Recent reviews by Haly

Fort Solis starts out quite strong. It's immediately irritating how slowly your character walks but at first, it can be explained by the environment and the fact it builds the tension slowly. Until he runs during a QTE and you're left thinking 'why can't I run more often?'.
Story is pretty formulaic but interesting enough. As it develops though, you just lose interest. Also, the QTEs end up having very little relevance and the basic puzzles are far from gripping.
Looks great and a promising start but honestly, I ended up pleased to be done with it rather than satisfied with the conclusion.

Glad I got it as part of Humble Bundle rather than paid full price. There's potential here but it's ultimately pretty disappointing.

Love Theme Hospital? You'll adore this. I've played it for hundreds of hours on Xbox, PS4, Switch, PC Game Pass (when it was on there), and I sitll had to buy it for Steam. It's just that good.

Trying a little too hard to be funny. Nice to play a visual novel with a little more going on behind it but the humour doesn't hit the spot as often as it should.

I'm not a huge deckbuilding fan. Usually I get overwhelmed by options. This is the perfect game to introduce you to the genre and hook you in. Very easy to play, works well on Steam Deck which is a big bonus, and ideal for that 'just one more go' factor.

Short but incredibly sweet. Only took me an afternoon to play through the main part of the game but I loved every second of it. Found it pretty calming and relaxing and super charming too. Ideal for those cozy vibes.

Adorable and very cute idle game. You need to get a bit hands-on at first to get things set up but after that you can leave things running while AFK and reap the rewards afterwards. Honestly, just cute to watch while you do other things.

Classic JRPG and one of the best around. Frog is the true highlight here but the whole game is excellent. However, the Steam port is a buggy mess. It crashes a TON. Literally dozens of times no matter how many fixes I tried via google. Great game so it was just about worth sticking with, but I regretted buying the Steam port. Especially when it crashed straight after a boss battle I'd been struggling on.

Super chill game that gets the gray matter ticking. Really enjoyed chipping away at each puzzle here and kinda sad I've run out of new ones to pursue. Strong recommendation if you love casual logic puzzles.

Mostly a really enjoyable cozy/casual game to pass a few hours. The ending is a little weak and leaves me with questions but for the most part, a worthwhile game to check out. That goes even more so if you're a Studio Ghibli fan as the visuals are very reminiscent.

Good fun. More than just a cleaning sim as there are some good detective elements in there. Little bit repetitive at times and occasionally janky controls but still had a lot of fun playing it. Well worth the money.