Previews – Phenixx Gaming

Dungeon Clawler (PC) Preview

Alexx Aplin — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 18:00:35 +0000

I love a good claw machine. In fact, when playing the Yakuza/Like a Dragon games I could spend hours playing around with the UFO Catcher mini-games. As such, it feels like a no-brainer to play a game like Dungeon Clawler, a Rogue-like centered around a claw machine. In Dungeon Clawler, you play one of many rabbit characters who have accidentally lost one of their feet gambling.

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Trash Goblin (PC) Preview

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 18:00:34 +0000

I’ve been following Trash Goblin for a while now, and I was immediately excited about it when I began to see trailers popping up. Now that Trash Goblin is in Early Access, I can say that it is shaping up to be everything I hoped it would be. However, as with any Early Access release, Trash Goblin has room to improve, and there are a few issues I hope the developers focus on first. Let’s get into…

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Temtem: Swarm Demo Now Available

Mike Reitemeier — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:00:31 +0000

One of my most played games in 2024 has been Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, a bullet-heaven spinoff of the acclaimed Deep Rock Galactic. Seeing more hours than the game it derives from, the bullet-heaven bug proves hard to shake, as the auto-attacking addictiveness has made it a favorite genre of mine for three years and counting. While I didn’t love Temtem, I wasn’t opposed to taking on Temtem…

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Time to Morp (PC) Preview

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:00:45 +0000

Sometimes sandbox games drag on, giving you a bit too much freedom. Others give just enough freedom while letting you establish a casual, relaxing gameplay loop. Time to Morp, developed by Team Halfbeard from Latvia, manages to rein things in properly but has a few warts in its Early Access state. Time to Morp puts you in the role of a spacefaring intern who has followed an SOS signal to an…

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Campfire Cozy Friends (PC) Preview

Alexx Aplin — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:00:57 +0000

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was a huge release for Nintendo and the Cozy gaming genre. Games like Cozy Grove, Dreamlight Valley, and other cozy games have tried to take the genre into various directions. Campfire Cozy Friends also tries something new, but I’m unsure how I feel about it. I wasn’t aware of this twist before I began to preview Campfire Cozy Friends, but after reading a bit more…

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Hollow Survivors: Prologue (PC) Preview

Mike Reitemeier — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 15:00:15 +0000

Something I’ve seen from game developers in recent years is instead of releasing short demos, there are several-hour free trials with a wealth of content. A little-known fact is, back in the day, some demos contained the entire game within the disc/download. Well, getting a big taste of the game before the final product really benefits both the consumer and the developer. In the case of Hollow…

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Deathbound (PC) – Preview

Keiran McEwen — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:00:55 +0000

I see the sun saw fit to rise this morning, so I guess another Souls-like is on the horizon. Brazillian Studio Trialforge Studio’s Deathbound is something I’ve had an eye on for a while, a Souls-like with a difference. Aren’t they all? Trialforge actually has something to say about that sarcasm, as it is a “party-based RPG,” but not like a Final Fantasy, Persona, Darkest Dungeon…

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Metal Slug Tactics (PC) Preview

Edward Harding — Wed, 19 Jun 2024 15:00:04 +0000

Metal Slug is a game series that I haven’t played since I was a young child. When the series announced a new entry in the form of a tactics-based strategy game I knew I had to give it a go. The full game is set to release in the Fall of 2024, but there is still no word on a concrete release date. This demo contains the first few areas of the game and features four playable characters to build…

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Hades II Early Access Preview

Alexx Aplin — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:00:53 +0000

Like many others, I’ve been digging into Hades II’s Early Access debut. Even at such an early stage, I am stunned by its depth and the level of content that is currently available. Even at its earliest point in Early Access, Hades II has more polish than fully released games I’ve seen in a long time. Unsurprisingly, Supergiant Games has begun crafting a game more impressive than the first…

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Golden Lap (PC) – Preview

Keiran McEwen — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:00:58 +0000

When I opened my emails last week, seeing a fake Monaco GP layout and that game being described as a simplistic racing strategy game, I downloaded Golden Lap faster than Lewis’ 2020 Italian pole lap. Set in the “Golden Age” of Faux-mula racing, you take control of a team with a legally distinct name and totally original car designs. Developed by Art of Rally and Absolute Drift developer…

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