Grew up on the NES, Nintendo 64 and GameCube, with Ocarina of Time as a favorite. Plays after work and on weekends. Definitely not a pro. Plays on a retail Switch 2, mostly in handheld, and loves docked mode to make a game feel bigger.
4ru4k has written 16 reviews and 3 blog posts so far.
What 4ru4k looks for in a game
- How a game looks and sounds. I'd rather finish a lovely small game than give up on a huge one.
- Whether it respects an evening: short sessions, and nothing to relearn after a week away.
- How it feels on the TV and in handheld, and which one I'd pick.
- Honest effort: how much I have to learn and remember, not only how hard it is.
Reviews by 4ru4k
A good game that has aged, with great characters
A film-noir adventure in the Land of the Dead with great characters and a live-recorded soundtrack. It feels old and leaves you guessing.
E3C46.0 OCT 20, 2026 · 6 MIN READ Aerofly FS
The best flight simulator on Switch, and a really chill one
A serious flight simulator done well: real airports, good planes, accurate physics and a short learning curve. No ATC and a flat map, but the best on Switch.
E2C17.0 OCT 19, 2026 · 4 MIN READ Limbo
Short, dark and clever, with puzzles that finally click
A short black-and-white puzzle game with no story, no music and great sound. The puzzles are fun, and you can play one or ten in an evening.
E1C28.0 OCT 18, 2026 · 5 MIN READ NES: Nintendo Classics
Included with Switch Online, and a lovely trip down memory lane
Super Mario Bros. 3, Metroid, Zelda and dozens more, included with Switch Online. Two buttons, saves, and a perfect short evening.
E1C37.0 OCT 16, 2026 · 5 MIN READ FC 25
Laggy, buggy and a total waste of money for me
Soccer on Switch 2 that lagged, glitched and cost me matches. Laggy controls, missing leagues and a dull player mode. Not one to chill with.
E5C42.0 OCT 9, 2026 · 8 MIN READ Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Bigger, wilder, and a lot more to think about
Sky islands, a huge underground and a building system that lets you make anything. Incredible, but it asks more of your brain than Breath of the Wild did.
E4C39.5 OCT 7, 2026 · 6 MIN READ Balatro
Poker you don't need to know, and one more run every time
A card game that looks like a smoky old arcade cabinet and plays like a slot machine for your brain. Five minutes or an hour, both are fine.
E3C28.5 OCT 5, 2026 · 7 MIN READ Road 96
A retrowave road trip where your choices matter
Hitchhike across a made-up country in 1996, meet people you grow to care about, and let a retrowave soundtrack set the mood. Almost no effort, all feeling.
E1C19.0 OCT 2, 2026 · 7 MIN READ Dave the Diver
One of my favorite games, and the easiest way to switch off
Dive in the morning, run a sushi bar at night. Gorgeous, funny, endlessly chill, with a jungle DLC that deserves its own review.
E2C29.5 SEP 27, 2026 · 6 MIN READ Animal Crossing
Cute and relaxing, but it turned into chores
A cozy island that keeps your mind off the day. I loved the first hour. On my own, it became repetitive and farm-y, and I let it go.
E2C16.5 SEP 27, 2026 · 6 MIN READ No Man's Sky
You decide how much effort, and sightseeing counts
Endless planets, a magnificent soundtrack and the best landing on a new world feeling in games. Sprint through it or just sightsee, you choose.
E3C19.5 SEP 24, 2026 · 6 MIN READ Airport Hero Haneda
Calm radio, busy skies, and a very niche kind of love
You guide planes in and out of Tokyo's Haneda airport, one calm radio call at a time. Very niche, and if you're the target, it's the perfect game to chill.
E1C39.0 SEP 21, 2026 · 7 MIN READ Palia
The definition of a cozy game, with the kindest community
Fishing, cooking, gardening and gentle villagers in a free-to-play online world. Cozy to the bone, and the players are as kind as the villagers.
E2C19.0 SEP 21, 2026 · 6 MIN READ Smash Ultimate
Big memories, a great brawl, and a CPU that gets boring
Every Nintendo favorite in one huge brawl. I wanted my childhood back, found a good fight, and on my own the CPU got boring.
E3C37.0 SEP 18, 2026 · 7 MIN READ Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Still the best game for doing whatever you feel like
See a mountain, climb it. Years later it's still the freest, calmest adventure on Nintendo, and on Switch 2 it finally runs smoothly.
E3C39.5 SEP 7, 2026 · 6 MIN READ Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
Same recipe, still great fun, but better with company
Kart racing with Mario and friends, with assists that steer for you. I've played every one since the N64, and it still works.
E2C18.0Posts by 4ru4k
Ocarina of Time is coming back, and I'm excited, suspicious and a little scared
A fan of the N64 original on why the Ocarina of Time remake for Switch 2 has me excited, suspicious of Nintendo and a bit scared of being let down.
UPDATES AND DLC · OCT 13, 2026 · 4 MIN READ
Palia on Switch 2: the graphics upgrade I've been waiting for
Palia's free Switch 2 Edition and Echo Expeditions are coming. Why a 350-hour Switch player is most excited about the graphics, and what I'll check first.
UPDATES AND DLC · OCT 13, 2026 · 4 MIN READ
Dave the Diver x Subnautica 2: can a Leviathan fit into a cozy evening?
Mintrocket's final Dave the Diver DLC is a free Subnautica 2 crossover for Switch 2. Why I'm excited, a bit sad, and what I hope it does to a cozy evening.