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Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa proves that higher education takes time
Sankoré: The Pride of Mansa Musa is going to be called a lot of things in this review… It’s clever, it’s beautiful and it’s fast-paced once you teach it, but it’s also daunting and opaque to truly understand, and I’m already predicting that…
Forest Grove – In grove danger
The setup is at least interesting, with you playing an unnamed investigator entering a digital recreation of the family home. An AI has analysed the house itself and recreated what it’s discovered for you to go in and explore without…
Rising Lords’ medieval strategy is fun and beautiful, but mechanically unpolished
As regular readers will know, I’m always the first to put my hand up to review strategy games that make their way onto my console. The latest of these is Rising Lords — a game that feels every bit as though it is still only halfway through…
The Sims 4 Goth Galore Kits brings out your inner goth
The Sims 4 community is really dedicated to the content that is being created for the game, especially as The Sims 4 is now a free game, with tons of different add-ons that you can purchase to change your experience. Recently, the community…
Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall Overcome! will occupy every bit of your free time if you let it!
The last time we experienced a World War II-themed cooperative game, it was Philip duBarry’s superb Black Orchestra: Second Edition. I couldn’t get enough of Black Orchestra at the time, and when I read about Dutch Resistance: Orange Shall…
Twinkly Generation II Squares – A Pixelated Light
When it comes to decorating your gaming space, there was a time when those massive, hexagon lights seemed to be the only thing people wanted. They felt a little bland, however, for gamer caves or people who wanted more than a soft glow of…
Karate Cats and Kung Fu Dogs is a fast-paced step up from Snap
Reflex-based tabletop games and kids are a combo that often seems like it's only a few moments from disaster. Karate Cats and Kung Fu Dogs takes the classic snap formula and adds a few simple modifiers and a fun, animal theme. When it comes…
Estate Agent Simulator is only a pretty good simulator, but a great sandbox
In Estate Agent Simulator, you unsurprisingly play as an estate agent, however — as per recent simulator games — there’s a lot that you can do outside of the core game loop including some RPG mechanics and, bizarrely, crypto trading. Estate…
Rough Justice ’84 – Roll with the punches
You play as Jim Baylor, a former police officer who was set up by a corrupt force and sent to prison. Upon your release, you find that the city’s crime has escalated considerably, and you join a friend’s private security company intending…
Solace State puts you at the heart of a political, emotional powder keg
Technology races ahead, authoritarianism is at a concerning high and activists are being suppressed. Solace State is a narrative adventure game that puts you right in the thick of a political hotpoint. It's easy to look at Solace State's…
World Wonders is a beautiful and generous city builder
In World Wonders from Zé Mendes and Arcane Wonders, players will plan out and construct an ancient city, adding production, food and luxury goods to their output and building monuments to demonstrate their wealth. With more than twenty…
Sheep Dip is a family friendly game of stealing sheep and packing pens
A set-building game with a woollen twist, Sheep Dip is a short and simple game for 3-6 players. I was actually very pleasantly surprised by Sheep Dip, which is pitched as an approachable family card game but actually features a couple of…
Baldur’s Gate 3 has shadow-dropped on Xbox One Series X – Here are the Ten Things You…
Baldur’s Gate 3 has been out on the PC and PlayStation 5 for months now, and is already being declared as Game of the Year (and perhaps Best Game Ever) by large sections of the community. I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the Xbox One…
Criminal Expert – Barely proficient
You play a police detective who is trying to solve the case of a seemingly kidnapped woman appearing in the middle of the road. You’ll find the perpetrators by interviewing people in FMV interrogations, looking through the police database,…
Star Wars Villainous: Scum & Villainy – “Never a more wretched hive of …”
Returning players will be glad to know you can mix and match Villainous Scum & Villainy with the original “Power of the Dark Side” and have Darth Vader match up against Boba Fett if you so choose.
Obey the Clay is fast action clay creating
Obey The Clay is a very simple game to pick up and play based around quick modelling and whacky antics. A family-friendly game where players split into two teams, Obey The Clay even fits if you have a smaller group or an odd number of…
Mistward has you peel back the poison to create a new home
Mistward is a systems-based strategy game that can be played in a variety of ways. This unique edge to the game comes from it being a relaxing game that allows the player to travel at their own pace. Mistward takes place on an island…
Wartales offers an amazing, personal journey, but lacks clear narrative
Like an open-world Fire Emblem, Wartales focuses on character development through a series of complex, interlocked systems. But, unlike the classic series from Intelligent Systems, Wartales relies a lot more on its world and the characters…
Pirate Tails is all about remembering what you’ve buried
Squirrels and pirates have, as it turns out, more than a few things in common. In Pirate Tails you play as pirate squirrels, taking turns to bank, hide or dump cards before grabbing a stash and trying to get the best horde each round. We've…
Out of Order claims to be the Trivia Game with a Twist – and so it is!
As winter draws in and people are forced to stay indoors and remain in proximity to their friends and family, the need for distraction increases. Out of Order provides just such a distraction by offering a consistently brain-melting…