Reviews

Industria II, from Bleakmill is a direct continuation from the first title, putting you into the shoes of scientist and explorer, Nora. With some heavy Half Life inspirations and a surprisingly linear path, Industria II lets you discover…

If there ever was any kind of neutrality, it doesn't exist here.

Nordic Ashes is a fast, aggressive, Norse‑themed roguelite auto-battler that sits firmly in the lineage of Vampire Survivors, Jotunnslayer and Achilles: Survivor, but with a stronger emphasis on character identity, buildcraft, and…

I remember watching Rugrats when I was a child and, incidentally, my partner actually had a bunch of the video games that can be found on the Rugrats: Retro Rewind Collection... so, this was perfect for us. As someone who didn't have these…

Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor on PlayStation 5 is a railway simulation game that is — quite bizarrely — built specifically around the Thomas & Friends license, using the same underlying technology as Dovetail’s Train Sim World…

For whatever reason, I tend to find that I almost always enjoy games published by Mighty Boards. In the spirit of transparency, we’ve been working with them for years and have reviewed games like Posthuman Saga and have even interviewed…

Ultimate General: Civil War on Xbox is one of the most ambitious and deeply simulated real‑time tactical wargames ever brought to console, and it treats its subject matter with a seriousness and mechanical depth that is rare outside of PC…

It was October 2024 when I first played Saltfjord, and I only managed to get my hands on it because a friend brought it back from Essen Spiel that year. Somehow, this incredible game remained elusive in the UK for well over a year, but…

As you progress, you’ll learn of specific rules in the house that keep the hauntings at bay. Make sure the TV stays turned off, throw any mysterious crystals down the well, and so forth. They’re far more reasonable this time around than in…

Have you ever wanted to just run away and open a cafe in a new city? I will offer you a word of warning now, if the answer to that is even slightly affirmative, Coffee Talk Tokyo may drag you down that rabbit hole quicker than you thought.…

If golf is a good walk spoiled, then Under Par Golf Architect is a good game spoiled. Under Par Golf Architect, developed by Broken Arms Games and published by Gambit Digital, is a golf course construction and management sim that asks you…

At face value, Hello Kitty: Day at the Park appears to be a charming and approachable family game, but when you spend more time with it, you start to appreciate just how carefully it has been put together by a real design team rather than…

The Noble Osprey easily justifies its price-point and position as a high-end, budget-conscious set of ear buds. In 2026 there's probably not much that can be innovated on when it comes to earbuds, right? Ultimately, when we look for a set…

Hurt Me Plenty: The Ultimate Guide to First-Person Shooters 2003-2010 can be described in two words: bloody massive. Published by Bitmap Books and written by Stuart Maine, Hurt Me Plenty is the follow-up to I'm Too Young to Die. Where that…

In the shadow of Himeji Castle, loyal retainers advance their clans interests as a quiet strategic duel is played out amongst elegant gardens and castle corridors as carefully planned moves must always be taken carefully to ensure that your…

Death by Scrolling is a fast-paced roguelike experience that demands smart movement, keeping cool in the face of hectic screenfuls of visual information and making on-the-fly build decisions. This loop is fleshed out with 5 playable…

Legacy of Kain: Ascendance is a bold attempt to exhume a series that has spent far too long entombed beneath the weight of its own legacy. It knows the significance of its name — almost reveres it — but that reverence becomes a burden it…

Raccoin is a deceptively simple looking coin-pushing Roguelite that has you play as a number of characters trying to meet the high score on coin pushing machines. You’ll be combining special coins, prizes and modifiers to make the optimum…

I'm a big fan of musicals. To me, nearly anything can be improved by throwing a song into it at random intervals. It's a good job I think that way, because otherwise, I'd be having a terrible time with People of Note. People of Note is…

Sudden Strike 5 seems to have taken so long to make its appearance that I was beginning to wonder if we’d ever see it. There were always going to be a few reservations about a console version of an RTS (I'm reviewing on Xbox) but, in my…