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I’m not a gardener in real life, but I still get immense satisfaction from watching things grow — not just in the botanical sense, but also in the way a game can evolve from a simple set of rules into a rich, multi-layered experience.…

Well now, Splitgate 2 has certainly come out to one hell of a reception eh? Ian Proulx, CEO of 1047 Games who develops Splitgate 2, came onstage while at Summer Games Fest and boldly told us that the FPS market is stale, and he's sick of…

The beginning, and building, of one of the most terrifying German Panzer Divisions of WWII.

Dominate the Italian Peninsula as you quest for canonization in Becoming Saint. There have been some excellent small-scale skirmish games released over the last decade, from Bad North through Into The Breach to the fantastic, and recently…

Nedra is the work of developer Davit Andreasyar and their small team, it follows the story of a Soviet-era Antarctic station which has been overrun by frozen horrors, as well as its looming, ever-present structure.  When I first looked into…

Returning to the North Sea oil rig that served as the haunting stage for Still Wakes the Deep, the Siren’s Rest DLC offers a more introspective, subdued experience than its predecessor.  Where the base game was a masterclass in…

Texas Hold It, from the creators of Cyanide and Happiness and similar card game Joking Hazard, have put together a compact card game about avoiding “piss” or holding it in to avoid being whizzed on by a varied group of cowboys and bandits.…

Fled, designed by Mark Swanson (of Feudum fame), is a game about escaping from an unjust regime — not just thematically, but mechanically. It’s a game of tight spaces, limited options, and constant pressure. Following on from our 2023…

The first thing that struck me about Cook, Serve, Forever was that there was a plot, complete with visual novel style cutscenes. You play as Nori, a girl living in a down-on-its-luck town in the near future. Having been taught how to cook…

We Who Are About To Die is a gladiatorial roguelite. It's also the work of an incredibly small team, with most of the duties handled by developer Jordy Lakiere, who also self-published it. Considering the team size,  it's mighty impressive,…

The Sinking City Remastered, played on Xbox One, is an atmospheric detective adventure that blends Lovecraftian horror with open-world exploration and investigative gameplay. Developed by Frogwares, this remastered edition refines the…

Survival Machine, Grape Pickers' debut game, is out now in early access, adding a bit more charm, colour and a giant machine to your usual zombie survival experience.

Doronko Wanko is all about making a mess. You play as a small Pomeranian or with the soon to be released new dogs and breeds, in a lovely, nice, bright-and-white family home. You've just come in from playing in the mud. As soon as you take…

People often describe the most menacing beasts as having insatiable hungers, be that for violence or evil. In Hungry Horrors, the monsters are very satiable, and you'll only succeed by literally feeding them. When I think of roguelikes I…

The Pokémon Go Road Trip has started and is slowly making its way across England, into Europe over these following weeks. We had a great opportunity to Interview Jack Wilcock, Head of EMEA Marketing at Pokémon GO while at the Manchester…

There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from discovering a game that feels both familiar and fresh — a game that invites you in with a warm smile and then quietly reveals its cleverness over time. Come Sail Away!, designed by Daryl Chow…

Gray Zone Warfare is an open world extraction shooter that lets you step into the shoes of one of three competing PMC groups to complete missions in a massive, constantly active MMO world set on the island of Lamang. With its emphasis on…

I'm going to open with a clear message here. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is honestly one of the best games that I have played this year. I came into it a bit apprehensive, being a massive Dark Souls fan, and was wondering how this would hold…

Alpha Response was released at the tail end of last year and has recently had its biggest update, an update working on improved ai, visual features as well as new missions and real-world locales. But, it just doesn’t seem to hit the mark…

The Minecraft Creeper, with its hiss basically signalling the end times for any would-be house builder at nighttime in the world, has become so well known that it could be argued that it's a household name. . What better way to get them on…