Back in 2019, Team17 entered the ‘Adventure Jam 2019’ with a short game created by the team in their spare time. The game was, and still is, free and people seemed to love the concept – including many YouTubers – resulting in everyone asking the…
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you awoke in the body of a Shiba Inu (the ‘Doge dog’), directing the mindless spirits of fallen humans around various maze-like stages as you guide them into the light? If you have then you’re…
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened was originally released on PC back in 2007, with a ‘remastered’ version launching a year later which introduced a first-person mode and a number of graphical and mechanical upgrades. It was the third Sherlock game from Frogwares and their first story…
Peppa Pig is back, this time on her travels with her new friend cruising around the world in Peppa Pig: World Adventures, the sequel to the 2021 game My Friend Peppa Pig, which is once again developed by Petoons Studios and published by Outright Games.…
It’s been almost three years since I played and reviewed AI: The Somnium Files, a fantastic mystery puzzle game from the brilliant Kotaro Uchikoshi (The Nonary Games, Punch Line, Pepsiman). The game blew me away with its humour, engaging narrative, intuitive gameplay, and seamlessly branching…
The late ’90s and early 2000s was the golden era of 3D platforming, the genre was in its infancy with many developers trying their hand at either making new IPs in this format or transitioning existing franchises into it. Some were incredibly successful, such as…
Do you suffer from hay fever yet wish you could straddle a magnificent vegetation-trimming machine and give a close-shave haircut to an overgrown garden without the fear of having an allergic reaction? Perhaps you live in the UK and only have a small patch of…
There are a few games that I’ve been hoping will eventually get released on a console other than the Nintendo Switch – I have nothing against the hybrid console, but I’d rather play games at their full potential on platforms with more power. One such…
Back in 2015, Uppercut Games released a relaxing, casual exploration game called Submerged – a game that has no combat or dangers, just the enjoyment of sailing around a flooded city (due to global warming) as you climb and investigate half-sunken buildings. Five years later,…
Back in 2016, COWCAT Games released Demetrios – The BIG Cynical Adventure on PC and the PlayStation Vita. The following year it branched out to the Xbox One and PS4 platforms, offering free Cross-buy on Sony’s devices, with iOS and Android getting the game in…
I loved The Town of Light, a psychological narrative adventure game based on real events and situations which took place within the horrific mental health institutes back in the 1930s. It was a thriller that relied on its brilliant writing and atmospheric environments in order…
I’m one of the few people who really enjoyed Dynasty Warriors 9, I put over 160 hours into that game in order to claim the platinum almost exactly four years ago when I reviewed it (Here). Despite the criticism and hate the game was subjected…
Happy’s Humble Burger Farm is a game that makes you realise all the horror stories of the fast-food industry were just the beginning. The core of the game involves you working a 9 to 5 job at your local fast-food restaurant that is in no…
Just over six years after the release of Halo 5: Guardians, which included a year delay from the expected launch alongside the Xbox Series X|S, Master Chief finally returns with Halo Infinite. This is the third mainline Halo game from developer 343 Industries after the very…
I’m a massive fan of point-and-click games, whether they’re presented as the genre suggests (where you point and click) or modernised into a 3D style akin to the popular Telltale games. Over the last few years, we’ve seen a few reboots, such as Black Mirror,…
Playground Games has created the most enjoyable and exciting open-world racer on the market with Forza Horizon 5! Set in a fictional representation of Mexico, the game’s map is 50% larger than its predecessor and with it comes the most varied and environmentally diverse game…
I’ve never really been a big fan of flight-based combat games, especially ones set in space, but after playing the brilliant Falconeer earlier this year, I grew very fond of the dogfighting genre. Chorus (also spelt as CHORVS) stood out for me since the first…
After introducing my now 4-year-old daughter to playing video games through Paw Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls only a few weeks ago, the perfect game release has landed with My Friend Peppa Pig, developed by Petoons Studio and published by Outright Games. My daughter is…
Earlier this year, when it was safe to do so once the pandemic restrictions were lifted, I took my daughter to the cinema to see PAW Patrol: The Movie. She had watched a few episodes of PAW Patrol before, and general loves anything animated, so…
The original Life is Strange was released back in 2015 as a five-part episodic narrative adventure game in the vein of current Telltale releases. A few years later (2017/18) we saw Life is Strange: Before the Storm, a three-part episodic prequel to the events we…
Just over a year ago, on October 23rd 2020, Pumpkin Jack was released on the Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC, just in time for Halloween. However, the PlayStation 4 version was delayed at the last minute and skipped the entire spooky season, coming to…
A few generations ago, my choice of console was the Xbox 360 – mainly due to the exclusives – yet I was never really a fan of stealth, horror, or spooky games, so I never had any interest in trying out Alan Wake when it…
Just like busses, you wait a long time for a detective’s origin story and then two turn up at the same time! Next month sees the release of Sherlock Holmes: Chapter One, which I previewed HERE, and earlier this week I played through Agatha Christie…
Earlier this year I played Unto The End – a 2D side-scrolling combat adventure game that was pretty ruthless and gave me a taste of wanting more, though maybe something a little less challenging. I’ve therefore kept a close eye on Song of Iron, a…
**Update: you can check out our full review of the PS5 version, here: https://www.gamepitt.co.uk/sherlock-holmes-chapter-one-ps5-review/** Everyone knows who Sherlock Holmes is, he’s probably the most well-known and recognisable fictional character of the last few centuries. He’s been portrayed in many different styles through movies, books, TV…
The creative and mind-bending 3D-action platformer Psychonauts finally has a true sequel with Psychonauts 2 – 16 years in the making after a successful Fig campaign and including additional budget from Xbox after they acquired Double Fine Productions in 2019. Technically, there was a direct…
I love ‘whodunnit’ mysteries, whether I’m watching a film or TV show, or playing a video game, I love piecing together the clues and coming to a conclusion of who did what, where, and why. More often than not I’m wrong, but that doesn’t stop…
It feels like forever since I first saw Hades, it was announced back in 2018 at The Game Awards as one of the first titles to launch on the newly released Epic Games Store as a one-year timed Early Access exclusive. Twelve months later it…
Have you ever wanted to take to the skies and soar through the clouds on the back of a ginormous bird, taking in the beautiful sunsets, blue skies, and terrifying thunderstorms? If so, you’re in luck; The Falconeer: Warrior Edition lets you do this, all…
Don’t fear the reaper unless, of course, it’s a crow wielding a mighty sword! Acid Nerve, on the back of the impressive Titan Souls, has followed up with Death’s Door – a game that not only takes inspiration from classic Zelda-like hack n’ slash adventure…
Do you remember Skyrim, the RPG from Bethesda which has appeared on pretty much every platform in the universe – including as a ‘choose your own adventure’ on Alexa devices? Well, if you played it on PC and dabbled around with the various mods you…
I’m not usually a fan of horror games, the tense atmosphere and frustrating gameplay when trying to run away from the evil that stalks you usually peaks my anxiety and gets me flustered. However, I’ve pushed myself to play, and complete, a few games in…
I’ll be honest, spiders don’t bother me at all. Yet, as someone surrounded by people with severe arachnophobia, I would be a millionaire if I had a pound for every time someone said to me “ahhhhhh a spider, kill it, kill it with fire!”. However,…
I love games that give you a reason to replay them, not only for new trophies but to observe new events and give context to things you may not have originally understood. The Quiet Man did this, despite many people criticising it due to them…
This weekend I’ve been playing Alba: A Wildlife Adventure, the most wholesome and delightful game I’ve experienced this year. It’s a game that instantly caught my eye when I saw it was coming to the PS5, with its bright colours, casual and relaxing gameplay, and…
In July last year, Wales Interactive released the incredibly tense and scary Maid of Sker, a horror game in which you must explore an abandoned hotel whilst avoiding blind enemies with enhanced hearing abilities. I initially gave the game a go, found myself becoming too…
Have you ever had your mind blown by a puzzle game? Perhaps you’ve sat there in awe at the simplistic beauty of an artistic game? Or maybe found yourself confused and stuck because a game contains many challenging solutions that require you to sit back…
When Call of the Sea was announced last year, during Xbox’s digital event, it instantly piqued my interest; a Lovecraftian mystery game with puzzles, exploration and adventure, but no horror aspect! However, seeing as it was only coming to PC and Xbox platforms, I had…
This week I’ve been playing Protocol, a game that straight-up warns you that you’ll find yourself frustrated, annoyed, stuck, and angry, via a handy warning that appears once you start a new game. It’s not wrong either, for a supposedly 10-12 hour game, I’ve played…
Have you ever felt torn between if you want to watch something on the TV or play a video game? If so, why not combine the two and experience an interactive FMV cinematic adventure, putting yourself in the seat of the director as you control…
Studio Koba, a small Spanish-based developer, has created the perfect nostalgia-filled ‘80s throwback with Narita Boy. If The Last Starfighter and Tron had a computer game love child, this would be it. Narita Boy impressively merges both retro and futuristic themes and ideology to create…
It’s been a few weeks since Balan Wonderworld released, a game that seems to have received a lot of negative coverage from the press and a mixed reception from gamers – but was this justified? The game is clearly aimed at a younger audience, with…
Josef Fares is back! The man with the wonderful and huge personality returns with his new co-op adventure via Hazelight Studios, this time with an experience that’s more fantastical and less-realistic than his previous two games. It Takes Two is an amalgamation of everything the…
Wales Interactive are back with another interactive FMV experience, this time from Ghost Dog Films, which I believe is their first outing in the video game/choose your own adventure format. However, unlike recent FMV titles released by the publisher, I Saw Black Clouds is by…
In space, no one can hear you scream – unless you’re on the Black Hole Drop ride aboard the galactic utopia, Spacebase: Startopia! I’ve been waiting a while to get my hands on this game, I love the resource management and simulation genres, allowing you…
What’s the logical step to take after you’ve developed a game all about a world created out of colourful woollen creatures, develop a dark psychological thriller about aliens and conspiracies – obviously. Woven was Alterego Games‘ first published game, which we reviewed on launch, and…
Back in November 2018, I reviewed Hitman 2, a brilliant sandbox murder simulation game which I quickly became obsessed with – playing it constantly to see how I can kill everyone in a new and creative way each time. The same thing happened when we…
I’ve never played Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse before, I’ve seen it on Steam and I think I owned it for the original Xbox, but I don’t recall ever playing it. So, last night I played it for the first time on…
Have you ever played a game that looked incredibly simple on the outside, yet turned out to be very addictive and in-depth once you really got into it? This was my experience with Doodle Devil: 3volution, a rather unusual and complex puzzle game stemming from…
A few weeks ago we were sent a review code for PUSS! on the PS4, a game I knew nothing about other than the accompanying image of a cute kawaii-style cat and the description being an “intense ‘avoid-em up’ puzzle”. Little did I know that…
I’m a sucker for horror games. There’s something about testing how brave I am, by challenging myself to get through them without giving up, which adds to the excitement. This weeks horror game which I’ve been tasked with beating is from developers Cracked Heads and…
On Thursday, Frogwares surprised everyone by announcing a remastered PS5 edition of their latest release, The Sinking City, which was set to launch at midnight that day, allowing people to experience the next-gen edition from Friday onwards. As a massive fan of the game, having…
I’ve owned the original Little Nightmares for a while now, had it sat in my library on the PS4 staring at me every time I’m looking for something to play. However, as I’m not a massive fan of stealth and running away from things, I…
A while ago I reviewed two crazy point-and-click games, Psychotic’s Agatha Knife and MechaNika, both of which are connected but revolve around two protagonists with differing agendas. In Agatha Knife, we set out to summon the Great Bleeding Pig, the god of Carnivorism, and in…
Back in 2019 Remedy Entertainment introduced us to their greatest adventure yet, the story of Jesse, her strange brother, the other-worldly ‘Hiss’, and a mysterious old building which seems just as ‘alive’ as the horrors inhabiting it. Since its release, there has been two DLC…
It’s back! Hopefully you’re hungry for more as the stressfully hilarious and relationship-ending co-operative mayhem, that is Overcooked, is here on the latest generation of consoles, ready to take over your life all over again. Overcooked! All You Can Eat is a remastered version of…
I’m a fan of puzzles, whether they’re woven into the game as we see with every Artifex Mundi title, or used as the core gameplay mechanic as presented within Neverout. Sometimes it’s nice to see a game offer many puzzles within the gameplay that are all…
Dirt 5 launched on ‘last-gen’ consoles on the 6th November, followed swiftly by an updated version on both the Xbox Series S|X and PS5 at the launch of the new generation. As we were kindly provided with the game pre-launch, our initial review (HERE) was…
I’ll try not to mention it too much but let’s face it, since its release back in 2015 the Silent Hills playable teaser, P.T, has inspired most horror games that came since. The reaction to it was insane and developers across the world used its…
Ghostrunner caught my interest from the moment it was announced, I’ve always been a fan of the ‘cyberpunk’ theme so the presentation of the game was enough to convince me that I had to play it. However, Ghostrunner turned out slightly different than I anticipated…
I admit that you’ll rarely find me playing spooky games, especially those with tense moments or comprised of many jump scares, but every now and again I’ll dabble in the horror genre if a game looks interesting and not too stressful. Recently I’ve played through…
Arcade racers used to be my jam. I grew up on the high-speed raceways in games such as Wipeout and F-Zero, being both frustrated and inspired by the challenges they brought. The difficulty of these games has always been high, with one mistake often leading…
Soulsborne games are as famous for their difficulty as they are for how brutally challenging and realistic the heavy combat and gameplay can be. Not only has a new genre been created around games which utilise certain aspects from these unforgiving titles, but gamers also…
After developer Studio MDHR insisting that when it comes to Cuphead, “there will be no PS4 version”, its finally on PlayStation! Although the game came out earlier in the year, it’s been a tough battle for the platinum trophy, one which I finally managed to…
I have a love/hate relationship with racing games which have released this generation on consoles. A lot of them focus on ‘simulation’, having you manage everything from your crew members to adjusting all the statistics of your vehicle, yet others opt for an ‘open-world’ where…
Once upon a time, the thought of simulating delivering packages from one place to another wouldn’t really appeal to most people outside of fans of the simulation genre. However, thanks to the popularity of Death Stranding, it seems people are more open to the idea…
There’s nothing more satisfying than creating an efficient set of processes which all work together in order to produce something. The last game I played which was like this was Automachef, a game in which you design and create an automatic food production line and…
Over the last few years I’ve been addicted to a few games which I refuse to delete off my PS4, games which I can put on for a few minutes then find I’ve spent a few hours managing my towns and people. These games are…
Not all games are meant to be played in order to reach a goal, some are created to simply give the player a space to retreat into and relax after a stressful day. I’ve seen this in a number of PSVR titles, experiences which you…
You only have to read my Beyond Blue review from a couple of months back to know how much of a nature lover I am, so once I learnt about Lost Ember, an animal exploration game that puts you in the paws, wings, and fins…
Following its full reveal at Gamescom 2020, Spellbreak is here as of September 3rd. Now, as someone who pretty much despises battle royale games, this one stood out and grabbed my attention. Even though everyone and their nan has tried their hand in the genre,…
I like playing games which I know very little about so, not knowing what awaited me, I decided to give Control a try once it launched on Steam. The game piqued my interest right away with its sci-fi theme and strong female protagonist – I’m…
I have a guilty pleasure for games like Trials, adjusting your balance as you fly into the sky and perform tricks, trying not to break your neck as you come back down to Earth. Recently I’ve been playing through two games which utilise this concept…
I’ve been a fan of strategic tactical RPG games ever since I first played Final Fantasy Tactics on my GameBoy SP many years ago. Since then we’ve seen franchises such as Fire Emblem, XCom, The Banner Saga, Wasteland and even Mario via the creative Mario…
Back in 2012, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning was released on PC, Xbox 360 and the PS3, a game which a lot of people seem to have forgotten or never knew about. The story behind what happened next was rather strange, with the game being classed…
Super Lucky’s Tale was a launch title for the now-discontinued Xbox One X back in 2017, also landing on the Windows 10 store at the same time. This ‘version’ of the game was later released on Steam until ‘New Super Lucky’s Tale‘ hit the Switch…
Have you ever played a game which is so wholesome and sweet that you find yourself outputting an audible “awww” every now and again whilst you’re playing it? That pretty much sums up my experience with Giraffe and Annika, a rhythm-based action-adventure title from developer…
I’ve never seen Peaky Blinders, I’ve seen adverts for it and heard people talk about it, but never actually found the time to go back and watch all the episodes. However, once I saw the gameplay for Peaky Blinders: Mastermind and read how the mechanics…
I’m not a very patient person, I find games which require fast reflexes and precise timing quite difficult – as I’ve mentioned in the past. However, I thought it was time to challenge myself and try out a game within a genre I usually avoid,…
We can’t change our history, recreating the events which happened that still affect us today, but we can use it as a means of educating and informing people on how things were for our relatives many years ago. Games like Valiant Hearts and My Memory…
Game Freak are most commonly known for a small franchise you may have heard of, Pokemon. However, they do sometimes branch out from the world of Pocket Monsters and create games which are published on various platforms, such as Tembo the Badass Elephant and Giga…
I love puzzle games that try something new and has a ‘hook’ to them which keeps you wanting to push forward despite the difficulty and confusion the solutions may generate. Two such games I can think of are The Sojourn, which was a very difficult…
I saw Skully on Twitter about a week ago, a game which I’ve never heard of prior to the tweet, and I instantly fell in love with the way it looks. The gameplay, aesthetic, art style, and mechanics all looked super cute and very interesting,…
Space has always been a curious wonder for mankind, ever since the beginning of time. Dungeons have been a setting for games since the conception of games. Graphic novels and comics have been a core part of everyone’s imagination for over a century. Card games…
Maid of Sker has been on my radar since it was announced. I’ve never played a game developed by Wales Interactive before but they’re here with their second attempt at a horror game, this time using inspiration from a novel of the same name from…
Things aren’t always as they seem – this is the main thing you need to keep in mind when playing Superliminal, the most ingenious and mind-blowing puzzle game I’ve ever experienced. I don’t think I’ve ever played anything which has had me gasp in disbelief…
THQ Nordic are currently on a roll in terms of remastering and remaking classic games which have a cult following. A few weeks ago we got Spongebob SquarePants: Battle for Bikini Bottom – Rehydrated, Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is out in a few months, and…
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a cursed squid that can shoot enemies to the beat of a siren song? Me neither, but you can do just that in Radio Squid! Developed by Pixel Teriyaki and published by Ratalaika Games, Radio Squid…
Today I got the chance to review a new Paper Mario… Wait a minute, I’m not playing the recently released Origami King, I’m taking a look at Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling, a game which many have been calling the spiritual successor to the Paper…
Dynamite. Renegades. Train wrecks. Wild beasts. Survival. Certain words hold a lot of power behind them based on the meaning and concepts they represent. Take all those powerful symbolic words and form a game from them and you get Help Will Come Tomorrow, the flagship…
A long time ago I played a game called Pinstripe, a beautiful and dark puzzle platformer with a simply outstanding amount of polish and charm to it. Once I’d fallen in love with that game, having completed it multiple times before writing my review, I…
Back in August 2019, I was given the chance to take a look at a quirky puzzle game from developer Caligari Games, a game in which you use the past and present (future) in order to manipulate events and solve puzzles. A few days ago,…
Beyond Blue, from developer E-Line Media, was the first game to catch my attention at the gaming convention EGX back in 2018. At the time I was fortunate enough to preview the game and interview Steve Zimmermann, Vice-President of Marketing at E-Line Media, which you…
I jump into taxis quite often – not Ubers, I’m happy to say I’ve never used their ‘overpriced and dodgy fair-increasing based on demand’ service – but I usually sit there in silence, looking out of the window as I’m taken from my current location…
Ohhhhhh! Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? SpongeBob SquarePants. Who’s back with a remake a great as can be! SpongeBob SquarePants… That’s right; unless you’ve been living under a rock (like Patrick) for the last 18 months, you’re probably already aware of the…
Edna & Harvey: The Breakout – Anniversary Edition is finally about to release on consoles, after coming to the PC late last year, allowing everyone to finally experience the first adventure starting the crazy duo. Whereas the sequel, Edna & Harvey: Harvey’s New Eyes, released…
Stealth games are hit or miss with me, I’m not a fan of the mechanic within horror-based games, due to the anxiety it builds up within me, but I absolutely love it when used creatively in games like Hitman 2, allowing you to play your…
Welcome to one of the most divisive games I’ve ever had to review: Totally Reliable Delivery Service. Never before have I been so confused about how good or awful a game is, and just quite how to score it, but here is my attempt anyway.…
I have one problem with Roguelike games, I become incredibly addicted to them to the point where I’ll give it “just one more go” then find out I’ve been playing for hours upon hours without realising. Atomicrops was no exception, delivering highly addictive gameplay combined…
What’s that, I’ve been playing yet another psychological thriller this week? I’ve lost count of how many games within this genre I’ve played and reviewed over the last 12-months, each one slightly altering the gameplay so they can deliver their creepy and spine-tingling narratives through…
