Justin Roiland is no stranger when it comes to comedy, being the co-creator and main vocal star of the popular Adult Swim TV show, Rick and Morty. So, when we all discovered he was creating a new VR-enabled adventure game, starring a new character (yet…
There are so many 2D bullet-hell games around that it’s hard to find any that stand out from the pack. Thankfully, developers Volcanicc have made a game which is one such example that caught my eye. Hellmut: The Badass from Hell, to use its full…
It’s quite rare for indie games to shine out from the masses of AAA games nowadays, while many are still decent, you sort of expect a lower quality game right from the start. However, despite being an indie game, Yuppie Psycho manages to easily stand…
Witch Thief is a bullet hell shooter with a whole new perspective. Rather than relying on old shmup styles, this new game, by developer and publisher Cardboard Games, has an underlying narrative and is played in third-person within a 3D environment. The game is available…
Visual Novels are my guilty pleasure. When I can’t be bothered to read a book and I can’t think of what game I want to play, I put on a Visual Novel; two birds, one stone! I’ve covered a number of them so far, with…
Does anyone remember the original Grand Theft Auto? The top-down classic where you go around the city fulfilling missions given to you via a public payphone as you mow down pedestrians and avoid the cops? It seems Fallen Tree Games remember it fondly as they’ve…
I’m a fan of MangaGamer’s games and have been for a while, therefore I jumped at getting the chance to experience Peace of Evil, one of their recently published titles. The artwork simply left me stunned and I couldn’t wait to get to know the…
I’m a massive fan of indie games which have been aided by the fabulous team over at PlayStation Talents in Spain. I’ve reviewed a number of them on this website, each one is a product of love from the developers who needed a little helping…
Killing Floor 2 is the first game, in the series, which has been developed and published by Tripwire Interactive for the current gen consoles. As far as shooters go, they don’t get much crazier or more fun than this one. You will be playing in…
There are not many settings more mysterious than that of Noir. In the world of Dollhouse, not only will you be tasked with deciphering fact from fiction, but you also must do it in the utmost secrecy as you see yourself as a Detective tasked…
Last gen, there was a kart-based series which I played constantly, two games which ate hours of my life every week as I became absorbed by their replayability and wide array of characters and tracks. No, I’m not talking about Mario Kart, it was the…
Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark is a turn-based tactical RPG with highly customised character designs and a lot of different classes to get into. Being a big fan of turn-based RPG games, I jumped at getting the chance to experience the game on PC. Although I…
Journey to the West is a classic Chinese story that has been retold and adapted in many cultures over the years. Two such adaptations always spring to mind, both Enslaved: Odyssey to the West – the 2010 game from Ninja Theory, and Monkey – the…
It’s been fourteen years since the original release of Resident Evil 4 for the Nintendo Gamecube, yet when people talk about the game you can see the glint in their eyes as they recall the first time they played this epic adventure. It was such…
I’m probably one of the few people in the world who grew up around the era of the PlayStation that has never played a Resident Evil game all the way through. As such, we were offered all three of the games which recently came to…
The Nintendo Switch finally has some more big boy games coming, stopping the army of fans of other platforms from complaining about it being too family-oriented. Now, the granddaddy of all horror series, Resident Evil, has three games on the switch in their best sexy…
Fade to Silence, developed by Black Forest Games, is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in a beautiful, yet deadly, snowy landscape filled with limited resources and strange monsters. While trying to survive in this bleak world you will fight back and uncover the mysteries of…
There’s a certain genre I’m not the biggest fan of, the horror genre. I don’t get any thrills or sense of enjoyment out of running away from things I can’t fight whilst hiding under the table until they casually walk on by. However, a few…
Back in October 2018, we were treated to a teaser trailer for the new space-based narrative immersive mystery, Observation. As a fan of similarly themed games, such as Tacoma, Alien: Isolation, and The Station, I could only imagine what the game would be; Would we…
Every now and again a publisher announces a game that literally nobody was expecting, or in this case, it was Walmart who made the unofficial announcement just before E3 2018?! RAGE 2 seemingly came out of nowhere, the original game came out in 2011 to…
Tales of the Neon Sea is one of the most entertaining puzzle games that I’ve played so far on my PC this year. I’m glad I had the chance to play it as I was instantly captivated by its colourful theme, entertaining puzzles, and interesting…
Every 100 years Dracula comes back to life and is stronger than ever before, forcing mankind to call upon a saviour to save the day. The Belmont Clan are always up for a challenge as they are usually the first in line to help out.…
I am a massive fan of bringing back ideas from games of the past that are no longer around. Marble it Up! instantly caught my eye as it reminded me of one of my favourite games to play on the Nintendo Gamecube, Super Monkey Ball.…
Black Paradox is a Side Scrolling Shoot-em-up massively influenced by all things ’80s, made by Fantastico Studio. The title comes from the name of your character, a time-travelling space gallivanting bounty hunter who must hunt down the seven leaders of the criminal organisation known as…
My first thought when I learned about this game was that it simply looks stunning, given it’s an indie game. While not every part of the gameplay sounded appealing to me at first, I found it very interesting after having played it for myself. The…
When you hear the name Artifex Mundi there’s only one type of game which comes to mind, Hidden Object Games (HOGs). They are infamous among trophy hunters for their enjoyable, yet easy, platinum trophies, as well as very popular with the casual gamers who just…
Between 2017 and 2018 I think we heard the words “Battle Royale” tossed around a LOT. I believe it’s safe to say that in the beginning, it was fun to hear about developers giving their games the battle royale treatment, yet after a while, it…
There are very few games that hook you with a single trailer, instantly flicking the hype switch deep within you and turning you into a walking advertisement as you tell everyone about what you just saw. A Plague Tale: Innocence was one such title that…
I don’t think the Sniper Elite series requires any form of introduction. Pretty much every gamer out there will either know it as ‘the realistic sniping game’, ‘that game where you get shown X-rays as the bullets penetrate your unfortunate victims’, or simply ‘the game…
These days there’s a terrible trend going around; release a game in an unfinished state and then patch it or add more content later on. We’ve seen this with games like Sea of Thieves, No Mans Sky, and more recently, Power Rangers: Battle for the…
There was something about playing FAR: Lone Sails that really made me feel a sense of emptiness in the pit of my gut. Not in a negative way, just an emotion brought on due to the sheer isolation that you feel throughout, coupled by the…
I’ve been noticeably quiet this weekend, that can mean only one thing – I’ve been immersed and captivated by yet another Visual Novel! It’s not every day that I’ll play a game for over 70 hours in order to get the platinum before I even…
Close to the Sun was one of my most anticipated games of the year, I’ve been following it for a while and jumped at the chance to review it on my recently upgraded PC. The first thing you’ll most likely associate with the game is…
I have to admit, when I recall the very first time I discovered the Yakuza series, I had mixed feelings for it. Despite hearing only good things about this series, it was just not really my type of game. Regardless, the Yakuza games got on my…
It seems to be adventure game season at the moment as I’ve recently reviewed both Silence and Deponia on the Nintendo Switch, and today I’m taking a look at the Kickstarted Trüberbrook from btf and Headup Games. Now, I didn’t know anything about Trüberbrook apart…
Good luck convincing me that there is a tougher sport out there than hockey. I may not be able to boast about being a Canadian, but I’ve always been a stone’s throw away from Canada as I lived in Alaska at one point in my…
Great, yet another post-apocalyptic game. Will it be zombies again, with people trying to survive in this new merciless world? Surprisingly not, this time it’s actually a robot uprising, not like Terminator though, the foe’s you’ll be up against generally consist of robotic dog-like devices…
I’ve reviewed a few point-and-click games recently, I took a look at Silence on the Nintendo Switch, Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey on the PC and the Secret Files: Tunguska, to name a few. However, over a year ago I played, and reviewed,…
As someone who is really into JRPGs in general, I was really excited when I finally got the chance to play The Caligula Effect: Overdose on PC. Not only are there lots of areas to explore, with every character you interact with being very lovable,…
There’s not much you can do to prepare yourself for the experience that you will have the first time you play Path to Mnemosyne. It’s a unique game that will take you on a psychedelic adventure through an unnamed patient’s troubled psyche; You’ll even be…
Have you ever thought to yourself, ‘Man I wish I had Brad Pitt’s life’? Well, now you can! Ok, maybe I’m stretching the truth a little, you can have his character’s life from the World War Z movie! That’s right, the awesome zombie movie now…
A few years ago I bought a game on the PlayStation 4, a game which looked absolutely stunning, like an interactive watercolour, from a rare genre at the time, a full point-and-click adventure game on modern consoles. Sure, in recent years we’ve seen the genre…
A few months ago I wrote a review for the brilliant Hong Kong Massacre, a game which took inspiration from games such as Max Payne and Hotline Miami, as well as the Matrix and John Woo’s infamous slow-motion bullet time. Today I got the chance…
I’m the type of guy who doesn’t really like sports in general. I don’t watch football, don’t follow cricket, can’t be bothered with the Olympics, and have no interest in rugby. However, there are a few sport-based video games that I really enjoy playing, games…
Harvest Moon is a game which needs no introduction, a casual adventure as you try to restore the former glory of a run-down farm, all whilst seeking a partner to marry and grow old with. Other franchises, like Stardew Valley and Rune Factory, came along…
Old School Point-and-Click games are a guilty pleasure of mine. From the days of classic Lucas Arts Games such as Sam and Max and The Dig to modern games like Silence, Deponia, and The Inner World: The Last Wind Monk. Each one tells a fantastical…
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney was my first ever experience of a Visual Novel, although I would probably call it an Investigative Visual Novel due to the nature of the game and the fact it’s not just about reading the narrative. I’ve played each and every…
I don’t think there’s anyone out there who hasn’t played or at least heard of Darksiders by now. Each game in the franchise sees you playing as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as you work your way through an action-packed demon-riddled Earth…
Back in August 2018, we took a trip to Wellington Wells, a dystopian town that was divided into two classes, those who take their ‘Joy’ and live a drug-addicted life, and those who went cold turkey and became ‘Downers’. We Happy Few was a mixed…
I grew up with the Power Rangers, I would watch it religiously every time it was on TV. However, my knowledge of the show only stems around the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and the first movie – I’ve not watched any of the later shows…
Going back to September 2017, my first ever published review was for a little game called Danganronpa V3 from Spike Chunsoft – a few of you may have heard of it… This weekend I’ve had the pleasure of playing the new game from Yoshinori Terasawa…
One of the things I love about Indie games is that, just like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. In a time where most of the top games on all platforms are all very similar to one another, it’s…
There are days when I crave a long, narrative-driven adventure, sometimes I just want to shoot and kill things, and then there are times where I want to keep my brain active by solving a few puzzles. Access Denied falls into the latter category as…
Sometimes, even the simplest of ideas can be created into an enjoyable and entertaining game, they can even be twisted into a sadistic and difficult one should the developer wish to increase its challenge. I and Me is one such game. It’s built from a…
In celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Atelier franchise, Gust and Koei Tecmo have created a new game in the series which looks very similar yet plays completely different. Instead of sticking to the standard format, we’re invited to a celebration which includes pretty…
Simulation games can come in all shapes and sizes; from full-on 1:1 simulation games like Train Sim World, which has you driving a realistic train, to God-like games where you control the action as an overlooking ethereal being, such as in Dungeons III. Then there…
I don’t really have fond memories of every game series from my youth. It’s not to say that the games were bad, but I just don’t think about The Adventures of Lolo, Kid Icarus or Ninja Gaiden anymore as they hold no nostalgic draw to…
I have a love/hate relationship with ‘rogue’ games. Developers sometimes make them stupidly difficult just so you can only progress a few minutes at a time, whereas others are very generous with their implementation of the mechanics. Over the last year, I’ve played games such…
Normally I start all my reviews with some sort of backstory or other witty banter, but this time things are very different. Up until about a year or two ago, I wouldn’t touch Indies with a 12-foot barge pole, but I have discovered the error…
What do you hope happens to you upon your departure from this world? Do you hope to see a bright light which you can use to ascend to the heavens? Maybe you’d like to be reunited with loved ones for an eternity? Perhaps you don’t…
I’m a massive fan of hack and slash games such as Devil May Cry 5, Warriors Orochi 4, and Dynasty Warriors 9, the representation of yourself as a major badass really appeals to me. You can turn on your console, boot up on of these…
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter has returned! I know a lot of people claim Mario and Link are the Nintendo mascots, but back on the N64, I would personally have placed Turok himself within the list of the infamous faces you can relate to a product. Four…
Old MacDonald had a farm; E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm, he had some friends; E-I-E-I-O. With a tap tap here, and a tap tap there; here a tap, there a tap, Farm Together and tap tap! Old MacDonald had a farm; E-I-E-I-O! Farming sims on…
What’s the last tactical SRPG you played? I’m not talking about games such as Phantom Doctrine or XCOM, I mean games like Heroes of Might and Magic (HoMM) in which you travel across a map and engage in single-screen tile-based warfare? It seems like this…
It’s hard to imagine that Devil May Cry originated as a Resident Evil game all those years ago. However, instead of Resident Evil taking a more action-packed and arcade approach, they opted to turn it into its own IP, an IP which could be taken…
If you had one shot, or one opportunity, to seize everything you ever wanted in one moment – would you capture it, or just let it slip? That’s the choice you’ll have to make within The Occupation, the new fixed-time investigative thriller from Manchester-based White…
I’ve played a variety of Visual Novel games over the last 12 months. Thankfully, I’ve not played any generic ones as each one has its own identity, mechanics and visual style to pull you in and keep you invested in their story. From the adventure…
After numerous years of releasing season passes full of new costumes for fans to purchase, Team Ninja and Koei Tecmo announced last year that post-game content will be stopping for Dead or Alive 5 in preparation for their new game, the aptly named Dead or…
Ever since the original Destiny, I have been looking for another game that offered the same great co-op experience and addictive gameplay. So far The Division and Elder Scrolls Online hasn’t really done the job of reuniting all my friends into one game, will Anthem…
I know a lot of people who picked up a Nintendo Switch in order to play the first party games and the big AAA exclusives which won’t be coming to other platforms, games such as Mario Odyssey, Pokemon, Bayonetta 3 and more. However, I usually…
Today marks the release of the final ‘8-Bit’ game in the trilogy of pixel-art RTS games, 8-Bit Invaders. Just like its previous siblings, 8-Bit Armies and 8-Bit Hordes, 8-bit Invaders not only looks and plays like a much more casual Command & Conquer title, it…
Regular readers will know that I’m a fan of most genres but there are a few which a clearly love more than others. One such genre is the resource management variety such as games like The Settlers, Tropico and Railway Empire. Sure, there is more…
Ah yes, another day another game that emulates the games of the 1990s. Now don’t take that the wrong way, as a gamer that was moulded by the platformers from that time frame, it’s almost as if Rad Rodgers was made for my generation. Although…
A few weeks ago I reviewed the awesome The Hong Kong Massacre, a game that took inspiration from a John Woo movie and Hotline Miami to deliver an action-packed top-down brutal bloodbath of a game. The last few days I’ve been playing a similar game,…
I’ve recently reviewed Word Sudoku by POWGI which was an interesting spin on the classic puzzle in that you completed the various stages by using 9-letter words instead of your usual numbers. Today I’ve been playing Puzlogic from Eduardo Barreto which is yet another rather innovative puzzle…
Back in June last year, the Nintendo Switch received a rather beautiful looking puzzle platformer in which you can either play solo or share your Joycons with another player and engage in some rather entertaining and thought-provoking puzzle solving. This game was called Pode, from…
Visual Novels are taking up a lot of my time lately. I’ve recently reviewed the excellent Song of Memories and I have four more still being worked on for reviewing very soon. However, the common theme among all of the ones I’m working on is…
After 9 years and multiple delays, the world is finally able to play Crackdown 3. Now, I’m no stranger to these sandbox games; As a young impressionable teenager, I played Grand Theft Auto 3 and fell in love with the open world formula. Fast Forward…
I’ve played a lot of point-and-click titles over the years, from the good old days of Lucas Arts Games to the more modern adventures we get from Daedalic Entertainment, every single one of them has their own artistic style, control method, target audience, and varying…
As a kid, I used to have rather vivid dreams and nightmares. We’ve all dreamt about dying or running away from something only to find you’re running on the spot and can’t get away. However, ever since our house was burgled, whilst we were upstairs…
H.P. Lovecraft is a name which the majority of people will recognise instantly. His most popular works of fiction are based around Cthulhu, a beast with tentacles on its face who resides within the ocean awaiting the summoning from its dedicated worshipers. However, Lovecraft also…
We’ve been getting some really good experiences on PSVR recently, especially in the narrative and puzzle department. Red Matter had a brilliant narrative combined with stunning visual effects, A Fisherman’s Tale was a quirky puzzle game with a twist, and Guns’N’Stories humorously combined a static shooter…
Slayaway Camp: Butcher’s Cut is a sliding puzzle game brought to us by the twisted mind behind Bejeweled and Peggle – who is now part of Blue Wizard Digital. It originated as a mobile phone game but it’s now presented to us as a feature-rich puzzle game…
Over the past thirty years, video games have changed dramatically. From simple blocky sprites on a green LCD screen upon the trusty GameBoy, through the 8 and 16-bit console wars, and into the age of 3D gaming on more modern consoles. Sure, games have changed dramatically…
Puzzle games come in many forms these days. We have a bucket-full of logic-based and casual puzzles from Lightwood Games, Puzlogic will rattle your brain on both PC and Mobile (soon), A Fisherman’s Tale will blow your mind in VR, and the Artifex Mundi titles…
Point and Click adventure games are one of those types of games that we don’t quite see enough of, in my honest opinion. I’ll never forget my first Point and Click style game, 1997’s ‘Yoda Stories’. Obviously, that had more of an action-adventure feel to…
Another day, another remaster of a game from console generations long past. I imagine it must be pretty manic over at THQ Nordic, with their recent influx of buying old IPs and acquiring new licences, I presume they’re always getting emails from fans asking when…
Lucius III is a sequel which I never thought we would get. The first game in the series was almost a recreation of the Omen movie, where Lucius had just discovered he’s the son of the devil and must kill everyone in his household without…
I’m deathly afraid to go skiing or snowboarding. I can’t snowboard because I have the balance of an alcoholic on a Friday night at 2 am and I have been skiing as part of a field trip when I was in 5th grade and it…
I’m a fan of a number of genres, such as Resource Management, Base Building, Roguelike, Exploration, Simulation, First Person Shooters, etc… However, I don’t think I’ve ever thought to myself – what would happen if you shoved all of the above into a blender and…
The butterfly effect is a curious mechanic which has featured in various forms of media over the years. The whole concept that one small action could cause a chain reaction of events which could, in theory, ultimately lead to an alternative reality where things turn out…
The year is 1996 and yours truly is but a young pup of 11 years old (but almost 12!) and ready to play any game you throw at me. My older brother, 13 at the time, has friends that also own a PlayStation and a…
Back in 2017, at Paris Games Week, we were presented with our first look at The Hong Kong Massacre – a top-down twin-stick shooter which focuses on slowing down time so you can pull off some awesome looking combos and manoeuvres. Since then, we didn’t…
Back in November 2018 I reviewed 8-Bit Armies – a blocky pixel RTS in the vein of a simplified Command and Conquer. I noted at the time that 8-Bit Armies was but 1/3 of a series that was due to fully release over the next few…
A few days ago I was casually checking out a few of the trailers PlayStation had uploaded to their YouTube channel. One game instantly stuck out to me with its bright colours, emotional soundtrack and imagery, and extremely cute aesthetic – that game was Wandersong. It appears…
Ah yes, the year is 1983 and the world is a slightly better place. Gaming is on the cusp of something massive with the release of the Nintendo Entertainment System. We do not see them as much as we used to, but back in the…
I think it’s safe to say that the RPG genre isn’t exactly a dying breed. We have your standard RPG games like the Vampyr, JRPG like Star Ocean, SRPG like Achtung! Cthulu Tactics, and ARPG games such as Titan Quest. Due to the vast numbers…
I’m not the biggest fan of survival-based games if I’m being honest, I tend to become very frustrated with them and usually give up after an hour or two. However, there’s something about Smoke and Sacrifice which had me hooked from the start. However, Smoke and Sacrifice…
Have you ever woken from a dream as you’re falling down, getting shot, or becoming involved in some other horrific accident or event? That’s the core gameplay concept within Suicide Guy: Sleepin’ Deeply. It’s not a game about death and actual realistic events, it’s all…
I’ll start by saying I’m a terrible father. That’s how Sheltered made me feel. On starting the game you’re given the choice of the makeup of your family and I decided to pretty much base it on my own, though I did gift myself an…
