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Atom Keychain Controller – Cute but missing something
I am a huge fan of things cute and tiny! The Atom Keychain Controller is a very tiny, usable controller that you can easily take with you wherever you go. It very much reminds me of a little fidget toy, but this one can actually connect via…
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls and its Requiem expansion will take you to dark places!
Originally released in 2018, The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls has recently been revitalised via a significant expansion known as The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls: Requiem, and a whole host of smaller booster packs that add between 10 and 15…
Catcelona – Cats hidden in the depths of Barcelona
It’s a new hidden object game all about cats! I feel like this recent wave of different hidden object games — largely cat based — is absolutely fantastic. Catcelona is a hidden object game where you will be finding a set number of cats…
Thank Goodness You’re Here! – This worth ‘owt?
The real point of the game is to enjoy the absolutely absurd town and its locals. As you explore you’ll come across all sorts of odd citizens, from business rivals Tiny Tom and Big Ron locking horns over whether big or tiny pies are better,…
Floatopia brings magic into a small island
It’s no secret I was very into Animal Crossing. Like everyone else at the start of lockdown, I spent hours and hours decorating my island with my youngest, going to events, catching bugs, and gathering resources. Now, I feel like I’ve done…
Smash Down is a trivia game of quick fingers and quicker thinking
There's always a bit of a gulf between adults and the kids when you play family trivia games. Smash Down fixes that with a find-the-world game board as well as fun finger pointers to save people from crushing fingers. Smash Down is a…
Impawlse let’s you play games to feed your cat
Having a little kitty cat to look after, without having all of the real-life clean up or responsibility, is something that can be really tempting for those who love playing video games! Impawlse is a game where you have a little cat in its…
Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Guide – An ultimate entry point
Warhammer 40,000 is an extremely intimidating setting for newcomers, I should know. We’ve all been there at one point or another, being stood staring up at rows upon rows of miniature model kits wondering “What’s all this about different…
Holstin plays with atmosphere and perspective in equal measure
Self-labelled as a psychological survival horror game, Holstin instead feels closer to an evolution of the original Alone in the Dark into an intelligent, atmospheric jaunt. I know that's a bold claim. The original Alone in the Dark, from…
Fix an old ship in Kohlrabi Starship
Slice of life adventure games have happened in almost every biome and atmosphere in the world at this point! Kohlrabi Starship is taking the genre to a deserted desert planet, where a crashed spaceship is your new home. You’ll need to turn…
Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue – Don’t hold your breath
Frustratingly you’ll frequently scour the map to find a key or a shovel which unlocks the way out only to be told that now you need something else to bring back to the same area. It’s like a constant series of arbitrary-feeling fetch…
Wizards and Co is an unusual game about timing and placement
With a well respected design team and a fantastic artist in Miguel Coimbra, Sinister Fish Games could be onto a winner with Wizards and Co. Hot on the heels of a string of great games including Villagers and Honk!, Wizards and Co retains a…
Skyrise is a steampunk delight that delivers satisfying area majority through clever bidding
We all know by now that Roxley Games make some fantastic products, and in most cases, they are not shy about shouting it from the rooftops. Released initially as an (almost) million (Canadian) dollar Kickstarter with multiple, massively…
Retro Gadgets – Build Retro Machines
When it comes to retro consoles and gadgets, I am not one that knows many of them! Nor do I understand the actual inner workings of various devices. With that said, when playing Retro Gadgets, a game all about creating, coding, and fixing a…
Five classic Point and Click Adventure remakes you can play on Xbox One right now
Once the most popular genre and then long-forgotten as audiences focussed more on action, the humble point-and-click adventure has had something of a resurgence in recent years… But with so many options to choose from, why would you want to…
Indika – All bar nun
Indika is an experience that I’d wager good money on you having not had in another game before. The story is unique and handled in an interesting way and the world is wonderfully off-kilter with all sorts of strange scenes.
Delivery Witches takes Mika and the Witch’s Mountain to your kitchen table
Mika and the Witch’s Mountain is a stunning video game that’s all about a little witch who is trying to deliver packages, upgrade her broom, and make it to the top of a mountain. It’s not a game that instantly screams “make a tabletop…
Zoria Age of Shattering drags cRPG base and follower management to the modern era
It's hard to deny that Tactical RPGs are having a bit of a renaissance in recent years, and that — alongside the long hype cycle for Baldur's Gate 3 — has pulled up the classic cRPG genre. Hopefully this'll spell a surge of interest in the…
Castellans of Valeria is a clever area control game that’s all about timing
It’s been a while since we last reviewed a game from the Valeria universe, but whenever I’ve played a game in this series, I’ve always been fairly impressed. Whilst most of the Valeria games are card driven, Castellans of Valeria is a fully…
Shift 87 – Star Ampersand!
There’s a greater element of progression here than in other games in the genre too. Your goal is to complete just six loops successfully, at which point you’ll find yourself in a new environment, tasked with the same job. The new area means…