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Hungry Horrors – Fright bite!
Being a princess, you’re obviously far too important to bother yourself with this nonsense, but unfortunately you find yourself in possession of a magical cauldron that will cook the food needed to sate these beasts. Who bestowed this…
Endangered is a rare and underrated solo or cooperative treat
Endangered, designed by Joe Hopkins and published by Grand Gamers Guild, is a cooperative game that wears its heart entirely and unapologetically on its sleeve. It is about saving animals, yes, but not in a vague, feel-good kind of way.…
I loved throwing anything at everything in tactical roguelike Blightstone
In a sea of roguelike turn-based adventures, how can something like Blightstone stand out? How can it make itself one of the memorable “few” rather than the saturated “many”? Many are the games that let us use martial weapons to harm foes.…
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds Shows Us Kart Racing Isn’t Dead Yet
Sonic Racing: Crossworlds tracks a major step forward in the series. The blue blur is back with another Kart racer, and as a long time Sonic fan, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this. In my opinion, Sonic has been on an absolute tear of good…
Roots Devour – Lovecraftian Horror, or Eldritch Bother?
Roots Devour is a stylish game, there’s no denying that. How much fruit this tree bears will be very dependent on how well you gel with that style though. Starting at the basics, Rewinding Games describe Roots Devour as a “strategic…
Death Howl successfully reimagines deckbuilding from Roguelike into Soulslike
If you’re going to be off-put by a single failure, then the experience will be short-lived. However, Death Howl provides so many ways to not fail by rewarding exploration, minor combat repetition, deck experimentation and completing quests.
Don’t Scream Together – Muffle Your Screams!
Don’t Scream Together is a co-operative horror experience based in a forest, with you and several friends investigating a woodland as you either attempt to escape together or rise up against the survivors as a hunter. Most of Don’t Scream…
Cleared Hot is the Desert Strike succcessor we’ve been waiting two decades for
While certainly not the first spiritual sequel to the 'Strike' series, Cleared Hot excels in capturing the feeling of the classics, while also bringing in more than enough modern conveniences and features to make it feel like its own thing.…
The Spirit Lift – High Spirits
The bulk of The Spirit Lift plays like most rogue-lites, but I really did like how you would set up for your runs. Because you’re a group of students, before each run you choose your group of three that act as your starting deck and items.…
Escape from Project Riese is the serious refinement of the cooperative zombie shooter
Escape from Projekt Riese is a tense, narrative-driven solo/co-op campaign game from Raybox Games that blends tactical combat, horror, and historical fiction into a modular, campaign driven experience that builds on its predecessor, Escape…
Gunnar Sylvanas Glasses – What Do Your Elf Eyes See?
Gunnar have partnered with Blizzard for their latest release: The Gunnar Sylvanvas. A set of glasses featuring the distinctive colours and patterns of Sylvanas Windrunner, featuring silver accents bouncing off the Forsaken Red frames —…
In Bladesong being a smith is more than just hammering steel
In a world where TCG Card Shop Simulator and a deluge of other “simulator” games exist, perhaps it isn’t surprising that we have a few about smithing. For the appeal that a hot smelter and hard anvil might have, though, none have really…
Prepare to wrap up warm as Battle of Hoth hits your table
“Greetings Lord Vader, the shield will be down in moments, you may start your landing.” With that line, Battle of Hoth hits the table, giving players the chance to relive one of Star Wars’ most iconic battles. Published by Days of Wonder…
Combat Mission: Cold War — An extremely long and drawn-out war with multiple countries involved.
Although you know I prefer WW II, this is the first of three Cold War games I'm reviewing. And, this one's damn good.
Into the Grid makes roguelike deckbuilding feel fresh
From card effects slicing across the screen to enemies being able to grapple and grab you, the first-person camera of Into the Grid brings the genre to a mostly unexplored place. Being thrust face-first into some of these Sentinels forces a…
Crime Simulator – It’s Crime Time
Crime Simulator has you don your balaclava and attempt to basically steal anything and everything that isn’t nailed down. Whether it’s in someone's home, business or a gigantic warehouse in the middle of Arizona the world is rife with…
Demonschool – Occult studies
The trick rapidly becomes powering up your team, manoeuvring enemies into place, and then striking them all at once. It’s immensely satisfying when you manage to get things right.
Moon Colony Bloodbath is one of 2025’s most original games
Moon Colony Bloodbath, designed by Donald X. Vaccharino and published by Rio Grande Games, is a tableau-building and deck-destruction game that thrives on its clever arc of play, tongue-in-cheek retro-futuristic art style, and the way it…
Gunnar Monterey – California Sun
These glasses are specifically designed to reduce eye strain thanks to tints that block out blue light and minimise glare that can be damaging to eyes. They also purport to trap more moist air around your eyes, decreasing the likelihood of…
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition brings pink-haired caveboy energy to the modern…
Tomba! 2: The Evil Swine Return Special Edition gives players a chance to time-travel back 25 years and play one of the most visually memorable platformers of the generation. For those of us lucky enough to grow up in the age of…