A Short Hike is an exploration game where you hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park. It was part of the Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality on itch.io so I decided to give it a go.
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First Look: Superliminal
Superliminal is a quirky puzzle game where perception is key. I got to take a look at this game and share my first thoughts with you all.
Continue readingMonument Valley 2 Review
Monument Valley 2 is a puzzle mobile game and the sequel to Monument Valley. You must guide Ro and her child through mazes of optical allusions and architectural puzzles.
Continue readingGeeky Ways To Spend Your Birthday
With my birthday being in a couple of days, I decided I wanted to share some ideas of geeky ways you can spend your birthday!
Continue readingAstrologaster Review
Astrologaster is a comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London where you play as ‘Doctor’ Simon Forman, who treats his patients using astrology. Yes, this game is as ridiculous as it sounds.
Continue readingPoly Bridge 2 Review
Poly Bridge 2 is the sequel game of the well loved bridge builder puzzle game from developer Dry Cactus. Thanks to the developers I got the chance to play the game early for this review.
Continue readingBoard Games By Black Designers You Should Play
With Black Lives Matter on everyone’s minds, I want to highlight and share various things from Black creators to amplify them and their work. While I found many lists for things like books and video games, I couldn’t find one for board games. So I have curated one myself.
Continue readingDeath and Taxes Review
Death and Taxes is a video game where you are a grim reaper tasked with choosing whether certain humans live or die. Your decisions have consequences though and you have Fate looking over your shoulder.
Continue readingFirst Look: Later Daters
Later Daters is a new dating visual novel where you play a senior citizen who has just moved to a retirement community. Will you find love so you don’t die alone or just get your kicks while the getting is still good?
My Animal Crossing: New Horizons Wishlist
I like many others have been playing my fair share of the newest Animal Crossing game. From all the time I have put in, there are some things that I wish the game had. And I am sharing those things with you in this post.
Board Games for Superhero Fans
Have you ever wanted to become a superhero? Now you can with the help of these board games that are perfect for superhero fans of all kinds and IPs.
Heaven’s Vault Review
Heaven’s Vault is a science fiction adventure game where you go on an archaeological investigation to find a missing colleague and discovers a mystery much bigger.
Video Games With Mental Health Representation You Need To Play
May is Mental Health Month and I am doing a miniseries highlighting depictions of mental health and mental illness in various media. For this post, I am focusing on video games that I think you should play that have a focus on mental health.
The Animal Crossing Island Getaway Tag
I saw LeeksPlays do this tag and since I’ve been playing a ton of Animal Crossing, I wanted to give it a go!
Have You Ever? Gaming Edition
We have all seen those Never Have I Ever games. I decided to make a video game specific version. So have you done any of these?
First Look: No Time To Relax
No Time To Relax is a life simulation game where up to four players compete to have the ultimate life. From education, profession, leisure, and more, you will have to balance your life for the win.
Beginner’s Tips for Animal Crossing: New Horizons
I, like many others, have been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. It is my first time ever playing an Animal Crossing game and I have seen many other newbies join the fun. So I decided to share some quick tips I have learned from my own bumbling about in case you are brand new too.
Favorite Video Games of All Time
I’m back with a Saturday Six and I am sharing six of my all-time favorite video games ever.
Eliza Review
Eliza is a visual novel set in the Seattle tech scene focusing on the AI counseling app Eliza and one of its creators, Evelyn. Mental health meets technology in this story and we play as Evelyn to help her decide what is right and wrong, and what is best for her.
First Look: Dead by Daylight Mobile
Dead by Daylight is one of my favorite video games to play and to also watch. I’ve been following it since the beta back in 2016 and still keep up with it now. So when Dead by Daylight Mobile released I knew I had to give it a try.
Board Games for Disney Lovers
Are you a lover of all things Disney and enjoy playing board games? Well, I have some great game suggestions for you!
A Tour of My Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island
Like many others, I have booked my getaway package and traveled to my own deserted island with Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I have never played an Animal Crossing game before so this has all been a new and fun experience. So I’m going to take you on a mini-tour of my island!
Boards Games You Can Play Solo
Many associate board games as a group activity where you need a few friends in order to play. But more and more games are coming out with solo variants or just solo in general! So here are some recommendations for solo board games you can play.
Super Popular Video Games I Have Never Played
There are so many games out there it is impossible to play them all, but some are so popular it’s surprising to find someone who hasn’t tried it. Well, today’s Saturday Six is all about those beloved games I have never played myself.
Femida Review
Femida is a nonlinear point-and-click game about justice where you play the role of a judge. You preside over cases and make the final decision of each case, and your reputation will shift. You’re also trying to solve a mystery of your own: who killed your father.
Video Games I Need To Play
All gamers have a backlog, so for today’s Saturday Six, I am sharing six games that have been in my backlog and really need to be played.
Hidden Through Time Review
Hidden Through Time is a time-traveling I Spy-like puzzle game where you must find all the items for various levels throughout time. I got a chance to review this game for the Switch and here are my thoughts.
First Look: Disney Sorcerer’s Arena
Disney just released a new mobile game called Sorcerer’s Arena. You play as various Disney characters battling enemies to become the next sorcerer. Since I have played other Disney mobile games, I knew I wanted to give this one a go.
The Super Happy Love Award
Megan at A Geeky Gal nominated me for the Super Happy Love Blog Award!
Board Games for Introverts
I recently shared suggestions for board games for extroverts and it is only fitting to make some for us introverts too.
Board Games for Foodies
With tomorrow being the premiere of the new season of Top Chef and me being a huge nerd for that show, I decided to share some board game suggestions for all of the foodies out there.
Geeky Things To Do When You’re Stuck Inside
Much like everyone else right now, I can’t escape all of the talk and news of the coronavirus. Because of this, my brain hasn’t been able to get post ideas made. So for today’s post, I’m going to share a list of things you can do if you are stuck inside for any reason.
Board Games for Extroverts
If you’ve been around for a while, you will have seen my series of posts that are game recommendations for different personality identifiers, like zodiac sign and Myers-Briggs. One identifier that is certainly one of the most popular is extrovert and introvert. So let’s fix that shall we?
Conglomerate 451 Review
Conglomerate 451 is a cyberpunk first-person dungeon crawler where the world has been taken over by four big business industries working against the government. You are the director of a government agency that lead squads of clones into the dregs of the city to complete missions in order to save the city from its dystopian demise.
How to Teach Board Games Based on Learning Styles
Back in my undergrad days when I would mentor first-year students, we’d cover the different learning styles to better their understanding of how they can learn the best in college. One thing in the geek world that always involves learning is board games. So I am sharing ways to teach people board games based on their learning style.
First Look: Coffee Talk
I have seen this game suggest on social media and on some other blogs I follow, so I decided to give the demo a play and share my thoughts.
Board Games to Play Based on Your Enneagram
Continuing my personality based recommendations, I am sharing board games to play based on your Enneagram type!
Through the Darkest of Times Review
Through the Darkest of Times is a historical resistance strategy game taking place in Berlin during the Third Reich. You are the leader of a resistance group as Hitler comes into power and onward.
Fictional Characters I Want to Be Friends With
For this week’s Saturday 6, I am sharing fictional characters that I want to be friends with.
Two Point Hospital Review
Two Point Hospital is a business simulation game where you are a hospital manager building and running various hospitals to treat wacky illnesses.
How To Geekify Your Workout
I’ve been working to get healthier physically this year and I, of course, had to make it geeky and fun for me. So I am sharing some ways that you too can geekify your workouts.
Video Games to Play Based on Your Enneagram
First was the Zodiac. Then came the MBTI. Now I bring you video game recommendations based on your Enneagram type!
Aeon’s End: War Eternal Review
Gravehold remains the last bastion of The World That Was. As the otherworldly incursions from the creatures known only as The Nameless intensify, a cadre of strange survivors emerges from the void itself. Will they be Gravehold’s salvation or its undoing?
Board Games to Play Based on Your Zodiac Sign
A while ago I did a post recommending video games based on your zodiac sign. So I asked if anyone would be interested in a board game equivalent, and responses were positive. So here is that post!
Geeky Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
Since Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, why not plan a geeky way to celebrate regardless of your relationship status? I am sharing some suggestions for a geeky V-Day whether you have a partner, are spending it with friends, or are focusing on some self-love.
Board Games for Book Lovers
I’ve been reading and playing board games a lot lately, and have found that there are a bunch of board games that book lovers will love. So I am recommending some!
Agatha Christie’s Death on the Cards Review
Think you can solve a mystery worthy of the queen of crime? You can test that in the new card game Agatha Christie’s Death on the Cards!
Favorite Ways to Make New Geeky Friends
Welcome to The Saturday Six! It is my interpretation of #5FandomFriday where I will use many of their prompts but give 6 answers on Saturdays. And for the first post, I am sharing my favorite ways to make new geeky friends.
Video Games to Play Based on Your Myers-Briggs: Diplomats
Last but not least for my MBTI video game series are the diplomats. INFJ, INFP, ENFJ, and ENFP are in this one!
Video Games to Play Based on Your Myers-Briggs: Analysts
It is time for the analysts! This post is for the INTJ, INTP, ENTJ, and ENTP’s out there!