, which might rub some people the wrong way if going into this one expecting a game with a lot more combat. 

PopSlinger is a fun narrative-driven musical shooter on PlayStation 5. It has beat ’em up roots, but you’ll be using a variety of soda-powered guns to defeat the different colored enemies you’ll run into, as well as the bosses that you will take on at the end of each level. It’s a game that has been inspired by the music and aesthetics of the 1980s and 1990s, with a solid soundtrack that will change based on your performance. PopSlinger is out on PlayStation 5 with a $12.49 asking price. There’s also a PlayStation 4 version available as a separate purchase with the same price tag.

UDO: Unidentified Drilling Object is a fun arcade-style roguelike downscroller in which you’ll use your comically oversized drill to try and go deeper and deeper into the planet as you collect as many resources as possible to boost your equipment, buy skills to use during your current run and add new skills to equip before starting a subsequent run by making the most of the Deck points available to you. 

Avatar The Last Airbender: Quest For Balance brings us a chance to relieve the beloved Avatar series by experiencing key moments presented over its 18 chapters. Think of it as the type of game we would get back in the day as a movie tie-in videogame during, say, the Super Nintendo Entertainment System era, and you’ll get an idea of what to expect from this one. Avatar The Last Airbender: Quest For Balance is available as a Cross-Buy title, so your $49.99 purchase will allow you to download both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game at no extra cost.

Nova Lands offers a colorful and chill resource management minimalist experience with an addictive gameplay loop. Things start off a bit on the slow side, which might rub some people the wrong way. But if you give the game a chance, once you unlock some bots and add some automation to the whole process, you’ll quickly be jumping from biome to biome as you obtain new resources that will allow you to research new buildings that will allow you to progress further into your journey. Nova Lands is out on PlayStation 4 with a $19.99 price tag.

Shoot ‘em up with an interesting premise that unfortunately falls short

Mothmen 1966 was a pleasant surprise on PlayStation 4, and it was the perfect way to kick off the new Pixel Pulps series of old-school-infused visual novels on Sony’s consoles. Mothmen 1966 ran for a few hours, and that’s also the case for Varney Lake. It’s a bite-sized adventure that does not overstay its welcome. It perfectly dials up the pulp factor to 11, and it makes me look forward to Bahnsen Knights, the third entry in the series. 

Railway Islands is a colorful, charming, relaxing, and fun puzzle game that will test your skills as you work on a series of levels of increasing difficulty. The game does a good job of introducing new elements at a steady pace so that you don’t end up feeling overwhelmed. Railway Islands is out on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch at a low price of only $3.99.

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is a 2D sidescrolling game that pays homage to the 16-bit era of action games. It’s certainly nailed the retro challenge of games from the Sega Genesis/MegaDrive and Super Nintendo Entertainment System era, as well as their look and feel. You can complete the game in around 2-3 hours at most, depending on your experience with 2D action games like this one, but if you want to 100% the game, you’ll need to get good to obtain an S rank on every stage. Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is out tomorrow on PlayStation 5 with a $16.99 asking price.

If you’re a Nickelodeon fan and love racing, then Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway is going to be a no-brainer. It’s a fun all-ages racer that offers a ton of characters from Nickelodeon’s history, even going up to the recent Kamp Coral animated series, while adding a feature that Nickelodeon fans have been asking for since the first game in this racing series: voice acting! And now you can select between karts and bikes, which is a very Mario Kart thing to do.

No Place for Bravery is a challenging top-down action RPG with a minimalist pixel art style that will grab your attention from the moment you start to play through the intro segment that gives you a glimpse into what Thorn has gone through. Be sure to interact with all of the white pages you’ll find here and there during your time with the game since they will unlock additional lore for you to review so that you can get a better idea of what has happened before in this world. The difficulty ramps up at a steady pace as you progress through the game, and the choices you make along the way will matter, changing how other interactions play out. No Place for Bravery is out tomorrow on Nintendo Switch at a $19.99 price.

If you’re looking for a simple and to the point roguelite twin-stick action game, then you should check out LootLite on PlayStation. Its easy and simple gameplay loop makes it a game you can quickly get the hang of. You will need to adjust to how there’s no invincibility window after being hit, because otherwise you’ll be dead in a couple of seconds if surrounded by enemies. LootLite is available as a Cross-Buy title with a budget price of only $4.99, giving you both the PlayStation 4 and the PlayStation 5 versions with your purchase.

The Legend of Arcadieu Bundle gives us two visual novels set in a fantasy video game world, in which romance seems to always be right around the corner, be that with NPC or with the monster girls you’ll be fighting in this RPG-themed experience. Unfortunately, the two games are rather average and don’t offer a lot of fun. Add how the fan service is going to rub some people the wrong way, and this is one to avoid. The Legend of Arcadieu Bundle is available as a Cross-Buy title for $7.99, granting you access to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of the game.

FOBIA – St. Dinfna Hotel is a really good survival horror game that’s definitely worth checking out. It has some nuisance with the inventory system, but this shouldn’t stop you from trying it out.

The Watchmaker has an interesting premise and fun gameplay mechanics, but there are some issues along the way. There’s some slowdown during some segments with lots of moving pieces around and enemies to take care of, and some of the levels can prove to be a bit trickier since the layout makes the areas in a stage feel too similar. The Watchmaker is out on PlayStation 4 at a $14.99 price.

Flat Kingdom Paper’s Cut Edition is surprisingly fun and has a great presentation and fun bosses to fight. My wife was watching me as I played and also dug the visuals and even got invested in the story as I played. Being a Ratalaika Games release, you can also expect to achieve two new Platinum trophies in around 20 to 30 minutes since your purchase includes the PS4 and PS5 versions, and each one has a separate trophy list.

Aztech: Forgotten Gods is clearly a game made by a passionate and ambitious indie team, but it is also proof that passion and ambition do not always guarantee a perfect execution.

Sky Racket is a fun brick breaker and shoot ’em up mash-up with a great-looking art style, easy to understand gameplay mechanics, and 12 stages to beat. There’s some extra replay value thanks to the bonus objectives to complete, and twice the fun to be had thanks to its local co-op multiplayer. Sky Racket is out now on Nintendo Switch with a $14.99 price tag.

Golazo! distills the football experience to give us an arcade-style take on the sport that is a lot of fun to play at home or on the go. It brings back the look and feel of the old-school football games from the 1990s to a new generation on the Nintendo Switch. It’s available for a budget $14.99 and is definitely worth its asking price.