Disclosure: This review is based on the PC (Steam) version of the game, played on a mid-range desktop over several evening sessions. No review guide, no walkthroughs, and very little idea of what I was actually getting into beforehand. A Quiet Premise That Refuses to Explain Itself The Valley Beyond is one of those games […]
“Takoyaki Surprise!” – this is the exclamation that greets players as they load up Red Triangle’s action clicker. Takoyaki Surprise has nostalgia in spades for anyone who grew up gaming in the 80s and 90s (or avid fans of early tabletop or cabinet arcade machines). Red Triangle has put a lot of effort into capturing […]
Ah… Indie horror games. We tend to remember the few successes but forget the many failures. What Happened is an indie horror game available through Steam. From the off the game tries to scare us, with warnings of seizures and unskippable opening credits that managed to stutter slightly on my pretty darn powerful gaming PC. […]
Planet Zoo is the direct semi-sequel to Planet Coaster, the modern classic that was released back in 2019. More importantly, Planet Zoo is the spiritual successor to Zoo Tycoon, and many of the Frontier Developments team who worked on both Planet games are of previous Rollercoaster and Zoo Tycoon fame. With this kind of heritage, you’d expect Zoo […]
An Argentinian title which sets you in the blood-flecked shoes of the ‘cleaner’ for a shady government organisation, Nobodies takes a more casual approach, reminiscent of hidden object games more than graphic adventures but comes out a strong and enjoyable title with an interesting premise that gives it more character than similar games. Presented through […]
Override: Mech City Battle Brawl is a fighting game featuring towering robots going at each other like there’s adultery involved. You choose from a selection of colourful, building-sized mechs each armed with their own fighting styles and special moves as you take on the game either through its story mode or online versus action, including […]
A spin-off of the Jagged Alliance series, Jagged Alliance: Rage! is definitely not Jagged Alliance 3, but does it stand on its own? Well, having only a had a brief dalliance with the series’ previous iterations, I came away from this newest installment with the feeling that it really shows its lower budget in some […]
Rage in Peace takes a lot of inspiration from ‘trial and error’ platformers such as Super Meat Boy (which it directly references) and, of course…Rick Dangerous (I mention it because I can), but Rage in Peace focuses on a surprisingly in-depth narrative behind the grind and this elevates it somewhat above other types of game […]
I know what you’re thinking when you look at the title of this game, Britt is about to review a futuristic space-porno, but no… no I’m not. Rigid Force Alpha is a horizontally-scrolling 3D space shooter that takes strong influences from classics like R-Type, Gradius and Project X on the Amiga (I mention it because […]
Moving on from their previous game, Punch Club which was an enjoyable (for a while, until you ground your teeth into dust) 16-bit styled stat-balancing grind-a-thon set in the world of prize-fighting, Lazy Bear Games have come up with a new game that takes a lot of inspiration from Stardew Valley but adds enough of […]
The first game out of the gate for indie devs We Are Fuzzy, Sleep Tight is an inviting idea, one which is immediately engaging – although its unbridled childish joy, infectious as it is, comes with serious caveats. As soon as you boot up the game, you know you’re in safe hands in terms of […]
Smoke and Sacrifice has a very intriguing premise that initially drew me in, the tale of a mother searching for her child is one that will strike a chord with many people. Whilst my journey started off with me fully invested in the narrative, after a couple of hours my will was bending, not because […]
NVYVE Studios, the indie developer that brought players the utopian survival horror hit, P.A.M.E.L.A. are dropping another bomb with the over-the-top roguelite shooter, Hypergun. A blistering paced glance into the not-so-distant future featuring procedurally generated levels, the most questionably effective weapon humanity has ever seen, and Earth’s most heroic intern alive, Dewey Owens. The year […]
PQube have announced that Punch Line, the Visual Novel Adventure game from the creators of the Zero Escape Trilogy, is coming to the west later this year. Yūta Iridatsu is a pretty normal high school kid, with one exception: he faints if he sees girls’ panties. You never quite notice how frequent panty flashes can […]
Without Escape – a point-and-click horror game inspired by classics such as Myst, Night Trap, and The Adventures of Willy Beamish – is set to launch April 24 on Steam (Windows, Mac, and Linux), itch.io, and Windows Store. In Without Escape, you’ll explore a new dimension of horror as you face demonic forces and unearth […]
Asmodee Digital have today announced that they will publish a brand-new adventure game based on Fantasy Flight Games’ Mansions of Madness, an award-winning board game celebrated for its high production values (which we reviewed the 2nd edition of right here), Lovecraft-inspired art, and unique fusion of physical and digital gameplay mechanics. In Mansions of Madness: […]
Fearem, a self-funded indie game studio based in Zagreb, have announced that their first title , an asymmetrical multiplayer horror game – Daemonical – is due for release on Steam in May. TRUST IS OPTIONAL, DEATH IS NOT! FLIGHT OR FRIGHT, DEAD OR ALIVE, KILL OR BE KILLED. HUMAN OR DEMON? These are just a […]
Square Enix Ltd. have announced that Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age, the long-awaited eleventh entry to the series from series creator Yuji Horii, character designer Akira Toriyama and composer Koichi Sugiyama, will be available for the PlayStation 4 and Steam on September 4th 2018. The game follows the perilous journey of a […]
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment have announced the release of the Cloak & Dagger Character and Level Pack, the new DLC for LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 adding a level and characters straight from the comics in celebration of Marvel Television’s upcoming series Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, premiering on Freeform on Thursday 7th June 2018. Set […]
The Tomb Raider franchise has sold over 63 million copies worldwide. The original game led to one of the most successful video game film adaptations in history, with the 2013 reboot inspiring a new blockbuster film that embodies the game’s signature survival action style. The most recent release in the world famous franchise, Rise of […]
Asmodee Digital have announced that they have added Nomad Games’ Fighting Fantasy Legends to their ever-growing catalogue. Taking place in the Fighting Fantasy world of Titan – a monster-filled mythical world created by legendary authors Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone – Fighting Fantasy Legends is a card-based RPG that blends digital card game mechanics with […]
