Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 13 hours ago

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Turbo Overkill (early access): 9 of 10
Developer: Trigger Happy

Turbo Overkill is a fast paced boomer shooter with low pixel graphics. The games has it all, fast responsive controls, actually good weapons,
a cool protagonist that has a chain saw leg which can be used for sliding through the levels and a small but diverse upgrade system for skills and weapons.

Story:
In Turbo Overkill you are a kind of a mercenary which has a job to take down an evil ai corrupting this world.

Gameplay:
Enemies are cool looking and plenty to be gunned down. Nothing really new you haven't seen before but fighting them feels most of the time very fair and are being countered by your dashes, double jumps, wall jumping, even a hook and of course a lot of weapons with alternative fire modes that make the game a joy to play. You are always in fast combat or exploring your surrounding for secret areas of places you are not supposed to be. Sound and music are very decend and complement the game.

Graphics:
If you are expecting a graphical masterpieces, then this game won't win your heart.

My own opinion:
For me personally Turbo Overkill was a pleasant suprise. All was very polished (gameplay, level layouts, story, music). Hands down Turbo Overkill is one of the best games played this year so far. It is a very well done boomer shooter with high octange gameplay.



Incision (early access): 7 of 10
Developer: Smoothbrain

Incision is a very gory super pixelated first person shooter that does what good old boomer shooters do.If you like simplistic games like the old Quake, Blood, you will feel right at home here.

Story:
You are thrown in an apocalyptic horror world after an unknow entity invaded the earth and you see a merging of living beings with unorganic matter in the environment. In the game you can find more light story exposition with some short text in hidden areas or through environmental storytelling. This is a neat way to setup a minimal context to the world after the invasion, where you can find some infos about some weird cults and the player.

Gameplay:
The gameplay is very straight forward with countless of enemies and a standard weapon roster which you have seen countless times in other fps games. Same goes for the horror enemies that are very vanilla in this regard aswell. It is nothing fancy but it does play very satisfying.
Sound and music are on a high level and carry the game's creepyness well.

Graphics:
Graphics can be for pursists a turn off. There is currently no way to increas gamma or turn of the dither effect. Since all is a bit mushed, it did happen quite a lot of times that I didn't see enemies close by.

My own opinion:
All in all Incision is an enjoyable fps that doesn't innovate but sticks to what used to be a gold standard. I did enjoy the creepy levels, gun play, the monsters and played the early access to it's end.


Blood West (early access): 8 of 10
Developer: HyperStange

Blood West is a survival stealth shooter where ammo is sparse and every enemy can almost oneshot you.

Story:
You play as an arisen being dead to investigate the lands which is being overrun by monsters and that suffers from a curse.

Gameplay:
What is very interesting about this game is it's stealth and death/curse system, which punishes you very fast if you mess up. That gave me Demon Souls vibes of difficulty which is love and hate relationship that kept me playing this game. Here you have to manage not being spotted, manage a really small inventory and never having enough ammo. If you don't hit the enemy with your guns in the head, well you pretty much wasted this bullet since it does minimal damage. This system does reward patient and tactical players. You can try gun and run but that is very hard to pull off here.

Graphics:
Graphics and enemy ai are on the lower spectrum.

My own opinion:
Overall gameplay was that satisfying to explore every dark corner for some sweet loot.


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0:24 Turbo Overkill review
2:49 Incision review
5:14 Blood West review