Category: Reviews & Previews
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes Review
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is an absolutely engrossing and incredibly challenging puzzle game that will keep genre fans busy for h...
Indika Review
Though it's outlandishness can sometimes feel a little overwhelming, Indika tells a intriguingly dark tale players will have a har...
Grounded Review
Groundd is a big success set in a little yard.
Top Spin 2K25 Review
A great tennis sim with no modes to play them in makes Top Spin a mixed bag.
Homeworld 3 Review
Homeworld 3's impressive scale is held back by its lackluster story and limited multiplayer offerings.
Lorelei And The Laser Eyes Review Sharp Vision, Sharp ...
This visually striking puzzle game is absolutely one-of-a-kind. A must play.
Fabledom Takes City Building Games To A New Level
Fabledom blends fantasy and city building to create an engaging world where your choices determine how well your kingdom thrives.
Paper Trail PC Review: A Satisfying Origami Puzzler
Paper Trail seeing you take Paige on a journey, one beautiful page at a time.
Crow Country Review
Not just unapologetically inspired by the '90s survival horror classics, but standing tall alongside them.
Braid, Anniversary Edition Review
With Braid, Anniversary Edition , the foundational indie game innovates in behind-the-scenes features.
Animal Well Review: You Won't Believe How Deep This Wel...
Animal Well is a non-combat Metroidvania with deep, complex secrets.
Stellaris: The Machine Age Review
Yep, that sure is more Stellaris.
Animal Well review - this one gets deep
In the dripping midnight glade there is a telephone resting on the earth. It's an antique. I can tell that from the limited 2D pi...
MSI MPG 321URX review: the best QD-OLED monitor for US ...
We're in the middle of a bit of a monitor revolution that comes around once every few years, as new panel types take hold and wow...
Sand Land review - a fitting tribute to a wonderful aut...
Before I was even old enough to qualify as a teenager, I was obsessed with the works of Akira Toriyama. Dragon Ball, Dragon Quest...
Indika review - a dark, surreal, and devilishly playful...
Indika, unhelpfully for a desperately devout Orthodox nun in early 19th Century Russia, is in communion with the Devil. Or maybe ...
1000xResist review - a deeply personal exploration of d...
Making sense of diaspora politics, regardless of culture and country involved, is a singularly painful dance with no fixed steps ...
Hades 2 early access review - polish and terrifying pow...
Sequels are always difficult, I imagine. How to capture the core brilliance of a thing and build on it? What to add, what to remo...
Paper Trail is a beautiful puzzler that’ll turn your br...
The game's page-folding mechanic is both charming and challenging
Endless Ocean Luminous is a one-trick seahorse, but a p...
Fans of the previous games may be disappointed at the changes made, however
Another Crab's Treasure
It’s been 15 years since the birth of the Souls genre, with the arrival of Demon Souls, bringing about other From-Soft games inclu...
INDIKA
Providing a review for INDIKA is going to be a tough thing to do. Very infrequently in gaming, there is a game in which a traditio...
Phantom Fury
Shelly Bombshell has had quite the journey in gaming, with some great highs, and plenty of low lows. But in recent memory, she’s h...
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Remake Preview: Ori...
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door's remake for the Nintendo Switch makes a classic RPG accessible for everyone
Manor Lords Isn't Finished Yet, But You Should Buy It A...
Manor Lords isn't finished yet, but you should definitely buy it anyway.
Final Fantasy 16: The Rising Tide Review - Save The Las...
The Rising Tide brings Final Fantasy 16 to a close with all the highs and lows we've come to expect from the game.
Sand Land Review: Well, So It Goes!
You're better off just watching the anime.
Stellar Blade Review - All About Eve
Stellar Blade is a competent mix of character action and Soulsborne, but with a dull protagonist and uninspired narrative.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath Of The Mutants Revi...
Wrath of the Mutants has some simple arcade enjoyment and represents one of the best TMNT shows, but it's far too short to be wort...
Tales Of Kenzera: Zau Review - The Joy Within Pain
Tales of Kenzera: Zau's loving exploration of grief and death is complimented by satisfying platforming, crunchy combat, and easyg...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Review - The Stars Of...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes has done the impossible and lived up to the hype.
Razer Kishi Ultra Is A Better Mobile Controller Than Mo...
The Kishi Ultra might be my new favorite controller.
Botany Manor Review: Forgotten Flora, Unforgettable Del...
Sometimes on a dreary day, you just need to zone out into Victorian England and grow the same plant six times on accident.
SaGa Emerald Beyond Review
A semi-decent combat system can't make up for SaGa Emerald Beyond's inability to capture a player's attention or help make explori...
Another Crabs Treasure Review
Balancing brutality and comfort is tough for any game, let alone a Soulslike, but Another Crabs Treasure proves capable of support...
Sand Land Video Game Review
Sand Land is a charming adventure with memorable characters and satisfying progression, but its open world is about as dry as its ...
Stellar Blade Review
Stellar Blade's main character is getting most of the attention, but the game has a lot more to offer beyond its gratuitous fan se...
The Last Case of Benedict Fox - Definitive Edition Revi...
In a year flooded with excellent Metroidvanias, The Last Case of Benedict Fox - Definitive Edition stands out for all the wrong re...
Biomorph Review
Biomorph should satisfy any Metroidvania cravings for genre fans, but flat writing and an underdeveloped central hook leave parts ...
Inkbound Review
Inkbound's take on the roguelike tactical-rpg genre doesn't break the mold but it succeeds in making its turn-based combat compell...
Broken Roads Review
Drop Bear Bytes debut game Broken Roads feels like a throwback to post-apocalyptic RPGs of the past, yet it falls short of being p...
No Rest For the Wicked early access review - a shaky st...
No Rest for the Wicked feels like a bit of a missing link. In the same way that Salt and Sanctuary bridged a gap between Metroidv...
Stellar Blade review - no thinking, just slashing
I don't know if there's a universal winning formula for a great action game out there, but Stellar Blade sure has tried its harde...
Manor Lords early access review - beautiful foundations...
Yesterday, in between bouts of Manor Lords, I popped down the road to do some food shopping, and bought bread, milk, vegetables, ...
Tales of Kenzera review: a compassionate Afro-futurist ...
Of all the Metroidvania elements in Tales of Kenzera: Zau, my favourite are the trees. Simply enough, meditating inside a tree ...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review - a Suikoden s...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is exactly what its lofty crowdfunding campaign promised it would be: a Suikoden successor in a...
Life Eater review - an intriguingly uncomfortable game ...
Mechanically, Life Eater uses a diary-based puzzle system in some really interesting ways, but it struggles to say anything meani...
Harold Halibut review - sub-aquatic sci-fi adventure is...
What if a game was intentionally quite boring? This feels like the premise with Harold Halibut, and at first it's kind of brillia...
Inkbound review - another stand out roguelike by the Mo...
This time it's Hades that Shiny Shoe's game feels similar to, but with some delicious differences that make this roguelike stand ...
Broken Roads review - a lonely scavenger hunt for scrap...
My favourite RPGs are the ones that really consider exactly who the character is - or can be - in their world. From Tyranny's pow...
Fallout season 1 review - a wild Wasteland safari where...
Boom time: whether by accident or design, the Fallout TV show - announced in 2020 and arriving in a binge-ready eight-episode pay...
Review: EA’s Tales of Kenzera: ZAU is a challenging, po...
ZAU is a strong debut for Surgent Studios, but some stumbles stop it from being truly great
TopSpin 2K25 is a hugely satisfying return for an ace t...
It's been 13 years since the last entry, but 2K has brought it back with a bang
Sonic’s Knuckles Paramount+ show isn’t the knockout fan...
Egregious product placement and an utterly bizarre bottle episode tarnish what is otherwise good fun.
Beat Slayer
Another month, another rogue-like to come out! I love them when done right, and we’ve had some absolute bangers. Hades is a master...
South Park: Snow Day
South Park has an outstanding legacy as a pop cultural satire phenomenon. Over 25 years, South Park has examined many cultural, po...
Stellar Blade is one of the most mechanically satisfyin...
Shift Up's console debut delivers a refreshing refinement of the well-worn character action formula
TMNT Arcade: Wrath of the Mutants is a basic but servic...
Game Mill's home port of a 2017 arcade beat 'em up offers solid action and nothing else
Pepper Grinder Review
There are neat aspects strewn throughout Pepper Grinder, but its controls and sometimes unfun traversal method may short out this ...
Open Roads Game Review
Open Roads Team and Annapurna Interactive offer players a nostalgic and heartwarming journey into the lives of three women in Open...
Princess Peach: Showtime Review
Princess Peach: Showtime has some standout moments, but many gamers will find it to be too easy and too short for their liking.
Horizon Forbidden West PC Review
Horizon Forbidden West is the latest PlayStation game to make the jump to PC, and it's also one of Nixxes' finest ports so far.
South Park: Snow Day Review
While South Park: Snow Day has its moments, it's ultimately a muted experience and doesn't hold a strong place in the franchise.
MLB The Show 24 Review
MLB The Show 24 is a return to form for the series, revamping Diamond Dynasty while making its single-player modes a must-play for...
Rise of the Ronin Review
After years of emphasizing combat and loot, Rise of the Ronin diverges from Team Ninja's modern Souls stylings to let players tell...
Dragon's Dogma 2 Review
Dragon's Dogma 2 is everything fans could want from a Dragon's Dogma sequel, but that also means it has a few rough edges.
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake Review
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake enhances the presentation of the classic game but leaves the story and unique gameplay mechani...
Alone in the Dark Review
The new Alone in the Dark is a generic survival-horror adventure that fails to break the trend of bad Alone in the Dark games.
Bulwark: Falconeer Chronicles review - meditative city ...
A gentle and unusual building game that's memorable but missing some purpose.Bulwark is a city-building game that works different...
The Elder Scrolls Online: Gold Road Preview
Gold Road might be the mst beautiful chapter yeet.
MechWarrior 5: Clans Is Bringing A New Narrative Focus ...
The next MechWarrior puts a spotlight on the pilots inside the machines.
Dead Cells Devs Next Big Roguelike, Windblown, Has Some...
Windblown is a mutliplayer-focused roguelike from the studio behind Dead Cells.
Homeworld: Vast Reaches Proves VR Is A Great Place For ...
Vast Reaches brings Homeworld's classic space RTS gameplay to VR with some clever tweaks to the formula.
Deathbound Brings A Whole D&D Party To Dark Souls
Beating the upcoming Deathbound, inspired by Dark Souls and Elden Ring, will mean mastering four characters at once.
Corsair Platform:6 Review - Stand By Me
Corsair breaks into the desk scene in a big way with the Platform:6.
Pepper Grinder Review - Drill-y Good
Pepper Grinder's blisteringly fast platforming and wealth of unique ideas make it a joy to drill through even when it's kicking yo...
Visions Of Mana Preview - Elemental, My Dear Catboy
For the first time since 2007, the Mana series from Square Enix is back with an all-new entry, Visions of Mana.
One Last Breath Review - Almost A Breath Of Fresh Air
One Last Breath has some interesting puzzle-platforming and a beautiful art style, but is lacking polish
Adventures In Gameland Is A Throwback To NES Gaming And...
Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil are back to their old tricks in the new NES release, Rugrats: Adventures in Gameland, from Limited R...
Pepper Grinder review - straight-ahead fun with brillia...
Pepper Grinder is one of those 2D platform games with a big idea. And its big idea is brilliant. You're a tiny character scamperi...
Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race review: direct drive raci...
The Turtle Beach VelocityOne Race is a complete racing wheel and pedals of the sort that you'd expect to find in a mainstream ele...
Dell Alienware AW3225QF review: the best 32-inch QD-OLE...
Earlier this month I reviewed the Asus ROG Swift PG32UCDM, a 32-inch QD-OLED gaming monitor that combines a 4K resolution with 24...
Open Roads review - a pleasant road trip that doesn't g...
A gentle adventure into a family's secrets that's nicely crafted but over before it really begins.I had some concerns about Open ...
Timemelters review - weird, cold-blooded tactical brill...
In Timemelters, time is a shoelace. It bends and twists. What you've done with one part of the lace can effect the other parts in...
Princess Peach: Showtime! review - the damsel in distre...
Princess Peach: Showtime! is unlike anything else. It shouldn't be like anything else -- the action-adventure game is only the se...
Rise of the Ronin review - samurai action that's as gro...
Games set in the Bakumatsu period must feel like buses. You wait almost a decade for one to be made, and then two come along in s...
Dragon's Dogma 2 review - endless discoveries paired wi...
As I launched Dragon's Dogma 2 for the first time, I told myself that I should go into it with a more critical eye than I usu...
Alone in the Dark review – a perfunctory romp that does...
Janky. That's the word that springs to mind when I think back to the games I used to play – Alone in the Dark among them – as a k...
Rise of the Ronin’s great combat can’t elevate a pedest...
Team Ninja delivers a jack of many trades, but it fails to double down on any of them
Alone in the Dark is another frustrating reboot for the...
A promising setup is let down by repetitive puzzles, poor combat and frequent glitches
Princess Peach Showtime is a spirited, if safe starring...
Peach's pleasing variety performances make up for some shallow mechanics
Dragon’s Dogma 2 is the most vital action RPG since Eld...
Capcom's epic expects you to meet it on its level, and when you do, you'll find one of the best RPGs of the last decade
South Park: Snow Day is an authentic, but repetitive co...
Cartman and co's trip to 3D is enjoyable for a while but gets old fast
Saviorless
There have been quite a few of these side-scrolling narrative games, and you know of the ones I mean. While not as many or as boom...
Bears in Space
Does the title catch your attention? Well, it did certainly catch mine and I’m so glad it did. Bears in Space is a lovable sci-fi ...
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection
Gamers (particularly the old ones like me) can 100% agree plenty of classic games need a comeback. Be it with a remaster, honest r...
The Outlast Trials
As human beings, we have a taste for the macabre in one way or another. Be it a fascination with spooky stories, an interest in un...
The Atari 400 Mini is a fantastic tribute, with one maj...
With an eclectic mix of built-in games and support for more via USB, the joystick is the only thing that lets us down
Review: The Outlast Trials – Therapy Isn't Easy
The Outlast Trials is more Outlast, but with a live-service twist.
Outcast: A New Beginning Review
Outcast: A New Beginning feels like a blast from open-world's past, but it may be hard for some to look past the game's many short...