Below the Crown Review
Review - 5th May 2026 | By Joshua RenderCheckmate
Checkmate
Like a record, baby, right round, round, round!
Retro? Where we’re going, we don’t need retro
Will this roguelike game starring a cute mouse that flies by flapping his ears be a fun and challenging game? Or will it be frustrating to play?
What happens when you take LEGO® into a chaotic bullet-heaven builder?
Will All Hail the Orb be a fun idle clicker game that keeps you engaged? Or will it be boring to play?
A roguelike title that moves as fast as the player wants to go.
“Never forget that the greatest magic of all.” “Friendship?” “Chronomancy.”
Practically politics for the patient player.
It’s one small climbing wall for man, one giant grappling hook for mankind
Chess, but with a story?
No, not Uranus.
“I can’t do that anymore.” - My farmer for the millionth time.
Is what awaits a cosy island life, or just cosy slop trash?
Even the biggest beastie can be taken down, one scale at a time