Video Games

On the twelfth day of Christmas the big boss gave to us... a short list of honourable mentions including Dead Cells, RimWorld, Caves of Qud and more.

We dance to the rhythm in Floor Kids, an easy-to-play breakdancing game where timing and avoiding sick burns are the order of the day.

One the eleventh day of Christmas the big boss gave to us... a hark back to 90s JRPGs with For the King, with its own take on the classic formula.

We whittle away the hours with Vostok Inc. — a bullet hell clicker which sees you expand your business empire across the stars.

On the tenth day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... XCOM 2: War of the Chosen, a squad-wrecking DLC which adds a tonne of content to the base game, along with deadly new enemies.

Looking a little closer to home, we take a gander at Yorkshire Gubbins, a daft point-and-click adventure set amidst 'the grim horror of Yorkshire'.

On the ninth day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... Loot Rascals, a roguelike with a simple combat system, but enemies that scale in difficulty.

Join us as we take a look at some of our favourite entries from the Music Game Jam, which focusses on new ways to put music at a forefront in games.

After a stunning year of new releases, take a moment to look back with us on some of our favourite titles the year has brought us.

On the eighth day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... Tokyo 42 — a world full of character and devoid of death — where we find ourselves on a mission to clear our name of murder.

On the seventh day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... Behold the Kickmen, a fun football parody where possession is nine tenths of the score.

On the sixth day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... Heat Signature, a game where snap tactical decisions combine with a technological future.

It's a virtual guessing-game in VR title Puppet Fever, where we try to work out phrases from puppets and random objects on display.

On the fifth day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... Opus Magnum, a satisfying puzzle of moving parts, marvellous creations and efficiency.

If your own mistakes don't leave your ship in pieces, you may just be suited for victory in Scrap Galaxy, an arcade shooter with modular ship creation.

On the fourth day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... a jolly good show in the skies with our Lancaster Bomber Crew.

Race against time and, if you thirst for further treasure, your friends, in co-op party game Raiders of the Lost Island by Alexandru Simion.

On the third day of Christmas, the Big Boss gave to us... Torment: Tides of Numenera, a callback to the golden age of roleplaying games.

On the second day of Christmas the Big Boss gave to us... an unholy amount of death, undeath and mercenary work from Battle Brothers.

As a title which turns traditional twin-stick mechanics on their head, Son of Scoregasm lends us more than one way to play it as we jump into its varied levels.