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If you like accessible strategy games then this is Dewan you want!
Dewan, from designers Johannes Goupy and Yoann Levet and published by Space Cowboys, is an attractive, thematic strategy game that blends straightforward yet crunchy mechanics with a gentle post-apocalyptic story. It’s clean, elegant, and…
Focus – All about what’s not said
Some board games require a bit of mind reading, and so need someone that you are familiar with in order to play them. Focus feels like one of these types! It's a two player sort of card game (though all of the cards are square) where you…
Dark Quest 4 is a big stab of nostalgia, right to the face.
There’s something undeniably comforting about a dungeon crawler that knows exactly what it wants to be. From Brain Seal Entertainment — the studio behind other gems like Monarchy (which I happily lost an entire weekend to) and Story of a…
When the great eye of The King is Watching, you better be ready to get back to work.
The King Is Watching comes to us from relative unknowns Hypnohead, but is published by the figurative giants tinyBuild. To give you a quick idea of what it's about, Imagine Lord of the Rings, but in this instance the all-seeing eye is not…
Battle Puzzle 2048 Queens of the Abyss – Technically a Puzzle, but not fit for Royalty
EpiXR Games is at it again with another technically playable game with little to no instruction. Battle Puzzle 2048 - Queens of the Abyss (By the grace of the editors, now shortened to BP2048) is a reimagining of the 2048 game everybody was…
Get Bit – Cute meeples, fun game
I was drawn to playing Get Bit at The Dice Box King's Lynn on a recent visit due to how cute the meeples looked. That's not normally something that I really consider, but these meeples were little divers, with detachable limbs, which just…
Krafted Couch Charger – Just Lounging Around
It’s not often that you test something which requires you to quite literally sit on the sofa and put your feet up, but for the Krafted Couch Charger that’s exactly the idea. Featuring a wireless charger built into a silicone frame that is,…
Zumba Marble Candy Rush – Sweet Surprise, or Gut Rot?
I was a huge fan of the Zuma titles back when they first released, so when Zumba - Marble Candy Rush (ZMCR, please Ed?) crossed my desk I was excited — despite the obvious copycat behaviour. A good game is a good game, right? Even when the…
Capes – Crime Fighting Ain’t Pretty
Capes is a turn based strategy RPG set in a world not unlike ours. A shadowy corporation rules the streets, punishing those who try to do good whilst controlling the narrative and labelling them terrorists. The key difference? They have…
Darktide Hivescum DLC – Guns, Guns, Guns!
Darktide’s new Hivescum DLC was recently released, featuring a brand new class that features a bit of a twist compared to other classes: The ability to craft your own stimulants to enhance yourself mid-fight. The Hivescum class focuses on…
KingDomino on iOS is a gorgeous adaptation of a very simple gateway game
Kingdomino on iOS is a digital adaptation that feels both faithful and familiar to me, mainly because I’ve had a particular fondness for this game ever since playing it with my girls when they were very young. Seeing it now on a tablet and…
The Catstronauts Fish Finder Satellite fixes the main flaw of the core game
I was a really big fan of Catstronauts when we played it — there was just enough on to keep it interesting, and the way that it promoted co-operative gameplay felt both incredibly modern and refined. That said, there were two main issues,…
Mindbug x King of Tokyo is a fast-paced, small box design that is packed full of smart ideas
Mindbug x King of Tokyo is a surprising and yet extremely well-suited crossover. Richard Garfield has spent decades refining two very different strands of design: the tight, tactical cardplay of Magic: The Gathering and the big, swingy,…
Mini Sonic Holdem’ – Little Guy’s Holding Your Phone
Sonic the Hedgehog is a household name that has stood the test of time and now, new from Cableguys, he can stand with your phone in your home as well, with the new Mini Sonic Holdem. The classic Sonic the Hedgehog the Mini Holdem’ can be…
Catstronauts – Cats in SPACE!
Cute games are something I love, and Catstronauts fits the bill of being both cute and being a game where we all work together — which is a big plus. This co-op, two to four player board game has everyone becoming a space cat, equipped with…
Turnbound – You turn me right bound, baby
The actual game has you placing tiles on a grid that will be used to attack your enemy with the goal of reducing the character themselves to zero health. At first you’ll have a few empty slots and a couple of items to place, but after a few…
Kill Hitler in under 30 mins with Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game
Valkyrie: A Black Orchestra Game, designed by Philip DuBarry and published by Tabletop Tycoon, is a fascinating return to one of the most thematically charged cooperative games of the last ten years — but this version has a sharper focus, a…
Forgive Me Father 2 is an incredible throwback that hits all the right notes
Forgive Me Father 2, developed by Byte Barrel and published by Fulqrum Publishing, is a blood-soaked, Lovecraftian boomer shooter that builds on the foundations of its predecessor with sharper combat, deeper madness mechanics, and a more…
Everwarder – Not Quite a Glowing Success
I want to like Everwarder, I really do. If I had to give it a genre label, it would be tower-defense/rogue-like... It doesn't quite capture what the game is about, but it's the closest box I can find. Everwarder drew me in with its simple…
I Hate this Place – Strong words
This wouldn’t be so bad if melee was viable, but it’s unbelievably janky. Swinging your bat at enemies seems to damage them, but there’s little feedback, and the same is true of enemies attacking you. I thought I was holding off a giant…