Recent reviews by Sinomatic

Chains is a fairly simple game of linking same-coloured balls together into chains to clear them (match 3+ style). Some levels are static and need strategic removal of balls, many have the balls moving (or capable of being moved by something in the level, or gravity), and some levels are timed or rely on not losing balls before getting to the adjective. In style, the game is very much a flash game, but the simplicity works for it.

Ultimately, it's not a difficult game to play or beat, needing only a bit of speed and accuracy with the mouse to link the balls together whilst moving. Alongside other games of its ilk (bejeweled etc), I find it to be a particularly good 'zen' game; something you can play when you just need to zone out for a bit. Especially due to the soundtrack by Silence, which is fantastic. All in all, worth the 0.79p it's currently on sale at, though I wouldn't recommend spending more.

Two Point is very much the spiritual successor of Theme Hospital that I've wanted for years. Having played TH many a time, going into Two Point was like coming home: immediately being able to play with ease and a general understanding of how everything would work. On that nostalgia basis alone I loved it (and played it all the way through from start to finish, which isn't particularly usual for me with this type of game these days). It has all the general silly illnesses, treatments and tannoy announcements that you'd expect, and really recaptures the feel of the original.

I'm only an occasional sim player, so more hardcore types may find this lacking in difficulty or complexity. At least in the offered levels, although sandbox mode has since been added should you want to up the ante some. I didn't find the game particularly hard but I had enough to do that I was entertained, if not challenged to any major degree.

There are a few things I found irritating at times; some UI annoyances and the AI pathing/queuing not always being the best, but on the whole it was worth the money I paid for it (at release).

A minimalist, if not always simple puzzle game based around switches and redirecting currents to solve circuits, all the while avoiding bombs. The graphics are spartan, but clean and the soundtrack is ultra-relaxing. As far as I've played, the learning curve hasn't been too steep, but still remained satisfyingly challenging (there's some braincells, long dormant from uni physics classes, that were starting to work up a bit of a sweat). It's gratifying to be presented with a spaghetti mess of a new level, complete with new and interesting dilemnas, only to slowly but surely tease apart how everything fits together until you have the right combination and/or order of switches to finish the circuit safely.

The UI could be a little clearer (the tooltip when you hover over switches doesn't always show immediately and was missed at first), and a more obvious restart button on the screen somewhere would have been welcome (though I discovered pressing 'R' works just as well). There are, however, separate volume sliders...a HUGE common sense addition that some other, much bigger, games fail to include (and bugs the hell out of me), so massive props for that. I can't say anything about the level editor, as that's not my thing (I have a hard enough time solving puzzles, let alone coming up with new ones).

Ultimately, I really like it. It's not a massively flashy game, but it's a 'my sort of puzzle' game, I adore the soundtrack and think it's well worth the price of admission.

(Full disclosure: I know the dev a little, but had no contact with this game until after release, when I bought it with my own pennies).

I bought this game last Xmas with the intention of it being something my young niece might like to play (or let me help her play), but I decided to install it and have a 'quick go to see what it was like'.

I played the whole thing.

Marvin's Mittens is an absolutely charming, well-made platformer that captures the sentiment of being a kid who wants to go out playing and exploring in the snow. It's adorable (without being saccharine), not overwhelmingly difficult (but with satisfying movement and controls) and an utter delight to play. This is genuinely a platformer that I think someone of any game-playing age can enjoy. There are no fail-states, no death or violence, and the platforming in the game isn't too demanding (though younger kids may well need help).