Category: Shovelware
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Escape game & Card search game R01M (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: AlignmentSharp What I Paid: $1.39 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: I debated for a little while about whether I’d let this title slide by without earning the “Shovelware” moniker, but in the end there were too many characteristic Shovelware features to let it go. In this laboriously-named game, you explore the insides…
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Candy Puzzles (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Baltoro Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. Asset Flip. What I Say: Candy Puzzles (or Candy Puzzler – always a red flag when the game’s name isn’t consistent – release date 24-Dec-2024) is an Asset Flip of Fantasy Saga Frenzy (release date 29-June-2024). This time the falling objects are confectionary and cakes, as…
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Windmill Engine (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: RandomSpin Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. Very Short. What I Say: I thought 8 minutes to complete Cyber Engine was bad. Windmill Engine took 5 minutes. 5 minutes to complete a clicker game where all you do is mash ‘Y’ and then progressively select additional menu elements to build a…
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Cyber Engine (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: RandomSpin Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. Very Short. What I Say: 8 minutes. 8 minutes to complete this drab and uninspiring shovelware, and some of that was wasted time whilst I clicked ‘A’ instead of ‘Y’. What They Say: Earn your first money by pressing a “Y” button. Increase your…
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Sea Battle Minimal (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Hook Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. What I Say: I debated for a while about whether this was Shovelware or just simply a very basic Battleship game. It has 3 modes of play; you vs someone online, you vs the Switch, and you vs someone else locally. The AI is phenomenally stupid,…
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Racing Car Chaos: Extreme Stunt Showdown (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: VRCFORGE STUDIOS What I Paid: $1.99 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. Very Short. What I Say: This is shovelware at its finest (?!). All the hallmarks are there; the “Made with Unity” logo (nb not Unity’s fault), the keyword spammy title, the over-the-top description. 5 cars, 10 tracks and a random cash spin wheel. That’s…
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Jigsaw Ice Princess (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Bigboot Studios What I Paid: $2.99 Verdict: Shovelware. 100%ed it. Made by Unity Logo. What I Say: There hasn’t been a lot of effort put into this collection of Disney Frozen generic ice princess jigsaw puzzles. There are 45 puzzles to solve, many of which look very similar. There’s a timer which is so…
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Galaxy Mania (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: RuWaMo Games What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. Asset Flip. What I Say: Galaxy Mania (release date 27-July-2024) is an asset flip of Fantasy Saga Frenzy (release date 29-June-2024), so in the spirit of asset flipping, I’m just basically going to cut and paste my review of Fantasy Saga Frenzy here. This game is…
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Cannon Dancer – Osman (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: ININ Games What I Paid: $7.99 Verdict: Shovelware. What I Say: It’s fair to say that I am not a fan of brawler games, of which this is one (technically two). That likely colours my opinion of this release. Osman (Cannon-Dancer in Japan) is a 1996 Mitchell Corp. arcade game which has been plonked…
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A Day Without Me (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: indie.io What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. Game-Breaking Bug. Very Short. What I Say: This is surely a pre-alpha concept demo inadvertently released as a “game”. Super low rez graphics. Aimless wandering around. Not only a game-breaking bug, but a bug that persists even through New Game. Less than 15 minutes to complete (based…