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Game Review: Super Engine GT Turbo SPEC

6/26/2025

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By Al
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​Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series XS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam)


It's not often that racing games drop into our review schedule, and the one we have today is a bit on the basic side of things as well. It's probably more think fair to refer to it as "arcade-style", but we'll to that in due course. Super Engine GT Turbo SPEC comes to us by way of EastAsiaSoft, and is currently available on all major platforms. We're going to be taking a look at it today on the Nintendo Switch, though I'm sure that all versions will be similar to each other. This is going to be a quick one, so let's just jump straight to the review!

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Game Review: Instants

6/25/2025

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By Manuel
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Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam)


I never thought that I'd ever review a game that can be described as a scrapbook simulator, but I guess there's a first time for everything. Instants is probably not what one would first think of when they hear "_____ simulator", but it is a game that places scrapbooking front and center. It's also something of a cozy puzzle game, but we'll get to that in due course. It's out now on PC and the Nintendo Switch, and we're going to be taking a look at the Switch version here. There really isn't any need for further intro, so let's dive right in!

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Shocking Yourself Has Never Been More Fun: An Electrician Simulator VR Review

6/24/2025

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By Al
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Players: 1
Platforms: Meta Quest, Steam VR, PlayStation VR2


We've all seen those types of games on various platforms during our time as gamers: the "_____ Simulator" games. Electrician Simulator VR is one of those of course, but it's also so much more than that. It's been out for a while on PC and consoles, and we've previously looked at it on the Nintendo Switch. There have been a lot of updates to the game since its release, and it's now available on all popular VR platforms. We're going to be taking a look at it today on the Meta Quest, and maybe we'll revisit it on consoles here and there for comparison. There's going to be a lot to go over here, so let's dive right in!

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Get Ready for Summer School: A Spellcaster University Review

6/22/2025

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By Sheen
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Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series XS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5


I'm a sucker for school management sims, and I play just about any I can get my hands on. (Check out my review for Let's School HERE for an example!) Spellcaster University actually popped up on my radar a few years ago, as it seemed to be a magic-centric alternative to Two Point University. (Even though it came out first.) Needless to say, I was excited when I heard that it would be coming to consoles. Developed by Sneaky Yak Studio, and published by Red Art Games, it's available now on all major platforms, and we're going to be taking a look at it today on the Nintendo Switch. There's a lot to go over in this one, so let's dive right in!

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Kool Kat Cool: A Kid Mystic: Enchanted Edition Review

6/21/2025

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By Manuel
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Players: 1
Platforms: PC (Steam)


Sometimes games pop out of absolute nowhere for us to review, and the one we're going to look at today is one of those. Kid Mystic: Enchanted Edition is a re-release of a classic PC Action RPG from 1999, and I went into it completely blind. I thought it looked cute and silly, but had no idea what I was getting into beyond that it was a re-release. It currently is only available on PC, and we're going to see if this game is worth checking out or not. There's really no need for further intro, so let's dive right in!

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Game Review: Metal Max Xeno Reborn

6/20/2025

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By Al
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Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PC (Steam)


Video game remakes aren't anything new, but what about remakes that come out only two years after the original? Metal Max Xeno Reborn is a remake of 2018's Metal Max Xeno that originally released in Japan in 2018 and 2022 in the West courtesy of PQube Entertainment. The original version dropped on the PS4 and PS Vita, and its remake skips the Vita in favor of the Nintendo Switch, and adds PC to the mix too. Does this remake deserve to exist considering it not only came out quickly, but is also available on the same platform as the original? What changes or additions are there that might make it worth picking up a second time? What exactly is the Metal Max series? We'll take a look at these questions, and lots more, in this review. So let's dive into post-apocalyptic Tokyo and find out!

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Game Review: Sokobalien

6/19/2025

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By Sheen
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Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, XBox One, XBox Series XS, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PC (Steam)


Sokoban-like games have come out in great numbers lately, and it can be hard to stand out among the crowd when then gameplay looks so simple. Sokobalien seeks to do just that with a premise centered on alien abduction, and I'm all here for that sort of thing. It's currently available on all major platforms, and we're going to be taking a look at it on the PlayStation 5. There's really no need for further intro here, so let's get straight to the review!

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Game Review: Archetype Arcadia

6/18/2025

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By Alavic
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Players: 1
Platforms: Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5


Archetype Arcadia is a dark, sci-fi visual novel that is developed by the same team that brought us Raging Loop back in 2019, and it's out now on the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. It's arguable that visual novels aren't often associated with long narratives, or darker themes, but Archetype Arcadia brings them both in droves. Is this post-apocalyptic story worth sinking 50 hours into? Do the dark themes weave themselves in well with the pseudo-Isekai plot? What are some of the secrets that lie beneath the surface of the game's world? Well, we're hopefully going to answer all those questions and more in this review, so read on to find out!

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