Tag: Casual

If you’re looking for a game that won’t take up too much time or brain space, come browse the Thumb Culture news pieces and reviews of the latest casual games.

Inked: A Tale Of Love Review
PlayStation Reviews

Inked: A Tale Of Love Review

Welcome to my PlayStation review of Inked: A Tale of Love. The game is a puzzle-platform game. It is the debut game from developers Somnium Games who are a small team of artists and programmers. It is published by a couple of publishers, Starbreeze Studios (Payday, Payday 2, Overkills The Walking Dead) for PC and Pixmain (My Time at Portia, Hundred Days) for consoles. The story in Inked: A Tale of Love is based around love and a rogue samurai who is called Nameless Hero, on his quest for his true love, Aiko. I played the game on the PlayStation 5. The game is available now on PC, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. Inked: A Tale of Love Shows That Love Pays Off Can our hero complete his quest for his love, Aiko? Find out in my review below. If...
Hot Wheels Unleashed Review
PlayStation Reviews

Hot Wheels Unleashed Review

If you are of similar age to me, then you will no doubt remember all the amazing die-cast car models that you could collect in your youth. Milestone and Mattel have teamed up to bring them to the current generation of gaming systems, and with Hot Wheels Unleashed on the PS5 you get to feel the adrenalin of racing around those tight turns and incredible loops yourself. Hot Wheels Unleashed - The Need For Speed Did you have a favourite Hot Wheels toy? Let us know in the comments, or come and find us on social media and join the conversation. Gameplay The majority of your time in Hot Wheels Unleashed will be spent just admiring the vehicles. In all seriousness though, what you get with this game is a pretty deep arcade racing game that rewards practice. The game is split into three areas,...
Clash of Chefs VR – Quest 2 Review
VR Reviews

Clash of Chefs VR – Quest 2 Review

Ever thought of yourself as the next Gordon Ramsey? Well now with Clash of Chefs VR from Flat Hill Games, now you can give a go, well virtually. Releasing on the Oculus Quest 2 we take on the mantle of those famous chefs that have gone before us. Do you want fries with that? Do you have the culinary genius to give Clash of Chefs VR a go? Let us know what you think down below. Gameplay In essence, Clash of Chefs VR is a time management game. Choosing your favourite kitchen from a selection of meal types, American, Italian, and Japanese. You are thrown into a pretty standard core mechanic of taking orders, cooking orders. Obviously, as you progress these orders will become ever more complicated. Starting out in the American kitchen you just have to deal with burgers. Throw a burge...
Super Arcade Football Review
PC Reviews

Super Arcade Football Review

Welcome to my review of Super Arcade Football. It is self-published and developed by OutOfTheBit Limited (Super Arcade Racing, Wild Baffo). Super Arcade Football is available now on PC, Apple iOS, and the Google Play Store for Android. It is a retro-inspired football game that pays homages to the classic Sensible Soccer. Super Arcade Football Smashes It Into The Back Of The Net! Will Super Arcade Football win the league? Or will it be relegated to the bottom of the pile? Continue reading to find out. Check out my previous review here where I played the long-awaited King's Bounty II. Gameplay So straight off the bat (or ball?), we are introduced to our main character in the game who is coincidentally named Martin. That is the default name of our protagonist and can not be changed. I jus...
How Buddy’s Parents Met – Switch Review
Switch Reviews

How Buddy’s Parents Met – Switch Review

Developed and published by Mens Sana Interactive. How Buddy's Parents Met is a jigsaw puzzle game told in the form of 6 illustrated pictures. A cute little story about how a cat and how his owners fall in love. Let's get our puzzle brains on shall we and see how the story unfolds in this How Buddy's Parents Met Switch Review. How Buddy's Parents Met - It's a Cats Life Call it old age but recently I have been falling in love with doing jigsaws. Whether they are the normal cardboard ones, or 3D ones, or jigsaws turned into a video game. I love a good relaxing game and once I saw How Buddy's Parents Met then I just knew I had to have it. As usual, if you enjoyed this review then why not check out my latest one here. You can also check out what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on...
Bus Simulator 21 Review
PC Reviews

Bus Simulator 21 Review

The word simulator has been bounded around in gaming for so long, from the more serious Police Simulator to the comedic Goat variety. The one name that keeps popping up though is Astragon Entertainment, bringing us the latest simulator game to the market, Bus Simulator 21! Ding-Ding, All Aboard the Bus Simulator 21...... bus! Do you have a favourite simulator based game? Tell us about it in the comments below, or even better find us on social media and join the conversation Gameplay In essence, Bus Simulator 21 allows you to create your own bus company, purchase buses, ride routes, and steadily take over the world one bus stop at a time. In reality, though it's a super-comprehensive simulator that is not for the faint-hearted. When you start out the game you are greeted with a n...
Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions – Xbox One Review
Xbox Reviews

Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions – Xbox One Review

Developed and Published by Survios, Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions is an action, arcade boxing game. Play through multiple story modes as you choose between your favourite characters from the Rocky franchise. So why don't we try and not look like a Kentucky fried idiot in this Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions Xbox One Review. Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions - Not Much Of A Knockout You'll be hard-pressed to not find a fan of the Rocky movies and when Big Rumble Boxing: Creed Champions I couldn't help but get excited. A video game based on the Rocky franchise where you could play as the likes of Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago is a match made in heaven. As usual, if you enjoyed this review then you can check out my previous one here. You can also catch up with what the rest of the Th...
Lake Review
Xbox Reviews

Lake Review

Lake is brought to us by the team of developers Gamious from the Netherlands, and publishers Whitethorn Digital from Pennsylvania. Lake was revealed in 2020. Available on Steam, Xbox One (With Series S|X optimisations), Nintendo Switch, And PlayStation 4. The game is out now on all platforms. Lake - Who Knew Delivering Mail Could Be So Calming I played Lake on the Xbox Series X for my review. Was it as calming as it appeared to be? Or was there a hidden agenda? Carry on reading to discover my full thoughts on this one. You can check out my previous review where I checked out Glyph here. You can catch up with me and the rest of the team over on our socials, which will be linked at the bottom of this review. Gameplay Set in 1986 in the small town of Providence Oaks. The player's characte...
Tinytopia Review
PC Reviews

Tinytopia Review

Tinytopia is newly released on Steam, developed by MeNic Games and available on both Windows & MacOS, you will be teleported into a cute world of city building fun. Available now on Steam for £10.99. IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE? NO, IT'S A UFO I love city builders, the fact they're the perfect game to play when you want to chill out and don't want to do anything competitively. First seeing Tinytopia, I thought the setting was something out of Toy Story, but I was intrigued. What could possibly make this different than the rest out there? Let's find out. Let us know in the comments if you have played Tinytopia, or what your thoughts are. Gameplay There is nothing complicated about Tinytopia's gameplay. Each level is mostly the same, achieving a population goal or, constructing "...
Hell Architect Review
PC Reviews

Hell Architect Review

We previously got a first look at Hell Architect during its early access/preview stage. Woodland Games have now fully released Hell Architect on Steam. Originally pitched in a Kickstarter Campaign, we take a closer look at the full release version published by Play Way & Leonardo Interactive. YOU ARE IN MY HELL NOW! If you checked out Dan's preview of Hell Architect then you will know what to expect and this sparked my interest. So let's check out the full release version of Hell Architect and create our own living hell for the sinners that may enter! Let us know in the comments if you have checked out Hell Architect. And if so, what you enjoyed, we will be intrigued to find out. Gameplay The gameplay focuses solely on building and managing your very own hell. Built by Woodland Gam...