2024 Videogames – Play Critically

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank Review

Turnip Boy Robs a Bank trades its predecessor’s off kilter humor for more robust and enjoyable videogame design.

Forges of Corruption is a true level pack in the first-person shooting tradition of DOOM—just avoid the Nintendo Switch version.

#BLUD’s incredible animations and note-perfect parodies of social media belie its empty world, tedious quests, and forgettable combat.

Hauntii is pretty to look at and a repetitive slog to play.

Pedestrian track design keeps Nightmare Kart from capitalizing on its strong Bloodborne-inspired kart racing fundamentals.

Little Kitty, Big City is the kind of warm and whimsical sandbox I cherish.

Another Crab’s Treasure earns one of my most sincere and emphatic recommendations.

Animal Well is a remarkable feat of non-linear videogame design.

Eastward’s inexplicable DLC transformation into farmlife simulation is a dreadful disappointment.

Tales of Kenzera: ZAU’s sometimes imprecise platforming is made up for by a plot filled with heart and grit.