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Weaving Tides Ties Together A Heartfelt Story
Weaving Tides ties together the story of Tass, and his dragon Kilim in a world of full of fabric and magic.
Sunless Skies — Sail the seven skies!
Yes, Sunless Skies is a rogue-lite, and a hard one at that, but not in quite the same way as many. Your death doesn’t reset the game, rather you create a new captain, who follows your legacy by claiming some of what you’ve lost before…
YUKI — Still a kid inside
YUKI introduces a unique premise, a bullet-hell roguelike that has you directing your character by holding it in the air like an action figure.
Synth Riders Caravan Palace DLC — King of the Swingers
The content drop includes a handful of songs across the band’s portfolio ranging from tracks taken from the bands 2015 album - , one from the 2012 album “Panic” and up to 2019’s Chronologic
Carnivores: Dinosaur Hunt — Turok n’ Roll
You are a nameless hunter who travels from their aerial base to a variety of dinosaur infested islands with the goal of hunting the biggest dinosaurs you can find. There’s no explanation for any of this, so just have at it!
Eternal Starlight — VR RTS Done Right
Graphics are good but it’s the scaling that’s most interesting. Grabbing a ship and moving your hands apart — like stretching dough — zooms in. It can either get you in on the action or be used to investigate enemy ships and show where the…
Warhammer 40,000: Space Wolf is not the 40k Tactical Strategy game you are looking for
I like to think that reviewers such as myself keep an open mind. After all, games are very rarely made by people who don’t care about the subject matter — especially not when you’re talking about independent games that are created outside…
Ultimate ADOM — Caverns of Chaos (8.3) is a deep dive into the RPG element of roguelikes
Ultimate ADOM - Caverns of Chaos is a long-awaited sequel to ADOM, but how well does it build on the classic, dungeon-crawling roguelike formula? The original ADOM, Ancient Domains of Mystery, was released a long, long time ago. First…
Blue Fire — Precision or Punishment
It’s as if The Legend of Zelda and Dark Souls shacked up and decided to create something with the exploration, wonder and scale of Hyrule but with the enemy difficulty and punishment factor of Lordran
Incarnation is a roguelite where your character becomes progressively weaker
When you hurt yourself the pain lingers, you age, things freeze up, bits don't work like they used to; things start falling off or falling out. Who'd want to be mortal? Well, at least one angel has a serious case of FOMO, and Incarnation is…
Boomerang X — Passerby Action Blues
Boomerang X is a heroes' passerby-tale of too little too late. You swing around arena style levels. Plucking the chords of a mythical instrument to upgrade your boomerang, to then slow-motion your way behind enemies to expose their…
Green Hell is a survival game with its own twists
Whether it’s zombies in DayZ, robots in Generation Zero or oversized aquatic horrors in Stranded Deep, the survival genre is well and truly thriving. With so many themes already covered, searching for inspiration must be difficult — and…
Ender Lilies – Symphony of the Blight
First things first, this isn’t a “souls-like”. At first glance it looks like one; hopeless premise — check, mystical fantasy setting — check, massive punishing bosses — check.
Order of Battle: World War II is a deep, strategic war sim – but is it too opaque for console…
Whether on the tabletop or in digital form, I’ve always loved turn-based games. From Risk to modern miniatures games like Battle of Pelennor Fields, I enjoy everything from grand, strategic endeavours to more tactical encounters. This gives…
Puzzle Bobble VR: Vacation Odyssey — Pop Culture
Puzzle Bobble VR takes the insanely addictive gameplay from the 2D arcade classic bubble popper, Bust-A-Move, and turns it into virtual reality.
Mechwarrior 5: Mercenaries – Cross-Play Mech Mayhem
Playing on the Xbox Series X or PC (MW5 is Cross-Buy), MW5 takes full advantage of the power on offer with full 4K Ultra High Resolution textures bringing to life the alien frontier worlds from the Inner Sphere.
Bookbound Brigade offers a novel twist on Metroidvania, but is it too tough for most?
I have to admit that sometimes as a reviewer, it’s hard to motivate yourself to play certain games. The idea or concept might appeal, but once you start playing, some games can feel like a slog. Whilst this is usually because they are bad…
Four Kings Video Poker – Slot Machine Time Killer
Four Kings Video Poker plays a variant of poker known as “Jacks or Better”. This means you need at least a pair of Jacks (or something of equal value) to win anything back from your bets.
Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX punches as hard, and short, as the original
The original Alex Kidd launched in the second half of the 80s and was perhaps best known because it was pre-installed on a lot of the Master System consoles. Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX is an in-depth remaster of the original game,…
Minute of Islands — Moments of Clarity
Minute of Islands reveals a snippet of a life far from our shores, and how their journey shapes them. Mo must save her home, no matter what.