Category: 100% completed it
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Enigmatis: The Ghosts of Maple Creek (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Artifex Mundi What I Paid: $2.25 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: As I was playing this HOPA (Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure) from Artifex Mundi I got the distinct impression that it was one of their earlier efforts: many of the bells and whistles of their later releases were missing, there was…
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Story of Abandoned School – Silent Escape Horror (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Testagamercreations What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. Made by Unity Logo. What I Say: The “Made by Unity” logo at game start-up and the publisher name – Testagamercreations – sum this game up succinctly. This is more like someone’s first attempts at creation with the Unity engine than an actual game worth…
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Acrylic Nails!: Complete Edition (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: QubicGames What I Paid: $2.10 (Acrylic Nails!, Spooky Painting DLC, Winter Marble DLC) Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: A while ago I reviewed Dentist Bling: Complete Edition and deemed it shovelware. Acrylic Nails!: Complete Edition is essentially the same except instead of teeth being the central theme, fingernails are. In case it…
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Aaron – The Little Detective (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Asylum Square Interactive What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: Aaron – The Little Detective is a basic Hidden Object game targeted at children. 12 screens hide a varying assortment of 9 objects, a surprising number of which are hidden behind the object list. The game is voiced and completing…
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2048 Colorful (XBox Series X)
Publisher: LVF Studios What I Paid: $1.45 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: When my XBox was almost brand new, I would occasionally take a look in the Store. This title would often feature as a 90% discount title. I ignored it for a while, but eventually succumbed and bought it. Back then I…
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Escape game R00M02 (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: AlignmentSharp What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: This is a very basic puzzle game written using the Unity game engine. Like its predecessor, you have a small number of rooms to navigate and puzzles to solve in these rooms. Hints are located throughout the rooms and you can get…
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Twin Mind: Nobody’s Here Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Ocean Media What I Paid: $5.62 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. Game-breaking bug. What I Say: The murder of a scientist sees our non-identical twin detectives visit many, many locations (this is a relatively long game), play many, many mini-games and solve many, many varied hidden object puzzles to get to the final denouement.…
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2048 Battles (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Baltoro Minis What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: 2048 Battles is a paid variant of an open source game created in 2014. The basic 2048 game is played on a 4×4 grid with the aim of adding numbers together until you reach 2048. This version of 2048 expands…
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Nonograms Prophecy (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: No Gravity Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. Game Breaking Bug. What I Say: I like nonogram games. For anyone that doesn’t know, they are puzzles involving a square playing area where you have to deduce the picture from numeric clues as to which spaces are full and which spaces…
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XPOSED SWITCH (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Mass Creation What I Paid: $3.00 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: This is a snake-like game where you move a head around the screen, progressively revealing more and more aspects of an initially hidden picture. Various obstacles stand in your way. Once you reveal 70% of the image, you win. Secondary…