Robert Purchese


44 games reviewed
63.3 average score
60 median score
63.6% of games recommended
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Recommended - Pendragon
Sep 22, 2020

A new classic of narrative and strategy, and a game with plenty of space for the player to enjoy themselves.

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Sep 7, 2020

Bottomless wit and some inspired design choices make this genre mash-up a joy to play.

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Aug 27, 2020

On the Edge provides a tense new challenge and is the perfect reason to rediscover an exquisite city-building game.

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Recommended - Atomicrops
Jun 1, 2020

Atomicrops is a wild and challenging blend of genres that's very moreish indeed.

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Recommended - Kine
Oct 16, 2019

Don't let the cuteness fool you, Kine is one of the cleverest puzzle games around.

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Recommended - Erica
Aug 29, 2019

Well shot, well acted, well crafted - Erica is a high-class FMV game for a new age.

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Recommended - Dicey Dungeons
Aug 22, 2019

Dicey Dungeons constantly reinvents a simple idea to delightful puzzling effect.

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Recommended - We. The Revolution
Mar 28, 2019

We. The Revolution is a fascinating and provoking descent into a judge's buckled shoes during the French Revolution.

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Recommended - Hypnospace Outlaw
Mar 21, 2019

A witty and smitten recreation of a time gone by, which you'll forgive tedium if you share in the nostalgia.

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Oct 19, 2018

Thronebreaker proves card games can tell a story every bit as punchy and provocative as the blockbusters it takes inspiration from.

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Oct 4, 2018

An eccentric and charismatic B-movie of a game. The Bard's Tale 4 is an ideal place to puzzle in.

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Recommended - Frostpunk
Apr 27, 2018

A thrilling but thin survival twist on the city builder genre, oozing dark charisma and political dilemmas.

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May 15, 2018

Layers of rum-and-sunshine soaked RPG adventuring to lose yourself in. Does it really matter it doesn't quite tie together in the end?

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Recommended - Kingdom
Oct 21, 2015

Kingdom skilfully pitches a powerful discover-it-yourself idea at just the right level, neither too frustrating nor too easy.

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Jan 28, 2016

This War of Mine remains a striking, if limited, exploration of civilian wartime survival. Compelling and gritty, it needles deep.

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Essential - Inscryption
Oct 22, 2021

A bold, stand-out, knockout of a card game that drips with imagination and menace.

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Essential - Dorfromantik
May 18, 2021

Dorfromantik is sunshine on the screen, with a puzzling heart that will keep you busy for days.

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May 4, 2018

A mash of Lego and origami that is wholesome and unique.

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3 / 5 - Life Eater
Apr 17, 2024

Mechanically, Life Eater uses a diary-based puzzle system in some really interesting ways, but it struggles to say anything meaningful about the shock-factor setting it's gone for.

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3 / 5 - Open Roads
Mar 27, 2024

A gentle adventure into a family's secrets that's nicely crafted but over before it really begins.

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