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Agent Avenue with Division M is an outstanding two player treat
Agent Avenue is a compact, two‑player game that clicks from the very first turn. It’s clean, fast, and built around a single, extremely clever idea: you and your opponent are trying to out‑guess, out‑bluff, and out‑manoeuvre each other…
Dread Neighbor – That’s when good neighbours…
What Dread Neighbor really is, is a walking simulator with horror, and the feeling of dread really does work quite well. Whilst moments in which you are chased or attacked are scripted, they’re done well enough to get the heart pumping, if…
Honor 600 – Magic At Your Fingertips
Honor has been providing budget friendly and solid performing devices for years now and the new Honor 600 is no different, with features aplenty and all packed into a phone that's both sleek and functional. The Honor 600 features a crisp…
Hordes of Hunger is a lesson in how genre-mashups can go
There are a lot of Survivors games out there. There's good ones, wacky ones, unfinished ones, great ones, broken ones, uninspired ones…and ones about potatoes. What makes Hordes of Hunger the most disappointing of them all is that it isn't…
Warhammer 40,000: Battlesector – Black Legion DLC
There’s a solid list of units once again, with a couple of exceptions as seems to be the case every time. As ever, there aren’t any major characters here, so don’t expect Abaddon or Huron here. You have plenty of infantry to choose from,…
New placement game ShantyTown has something the genre needed: An emotional core
If you’ve heard the term “cosy game” in recent years you might think of Unpacking, Dorfromantik or Islanders. These games take town-building or object-placement and wrap it up in a colourful palette with some chill music alongside. Time…
Horizon Journey – Terraforming Mars & Flying Cars
Horizon Journey has been released into Early Access and has you donning the suit of an astronaut who has to begin to build, gather and explore mars and make it just a bit more hospitable. You're first met by a giant resource-filled crater,…
Disciples: Domination is a despairingly robust tactical RPG
Disciples: Domination on Xbox is a daunting, systems‑heavy strategy RPG that feels like a direct response to both the strengths and criticisms of Disciples: Liberation. Set in the grimdark world of Nevendaar, it picks up years after…
Pokemon Champions – A Prizefighter with Caveats
I debated writing a review about Pokemon Champions at all. For one, the very first release is apparently a glitchy bugged mess (not that I've encountered much of it myself yet) and two, it’s live service, so this review potentially might…
Rio Grande Games 2024 edition of History of the World may be the best yet
History of the World — Rio Grande Games’ new release of this Ragnar Brothers classic — is an epic area-control board game that lets 2–6 players reenact the rise and fall of empires from ancient Sumeria to the 20th century. This latest…
Deckers is a clear upgrade on Renegade with lots to offer to cooperative hackers
Deckers, published by Deep Print Games/Pegasus Spiele and designed by Richard Wilkins, is a cooperative deck-building game that builds directly on the DNA of 2018’s Renegade, offering a bigger, more cinematic take on cyberpunk hacking while…
Front Mission 3: Remake – Unearthing a Relic
I’m going to break two of my unspoken rules during this review of Front Mission 3: Remake. Firstly, I’ve been influenced by factors outside the game itself, and secondly, I’ve had to supplement my gameplay experience by looking online for…
Tenby is a crunchy point salad whipped up by a solo designer and artist
Tenby, designed (and illustrated) by Benji Talbot and published by Mighty Boards, is one of those rare family‑weight games that manages to feel breezy and inviting while still offering a genuinely satisfying puzzle beneath the surface. It’s…
Countless Army – A Reminder of a Bygone Era
Countless Army scratches a part of my brain that hasn't itched since I was a teenager. A lot of us can remember those days, stuck in a creaky chair in the computer room (don't age yourself too much here James), scrolling sites like…
Dobble Stitch brings the little blue alien to the classic pairing game
At the end of 2024, Lilo and Stich hype suddenly shifted a major gear, culminating in the release of the live-action remake in 2025. Dobble Stitch might not tie into the film — rather the animated series — but it still arrives while the…
P for Pizza Kids Menu is the perfect example of how to make a game approachable for all ages
One of the few, common complaints that we make against party and word-based games is that they sometimes don't understand their target audience. Luckily, there's a recent resurgence in board game designers releasing kids versions of their…
Unity of Command II – Ardennes 44’s meta plays smart on multiple counts
This major battle is also known as “The Battle of the Bulge” and/or “Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein”.
Fancy footwork matters more than grinding levels in Crimson Capes
With a flash of steel, you manoeuvre towards the enemy swordsman, your two daggers falling first thanks to the Combination attack that combines movement with a downward slash. The opponent isn’t out of the game yet, though, and raises their…
Twinkle Twinkle is the perfect mix of accessible and thoughtful
Twinkle Twinkle, designed by Ammon Anderson and published by Allplay, is the much-loved and fairly rare family game that manages to be genuinely charming for children while still offering enough structure and replay value to keep adults…
Timberborn Review – A Brutal Beavers City Builder
For four and a half years Timberborn has been in Early Access, and now, the dam has burst open and Timberborn is flowing right at you. There’s a certain comfort in city builders. Orderly grids. Predictable growth. The quiet satisfaction of…