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Don’t Press That Mine Turtle – Will this game blow up?
Don’t Press That Mine Turtle is essentially truth or dare. Each player has three cards that have challenges on them that they then set for another player to complete. If the recipient can’t or won’t complete that challenge, they have to…
Escape From Tarkov – Duck Hunt Event
Escape From Tarkov has just released its new event in partnership with Escape From Duckov, two wildly different aesthetics but with enough similarities in both name and content that they’ve pulled together to give players a taste of what…
Dynasty Warriors Origins – A Look at Visions of Four Heroes DLC
Dynasty Warriors has been a staple name for many people, encompassing a good portion of their lifetime. A pioneer of the Musou genre and introducing many to the Romance of The Three Kingdoms and with the new Dynasty Warriors Origins:…
Coffee Rush is fast, fun and somehow… Extremely stressful!
Coffee Rush, published by Korea Board Games, is a title that looks deceptively light at first glance — bright colours, cheerful artwork, amazingly overproduced components and a theme built around brewing drinks and serving customers — but…
The Last Book – The Diary of the Last Earthling
From Hungry Minds, the Dubai-based group that brought us The Book - The Ultimate Guide To Rebuilding Civilization comes their second offering: The Last Book. There are books that tell stories, and then there are books that feel like…
Nioh 3 is the ultimate artistic expression of the Masocore Genre
Nioh 3 on PlayStation 5 is the most confident, ambitious, and wide‑ranging evolution of Team Ninja’s so-called “Masocore” formula to date. It draws heavily on the precision and intensity of Nioh and Nioh 2, folds in lessons from Wo Long:…
Tainted Grail is a fantastic successor to the Elder Scrolls games of the last generation
Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a sprawling, atmospheric open-world RPG that reimagines Arthurian legend through a lens of darkness and decay, drawing inspiration from the rich board game and RPG lore that inspired it. Tainted Grail:…
Get ready to feel the highs and lows of the slot machine with CloverPit
From developer Panik Arcade — a relative newcomer — CloverPit comes hot out of the gate and is already grabbing attention. CloverPit is chasing two very loud modern trends. First, the ongoing roguelite renaissance that truly kicked off in…
Republic of Pirates is a steady but unremarkable take on city-building and RTS
Republic of Pirates on Xbox One is a promising blend of city builder, light strategy, and basic real-time naval combat, wrapped in a breezy Caribbean aesthetic that often feels about as crusty as Barnacle Bill. Developed by Crazy Goat…
Yogi is a quick, silly filler that kids will love
Yogi is a physical (and occasionally hilarious) party game by Bez Shahriari that has most recently been published by Hachette. It challenges players to twist, contort, and balance their way to victory — a bit like a spiritual successor to…
The Book – The Ultimate Guide to Rebuilding Civilization by Hungry Minds
People always say “never judge a book by its cover,” and normally I’d agree. A flashy exterior can hide a hollow, over-marketed mess. But when The Book arrived, in a box so large it felt like it contained a lost relic, I felt that familiar…
21X is like playing Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training, only you can’t play it on the toilet.
21X comes to us from designer Leo Samson and published by Naylor Games, who gave us Sub Terra and Snowdonia: Grand Tour. Now comes their newest project to grant new life to the classic game of blackjack. Like blackjack, the goal of the…
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch is an ambitious tactical roguelite
Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch is a bold and atmospheric spin-off that reimagines the tactical RPG framework of its predecessor through a roguelite lens. Developed by Ocean Drive Studio, it trades the sprawling narrative and persistent…
Armored Brigade II: Great Cold War Strategy
What they’ve done with Armored Brigade II is introduce some major improvements. Way too many to list here in this tiny slot.
Stock the shelves and roll the dice as Tabletop Game Shop Simulator opens for business
Time to open the doors, dust the shelves, and make sure you’ve stocked up for the day, because Tabletop Game Shop Simulator hands you the keys to your very own wargaming store. May the dice forever be in your favour. Developed by newcomer…
Storage Hunter Simulator – Making The Most of Literally Everything
Storage Hunter Simulator is a single player — or co-operative — game in which you attend various auctions out in the world to find valuables. You then sell these to make as much money as possible. The tutorial has you slowly attending these…
Beneath – Cthulhu’s Chaotic Corridors
Beneath puts you in the shoes (Or rather the suit) of a deep sea diver on an expedition to find a lost German submarine, only to have his crew — including his daughter — attacked by waterborne creatures while he is under the waves. You…
Grindstone – Gems, Guts, and yes, plenty of Grinding
Grindstone originally began life as an Apple Arcade exclusive back in 2019, then an Epic Games Store exclusive in 2022. It eventually landed on Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2023, and by god I'm glad it did. I technically slept on this…
Diver Go! is a slightly uneven but incredibly fun memory game
Diver Go! from Itten and designer Mashiu is a light, family-friendly memory and dexterity game where players dive for treasure coins on the ocean floor — balancing quick observation, recall, and a touch of luck against the mischievous curse…
iWalk Linkpod Reel 10000 – Compact Charging With A Twist
The iWalk Linkpod Reel 10000 is a portable charger capable of spooling its USB type-C charger inside of itself, letting you pack it away and then get it back out with ease by simply giving it a gentle pull and letting it spool itself back…