Xbox Series X/S

Just as you become familiar with one mechanic, it offers you the next one with a subtle cough and a thrash of a power chord.

From the moment Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 boots up and almost without fault across its 25 to 50 hour runtime, the player will be treated to a modern masterpiece that wows with its visual and aural delight — often in spite of its macabre…

In CarGo!, you and your co-op buddies are tasked with delivering goods from location to location, with a goal of selling a product for profit. Make enough profit and you’ll earn stars that will unlock more levels for more silliness. You’ll…

There’s a lot to unpack in the story, and I feel that a lot of people, particularly in my age bracket, will get something from it. You have elements of loss of youth, acceptance of failure, and what I felt was the concept of mid-life…

Immersive Sims like Thief, Deus Ex and later Bioshock and Dishonoured used to be some of my very favourites. First person games with non-linear ways to make your way through large, complex levels — often driven by a compelling narrative.…

When Amerzone landed in my inbox, I could hardly believe it. Not only was it only just a few months ago that Microids published a plush, incredibly well-crafted remake of the thirty year old Empire of the Ants, but now they’ve gone ahead…

I've been playing platforming games for most of my life and my daughter Robin loves Dav Pilkey's Dog Man comic series. So, what could go wrong with the two of us giving Dog Man: Mission Impawsible a shot? As it turns out, not much. Dog Man:…

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead has the advantage of having one of the best Astral Horror properties at its back, and in a time when horror is having a moment it couldn't have better timing. When I say Astral Horror, I mean that A Quiet Place…

A couple of months ago when I previewed Empire of the Ants, I was excited by several things — the amazing graphics, the focus on gamepad based control and the kind of things the game had me doing. There were reservations though — a couple…

Sometimes, the most straightforward ideas are among the best. Empire of the Ants takes an idea so simple — that of the tiny, highly social and surprisingly intelligent insects referred to in the title - and transforms it into an almost…

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…

Tin Hearts is a puzzle game all about time. Its story revolves around technologies ahead of their time, features a story told out of time, and you, yourself, have the power to pause, speed up and reverse the passage of time. When people…

Since its gameplay reveal back in June, Sonic Frontiers had fans understandably concerned for the blue blurs' newest outing with what looked to be a lacklustre new addition to the storied franchise, and I count myself amongst those people.…

Silt is a strange thing — written up as a surrealist adventure horror, where you’re tasked as a mysterious diver sent to uncover equally mysterious things in the depths of the ocean. It’s more or less a really bizarre version of Ecco The…

Family recipes are very important things, often passed down through the family and frequently wrapped up in memories. Sopa follows Miha, a young boy who is suddenly whisked away to a magical world while helping his grandmother with…

In Early Access over on the Epic Games launcher, Pinball FX is Zen Studios' latest release. With it they've tried to change up and enhance the way that people collect tables, but it comes at a strange time and in a strange way. Zen Studios…

Uppercut Games’ standalone sequel to Submerged — Submerged: Hidden Depths tells the story of the protagonist Miku alongside her younger brother, now a teenager in this third-person "relaxploration" game.

So much of Sable can be boiled down to gliding and climbing. It’s much more than that; you’re in pursuit of purpose; As I played it, it sparked moments of self-reflection. Sable sets out on her gliding, which is a sort of extended…

I've learned to temper my expectations when it comes to new releases with Games Workshop IPs. Having now played and reviewed multiple Warhammer titles, I often find their releases to range from slightly underwhelming to buggy and near…