Mimic
An inventive twist on the tile-pushing genre.
One Hour reviews
This series is a desperate attempt to save money by reviewing games that are, for the most part, free. Whether that’s demos, game jam things on itch, or anything anyone cares to donate to me in some form, if I didn’t have to pay for it, I’ll give it a brief review with these conditions:
- I’ll play the game / demo for at least an hour. Unless it’s absolute trash, of course. But I won’t guarantee any more time than that.
- I’ll aim to write the review in about an hour — that’s the quickest I’ve managed, reviewing a demo I didn’t much care for.
- That means, usually, no videos, only one screen shot, and a limited review length — I want to keep things nice and compact and quickly consumable for this series.
Pocket Mini Golf
A reasonable game of mini golf somewhat spoiled by unorthodox progression.
Jumping Joe & Friends
A cheery, mindless game that reduces platforming to its absolute minimum.
Mini Trains
Although it’s fairly playable, Mini Trains bolts on too many unnecessary features at the expense of its core gameplay.
Puzzle Book
Puzzle Book is a decent jigsaw puzzle simulator, although it doesn't have a big list of features — or puzzles, for that matter.
Robonauts
Robonauts is a basic, but fun, shooter/platformer. It’s a welcome genre combination, and the interplanetary travel adds a lot of depth.
Not Not — A Brain Buster
Not Not is a fast-paced, fun, addictive brain teaser with enough content to kill a couple of hours.
Coloring Book
A bare-bones coloring book app that’s worth its asking price
Patrick’s Parabox
A genuinely innovative take on the 2d puzzler produces a very solid concept which will live or die on level design
Tiny Fragments
A simple-concept puzzler with plenty of possibilities
Welcome to Elk
An engaging storyline and memorable characters liven up this short demo
Lola — The Escape
A bitesize adventure platformer with lots of character
Garden Story
For a game that contains so many different elements, this demo teases just enough to have me begging for more
Mystical Samurai
This is a real joy, a retro title done so well that it’s slightly cruel it’s not a full game!
Card Hog
Perfect for mobile, but with added depth than that implies, Card Hog plays great and is evolving fast!
Gum Girl
Tight arcade action dressed up in a Gameboy costume. Ride the bubble!
Baby Dino Adventures
A highly-promising bundle of classic platforming action.
Lunar Station
An unnerving experience makes this atmospheric ‘short’ fresh & fun.
Reap
This small game distills the essence of the survival genre with some highly inventive mechanics.
Strikey Sisters Demo
A simple twist on a classic concept, with plenty of content in the demo.
Ori and the Blind Forest Demo
Gorgeous audio/visuals and a promising adventure, but I end up on the fence.
Yellow Fins Demo
Yellow Fins looks OK, but it’s just a mobile game with very little appeal, and the demo does it no favours at all.
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