Maxxthetics
2016
I've only put in a handful of hours, but I feel like it's a real shame this game seems so unnoticed by the larger gaming space. Tower Unite fills a similar niche to games like VRChat but it does it with all these highly polished minigames and coop experiences that are really fun. For how cheap this game is, you're functionally getting a social hub, a full Super Monkey Ball game, a great arena shooter, a full arcade simulator, a full casino simulaor, a full mini-golf game, and tons of more compact but still very worthwhile games. It's really cool. It reminds me of spending time of websites like Club Penguin or Neopets back in the day. Going between talking to random people to playing minigames and buying stuff to customize my space. It's nostalgic. Highly recommend.
2024
This is the best co-op game I've played in what feels like a decade and easily the best version of a live service game I've ever played. I figured I'd burn out after a weekend but I'm finding myself drawn to keep track of this game's community daily. It's a blast.
A really fun dlc, but really lacking compared to the previous Octo Expansion or Splatoon 3's own campaign both in terms of content and storytelling. Seeing Nintendo take a swing at a rougelite gamemode is really interesting though.