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These are the top 10 games from each issue of GameWave. Scoring is all category scores added together with audience score acting as a tie breaker. |
Thief Simulator 2 |
| Genre: Stealth, Adventure |
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Crime, and it's not even Tburso!
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Thief Simulator 2 will transport you to a world full of valuables, expensive cars, and rustling banknotes. As long as you find a way to steal them. Know that a thief’s trade is not a piece of cake. In order to get some practice, you’ll start with petty theft. This is how you’ll gain the experience required to access more and more risky – and most importantly, more profitable – jobs.
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dotAGE |
| Genre: Simulation |
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The children, they yearn for the mines.
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Village elder, help us! The Apocalypse is approaching, and we need your guidance to survive. Assign your workers and build a thriving village against the pending doom. DotAGE is the merciless survival roguelite turn-based city builder. Will you fulfill the Prophecy?
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Cryptmaster |
| Genre: Adventure |
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I wouldn't let him SNIFF me.
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SAY ANYTHING in this bizarre dungeon adventure where words control everything. Fill in the blanks with text or voice to uncover lost abilities, embark on strange quests, and solve mindbending riddles. Can you conquer the crypt and uncover the mystery at the heart of CRYPTMASTER?
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Backyard Baseball '97 |
| Genre: Sports |
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Pablo "Secret Weapon" Sanchez, bring us home!
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Rediscover the joy of the original Backyard Baseball 1997, now updated for modern systems! Build your roster from among the iconic Backyard Kids, aim for those home runs, and various game modes. Relive the magic of this classic baseball game!
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Shuffle Tactics |
| Genre: Roguelike Deckbuilder, RPG |
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Alright, I'll do it but I'm not sure why: atcicsT
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Shuffle Tactics is a roguelike deckbuilding tactical RPG. Strategize to survive tough battles, pick the right cards to create powerful synergies, and bond with your sidekicks to get an edge in battle. Adventure awaits! Will you rise as Asteria's new King?
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| Genre: Shooter |
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I am not making a Tokyo 1-41 joke. I said I'm NOT.
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Tokyo 42 is a hyper-stylish isometric open-world shooter. Framed for a murder you didn't commit, you'll delve into a world of assassins, deadly corporate intrigue and...tactical cats. Spin the camera to see every angle of this beautifully hand-crafted micro Tokyo, as you discover a huge range of weapons, secrets and stories. Skilful shooting, bullet physics, sneaky stealth and crowd simulation all play a role in this ultra-colourful kinetic frenzy. A single player open-world story mode and a host of multiplayer modes await in this unique and critically acclaimed action masterpiece.
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| Genre: Action, Simulation |
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Try sticking this on a Nokia phone...
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The length of your bus grows as you pick up more people! Snake through the city streets and avoid crashing into yourself.
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| Genre: Platformer, Shooter |
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That red stuff better be Ragu...
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Guns, Gore & Cannoli - An over-the-top, comical and fast-paced action game with hand-drawn graphics set in the Roaring Twenties. An all-you-can-shoot fest where you embody Vinnie, a mobster with a mission in a city controlled by gangsters and plagued by zombies. Featuring up to 4-man local co-op.
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Warside |
| Genre: Tactics |
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They aren't even trying to hide their advancing warfare, are they?
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Welcome to Warside, the fast-paced turn-based tactics game. With a single-player story campaign, multiplayer support, and a built-in map editor, the fight for victory never ends. Choose your Commander, assemble your forces, and battle your way to victory.
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94% |
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| Genre: Adventure |
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Imagine Sonic but... the same...
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High speed 3D action platformer! Join Spark on his latest adventure.
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Rogue Light Deck Builder |
| Genre: Deck Builder |
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Don't miss the lucky nails!
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Your house needs a deck. You have a hammer. Freedom is $1,000,000. Go build a Deck.
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I'm on Observation Duty |
| Genre: Puzzle |
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Wait, you saw that too... right??
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As an employee of a mysterious organization your job is to monitor live surveillance camera footage and spot anomalies using your sharp eyes and good memory. Can you survive the entire night shift or will you succumb into paranoia?
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| Genre: Bullet Hell |
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Newgrounds called, it wants its games back.
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Are you ready to get sliced in half? The year is 2089 and a giant disc has appeared in orbit of Jupiter. Step into the oversized space suit of a brave scientist and explore this sprawling intergalactic slaughterhouse.
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Champion Shift |
| Genre: Passive Survivor, Roguelike |
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I'd like to see Bumblebee do THIS!
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Unleash mythic heroes and their mighty vehicles in this thrilling co-op action roguelike. Seamlessly shift into car form, create builds with unique abilities, and battle endless enemies to stop the evil Dominion. Rev through high-octane missions, conquer epic bosses, and become an absolute legend!
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Henry Halfhead |
| Genre: Sandbox |
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Somebody bring him to a doctor!
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Meet Henry, merely half a head, yet with the peculiar ability to become any object within their reach! Discover every object’s unique abilities and cleverly combine them to take Henry through their not-so-ordinary everyday life.
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| Genre: Platformer |
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Just your normal corporate job.
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A fiendishly fast 3D platformer where you play a frustrated office worker in HELL! Rocket jump & Dash through a satanic office block, outrun the rising hellfire, and wield the power of your trusty stapler - as you race to escape an infernal 9-5!
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| Genre: RPG |
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But... I see light right there!
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Battle your way through the grim Underground world in this brutal action-adventure RPG. Exterminate hordes of enemies, fight dangerous bosses and explore the world the way you want!
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No Umbrellas Allowed |
| Genre: Simulation |
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Umbrellas, Please
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Reveal the true value of the items coming into the shop. Each item has their own history. Dig deep to see what is behind them and become an expert appraiser. Begin a tug of war with customers. With their own expectations and knowledge, they never give up on money.
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Cavern of Dreams |
| Genre: Action-Adventure, Platformer |
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Inquiring Woodsys want to know: How does it stack up to Banjo-Kazooie?
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Cavern of Dreams is a surreal 3D platformer with collectathon elements, created in the style of N64-era platforming gems. Play as Fynn, the young dragon who enters the Cavern of Dreams in search of his unhatched siblings stolen away by a mysterious villain. Explore densely packed worlds full of puzzles to solve, challenges to overcome, and treasures to collect as you get closer to solving who stole your siblings… and why.
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| Genre: Platformer |
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Looks like Sonic, plays like Sonic. In a bad way.
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Lunistice is a 3D Platformer created with simple & fun gameplay and a cute PS1/SEGA Saturn inspired artstyle in mind. Take the role of Hana the Tanuki and jump and fight through her dreams!
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