Shovel Knight: Showdown — Fight Knight
Shovel Knight: Showdown is a fighting game featuring over sixteen characters from the series in an all-out brawl.
Mad Games Tycoon is like having a proper job, but without a payday!
Mad Games Tycoon is like Game Dev Story but for grown-ups, so how well will it live up to the more immediate demands of a targeted console audience? Personally, I love an economic management simulator, and to be honest, the more depth the…
Slamwich — intense sandwich making
Slamwich is an intense version of slam/snap, where everything looks like not so tasty sandwiches. The game itself is pretty simple, you divide out the Slamwich deck between all players. Without looking at their card, each player puts down…
Wildlands — Wallace does it again!
Once upon a time a designer called Martin Wallace decided that every game should be card driven, and once he had made war games, area control games and deception games thus, he rested. After pondering for a while, he thought “miniatures…
Satanimals — naughty nippers
Sometimes it seems that games of a similar theme come in runs. I assume this is because of a particular theme across popular culture, but I’ve never been able to put my finger on it. One theme that we’ve seen a lot of in board gaming…
Play as Chaos Causing Hillbillies in Clodhoppers
I love the look of claymation, so when I saw Clodhoppers at GAMAYO, it peaked my interest. Upon further inspection, I found that the game has you play as a variety of hillbillies who are all fighting each other in various multiplayer…
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels — Netflix tie-in has good ideas but struggles for depth
Narcos: Rise of the Cartels comes at the turn-based tactical squad shooter genre with a few interesting ideas and a disappointing lack of depth and polish.
Close to the Sun is an electrifying journey into the mind of Nikola Tesla!
From a literal walk in the park to delivering some of the most frightening experiences in video games, the humble walking simulator has demonstrated its longevity to become much more than a niche genre. Close to the Sun, from Italian…
Nemo’s War: Second Edition — Leagues ahead
Whilst it’s a bit of a niche area, Victory Point Games have become known as the almost undisputed champions of solo specific board game experiences, having created a number of systems specifically designed for lone play. Nemo’s War is one…
Ghost Parade — More Tricks than Treats
Quoth the video game critic: Nevermore. Ghost Parade is an undoubtedly beautiful game with compelling characters, story, and setting. Unfortunately, this game about spirits is haunted by some pretty underwhelming controls. Something is…