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Ballionaire – Ball drop
You want your ball to hit a bounce pad that pops it up into a brick that earns money when hit from below before it hits an axe that splits it in two with each half collecting ingredient items to take to a frying pan to create meals that can…
The Cabin Factory – So THAT’S how cabins are made!
Walking past the picture of a creepy woman and going up the stairs, only to return to find that same lady standing in front of the picture before she chased me caught me very much off guard. This game uses a bunch of admittedly cliched, but…
Let’s go to Japan aims to plan the perfect holiday
Let's Go! To Japan is a brand new game from designer Josh Wood and publisher Alderac Entertainment Group, and offers one to four players the opportunity to plan their dream holiday in one of the most unique countries in the world. With…
Good Face Bad Face is ‘push your luck’ distilled into a quick-play formula
There's little more thrilling than taking a risky move and having it pay off in a big way. Good Face Bad Face is built entirely around that concept, with players literally stacking the deck in their own favour while also trying to secure a…
The Casting of Frank Stone – Does it rock?
You’ll be dealing with time travel, false memories, and alternate universes throughout the seven-or-so hours it’ll take you to reach a conclusion. That isn’t to say I didn’t enjoy the story. The flipping back and forth between time periods…
Shy Cats Hidden Orchestra is building music
We have previously played a bunch of hidden cat games over the last few months. Shy Cats Hidden Orchestra has a bit of a twist compared to the other games. I say we, because often these types of hidden object games lend themselves best to…
Bioframe Outpost – Biovania
The camera is an interesting inclusion, as it’s really the most useful piece of kit you have. This may be a side-scrolling game, but at any point you can activate your camera and take photos of anything on screen, including things that your…
The best tabletop games for the Serious Gamer in your Life
With board gaming becoming quite a mainstream hobby, the days of purchasing Catan or Carcassonne for your teenage children or gaming-adjacent friends are long gone. Those people are no longer interested in gateway games and lightweight…
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a great stealth-horror tie-in
A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead has the advantage of having one of the best Astral Horror properties at its back, and in a time when horror is having a moment it couldn't have better timing. When I say Astral Horror, I mean that A Quiet Place…
The Very Merry Christmas Game is a festive-themed family game
If you’ve got family coming around for Christmas this year, then you are likely looking for a good board game to play with them. The idea of playing a board game together, after you’ve all finished dinner, is simply traditional! The Very…
Discover more of Europe in Hexplorando
Hexplorando is a 3D puzzle game that has you placing tiles around a map to creae beautiful worlds. In the campaign mode these worlds all are inspired by real places within Europe, giving you the ability to build a cozy, beautiful world and…
Ballionaire is a chaotic, fun Pachinko mutation
Self-labelled 'autobonker game' Ballionaire is to Pachinko as Balatro is to Poker; A mutated bastardisation of a classic game that's fun to play, brimming with character and incredibly hard to put down. 'I've played Pachinko Roguelikes…
Hollowbody – Don’t open! Dead inside!
The Silent Hill influences are all over Hollowbody, from the design of the world to the fact that someone visits an abandoned town looking for a loved one. A vehicle accident as you arrive, other characters who speak in cryptic ways, and…
Polar Panic combines reflex and recall in a compact, family-friendly package
Recall and reflexes come together in Polar Panic an easy to play game that's perfect for all ages, however does need a fair bit of space. If you're looking for a meal in the frosty arctics of the utmost Northern Hemisphere then you'll need…
Saleblazers fuses first person survival and shopkeeping genres into a glorious mashup
Saleblazers is a survival shopkeeping game created by Airstrafe Interactive, an independent game studio founded in 2019. Now of course, as you may have realised, a genre mix of survival and shopkeeping is certainly a new concept, and a bold…
That’s Not a Hat is a simple but effective fusion of deception and recall
Deception and Recall aren't often mixed together in games, but it's the crux of That's Not a Hat which is both quick to learn and, coincidentally, incredibly easy to recall the rules of. That's Not a Hat is such a memorable, clever game…
System Shock (2023) is the new exemplar for how a remake should be done
When System Shock came out in 1994, I really was too young to appreciate it. At just 11 years old, I remember popping the CD into my Pentium 166 (MMX) powered Hewlett Packard PC and shortly after, I was absolutely soiling myself. Not only…
Best Gifts for Pokemon Lovers
Updated November 27th, more gifts added for 2024. If you have a person to gift for that loves Pokemon, you may be unsure what to purchase, what is unofficial, and what would actually make a good gift. As someone who is absolutely obsessed…
Funko Fusion – Crusty jugglers
Repetition is the greatest issue with Funko Fusion. Some of the puzzles make quite creative use of the game’s mechanics, but they tend to get used over and over again. The combat is the real issue though. You’ll be fighting so many enemies…
1000000000 Spells has you building your weapons as you go
When it comes to arena shooters, there have been so many entries in the genre. However, 1000000000 Spells brings its own twist through the crafting and editing of various weapons that you will then use for your round. In 1000000000 Spells,…