Joe Wander and the Enigmatic Adventures is a decent attempt to recapture a golden-age platformer's magic. Still, for various reasons, it feels more like a silver age platformer than anything else.
While Shattered Heaven's theology leaves much to be desired, its willingness to narratively address redemption and atonement, combined with stunning visuals and a haunting soundtrack, makes Shattered Heaven one of the most interesting and possibly controversial indie titles releasing in 2023.
While Kaku: Ancient Seal is a wonderful homage to the golden era of 3D platformers, its dated visuals and occasional performance issues will be a deal breaker for some.
While Ooblets successfully combines the best parts of the Harvest Moon and Pokemon franchises, its overtly cutesy aesthetic and occasionally cringe-inducing dialogue will be a dealbreaker for some.
While Outriders suffers from frequent pacing and occasional performance issues, its rock-solid narrative and engaging gameplay make it a must-play for any fans of the looter shooter genre.
While Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale has its moments, an over-reliance on repetition and random encounters makes Tortuga - A Pirate's Tale one of my least enjoyed games of 2023.
Dredge is one of the best Indie games ever released, and its developer Black Salt Games will be hard-pressed to live up to its legacy in future, making Drdge's phenomenal success both a blessing and a curse for the developer.
Iconic, controversial and at times frustrating, Doom (2016) is a wonderful continuation of a franchise whose roots go back to the earliest days of the interest and PC gaming.
Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun remains one of the best RTT titles released in the past ten years, and fans of the genre who somehow missed this title will certainly want to pick it up prior to the release of Mimimi Games' newest game releases later in 2023.