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Among Trees – A lovely idea that sadly feels incomplete
Among Trees is a survival experience for those of us who can only cope with so much stress in their lives. Wander a pleasant woodland, collecting items to help you build up your cozy cabin and just generally have a very nice time.
Leopold Part 2 Of 3 White Sleep continues the story.
Coming straight off of part 1 of Leopold, called The Pendulum of the Dead, our group was left captivated and wanted to get into part 2. You see, the end of the first game leads right into this game, on a massive cliffhanger, so we were…
My Little Pony : A Maretime Bay Adventure – Horsing around
Right from the off, this game feels very similar to Paw Patrol: Mighty Pups Save Adventure Bay, with a 3D field to explore, and stars to collect. My Little Pony does things a little differently though. Rather than individual levels to…
Tunic — No Fail, Much Exploring
Tunic is a lesson in tempering expectations for me. First shown off in teaser form back in 2017. Tunic promised ambient music coupled with gameplay through a familiar inspiration. All was quiet until a couple of years later, ISOMETRICORP…
Leopold Part 1 of 3 The Pendulum of the Dead is a thriller!
The Pendulum of the Dead is a tabletop escape room that plays out in the style of a thriller. In it you are looking to escape an asylum and, from there, save the world from some sort of evil being, which isn’t quite explained at first. It’s…
Winkeltje: The Little Shop has a fun core with challenging UI
Recently I have been really enjoying simulator games, and so when Winkeltje: The Little Shop came to Xbox, I was interested in downloading it and seeing what happened. This little shop game has a lot of different options, things to manage,…
Redmi Buds 3 Pro – great for price and quality
I’m not a cool person. I never have been. The idea of wireless earbuds has always seemed like anathema to me — nearly £200 for a pair of Earbuds that you’ll inevitably lose, just for the sake of looking good? No thanks. However, for the…
Neuroshima Hex 3.0 – The Year of Moloch Edition is a celebration of a great game, but who for?
Sitting just outside the BoardGameGeek top 300 games of all time, Neuroshima Hex 3.0 is a game that has many fans. It is both an extremely deep and broad-sci-fi inspired duelling game and also a tight, fast-paced and relatively light…
RICO London – More linear than a Call of Duty campaign
RICO London removes pretty much everything I liked from its predecessor. I really rather enjoyed RICO, the 2019 roguelike first person shooter. Your cop, with a friend in tow if you wished, would choose missions to take on in apartments,…
Synthetik 2 — Burnt Oil
Synthetik 2 is Berlin-based Flow Fire Games follow-up to the 2018 cult hit Synthetik Ultimate. Like its predecessor, Synthetic 2 (currently in Early Access) is a top-down action rogue-like with striking style and a tactical core. It’s a…
T.Flight Full Kit X is the ultimate bargain Hotas & Rudder combo for Xbox or PC
If you're looking for a flight stick and accessories for your PC you've got more than enough options; that isn't quite the case for console gamers. While a few USB options are available, Thrustmaster's T.Flight Full Kit X is now one of the…
Have A Nice Death is a beautiful rougelite platformer about getting the afterline back in order
Most roguelites have a special relationship with death, however, Have A Nice Death has you taking on the role of Death themselves. Running a company can be tough, especially when you don't properly delegate things. Death, CEO of Death Inc.,…
Old World is brimming with both character and great new innovation for the 4X genre
A 4X historical game measured in generations rather than ages, Old World shows exactly how a tighter scope can allow for much more exciting and compelling mechanics and play. It's hard to talk about historical strategy, or 4X, games without…
Meeples & Monsters is worker placement and bag-building lite, but is it a de-light?
Recently fulfilled via Kickstarter and at retail during 2022, Meeples & Monsters has an awful lot going for it. Designer Ole Steiness has a lot of credit in the bank thanks to the excellence of Champions of Midgard, and publisher AEG is…
Inua’s Magical Realism Touches On A Mysterious Historical Event
Inua's gameplay fuses magical realism with the historical events of the Franklin Expedition across three timelines.
Clouzy! is adorable but cumbersome
When I see a cute game appear, I want to pick it up and play it. Add in the fact that it’s an open world, slice of life styled game, and you've got me hooked. So, when I saw Clouzy!, I was excited to live in a world where I can take care of…
Mystic Vale on Switch is a perfect port, but not much more
When I reviewed Mystic Vale a few years ago, I remember thinking how novel it was to play not only a deck-building game, but a game in which the players actually construct cards by slipping new “powers” into existing card sleeves. In…
Model Builder – Build, paint, and sell minis, but don’t play with them!
A game of this type isn’t likely to have an enormous audience due to its niche subject matter, but the developers have made something that could be enjoyed quite easily by someone who isn’t all that interested in the hobby. Whilst it won’t…
Taking a look at the Skytech Gaming Keyboard
Keyboards come in many shapes, sizes, and colours these days. Gone are the days of the standard, old, beige keyboard with its 107 keys each in the same colour of beige. True, there were some specialist systems that went for the black look,…
Cities: VR is a benchmark for VR city builders
There are a few types of games that work really well in VR, but until this year it didn't feel like anybody had given bringing a larger-scale city-builder to VR a go. Cities: VR is a virtual reality take on Cities: Skylines, and is a really…