Mewgenics is a game that completely exceeded my expectations, and that’s saying something because the pre-release hype had me pretty pumped. By that I mean I consumed every single video that the game’s creators, Edmund McMillan and Tyler Gael put out as I impatiently waited for the game to release.
Monster Train 2 is pretty much the same game as its predecessor, but bigger. For a deck-building game, that’s probably for the best. For the most part, it’s a direct improvement over the original, and its mechanics are more refined. On the other hand, Monster Train 2 also retains many of the same flaws as the first game and even exposes a new one that I may not have noticed in the first game, but was likely there.
Root is a 2 to 4 player game with an adorable veneer that hides a ruthless game of war and counterinsurgency.
Root is a game I put off getting for a long time, and for two reasons. The first is that it’s a game, where the more players you have, the merrier it is. I don’t like to rely on the whims of that many other busy humans to play my games. I did pick up the Clockwork automas, but I’m not exactly in love with them yet.
Earthborne Rangers is a 1 to 4 player open-world co-op card-based adventure game about exploring, connecting with, and protecting the land and its people. You do this via a deck of cards that represents your abilities, gear, and expertise as a ranger.