Video Game Reviews

Nedra is the work of developer Davit Andreasyar and their small team, it follows the story of a Soviet-era Antarctic station which has been overrun by frozen horrors, as well as its looming, ever-present structure.  When I first looked into…

Returning to the North Sea oil rig that served as the haunting stage for Still Wakes the Deep, the Siren’s Rest DLC offers a more introspective, subdued experience than its predecessor.  Where the base game was a masterclass in…

The first thing that struck me about Cook, Serve, Forever was that there was a plot, complete with visual novel style cutscenes. You play as Nori, a girl living in a down-on-its-luck town in the near future. Having been taught how to cook…

We Who Are About To Die is a gladiatorial roguelite. It's also the work of an incredibly small team, with most of the duties handled by developer Jordy Lakiere, who also self-published it. Considering the team size,  it's mighty impressive,…

The Sinking City Remastered, played on Xbox One, is an atmospheric detective adventure that blends Lovecraftian horror with open-world exploration and investigative gameplay. Developed by Frogwares, this remastered edition refines the…

Survival Machine, Grape Pickers' debut game, is out now in early access, adding a bit more charm, colour and a giant machine to your usual zombie survival experience.

Doronko Wanko is all about making a mess. You play as a small Pomeranian or with the soon to be released new dogs and breeds, in a lovely, nice, bright-and-white family home. You've just come in from playing in the mud. As soon as you take…

Gray Zone Warfare is an open world extraction shooter that lets you step into the shoes of one of three competing PMC groups to complete missions in a massive, constantly active MMO world set on the island of Lamang. With its emphasis on…

I'm going to open with a clear message here. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is honestly one of the best games that I have played this year. I came into it a bit apprehensive, being a massive Dark Souls fan, and was wondering how this would hold…

Alpha Response was released at the tail end of last year and has recently had its biggest update, an update working on improved ai, visual features as well as new missions and real-world locales. But, it just doesn’t seem to hit the mark…

Enshrouded has been in Early Access since the beginning of 2024 and has had a myriad of updates since, including its most recent large scale update in May: The Thralls of Twilight. The mega update added new areas, mechanics and much more…

There’s a large difference between being outnumbered and overwhelmed. 

You are Nina Pasadena, Insurance Commando. It’s your job to stop pirates from robbing the feline-crewed spaceships cruising the infinite, and you’ll quickly figure out that you can achieve this in some of the most absurd and drawn out ways…

Have you ever had a moment in your life that you look back on and thought about how you could have done things differently? If you were given the chance, would you want to see how much your life would change if you altered a significant…

Moorhuhn Kart 2 - Or Crazy Chicken Kart 2, as it’s called outside of Germany — came to me after a conversation with a friend. They mentioned that Moorhuhn was very popular in the early 2000’s, and after some digging, I found some quite…

Nico Saves The State slid into my inbox this week, and it initially made me suck air between my teeth. I'll be one of the first to admit that puzzle games, platformers and me usually don't mix. I can rarely handle anything more complicated…

To keep things on theme, the resources you generate are sometimes a bit more unusual. Instead of money, you have faith to spend on constructions, and whilst wood is a standard building material, the only clothing you can offer is robes and…

Some hidden object cat games simply have you trying to find as many cats as possible. Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats is one of those types of games, where you are presented with a large, primarily devoid of color picture and need to just…

Each stage begins with a short story about someone who has done something terrible and has come across this very deck of cards. The deck will allow them to change what they did, but only if they complete a ritual correctly. There are hints…

Wadjet Eye, a developer that any fan of pointing and clicking should keep close to their hearts and wallets, has returned with another gracefully told story about flawed humans. Old Skies is, it seems, a less flexible game than previous…