Video Game Features

In There Are No Ghosts At The Grand we take control of Chris David, an enterprising sarcastic young man who has just inherited a hotel and is taking to repair it himself. Immediately, my power tool started speaking to me in a very thick…

London Games Fest was this week, and I was lucky enough to attend its New Game Plus event. My first stop of the day was Astro Burn, developed by Beyond The Pixels. Astro Burn first gave me a Jetpack Joyride vibe, with its side scrolling,…

There are always tons of different festivals and sales going on across Steam these days, with an absolutely massive one at the moment being the Steam Medieval Festival. This yearly festival has a  wide mix of games to purchase  as well as…

Laburnum Creek is about to be wiped off the map by an approaching comet, We Stay Behind puts you in the role of Laura Tanner, a writer who has travelled to the town to speak to those who have decided that they simply won't leave. Almost a…

Take on the role of a dungeon custodian, keeping the dungeon loot-worthy and its dwellers motivated between card-based battles in Mops & Mobs. If you've ever looted a dungeon in a game then you'll know that they're meant to be good for…

The Earth Appreciation Festival is a Steam showcase with the goal of celebrating the beauty and remarkable diversity of our Earth with a selection of over 170 games. This year is their fifth year, and this year the organisers — Slug Disco,…

Vampire Crawlers recently showcased its 'Turbo Wildcard Dungeon Explorer' twist at London Games Festival and I managed to get my hands on it to see what's in store for this new spin on the trend setting monolith. Vampire Crawlers takes the…

With good horror, the kind that sticks in the mind, it's always about something. That can be deeply personal; grieving a relative, trauma that changes you, a desire to instill a fear of clowns in anyone who reads your work. Cronos: The New…

Nostalgia's a cruel drug, especially with films and games where it strips out the boring bits while also blurring the pixels and flaws. That said, few genres have benefited more from nostalgia than point-and-click, and Ghost Haunting is an…

Ragdoll Physics Experiment is a 3D narrative game focused entirely on ragdoll physics and getting through different tasks and situations whilst playing as said ragdoll character. It's both witty and funny, while also testing your…

Remnants of Yore is a cosy combination of running a store and roguelite action as you build up your stock, complete quests and cruise around town helping anyone and everyone on your adventure.  Remnants of Yore was exhibited at Pocket Gamer…

Creature Companions from Rhino Rock Studios was exhibited at Pocket Gamer Connect London and I sat down and got my hands on an early build of it. It's a brand new game, freshly out of prototyping, that focuses on hatching creatures to…

Even though it’s only a small slice of the full game, Warhounds does demonstrate some promising gameplay. The turn-based tactical missions are serviceable, if a little simplistic when compared to other games. You’ll move from cover to cover…

The Valley Beyond could turn into a great example of how a first-time dev can create something interesting, varied and engaging. Not every game needs to be the best at everything, and the core vision of The Valley Beyond is solid enough to…

Some game pitches sound a lot like they were conceptualised during fever dreams, and — certainly — if you'd told me that I'd be playing a point and click game about a fake psychic solving mysteries with a talking weasel mascot then I'd…

Drill down into a lot of sci-fi and you get to a handful of hero archetypes. Among the most memorable are the gung-ho marine, the loyal alien warrior and the resourceful scientist. The former solves problems with actions rather than words,…

Battlefield Commander WWII, although it’s still in early access, it is still a brain twister. Hardcore strategy, man.

Help DJ Bunny on her quest to play a set at the famous Hippity Hop Music Festival. Thanks to my line of work I get along to a lot of videogame events. However, I don't often get to take my kids along to them, in fact, we normally get along…

Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy has you step into the shoes of an Acolyte of the Inquisition, a low ranking member of the order who has been sent on a mission to investigate potential heresies, as well as assist other members of the…

What is neat is the inclusion of recyclable rubbish that you take to machines which turn them into usable resources. Yes, there’s currency to upgrade your tools, but you’ll also get wood, ropes, and other such items that can build…