Tag: 2D

Wantama☆Life is a charming, energetic visual novel that knows exactly who it's for. While its humour and references won't land with everyone, its excellent voice performances, expressive artwork, and wonderfully chaotic school trip make for a thoroughly entertaining adventure that's difficult not to smile through.

Acorn Avengers is the kind of game that reminds you why local co-op never goes out of style. Packed with playful physics, colourful worlds and plenty of cartoon charm, it's an adventure that's easy to pick up, difficult to put down, and even better when shared with a friend.

Captain Soda is an energetic love letter to classic arcade shooters, combining frantic platforming, inventive weaponry and infectious personality into a colourful adventure that's difficult to walk away from. It may punish mistakes with old school severity, but beneath its fizzy exterior lies one of the year's most entertaining indie action games.

Pixel Game Maker Series Arcanion: The Mekanos Invasion wears its retro inspirations proudly, delivering a heartfelt action platformer that mixes classic run and gun combat with clever elemental abilities and unexpected genre twists. It may show the rough edges of its modest origins, but its passion shines through in almost every pixel.

WACKY! DEER & MUNK ADVENTURE proves that great co-op games don't need blockbuster budgets or photorealistic graphics to leave a lasting impression. Beneath its delightfully scruffy artwork lies a surprisingly clever platformer packed with inventive puzzles, genuine humour, and enough charm to keep friends arguing, laughing, and celebrating together for hours.

MAMIYA is an extraordinary psychological visual novel that trades spectacle for introspection. Its deliberate pacing and emotionally demanding themes won't suit every player, but those willing to embrace its quiet despair will discover one of the most powerful narrative experiences the genre has produced.

Mega Man Cyber Wave Pack is more than a collection. It is a celebration of two of Capcom's most inventive RPG series, preserving seventeen adventures that remain every bit as addictive, charming, and surprisingly original today.

Mini Airways transforms one of the world's most stressful professions into a beautifully addictive strategy game. Beneath its clean minimalist presentation lies a relentless test of organisation, quick thinking, and nerves of steel that is incredibly difficult to put down.

SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim is one of the most unsettling indie games in recent memory. Beneath its strange title and retro presentation lies a deeply uncomfortable psychological horror story that explores power, dependency, loneliness, and survival in ways few games dare to attempt.

Murder on the Disorient Express proves that a great mystery does not need lavish production values or sprawling open worlds. Sometimes all it takes is a ticking clock, a train full of suspicious strangers, and just enough information to make you doubt every conclusion you reach.