Short reviews so you can decide whether a game is worth your hard-earned cash.
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Publisher: Valorware What I Paid: $5.62 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: Normally the death-knell for any game is to mention the word “mobile”. Combine this with “solo developer” and you quickly develop a sense of dread. NOT SO for…
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The Case of the Golden Idol (Microsoft Xbox Series X)
Publisher: Playstack What I Paid: GamePass Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. What I Say: Look at and examine the images carefully. Read the text carefully. Slowly unravel the mystery of the Golden Idol. The graphics may not be state of…
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Zombie Harvest: Survival Farming Simulator (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: GOGAME CONSOLE PUBLISHER What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. What I Say: There are many excellent games with the word Zombie in the title. This isn’t one of them. The claim is that you are a farmer with nothing…
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Bid Battle: Auction War Simulator Storage Hunter (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: DEZVOLT GAMES What I Paid: $1.99 Verdict: Shovelware. What I Say: There’s not much to this game apart from the obligatory signs of shovelware; the Made by Unity logo, the massively keyword spammy title and the worse than desultory…
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Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: COWCAT What I Paid: $1.50 (Nintendo Switch), $2.24 (XBox Series X) Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: In short: Bargain! Classic point ‘n’ click with modern conveniences. Watching the end credits of this game made me realize that this…
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9 in 1 Puzzles (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Kistler Studios What I Paid: $1.50 Verdict: Shovelware. What I Say: I guess the first clue that this is shovelware is in the title – 9 in 1 Puzzles. The second clue is in the download size – 60Mb.…
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Barn Finders (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: MD GAMES What I Paid: $7.12 Verdict: Not Shovelware. What I Say: I wanted to like this game. It had a redneck charm about it indicating that considerable effort had been made with the artwork creating a suitable atmosphere.…
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Twin Mind: Ghost Hunter Collector’s Edition (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Ocean Media What I Paid: $4.50 Verdict: Not Shovelware. Game Breaking Bug. What I Say: Ocean Media publish a huge range and variety of Hidden Object Puzzle Adventure games. This title has some variants on their usual fare; the…
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Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Microids What I Paid: $6.99 Verdict: Not Shovelware. Stodgyware What I Say: In a word: stodgy. There are two cases to solve in this game. The first involves theft of a piece of jewellery, the second blackmail and murder.…
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Puzzle Balls (Nintendo Switch)
Publisher: Entity3 What I Paid: $1.49 Verdict: Not Shovelware. 100%ed it. Very Short What I Say: This is a very simple puzzle game where you have to move your blue ball into a green circle. Not overly difficult, but I…