2022 Selection; first place. 'If you don’t own this already, it’ll be the best five bucks you spend this week, or even this year.'

2022 Selection; third place. 'I sure hope you like petting good doggos, but more than that, I hope you’ll love this weirdo game as much as I did.'

2022 Selection. 'Quirkiness and good natured comedy follows, as does an ending which put a huge smile on my face.'

2022 Selection. 'As the stages go on, the new concepts introduced become progressively more mind-bendy'

2022 Selection. '[A] fresh slate of yokai and gods for Reimu and Marisa to fight, a finely tuned battle system, and some of the prettiest danmaku and catchiest music in the world of doujin games.'

2022 Selection. 'This game is not only [...] a final, canonical version of Ys IV, it also traces through series hero Adol Christin’s origins as an adventurer.'

2022 Selection. 'I was not prepared for how deep this game is, nor how engrossing.'

2022 Selection. 'A sometimes clunky, yet often beautiful, meditation on life, culture, and politics.'

2022 Selection; honorable mention. 'For its savvy action and soundtrack jam-packed with remixes of classic Touhou tunes.'

2022 Selection; honorable mention. 'For its unique story and likable low-budget character.'