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Barkside Roads Takes A Dog On A Puzzling Brazilian Road Trip
Barkside Roads, a new puzzle adventure game from Afil Games, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC for £4.19. The game features a dog driving a dune buggy across Brazil, solving hexagonal route-building puzzles across 30 levels inspired by locations like Copacabana and the Lapa Arches.
Five Afil Games Puzzle Adventures Come Together In One Big Gamerscore Rich Bundle
Afil Games has released a bundle containing five of its puzzle titles: Damways, Magnetail, Split Crystal, Golem Lights, and Zoo Orbs. The collection is available for £31.74 on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, offering a variety of puzzle mechanics.
Push Some Fruit Around In The Adorable Bunny Pit Berry
Afil Games has released Bunny Pit Berry, a new puzzle adventure game inspired by Sokoban, for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC. The game challenges players to push fruit into picnic baskets, featuring a cute hamster protagonist and a springtime setting. It is available for £4.19 and offers a compact, logic-based challenge.
Next Week on XBOX: New Games for August 10 to 14
This weekly feature highlights new games arriving on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Game Pass between August 10 and 14. Titles include EA Sports Madden NFL 27, Sandustry, Hell Let Loose: Vietnam, and many more across various genres.
Herd Dispatch Review | TheXboxHub
Herd Dispatch is a puzzle game where players direct sheep to their correct barns using railroad-like junctions. Despite its simple premise, the game suffers from frustrating mechanics, including unclear sheep colors that are difficult to distinguish and junction controls that don't always respond as expected. The lack of variety in gameplay mechanics leads to boredom, making it a bothersome experience rather than an engaging distraction.
Can You Keep Your Sheep On The Right Path In Herd Dispatch?
Herd Dispatch, a new puzzle game from Afil Games, is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC. The game challenges players to guide sheep of different colors to their correct pens by switching pathways. Despite its charming pixel art and relaxed pace, the game received a 2.5/5 review score, with criticism for its unclear execution and simplicity.
Fading Clouds Review | TheXboxHub
Fading Clouds is a short puzzle-platformer game that can be completed in under thirty minutes. Despite its brevity, the game features charming presentation and engaging mechanics like cloud rebuilding and multi-use grey clouds. However, its extremely short length and low price point of £4.19 make it a questionable value for players concerned with playtime per dollar.
Fading Clouds – Drifting Onto Xbox And PC
Fading Clouds, a new puzzle game from developer and publisher Afil Games, has launched today on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC for £4.19. The game features a gentle approach to puzzle-solving where each cloud stepped on disappears, requiring players to plan their route carefully across 30 handcrafted stages. The article also references a previous review that awarded the game 3/5 stars.
Redtail Relic Rush Review | TheXboxHub
Redtail Relic Rush is a budget 2D platformer from Afil Games that focuses on a grappling and swinging mechanic, reminiscent of Bionic Commando. Despite some minor issues with enemy variety and bat encounters, the core grappling physics are praised for feeling natural and exploitable, offering a fun traversal experience for players on Xbox Series X.
Redtail Relic Rush Swings Onto Xbox – And Afil Games Is Trying Something A Little Different
Afil Games has released Redtail Relic Rush on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC as a single Xbox Play Anywhere package. This action platformer features a red panda protagonist with a grappling hook, offering fast-paced gameplay across 30 levels. The new release model allows for cross-platform play and shared progress with a single purchase, a departure from the publisher's previous strategy of offering separate console and PC versions.
Get Them Out! – Hamsters, Moles And Some Puzzle Twists
Get Them Out! is a new puzzle game available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Windows PC from developer Afil Games. The game challenges players to strategically place hamster pieces to drive moles off the board, featuring 30 levels with increasing complexity and a charming presentation. Despite some minor clarity issues with mechanics, the game's unique ideas and low price make it a recommended purchase for puzzle fans.
Get Them Out! Review | TheXboxHub
Get Them Out! is a unique puzzle game from Afil Games that blends shape-sorting, Tetris, and Bingo mechanics with a hamster and mole theme. While the game suffers from unclear explanations for its various mole types and special blocks, its innovative gameplay loop and arcade-like challenge make it a fun and engaging experience, especially for its low price point.
Sokobear Autumn Review | TheXboxHub
Sokobear Autumn is a new sokoban puzzle game for Xbox platforms that features an autumnal theme and the ability to destroy certain walls. While it doesn't introduce significant new mechanics compared to its predecessors like Sokobear Cave and Sokobear Winter, it offers larger, more sprawling puzzle layouts and a charming presentation. The game is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.
Magnetail Review | TheXboxHub
Magnetail is a hybrid sliding puzzle and sokoban game from Afil Games that introduces magnets to shift blocks. While the magnetic mechanic offers a fresh twist on the genre, the review suggests it doesn't fully explore its potential, leading to a generally lower difficulty curve compared to similar titles. The game is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.
Neon Depth Wants You To Fail – Because That’s How You’ll Succeed
Neon Depth, a new puzzle platformer from developer and publisher Afil Games, is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC for £4.19. The game challenges players to use their failures as part of the puzzle-solving process, with each mistake leaving a lasting impact on the environment. It features retro-inspired neon visuals and demands precision platforming skills.
Immunuzzle Review | TheXboxHub
Immunuzzle is a puzzle game where players must strategically place blockers to stop the spread of different types of infections on a grid. While offering engaging problem-solving and easy achievements, the game notably lacks a color-blind feature, which is crucial given its reliance on color-coded elements. Despite this accessibility issue, it's considered one of Afil Games' more distinct recent offerings.
Minos Trials Review | TheXboxHub
Minos Trials is a 2D budget platformer from Afil Games where players control Minos the minotaur, aiming to escape a labyrinth by finding keys and unlocked doors. The game features mechanics such as punching blocks to solve puzzles, defeat enemies, or create platforms, and timed switches that activate or deactivate platforms. Despite its familiar gameplay, the game offers a satisfying puzzle experience for its low price point.
Split Crystal Review | TheXboxHub
Split Crystal is a puzzle game from Afil Games that innovates on the sliding puzzle genre by allowing players to split and merge blocks. The reviewer finds this mechanic to be the most satisfying and creative of Afil Games' recent titles, offering multiple solutions and encouraging player expression. The game is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.
Habitat Shapes: The Tropical Journey Review | TheXboxHub
Habitat Shapes: The Tropical Journey is a puzzle game that simplifies mechanics from its predecessor, removing animal groupings and separation rules. While the core block-fitting gameplay remains functional and offers some satisfaction, the lack of strategic depth makes it feel generic and less engaging than the original Habitat Shapes. The game is available on Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC.
Snack and Quack: Duckling Steps Review | TheXboxHub
Snack and Quack: Duckling Steps is a disappointing regression from its predecessor, offering a generic Sokoban experience with minimal mechanics. While the original Snack and Quack blended sliding puzzles and box-pushing inventively, Duckling Steps strips away all unique elements, adhering to a formula seen in numerous other Afil Games titles. Despite clever individual puzzle layouts, the lack of new mechanics makes it blend into the crowd and unlikely to satisfy fans of the original.
