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Deep Rock Galactic is a breakthrough hit
I’ve heard a lot about Deep Rock Galactic, and we’ve certainly covered it here at B3 — but I’d never played it myself. Dwarves, beer, mining etc — I felt I’d seen and done it all before. But on the tabletop things hit differently. Creating…
Twisted History – Trivia but strange
We’ve played a large number of trivia games during our time covering tabletop games. However, Twisted History has trivia questions I’ve never been asked or wondered the answer to — and that’s its point! Split between six eras of history,…
Hidden Cats in Paris – Cats by the Eiffel Tower
Hidden Cats is a series of games that feature cats hidden all around a city. It’s sort of like Where’s Waldo, but with hundreds of cats. In Hidden Cats in Paris, the formula is the same — there is a giant map themed around Paris, full of…
Tavern Manager Simulator – Wait for it to blow over
As you deliver the drinks to your clientele, you’ll earn money and reputation to unlock more features for your establishment. Tables, food, and even magical helpers can all be added as you progress through your alcohol serving career. These…
Starship Troopers: Extermination is the best “dumb” game you’ll play in 2024
Some games are great because they live up to their epic ambitions and blow audiences away with the scale of their vision. Other games are great because they somehow capture a moment in time, a feeling or an idea — even though the execution…
Go for Gold is a race to match sports for medals
Go for Gold is a fast paced game of plucking matches out from under the nose of your opponents, an Olympic game of speed and dexterity, if you will. When it comes to games with card or tile-based pieces is there anything more pure than the…
Atom Keychain Controller – Cute but missing something
I am a huge fan of things cute and tiny! The Atom Keychain Controller is a very tiny, usable controller that you can easily take with you wherever you go. It very much reminds me of a little fidget toy, but this one can actually connect via…
The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls and its Requiem expansion will take you to dark places!
Originally released in 2018, The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls has recently been revitalised via a significant expansion known as The Binding of Isaac: Four Souls: Requiem, and a whole host of smaller booster packs that add between 10 and 15…
Catcelona – Cats hidden in the depths of Barcelona
It’s a new hidden object game all about cats! I feel like this recent wave of different hidden object games — largely cat based — is absolutely fantastic. Catcelona is a hidden object game where you will be finding a set number of cats…
Thank Goodness You’re Here! – This worth ‘owt?
The real point of the game is to enjoy the absolutely absurd town and its locals. As you explore you’ll come across all sorts of odd citizens, from business rivals Tiny Tom and Big Ron locking horns over whether big or tiny pies are better,…
Floatopia brings magic into a small island
It’s no secret I was very into Animal Crossing. Like everyone else at the start of lockdown, I spent hours and hours decorating my island with my youngest, going to events, catching bugs, and gathering resources. Now, I feel like I’ve done…
Smash Down is a trivia game of quick fingers and quicker thinking
There's always a bit of a gulf between adults and the kids when you play family trivia games. Smash Down fixes that with a find-the-world game board as well as fun finger pointers to save people from crushing fingers. Smash Down is a…
Impawlse let’s you play games to feed your cat
Having a little kitty cat to look after, without having all of the real-life clean up or responsibility, is something that can be really tempting for those who love playing video games! Impawlse is a game where you have a little cat in its…
Warhammer 40,000: The Ultimate Guide – An ultimate entry point
Warhammer 40,000 is an extremely intimidating setting for newcomers, I should know. We’ve all been there at one point or another, being stood staring up at rows upon rows of miniature model kits wondering “What’s all this about different…
Holstin plays with atmosphere and perspective in equal measure
Self-labelled as a psychological survival horror game, Holstin instead feels closer to an evolution of the original Alone in the Dark into an intelligent, atmospheric jaunt. I know that's a bold claim. The original Alone in the Dark, from…
Fix an old ship in Kohlrabi Starship
Slice of life adventure games have happened in almost every biome and atmosphere in the world at this point! Kohlrabi Starship is taking the genre to a deserted desert planet, where a crashed spaceship is your new home. You’ll need to turn…
Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue – Don’t hold your breath
Frustratingly you’ll frequently scour the map to find a key or a shovel which unlocks the way out only to be told that now you need something else to bring back to the same area. It’s like a constant series of arbitrary-feeling fetch…
Wizards and Co is an unusual game about timing and placement
With a well respected design team and a fantastic artist in Miguel Coimbra, Sinister Fish Games could be onto a winner with Wizards and Co. Hot on the heels of a string of great games including Villagers and Honk!, Wizards and Co retains a…
Skyrise is a steampunk delight that delivers satisfying area majority through clever bidding
We all know by now that Roxley Games make some fantastic products, and in most cases, they are not shy about shouting it from the rooftops. Released initially as an (almost) million (Canadian) dollar Kickstarter with multiple, massively…
Retro Gadgets – Build Retro Machines
When it comes to retro consoles and gadgets, I am not one that knows many of them! Nor do I understand the actual inner workings of various devices. With that said, when playing Retro Gadgets, a game all about creating, coding, and fixing a…