House 2

This gotta be one of the best games ever created beside the first House, thank you Bark Bark Games for bringing this creation

Peak game, but desert pacing was bad.

Banger 2026

I was looking forward to this game, and in all fairness, at it's core, it's pretty fun. But more importantly, it's a mess. The controls are clunky and the hitboxes aren't the best. The gameplay loop is a bit repetitive after a while, especially as for the most part you are repeating the exact same steps every day. I encountered numerous bugs while playing - right out of the gate, the game refused to launch. It literally started crashing as soon as you press play. This issue is not fixed, either. You just have to wait 3 or 4 minutes for the game to open. This is not a hardware issue on my end. I was also streaming the game on twitch, and the audio was completely broken. The game completely bypassed all audio sliders via my streaming software, and because it was ridiculously loud (but only on stream??) it had to be manually turned down in windows audio settings. There are also no in-game settings for keybinds, remapping, audio, etc. Which feels like a huge oversight for any kind of game. Once I finally got the game working, I did actually have fun. But then, after going away for a few days, I came back, prepared to stream the game again, only to open the game and find that after the latest patch, my entire save game had been deleted. It's a fun little game with a lot of potential. But I cannot recommend it in it's current state, especially considering the price.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this game. There isn't one specific solution to getting the results you want, and being able piece together my own sequence of events to arrive at any given ending is something I appreciate. I didn't really like the art style when I saw trailers and early images, but once I was actually playing the game my opinion shifted very quickly. I thought it fit the vibe well and some of it was very good. You will have to bash your head against the wall and trial and error your way through some of it, but that's generally a given with games of this nature and I, personally, enjoyed my time doing so. I never felt like I'd lost a ton of progress because I'd died, and when I did I was almost always learning something new or had forgotten something. I've seen some criticisms of the bosses or hitboxes, but I didn't have any trouble with anything like that. I thought the combat, though basic, was totally fine. There's also a surprising amount of extra little things to do or find. Things they didn't have to add that make the game feel more rewarding if you're poking around. I'd give the game a solid 8/10, but I definitely think it's not for everyone. If you enjoyed the first game totally give this one a try.

House 2 is a work of art. The lore, gameplay, art style, and characters are all really good. You can genuinely feel the passion and love that went into making it.

Fantastic!