Game Length: Short (up to 30 mins)

Short games

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Lacuna Review

It’s a beautiful two-player game that takes less than ten minutes to play and is so simple you wonder why you haven’t played it before, while simultaneously making you wish you had.

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Sakana Stack Preview

Sakana Stack is quick, easy, gorgeous to look at, and a lot of fun. It’ll join the likes of Scout and Tokkuri Taking in my convention bag for some time to come.

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Spots Review

Spots has already become a favourite here at home. It’s quick to learn, packs in tons of variety, and it’s stupidly charming.

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Wilmot’s Warehouse Review

It’s unadulterated creative stupidity, and I love every second. You’ll utter sentences never before given breath to, and never to be repeated before the inevitable heat death of the universe.

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Cat In The Box: Deluxe Edition Review

So far, so easy, you might think, and you’d be right. However, there are a couple of pretty big spanners you can throw into the mix, but your choice of spanners and when you want to toss them in depends on your ability to predict the future.

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In The Footsteps Of Darwin Review

In the Footsteps of Darwin is a game which will have you cursing your fellow players. You’ll catch yourself muttering “I can’t believe you took my wombat!”, and no one will bat an eyelid.

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Tokkuri Taking Review

It’s not Super Long Nose Goblin for the PC Engine, it’s dinosaurs drinking sake in Tokkuri Taking, and it’s a lot of fun.

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Feed & Breed Review

Feed & Breed is a super cute push-your-luck game about rabbits trying to collect food and avoid foxes, and it’s a lot of fun.

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Qawale Mini Review

This isn’t a mini-review of Qawale. It’s a normal review of Qawale Mini, a smaller version of the hit abstract game from Gigamic. That said, it won’t be a long one, as it’s a quick, light abstract game.