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Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch is an ambitious tactical roguelite
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch is a bold and atmospheric spin-off that reimagines the tactical RPG framework of its predecessor through a roguelite lens. Developed by Ocean Drive Studio, it trades the sprawling narrative and persistent…
Armored Brigade II: Great Cold War Strategy
What they’ve done with Armored Brigade II is introduce some major improvements. Way too many to list here in this tiny slot.
Stock the shelves and roll the dice as Tabletop Game Shop Simulator opens for business
Time to open the doors, dust the shelves, and make sure you’ve stocked up for the day, because Tabletop Game Shop Simulator hands you the keys to your very own wargaming store. May the dice forever be in your favour. Developed by newcomer…
Storage Hunter Simulator – Making The Most of Literally Everything
Storage Hunter Simulator is a single player — or co-operative — game in which you attend various auctions out in the world to find valuables. You then sell these to make as much money as possible. The tutorial has you slowly attending these…
Beneath – Cthulhu’s Chaotic Corridors
Beneath puts you in the shoes (Or rather the suit) of a deep sea diver on an expedition to find a lost German submarine, only to have his crew — including his daughter — attacked by waterborne creatures while he is under the waves. You…
Grindstone – Gems, Guts, and yes, plenty of Grinding
Grindstone originally began life as an Apple Arcade exclusive back in 2019, then an Epic Games Store exclusive in 2022. It eventually landed on Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2023, and by god I'm glad it did. I technically slept on this…
Diver Go! is a slightly uneven but incredibly fun memory game
Diver Go! from Itten and designer Mashiu is a light, family-friendly memory and dexterity game where players dive for treasure coins on the ocean floor — balancing quick observation, recall, and a touch of luck against the mischievous curse…
iWalk Linkpod Reel 10000 – Compact Charging With A Twist
The iWalk Linkpod Reel 10000 is a portable charger capable of spooling its USB type-C charger inside of itself, letting you pack it away and then get it back out with ease by simply giving it a gentle pull and letting it spool itself back…
Hungry Horrors – Fright bite!
Being a princess, you’re obviously far too important to bother yourself with this nonsense, but unfortunately you find yourself in possession of a magical cauldron that will cook the food needed to sate these beasts. Who bestowed this…
Endangered is a rare and underrated solo or cooperative treat
Endangered, designed by Joe Hopkins and published by Grand Gamers Guild, is a cooperative game that wears its heart entirely and unapologetically on its sleeve. It is about saving animals, yes, but not in a vague, feel-good kind of way.…
I loved throwing anything at everything in tactical roguelike Blightstone
In a sea of roguelike turn-based adventures, how can something like Blightstone stand out? How can it make itself one of the memorable “few” rather than the saturated “many”? Many are the games that let us use martial weapons to harm foes.…
DJ Bunny adds a rhythm twist to path-building puzzles
Help DJ Bunny on her quest to play a set at the famous Hippity Hop Music Festival. Thanks to my line of work I get along to a lot of videogame events. However, I don't often get to take my kids along to them, in fact, we normally get along…
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds Shows Us Kart Racing Isn’t Dead Yet
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds tracks a major step forward in the series. The blue blur is back with another Kart racer, and as a long time Sonic fan, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this. In my opinion, Sonic has been on an absolute tear of good…
Roots Devour – Lovecraftian Horror, or Eldritch Bother?
Roots Devour is a stylish game, there’s no denying that. How much fruit this tree bears will be very dependent on how well you gel with that style though. Starting at the basics, Rewinding Games describe Roots Devour as a “strategic…
Death Howl successfully reimagines deckbuilding from Roguelike into Soulslike
If you’re going to be off-put by a single failure, then the experience will be short-lived. However, Death Howl provides so many ways to not fail by rewarding exploration, minor combat repetition, deck experimentation and completing quests.
Don’t Scream Together – Muffle Your Screams!
Don’t Scream Together is a co-operative horror experience based in a forest, with you and several friends investigating a woodland as you either attempt to escape together or rise up against the survivors as a hunter. Most of Don’t Scream…
The Spirit Lift – High Spirits
The bulk of The Spirit Lift plays like most rogue-lites, but I really did like how you would set up for your runs. Because you’re a group of students, before each run you choose your group of three that act as your starting deck and items.…
Escape from Project Riese is the serious refinement of the cooperative zombie shooter
Escape from Projekt Riese is a tense, narrative-driven solo/co-op campaign game from Raybox Games that blends tactical combat, horror, and historical fiction into a modular, campaign driven experience that builds on its predecessor, Escape…
Club Manager – The most authentic football management board game?
Club Manager, designed by Colin Webster, is a football management game that aims to capture the long arc of running a club rather than the moment‑to‑moment tactics of a single match. It’s a game about seasons (up to ten), not an individual…
Gunnar Sylvanas Glasses – What Do Your Elf Eyes See?
Gunnar have partnered with Blizzard for their latest release: The Gunnar Sylvanvas. A set of glasses featuring the distinctive colours and patterns of Sylvanas Windrunner, featuring silver accents bouncing off the Forsaken Red frames —…