Video Games

When Frostpunk launched back in 2018 it became an instant classic by fusing together base-building, society management and an almost-hopeless post-apocalyptic setting. Frostpunk 2 manages to build on every element of that as it challenges…

Sometimes, the most straightforward ideas are among the best. Empire of the Ants takes an idea so simple — that of the tiny, highly social and surprisingly intelligent insects referred to in the title - and transforms it into an almost…

Digital Eclipse’s Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord delivers a new but rustic coat of paint to the 43-year old granddaddy that inspired some of the biggest RPG franchises out there. When I was gifted a review copy of the game, I…

You’ll enter the dungeon with a small backpack and a handful of basic equipment, normally a weapon, shield and a consumable item. You’ll move around a node-based map, finding treasure and events as well as enemies to confront. Combat is…

Turn-based, squad based fantasy games seem to be a dime-a-dozen these days, but the danger of assuming that they're all similar means that you'll risk missing promising titles like Zodiac Legions. There's a chance that, due to its visual…

Stunning, captivating and full of cute outfits, Infinity Nikki is likely going to end up being a mobile game that I will actually play! This is a massive feeling, open-world, slice of life adventure game full of secrets, places to explore…

Sushi Battle Rambunctiously is much like the title; where you and your friends play as Sushi, who battle around free to roam, single screen maps, trying not to die. There are tons of chunky, fun sushi characters to pick from, as well as…

The best offense is a good defence if Dig or Die's core gameplay loop is anything to go by. More than a few years back, before Battle Royale's became the hot new thing, sandbox games were having quite a big moment. It was then that Epic…

From the very first moment that Space Marine II boots, you can feel the crushing weight of the Warhammer 40k lore bearing down upon you.  We’ve seen the quote “in the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war” so many times now…

A lot has been said about Cyngi: All Guns Blazing, and even before it was officially available I’d started to see people offering opinions that suggested it might be something special. Now that it’s been out for a few weeks, we know a lot…

I am not sure what I picture Heaven to be, but The Holy Gosh Darn has a version of heaven that can be destroyed, is primarily full of dogs, and has angels that haven’t even met God! It’s a wild place, and one that needs saving. You play as…

Save the woodlands by cleaning up a mysterious goo and the creatures that it has afflicted in Nif Nif, a deck-building, run-based game designed with approachability in mind. Nif Nif, if you haven't already gathered from the imagery, is a…

Hire a crew, take to the seas, collect bounties and save the world in Seablip, a freeform sailing adventure. After a while of obsessively searching most people reach a point where they stop and suddenly realise that the search itself had…

I feel like I’ve played a large number of word-based puzzle games, as there are just so many out there. LOK Digital, however, does something completely different, as you don’t actually need to know any words to solve this puzzle. You just…

The narrative is told in an interesting way, with lots of visual interpretation and foreshadowing, even though this game only clocks in at two hours or so. It’s helped considerably by the hand drawn art style that gives everything an almost…

Pine Hearts is an adorable adventure game where you play as Tyke, a young adult looking to re-discover some of his memories by visiting their quiet hometown in the mountains. It all starts  after you’ve gotten off your train, with quests…

Highschool is a hard time for any teenager. Pineapple: A Bittersweet Revenge takes a Reddit story about a highschooler and brings it to life. This story is one of revenge, of getting back at your bully, and about standing up for yourself —…

Cozy games, particularly ones with crafting aspects, are popping up more and more. This is great for me, personally, because these types of games are some of my favorite. Pieced Together is a cozy, scrapbooking puzzle game.  You play as…

Each day Lorena heads to work, chats to the locals, and heads home. Before long though, she finds out that young women have been disappearing from the area. In fact the position she fills at the store is only as a result of her predecessor…

Echo of the Waves is a stunning, puzzle-based adventure game set in a watercolor world. Playing as Zephyr, a cartographer-musician who is looking to discover this new place, you’ve got a lot of exploring to do and mysteries to solve.  Echo…