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Unbinary is a beautiful, hand-painted VR puzzler
Puzzles in a controlled, scientific facility and a wisecracking robot might feel like a familiar combination, but Unbinary shouldn't be passed over because of its familiar-sounding set-up. VR, in its modern form, has now been around for…
Ankh: Gods of Egypt completes the Eric Lang trilogy, but does an increase in plastic riches result…
Along with several other games that have really “changed” the scene for me (including Scythe and Terraforming Mars) Eric Lang’s 2015 Blood Rage is a watermark in gaming history. Blood Rage had it all — Vikings, amazing miniatures, tight…
Airborne Kingdom — Magic Carpet Ride
Drawing inspiration from Middle-Eastern stories such as Aladdin and adding an almost Steampunk-like element to them might sound like a crazy idea, but that is exactly what makes Airborne Kingdom an interesting and unusual prospect. A serene…
Startenders sees you working at a strange, Alien bar
My favorite type of games on our Meta Quest 2 has been games that allow us to create. I have, for example, spent a lot of time in Job Simulator, creating different foods for customers who are waiting. It’s an easy, almost mindless game…
Crusader Kings III: Royal Court expansion overhauls almost every mechanic for the better
When Crusader Kings III launched back in August 2020 it launched more feature-complete than I had originally expected. Crusader Kings II had been an experiment in expansion-pack led, live-product redesign for Paradox... in fact, it was a…
Flotilla is a theme-heavy eurogame from Wizkids, but does it sink or swim?
Although apparently in the minority, I used to consider Kevin Costner’s Waterworld one of my favourite films. I think what I liked about it was the unique take on the idea of a world ravaged by global warming and what that meant to the…
Royal Frontier is a rogue-like turn-based adventure that offers easy achievements and replayability!
Three is the magic number
Shroomchitect Is A Short, Relaxing Builder
A cute, relaxing builder, Shroomchitect tasks you with building the perfect mushroom home for your new friends.
5 Minute Read — The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante
Like any good Choose Your Own Adventure-style narrative RPG, The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante presents the reader/player with innumerable difficult choices — but unlike most adventures that follow this style, The Life and Suffering of…
Frightence — Is that a word?
Individual rooms are somewhat unique, each with its own event that seems to be unrelated to what’s come before. There are spooky children’s rooms, abodes for a stereotypical cat lady, and even a PT homage. I think the items you collect from…
5 Minute Read — Serious Sam 4 Console Edition
Ashamed as I am to admit it, I remember when the first Serious Sam game was released around twenty years ago. Even then, Serious Sam was positioned as the antidote to increasingly complex, objective driven first-person shooters like Ghost…
Signs of the Sojourner: Will You Save Your Hometown?
Relationships are important in this choose your own adventure story meets card game. Signs of the Sojourner will make you want to connect with the world around you.
Lord of the Rings: The Card Game — Revised Core Set is a great place to begin your Fellowship
A little while ago, I was lucky enough to review the Lord of the Rings Adventure Card Game on Xbox and I really enjoyed it. As I was researching that review, I realised that the digital release was actually based on a board game — Lord of…
Martha is Dead — Or is she?
Without spoiling too much, Martha is Dead focuses on Guilia’s attempt to find out precisely what happened to her sister, whilst also trying to come to terms with her loss, and the events of the war that play out around her. All is not as it…
Melty Blood Type Lumina is a challenger for the title of best anime fighter
Full disclosure, I have always been a traditionalist when it comes to fighting games — my talent ran out somewhere around the time Tekken 3 was released, and I definitely have more of an affinity with slower, more traditional fighting games…
Hotel Transylvania Scary-Tale Adventures is a new twist on fairy tales.
Our household don't just play games together, we also make sure that we watch a great variety of films and shows at home when we're stuck in. We love watching the Hotel Transylvania series, which has had a whole bunch of different movies!…
Does Reiner Knizia’s Mille Fiori shatter Azul’s reign as the abstract game of choice?
In general, when Dr Reiner Knizia sets his mind to something, the outcome tends to be good. Knizia is responsible for some of our favorite games, with the likes of The Quest for El Dorado, Yellow & Yangtze and Lost Cities among his…
Tales from the Loop The Boardgame is a great scenario-based 80s sci-fi delve
Tales from the Loop The Boardgame is a cooperative, story-based dive into a light science-fiction setting that overlays a tiny pocket of land in 1980s Sweden. It's a sweeping adventure where each player takes on the role of a stereotypical…
The Quest for El Dorado is part deck builder, part race, but all Knizier
Dr Reiner Knizia is without doubt one of the most prolific and talented board game designers that has ever lived. Perhaps one of the best things about the sheer number of games Knizia has produced is that his back catalogue is just as good…
50 Years: A turn-based strategy battle simulator playable in 30 minutes!
50 Years is the perfect turn-based strategy battle simulator game to play if you only have a few minutes, but be warned, the desire to achieve a fifty-year victory could have you replaying for hours on end!