Video Games

Some game pitches sound a lot like they were conceptualised during fever dreams, and — certainly — if you'd told me that I'd be playing a point and click game about a fake psychic solving mysteries with a talking weasel mascot then I'd…

Nioh 3 on PlayStation 5 is the most confident, ambitious, and wide‑ranging evolution of Team Ninja’s so-called “Masocore” formula to date. It draws heavily on the precision and intensity of Nioh and Nioh 2, folds in lessons from Wo Long:…

Drill down into a lot of sci-fi and you get to a handful of hero archetypes. Among the most memorable are the gung-ho marine, the loyal alien warrior and the resourceful scientist. The former solves problems with actions rather than words,…

Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a sprawling, atmospheric open-world RPG that reimagines Arthurian legend through a lens of darkness and decay, drawing inspiration from the rich board game and RPG lore that inspired it. Tainted Grail:…

From developer Panik Arcade — a relative newcomer —  CloverPit comes hot out of the gate and is already grabbing attention. CloverPit is chasing two very loud modern trends. First, the ongoing roguelite renaissance that truly kicked off in…

Republic of Pirates on Xbox One is a promising blend of city builder, light strategy, and basic real-time naval combat, wrapped in a breezy Caribbean aesthetic that often feels about as crusty as Barnacle Bill. Developed by Crazy Goat…

Battlefield Commander WWII, although it’s still in early access, it is still a brain twister. Hardcore strategy, man.

Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch is a bold and atmospheric spin-off that reimagines the tactical RPG framework of its predecessor through a roguelite lens. Developed by Ocean Drive Studio, it trades the sprawling narrative and persistent…

What they’ve done with Armored Brigade II is introduce some major improvements. Way too many to list here in this tiny slot.

Time to open the doors, dust the shelves, and make sure you’ve stocked up for the day, because Tabletop Game Shop Simulator hands you the keys to your very own wargaming store. May the dice forever be in your favour. Developed by newcomer…

Storage Hunter Simulator is a single player — or co-operative — game in which you attend various auctions out in the world to find valuables. You then sell these to make as much money as possible. The tutorial has you slowly attending these…

Beneath puts you in the shoes (Or rather the suit) of a deep sea diver on an expedition to find a lost German submarine, only to have his crew — including his daughter — attacked by waterborne creatures while he is under the waves. You…

Grindstone originally began life as an Apple Arcade exclusive back in 2019, then an Epic Games Store exclusive in 2022. It eventually landed on Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2023, and by god I'm glad it did. I technically slept on this…

Being a princess, you’re obviously far too important to bother yourself with this nonsense, but unfortunately you find yourself in possession of a magical cauldron that will cook the food needed to sate these beasts. Who bestowed this…

In a sea of roguelike turn-based adventures, how can something like Blightstone stand out? How can it make itself one of the memorable “few” rather than the saturated “many”? Many are the games that let us use martial weapons to harm foes.…

Help DJ Bunny on her quest to play a set at the famous Hippity Hop Music Festival. Thanks to my line of work I get along to a lot of videogame events. However, I don't often get to take my kids along to them, in fact, we normally get along…

Sonic Racing: Crossworlds tracks a major step forward in the series. The blue blur is back with another Kart racer, and as a long time Sonic fan, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this. In my opinion, Sonic has been on an absolute tear of good…

Roots Devour is a stylish game, there’s no denying that. How much fruit this tree bears will be very dependent on how well you gel with that style though. Starting at the basics, Rewinding Games describe Roots Devour as a “strategic…

If you’re going to be off-put by a single failure, then the experience will be short-lived. However, Death Howl provides so many ways to not fail by rewarding exploration, minor combat repetition, deck experimentation and completing quests.

Don’t Scream Together is a co-operative horror experience based in a forest, with you and several friends investigating a woodland as you either attempt to escape together or rise up against the survivors as a hunter.  Most of Don’t Scream…