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With CloverPit, Panik Arcade have delivered a condensed, but mightily impressive package.

Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-clove...

@panikarcade.bsky.social @futurefriendsgames.com
Review: CloverPit
Fiendish addiction paves the way to a slot-machine roguelike jam-packed with clever mechanics, ample dopamine hits and just the right assortment of small details to appreciate. With CloverPit, Panik A...
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September 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Charming style, delightfully revelatory puzzles and one of the best executions of slowly revealing key mechanics to its players. Developer Nama Takahashi has done it yet again: Öoo is pure, puzzle-platforming bliss.

Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-ooo/

@namataka.bsky.social
Review: Öoo
Charming style, delightfully revelatory puzzles and one of the best executions of slowly revealing key mechanics to its players. Developer Nama Takahashi has done it yet again: Öoo is pure, puzzle-pla...
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August 16, 2025 at 6:57 PM
A plentiful number of interesting rules, wrapped around an elegantly minimalist aesthetic, makes Cipher Zero an easy recommendation for logic-tinkering, puzzle fans.

Review: www.ctrlr.net/p/822bdb5d-e...

@cipherzerogame.com @zapdot.com
Review: Cipher Zero
A plentiful number of interesting rules, wrapped around an elegantly minimalist aesthetic, makes Cipher Zero an easy recommendation for logic-tinkering, puzzle fans. Its communication isn't flawless, ...
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August 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' extensive build depth and nods to Soulslikes' subtler qualities, make it a pleasant if not entirely revolutionary take on the genre

Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-wucha...

@playwuchang.bsky.social @505games.com
Review: Wuchang: Fallen Feathers
Despite an overburdening start – brimming with systems and mechanics to grasp – and momentary technical issues, Wuchang: Fallen Feathers' extensive build depth and nods to Soulslikes' subtler qualitie...
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July 25, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Öoo, Like ElecHead Before It, Champions The Genius of Visual Language Through Minimalism

Preview: www.ctrlr.net/ooo-like-ele...

@namataka.bsky.social
Öoo, Like ElecHead Before It, Champions The Genius of Visual Language Through Minimalism
"Öoo" – the name of Japanese developer Nama Takahashi follow-up to the brilliantly-minimal yet cleverly-constructed puzzle-platformer ElecHead. But also the first sound one made upon discovery that sa...
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June 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Player-curated challenge and a novel, versatile twist to combat helps Pocket Trap's yo-yo themed adventure land firmly in the realm of entertaining, let alone evocatively nostalgic.

Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-pipis...

@pockettrap.bsky.social @pmstudios.bsky.social
Review: Pipistrello and the Cursed Yo-Yo
Pocket Trap's yo-yo themed adventure lands firmly in the realm of entertaining, let alone evocatively nostalgic.
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May 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Developer J. R. Hudepohl pulls no punches with Labyrinth of the Demon King. A game that is unforgiving, unrelenting but surprisingly gripping as a result.

Review: www.ctrlr.net/review-labyr...

@jrhudepohl.bsky.social
@tophatstudios.bsky.social
Review: Labyrinth of the Demon King
Combining the restrictiveness of first-person dungeon-crawling, with the psychological dread of early 3D survival-horror greatest strides, solo developer J. R. Hudepohl pulls no punches with a game th...
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May 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM