Video Game Reviews

The hand painted auto runner which isn't quite a masterwork.

The New Year may be a blurry memory, and Halloween is just a vague shadow in the distant future, but that doesn’t stop the spookiness from flowing and a good ghost story from being told. Although far from spine chilling, this cutesy, spooky…

Shovel Knight: King of Cards tells the story of King Knight and his quest to win a tournament against three other kings in order to be the greatest king of them all.

Shovel Knight: Showdown is a fighting game featuring over sixteen characters from the series in an all-out brawl.

Mad Games Tycoon is like Game Dev Story but for grown-ups, so how well will it live up to the more immediate demands of a targeted console audience?  Personally, I love an economic management simulator, and to be honest, the more depth the…

Narcos: Rise of the Cartels comes at the turn-based tactical squad shooter genre with a few interesting ideas and a disappointing lack of depth and polish.

From a literal walk in the park to delivering some of the most frightening experiences in video games, the humble walking simulator has demonstrated its longevity to become much more than a niche genre. Close to the Sun, from Italian…

Quoth the video game critic: Nevermore. Ghost Parade is an undoubtedly beautiful game with compelling characters, story, and setting. Unfortunately, this game about spirits is haunted by some pretty underwhelming controls. Something is…

Dr. Ludos is a game developer with a deep love and respect for all things retro and likes to make games for systems that are well past their sell-by date, so for me, he is an awesome dude. I have already looked at one of his games here on…

If you know You Don’t Know Jack then this is more You Don’t Know Jack, you know? If you don’t know You Don’t Know Jack then I’ll help you know You Don’t Know Jack.

It’s me, back once again with a NES review. However, this one is slightly different. Even though I am playing Halloween '86 on an original NES cartridge, which released back in 2016, this game is actually now available on Xbox One, Steam…

Anyone who’s ever been a fan of turn-based tactics is sure to get a kick out of Spaceland! Whilst it might not be on level as some other turn-based tactical games that are out there, it would be silly to miss out on the opportunity to add…

With an interesting story, great narrative & quest dynamics, and hearty combat, there’s a lot to like about Yaga and plenty to have you return for at least a second helping

Chaos tavern, another PAX AUS highlight has you and a group of friends run a magical tavern

As a game, Valfaris wears its inspiration clearly front and centre from the get go: The heavy metal soundtrack, rich in electric guitar riffs, the names of the weapons of destruction you wield to exact your revenge and a protagonist who…

A giant, two-towered mansion stands on an island in a lake, a mansion, for some reason, called Tangle Tower. And inside, a body.

The call of Cthulhu is a hard one to resist, at least it is for me. When I see anything that resembles the Lovecraftian mythos I’m immediately interested in it. Whether or not I like it depends on the product of course, but when I say…

Welcome to Cybermonk. Power up your religion and fight against the heathens by sending terrifying lasers of death into your portal, charging up your religion to win. Playing Cybermonk at PAX AUS was great fun. Running around the small map,…

House of Golf takes the obstacle heavy mini-golf format and merges it with common household objects in a variety of room-themed locations for fast-paced pad swapping for one to six players

New Super Lucky’s Tale is a colorful platformer that brings out the best of the genre with a happy-go-lucky character and fun to play, well-designed levels, each with its own set of clever mechanics.