True to its name, this Lovecraftian-inspired horror commences on a shoreline. Setting the tone of dread and despair, the shore is peppered with wreckage from small fishing boats, skeletal remains from former crew included. Such sights no longer faze protagonist Andrew, the last inhabitant of this accursed island. Every attempt to return home has resulted …
October will see the release of two new retro handheld computers from Blaze’s HyperMegaTech label. This is the same team of people responsible for the Evercade and the Super Pocket range. TheC64 and TheSpectrum are intended to be evocative of their respective systems, while reimaging them as handhelds. Sporting a clamshell design not unlike the …
When Vampire Survivors launched to critical acclaim, it ushered in a wave of imitators. The first of these weren’t up to much, cobbled together with various recycled assets and mostly relying on their themes (sci-fi, primaeval, steampunk, etc) to stand out. Today, things are a bit different. The roguelike auto-shooter genre has proven itself not …
The weather is heating up, close to reaching ice cream in the shade temperatures, but over on the Switch eShop we’re seemingly still stuck in winter. That’s not to say we aren’t in for a few hot new releases, though. Curiously timed is Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth, a cosy playful experience that sees Moominvalley transformed by snow. …
When the all-conquering PlayStation launched in 1994, it arrived with some of the most impressive games around. By the time it was superseded by its successor and entering its twilight years, circa 2003, the release roster couldn’t have been more different. Amongst the tired annual sports updates, Platinum reissues, and the moderately big name releases …
Due to being described as a retro style survival horror, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what to expect from Malformation Games’ debut release. While it definitely makes good on its promise to provide an experience recalling Capcom’s 32-bit era horrors – with a little bit of Silent Hill and Parasite Eve …
Capcom’s celebrated puzzle shooter Pragmata missed out on becoming a coveted UK no.1 at launch, beaten by the Switch’s Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. This week’s retail (physical) chart corrects things, with Pragmata claiming a belated no.1 during its second week on sale. It also remains no.1 in the PS5 and Xbox Series charts. Tomodachi …
Limited Run are continuing their Nickelodeon partnership with a new Rugrats collection that includes a mixture of handheld and console games from the late ‘90s and early noughties. While we did see a few Rugrats games on the N64, this collection features PS1, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance titles only, all of which …
April has turned out far stronger for new releases than previously envisioned, with Pragmata, Vampire Crawlers, Tomodochi Life, and the surprise hit Mouse: P.I. for Hire generating a buzz on social media and gaining impressively high review scores. If you’re able to tear yourself away from that little lot, you’ll find another bumper crop of …
The press release for Kalanoro paints a vivid picture of the experience developer Red Raketa Studio are busy creating. As the studio is based in Madagascar, they’re injecting this upcoming action adventure – described as a “feel good rebellion” – with all manner of Malagasy folklore. We’re introduced to Kalakely, a fluffy creature blessed with mystical …
Finally, a relatable video game. Way back in middle school, every pupil was encouraged to dress up for a charity fun run around the school field. The next evening was then spent crudely creating a robot outfit using two cardboard boxes taped together and wrapped in tin foil – think Eric Cartman’s Awesom-O. While other …
When PC CD-ROM drives started to hit the market, a whole bunch of developers sought to harness the new possibilities of the medium, creating software that wasn’t possible before. Slowly, a catalogue of cutting-edge software was formed, led by the likes of Myst, Star Wars: Rebel Assault, and The 7th Guest. Many early PC CD-ROM …
The Switch gains a bunch of RPGs this week. Even if you closely follow gaming news, we imagine at least a couple of these come as a surprise. Kingdom’s Return: Time-Eating Fruit and the Ancient Monster, from Inti Creates, involves collecting resources in side-scrolling stages and then using them to restore a kingdom, with this …
Back in 2024, a Kickstarter launched to fund this brand new Mega Drive shooter – one intended to push SEGA’s humble 16-bit system and delight dedicated fans who still have a Mega Drive (or Genesis) hooked up to a dusty CRT somewhere. News of ZPF’s campaign spread through the retro gaming community, helping to smash …
The saying “There’s no smoke without fire” rings true in this Slavic folklore-filled fantasy adventure. Playing as an Asher – a fire mage able to see and alter memories of the past – you’re tasked with restoring the timeline, ergo altering the fate, of an entire village. This is achieved by trekking across the Finnish countryside …
