Video Games

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Smooth jazz tones, curious cases and cosy interiors; this quiet French town has it all in Chronique Des Silencieux — a detective game announced by Pierre Feuille Studio back in 2018. It has clearly been a labour of love and that shows in…

Water Me & You is an adorable, co-op adventure puzzle game where you and your friend are both elements; one earth and one water. You are both exploring a cute, post-apocalyptic world, where you are able to change your state to solve…

Another day, another low-key strategy title makes its way to console — and this time it’s a hybrid of Surviving Mars, Aven Colony and… The Sims? Yes, you read that right — Stranded: Alien Dawn typically allows the player to work with just…

Most of your time in the game is spent walking around an environment to find a character or object so the story progresses, playing the occasional mini-game as you go. It’s nice enough, and means it’s very accessible to younger kids who…

Joking Hazard is a board game bound to be compared to Cards Against Humanity; with clear parallels between the judging and ‘not politically correct’ nature of the game. Some of the outcomes from rounds of Joking Hazard will possibly upset…

First is the unique (for the subgenre anyway) Slime mechanic. This works a lot like a meter in many fighting games, most notably recent Mortal Kombat releases, with you building it up by hitting and being hit. Depending on how much Slime…

Dodge and near-miss your way through traffic as you race to work in Bumpy Grumpy's cool, arcade style. Mommy's Best Games are at it again. If you're a fan of arcade-style games, but are not aware of their previous work (which includes games…

Tom the Postgirl is a story-based, point and click adventure game that is full of dark humor and slightly creepy scenes. Tom has the job of delivering packages all through the town, however beyond being someone just delivering items, you…

Luckily, the weapons are fun to use and can dispatch most opponents in just a few shots. The pistols are solid enough options, and your shotgun will destroy those annoying knights in a single blast with a little luck. I found myself leaning…

Rogue Voltage is a mix of a roguelike deckbuilder and an automation game, creating something unlike I’ve ever seen before. You will be connecting your own modules, which allow you to make a sort of machine. This machine is then used to…

Perhaps obviously, Football Manager is back, and equally obviously, Football Manger 2024 is better than ever. Of course, whether it's good or not isn't the question, the question is how much better it is. I'm over a season into Football…

Sometimes a game comes along and builds out an existing formula, scaling up something that had felt like a finished product that couldn't be improved upon. Sometimes the thing that gets scaled up isn't even the same kind of media. ORX has…

From your start stranded on an island, Havendock challenges you to build up your own world, create something sustainable, and help others who have been displaced. This game looks a lot like mobile adverts for something similar, that circled…

Larger confrontations are more interesting, with you having options like clapping and bowing in the correct combination to banish your foe, or perhaps using an ally to distract them. I appreciated these more as they put a thrilling…

Tales from Candleforth is a horror-filled 2D point and click adventure game where fairy tales were written in a forbidden book. Now, years later, the text is mixing with the pages of the story itself, twisting them around, and creating a…