Mike Reitemeier | Phenixx Gaming

The End of You (PC) Review

There’s nothing like having a good cry to a sad movie or television show – something that’s either relatable or so deeply moving that it transcends the screen and resonates with the viewer. It’s tough for video games to replicate this due…

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Pacific Drive (PC) Review

Genre-blending has been the secret sauce for tons of developers in the 2020s so far. It’s great to see such creativity bring about games that could have never existed before, especially after the 2010s brought about a certain monotony in its best-selling…

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ROBOBEAT (PC) Review

Two of my favorite gaming genres are rhythm and first-person shooters. A few titles have taken on this blending of genres, in the cases of Metal: Hellsinger and BPM: Bullets Per Minute, both to great acclaim. The central mechanic of doing more damage if…

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Devolver Direct 2024 Roundup

The time has come for another Devolver Direct. Anyone familiar with Devolver Digital’s unique spin on their summer presentation knows that this obtuse, left-of-center publisher doesn’t just go from trailer to trailer. Devolver HAS to add a weird spin on every second of…

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PlayStation May 2024 State of Play Recap

As the summer draws near, it’s high time for an onslaught of new game announcements. Now that E3 is dearly departed from us, there are more showcases than you can hope to keep track of, but the ones that appealed the most…

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Pepper Grinder (PC) Review

Devolver Digital has one of the best track records in PC gaming publishing. Whether it’s Inscryption, Cult of the Lamb, Enter the Gungeon, or any of dozens of others of a vast array of titles, you’re bound to find not only a lot of “Overwhelming…

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Heading Out (PC) Review

I tend to shy away from games that involve a lot of strategy, but if one of those games has a distinct aesthetic and implements Rogue-like/Rogue-lite elements, then I’m willing to give it a go. That’s exactly the case for Heading Out,…

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Chao Garden-styled game, Bobo Bay, In Development

During a daily doomscroll on X (formerly Twitter), I tend to come across indie titles I otherwise never would have heard of without going out of my way to search for them. It has been my belief for years that SEGA could…

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Surmount (PC) Review

Playing through entire games that hone in on one singular mechanic sounds like a recipe for tedium. However, if done right and with enough variety, it can make for a timeless experience that lives on in the minds of gamers rent-free. In…

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ArcRunner (PS5) Review

The majority of my time with roguelites is spent with hidden gems on Steam that are the result of tons of hours searching high and low. So it’s a departure to see a game from this platform make enough of a splash…

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