Steven

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Steven used to review basically everything for us but ended up being shot by bandits. This one's for you, Steven!

Indie games and roguelikes go hand in hand and you’re never too far away from another release. NeverEnd is, as you may have guessed, an indie roguelike and what makes this stand out from the crowd is the fact the map is limitless, or if you prefer it is a […]

NeverEnd – Vita Review

September 14, 2017 in Vita tagged bad controls / dungeon crawler / is this game a joke / looks like crap / roguelike by Steven

From developers Ovosonico comes a visually striking game which will take you on an emotional journey, asking the question what would you do to save the one you love? Last Day of June is a narrative puzzle game focusing on telling a story over any kind of fancy interaction or traditional gameplay. […]

Last Day of June – PS4 Review

September 11, 2017 in PS4 tagged art / beautiful / last day of june / narrative / story by Steven

We love indie games here at PlayStation Country and proudly give exposure to a range of small indie titles. We also aim to be fair and honest in our reviews taking into account the limitations inherent in creating an indie title, working with no budget and often working alone or […]

Still Time – PS4 Review

September 9, 2017 in PS4 tagged not a great game / not working / pixel / puzzle / time by Steven

I freely admit to knowing nothing about surfing other than the really high level stuff such as it taking place on water and involving a surf board. My lack of knowledge of the activity probably goes hand in hand with the fact it is vastly underrepresented in videogames. Doing a […]

Surf World Series – PS4 Review

September 2, 2017 in PS4 tagged cowabunga / dude / hang 10 / Surf world series / waves by Steven

Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan is a game by Artifex Mundi, the purveyors of hidden object and light puzzle games. We reviewed the first Grim Legends game a while back and while this game shares the same name there is no carry over in the story between the two. If […]

Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan -PS4 Review

August 30, 2017 in PS4 tagged artifex mundi / Casual / grim legends 2 / hidden object / puzzle by Steven

Back in the 90s graphic adventure games were all the rage and Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick worked at Lucasfilm Games. As part of the team responsible for some of the best of the genre they worked on The Secret of Monkey Island and Day of the Tentacle to name but two. Eventually though adventure […]

Thimbleweed Park – PS4 Review

August 28, 2017 in PS4 tagged adventures / point and click / retro / story / thimbleweed park by Steven

Indie games need a hook to stand out from the crowd now-a-days and for Mages of Mystralia that hook comes from the collaboration with Ed Greenwood. He has penned the story for Mages of Mystralia and, as the creator of the Forgotten Realms tabletop gaming world and successful fantasy author, he brings a certain […]

Mages of Mystralia – PS4 Review

August 22, 2017 in PS4 tagged action adventure / Feels a bit like Harry potter / Mages of mystralia / magic / make your own magic by Steven

Real time strategy games are never the first genre that springs to mind when I think about console games. Neither are tower defence games but oddly enough Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars offers an enticing blending of these two genres and is a follow up to the PlayStation 3 original. Developed […]

Comet Crash 2: The Kronkoid Wars – PS4 Review

August 21, 2017 in PS4 tagged comet crash / kronkoid / RTS / tower defense by Steven

As a self-styled hardcore platformer BLACKHOLE: Complete Edition is a repackaging, for the PlayStation 4, of the original 2015 PC release with all the subsequent DLC included. Although warmly received on the PC, the PlayStation 4 is a different market and things have moved on since 2015, does a two year old […]

BLACKHOLE: Complete Edition – PS4 Review

August 17, 2017 in PS4 tagged 2D Platformer / Blackhole / gravity / hard / Vic and Bob by Steven

Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom is the latest Artifex Mundi joint and that can mean only one thing, there will be plenty of hidden objects to find. On the face of it there is little to differentiate this game from any of the other output from Artifex Mundi, and from the get […]

Lost Grimoires: Stolen Kingdom – PS4 Review

July 22, 2017 in PS4 tagged atrifex mundi / Casual / hidden object / lost grimoires / puzzle by Steven

Deadcore is a game about getting to the top of a tower in the quickest time possible, and is a speed runners dream. Full of gravity defying leaps, split second choices and with a need for lightening reflexes this isn’t a game for the faint of heart. Originally released on the […]

Deadcore – PS4 Review

July 18, 2017 in PS4 tagged Deadcore / difficult / Mirrors edge / sci fi / speedrun by Steven

There was a time when the phrase indie game would immediately bring to mind Limbo and as a result there was a rash of similar 2D puzzle platformers. Nowadays though what is more immediately brought to mind are pixel art looking rogue likes. It therefore feels oddly refreshing, in a throwback […]

Toby: The Secret Mine – PS4 Review

July 10, 2017 in PS4 tagged black / indie / Not limbo / platformer / toby the secret mine by Steven