Category: Nintendo Switch
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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…
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Grim Legends 2: Song of the Dark Swan (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Artifex Mundi What I Paid: $2.25 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: Here we have another Artifex Mundi Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure game. In this one, you are an unnamed healer who is summoned to a distant kingdom to heal a mute queen. The story promptly about-turns and you find yourself pursuing their son…
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Pachi Pachi On A Roll (Switch 2)
Publisher: Dolores Ent What I Paid: $2.20 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: Pachi Pachi On A Roll is a hentai pachinko game. For those that are unaware of pachinko, pachinko is a game (popular in Japan) where you drop balls from the top of the screen. They make their way downwards, with…
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Canceled! Super Puzzles Dream (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: FuriouSoftPhoenix What I Paid: $1.80 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: Canceled! (their spelling error, not mine) Super Puzzles Dream is a timed jigsaw puzzle game. 20 puzzles are available in 4 difficulty levels. The bottom row is pre-completed, and pieces come falling down from the top of the screen. The faster…
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One Night: Burlesque (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: REDDEER.GAMES What I Paid: $8.98 (Base Game + all DLC) Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. SE Spamming. What I Say: One Night: Burlesque is a short but visually pleasant visual novel set in a burlesque club. You are a burlesque dancer with the unique ability to read peoples’ minds. You become aware that your…
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Factotum 90 (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: RAINYFROG What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it (I think). What I Say: The central mechanic of Factotum 90 is that you control two “walker’ robots (boxes with 4 legs – basically friendly spiders). You are on a ship in space which has been invaded by a foreign entity which is sucking…
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Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride (Nintendo Switch 2)
Publisher: Artifex Mundi What I Paid: $2.25 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: This is a fairly typical entry into the Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure genre. A few things differentiate it: there is an unusual kitten mechanic involved in solving some of the puzzles, and the story is better than is typical for this genre…
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Stories in Glass: Winter (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Ocean Media What I Paid: $3.75 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: This game is basically a series of jigsaw puzzles with a few twists: The game is Christmas-themed and replete with cloying Christmas instrumental tunes which do tend to wear thin as the game progresses. There are 5 different Christmas tales…
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Path of Sin: Greed (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Artifex Mundi What I Paid: $2.25 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: Artifex Mundi publish a lot of Hidden Object Puzzle Adventures and this one varies little from its standard formula. You are a rookie detective tasked with investigating the potentially suspicious death of a security guard on a secluded island. It…
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Ghost Files: Memory of a Crime (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Artifex Mundi What I Paid: $2.25 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: In this Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure, you are a former police office who is now a private detective who is on the trail of a mysterious serial killer. The overall structure of this game is fairly similar to others in the genre…