Covers tabletop games, solo and MMO computer games, and more. Includes some walk-throughs and guides, with a focus on fantasy RTS and RPGs.
Predictions and requests: If you play Palia and find this post useful, please do show your thanks by voting on my plot (ackadia). Ta. This is not so much insider knowledge and understanding how it works, which is pretty much more of the same, with bells on. I fully expect the next content upgrade to […]
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Palia cooking parties If you play Palia and find this post useful, please do show your thanks by voting on my plot (ackadia). Ta. Full disclosure: I’ve not held a big event – yet – but we do have regular smaller ones every week, sometimes a few times a week. One person in our community
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Palia intro If you play Palia and find this post useful, please do show your thanks by voting on my plot (ackadia). Ta. This is a work in progress as I have only been playing a few weeks (12 weeks by Xmas 2025) and also, being beta, the game is still evolving, so things get
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Rogue Trader survival guide: Grim Darkness [This is a work in progess] Like all games of this type, after the first playthough or two it’s so easy it’s tedious, even on harder sitting. Grim Darkness raises the stakes as one misclick, one misjudgement, one bad roll, one bug can ruin your day. The guide assumes
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Everholm guide I like this little game. Sure, like many others of this genre, it borrows heavily from Stardew Valley, but it’s easy going, so… The ending though, if you can even call it that is, does seem to be… unfinished. Definitely a deflating feeling of: “Huh? That it? Nothing?” Really! REALLY!” Everholm is an
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Mirthwood Foreword This review is based around final release, patch 1.0.41.p2. Overall, my thoughts – and Steam review – are negative, with the observation that I’m still playing and that Mirthwood is not a terrible game – just that I don’t think it’s not worth buying yet. Overall reviews at present are mixed, with only
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Len’s Island Guide Flow Studio – a four-man Aussie indie – have been working on Len’s Island for seven years now and expect it to be finished later this year (i.e. mid 2025). I played in early access (0.9.041) and found it bug free and very polished. The final release will add a multi-player option
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Luma Island guide This is a first look at Luma Island. A fun little farming and exploring game for 1 to 4 players with plenty of puzzles but no pressure or stress. I will be expanding upon it shortly. Described as a ‘family-friendly single/co-op adventure game for 1-4 players’, Luma Island is a fun, easy
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