PlayStation

A bit of an odd one, Lacuna. On the one hand it's a classic slice of Noir played straight, with scifi flourishes. It plays simply, until you hit an investigative sequence. At this point it may well not be as twisting and winding as it seems…

When it comes to cooking, couch co-op games, I love trying out new ones! Cannibal Cuisine is one of these types of games, however, there is a twist. Instead of cooking up lovely dishes for some sort of crowd, you are actually killing…

I was delighted by the visual presentation when I first saw Demon Turf. The combination of 2D characters placed into a 3D world feels novel. In my preview, I mentioned some worries that I hoped would be addressed by launch. Even still…

Prison Architect's Perfect Storm expansion adds an Event System that promises to keep your attention. When it comes to city-building, management and tycoon games there are more than a few sub-genres. Prison Architect, for me, has always…

To be honest, I didn’t think I would like Youtubers Life 2. I have not played the first game, and felt like I just wouldn’t enjoy a tycoon game about making and editing videos for Youtube. But, Youtubers Life 2 has proven that becoming a…

Approaching its seventh year Cities: Skylines is still going strong, the latest expansion — Cities: Skylines Airports — adds depth to an area that's been crying out for a little attention for a while now, and slots in perfectly next to the…

Battle Brothers has finally brought its turn-based tactics to the Xbox, and it's an almost perfect port, only held back by some controller and UI decisions. I've made my thoughts on Battle Brothers well known over the last few years, having…

Starting out with a simple pistol, it’s not long before you can pick up more weapons. You can go akimbo at any time with nearly any weapon but you are likely sacrificing accuracy with rifles if you try wielding them in one hand.

After having a bizarre murder-cow infested dream that acts as a tutorial, you wake up in your apartment with a guide to working at the titular Happy’s Humble Burger Farm, your new source of employment. You’re instructed to pick up a…

Transient is one of those games that, on paper, that I should love. It’s an old-style adventure game; along the lines of Myst. You explore, poke around areas, and solve puzzles. It’s a synthesis of Lovecraft and Cyberpunk, both narratively…

To preface: I have very limited experience with Sherlock Holmes. I have seen BBC's modern series, and thought it was kind of terrible. Vague memories of Jeremy Brett's take on Holmes linger in my mind, as a whip smart, vaguely fading…

The last few years have created a massive surge in the Slice of Life genre; with the outside world closed off for so many people, it's no wonder that they looked inside for somewhere to escape to instead. Animal Crossing was a phenomenon,…

When it comes to cooking couch co-ops, the only game that normally springs to mind is Overcooked — a classic. So, when we came across Let’s Cook Together, we were excited to take on a new cooking challenge, together!  Let’s Cook Together…

Backbone. Backbone, backbone, backbone. Alright. Basics first: this is, as described, a modern take on point and click games. It features detailed, sharply written dialogue and vividly drawn characters. It is rendered in a sort of 2D Pixel…

The Good Life is a slice of life adventure game where you play as Naomi, a young photographer, looking to pay off her debt through finding out the secrets of the small town she is currently staying in. This game is full of side quests, and…

Labelled as a murder mystery, 'Debt Repayment RPG' The Good Life is somehow even more confusing than the description given by the developers. That said, if you persevere through the onboarding and tutorials, and punch ahead through the…

The land you travel is fairly vast and 20 hours in, as a completionist, I was surprised at how vast it was in addition to the variety on offer between the various areas.