Retro specialists Ziggurat are giving the fantasy hack ‘n slasher Enclave the HD treatment this summer. It’s due out on Xbox One, PS4, and Switch, marking the first time it has graced a PlayStation format – the humble Wii saw a conversion in 2012, arriving without much fanfare. If you’re familiar with the 2002 original – released …
You’d better believe it – Bear & Breakfast, the cozy woodland ‘bed & breakfast’ management game, will launch 28th July on Steam and Switch. After stumbling across a ramshackle cabin in the woods, Hank the bear and his friends decided to transform it into a quaint B&B for unsuspecting tourists. It’s your job to remodel the …
Next-gen only rhythm shooter Metal: Hellsinger has been given a 15th September release date. A demo version is also available now on consoles and PC. At first glance, it looks similar to other hellish first-person shooters, DOOM Eternal in particular. It plays quite differently, however – shooting to the beat causes more destruction while the …
Following on from Aliens: Fireteam Elite’s success, publisher Focus Entertainment has revealed they have a second Aliens game in the works. Aliens: Dark Descent comes from Tindalos Interactive (Battlefleet Gothic: Armada, Etherium) and takes the form of a single player squad-based action game with real-time combat. Customize your squad of Colonial Marines and send them into battle, …
Roguelike rescue platformer Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue is coming to PlayStation, Xbox and Switch at the end of the month. Indie specialists Thunderful are publishing. Firegirl: Hack ‘n Splash Rescue DX, to use its full title, is an updated version of last year’s PC only original, reworked following player feedback. The PC version will …
While Nintendo definitely has platforming, role-playing, and kart racing perfected, their sports titles often have room for improvement. Poor single-player options, crude mechanics, and multiplayer modes that rely on wanton power-up usage rather than skill are common complaints, regardless of the sport represented. Enter Mario Strikers: Battle League Football – known as Mario Strikers: Battle …
This near-future photography sim offers a tutorial before jumping in. Whether it’s needed, however, is debatable. Not only does the concept of photography require no explanation whatsoever, but the control system has been lifted from a typical first-person shooter. If you’ve played pretty much any FPS over the last twenty years, you’re set. Not even …
June may have only just begun – or at least, it certainly feels like it – and already some of the biggest games of the month are upon us. From 2K Games comes The Quarry, a spiritual successor to Until Dawn developed by Supermassive Games. Unlike Until Dawn, however, this is a multiformat release. It’s a …
Tate Multimedia’s Kao the Kangaroo didn’t exactly set the world on fire when it was released on Dreamcast in 2000. The multiformat Kao the Kangaroo: Round 2 fared better in 2003 as a cheaper alternative to full-price platformers, but still fell short of becoming a commercial hit. It’s a little-known fact that Kao wasn’t Tate’s …
A long Bank Holiday weekend is upon us (Cheers, Lizzie!) and if you’re fortunate enough not to be working, chances are you’re curious about what new Switch games are debuting roundabout now. There are certainly a lot of noteworthy new releases, spanning genres numerous. On the retro side of things there’s Wonder Boy Collection – …
If there’s one thing you can count on in life, it’s that Namco will release a new Pac-Man collection at least once per console generation. As the name suggests, this latest compilation is an updated version of 2014’s now delisted Pac-Man Museum, including content from that collection plus a few new entries. While the £16 …
Sometimes, first impressions stick. That initial thought upon seeing screenshots or a trailer – they never really leave you. But sometimes, they’re utterly bogus; and I’m really glad this was the case with Raven’s Hike. Screenshots looked rather Celeste-esque, suggesting the devs played Celeste Classic 2 – Laniâ’s Trek and decided for themselves, yeah let’s …
This week’s UK retail chart is one of the more eventful of recent times. Not only are there four new arrivals within the top 40, but last week’s State of Play sale also helped key Sony titles re-enter. Sniper Elite 5 takes the top spot, with the PlayStation versions being the biggest selling – and …
If you have a passion for all things retro, this week has you covered. There are not one but two retro collections due, and several new releases have a retro twist. In fact, the vast majority of this week’s releases are presented in glorious 2D. Wonder Boy Collection – out on PS4 and Switch – …
A couple of years ago we were in the middle of a 3D platformer renaissance, with all manner of dormant franchises being given new leases of life. It’s a trend that has either come to a standstill or an abrupt end, as this year has seen very few platformers so far. This makes Kao the …
