Drake Hollow is nestled strangely at the middle of a venn diagram comprised of Fortnite, Sims and Don’t Starve. It’s a game full of crafting and resource management, where you take care of plant people and defend their home from enemy waves. But it is a weed, or a full-blown sunflower? The Finger Guns review:
Author: Toby Andersen
Critic, Feature Writer at fingerguns.net
Fan of JRPGs, indies, cyberpunk, cel-shading, epic narrative games of any genre. Tends to get overhyped, then bitterly disappointed. Author of the Overlords novels https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07KPQQTXY/
10 Brand New Indies – Indie Arena Booths
Check out these ten indies we’ve found browsing the virtual show floor at Indie Arena Booths Online, Gamescom.
Inmost (PC) Review – Pixels Shouldn’t Be This Scary
A wonderfully detailed metroidvania horror, Inmost combines cinematic sensibilities with pixel art direction, in a horror that shouldn’t really work. I mean, pixelart can’t be scary, can it? The Finger Guns Review:
Sheepo (PC) Review – A Pacifist Metroidvania
Sheepo is a true to form metroidvania in the classic sense, but this one has no combat. And no arms. But is pacificism your thing? The Finger Guns Review:
Helheim Hassle (Xbox One) Review – You’ve Really Got to Use Your Head
Helheim Hassle smashes together disconnecting your body parts with Vikings (because they are so in right now) in a quirky puzzle platformer. But is it a classic of the new Norse genre or does it all just fall apart? The Finger Guns Review.
Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town (PC) Review – A Pirates Life For Me
Willy Morgan and The Curse of Bone Town is both a beginners Point and Click, and a homage to the greats. But is it also a classic, or should it be confined to Davy Jones’ locker? The Finger Guns Review:
Spitlings (PC) Review – I Spit On Your Goop
A Space Invaders-like puzzle party game, where you spit to shoot, and must catch gobs of spit in your mouth to re-use. Sound gross? Be grateful then that its also lots of fun. The Finger Guns Review:
Fight Crab (PC) Review – We Don’t Talk About Fight Crab
With physics-based claw control, Fight Crab is an arena brawler pitting you against the crustiest fighters in all the sea. But can its novelty save it from the abyss? The Finger Guns Review:
Ageless (PC) Review – Tale As Old As Time
With its large pixel graphics and platforming, Ageless is clearly homaging Celeste, right down to the lead character suffering with depression. But is it as immortal as that indie classic, or tragically destined to die an early death? The Finger Guns Review:
Get Back In Your Cel – 9 Games Breathing New Life Into Cel-Shading
The second title for this was, Why Cel-Shading And Hoverboots Go Together Like Chocolate Chips And Mint Ice Cream. I don’t know, but they do. A list of new cel-shaded games on the horizon and strangely how many of them are directly influenced by Jet Set Radio and Breath of the Wild.