Mike Reitemeier | Phenixx Gaming

Date Everything! (PC) Review

Dating simulators are a fun way to enhance the connection between you and some pixels on a screen. They’re not for everyone, but they sure do know their target audience, tempting players with multiple endings and a variety of personalities/potential suitors. So…

Dispatch Demo Now Available

With every annual Game Awards, there’s usually a game that jumps out at me and makes me think, “I really want to play this. Right now.” For 2024, the game that warranted my attention was Dispatch. It wasn’t just the insane voice…

Into the Restless Ruins (PC) Review

If you’ve ever spent time in a level editor, boy, do I have a new game for you. Into the Restless Ruins is a roguelike deckbuilder that has you create the level systematically throughout your run. This includes deciding power-up rooms, twists and turns,…

Despelote (PC) Review

There’s only so much that you can learn about the world in school, as World History classes can’t touch upon every region and every significant event within the wide reaches of the globe. While video games are typically a medium where players…

Star Vortex Early Access (PC) Review

When I first heard the idea of “Diablo 2 in space”, my attention was immediately caught. That’s how Star Vortex was pitched to me, and it’s how the game is advertised in the very first sentence on its Steam page. The action-RPG formula has…

Shotgun Cop Man (PC) Review

Anytime Devolver Digital has a game they’re ready to release to the world, I tend to take a keen interest. Bringing about modern classics such as Cult of the Lamb, My Friend Pedro, and dozens more, their gritty, over-the-top publishing prospecting has given millions…

Finding Frankie (PS5) Review

Mascot Horror was all the rage in the mid-2010s, so I didn’t personally think the genre had much steam left in it as we hit 2025. Be that as it may, Finding Frankie launched on Steam in October of 2024 and received quite…

Call of Boba (PC) Early Access Review

A standout in recent Wholesome Directs for me has been Call of Boba, an inescapably-adorable pixel-art shop management game that not only looks cute as a button but is quite deep with tons of mechanics. Beyond running a bubble tea store, the title incorporates…

THPS 3+4 Remaster To Remove Goals, Bam Margera

With much excitement and fanfare came the announcement of a remastering for Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 this week, developed by Iron Galaxy Studios and published by Activision. The first batch of remasters (Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2) were an…

I Am Legion: Stand Survivors (PC) Preview

If you were browsing the Steam Next Fest demos, you’d find a lot of bullet heaven/roguelites. That’s because the Vampire Survivors train is still chugging along, and developers are flocking to that game’s overwhelming success. I’ve found some of my favorite games in…