Short reviews so you can decide whether a game is worth your hard-earned cash.
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Publisher: Idea Factory What I Paid: $15.00 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: After finishing Arc of Alchemist for the first time, I read a few online reviews prior to writing my own review. This title has been savaged online…
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Big Adventure: Trip To Europe (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Ocean Media What I Paid: $3.60 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: Big Adventure: Trip To Europe has spawned at least 5 sequels as of the time of writing this review, so clearly there is a market…
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A Castle Full of Cats (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Silesia Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: A Castle Full of Cats is from the same developers as A Building Full of Cats. As the name suggests, your task is to find…
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Paradise Killer (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Fellow Traveller What I Paid: $7.50 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: I’ve played a lot of quite ordinary games lately, so it was a great relief when I found Paradise Killer to be a fantastic whodunit. Your remit…
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Jewel Match (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Kistler Studios What I Paid: $0.00 (part of the Casual Puzzles Bundle 8 in 1 which I paid $5.39 for) Verdict: Not Shovelware. Made by Unity Logo. Doesn’t Support Nintendo Switch Pro Controller. 100% Completed. What I Say: Jewel…
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Connected Hearts: Fortune Play Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Ocean Media What I Paid: $5.62 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: The Good: This is a surprisingly meaty and lengthy hidden object game, almost rising to the level of a decent point and click adventure game. The story…
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Dentist Bling: Complete Edition (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: QubicGames What I Paid: $2.10 (Dentist Bling, Tooth Fairy DLC, Mad Scientist DLC) Verdict: Shovelware. What I Say: This minimal-effort presumed mobile port has you cleaning, filling, removing and bracing various people’s teeth all accompanied by excruciating dental sound…
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Candy Puzzles (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Baltoro Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. Asset Flip. What I Say: Candy Puzzles (or Candy Puzzler – always a red flag when the game’s name isn’t consistent – release date 24-Dec-2024) is an Asset Flip of Fantasy…
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Cute Puppy Academy (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: COMMANDO PANDA What I Paid: $4.49 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: The aim of this game is to train puppies and then give them back to their owners, thus earning money to invest in upgraded facilities. I must…
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Little Squire’s Quests (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Max Interactive Studio What I Paid: $2.98 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. Very Short. What I Say: I had no idea that “pin rescue” was a game sub-genre, but there you go. Little Squire’s Quests is a pin rescue…