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Block Party tests your quickfire building ability
Block Party is a really fun, two-to-six player game that is all about creating pictures using little blocks! We played the game as a group of more than two, using the various cards to pick what we made, but there is a board for two players…
Alien Hominid HD: A flash return
When it comes to producing humourous platformers, The Behemoth never misses. Their distinctive art style is instantly recognisable, however, many forget where it started. Alien Hominid HD is a timely reminder. While some could argue that…
Coral Island – another adorable farming slice of life!
Coral Island is another slice of life, farming simulator. This time, though, you'll be exploring a seaside island, full of different people, animals, and things to do! After moving to this town to look after a massive plot of land, you get…
El Paso, Elsewhere is a slow-mo shotgun blast from the past
El Paso, Elsewhere is a recent release from Strange Scaffold Studios. A third-person shooter where you fight through hordes of vampires, werewolves and fallen angels in the hope of stopping a plot to destroy the world. You play as James…
Dungeons 4 – a Keeper’s dream
When I was maybe thirteen or fourteen years old, Dungeon Keeper and its sequel (to a lesser extent) were two of my absolute favourite games. Since then, few games have managed to capture the same sentiment as the cheeky, Peter Molyneux led…
I Am Die is a puzzle game where your movement is the literal roll of a dice
This puzzle game leaves your fate at the roll of the dice, the difference is that in I Am Die you are the die yourself. I Am Die is a fully interactive puzzle game where you play as a die, rolling around, completing challenges and…
Make Way has you building the track you need to race on
Have you ever started playing a racing game and thought “Wow, this needs more tracks, and wouldn’t it be cool if we all made it?" I haven’t either, but after playing Make Way, I am convinced it’s the most chaotic and fun way to experience a…
Palia brings the cosy style into a charming MMO
Palia is a newly released ‘Cozy MMO’, as dubbed by its developers at Singularity Six. After having played this game since its alpha 2 stage back in July 2022, it's certainly starting to meet that description. In Palia, you can expect to…
Apiary – in space, no one can hear you buzzzZzzzZ
In Apiary, the brand new worker placement game from Stonemaier Games and first-time designer Connie Vogelmann, up to five players take on the role of space bees as they explore and expand through the galaxy. These bees will carve lasting…
Pizza Possum sets a new standard for approachable co-op stealth games
Brightly coloured, chaotic and cooperative, Pizza Possum is great at what it does, even if it doesn't do much of it. Pizza Possum is a game built entirely around that exact moment in stealth games where things go wrong — however, unlike…
Honeycombs is tactile and versatile kids game that you can play anywhere
Imagine picking up a bright yellow bag that weighs a lot more than it should. Now picture yourself putting your hand into the bag and finding it full of thick, smooth-edged hexagonal tiles that have considerable weight and character to…
Wildshade: Unicorn Champions – Unikart
Mechanically, this is even simpler than Mario Kart, which likely is due to its mobile game roots. There’s no accelerating here, with your steed hurtling off right from the start and automatically jumping over small obstacles. Amusingly, the…
20 best board game stocking stuffers for Christmas
Updated on December 7th - added more games. Looking for a great board game to stuff a Christmas stocking? Look no further than our list of the best small-form-factor board games. The holiday season is just around the corner, with many…
Not For Broadcast has good news for you
It’s been a long time since the idea of using full motion video (FMV) as a core feature in video games first emerged, but if you’re expecting Not For Broadcast to play like Night Trap or Phantasmagoria then you’re definitely living in the…
Print-and-Play games: Featuring bees, drugs and deep space dreams
Stuck for a last-minute game to play with friends? This list of printable tabletop games might be just the thing.
Teardown’s voxel-based destruction is unlike any other
TearDown is the most advanced voxel physics game I have ever played, in both a graphics and physics-rendering perspective. It is also the most fun I have ever had during my time playing games on PC. Teardown is about finding your own…
The Vanishing Gambler – Mystery Solving in a Box
We have played a few of these murder mystery tabletop games over the last while — they seem to have boomed in popularity. The Vanishing Gambler was more challenging than previous games in the same category, with more reliance on the players…
Scythe sees you controlling factions in fictional 1920’s Europe
Original Review: December 4th, 2023, post updated with Giveaway (at foot of article) November 21st, 2023. About five years ago, it was hard to tell which “gamer's game” was top of the tree. Lords of Waterdeep, Five Tribes, Viticulture and…
PowerA Lumectra – Controlling colours
Then there are the lights, which are well positioned and have a huge array of colour options split across four zones on the controller, meaning that with enough tinkering you could probably create a unique look. Interestingly, this model…
Fled challenges up to four players to escape from a Victorian prison
From Mark Swanson, the creative mind behind the fantastic Feudum (which we rated incredibly positively when we got our hands on it back in 2018) comes Fled, a game all about gathering resources as well as taking big risks as you explore,…