Aussie readers of DDNet, have we got a treat for you! (Note: this competition is only open to Australian residents. Apologies, overseas friends, but I’m sure we’ll have another contest for you soon) Stranger Of Paradise is one of the finest, and smartest, games in Square Enix’s storied series. As we wrote in our 4.5/5 review: Do you know that…
One of the neat little features that Nintendo has implemented into both its Wii U and 3DS consoles is a playtime recording app, that tracks which games you’ve been playing, and for how long. Nintendo probably implemented this so parents can make sure their kids aren’t spending too much time…
Read MoreAn artsy little indie game that is heavy on the narrative and has a striking minimalist aesthetic… you can probably guess where I’m going with this, right? Right. I love Three Fourths Home. It’s the kind of game I want to see an awful lot more of. Related reading: Actual…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! The Christmas countdown is a tradition at Digitally Downloaded. Like the advent calendars filled with a chocolate each day, with our Christmas countdown we highlight a game each day that is perfect to help you get through the silly season. Christmas is a time…
Read MoreImage & Form’s SteamWorld franchise has been steadily growing into a quality indie IP. From humble beginnings as a simple, but effective tower defense title in SteamWorld: Tower Defense on the DSiWare downloadable platform, to SteamWorld Dig, which was a breakaway success across almost every platform out there, we now…
Read MoreIt’s easy for many RPG fans to forget that the roots of the genre lie in adventure games, especially considering that the two genres couldn’t be more different in the grand scheme of modern gaming. It’s rare for a modern RPG to truly capture the essence of exploration, which is…
Read MoreNo game can simply live on the nostalgia that comes with retro visuals and a catch soundtrack, but it can certainly serve as a good place to start. Zotrix is a decidedly simple game with some good ideas to keep you coming back for more, but that’s only assuming that…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again! The Christmas countdown is a tradition at Digitally Downloaded. Like the advent calendars filled with a chocolate each day, with our Christmas countdown we highlight a game each day that is perfect to help you get through the silly season. Christmas is a time…
Read MoreI was already a big fan of Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy, back when I played it on my PC. But now that it’s on a platform I actually like to play games on, I like it even more. Related reading: My review of the original release of Star Hammer…
Read MoreMayan Death Robots quite clearly deserves to have comparisons made to Team-17’s Worms series. With that being said, there are a handful of twists beyond its unique theme that makes it worthwhile fun and help it to stand out just enough to avoid any claims of plagiarism. Related reading: You…
Read MoreBaseball Riot is a sequel to Tennis in the Face, and on closer inspection, it’s close to identical. Once again an evil soda corporation has brainwashed a bunch of people (in this case, players of a baseball team), and it’s up to you, Gabe Carpaccio, to save your former teammates…
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