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Garden of the Sea — Down By The Sea Chore
Garden of the Sea is a farm simulator that gives you a set of islands to relax in with an environment that is as beautiful as you choose to make it.
Muderous Muses – Museum musings
You work as a night guard for a museum, due to open in a few days to display the paintings of the recently murdered Malachai Grey on the island of Mirlhaven. Malachai had an impressive array of artwork of all different genres, but of…
Moss: Book II — Three Cheers for Little Ears
A proper sequel four years in the making, Moss: Book II continues right where our tiny hero, Quill, left off at the end of her first adventure. This new entry offers Quill new abilities, has her assisting new friends, and pits her against…
Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window allows you to be nosey neighbors
It is often frowned upon to look in your neighbor's window, but when it comes to Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window, you will not only be looking in their windows, but making decisions and assumptions around who they are and what they are…
Peaky Blinders: The King’s Ransom is best in its manic moments
A solid BBC staple for the last decade, the Peaky Blinders setting has now made its way to VR as Maze Theory developed Peaky Blinders: The King's Ransom. Now, you might be asking, "But Dann, how does a TV adaptation of a period crime drama…
Psycho Killer: The Card Game has you attempting to stay alive.
Psycho Killer: The Card Game has you and your friends attempting to survive being attacked by a killer! This simple to play card game doesn’t put one of you in the role of the killer, instead it has everyone look out for themselves as they…
The Light Brigade — A Higher Power
The Light Brigade by Funktronic Labs is a VR roguelike shooter that places you in the middle of a war between the templars of the Light Brigade and the evil Obsidian Forces. Does it have what it takes to outshine the rest in a crowded genre…
The King’s Dilemma: Chronicles captures the essence of the board game – but only just
We are yet to cover The King's Dilemma in board game form here at B3, but I have had the pleasure of playing a few games of it — and what stood out for me was without doubt the off-board interactions between players. With that in mind, the…
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened – Holmes is where the Lovecraft is
The story goes that having only just built up their relationship, Holmes and Watson are thrust into a world-spanning case that begins with something as simple as a missing person. Starting out in London, the pair end up in Scotland,…
Into The Odd Remastered Explained
Into The Odd is a rules-light RPG brimming with myths, mystery, arcana and creeping horror. It exists at a crossroads between easily accessible starting out and spiralling potential, with a vague 'age of industry' meets 'age of exploration'…
Dark Souls: The Board Game has two excellent new Core Sets
It’s been almost six years since we reviewed Dark Souls: The Board Game and a lot has changed. Hobby board games have changed massively in that time, and so too have our expectations as gamers. Thankfully, the tools and mechanisms available…
Trenches – Something Horrible
Trenches is trying something relatively unique, on a conceptual level. A psychological horror game set in the trenches of the First World War. I can’t understate how appealing that concept is, how it could be such a fantastic vehicle for…
CyberHeroes Arena DX – No survivors
CyberHeroes Arena DX understands the mechanics of the genre leader, in that you simply move your character around the area whilst they automatically fire weapons. Enemies spawn in and move towards you, intent on your death. In that regard,…
Mr Prepper on console feels somewhat unprepared…
I love games like Mr Prepper. Sheltered, for example, is one of my favourite survival games, and only recently I reviewed Endzone (which shares a post-apocalyptic theme) and found it to be broadly fantastic. Mr Prepper has some really…
Qwirkle is a shape and colour matching alternative to Scrabble, and it’s a lot more fun!
When it comes to family games, most people know and reach for the classics — those games like Monopoly or Scrabble that almost anyone over the age of twenty will know well enough to play without being taught. However, without getting into a…
LankyBox and Aphmau Blind Boxes from Gaming Youtubers
When it comes to gaming Youtubers, they are sometimes more popular than the games they are playing! Gaming has become a large part of everyone's lives, and we are finding that children are watching gamers on Youtube more often then they are…
My ‘Lil Everdell is a child friendly version of a modern classic!
For anyone who has read our exhaustive review or Top 50 Games We’ve Ever Reviewed, you’ll already know that Everdell is one of our very favorite games. The only downside? Everdell is a relatively complex game with lots of engine-building…
Outlanders – Cottage Core Town Builder With a Lot of Heart
I'm new to the Town Builders, and usually, the amount of micromanagement needed is an immediate turn-off for me. So when I decided to give Outlanders a try, I was a bit unsure of how I would find the experience, but thankfully it proved to…
EE Game of the Year Awards Voting is Open!
Award season is in full swing, and there are so many different awards, categories and events going on right now! BAFTA is one of the most prestigious awards in both film and gaming — though most of the categories are done by a jury of…
Relic Space is an ambitious turn-based 4x game!
The whole game is a fairly fast-paced turn-based affair, and combat is no exception. When it’s your turn, you can move to another hex and fire your weapons as well as activate skills. There’s an interesting movement model, with you being…