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These days, you can find deckbuilders about pretty much everything, be it the future, past, pirates and so on. Abra-Cooking-Dabra is a game that tries to seamlessly combine realism with the fun and sometimes weirdness of deck building. And it succeeds for the most part, thus offering us maybe the most exciting entry we’ve seen in this genre. In Abra-Cooking-Dabra, people enter your restaurant and then they will request a dish. As a chef, you will need to prepare that dish using the ingredients at your disposal. But here you’re only controlling the layout of the cards. Every request has a timer, so everything feels very fast-paced and challenging, albeit quite interesting as you progress through the game. It’s interesting to see that the requests you receive are pretty interesting, and thus you don’t always end up cooking the same things. Plus, you receive coins for orders that you completed properly, and that will allow you to pass levels and unlock new ingredients...

Gedonia was a very interesting, albeit cartoony RPG that quite a lot of people enjoyed. The developers saw how popular the first game became and decided to bring us a continuation in the form of Gedonia 2. The sequel is available right now in early access and despite being unfinished, it’s extremely ambitious and a treat for anyone looking for an interesting RPG. Due to the size of the dev team, the game is not going to rival Skyrim or massive RPGs. That’s why the world feels empty at times, however I am still impressed with how much they were able to achieve. As you browse through the world and solve quests, you have underground caverns, castles, beautiful cities and all kinds of hidden spots. On top of that, you will encounter massive, challenging enemies that will test your skills a whole lot more than you might expect. I like the game’s quests that I was able to find in early access, mainly because they are innovative and try to go against the “fetch me 3 items...

Relying on poison is a great idea, but I can’t quite get a third move that meshes well with the other two, already upgraded, powers. I’ve got a good balance of red, green, and blue when it comes to gem requirements. Even better, I got a blessing that allows me to get two extra gems each turn, increasing my ability to launch a long attack combo. I decide to upgrade a skill and launch into the next battle. Two good blessings in a row allow me to cancel out my opponent’s attacks, and I launch a flurry of strikes and poison attacks. The enemy still has a few hundred hit points I have to dig through, but I suspect this weird art installation that’s assaulting my heroine will be unable to touch her, as long as I do not run out of blessings. A new turn means I have to work with a new set of three skills. All feature poison effects, which is great, but I don’t have the exact gems I need to create a big chain. Thankfully, I am playing as Rubit, who can transmute colors when...

I was exactly four dollars short on my last run. It was the third week, my employees were delivering value at a decent pace, and I was pretty sure that we would hit our goal while banking a little reserve. And then an event hit that meant the 15 cubicles I have lined up would not generate any value for the day. I pushed by using the black hole to get new and better employees, to produce more during the remaining two days. But it was clear I needed a solid upgrade to my multiplier to make the target. The R&D boys delivered, but none of the three options offered were what I needed. It’s time to try again and hope that incoming upgrades suit my strategy better. MANIFESTO is developed by Breakpoint Games and published by No More Robots. I played a preview version using Steam. The video game takes a long page out of the Balatro playbook and combines easy-to-understand mechanics with a colorful presentation. The game takes players to a capitalist Hell dimension where th...

There are too many aliens who make the furniture rattle. I’ve gone through all the rooms quite a few times, paying attention to all the weirdness happening around it, evaluating where I should place my tools, and thinking about what alien species might be visiting. I got abducted once, and I would rather avoid that happening again. So, I use all my tools to nail down the alien type, consulting the laptop to get a clear idea of how each affects the world. I’m hoping it appears in a room where I have space to sneak up before attempting to take the four photos needed. I’ve learned to keep my distance and move slowly, but I suspect plenty of luck will still be required to secure the images. UFOPHILIA is developed by k148 Game Studio and published by JanduSoft. I played it on the PC via Steam, and the title is not offered on any other hardware. The video game mixes together horror elements, high-tech investigations, and a variety of alien visitors. The game takes place...

It’s almost always a bad idea to shoot at the enemy vehicles. Sure, with enough firepower and some luck, you can hit them just right and destroy them and their infantry squad. But it’s better to stay low to the ground and prepare, making sure that when enemy soldiers show up, they will not like the amount of bullets coming their way. When aliens are involved, engaging quickly is more important. Two squads, with preferably one vehicle, can eliminate three xeno groups in two turns, at peak efficiency. Of course, much depends on the battlefield and the deployment limit. Having to choose between taking a mini-gun and solid armor or adding another barebones squad of eight is always hard. MENACE is developed by Overhype Studios and published by Hooded Horse. I played it on Steam on the PC, where the title is in Early Access. The video game combines turn-based tactical battles with a campaign structure and light squad management. The very name Republic Marine Corps will ...

The biggest misconception about Nioh games is that they’re soulslike. It’s often the reason that many gamers stay away from the franchise, and something that needs to be addressed so that the Nioh series can be seen for what it is: an action-adventure game with a strong focus on combat. With the third installment in the series out now, the Nioh series seems to have reached the pinnacle of Team Ninja’s work. Having played both Nioh and Nioh 2 for hundreds of hours, I can definitely say that Nioh 3 is the best game in the series by far. Everything has been streamlined to make much more sense, and the classes have been reduced to just two, which can be played in parallel with a click of a button. That doesn’t mean that Nioh 3 lacks the variation that the previous titles offered players in terms of classes, weapons, abilities, and other such mechanics that made the series so popular among fans. It’s just that with Nioh 3, players can play as any character they like wi...

The problem with mercenaries is that they care more about their own hide than about their battle buddies. Newbies don’t even carry medkits, which is a big problem when they have to clear out an entire level filled with both closer-quarters specialists and at least one capable sniper. So far, only Rogue and Viking are untouched by enemy bullets, which means that they are leading the line. Samurai, true to his name, got downed when a Da’amat terrorist closed in and forced a knife fight. Seagull was out of action points and dealing with two enemies when she was shot once. These two are staying back, although they still have grenades that might be needed soon. The final enemy cluster includes the sniper. Rogue goes toward him head-on, using a building for good cover, while Viking tries to flank. He gets shot but is not down. It takes two overwatch shots and one well-thrown grenade to deal with the threat and two normal goons that arrived to back him. Warhounds is deve...

The plants hit hard. I’ve already switched out the bard wolf for the dragon, but my pair of fighters is struggling to execute the parry moves that will decide the outcome of the fight. There are five overgrown vegetables that are determined to take us down, and the different timing of their attacks is testing my ability to negate incoming damage. I use some Mocha Points to launch an attack that can deal damage to multiple enemies, and follow that up with another special move to burn opponents in the two front rows. Then it’s time for them to strike again, and I only manage to parry two of their attacks. It might be time to turn on the timing indicator in the Options. In the end, solid use of team synergy and the use of some sweets allows me to take down the annoying plant life. Now I need to use the key I have to open up a mill, find a mouse, and then burn down the Three Little Piggies’ construction site, which will also involve a big battle. Escape from Ever Afte...

VValak isn’t afraid to kill people in the service of his righteous quest. After all, the fascist jackboot that’s currently interdicting access to his lovely planet is much heavier than the semi-authoritarian jackboot that he was deploying a few months earlier to control his citizens. He might not be a hero to anyone who has interacted with him, but he’s ready to try to change that perception. Destroying Earth is quite the job. More so for a former tyrant who doesn’t know much about the universe, has no idea of the technology he needs to work with, and cannot rely on much help because almost everyone despises him. Reining in his instinct to insult people to their face might help, even if it's not in his nature. After murdering someone for the second time on screen, VValak has to consider the rules of time travel. Presumably, another human will discover the mangled body and clean up the scene. When that happens, the Shepherd plans to be in orbit, searching for a way ...