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Ctrlr @ctrlruk.bsky.social · May 15
Introducing...Ctrlr
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Introducing...Ctrlr
Deciding how best to start this introductory piece has, no joke, probably been one of the hardest things to wrap my head around these past three months. More difficult than getting an actual web page ...
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ctrlruk.bsky.social
Crawling Out of One Slot-Machine Roguelike Hole...and Into Another with Slots & Daggers

Preview: www.ctrlr.net/crawling-out...

@friedemanna.bsky.social @futurefriendsgames.com
Crawling Out of One Slot-Machine Roguelike Hole...and Into Another with Slots & Daggers
"Oh you thought you'd outwitted us and managed to escape?" publisher Future Friends Games, I suspect, muttered with gleeful intent (though admittedly have zero proof to validate). "Fool! There was nev...
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September 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
ctrlruk.bsky.social
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
ctrlruk.bsky.social
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
ctrlruk.bsky.social
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
ctrlruk.bsky.social
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
ctrlruk.bsky.social
In Silksong's Absence, Constance Could Very Well Be The Game to Fill That Hollow-like Void

Preview: www.ctrlr.net/in-silksongs...

@constancegame.bsky.social @byterockers.bsky.social
In Silksong's Absence, Constance Could Very Well Be The Game to Fill That Hollow-like Void
No matter the genre, no matter the size and stature of that which is revered so, whenever a game releases that attracts so much of both a critical and cultural zeitgeist, sooner or later there are bou...
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July 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
ctrlruk.bsky.social
Flick Shot Rogues' Ricocheting, Billiards-Like Chaos Makes It An Immediate Addiction

Preview: www.ctrlr.net/flick-shot-r...

@butterbythefish.com @noodlecake.bsky.social
Flick Shot Rogues' Ricocheting, Billiards-Like Chaos Makes It An Immediate Addiction
Maybe it's the three word onomatopoeia-like punctuating effect these words have: fli-CK, sho-T, ro-GUES. Maybe it's the fact each of these words are consigned to a single syllable, thus rendering it a...
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June 21, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ctrlruk.bsky.social
Ball x Pit is the Vampire Survivors/Breakout Mash-Up That Proves Mounting Strength Doesn't Mean Diminished Weakness

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@ballxpit.bsky.social @kennysun.com @devolverdigital.com
Ball x Pit is the Vampire Survivors/Breakout Mash-Up That Proves Mounting Strength Doesn't Mean Diminished Weakness
Unlike a lot of people, I was fairly late to getting all-but-lost in the intensely-addictive, intensly-moreish cycle of "one more go, then I'll quit I swear" that was (and most likely still is) Vampir...
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June 9, 2025 at 11:58 AM
ctrlruk.bsky.social
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
ctrlruk.bsky.social
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
ctrlruk.bsky.social
CloverPit's Premise, While Familiar, Nonetheless Stirs Up A Moreishly Risk-Reward Loop

@panikarcade.bsky.social @futurefriendsgames.com

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CloverPit's Premise, While Familiar, Nonetheless Stirs Up A Moreishly Risk-Reward Loop
"One more pull, one more pull!" When I was younger (for clarity, I'm talking pre-double figures here), one of my most prized toys/gadgets was this miniature slot machine. Small, but technically fun...
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May 16, 2025 at 10:22 PM
ctrlruk.bsky.social
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
ctrlruk.bsky.social
Introducing...Ctrlr
www.ctrlr.net/introducing-...
Introducing...Ctrlr
Deciding how best to start this introductory piece has, no joke, probably been one of the hardest things to wrap my head around these past three months. More difficult than getting an actual web page ...
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May 15, 2025 at 11:04 PM