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She Sees Red — Better dead than red
As the story goes on, you’ll find that your choices make both small and large differences to the subsequent scene. Whilst you’ll still reach the finale regardless of your decisions, there are four different endings. You’re encouraged from…
Hellpoint — Imitation Game
There’s enough differentiation in the formula to keep genre fans occupied but quality issues may put players off repeat playthroughs despite the customisation options available to them
Customise your phone with Skinzilla
Skinzilla has a variety of different skins for all sorts of things, from phones to various console controllers, that can make your items feel a bit more customised and more like your own. I got the chance to check out a sparkling iPhone…
Little Town Hero — System Overload
Little Town Hero has one of the (if not the most) complex battle systems around today. It’s not a pick up and play sort of game and many Pokemon players drawn to Game Freak’s new RPG will likely walk away due to both difficulty and…
Crusader Kings III — A worthy successor to the grand-strategy throne?
Paradox Interactive's long-awaited, medieval grand-strategy sequel is upon us. With Crusader Kings III the developer's face a challenge; how do they successfully build on a game which ran for 8 years and featured over a dozen expansion…
Defend Humanity in Colony Siege, A Tower Defence-RTS Hybrid
Colony Siege mixes tower defence with bits of other genres such as real-time strategy. We have been playing it.
Zoo Run is a competitive and cooperative game about escaping the zoo
In Zoo Run, children of all ages will work cooperatively and competitively to help a group of animals escape from the zoo. The cute visuals will draw in younger players whilst their older family members laugh and joke alongside them.…
Drake Hollow — Great on the outside, hollow in the centre
The titular Drakes are less dragon in appearance and more vegetable (being based on Mandrake roots) and have a Tamagotchi-like dynamic to them. That's what Drake Hollow is built around.
Court of the Dead: Mourners Call weaves incredible lore into solid Ameritrash
Court of the Dead: Mourners Call is quite a mouthful — and at first glance, the box appears to be as large as the title. This is one of those huge box thematic games that results from a large Kickstarter, and even though the review copy…
Keep your dinosaurs calm in Parkasaurus
Have you ever felt like you could have done a better job than the people who made Jurassic Park but don’t have the serious dedication to clone dinosaurs from DNA? Well, now you can prove it to all your friends in Parkasaurs!
Beyond a Steel Sky — Different Body, Same Soul
The bright, utopian veneer presented by Union City quickly fades as you dig deeper into some of the narrative. Underneath it, the Council starts to come off as a big brother, almost totalitarian threat hiding beneath the surface dispensing…
Faeria is a huge CCG and strategy hybrid that goes as deep as it does wide
As (just about) the main tabletop reviewer here, my attention is often more on paper and card than it is on digital games. When a video game chooses to root itself firmly in board game mechanics however, my interest is always piqued. Faeria…
Boomerang Fu — a cute and frantic local multiplayer
Just as I think that there are enough arena fighting games, then someone brings a style I just can’t say no to, a theme that I just want to try, and Boomerang Fu was suddenly downloading, waiting to be played. The first thing I love about…
Twin It! Provides a Straightforward, Grown Up Alternative to Snap…
Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best — especially when you take the most basic concept and layer in just a few new ideas to keep things interesting. With Twin It!, players will feel immediately familiar thanks to similarities with…
Little Battle is a tense, multiplayer game of drafting and misdirection
Whilst Little Battle is a title that might suggest a fair bit of conflict, this small box kids game from Loki is actually something very different. Yes, you’ll be competing directly with each other, but the anamorphic-pirate theme and the…
Devil’s Hunt — A flashy but empty vessel
Even if the combat were fully functional, there would be little narrative incentive to pick this game up again after setting it down.
Professional Yet Versatile — Thoughts on the WsC Prowler Apple Watch Strap
The importance of a great looking watch cannot be understated. You could easily take your look from casual to professional with a blazer and a beautiful watch. However, if you have an Apple Watch, it can be difficult to find the right strap…
X-Communicated — 1971 Project Helios is not the tactical combat game you’re looking for
With some really stellar tactical action games already out on Nintendo’s Switch console, 1971 Project Helios was always going to need to find some way to differentiate itself. At face value it might appear to do just that, with an…
Rigid Force Redux — Bullet Points
Rigid Force Redux plays like a traditional horizontal side-scrolling shmup and may seem like a game that you’ve already played, but it also offers a unique pod-placement system that gives a fresh face to the classic genre.
Those Who Remain — a game you’ll want to run far away from
My idea of a good horror game is one that paralyses me with fear. It’s a game that is so terrifying I can’t get out of my chair to perform basic functions like visiting the toilet, or getting a drink. These are games so frightening that you…