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Phantom Brigade — Hindsight is a Wonderful Thing
A new varied take on mech combat with deep customization and strategy mechanics, the timeline mechanic adds additional options to tweak, deploy and effect countermeasures at every turn and at each stage of an engagement.
Super Jetpak DX — Destroy and Deploy
Super Jetpak DX is a game where building your rocket and blasting aliens will help your astronaut get back to their home.
Synth Riders — Settling into its own Rhythm
More recent tracks released by the developers; as either paid or free content; have become more complex and it’s clear the developers have taken a step back and looked at the progression of their player base
Commandos 2 on Switch is a bumpy trip down memory lane
If you’re anything like me, there’s a good chance that nostalgic feelings often lead to bad decisions. Where video game choices are concerned, this is a frequent challenge that I face. In Commandos 2 — a game that I remember being…
Poker Club — All In or Bust
When Poker Club renders correctly it’s even more unfortunate that the poker is only “OK”. The basics are there. Dealing, blinds, bets etc. etc. but there’s no feeling in it.
Redout: Space Assault — From race to space
There was little room for careful positioning and picking my targets due to the sheer volume of stuff on camera. Off-camera too, as there were a number of times in which I was being attacked from off-screen without me being able to do…
Dash Dash World — Dash Team Racing
Dash Dash World is a VR racing game that borrows from other kart racers, but at the end of the day, does its own thing, for better or worse.
Sunlight Brings Calm in a Short, Meditative Experience
Sunlight allows its players to experience a fleeting moment of calm and understanding in its forests.
Deadeus — Dreams of Death
Deadeus is a horror title for the Game Boy that offers a sinister tale of dark nightmares and a boy who has a difficult choice to make.
Infernal Radiation — Argent energy this ain’t
You’ll fight demons to free the humans, only to find out what led to them being possessed in the first place. This is what made me question whether this was meant to be a horror game or not. Whilst the atmosphere is dark and horrific, the…
Wartile is a bouncy, hoppy Nordic adventure game
A game for those who love the structure of board games but have no time for turns, Wartile is a bouncy hoppy Nordic adventure, sailing across the seas to save your kingdom. Bounding across the Nordic Isles, Wartile's gorgeous little…
Gordon Ramsay: Chef Blast — What is Ramsay doing in video games?
I love food games, as you probably know, and I love Gordon Ramsay — the angry, firey, TV chef who criticizes food on the internet and happens to be featured in various mobile games with his name. Will this game be about food? Unlikely. Will…
Wingspan Digital Swoops In
Wingspan Digital brings the acclaimed tabletop game by Elizabeth Hargrave to the digital space.
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands — The Good & the Bad
The Shadowlands expansion: a great addition to WoW, but with some issues in design.
Ikenfell — Remembering the past to improve our future
Explore a school of magic as you meet a varied cast of students and staff. Throughout you'll find magical gems that illuminate past moments in time. Happy Ray Games tells this story through charm and turn-based RPG elements—Ikenfell.
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope is a well-told tale about facing your own demons
As the second — of at least three, but maybe more — games that make up The Dark Pictures Anthology, Little Hope faces the tough task of addressing the challenges levelled at the first, whilst also living in the shadow of developer…
Tesla Force — Not an Elon Musk in sight
Stages themselves have a few different objectives, ranging from collecting a set number of items and closing rifts, to destroying spawning points and just plain surviving. There isn’t a huge amount of variety in the tasks, but stages tend…
Sackboy: A Big Adventure — Sew Fantastic
Sackboy: A Big Adventure may be a departure from the user-generated, level-fashioning focus of its forebears, but what it lacks in customization, it more than makes up for in fun.
Chronos: Before the Ashes — Maze Runner
Chronos: Before the Ashes is a solid foray into a more classic Souls formula that steps back from Gunfire’s differentiating gunplay mechanics and back into close quarter combat
Twin Mirror — Reflect on the past
The set up for Twin Mirror is pretty interesting. You’re introduced to your character and his ‘twin’, known only as Him, who helps Sam understand how to handle social situations which he seems to struggle with. You’ll interact with a number…