Reviews

  • Phobos: A Galaxy Jones Story

    Phobos: A Galaxy Jones Story is the sixth game by Phil Riley, and the second one in the Galaxy Jones series. He’s the author of Bureau of Strange Happenings, a game I didn’t make it that far into, and he came out with Crash, the same competition that I released Into The Sun. I didn’t…


  • Gun Mute

    Gun Mute is the first game released by C.E.J. Pacian. I remember when it came out. There was a lot of hype around it. It’s a great game. But, I think, it’s also one of the first to use a limited verb set. Something that hadn’t been seen up to that time. It’s full of…


  • The Curse of the Scarab

    The Curse of the Scarab is a surprisingly complex game written by Nils Fagerburg. On the surface, it looks like a simple grab-all-you-can type of game – inspired by Captain Verdeterre’s Plunder and Sugarlawn, both amazing optimization games on their own. But Curse of the Scarab is its own thing. There are puzzles along with…