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Hades — Devilishly Good
Being the son of a god, Zagreus is built as such. Muscular and lean, he looks the part. Growing up in the underworld has also offered him a chance to hone his skills with some fearsome combatants meaning that if you have the dexterity then…
Manifold Garden — Beauty and innovation combine in a stunning debut
In the first game from designer William Chyr, the player must navigate an ever-changing landscape of beautiful, impossible architecture and bend the rules of physics to their will. Solving abstract puzzles by climbing the walls and…
Can Androids Pray? Maybe?
Can Androids Pray? Yep. Okay, okay. Let’s not be too flippant. The rhetorical question at the core of Can Androids Pray? is left largely up to you, the player. Can Androids Pray? is absolutely interested in the answer, and the humanity that…
Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes — A Brand New Adventure
Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes may not be the most proclaimed Point & Click Adventure game around but it’s certainly one that should be on your radar. Its predecessor, Edna & Harvey: The Breakout released back in 2018 and…
Foregone — Future War as a 2D Platformer
As a super soldier, the Arbiter is proficient in most forms of weaponry; luckily there's plenty on offer in Foregone. Both melee and ranged variants attack differently with different attack timings and reach
Making History: The First World War Brings Us Grand War Strategy
With Making History: The First World War, Factus Games returns the franchise back the the Great War. We have been playing it.
Jackbox Party Pack 7 — House Party
There's more quality of life improvements to make games and interactions easier than previous outings. Audio cues, spoken room codes and better social platform interactions are on offer
Beyond Blue — Relaxing and Educational
Underwater experiences in games can either leave you feeling completely on edge, unaware of the dangers that surround you or utterly relaxed, embracing the life around you. Luckily, Beyond Blue takes the latter approach and was one of the…
Oddworld: New ‘n’ Tasty is a remake done right
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty is just as charming and weird as the original — Only now it feels fully realised. It was the 90s. Britpop was on the uprise and Friends dominated the airwaves. It was also when the original PlayStation first graced…
Ghostrunner — A dark, dystopian Slice ‘n’ Dice
Getting into the groove is essential; Ghostrunner expects you to be all ninja, all the time and when you adjust to its pacing it flows like a hot knife through butter or a sharp blade through soft flesh
Cake Bash — Cute Cakes fighting it out!
It’s no secret that I love food games, I love cute games, and I love playing local co-op with my family. I really enjoy sitting on the couch and playing cute games. Back when I saw Cake Bash for the first time at EGX, I was excited! Guess…
Inertial Drift is a challenging game begging you to master it
When I was growing up racing games were like bread and butter for me. As I've aged I find myself leaning more towards the arcade type racers. Inertial Drift counter steers those expectations. It challenges you to use all five of your…
Serious Sam 4 brings a refreshing take to FPS
Serious Sam 4 is more that you will love if you loved the previous entries, especially the first and second encounters, and also has enough for newcomers to the series, for those peeps that what something more than Battlefield of Duty XIII,…
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3: Complete Edition — This new release of the classic brings nothing but…
In Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 the player has to design, run and manage a theme park with a huge range of rides, ‘coasters and attractions to choose from. Design your dream park in sandbox mode or try to meet the challenges set in career mode.…
Rez Infinite — Polygonal Bliss
Rez Infinite distills the original game into a timeless masterpiece with upgraded graphics, audio, and most importantly: it brings the digital world of Rez into virtual reality.
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: the Amulet of Chaos — “Tis but a flesh wound”
The Dungeon of Naheulbeuk: the Amulet of Chaos takes the humour and silliness of Monty Python and mashes it with a tactical RPG, all while parodying fantasy tabletop games like Dungeons and Dungeons. I imagine some of you are sold on that…
Nexomon: Extinction — Challenge Your Fate
Enter Nexomon: Extinction as a budding young Guild Tamer — explore the vast lands and meet colourful characters on your quest.
Port Royale 4 is no Caribbean dream, but it sure kills a lot of time
Heavy economic simulators are common on PC, but much fewer and further between on console. This is a genre that requires time and focus from players in order to penetrate complex systems and mechanics, and few examples of this kind of game…
Against the Moon — Literally fight the moon
The story is bonkers if you leave it at that point. The moon is evil and sends monsters to destroy humanity who have a god that lives in a box, isn’t the most common plot, but as the campaign progresses, new secrets as to the history of…
Order of Battle: Red Storm wraps up the USSR trilogy with a series of carefully orchestrated bangs
Sometimes when a trilogy wraps up there's a feeling of wanting left afterwards. However, unlike in fiction, history tends to wrap up at the highest point of escalation; Wars rarely end with a whisper. Order of Battle's Red Storm expansion…