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VR puzzler Tentacular is built for sandbox, but thrives in its campaign
I don't know about you, but when I first heard about Tentacular, a game where you're a giant betentacled beast, I knew that I had to play it. VR seems to be a perfect for anything with even a slight chaos factor — we play games to do things…
5 Minute Read — Space Engineers on console (Xbox Series X)
Open-world crafting and survival games can be daunting at the best of times, but when you take the standard approach to resource collection, base building, survival and ultimately combat and then put it in space; you have an entirely more…
Aztech Forgotten Gods — Weight of the Past
I'm not sure where to even begin with Aztech Forgotten Gods, so let's start at the beginning. Almost two years ago Lienzo studio teased an announcement for an alternate reality future of Mesoamérica people. Personally, the project having…
Beat Arena — Band from VR
Beat Arena grants you the opportunity of playing in a VR rock band with classic tracks from Konami titles and the Bemani games.
Unbinary is a beautiful, hand-painted VR puzzler
Puzzles in a controlled, scientific facility and a wisecracking robot might feel like a familiar combination, but Unbinary shouldn't be passed over because of its familiar-sounding set-up. VR, in its modern form, has now been around for…
Airborne Kingdom — Magic Carpet Ride
Drawing inspiration from Middle-Eastern stories such as Aladdin and adding an almost Steampunk-like element to them might sound like a crazy idea, but that is exactly what makes Airborne Kingdom an interesting and unusual prospect. A serene…
Startenders sees you working at a strange, Alien bar
My favorite type of games on our Meta Quest 2 has been games that allow us to create. I have, for example, spent a lot of time in Job Simulator, creating different foods for customers who are waiting. It’s an easy, almost mindless game…
Crusader Kings III: Royal Court expansion overhauls almost every mechanic for the better
When Crusader Kings III launched back in August 2020 it launched more feature-complete than I had originally expected. Crusader Kings II had been an experiment in expansion-pack led, live-product redesign for Paradox... in fact, it was a…
Royal Frontier is a rogue-like turn-based adventure that offers easy achievements and replayability!
Three is the magic number
Shroomchitect Is A Short, Relaxing Builder
A cute, relaxing builder, Shroomchitect tasks you with building the perfect mushroom home for your new friends.
5 Minute Read — The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Like any good Choose Your Own Adventure-style narrative RPG, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante presents the reader/player with innumerable difficult choices — but unlike most adventures that follow this style, The Life and Suffering of…
Frightence — Is that a word?
Individual rooms are somewhat unique, each with its own event that seems to be unrelated to what’s come before. There are spooky children’s rooms, abodes for a stereotypical cat lady, and even a PT homage. I think the items you collect from…
5 Minute Read — Serious Sam 4 Console Edition
Ashamed as I am to admit it, I remember when the first Serious Sam game was released around twenty years ago. Even then, Serious Sam was positioned as the antidote to increasingly complex, objective driven first-person shooters like Ghost…
Signs of the Sojourner: Will You Save Your Hometown?
Relationships are important in this choose your own adventure story meets card game. Signs of the Sojourner will make you want to connect with the world around you.
Martha is Dead — Or is she?
Without spoiling too much, Martha is Dead focuses on Guilia’s attempt to find out precisely what happened to her sister, whilst also trying to come to terms with her loss, and the events of the war that play out around her. All is not as it…
Melty Blood Type Lumina is a challenger for the title of best anime fighter
Full disclosure, I have always been a traditionalist when it comes to fighting games — my talent ran out somewhere around the time Tekken 3 was released, and I definitely have more of an affinity with slower, more traditional fighting games…
Hotel Transylvania Scary-Tale Adventures is a new twist on fairy tales.
Our household don't just play games together, we also make sure that we watch a great variety of films and shows at home when we're stuck in. We love watching the Hotel Transylvania series, which has had a whole bunch of different movies!…
50 Years: A turn-based strategy battle simulator playable in 30 minutes!
50 Years is the perfect turn-based strategy battle simulator game to play if you only have a few minutes, but be warned, the desire to achieve a fifty-year victory could have you replaying for hours on end!
Ziggurat 2 — Zigga Zig Aggghhhh!
Unlike the original game, Ziggurat 2 has a full campaign with a plot. The plot is very simple, with good mages and bad mages trying to save or destroy the world, with you heading up the good guys. You’ll complete quests around a map to…
Food Truck Simulator has a heartwarming story, but needs optimization
It is no secret that I love food-related games. In another life, I myself would be running a food truck, flipping my own burgers, or well, probably making tacos if I am honest! So, I am always excited to dive into a new food-related game.…