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Review: Kao the Kangaroo – Not Quite A Knockout
The 3D platformer has few responsibilities: Have good movement and traversal and build engaging levels and puzzles. Let us take ... Read more
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Everything Announced at the June 2022 State of Play
Today, 2nd June 2022, Sony held their latest State of Play showcase. The show came in at just under 30 ... Read more
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Everything Announced at Summer Game Fest 2022
Showcase season is upon us! The annual slew of showcases began proper today, 9th June 2022, with the Summer Game ... Read more
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Portal-esque Puzzler The Entropy Centre Comes in 2022
Young indie studio Stubby Games has given more details on their upcoming 3D puzzle adventure, The Entropy Centre. The British ... Read more
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Action-Adventure Ravenlok Launches on Game Pass, PC in 2023
Further details have been revealed on Ravenlok, which debuted at the Xbox-Bethesda Showcase last week. Developed by Toronto-based indie studio ... Read more
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Review: Arcadegeddon – No High Score
Gaming’s current giant genres are a curious lot. Roguelikes bring weight but excitement to every death. Looter shooters have evolved ... Read more
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Roguelike Inventory Manager Backpack Hero Launches this August
We’ve had looter shooters, Soulslike Metroidvanias, and even golf-based RPGs. Now, developer Jaspel ushers in a new genre blend: Backpack ... Read more
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Throwback Review: Sleeping Dogs – Ten Years Later
“A man who never eats pork buns is never a whoooole man.” As a practicing Muslim, I can’t quite agree ... Read more
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Review: Back Again – Platforming Done Right
Indie innovation has brought with it increasing layers of complexity. We’ve got management sim roguelikes, dating sim dungeon crawlers, goat ... Read more
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Review: Midnight Fight Express – All A-bored
Fist fights are ugly. Not the choreographed, clean hits of an action movie, nor the long trained-for hooks and jabs ... Read more
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Review: Soul Hackers 2 – Glass Half Hacked
If there’s one thing people love, it’s a hero. A hero to take on a grand threat: perhaps even the ... Read more
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Review: The Entropy Centre – A Better Tomorrow
Entropy (n.): lack of order or predictability; gradual decline into disorder. Entropy (n.): a state of disorder, or a tendency ... Read more
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Remedy Announces Control Sequel
Developer Remedy Entertainment have formally announced Control 2, a sequel to their 2019 surrealist action game Control. The studio tweeted out ... Read more
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Review: Bravery and Greed – Meekness and Lethargy
To loot and plunder; to fight demonic forces from beyond; to throw yourself into hair-raising scenarios with reckless abandon. This ... Read more
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Review: God of War Ragnarok – The Nature of an End
Reinventing the wheel is a tall order. So much so that we literally have a phrase warning against doing so. ... Read more
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PlayStation Plus Collection Sunsetting on May 9
PlayStation have announced via email today that the PlayStation Plus Collection will stop being available after 9th May 2023. Any ... Read more
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Review: A Space for the Unbound – A Space Deserved
Taking a moment to breathe seems like the simplest kind of self-care you can get. It is also usually the ... Read more
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Review: Wanted: Dead – Blunt Trauma
By their very nature, video games will always have something to offer. If a title’s core gameplay loop isn’t the ... Read more
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Elden Ring “Shadow of the Erdtree” DLC Revealed
The critically acclaimed Elden Ring is officially getting new content. The announcement came from the official Twitter account for the ... Read more
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Review: Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty – No Woe, All Flow
For all its power and imposing nature, the trial by fire is a delicate thing in games. Make your gauntlet ... Read more
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Review: Mato Anomalies – Haphazard Homage
There’s something to be said about the importance of the average. Works that are just fine. As a consumer, experiencing ... Read more
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Review: Storyteller – Terrific Tales Worth Telling
Fairy tales are staples of childhood. Whether warm or dark, they are always familiar. They are a place to return ... Read more
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Review: Tchia – The Darling Is In The Details
The open world formula is a funny thing. We’ve had more formulaic rehashes of it than we can count, and ... Read more
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Review: Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus and Butterfly – Legacy In A Latte
I’d like to begin this review by paying my respects to the late Mohammad Fahmi, creator of the original Coffee ... Read more
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Review: Strayed Lights – Parried To The Game
It’s easy to fall into an aggressive flow with many games today. Whether you’re crafting absurd weapons on the fly ... Read more
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Review: Death or Treat – I Choose Death
Patchwork clothing. Mosaic canvases. Genre-mashing indies with eclectic art styles. Throughout all mediums of design, there is great charm in ... Read more
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Review: Nocturnal – A Trail Well Blazed
The fallout from a lost flame is not a new idea to games. We’ve seen various epic depictions of what ... Read more
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Review: The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales – Plenty Of Tricks In The Book
Stories are a strange thing. Though inherently tied to the authors that write them, stories take on entirely new identities ... Read more
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Reverie: Sweet As Edition Review – Dungeon Crawler 101
In many of its modern iterations, the dungeon crawler genre is full of innovations. We’ve seen entries with incredible roguelike ... Read more
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Mr. Run and Jump Review – Gutsy Gambols Just Short Of Grand
To run and jump is one of the earliest forms of play. It’s also clearly one of the best, as ... Read more
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En Garde! Review – Beautifully Balanced Riposte
The parry is one of the most celebrated mechanics in games. Few things are as satisfying as completely reversing an ... Read more
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30XX Review – Just XX More Runs
To pay homage to what came before is not just a nice gesture, it is a serious responsibility. An artist ... Read more
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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon Review – Dream Machine
The mecha genre is a gift that keeps on giving. It has enabled explorations of depression draped in fantastic colourways. ... Read more
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Bang On Balls: Chronicles Review – A Jack Of Ball Trades
History has long been a playground for video games. Grand Asian epics of old have been adapted into Soulslikes, the ... Read more
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Mortal Kombat 1 Review – Blood Painting By Numbers
Fighting games are no stranger to reinventions—they do it with every iteration. However, something as grand as an entire narrative ... Read more
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Gunhead Review – Armored Snore
For all their might, mythos, and power, giant robots are actually rather fragile. Wrap them up in a good story ... Read more
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Lies of P Director Teases DLC, Sequel, And More
More details have been revealed on the upcoming DLC for Lies of P, the Bloodborne-inspired dark fantasy title that launched ... Read more
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The Last Faith Review – Something To Believe In
Faith is a tricky thing. It is earned, not mandated. Cultivated, not rushed. Faith is a deep, interesting theme that ... Read more
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Invincible Presents: Atom Eve Review – She Really Can Do Anything
Superheroes and comic books have a storied history with the medium of video games. The larger-than-life nature of heroes and ... Read more
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Astral Tracks Review – Neon Not Quite
For all the reckless abandon it demands, speedrunning is a surprisingly delicate craft. The best speedruns are founded in immensely ... Read more
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The Best Games of 2023: Lies of P
From developer Round8 Studio, Lies of P is a Pinocchio-inspired Soulslike, drawing its aesthetics from the Belle Époque era of ... Read more
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Tekken 8 Review – To Rule With An Iron Fist
Fights take many forms. From back alley brawls to climactic wars across sweeping battlefields, different fights mean different things to ... Read more
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Ufouria: The Saga 2 Review – The Fabric of (Wasted) Time
Felt and fabric do a pretty picture make. There’s joy in the children’s cartoon aesthetic, in the idea of sock ... Read more
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Other Side of Mist and Mountain Review – Waning Poetic
It’d be a bit strange to start a review titled like this by waxing poetic, so allow me to get ... Read more
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Sucker for Love: Date to Die For Review – Romance Isn’t Dead, It’s Weird As Hell
Y’ever see a super Lovecraftian, Cthulhu-esque monster and think, “I wanna date that?” If you recognise that intro, thank you ... Read more
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Venture to the Vile Review – A Venture Somewhat Mild
In an age of abundant indies and Humble bundles, Metroidvanias are sometimes quite literally a dime a dozen. For such ... Read more
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Nine Sols Review – Poetry In Motion
From RedCandleGames, Nine Sols is an indie Soulslike Metroidvania. At this current point in time, that exact combination of words ... Read more
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Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus Review – Gorgeous Teal, Lacking Zeal
From Squid Shock Studios, Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus is a stunning metroidvania with a large platforming focus. Bō displays ... Read more
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Akimbot Review – Ratchet and Jank
When I saw the first trailer for Akimbot, I was deeply excited. A 3D platformer with a mix of fast ... Read more
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Evotinction Review – Hide And Weak
Stealth games tread a fine line. To create true tension without completely disempowering the player is no small feat. It ... Read more
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