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John Wick Hex — Time of Death
John Wick Hex is an action strategy game where the actions you make define a ballet of bullets, leaving many dead in your wake.
Disco Elysium — No Donuts for this Detective
An RPG by ZA/UM—an artist-collective-turned-development-studio based in Estonia and the UK—Disco Elysium’s setting and lore is drawn from a custom tabletop scenario played by the group for the past seven-or-so years. Given an isometric…
The Long Dark — Hope Kindles in Episode Three
Set in the wilderness of the fictional Great Bear Island north of mainland Canada, the first two episodes of The Long Dark set the story of how a strange geomagnetic storm hit and plunged the world into darkness. After much anticipation,…
Spending an Hour Too Close to the Sun
Are these real people? Ghosts?! Surely such nonsense is impossible, but I saw what I saw dammit! Am I going insane? Is this ship a purgatory of some sort?
Mable and the Wood — Shape-shift and trick
Mable and the Wood is a platformer with a twist: you can turn into other creatures and use their abilities to help you fight and overcome obstacles.
The Insults Game — Prepare for Abuse
With just over 300 cards provided and the way in which cards are mixed, matched and then returned to the table; there are enough cards provided to deliver an extremely extensive mix of insults with it being very rare for delivering the…
Omen: A Reign of War — Duel of the deities
I've always been a big fan of one versus one card games, the most famous of which is probably Magic: The Gathering. There's little time or money in my life to keep up with expansive and costly trading card games nowadays though, so I'm…
Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates — Shiver me timbers!
When it comes to six player games, you’ll usually need to invest in an expansion (or two) — or look to your collection of party games — in order to satisfy your guests. Extraordinary Adventures: Pirates is that rare and special gem that is…
The Outer Worlds — 10 things to know before you start.
The Outer Worlds is big & scary, its complex, there are mechanics plenty and many players could invest a lot of time wondering the planets on offer whilst missing some of the most excellent things on offer.
You can take on puzzles or explore a world in Adventure in Aellion
Based around the concept of combining the wistful open worlds of the Zelda series with a multiplayer experience, Adventure in Aellion is an open world game full of puzzles and adventure, which you can take on alone or with a friend. …
Rocket Squad — Cardboard rockets that fit in your pockets
Rocket Squad is a hand management game with take-that elements for two to four players, in which you try to build the biggest cardboard rocket you can in order to earn the most points and claim the title of king of the backyard!
Morphies Law: Remorphed — Steal their mass
It's morphin time! Morphies Law is a video game about shooting people to steal their mass for yourself. Fighting for a giant robot called your 'avatar', you compete in a variety of battle modes, invariably stealing mass to help your avatar.…
A season as Leeds United in Football Manager 2020; New features and changes in review
People love rituals. Most of us have several — whether we know it or not. One of mine happens annually, when the release date for the new Football Manager game is announced and I feverishly prepare myself for what will be at least a…
Synth Riders — Electric Boogaloo
Synth Riders offers a unique approach to the rhythm genre with a fresh, new take on beat-mapped gameplay and a soundtrack that features some of the best tracks to groove to.
Moving Out is like Overcooked but moving furniture
If you’re a fan of games like Overcooked then you’ll love Moving Out — a chaotic multiplayer where you need to move all of the furniture out of a house, in a selected amount of time and place them into a moving truck. I know this may not…
ColourBrain Disney Edition — Family friendly gaming
Enjoyed by both the adults in our house and loved by the kids, ColourBrain Disney Edition is the type of game that brings families together around the table, it’s fast enough to set up that kids don’t get bored waiting and it’s interesting…
Into The Dead 2 — A headlong hike into zombie hordes
Into The Dead 2 works in pretty much the same way as the original, with you barrelling headlong into the undead hordes, only a handful of bullets to your name. You can control whether you run towards the left or right of the screen, fire…
Monagerie is a tactical monster taming adventure
A retro, Pokemon inspired game with its own unique twists, Monagerie is a great RPG for those who are looking for something just a bit different. Monagerie is an adventure game littered with bits of story and lots of monsters that you can…
112 Operator — What’s Your Emergency?
Fires. Car chases. Burglaries. Fights. Heart-attacks. Cats stuck in trees. It's 112 Operator, ready to test your management!
Finger Guns at High Noon — Battle Royal
At the outer reaches of board gaming is a dark place frequented mostly by the drunk and the curious. It's a place where few dare to tread, yet those who do will often swear by the invigorating ambrosia that they find there. What am I…