Whispers bubble from fresh cracks in the ground, echoing through the abandoned depths and primordial woods. A black flow cuts through stone and threatens to spill once more across the world. The ancient tetraform calls, and with it come unearthly powers.

Catapult yourself through the air, use the power drawn from fallen creatures to slow time, and cut through the swarms of dark beings with a razor-edge boomerang. Travel through once bustling locales, sacrificed to hide a myth, and descend the Godpath into the lost realms below. Cleanse these halls and ensure that whatever lies beneath doesn’t come back.

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Boomerang X is like an exhilarating theme park ride that I just want to keep getting back on, over and over again. Incredibly tight combat, a fluid movement system and unique enemies all pave the way for one of the 2021’s better FPS experiences. 5/5

This game starts fun, and it ends fun. There’s no time for your mind to wander, or get twisted up trying to remember the controls, or feel too stressed out. It’s a great flow. 9/10

Boomerang X is the DOOM game I've always wanted.

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From the creator of Pony Island and The Hex, comes the latest mind-melting, self-destructing love letter to video games. Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Kaycee's Mod is a free mini-expansion for Inscryption that hacks Leshy's Cabin into an endless, and increasingly challenging, roguelike.

Apply different skulls to your run to ascend the Challenge Levels. Reaching new levels unlocks new cards, challenges, and dev logs inscribed by the late Kaycee Hobbes as she uncovered the secrets on the disk.

Playstation 5

Inscryption is a surprising and delightful meta-twist on the digital card games that have exploded in recent years.

Like a bat out of hell, Inscryption came out of nowhere and quickly became one of my favorite games of the year.

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Hotline Miami is a high-octane action game overflowing with raw brutality, hard-boiled gunplay and skull crushing close combat. Set in an alternative 1989 Miami, you will assume the role of a mysterious antihero on a murderous rampage against the shady underworld at the behest of voices on your answering machine. Soon you'll find yourself struggling to get a grip of what is going on and why you are prone to these acts of violence.

Rely on your wits to choreograph your way through seemingly impossible situations as you constantly find yourself outnumbered by vicious enemies. The action is unrelenting and every shot is deadly so each move must be quick and decisive if you hope to survive and unveil the sinister forces driving the bloodshed. Hotline Miami’s unmistakable visual style, a driving soundtrack, and a surreal chain of events will have you question your own thirst for blood while pushing you to the limits with a brutally unforgiving challenge.

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Hotline Miami is an immaculate super-violent top-down action game.

You could argue that HOTLINE MIAMI is brilliant, vital, a tactical and aesthetic masterpiece as well as a pixel-art odyssey of ice-cold violence. It is.

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Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is the brutal conclusion to the Hotline Miami saga, set against a backdrop of escalating violence and retribution over spilled blood in the original game. Follow the paths of several distinct factions – each with their own questionable methods and uncertain motivations – as unforeseen consequences intersect and reality once again slips back into a brilliant haze of neon and bloodshed.

Blistering combat against punishing opposition will require intense focus as new variables, weapons, and methods of execution are introduced throughout the struggle. Let the striking colors of an unmistakable visual style wash over as you meticulously cut down those that would stand between you and the ultimate meaning behind the massacre. This is the finale, this is the unquestionable end.

In almost every way, Hotline Miami 2 is a marked improvement on an already tremendous formula.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is a great game and a worthy sequel. It’s more confident in its style, storytelling ability, and level design than the first game.

Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number is unapologetic and unforgettable.

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Cult of the Lamb casts players in the role of a possessed lamb saved from annihilation by an ominous stranger and must repay their debt by building a loyal following in his name. Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland worshippers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.

Collect and use resources to build new structures, perform dark rituals to appease the gods, and give sermons to reinforce the faith of your flock.

Explore a sprawling, randomly generated world, fight off hordes of enemies and defeat rival cult leaders in order to absorb their power and assert your cult's dominance.

Train your flock and embark on a quest to explore and discover the secrets of five mysterious regions. Cleanse the non-believers, spread enlightenment, and perform mystical rituals on the journey to become the mighty lamb god.

Xbox Series S|X

Cult of the Lamb sinks its claws into you.

A top-tier example of what a roguelike can be when combined with a colony sim, Cult of the Lamb is pure addiction.

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Pounce inside of your cozy armored mech and set off on a dangerous trek through an alien underworld full of irritable creatures and treacherous obstacles in a valiant effort to save your stranded captain and his crashed spaceship. Tiptoe outside the friendly confines of your technological marvel and follow your feline instincts through tight tunnels and mysterious waterways to scavenge for new weapons and gear. Adventure awaits the most curious of cats in Gato Roboto!

A pet-sized Metroidvania filled with delights.

(Gato Roboto is) chock full of classic NES-era action, nicely challenging combat, fun gameplay and charming visuals. 8/10

Gato Roboto is a lovingly crafted Metroidvania that can stand proud next to its forebears. 8/10

Gato Roboto as utterly charming as it is completely unrealistic.

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As a vow to his dying Master, the young swordsman Hiroki is sworn to protect his town and the people he loves against all threats. Faced with tragedy and bound to duty, the lone samurai must voyage beyond life and death to confront himself and decide his path forward.

Breathtaking camera angles and striking visuals in the spirit of classic samurai film create a true cinematic experience in Trek to Yomi.

Engage vicious swordsmen and supernatural beings with a streamlined combat system based around the traditional weapons of the samurai.

Experience an enthralling story of Hiroki during his fall against the forces of evil and heroic return to make good on his failed promise to save the people he swore to protect.

The thrilling action and somber moments are set against a memorable score designed to feel authentic to the time and place of feudal Japan.

Xbox One

Trek to Yomi is unlike anything I have ever played, utterly gorgeous throughout, with a gripping story of revenge, loss, and honor all inspired by Japanese cinema, silent movies, and theatre. 95/100

it’s easily one of the best PC games of the year and deserving of our Editors' Choice award. 4/5

a stylish, spiritual slice of samurai action. 4/5

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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. Recover and equip powerful loot for each class of hero for their battles and expand the survivors' camp to reinforce each adventure through the loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter the endless cycle of despair.

Blending roguelike elements with deck building and auto-battling feels like a combination that shouldn't work, but Loop Hero pulls it off in magnificent style. 4 / 5

Loop Hero Is A Wonderful New RPG About Overcoming Despair

Loop Hero could very well burrow into your brain for the next few weeks. You've been warned.

Loop Hero is a creative and clever little game that should be on your radar if you enjoy strategy, RPGs, deckbuilders, roguelikes, or all of the above - 8.5/10

Loop Hero taps into the deepest parts of RPG history.

Nothing exists in a vacuum; everything interacts with everything else - Polygon Recommends

Shockingly creative in its fantasy fiction setup and addictive in its largely automated gameplay, Loop Hero is something new and interesting in the realm of RPGs and it does not disappoint. - 8/10

Loop Hero is a peculiar blend of hands-off roleplaying and light card-based strategy.

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Discover a dark fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures. Journey through the story of a group of atypical heroes, written into legend by the decisions you make in an unforgiving land. Each journey is unique and tailored to the actions taken - a series of high stakes adventures where everything counts and the world reacts to the choices you make. Form a posse or venture forth alone into an otherworldly confines of the Weird West and make each legend your own.

 Dark Fantasy reimagining of the Wild West where lawmen and gunslingers share the frontier with fantastical creatures, each playing with their own rules and their own peculiar motives.

 Discover the world through origin stories of different characters, moving from one character's journey to the next until all converge in a final chapter.

 Each playthrough is unique as the game tailors the story to the player's actions and past choices for an ideal dramatic arc.

 Weird West supports different styles of play in a simulated sandbox world where characters, factions, and even places react to a player's decisions.

Weird West feel like a momentous achievement in the immersive sims genre.

Weird West more than lives up to its name in all the right ways - 8/10

...a breathtakingly reactive spin on classic Fallout

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Roam a tiny island stuck on a sludge covered planet as upcoming tagger GHOST, a breezy bandit set on staking their claim amongst the graffiti elite.

Traverse the corporately branded landscape, link up with other taggers, and steal junk and hearts along the way.

Will you become the king of the island and tag every open inch, infiltrate sludge-pumping corporation GLUG, or just take it all down in flames with you?

I came to SLUDGE LIFE for cool graffiti but I'm staying for its brilliant, oddball characters

Sludge Life Brings Graffiti, Cat Butts, And A Fart Button To Switch And Epic Store

SLUDGE LIFE Is A Quirky Graffiti Simulator That Might Just Be Too Weird

SLUDGE LIFE Feels Like Playing Hooky From Late Capitalism

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Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past.

Select a hero [or team up in co-op] and battle your way to the bottom of the Gungeon by surviving a challenging and evolving series of floors filled with the dangerously adorable Gundead and fearsome Gungeon bosses armed to the teeth. Gather precious loot, discover hidden secrets, and chat with opportunistic merchants and shopkeepers to purchase powerful items to gain an edge.

 Enter the Gungeon – a constantly evolving bullet hell fortress that elegantly blends meticulously hand-designed rooms within a procedurally-generated labyrinth bent on destroying all that enter its walls. But beware – the Gungeon responds to even the most modest victory against its sentries and traps by raising the stakes and the challenges found within!

 The Gungeon isn’t just traps and chasms – calm your nerves and steady your aim as you face down the gun-totting Cult of the Gundead. These disciples of the gun will stop at nothing to put down the heroes in their tracks and employ any tactics necessary to defend their temple.

 Choose between one of several unlikely heroes, each burdened by a deep regret and in search of a way to change their past, no matter the cost. Filled with equal parts courage and desperation, these adventurers won’t hesitate to dive across flaming walls, roll through a wall of bullets, or take cover behind whatever is around to make it to their goal alive!

 Discover and unlock scores of uniquely fantastic guns to annihilate all that oppose you in the Gungeon – each carrying their own unique tactics and ammunition. Unleash everything from the tried and true medley of missiles, lasers, and cannonballs to the bizarrely effective volley of rainbows, fish, foam darts, and bees! Yep, bees.

Enter the Gungeon's roguelike elements and vast array of crazy weapons keep it entertaining for the long haul.

Enter the Gungeon is an absolute masterpiece of the genre.

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Exit the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon climber immediately following the adventures of the misfit ‘Gungeoneers’ and their journey for personal absolution in Enter the Gungeon. The Gungeon has become a paradox and is collapsing! Armed with an ever-changing weapon, an insatiable need to loot, and the trusty dodge roll, each of our heroes must ascend and escape via their own unique route of increasingly perilous elevators. Battle against the last and most bitter of the Gundead at a frantic pace, slowing down just long enough to chat with some familiar faces… and a few new ones. Shifting rooms, enemies, bosses, bizarre weapons and items all combine to ensure that no two attempts to Exit the Gungeon are the same.

Also, you can wear hats. Everybody loves hats, and spin-offs, which this game is... of 

Apple Arcade

Exit the Gungeon is the game that sold me on Apple Arcade…

Constantly changing weapons and tiny, chaotic arenas make Exit The Gungeon a thrilling arcadey follow-up to the excellent roguelike Enter The Gungeon

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House of the Gundead brings the rapid-fire action, beautiful pixel art, unpredictable levels, and adorably deadly characters of smash hit dungeon crawler Enter the Gungeon to the arcades! Yeah, that's right: Devolver is making an actual arcade game.

Enter the Gungeon creator Dodge Roll has collaborated with arcade masters Griffin Aerotech to design this fully featured arcade cabinet, which features a crisp 43-inch UHD display, a pair of lightguns for solo or two-player gunplay, and vibrant top-to-bottom artwork printed at the highest quality. Seriously, you gotta see this thing. It looks incredible.

Explore and explode your way through an ever-evolving series of procedurally generated floors protected by the dangerously endearing Cult of the Gundead. Discover uniquely fantastic weapons, wild power-ups, and hidden secrets as you gun down the evil hordes.

Thanks to House of the Gundead's cutting edge Sinden Lightguns, which feature bone-shaking weapon-based haptic feedback—not to mention a powerful 2.1 sound system with a dedicated subwoofer in the cabinet—you feel every shot when you squeeze the trigger.

This classic lightgun shooter is ready to ship now, perfect for public arcades, bars, or home collectors, and can be set to run in both free-to-play and pay-to-play modes.

Griffin Aerotech was started by Phil, Chris and Brad – three guys who love the arcade. Their original mission was to make a new arcade game with their debut title SKYCURSER. Built on the proprietary AIRFRAME platform, their arcade projects are made up of off-the-shelf components and open source software for an authentic arcade experience. Learn more at 

Enter the Gungeon: House of the Gundead is a callback to arcade shooters you love

An elegant, timeless light gun experience where each run is unique and fresh with procedurally-generated levels to battle through.

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 is a stylish neo-noir, action-platformer featuring breakneck action and instant-death combat. Slash, dash, and manipulate time to unravel your past in a beautifully brutal acrobatic display.

 Overcome your opposition however the situation requires. Deflect gunfire back at foes, dodge oncoming attacks, and manipulate enemies and environments with traps and explosives. Leave no survivors.

 Each level is uniquely designed for countless methods of completion. Defeat foes creatively, using spontaneous approaches to eliminate your enemy as you see fit.

 An enigmatic story told through cinematic sequences woven into the gameplay, twisting and folding to an unexpected conclusion.

Katana Zero remains bleak, beautiful, bloody, and brilliant.

Few games match the execution and style like Katana Zero.