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Tozo NC3 Wireless Earbuds – Budget Noise Cancelling Buds
The Tozo NC3 Wireless Earbuds are the slightly cheaper alternative to the iNC9 model, sporting three different colours, a nice clean display on the case as well as simple pairing and active noise cancellation; It covers all of the bases…
Cyclades Legendary Edition is the definitive cut of an iconic classic
Cyclades: Legendary Edition is more than just a reprint — it’s the near flawless remaster of an already exceptional design. Designed by Bruno Cathala and Ludovic Maublanc, this version consolidates the original Cyclades and the best of its…
BALL x PIT – Brick Breaking, Ball Blasting Fun
BALL x PIT is the newest offering from publisher Devolver and developer Kenny Sun. As you journey into the ruins of the town of Ballbylon (Which is basically a big ol’ hole in the ground) and dredge through the hordes of undead and monsters…
Puzzle Quest: Immortal Edition – Match 3 magic
One of the selling points of Puzzle Quest was that it was a match-3 puzzle game with an RPG style plot, and whilst it certainly has that, it’s pretty standard fantasy fare with you having to save the kingdom from an evil lord and their…
The Last Caretaker – A Lonely Journey To Revive Humanity
Have you ever wondered what happens when all the lights go out? What happens if there’s no-one left? What do you do when humanity draws its last breath? The Last Caretaker has the answer, as you start your journey to restart and revive the…
Articulate For Kids is a bitesize, kid-size twist on a familiar classic
Articulate is a classic for a reason, it very much takes the frenetic energy of parlour games and combines it with prompt cards and a ticking timer. Articulate for Kids takes on the incredibly daunting task of trying to adapt that format to…
Hecate G2000 Pro – Finally my games sound good!
I particularly liked the USB option though, as being connected to a PC allows you to make use of the downloadable app to tinker with all sorts of different sound settings. Whilst I won’t claim to have a clue what I’m doing, the inclusion is…
5 up is a speedy push-your-luck game that’s perfectly portable
Push your luck mechanics are some of the most pure form of gaming, and one of the few that can be distilled down to a single action: flipping a coin or rolling a dice. It's the latter in the case of 5 Up, an incredibly easy to learn game…
Football Manager 2026 returns bigger and better – but as familiar as ever
Following the misfires that led to the famous managerial series missing a beat for the first time ever in 2024, Football Manager 2026 represents a bold leap forward for the series, introducing a new game engine, the massive inclusion of…
Tiny Bookshop – Add it to your library
You need to pay attention to what sells in each venue, as this helps you determine what to put on your limited shelf space. Kids books tend to sell better at the beach, so making sure you have plenty on hand would be smart, whilst the pier…
Arctic Awakening: An Interesting Mystery At A Very Slow Pace
Arctic Awakening is the episodic work of Goldfire Studios and has reportedly been in the works for around five years. The adventure pits you as the main character, Kai, who is involved in a plane crash in the arctic circle and is left with…
Clover Pit – Bet your life?
Here, you’re trapped in a room with a toilet, a slot machine, and a key in a lockbox. You’re forced to try and win enough money to pay an ever increasing “debt” with the hopes of eventually earning said key. Fail to meet your target, and…
Defenders of the Wild proudly reminds us to take action before its too late
Defenders of the Wild, designed by Henry Audubon and T.L. Simons and published by Outlandish Games, is a cooperative, card-driven game that blends asymmetric player abilities with ecological resistance. Defenders of the Wild shows its…
Call of Duty Monkey Bomb Holdem’ Review
The Call of Duty Monkey Bomb has been a staple in the zombies series for almost 17 years now and has been keeping those zombies away with it’s little tune and voice right up until the moment it explodes and clears the undead out and now it…
Faraway is a brief but clever distraction that makes a satisfying filler
Faraway, designed by Johannes Goupy and Corentin Lebrat and published by Catch Up Games, is a small-box tableau builder that punches well above its weight. Supplied to us by Hachette UK, Faraway is a small box game that offers a clever…
Macabre – Extraction Horror That Needs Some Work
Macabre is a four player “extraction horror” that pits you and your friends against a creature that learns as you play. The main idea is to go into the environment, complete a main task (and optionally a few others) and get out with all of…
Jump Space – High Octane Space Combat
Jump Space pits you and your crew against high stakes missions as you venture deeper and deeper into the depths of a massive galaxy. It lets you customise your ship with all manner of upgrades as you fight off the robots that have taken…
Jackbox Party Pack 11 – New Games and a lot of fun
Jackbox Party Pack 11 has all new games in a variety of different forms which are fantastic to play with your friends. With ten party packs under their belt, for a total of thirty products on Steam, it was just a matter of times before they…
The Scouring – I’m gonna RTS like it’s 1995
If you played the likes of Warcraft or Command & Conquer back in the day, you’ll feel immediately at home. The controls are exactly what you’ll remember, from contextual right clicking to numbered control groups, everything feels like…
Ratatan – The Beat Goes on and on and on…
Ratatan is a rhythm roguelike that has you build a small army of cute musical creatures that react to your lead in a musical adventure to take down hordes of enemies, room by room, on the journey to find their goddess. You can either take…