Let’s not beat around the bush – a drug dealer simulator is far from the most morally virtuous concept. The spin put onto it, by both the developer and publisher, is that it allows players to create a drug empire from scratch without facing the consequences of pursuing this “career” in real life. We can …
True to its name, this speedy time management game entails ferrying cargo around in a bustling city. The tutorial doesn’t do much to arouse the senses, merely involving a truck carrying iron ore to a smelter before dropping off girders at a delivery point. Thankfully, this isn’t the most creative use of cargo hauling the …
The furthest reaches of the galaxy act as the setting for this in-depth space station management sim. Worlds apart from the recent fellow management venture Two Point Museum, yet despite being far more serious in tone, this isn’t an experience void of humour. A bit of silliness is present, mostly within the achievement/trophy list, including …
Let’s get ready to ramble! We’re off to the UK’s Lake District for Rebellion’s new open-world explorative survival game, meaning picturesque sights come abounding. Quaint pubs with outside tables, ivy covered cottages, historic churches, bakeries selling pasties alongside doughy treats, and green fields peppered with cosy riverside farmhouses. An ideal place to visit for a …
To answer the question posed in the title for this new escape room puzzler, the answer is unequivocally “yes!” There wouldn’t be much of a premise to latch onto if that wasn’t the case. You awaken in a small cabin room littered with various knick-knacks that appear to relate to typical video game puzzles. The …
Memories tend to become hazy over time, altering our perceptions. For years I tried to find a copy of MAD Magazine from the ‘80s that featured a faux toy catalogue, in which said playthings were constructed from unsafe materials. Searching Google was fruitless, even after trying various terms and phrases. Luck would have it that …
When a console enters its twilight years, its release schedule will often become sporadic. Games begin to mysteriously vanish or are outright cancelled, titles move over to different systems before being reworked, and some software only gains release in a specific region – usually where sales remain relatively strong. We’ve seen re-releases of a few …
The use of the word ‘shadow’ in this game’s title would suggest we’re in for something stealthy. A lone warrior, perhaps, lurking in the darkness to deal with enemies quietly and efficiently. If that’s what you’re expecting, then you’re in for mild disappointment. This is an explorative 2D platformer with an ancient orient setting, in …
From reading the product description and glancing over screenshots, you may think you know what you’re in for with S. Prysm Destroyer. It appears to be something we’ve seen countless times before, taking the form of a side-scrolling run ‘n gun mech shooter not unlike Contra, favouring low poly PS1 era visuals instead of pixel …
In the words of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, “Let’s do the time warp again!” This twin-stick shooter, recently released on consoles, can be traced back to 2017 for its PC debut. Weirdly though, it looks and plays like something far older than this, with the presentation reminiscent of an XBLA/PSN game from the early …
Ever since the offbeat management sim Two Point Hospital launched in 2018, it has been fun to speculate where the franchise will head next. An amusement park or a shopping mall were our guesses, or perhaps a full-on sequel. But no – UK developer Two Point Studios took the academic route with the in-depth and …
Here’s an exposition dump for you. In the future humankind and the internet have combined into one. If that wasn’t enough, AI controlled robots have turned rampant and made themselves robo-billionaires. Our shade-wearing one-liner spewing protagonist, proudly sporting the titular quintessentially ‘80s hairstyle, is out to kick robotic ass, but so needy are the current …
Remember when PS Plus included a bunch of indie games every month? If so, then you may recall 2016’s Don’t Die Mr. Robot – an enemy dodging/fruit grabbing arcade-style game which greatly benefited from being added to the subscription service, helping it to find an audience. It must have sold well in the long run, …
Elite provided C64, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad owners with a decent alternative to Ghouls ‘n Ghosts with their 1988 hit Beyond the Ice Palace. As soon as the ‘90s rolled around though, it was quickly forgotten, overshadowed by bigger and better games with flashier visuals. Even nowadays, with retro game chatter a hot topic, it …
Michelle, a young girl sporting vibrant blue hair, works in a convenience store in a dimly lit narrow street. Next door a record store can be found, with a newsagent and a greasy spoon diner opposite. A grand church casts a shadow over the vicinity, contrasted by the pale blue patisserie truck parked outside – …