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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…
Phantom Galaxies – Ghost of a chance
Enemies glitching around as though they’re at a different frame rate to the rest of the game are more of an issue, and your guns sometimes firing three shots, sometimes one, sometimes not at all are far bigger problems. In fact, during one…
Age of Grit takes steampunk strategy to the skies
Take to the skies in Wild-West-inspired, steampunk RPG Age of Grit. Age of Grit drops players straight into the shoes of Jebediah Rockwell, an ex-military cargo-ship captain who is firmly established in his Wild-West-inspired world. It's…
Quirk! is a familiar feeling card game for younger players
In Quirk!, from Gibson's Games, players of all ages compete to score as many tricks as possible in the style of the classic card game Go Fish! However, where the old favourite is known and loved by many, Quirk mixes things up with a unique…
Lands of Galzyr is a chilled choose your own adventure with a gripping narrative
Almost everyone thinks they can write — but very few can do so in a way that truly captivates the reader. Many board games create a narrative through their artwork and even their mechanics, but typically I find that the more words a game…
Lost Islands is all about conquering and mastering your environment
Lost Islands is an open-world survival game relying on your skills to successfully explore and explore in dangerous terrains. Lost Islands is a single-player survival game created by the indie studio Glitch. You start out your journey on a…
Slender: The Arrival (2023) – Looks Unreal
The issue here is that due to it being the same game, everything that was irritating about the original is still there too. Those things that made for entertaining Youtuber bait a decade ago aren’t really as much fun to play anymore. If…
The Traitors Card Game is an easy to-pick-up deception game
The Traitors TV show was a bit of a phenomenon over here in the UK; combining Mafia/Werewolf mechanics with reality TV-like social gameplay. The Traitors Card Game doesn't quite capture the scale of the 22-contestant, 12-episode-long series…
Mystery Dice Bags – Blind Bags of Dice!
Blind Bags are quite common in the gaming and geek space, with several different brands and gaming Youtubers, as well as games themselves creating blind bags aimed at collectors and kids alike. However, if you are looking for a blind bag…
Yes, Yes, Yeti! is a push-your-luck card game build around a cool catch-up mechanic
Can you be the first to snap a photo of the Yeti and become the most celebrated photographer in the world? Find out in a race-to-the-finish with Yes, Yes, Yeti! Yes, Yes, Yeti! is an easy-to-learn family game for 2-6 players. Each player…
Axis Football 2024 continues the series’ fascinating evolution
Axis Football 2024 is a groundbreaking American football game, looking to take Madden's crown. When it comes to American Football games we aren't exactly spoiled for choice, much like football/soccer major franchises and yearly releases…
Stuffed – Not a complete turkey
In real terms, Stuffed plays an awful lot like Call of Duty Zombies but in a procedurally generated map. Each attempt, and indeed each night, takes place in a slightly different version of the house, with Ellie’s room in a different place…