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Recipe For Disaster Review – Chaotic Restaurant Tycoon Sim In The Test

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Recipe for Disaster Review - chaotische Restaurant Tycoon-Sim im Test [Deutsch, many subtitles]

Testing this time: The new restaurant manager simulation Recipe for Disaster

In this Recipe for Disaster review (with test gameplay) you can see the new restaurant management business simulation that went into Early Access on Steam in November 2021. In this tycoon-style manager game, we create recipes, hire employees, buy tables, chairs, decor, and kitchen equipment and try to make real business. This Cooking Tycoon simulation game has it all. While the customer’s mouth is burning, the stove is burning in the kitchen, and we are responsible for everything.

Western Digital WD_Black Gaming SN750 SE Review and Test

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WD_Black SN750 SE - Battlefield 2042 Edition - Produktbild - Packung Front - zapzockt

The new M.2 NVME SSD from Western Digital with the product name WD_Black Gaming SN 750 SE is a high-speed SSD that is supposed to speed up the normal operation of your PC. It doesn’t really matter whether Windows, Linux or MacOS is used, but Western Digital has especially targeted gamers with Windows PCs as customers for this device. All details about these drives and the SN750 SE in particular can be found in this WD_Black SN750 SE review.

Sphere Flying Cities – Early Access (p)Review

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Sphere Flying Cities - Survival Aufbau Strategie im Himmel [Early Access Preview-Deutsch+subtitles]

The salvation of mankind is up in the clouds, and we are creating it in the new build-up strategy game Sphere Flying Cities

In this Sphere Flying Cities strategy game review, I’ll show you the new survival city builder game from the German developers Hexagon Sphere. In Sphere: Flying Cities, we build a city on a flying clod of earth in the sky after a meteorite shattered the moon and made the earth uninhabitable. Under the most difficult conditions, our inhabitants work to give humanity a last chance. A building simulation with a very special approach. The new indie building strategy game was released in Early Access in October 2021 for PC on Steam.

Encased Review – Post-Apocalyptic Retro RPG In The Test

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Encased review (Deutsch) - postapokalyptisches Retro-RPG im Test

Text-heavy, isometric, post-apocalyptic – Encased, a new RPG that sounds and looks like Fallout 1, plays like it too

In the new role-playing game Encased, we play in an alternate universe of a 70s Earth and enter a strange dome, created by an ancient culture or by aliens, it’s not really known. Encased is an isometric retro role-playing game, like in its predecessors Fallout 1 and 2, Arcanum or Neverwinter Nights, we travel through the world, talk to many NPCs, customize our character with numerous stats, collect equipment and solve the mystery of the strange dome and its origin.

Dice Legacy Review – Strategic Builder Sim With Dice in Test

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Dice Legacy Review - strategische Aufbau-Sim mit Würfeln im Test [Deutsch - German, many subtitles]

Very hard build-up strategy game Dice Legacy in the test – Save the dice world

In this Dice Legacy review, I’ll show you the new build-up strategy game that requires a lot of brainpower and some luck when rolling the dice. On a ringworld, we build a Dice Legacy with our dice underlings. The game was just released for Nintendo Switch and for PC on Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store.

Farmer’s Life Review – Dirty Survival Farm Sim In Test

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Farmers Life Review - dreckige Survival Bauernhof Sim im Test [German-Deutsch, many subtitles]

Farmer’s Life shows us the life on a farm in the 1940s in Eastern Europe, vegetables, animals, lumbering, and a lot of trade paired with Survival

In this Farmer’s Life Review, I show you how the new farm sim with survival elements from Freemind Games performs. Kasimir, the ever-drunk ex-soldier, comes back to his parents’ farm after WW2. The family is dead, he is addicted to alcohol and the farm is run down. Can you turn his life around, or ruin everything forever? Farmer’s Life was released on Steam for PC with a release date of August 2021.

The Ascent Test – Badass Cyberpunk Action RPG Shooter in Review

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The Ascent Test (Deutsch) Krasser Cyberpunk Action RPG Shooter im Review

In the super stylish cyberpunk action RPG The Ascent there are stark contrasts between rich and poor, light and shadow, great gameplay, and many bugs – My The Ascent Test

In this The Ascent review, I show you in detail how the new cyberpunk RPG shooter is played, if it’s fun, and how well the game plays. The Ascent is released on July the 27th, 2021 on Xbox Game Pass and Steam for PC and also for PlayStation (PS4+PS5) and XBox.

Dream Engines Nomad Cities Review – Steampunk Survival Build-up Strategy in the Test

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Dream Engines Nomad Cities Review - Factorio-like Alptraum Aufbau & RTS Mix im Test [Deutsch, subs]

Will this be an interesting mix? – Post-apocalyptic city builder with steampunk vibes, roguelite, RTS elements, and a dash of Factorio.

In this Dream Engines Nomad Cities review, I’ll show you how the new post-apocalyptic city-builder building game plays with elements of real-time strategy, Factorio automation, and Roguelite elements, whether it’s fun and how well it already works in Early Access. Dream Engines Nomad Cities is available in Early Access on the Epic Game Store and on Steam since July 14, 2021.

Going Medieval Review – Village building strategy with RPG and survival in the test

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Going Medieval Review - Dorf Aufbau Strategie mit RPG und Survival im Test

Going Medieval is a build-up strategy in the Middle Ages with survival, Sims-like social simulation, construction mode, and fending off attacks.

In this Going Medieval Review (Gameplay PC) I’ll show you the new medieval colony builder game with survival and RPG elements. Castle building and defense in 3D with very detailed simulation, seasons, and all kinds of dangers for the settlers. Going Medieval will be released for PC in June 2021 on Steam, Epic Store, and GOG in Early Access.