Maria Alexander

Rising Hell is a simple game – possibly too simple for some. Fortunately, it gets the basics right.  Calling Rising Hell a vertical 2D action platformer roguelike makes it seem far more elaborate than it actually is. You just have …

Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield has arrived off the back of some hype – it took a starring role in Nintendo’s most recent Indie World Showcase, and its (excellent) soundtrack is to be released on vinyl. Sadly it fails to live up …

The TY the Tasmanian Tiger series came and went with little critical fanfare in the early 2000s, offering up solid yet unspectacular 3D platforming hijinks. It was ultimately outshone by the many better alternatives available.  Now is a more troubling …

Nobody expected a Mom Hid My Game sequel. Yet here we are. And somehow this follow up manages to justify its existence. An incredibly simple puzzle game, Mom Hid My Game! 2 sees you solving short stages set over no …

There’s a puzzle in Fumble In The Dark where you must travel down a carnival’s tunnel of love. To do this you need to power up a swan boat – so you therefore have to connect it to wiring leading …

Normally we try to be tactfully indirect when suggesting that a game might be a little bit inspired by another game, but there’s no need for that in the case of Castaway Paradise.  “It’s like Animal Crossing!” Those are developers’ …