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Game Watch

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Game Watch Explanation:  Every now and then, there are a number of games that continuously appear in my feed. A lot of players might find these games appealing for a number of reasons, but that doesn't necessarily make them as enjoyable to me. Down below are games that might have once populated my watchlist but upon further review were dropped. Necesse  - There's a pixelated game that was in Early Access for about 6 years. I've heard a bunch of people try to describe it by throwing a bunch of similarly built games like Minecraft, Terraria, Core Keeper, and Rimworld. It had so many features from other games that it ultimately stood unique over them all. I played a good 8 hours of the game before realizing the complexity of its mechanics. There is an above and below world. There is a day and night cycle. Most importantly, there is a  settler system  where you can invite people to your little town, assign them duties, provide them access to chests, and equip them for ad...
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Little Nightmares Series

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Game Series:  Little Nightmares Released:  2017 - 2025 Game Length:  1 - 10 hours each Grade:  C Little Nightmares Prelude:  We are going to do something a little different with this game entry. I'm going to list each release in the series and review them with full spoilers . My grade has remained consistent through the entire series mostly due to its horrific nature. There will be things that shock or disturb the standard player up to a certain degree. Although they make sure to limit jump scares specifically, there are plenty of tense moments and scenes that might be difficult to play through. To simplify things, the mobile app  Very Little Nightmares  or the comics are not discussed in the review. Release:  The first game of the series was released back in April 2017. The format might seem familiar to some since the company behind LittleBigPlanet  downloadable content  Tarsier Studios  helped develop the game. The game's ori...
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Decktamer

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Game Title: Decktamer Released:  October 27, 2025 Game Length:  20 Hours Grade: A  Setup Rules:  Before you begin, you need to pick a game mode . You start with the standard "nothing special" run. Eventually as you play the game and earn levels, more modes become available. They can cast certain limitations like not being able to retreat or make things unpredictable with a small chance for damage to do double damage. There is a certain level of customization when you can determine how many creatures you can tame or if you are given a creature after each encounter. Once you reach level 12, you can run endless where enemies gain extra health, speed, and damage as the waves increase. Challenge:  The next option is picking the  difficulty . Easy allows you to use your time device to undo a battle that didn't work the way you thought it would play out. Normal knocks this down to two undo moves per battle. Hard makes food only restore one health, syringes do dam...
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The Invincible

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Game Title: The Invincible Released:  November 6, 2023 Game Length:  8 Hours Grade: A- Settings Graphics:  A couple years ago when this game released, my potato of a computer was unable to get past the introduction. After adding a couple of chips, the game was able to run but only barely. The narrative was interesting enough to continue, but the graphics were very bland to navigate on the lowest settings. This wasn't so bad when you were surrounded with a desert wasteland with a bunch of rocks, but the low polygon count started to matter when more complex materials filled the screen. The spots where your character would stop to check out the view was less impactful when you aren't able to push those graphics to a higher setting. Motion Sickness:  It didn't take long to realize there was another problem that sometimes plagues me when playing certain games. Despite the slow movements of your character, there was a pain creeping up in my stomach. Thankfully, the game p...
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Secrets of Grindea

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Game Title: Secrets of Grindea Released:  February 29, 2024 Game Length:  29 Hours Grade:  B  Gameplay Grind:  The question on everyone's mind when looking at this game is: How much do I have to grind? If you are only focusing on quests, then there would be no grind at all. The main story is the way of progression through the landscape. The side stories test your cleverness. These activities don't necessarily provide you better rewards all the time and can be entirely bypassed. Though the puzzles and riddles are all generally easy to solve or complete if you have an ounce of Sherlock Holmes detective skills. If you find a missing cat, put on a fish hat to lure it to their owner. Is a boulder in your way? Maybe there is a monster nearby that can break it. The satisfaction of completing them is part of the fun.  Completion:  The major drawback of avoiding the "purpose" of the game is that you will lose out on perks. Each enemy has less than a 1% chance ...
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Hades 2

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Game Title: Hades II Released:  September 25, 2025 Game Length: Too Long Grade:  B+  Regions   Two Choices:  Supergiant Games took their original game and decided to build on top of it. The gameplay, characters, setting, and abilities were all fine-tuned and at the same time different than its predecessor. Instead of trying to escape the depths of the underworld, you are trying to reach it and restore that of which was taken. You travel through four regions that are somewhat similar to what was seen in  Hades  while defeating each of the bosses that stand in your way. Most of the Olympics return with a remix of abilities that benefit you on the way. Then the developers surprise you. After you make some progress, they introduce  another  route through  five  new regions with new boons, characters, environments, and enemies. Both ways feel different because some things are only found in one or the other. Going down may complete an ac...
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Gravity Circuit

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Game Title: Gravity Circuit Released:  July 13, 2023 Game Length:  6 Hours Grade:  A- Gameplay Style:  The first thing people are going to notice is how the game  looks  like  Mega Man . All the characters are robots. You face off against 8 robots and then an encounter with the final boss. However, the game  feels  different in almost every way. Your primary weapon is a  hookshot  that allows you grapple against the ceiling and walls. The length can be manipulated as you swing through the levels. You can grab onto objects and throw them, even enemies after they have shut down. The tip of your tool can pass through walls and harm your foes. Environment:  You do not shoot pellets out of a gun. Striking enemies multiple times with your fists will be your primary choice of action. Once you become more accustomed to your hookshot, throwing objects or enemies at others will start to become second nature. There will be numerous ways ...
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