Theropods – Demo Impressions

Apparently 2025 is the year of retro styled dinosaur games, with Theropods being the third I cover this year. The others are Primal Planet (out now!), and Dinolords (coming in early access, this year or the next). This is great for dino-lovers like myself, but how do Theropods compare?

Theropods is a point & click adventure in the most classical sense, with an old-school pixel graphic style, and combining items until success as its primary gameplay. The demo is very short, but it’s enough to set up the premise. You play as a young, redheaded female adventurer living in a prehistoric timeline, together with dinosaurs roaming the lands that seemingly have an appetite for humans. When you were a child, your mother was devoured by a giant T. rex lookalike, which shaped your life to eventually take her place as a great hunter. Mom’s heroic act that led to her death meant that you and your dad could live. Compelled destiny, anyone? 

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Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim – Playtest Impressions

If you are missing a comfy game like Majesty 2 in your life, I got a treat for you. Lessaria: Fantasy Kingdom Sim is a spiritual successor to Majesty 2 coming out this year according to Steam. I was invited to playtest the game, where I tried out three campaign missions and an endless mode. My first impressions are very positive. It retains that cozy approach to gaming where you just feel relaxed (just like Majesty 2), due to its presentation and gameplay. Even the original narrator returns! However, even perfect weather comes with a few clouds of rain.

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The Dark Rites of Arkham – Demo Impressions

Welcome to The Dark Rites of Arkham. We are once again back in the hellish Lovecraftian nightmare of Arkham. This time as detective Jack Foster, and wouldn’t you know it. When investigating something unrelated, you stumble upon a horrible murder with a ritualistic nature. And… that’s essentially what we get in this very short demo.

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