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Ankh: Gods of Egypt: Pharaoh expansion adds little complexity, but lots of fun
If you’ve read my recent review of Ankh: Gods of Egypt, then you’ll know how big a fan I am of Eric Lang’s epic “Mythic” trilogy. Ankh is a fantastic game in its most basic form, but as with most games launched via Kickstarter, there are…
VR puzzler Tentacular is built for sandbox, but thrives in its campaign
I don't know about you, but when I first heard about Tentacular, a game where you're a giant betentacled beast, I knew that I had to play it. VR seems to be a perfect for anything with even a slight chaos factor — we play games to do things…
5 Minute Read — Space Engineers on console (Xbox Series X)
Open-world crafting and survival games can be daunting at the best of times, but when you take the standard approach to resource collection, base building, survival and ultimately combat and then put it in space; you have an entirely more…
Ticket to Ride: 15th Anniversary Edition is a very special thing indeed
If you’re reading this review, then I’d be willing to bet a lot of money — maybe even a crisp fiver — that you’ve heard of Ticket to Ride. Even if you’re here because you're curious about whether you should take the step of purchasing it as…
Aztech Forgotten Gods — Weight of the Past
I'm not sure where to even begin with Aztech Forgotten Gods, so let's start at the beginning. Almost two years ago Lienzo studio teased an announcement for an alternate reality future of Mesoamérica people. Personally, the project having…
JBL Quantum 610 Wireless — Sound is Survival
The JBL Quantum 610 is more than adequate enough for the discerning gamer with a simple setup, massive battery life, hours of comfort and most importantly punchy, clear audio.
Beat Arena — Band from VR
Beat Arena grants you the opportunity of playing in a VR rock band with classic tracks from Konami titles and the Bemani games.
Happy City is the small box city builder that has universal appeal
How do you define a happy city? Is it the number of shops and banks a city has? Is it the public spaces; the parks and libraries? Or is it access to work via industrial and commercial districts? In Happy City, you’ll balance these decisions…
Unbinary is a beautiful, hand-painted VR puzzler
Puzzles in a controlled, scientific facility and a wisecracking robot might feel like a familiar combination, but Unbinary shouldn't be passed over because of its familiar-sounding set-up. VR, in its modern form, has now been around for…
Ankh: Gods of Egypt completes the Eric Lang trilogy, but does an increase in plastic riches result…
Along with several other games that have really “changed” the scene for me (including Scythe and Terraforming Mars) Eric Lang’s 2015 Blood Rage is a watermark in gaming history. Blood Rage had it all — Vikings, amazing miniatures, tight…
Airborne Kingdom — Magic Carpet Ride
Drawing inspiration from Middle-Eastern stories such as Aladdin and adding an almost Steampunk-like element to them might sound like a crazy idea, but that is exactly what makes Airborne Kingdom an interesting and unusual prospect. A serene…
Startenders sees you working at a strange, Alien bar
My favorite type of games on our Meta Quest 2 has been games that allow us to create. I have, for example, spent a lot of time in Job Simulator, creating different foods for customers who are waiting. It’s an easy, almost mindless game…
Crusader Kings III: Royal Court expansion overhauls almost every mechanic for the better
When Crusader Kings III launched back in August 2020 it launched more feature-complete than I had originally expected. Crusader Kings II had been an experiment in expansion-pack led, live-product redesign for Paradox... in fact, it was a…
Flotilla is a theme-heavy eurogame from Wizkids, but does it sink or swim?
Although apparently in the minority, I used to consider Kevin Costner’s Waterworld one of my favourite films. I think what I liked about it was the unique take on the idea of a world ravaged by global warming and what that meant to the…
Royal Frontier is a rogue-like turn-based adventure that offers easy achievements and replayability!
Three is the magic number
Shroomchitect Is A Short, Relaxing Builder
A cute, relaxing builder, Shroomchitect tasks you with building the perfect mushroom home for your new friends.
5 Minute Read — The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Like any good Choose Your Own Adventure-style narrative RPG, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante presents the reader/player with innumerable difficult choices — but unlike most adventures that follow this style, The Life and Suffering of…
Frightence — Is that a word?
Individual rooms are somewhat unique, each with its own event that seems to be unrelated to what’s come before. There are spooky children’s rooms, abodes for a stereotypical cat lady, and even a PT homage. I think the items you collect from…
5 Minute Read — Serious Sam 4 Console Edition
Ashamed as I am to admit it, I remember when the first Serious Sam game was released around twenty years ago. Even then, Serious Sam was positioned as the antidote to increasingly complex, objective driven first-person shooters like Ghost…
Signs of the Sojourner: Will You Save Your Hometown?
Relationships are important in this choose your own adventure story meets card game. Signs of the Sojourner will make you want to connect with the world around you.