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Siren’s Rest is a quiet return to Still Wakes the Deep’s Familiar Waters
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…
Texas Hold it — Toilet-Based Mind Games
Texas Hold It, from the creators of Cyanide and Happiness and similar card game Joking Hazard, have put together a compact card game about avoiding “piss” or holding it in to avoid being whizzed on by a varied group of cowboys and bandits.…
Fled wants to keep you locked at your table
Fled, designed by Mark Swanson (of Feudum fame), is a game about escaping from an unjust regime — not just thematically, but mechanically. It’s a game of tight spaces, limited options, and constant pressure. Following on from our 2023…
Cook, Serve, Forever – Is it delicious?
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 — Glory, Gore, Greatness!
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 is a lovecraftian lesson in mystery and adventure
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 – Simple Zombies in a Colourful World
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 – Pure Chaos In It’s Cutest Form
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…
Come Sail Away! Review – A Gentle Cruise into Deep Waters
There’s a particular kind of joy that comes from discovering a game that feels both familiar and fresh — a game that invites you in with a warm smile and then quietly reveals its cleverness over time. Come Sail Away!, designed by Daryl Chow…
Gray Zone Warfare — Extracting Never Looked So Cool
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…
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – Twisted Horrors In A Beautiful World
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 — A Police Shooter With an Identity Crisis
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…
Cable Guys Creeper Stand – ‘Hisssss’ got your phone!
The Minecraft Creeper, with its hiss basically signalling the end times for any would-be house builder at nighttime in the world, has become so well known that it could be argued that it's a household name. . What better way to get them on…
Enshrouded – An Early Game Review
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…
Panzer Corps 2: War Stories — Fall of Poland brings the battle to you
There’s a large difference between being outnumbered and overwhelmed.
Skin Deep — Cats in Spaaaaaace!
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…
The Alters – Me, Myself and I
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…
Pauper’s Ladder: Second Edition – A charming quest crawler
Explore Brighthelm, defeat monsters and ascend to rule the land in Pauper's Ladder. There’s something quietly magical about a game that doesn’t try to be the biggest, boldest, or most complex thing on your shelf, but instead focuses on…
Atlas: Explore the World – A Global Journey in Cardboard Form
Explore the world and race to complete your jet-setting objectives in Atlas: Explore the World. There’s a quiet, enduring appeal to games that invite us to explore — not through conquest or competition, but through curiosity and connection.…
Moorhuhn Kart 2 – Crazy Chicken, Crazy Physics
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…