LadiesGamers.com's Reviews
Pompom has the look and feels of a popular 16-bit 2D platformer. But with a unique take on the formula, it ends up as something really quite special. The developers took a risk having you protect the main protagonist rather than playing as them, leading to an experimental and enjoyable gameplay experience. This may even appeal to gamers that have never been fond of the 2D platform genre. Probably the best video game I have ever played starring a hamster protagonist. Be sure to give it a look.
Nature Matters is a great looking logic puzzle game, with relaxing background music. The perfect game to go with a nice cup of coffee in between your daily workload. Quick to jump in, do a few levels and jump back out again. A little more variance in the levels would have been appreciated, but overall, if you like your logic puzzles: be sure to check this one out. It’s currently on sale till June 16 in various country, so you could find lots of puzzle fun for a small price. After playing, you can judge for yourself if you are more attuned to nature!
I got through the majority of the story quite easily, but that’s due to my bad habit of power levelling. Even then, I did still die during some major encounters, so be prepared for some challenging battles. The only bit I found too easy for me, was money: it was too easy to get tons of that, I found I rarely spent on anything but ethers. I have enjoyed this game so far and am still enjoying it, I am looking forward to seeing how the story comes to an end. I hope others will see KEMCO’s Miden Tower for how good it is and give it a try.
I didn’t have a pleasant time with Potions Practicum. Not because the game is difficult or frustrating in any dramatic way, but because it constantly feels incomplete. Systems are introduced without much depth, customers lack presence, progression feels repetitive almost immediately, and very little changes throughout the experience. More than boredom, what I mostly felt was distance. I kept waiting for the game to give me a reason to care more about its world, its shop, or the people walking through its doors… but that connection never really happened. Potions Practicum has a charming foundation on paper, but for me, the experience never managed to evolve beyond that initial concept.
I wanted to like Harvest Café. There are good ideas here, especially in how it connects farming and restaurant management. But the pacing holds everything back. Progression feels stretched, tasks take time, and the overall experience struggles to stay engaging. At some point, I found myself speeding through days just to unlock what I actually needed. And that’s usually not a great sign. Harvest Café might appeal to players who enjoy very slow, methodical progression. But for me, it lacked the sense of momentum needed to stay invested.
Overall, I found Jixo 4: Magical Nights Collector’s Edition to be not worth my time or money. The puzzles are okay, the art is bad, and the game is so generic that it’s impossible to state anything that makes it unique. I am not a fan of AI art, and I didn’t enjoy looking at it for the couple of hours I played. If you are looking for a great little puzzle game with cute graphics, original artwork, and unique puzzles, the Jixo series and other Mixo games do not seem to be the place to look.
I love meta-games. Titles like Inscryption, There Is No Game: Wrong Dimension, and Bem Feito have left a lasting impression by brilliantly playing with the form. Omi Oh My AI doesn’t reach that standard. Even its attempt at The Stanley Parable’s experimental style falls flat. The only praise I can offer is for the initial idea—loved in concept, loathed in execution. It pains me to give an indie title a negative review, but I had a bad time. It was boring, tedious, and felt like an eternity despite lasting only a few hours. I have no desire to play the third act, and while curiosity about the non-existent story might one day compel me, I cannot recommend it.
I don’t have a whole lot to say about A Cat named Gossamergoober. I like the vibe; it’s goofy and weird in a way that I find appealing. But the gameplay and the levels aren’t fun, and they are filled with bugs. They don’t seem to have a goal or a point a lot of the time. The controls aren’t the best. I think A Cat named Gossamergoober could be a fun game with a lot of playtesting and tweaking, but it is not yet worth your hard-earned money.
An Aisling has an interesting premise and a few moments of quiet beauty, but the overall experience didn’t work for me. Unintuitive controls, performance hiccups, grating dialogue sound effects, and uneven audio quality make it difficult to settle into the dreamlike world An Aisling tries to create. While some players may still appreciate its gentle pacing and folklore‑inspired themes, I ultimately found it more frustrating than soothing. If you enjoy atmospheric wanderers and don’t mind some rough edges, you may still find something to appreciate here. But for me, An Aisling is an adventure that never quite found its footing.
genuinely pains me to say this, but The Bee Hive doesn’t feel ready for release. Beneath the bugs and awkward design choices, there’s the outline of a family-friendly 3D platformer that could have worked with more time and refinement. As it stands, though, it’s difficult to recommend to anyone, including kids, as frustration sets in very quickly. With extensive updates, this might one day become something worthwhile. Right now, however, The Bee Hive feels unfinished, unrewarding and just unplayable
Overall, Odd Dorable is a short and sweet adventure, and I can sense the love put into creating this game from both the developer and their daughter. Unfortunately, the frustrating controls and lack of direction made this game more difficult for me to enjoy.
My Cozy Aquarium is a nice idea. It has the right ingredients, relaxing ocean sounds, cute fish species, and simple mini-games, but despite all that, I found myself checking the clock multiple times while playing. And for me, that’s never a good sign. I can see why some people might enjoy it; it could be a gentle, entry-level experience in the simulation genre. But as someone who plays a lot of Sims, there just isn’t enough to do here to keep me engaged.
Point and click adventure games are a great place to loosen your imagination and travel to new worlds. But it’s easy to be led astray by obscure puzzles, especially when the hints may sometimes be less than helpful. Combined with a developer whose attitude on a public game forum is scaring off potential players, it’s hard for me to give Cloud Cats’ Land a fair shake. Pretty to look at, but frustrating and guided by bad taste, I have to suggest giving this one a miss
Wind Story has a great description, but sadly, it doesn’t live up to that in any way. This should have gone into Early Access for a much lower price. As it is now, I have no other option but to give a negative verdict.
Grimoire Groves has an active ad campaign that claims some of its early players are calling it a mix of Hades and Animal Crossing. It is neither of those things. The NPCs aren’t dynamic, they aren’t your neighbors, and they will become the source of your headaches. The combat isn’t Hades, because it quickly becomes onerous and grindy, and I felt zero joy when I beat the first boss. The combat isn’t smooth, either; aiming your spells is inexact, and only the lack of enemy damage keeps that from being a gamekiller itself. This is a game I desperately looked forward to, and I work hard to be gentle in my reviews, because I can admire the effort. I wanted to be gentle this time, but my partner put his hand on my arm and pointed out that I literally screamed at my Steam Deck in frustration. Grimoire Groves is polished and pretty, put together by people who clearly know what they’re doing, and yet somehow forgot to make the game loop fun to repeat. I cannot recommend it. It made me angry and unhappy to continue, and nothing was satisfying about the loop or its characters. I hope it will improve, but it’s going to take a lot to bring me around for another try.
Some of the puzzles were really clever, but others were, as stated above, unintuitive. This was a remaster, yet there were still grammar mistakes. The graphics were so dark as to make playing A Rite from the Stars: Remaster Edition difficult. The only thing that the new one has better over the old appears to just be the price, which is a couple of bucks cheaper. I didn’t get very far in A Rite from the Stars: Remaster Edition, because it was almost unbearable to play. I think this is a game that could have been left in 2018.
Overall, Home Domes just wasn’t very fun, wasn’t intuitive, and it feels like it needs a UI overhaul. I think there are some interesting ideas there, but none of them were done particularly well. I don’t think I can recommend Home Domes, even to someone who loves the sim genre.
Even for a single dollar, I don’t think 100 Hidden Cats: Pirates is worth it. It’s just kind of boring; if you do have some little ones at home that like pirates and cats, they might be horrified by the fact that every single cat is obviously in danger. I can’t really recommend this to anyone.
Supermarket Duck Dash feels like it’s supposed to be hectic and fast-paced, but you can’t move at any kind of speed without knocking everything else back out of your cart. There is also a whole bunch of stuff you can’t reach up on really high shelves. I think the best I did was a couple of small items that barely stayed in my cart. Overall, it was not a well-made game, and it was not fun. It’s a real shame; this could be an amazingly fun, silly title, but it fell short of the mark it was obviously aiming for.
Ylands had me feeling eager for a thrilling adventure survivalist simulator, but unfortunately, it left me feeling frustrated and disappointed. While the realism of the survival aspect was impressive, the clunky camera and controls, along with the counterintuitive menus, made me wish I was playing something else. However, if you’re looking for a less blocky version of Minecraft with a strong focus on survival, then Ylands might be the perfect game for you. Even though it wasn’t the right fit for me, I can see the potential for others to enjoy the challenging gameplay and immersive survival experience Ylands has to offer