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Nico Saves The State – And My Boredom
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…
Worshippers of Cthulhu — Is it an eldritch blast?
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…
Hidden Kittens: Kingdom of Cats – Spy the Cats!
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…
Occlude – Dark heart of the cards
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…
Black Metro is a Cyberpunk-style area control game with a few twists
There’s a certain kind of game that doesn’t just ask you to play — it asks you to scheme. Black Metro, the debut title from Emesh De Zoysa and Absolute Ascendency, is one of those games. It’s a modern, asymmetric area control experience…
Total War: ROME – The Board Game is good, but is it a Pyrrhic victory?
Total War is one of my favourite video game series. You can imagine my excitement when I saw that Total War: ROME - The Board Game was in development and immediately began to imagine how they might have captured some of the best mechanics…
Old Skies – Time’s arrow
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…
Blades of Fire is an addictive blacksmithing and fighting adventure that I couldn’t put down
From the outset, Blades of Fire feels unashamedly old-school. It opens with a cutscene that makes little to no sense, and the game takes an awfully long time to bring its memorable, interesting storyline to bear. That’s not really what…
Panzer Corps 2: Frontlines – Cyrenaica
You have the option of playing either Great Britain OR Italy. M'kay?
Even after 13 years, Tokaido still tells a sweet tale for gateway gamers
When we first reviewed Tokaido back in 2018, it was already 6 years old and board gaming was entering a Golden Age with innovative new games being released weekly and entirely new mechanics emerging all the time. Somehow, even then, Tokaido…
Dead by Daylight – Five Nights at Freddy’s Chapter — Jumpscaringly Good
Dead By Daylight is entering its ninth year, a surprisingly long time for a live service game in today's day and age. It offers something special to the video game market that means it has, essentially, no competition. Texas Chainsaw…
Edifier Neobuds Planar — Noise Cancelling on the Go
The Neobuds Planar from Edifier are a comfortable earbud that sports similar accessories to the larger, over-ear headphones (such as the WN950NB) with a small carry bag, charger and a varied bunch of different sized eartips.
Sunderfolk – Sundertale?
Control works very nicely too, with everything being done on your phone screen. When moving, you drag your finger across your screen and you can see the path your character will take, following your finger around the hexes. It’s a little…
WH950NB Headphones: High Quality Audio With a Premium Feel
The WH950NB Wireless Headphones come in a compact, oval-shaped case with a small pouch to carry accessories.
Purgin’ Planets in Son of a Gun
Son of a Gun explodes the top-down shooter format into the modern day. Top-down shooters are something that I really don’t get a chance to play much, so when Son of a Gun dropped into my lap, it was a pretty neat reminder that when they’re…
That’s Dope – All about Conversation
Sometimes, board games are a really great way to connect with other people and get to know them. That’s Dope is one of these types of games; one that prioritises conversation and uses cards to connect with the other people that you are…
Don’t Panic demands you keep calm and list category entries
Don't Panic continues to be an approachable, family-friendly game of quick-thinking and list making. Iteration, not innovation, is the way that you keep a B-tier board game on shelves. Don't Panic is a perfect example of that, looking back…
Soulslinger – High Noon
The art direction in Soulslinger is excellent. I loved going into these desolate weird west adjacent places, from standard canyons and streets to demon ravaged farmlands and miasma poisoned townships. Every new location looked impressive…
Thousand Year Old Vampire is the definitive journaling RPG
Thousand Year Old Vampire is a solo, journaling RPG that — in no time — underlines the value of memory and humanity. When you write about board games, tabletop games and videogames you write mostly about iteration. In fact, for most of my…
Zombicide 2nd Edition – PariZ is an enjoyable but doughy expansion
Here at BigBossBattle, we’re big fans of Zombicide: 2nd Edition. We raved about it in our review, we ranked it highly in our list of the 15 Best Dungeon Crawlers and we even enjoyed the stupid digital spin-off. Heck, we love CMON’s zombie…