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Case Files: Behind Closed Doors – Locked down
You play as a nameless police investigator, partnered with Detective Ruiz, who are working together to solve the murder of Daniel, an allegedly abusive boyfriend. You’ll be reading through police reports and phone records, as well as…
Super Algebrawl – Math and Strategy
An education and an experience. Super Algebrawl blends adding, multiplying and so forth as core parts of the game. Boar King Albert’s unpaid workers subtracted themselves from his palace. Help him fight his way back to glory in a pixelated…
Humble Brag – A game of bluffing
For those looking for a party game, Humble Brag is one that is best played by groups of players who don’t quite know each other well. It’s a card game where you and your friends (you can have unlimited players, really) are trying to brag…
Beat Slayer – Hades Rush
The minute to minute gameplay is really enjoyable. Dashing around and landing blows to the beat feels snappy and satisfying, and levels and runs are quick enough that you’ll start to slip into that one-more-run mentality very quickly. Just…
Pear Shaped gives snap a fruity, timing-based twist
When it comes to classic family card games that even the kids can get involved with, it doesn't get more classic than Snap. Pear Shaped takes Snap and gives it a brighter shine and a cool timer gimmick. Most games carry their name on the…
Spellforce 3: Reforced is a unique experience that deserves its time in the spotlight
Although it first debuted over twenty years ago, the Spellforce series has never made it to console in prior generations. Having played Spellforce 3: Reforced quite comprehensively now, I can understand why. This real time strategy/RPG…
Flathead – Headscratcher
This on its own is fine enough, but you’re also against an undefined time limit. There’s a creature sneaking up behind you as you play, and should you fail to reach your target before it reaches you, then you’ll likely die. I say likely as…
Horrified – Working together to defeat Myths
Horrified is a cooperative, one to four player game where you and (most likely) your friends are all trying to defeat a bunch of different mythical monsters! It features a lot of different combinations of monsters to battle against, each of…
Hidden Cats in Berlin – Katzen boots
Luckily there’s also an Advanced mode with far more cats, all randomly placed, as well as special named cats and specific people to spot in a “Where’s Wally?” style. Even once you’ve done that, there will be a bunch of extra stages unlocked…
Exploding Kittens is a great gateway game and undeniably modern classic
Quick turns, silly artwork and deadly odds made Exploding Kittens into a modern classic. Frankly, I'm surprised that we haven't written anything up about Exploding Kittens before. The main reason might be that it's a phenomenon that…
Omega Crafters is an open-world survival game with programmable bots
Omega Crafter is a newly released open-world survival game developed by Preferred Networks, a technology company based in Japan. This is Preferred Network's first game release, so if you don’t recognise the name, you’re not alone. Omega…
Crow Country – No country for old hens
Crow Country wants nothing more than to be a survival horror from the 90s. Combat is slow and clunky, with you unable to move whilst aiming and nothing more than a hard to manoeuvre crosshair for aiming. You can improve this by solving…
Reveil – Three ring circus?
You play as Walter, a man who awakens from a strange dream to find that his wife and daughter are missing. Through a series of strange events, Walter finds himself at the circus where the three of them work, and sets about trying to find…
Starship Troopers: Terran Command – Raising Hell DLC
Now, with the influx of interest in Starship Troopers reappearing thanks in part to Helldivers 2, we have the Raising Hell DLC. This adds a new mini campaign including new troops and enemies, as well as a few challenge missions. For under…
Ikonei Island is a joyful, co-operative island adventure
Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure is the latest game in Snowcastle Games' Earthlock series. Within Ikonei Island, you are encouraged to explore the titular tropical island in its entirety and restore the shrines you discover along the…
Swarm 2 is full-360 VR action done right
Sometimes when genres evolve it's through new features or concepts coming to them, in the case of Swarm 2 it's through new technology. Notably, Swarm 2 feels like a successor to some sort of arcade shooter or shmup. Interestingly, it might…
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance is hard. Really hard. Even on the easiest setting, which is recommended when you start up, you’ll lose a lot of missions and a lot of troops in the early going. I’m not ashamed to say that I restarted some…
You Gotta Be Kitten Me – Guessing Card Game
Cats and dogs are such a popular, well-loved pet that having a board game full of cute cats and dogs, does feel like it would fit in well with most homes. You Gotta Be Kitten Me is a card game where you must guess how many accessories or…
Bounties of Babylon – Man-of-war or total bore?
Turns are split into tile placement and movement stages. Tiles include a path as well as a colour. The path shows you where a ship can go, and must match up to another path, meaning you can’t have a path ram into land. The colour dictates…
The Muddles is a quick-play, family-friendly set-collecting card game
Pog, Jellycow and Wee might sound like characters from a children's TV show, but they're actually fusion animals from The Muddles, an easy to pick-up and play game of set making and card capturing. Big Potato Games have done it again,…