Xeodrifter is a bite-sized Metroidvania game that seems to have been made with the 3DS in mind. If you've played Renegade Kid's other game on Steam, Mutant Mudds, you know what I mean. The game has two "layers", and that you can jump between, which would create very neat 3D effect on a 3DS. Xeodrifter treats this as an upgrade, used to get past certain obstacles rather than a core mechanic though, unlike Mutant Mudds, where it was the defining feature of the game.
I enjoyed my time with Xeodrifter. It's short, not overly hard, but charming, and a good game for when you've got a metroidvania-itch, but don't think your itch will last you long enough to get through a 10h+ game. The main drawback of Xeodrifter, I thought, was the boss fights. They're all the same boss, it's just given some new moves each time you fight it, which feels a bit uninspired. Boss fights are often the highlight of Metroidvanias, but in Xeodrifter, they were just… there. At 10€, the game might also not quite be worth its price, but if you're a fan of Metroidvanias, then it's worth keeping an eye out for a good discount on it.

Yes, I've beaten EU4 in the past, but I just beat it again! This time I tried playing as one of the games most powerful nations: The Ottoman empire. And wow, was that a different experience from the nations I usually tend to gravitate towards. Where usually I like to play medium-sized nations, where you constantly need to balance growth with not upsetting your neighbours too much, where money in the early game is tight and where there's always a bigger dog capable of taking a bite out of you, playing as the Ottomans was a pure power fantasy. Nothing could stand in my way, I was able to dismantle the Holy Roman empire, push Russia out of Europe, take Paris with ease… The world was basically split between four empires at the end of the game, me, who held most of Europe, and north Africa, plus the east coast of Africa, and parts of Asia (and had nearly 3 times the "development" of the second largest empire), the Mughal Empire, which held India, most of Siberia and was dominating most of China, Portugal, which had lost most of its foothold in Europe, but held all of South America, and Great Britain, which held the British isles, and most of North America, plus a few scattered colonies. In my game I also noticed just how taxing huge wars could be on my computer. During the first world war, which in my game happened in the late 18th century, every continent was involved, and it was me & the Mughal empire vs the rest of the world, the game slowed down to a crawl, with troops moving and fighting everywhere.
I also got more achievements than I think I've ever got from a single game of EU4. 15 in total, of which one is a very rare one, which only 0,3% of all players have (Parisian Pasha).

So yeah, this was a fun game of EU4, but next time, I think I'll go back to playing nations that can't just stomp on everything.

If you've ever played the original Steamworld Dig you know roughly what to expect in this one. It's a Metroidvania-ish game where the main gimmick is that you can dig through most tiles. This creates a puzzle aspect, as while you can't jump & dig, you need to have your feet firmly planted on the ground in order to destroy a tile. And the games main resource, ore & gems, is something you get from digging through specific tiles, so you need to make sure that you don't cut yourself off from those riches by destroying the wrong tiles.

Much like the first Steamworld Dig, this is a neat game, and the digging mechanic gives the game an extra layer to think of. If you liked the first game, you'll like this one. Heck, it's probably even worth full price.