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Mundaun — Pencilling in an odd one
I’m going to get this out of the way — this hand pencilled, enigmatic folk horror? It can be an absolute chore to play, and the switch port is in all honesty, a bit rubbish. But Mundaun is an absolute must play. It can grate — any combat…
Damocles Gaze — Soul-Searching in 12 Minutes
Players have 12 minutes to battle their way through an increasingly difficult rougelite as their avatar traverses the sanctums of their soul.
Like the radioative green gems it features, Chernobylite shines brightly — with some downsides
I’ve said this before, and I am sure that I will say it again — there’s nothing better than passing hours and hours of your free time with a videogame that massively exceeds your expectations. Chernobylite is exactly that kind of game, and…
What if Overcooked was Single Player? Well, you’d have Ooops! 2.
Once upon a time, I fell in love with Overcooked, and then proceeded to talk at every opportunity about how it should have a single player mode. You see, I had no friends to hang out with or who would put up with me when it came to playing…
Dice Legacy — Dicing with destiny
All your workers are represented by dice of different colours. Orange peasants are good for gathering resources, working in fields, and building structures, whilst blue soldiers can fight and build, but have no capacity for gathering or…
Xuan Yuan Sword 7 — A Beautiful, Flawed Masterpiece
A brand new ARPG in the Western sphere, Xuan Yuan Sword 7 weaves a tale about kindness, and the lengths that we will go for the ones we love.
Hues and Cues challenges your ability to describe colors
Colors, colors everywhere, but how good are you at actually describing the ones you see around you? And do you and your friends feel that colors can match your description? Well, Hues and Cues is a very interesting, yet simple, game where…
Big Rumble Boxing Creed Champions — Champ or Chump
If you go into it with the right level of expectation; players will find an arcade fighter, great use of a licence and some fun (if not long lasting) one on one competition.
Bristol 1350 sees you avoiding the plague and getting out of town!
When it comes to plagues, I feel that everyone now has had enough experience to understand how illness can be quickly spread and that it's something to be avoided. In Bristol 1350, you are put back into medieval times with a simple goal of…
HTC Vive Flow — Bite-sized VR Experiences, that you can fit in your pocket
The whole world is changing, technology is getting more advanced and smaller, each and every day. VR is not any different — and I got the chance to get my hands on a preview version of the HTC Vive Flow: a VR that’s quite small, and focuses…
The Forgotten City — This Mod Loops
Forgotten City takes you for a ride, but it's a ride that adapts to the player's pace. Some of its best moments are better left unspoiled. So, there’s going to be a lot of ambiguity throughout this review. Forgotten City serves an adventure…
Timberborn challenges you to build a beaver society in a post-human world.
The humans are either dead or gone and you won't be surprised to hear that they went out with a bang. In a world littered with the ruins of humanity and the dry wastes that used to be plentiful plains, Timberborn is about beavers giving…
Western Legends is more than simple redemption
Most gamers will be aware of the fantastic Rockstar Games’ western; Red Dead Redemption II — but the story of Arthur Morgan and his gang wasn’t the only wild west tale to be told in 2018. Around the same time, board game fans were doffing…
Hanabi Deluxe: What a Show! — the definitive edition of an evergreen classic?
The idea of taking a classic game and remaking it isn't new in either video games or board games, but few games have had the amount of makeovers as Aintoine Bauza's 2010 classic, Hanabi. This cooperative game about making a wonderful…
Cloud Gardens has you balancing plants and junk into diaromas
Post-apocalyptic worlds are notoriously strewn with loads of junk, often surrounded by vibrant plants that have overcome the trash and continue to repopulate an otherwise empty world. Often, this sort of setting lends itself well to horror…
The Dungeon Of Naheulbeuk: The Amulet of Chaos is a serious TRPG with a silly script
Whenever I hear about a videogame that sets out to be funny, I immediately think of the warning signs. Bad jokes, often in bad taste, and awful writing are typical of what I’ve come to expect from games, and in most cases, such games don’t…
Mech Mechanic Simulator — Time to mech something of yourself
The premise of the game is fairly similar to the likes of Car Mechanic Simulator and PC Building Simulator, in which you run a business repairing mechs to earn money which allows you to buy upgrades and carry out more complex repairs.…
Kameloot — Sell your wares and steal other’s items too
Ahh, the life of a medieval merchant. When it comes to running your own shop stall in a tavern, you’ll want to earn as many coins as possible. Sometimes, you might even want to change location so that you can get a better deal on your…
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is more Cameron than Scott, but it still hits the mark
It’s a sad truth that most games based on the Alien universe are rubbish — just like the majority of the films. Yes, this wonderful intellectual property has spawned more lumpy, unattractive little horrors than any xenomorph queen ever has,…
SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton Rising has you work as a team to save the Krabby Patty recipe
Plankton is at it again, in the board game SpongeBob SquarePants: Plankton Rising — where he is attempting to overthrow the Krusty Krab through annoying customers out of the building and stealing the Secret Formula! This game is a…