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Tabletop Tavern is a brilliant mix of RTS wargaming and the roguelike formula, as well as an incredible feat for a solo developer. However, it lacks the much-needed strategic depth and faction variety, and the current build starts to feel stale before long. With the developer working hard to update the game, you can rest assured it will evolve from its current state, though it still feels like an Early Access title in every way but the name.

One area I would love to see the game expanded in is its weapons and spells. Specifically, I would like to see more identity added to the different skill trees. I would love it if each weapon had its own unique appearance, and there was more expansion on how each element operated. [Early Access Review]

Voidling Bound could use a few quality-of-life improvements, but is otherwise an excellent, fun-to-play, and incredibly unique entry into the creature collector genre. The game has a great setting, an appealing gameplay loop, and a nice message about conservation that manages not to feel preachy or in your face. I highly recommend this title for fans of the genre or those looking for a unique new shooter.

All that being said, Fatekeeper has the potential to be one of the greatest RPGs of the year, if not of recent memory. The world is fantastic, gorgeous, and full of interesting characters and creatures, and the systems are solid, albeit in need of some work. With the game’s incredibly low price during Early Access, I do highly recommend you give it a purchase, as for less than the price of lunch, you can get in on what could be the next great RPG franchise in the making. [Early Access Review]

Witchspire has promise. Its unique setting and style add some much-needed variety to the survival-craft genre, and the game serves as a welcoming, forgiving experience that still has its fair share of challenge. Since it’s in Early Access, it still has some elements that need adjustment, bugs to fix, and features to add, but I think you’ll enjoy giving it a try even in its early state. [Early Access Review]

The Gothic 1 Remake is a beautiful graphical upgrade of one of the most incredible RPGs of all time, and I have no doubt that returning fans will love it. However, the game’s performance issues dampen the mood, and certain new bugs and a lack of quality-of-life improvements make it less than a perfect remake. These issues and the lack of modernizing polish may also make it harder for new players to get into the game, especially when paired with the obviously and purposefully dated, difficult gameplay.

The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time is an incredible, unique puzzle game using the skin of a ’90s JRPG to deliver a genre-defying experience that treats the fourth wall like it’s made of plaster. Though it’s short and can have its issues at times, the game is incredibly memorable and worth giving a chance yourself.

Lost Castle 2 is a blast to play alone, and even better in multiplayer. The roguelike systems are made stronger by the game’s emphasis on looting, its unique item builds, and its awesome boss battles. Fans of beat-em-up side scrollers, roguelikes, or dungeon-delving ARPGs can all come together to find something to love in this uniquely fun title.

Finally, show us that you have more to offer than simply flipping assets and generic game concepts and packaging them for $30, a price you claim you plan on increasing. Frontier Legends needs something to set it apart from other games in the genre, and it can’t just be the setting. You need a real, original idea for changing the gameplay in a way players haven’t seen before. Get creative with it, even if it’s not the best idea ever, or even if you think it makes the game harder, more of a grind, or simply harder to develop. At the end of the day, your players will always, always value a creative idea, no matter its repercussions, over sloppily thrown-together, risk-free, tried-and-true elements and lazy development. [Early Access Review]

Playing Luna Abyss is like glimpsing into the mind of a mad artist: it is at times beautiful, at times scary, and can certainly be polarizing. While it has its flaws, mainly in pacing, and solid gameplay that can slow down at times and be far too different for genre fans at others, I still think it’s a phenomenal game, and one absolutely worth giving the time of day and losing yourself to.