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Warriors: Abyss – Dynastic
When you complete a combat encounter, you’ll get to choose which path to take next, much like in Hades. Many of these will lead you to a tree which will allow you to form an alliance with one of your unlocked heroes. Each hero has a…
Spilled! – Oil tell you what I think of this
Aside from oil, you’ll also find yourself scooping up plastic bottles to take home. There’s a certain degree of physics here, with you needing to not overload your scoop or you’ll end up scattering those bottles everywhere, necessitating…
Mullet Madjack is the fast, fresh retro shooter that you need
Imagine a roguelite shooter that mocks the AI-powered, dopamine-fuelled world we’re heading towards with frightening levels of precognition whilst also simultaneously delivering exactly the shot in the arm that it claims all humans will…
Mini City Mayhem – Micro management
As you build, the population will increase until the city is full, at which point people will start to become impatient about how crowded it is. If they run out of patience, you lose. The only way to bring things back under control is to…
Dead Letter Dept – Dead on arrival
Over the course of the game, the things you are sent to copy become more unhinged, including correspondences between family members, text from historical and medical textbooks, and even warnings sent directly to you. You’ll get strange…
Songs of Conquest offers turn-based Might and Magic in spades
With a modern, beautiful take on detailed pixel art, a fantastic pace and gameplay that feels like a fantastic balance between old-school and modern, Songs of Conquest flies out of the blocks with an impressive and surprising performance.…
Urban Myth Dissolution Centre – Mythbusters
The challenge isn’t what draws me into Urban Myth Dissolution Centre though. The characters are really enjoyable when they interact with each other. I particularly liked the moments between Azami and Meguriya, with the latter seeming to…
Cats and Seek Osaka – Find Cats in Japan
If you know Robin and I, then you'll know that we have been blasting through every single type of Hidden Object cat game that we've seen appear on our Xbox. This time, we took on Cats and Seek Osaka. This hidden cat game isn’t exactly…
Under Defeat – Helicopter hero
At a glance, this appears to be a fairly by-the-numbers shooter. It does have a neat twist in that your helicopter can pivot. Now, this isn’t the only game to do this by a long shot, but it does play into the manoeuvrability of choppers,…
I’ve spent 20 hours on Path of Exile 2 – and now I’ll never play Diablo IV again
Woah, that’s a big claim right? The undisputed champion of ARPG’s usurped by a free-to-play effort from a lesser studio? I’m sorry Diablo IV fans, but it’s true — Path of Exile 2 is bigger, badder and much more enjoyable to play, with…
Dreamcore – Sweet dreams?
Much like other games of its ilk, Dreamcore has you lost in a bizarre liminal space with the sole objective of finding your way out. You see the world through your character’s body-cam, giving the game an eerie found-footage motif that also…
Stray explores love, kindness and companionship in a world without humans
Although we’re a little late to the party, its never too late to celebrate something great. Stray tells a unique and timeless tale that is perhaps even more relevant in today's world than it was when the game first launched in 2022. In the…
Dead of Darkness – Eternal Evil
I’ll point out early that the Resident Evil influences are rampant, and at times this feels very much like a top down version of that game. You have enemies smashing through windows when you think you’re safe, doors locked by a series of…
Little Lighthouse of Horror – Calm before the Storm
I am many things, but a horror game enjoyer is not normally one of them. So imagine my utter surprise when I decided to take the reins of Little Light House of Horror, a… horror… game. To then actually enjoy it? Unthinkable. At least, I…
Songs of Silence is a beautiful, intriguing fantasy 4x auto-battler
Whilst I’ve heard a lot about them, I don’t believe I’ve ever tried an auto-battler before. Normally scrolling from side to side, these games task players with character balance and party composition prior to battle whilst the AI takes care…
Luck be a Landlord – Spin to win!
Gameplay is somewhat like the more recent Ballionaire, with you getting a set number of spins in which to reach your target. After each spin, you get to add a new symbol to your reels so that you have a greater chance of winning big money.…
The Thing: Remastered is a triumph that repairs the biggest flaw of the original
It's been 22 years since The Thing released for PS2 & Xbox, which is actually longer than the time between the launch of the game and the movie that its story was based on: John Carpenter's The Thing. When I heard that The Thing:…
Touch Type Tale turns typing tactical with astonishing style
Existing at the incredibly bizarre cross-section between real time strategy and typing games, Touch Type Tale is a beautifully drawn, often frantic experience that's both novel and fun. I last wrote about Touch Type Tale in 2019 after…
Cursed Feed – Frightening footage?
The spooky scenes are a mixed bag. Some of them are some basic flickering lights or some blood trickling from the ceiling, which are fine, if generic. The interesting ones were when seemingly live-action footage was placed into the action.…
Kayak VR: Mirage — Waves Of Brilliance
Kayak VR: Mirage set out to do one thing, and it did it well: create a realistic kayak experience in VR, but it ended up delivering so much more in the process.