Tag Archives: Try-It Tuesday

Try-It Tuesday: APICO free Steam demo

Posted on January 25, 2022 by J.L. Hilton

APICO is a casual-sim game about collecting, breeding and maintaining bees. It features farm building, crafting and resource gathering, similar to Terraria or Stardew Valley, but there are no enemies to fight and even the bees won’t sting you! Beekeeping … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday WYTCHWOOD

Posted on October 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

This week, I played the free Steam demo of WYTCHWOOD, a game developed by Toronto-based Alientrap and published by Whitethorn Games. Whitethorn also published two other recent Try-It Tuesday titles, Calico and Teacup. With little time to play video games lately, … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: TEACUP

Posted on October 7, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

TEACUP is a short and sweet narrative adventure game about a shy frog who collects herbs, sugar, honey and cookies for an upcoming tea party. It released September 23, 2021, for PC, Switch, Xbox and PlayStation, at a price of $9.99. I played a … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: POTION CRAFT Alchemist Simulator

Posted on September 21, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

POTION CRAFT: ALCHEMIST SIMULATOR is available in early access on Steam today for only $13.49, 10% off its list price of $14.99. If you love alchemy in Skyrim, you might like this. I tried a free demo back in July (that’s … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: CALICO

Posted on January 12, 2021 by J.L. Hilton

CALICO is a cheerful, laid back, singleplayer game where you run a cat café, bake cat-shaped treats, cuddle animals, and meet the friendly people of a magical, star-shaped island. You can customize your character’s body type, hair color, clothing and more, and decorate your café … Continue reading →

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WOLFENSTEIN II: The new addition to my top ten list

Posted on November 17, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

My family gave me WOLFENSTEIN II: THE NEW COLOSSUS in 2018 but due to some serious health crises and major life events, I didn’t get a chance to play until 2020. I knew you shot Nazis. That’s all I knew. I’d played the original Castle Wolfenstein … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: WITCHER 3

Posted on October 1, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

SPOILER ALERT: I mention a few plot points but try to be vague and speak in generalizations.  The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is one of my favorite games of all time, so THE WITCHER 3: WILD HUNT gets recommended to me a … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: DARKARTA A Broken Heart’s Quest

Posted on August 25, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

I didn’t find out about DARKARTA: A BROKEN HEART’S QUEST until a representative from Tutti Frutti Interactive offered me a review copy earlier this month. The game came to PC in 2017 but mobile versions in eight languages are now … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday: MODERN TALES Age of Invention

Posted on August 19, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

Despite its name, MODERN TALES: AGE OF INVENTION is set in the year 1900. As one might expect with steampunk, there are steam trains, airships and crazy gadgets. Emily Patterson is a headstrong, independent and educated female protagonist, who ditches skirts and corsets … Continue reading →

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Try-It Tuesday DREAM DADDY

Posted on July 15, 2020 by J.L. Hilton

DREAM DADDY: A DAD DATING SIMULATOR is a visual novel video game released in 2017 for PC. The expanded Dadrector’s Cut was released for PlayStation 4 in 2018 and a Nintendo Switch version in 2019. I heard about DREAM DADDY because … Continue reading →

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