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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Freshly Frosted

June 16, 2022June 16, 2022 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, Donuts, Freshly Frosted, Puzzle, Relaxing, Simulation, The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild

Effectively, this is a Puzzle Factorio: Pocket Donut Edition.

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Impressions Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Impressions) Puzzle Pelago – A Drag & Drop Economy

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, Christopher Mielack, Hallgrim Games, Indie, Puzzle, Puzzle Pelago, Puzzle Pelago - A Drag & Drop Economy, Simulation

The art design and gameplay mechanics work so well together that when combined with the music… I don’t think I’ve enjoyed being as frustrated in a long time.

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) 10,000,000

May 23, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments 10000000, Casual, EightyEightGames, Indie, Match 3, Puzzle, Retro, RPG, STEAM

Match-3 games are a dime a dozen, so it’s nice when one stands out as having more thought put into it.

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PS4 Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Vane

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019 Ailingforale 0 Comments Exploration, Indie, Playstation 4, PS4, Puzzle, Vane

Vane may not be your traditional game, but it has great environments, atmosphere and puzzle elements. That counts for something.

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Mary A. 

(Review) Nairi: The Tower of Shirin

January 15, 2019 Sarobando 0 Comments Adventure, Another Indie, HomeBearStudio, Hound Picked Games, Indie, Nairi, Nairi: The Tower of Shirin, Nintendo eShop, Nintendo Switch, Point & Click, Puzzle, STEAM

Nairi: The Tower of Shirin is a puzzle game based on a young girl that is trying to find her

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Iris.Fall

December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, Indie, Iris.Fall, NEXT Studios, Puzzle, STEAM

Iris.Fall is a good and enjoyable puzzle game with a few hiccups along the way.

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Android Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter

November 2, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Android, App, Free to Play, iOS, Nitrome, Phone App, Platformer, Puzzle, TU2:MH, Turn Undead 2, Turn Undead 2: Monster Hunter, Turn-based

If played with my mind right, Turn Undead 2 mainly is a puzzle game and one that is very well thought out at that.

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Ghostory

June 14, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Adventure, Casual, Ghostory, Hard, Indie, Puzzle, RigidCore Games, Rube Goldberg Machine, STEAM

I’m not sure which way to lean with Ghostory given everything that went through my mind while I spent my

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Blueprint Word

June 10, 2018June 10, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Blueprint Word, Casual, Indie, PC, Puzzle, Shard Real, STEAM

Blueprint Word came across my desk and at first I was a little miffed by its ways. For some reason,

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Pictopix

February 8, 2018February 8, 2018 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, Indie, PC, Picross, Pictopix, Puzzle, STEAM, Tomlab Games

“If you’ve played one, you’ve played them all” is something someone could say about almost any puzzle game be it

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Reviews Steam Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) SiNKR

October 12, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Casual, Indie, Puzzle, Robert Wahler, SiNKR, Wahler Digital

Finding a decent puzzle game is tough for me. It has to be challenging, but it can’t be so hard that

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PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2017) Sacré Bleu

September 6, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Action, Adventure, Indie, Pax, PAX West 2017, PC, Puzzle, Sacré Bleu, Seattle Indie Expo #7

Wrongfully imprisoned in France’s Bastille, you are Enrique LeBleu and you must break out to figure out who framed you! It’s

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PAX West 2017 Written By: Jonathan A. 

(PAX West 2017) Golden Stairs

September 4, 2017February 7, 2019 Ailingforale 2 Comments Action, Daily Magic, Golden Stairs, Pax, PAX West 2017, Puzzle, Seattle Indie Expo #7, Virtual Reality, VR

Full disclosure, I’m not impressed with virtual reality. Most are just about an experience and a lot of what’s out

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

April 20, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 4 Comments Action, Adventure, BotW, Breath of the Wild, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Link, Nintendo, Puzzle, Switch, Wii U, Zelda

So apparently The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is seemingly one of the best-selling games of all time

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Nintendo Switch Reviews Written By: Jonathan A. 

(Review) Snake Pass

April 13, 2017October 22, 2017 Ailingforale 0 Comments Adventure, Indie, Nintendo Switch, Platformer, Puzzle, Snake Pass, Snake Simulation, Sumo Digital

Have you ever dreamed of being a snake? I know I haven’t. I’ve also not considered it as a possible

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Updates and Stuff

-(5/31/22) Yes I’m doing some reviews lately. I’ll get back to dev’n when I’m done with my current reviews.
-While patching my first game Mazungeon, I broke it so it’s off the Play store. You can see on the site what it was like when it worked. You can also play a previous version here.

-Thank you to all developers and PR people who make this wild ride possible. It is a pleasure!

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