Reviews

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…

I’d not thought that a game about running across walls and zipping through the air at the speed of sound would end up at the top of my list for this year, then came along Bloodthief, and my brain chemistry has forever been altered by this…

For many RPG fans, Morrowind is the go-to for describing what an experience should look like. An open world, interrogatable characters, simple combat that is more about player choice and preparation than minutiae like “Movement” or…

The last RTS I played with any consistency came out the same year as Shrek 2, when I was just a wee lad of age . Dawn of War, from 2004. I learnt how to assign units to control groups, how to manage two resources (Or more, as certain…

When it comes to games for younger audiences, a little bit of physicality — or in the case of Birdy Call, silly noises — can make the difference between a shelf hog and a game that gets played with regularly. Birdy Call's whole thing is…

Poppy Playtime is an episodic horror game that has you taking on the role of a former employee of Playtime Co who returns to the facilities to discover that the toys aren’t quite as docile as they remember. As you venture around the now…

Over the years I've come across so many, varied cooking games. Many of these feature foods that I love dearly, such as hot pot. I've got, as you can likely tell, a soft sport for cooking games, as I love cooking so much and quite enjoy…

Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime is an odd proposition. The game is witty, charming, and is clearly well-crafted. So why am I finding myself bouncing off it? Bonnie Bear is one of those genre-bending games that will end up being given a generic…

Finding the solutions to a puzzle will involve you finding and reading a great deal of those logs, as well as esoteric objects, and human or otherwise remains. As you find these, they’ll be added to your vault, with some of them posing…

Screamer is absolutely gorgeous to look at. The environments fly by at a hundred miles per hour and still manage to look great, but it’s the cars that steal the show. They’re all absurdly proportioned, with every colour in existence on them…

High on Life 2 is a direct continuation from the events of the first game, with you taking on the role of a bounty hunter, making space civilisation better one kill at a time. In the sequel you’re back to do it all again, with your freedom…

It's probably no surprise that we've been living in 'interesting times' since time immemorial, however, the way that news travels — and the news that does travel — is largely defined by the fourth estate. In News Tower you take charge of a…

Hive Blight is the latest in a growingly established subgenre of roguelikes – that is auto-battler ones. Rather than turn-based tactics or deckbuilding, Hive Blight instead opts for a hands-off autobattler where placing your units and…

It reminded me of Mothergunship and Vampire Hunters with their gun stacking and modding mechanics, and that’s kind of the biggest problem I had with Galactic Vault. Every time I sat down — and genuinely did enjoy playing a run — I found…

Most of the games you find on Steam from indie developers have been through varying lengths of Early Access. Just last year 7 Days to Die capped off the record for longest Early Access period, a whopping 11 years! Others are as short as 6…