Analysis of Mixtape, Beethoven & Dinosaur's narrative adventure set in the 90s that combines music, nostalgia and truly memorable playable moments.
Analysis
Scholar Adventure: Mystery of Silence is a 90s-style point-and-click adventure game with dark pixel art, environmental puzzles, and a silent abbey mystery story. With a duration of 2 to 3 hours, it is the first chapter of the Scholar Adventure saga.
OUTBLAST is a hybrid arcade shooter for VR and flat screen with retro-futuristic aesthetics. Despite its fluid control and its interesting 360 immersion proposal, its short duration and repetitive loop condemn it to quick oblivion.
NODE is a 2.5D puzzle-platformer that combines a science fiction setting with command-line programming mechanics. Its recent 1.1 update adds a traditional platform mode, doubling the possibilities of an already unique experience.
Echo Generation 2 reinvents the saga with card combat, multiple protagonists and a story that travels back in time. A risky sequel that improves on the original in almost everything, although it stumbles in its final stretch.
Swan Song is a music box puzzle game that tells a story of terminal illness, grief, and obsession. With 108 progressive puzzles and a narrative that is revealed through everyday objects, Business Goose Studios delivers a short but devastating experience.
The Caribou Trail is a first-person narrative game about three Newfoundland soldiers in Gallipoli. A 3-4 hour journey on what it means to survive, not win.
868-BACK is a turn-based strategy roguelike about corporate hacking. Sequel to the cult 868-HACK, it offers strategic depth on 6x6 boards, with a retro cyberpunk aesthetic and a constant risk system.
The Shore proposes a Lovecraftian horror adventure focused on exploration, puzzles and psychological narrative, combining colossal creatures with a story marked by loss and mental deterioration.
WILL: Follow The Light mixes navigation, exploration and human drama in an adventure set in the Arctic where silence and loneliness weigh as much as the gameplay itself.
Prime Monster mixes deck building, political satire, and roguelite within a parliament ruled by monsters, creating an experience that is as absurd as it is surprisingly clever.
Clockwork Ambrosia mixes metroidvania exploration with a deeply customizable weapons system, creating a steampunk adventure where experimenting is as important as advancing.
HYPNOS is committed to a Lovecraftian horror focused on exploration, surrealism and atmosphere, creating an uncomfortable and absorbing experience within an impossible city.
Aphelion combines science fiction, exploration and cinematic narrative in a visually attractive experience, although too limited by repetitive gameplay and a story that never quite takes off.
Dracamar is committed to classic 3D platforming with an accessible and colorful approach, inspired by the old school but adapted to a modern experience.
REPLACED dazzles with its cyberpunk pixel art, but its gameplay and narrative leave mixed feelings in one of the most anticipated indies of the year.
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a retro 2D action platformer that takes Kain, Raziel, and other familiar characters across Nosgoth in a prequel to Soul Reaver. The game combines fluid vertical movement, skill-based combat, and a mix of visual styles that includes pixel art and sequences reminiscent of the PS1 era.
Origament: A Paper Adventure turns you into a living letter that must cross continents and eras to reach those who wait for it. This platform adventure combines origami transformation, environmental puzzles and serene exploration in handcrafted worlds, with a relaxing tone that sometimes demands precision in jumps and solutions.
Pilgrim forces you to explore a sinister forest during the day in search of resources and manage your caravan at night, making decisions that can cost lives. This isometric survival combines exploration, crafting and group management in a gothic environment inspired by the 19th century.
Project Songbird puts you in the shoes of Dakota, a musician who isolates herself in a remote cabin to record her new album and ends up facing anomalies and horrors that arise from her own creative block.
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake takes twins Mio and Mayu to an abandoned town full of vengeful spirits, where you use the Camera Obscura to photograph and exorcise ghosts. This remake modernizes the 2003 classic with improved graphics and combat adjustments, available from March 12, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC.
Denshattack! puts you in control of a rebel train that performs flips, grinds and impossible combos while racing at full speed along tracks in a futuristic and chaotic Japan. This extreme action arcade mixes the adrenaline of Tony Hawk with the speed of a runaway train!
Nauts is a space action roguelike where you explore a mysterious universe, develop your civilization and face waves of enemies with weapons and technologies that evolve with each game.
Planet of Lana II: Children of the Leaf resumes the story of Lana and her companion Mui on a planet threatened by forces that divide the tribes, with more elaborate puzzles, expanded abilities and a more mature emotional approach.























