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Out of Space — fight aliens, keep your ship clean
I have been known to play a lot of Overcooked. It’s one of my all time favorite games. My household has also played a lot of Moving Out, so I thought Out of Space would be a great fit for us! Turns out that I was both wrong and right. Out…
Hocus Pocus is spooky cooperative card chaos
A simple premise on paper, turns may only last 10-20 seconds but rounds can last anywhere from 5 minutes to 20 minutes depending on the deck shuffle and the spell types in play.
Steam: Rails to Riches Emulates The Industrial Revolution’s Growth
The digital version of Martin Wallace’s acclaimed board game Steam: Rails to Riches, harkens players back to the Industrial Age of trains.
The Falconeer — Like a leaf on the Wind
Interestingly the campaign isn’t limited to any single perspective of the wider conflict at hand. Progression and experience allow you to switch to other viewpoints and allows you to see how events may have been interpreted from the…
Tools Up! — Chaotic decorating in wild houses
Tools Up! is a game I have previously played, albeit a few years back at Gamescom. The premise of the game is sort of like Moving Out, where you must quickly get into a house, but instead of moving furniture, you are looking to decorate the…
Observer: System Redux — Down the Rabbit Hole
Lazarski himself is brought to life by acting legend Rutger Hauer (Blade Runner) and although one of his final appearances on screen it’s hard to imagine a better fit for the character.
Pendragon — Bleak Hope
Inkle are masters at creating stories. Using their scripting/storytelling language Ink they have created the wildly popular 80 Days, and one of my favourite games of last year, Heaven’s Vault. But now Inkle decided to swerve in a completely…
Katamari Damacy Reroll — I remember this game!
I have played the original Katamari Damacy. It was ages and ages ago, before I could even read properly. I remember fondly rolling around the ball, collecting all of the objects so that I could then make a star for some strange big-head man…
When it comes to big experiences, Kahuna’s small box is solid but a little lacking
Continuing our recent run of two player only games, Kahuna is a small box standalone game from publisher Kosmos and designer Gunter Cornett, in which the players act as deities vying for dominion of an archipelago in the South Pacific.…
Man and beast meet with deadly consequences in Matagot’s Raptor
I could think of more loveable heroine’s than the Velociraptor, yet there’s something about Bruno Cathala and Bruno Faidutti’s Raptor that invokes a primal instinct to protect, and leaves the players in no doubt about who the bad guys are.…
Tsuro — The Digital Game of the Path
Right off the bat, Tsuro looks really nice. You’re presented with a desert-like patch of sand with a copy of the board game on it that you are instructed to open, resulting in the game board unfolding and the pieces being placed onto it.…
The Pathless — Ambition and Adventure
I’ve said what I like from my games enough times whilst writing for B3, one of those is exploration. When I say that I mean true exploration, not a map littered with icons or waypoints taking up your screen (looking at you Ubisoft). I want…
Slimy Joe is a board game full of slime!
Slimy Joe is a tabletop game that involves slime, meaning that it's designed with younger children and families alike. It’s perfect for four years old and older, two to four players, and each game will last around ten minutes. This means…
Solasta: Crown of the Magister — Closer to the tabletop RPG experience than ever before
The first game from Tactical Adventures, Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a tactical RPG using a faithful translation of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. Players create a party of adventurers and delve into ancient ruins and dungeons,…
Astro’s Playroom — Domo Arigato, Lil’ Roboto
Astro’s Playroom is a love letter written for anyone who has ever held a Playstation controller in their hands and felt the magic of play during the last 16 years.
Sketchy Tales: Disney Edition — Chinese Whispers
Given the recognisable characters from the Disney back catalogue it’s easy to see why Big Potato included them in a customized edition of Sketchy Tales.
Oceanhorn 2 is a beautiful homage to the action & adventure genres
A giant leap forward from Oceanhorn’s first outing, Oceanhorn 2 is a fun, friendly action-RPG that has some interesting mechanics mixed with tool based puzzles in a beautifully crafted world that’s hard not to recommend for fans of the…
Dual Charge: Base S — Nintendo Switch Organisational Stand
After taking a look at the compact Arrow: Charge S, I wanted to see how the larger Dual Charge: Base S would take to being used for our never-ending Nintendo Switch collection. This charging stand is quite big and substantial, with the aim…
The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature — Monster Mash
I’m not sure what this game is about. I know that The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature is about the section of Frankenstein wherein the creature is left to their own devices, and is recounting their treatment to the doctor. About the…
Warhammer: Chaosbane — Press A to Win
For an Xbox Series X optimized release its both buttery smooth with no recognisable slowdown even when the Chaos horde mob can reach upward of 50 enemies on screen at any time with multiple player characters in co-op