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Holomento – fresh roguelite 3D Adventure RPG – Early Access (p)Review – Test

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Holomento - roguelite 3D Adventure RPG - Early Access (p)Review - Cover

Holomento is a Permadeath Roguelite RPG in Which we Gradually Rebuild the World Over Several Characters

Holomento was released on Steam and GOG in Early Access on April 27th, 2022. What kind of game is Holomento, how far is the game in development, and most importantly, is it fun to play? I’ll tell you in this short preview of the Early Access version. Holomento is being developed by Indie Solo Dev Sean Weech, with a little help from the German studio Deck13 (known for The Surge).

Songs of Conquest Review – Exciting Heroes of Might and Magic Remake in Pixelart Style

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Songs of Conquest Review - spannendes Heroes of Might and Magic Remake im Pixelart Style (Test)

In the Songs of Conquest Test There Are Old, Popular Game Mechanics Like in Heroes of Might and Magic Reinterpreted in a Modern Way, but Trimmed to Retro by Pixelart

Songs of Conquest attempts to revive the old fantasy role-playing strategy brand Heroes of Might and Magic. Explore a map with heroes, gather resources, train units, expand cities, and ultimately conquer the world.

Dune Spice Wars Review – 4X Real-Time Strategy gem Found in the Desert Sands (Test – 2022)

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Dune Spice Wars Test - 4X Echtzeit-Strategie Perle im Wüstensand gefunden (Review - Deutsch)

Real-time Strategy Meets 4X Simulation in the Sands of the Desert Planet Arrakis – The Dune Spice Wars Test

Dune: Spice Wars offers a completely new interpretation of the wars around the desert planet Dune. Here, the real-time strategy is mixed with 4X elements, so Age of Empires meets Civilization. Besides building and fighting, we take care of trade, diplomacy, politics, espionage, and sabotage and keep an eye on more than 10 different resources.

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands Review – Wacky Tabletop RPG in Borderlands 3.5 in the Test

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Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Review (Deutsch) - abgedrehtes Tisch-RPG in Borderlands 3.5 im Test [German, subtitles]

In this test of the Loot Shooter Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands, guns and magic mix to create an action game of a special kind.

The Borderlands series from Gearbox is very well known and promises the finest loot shooter gameplay. How well does the pen & paper fantasy and tabletop role-playing game approach fit into the proven Borderlands concept? Find out in this Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands review with PC gameplay in the video (German, subtitles).

The action-packed shoot ’em up Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands in a detailed review – Is the mix of fantasy RPG and action RPG successful? Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands was released on March 25th, 2022, for PlayStation PS4 and PS5, for Xbox One and Xbox Series X & S, and also for PC in the Epic Games Store, a release date for Steam is planned but not yet known.

Highrise City Review – Smart City Builder and Management Mix in the Test

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Highrise City Review - kluger City-Builder und Management Mix im Test

In the Highrise City Test, we see a City-building Simulation Like in Cities Skylines, Combined With Build-up Strategy à la Anno 1800

In Highrise City we build cities like in SimCity or Cities: Skyline, but with resource management and trade, like in Anno. This new city builder mixes construction games with trade simulation and mayor management.

Submerged Hidden Depths Review – Chilled Post-Apocalyptic Adventure In The Test

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Submerged Hidden Depths Review - chilliges Postapokalypse Adventure im Test [Deutsch,many subtitles]

In the peaceful and relaxing 3D adventure game Submerged Hidden Depths, two siblings try to save their post-apocalyptic world from a dark threat.
In Submerged: Hidden Depths, we play the girl Miku and her little brother, who together try to survive in a post-apocalyptic world. Their environment is completely flooded, with only remnants of the old civilization still sticking out of the water. They explore the mystery of the dark mass that has caused the surrounding plants to overgrow everything.

Achilles Legends Untold – Action RPG Adventure in Ancient Greece – Beta Preview

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Achilles Legends Untold - Action RPG Adventure im antiken Griechenland [Beta Preview Deutsch Game pReview Deutsch-German many subtitles]

In the action RPG Achilles: Legends Untold, you can relive history from Ancient Greece with Achilles

In Achilles Legends Untold, we play Achilles, the hero from Homer’s Illiad saga, and fight for ancient Troy. In this action RPG adventure, there is Ancient Greece mixed with ARPG gaming like in Titan Quest, but it also resembles RPGs like Diablo or even Dark Souls.

The Gunk Review – Science Fiction Adventures With Vacuum Power Tested

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The Gunk Test - buntes Staubsauger-Adventure im Weltraum [Game Review]

The Gunk Test – a colorful vacuum cleaner adventure in a dirty outer space – Game Review

In the action adventure game The Gunk from the Steamworld developers Image and Form, we save a sci-fi world from terrifying dirt and goo. In this review I show The Gunk gameplay, we solve puzzles and jump and run passages.