The Bookwalker – Thief of Tales review

This turn-based adventure immerses players in the dramatic story of Etienne Quist, a writer facing a severe sentence of writer’s block for his crime. Through its multi-perspective narrative, it explores themes of control, redemption, and the power of the written word. The visual presentation is commendable, with the real world depicted in rich detail and …

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SENSEs: Midnight review

In this day and age, where something with a glitzy action-packed trailer might merely be a cover for a slow and complex deck building RPG, it pays to know what you’re getting into. This is especially the case for SENSEs: Midnight. It’s a survival horror adventure inspired by the 32-bit era, complete with tank controls, …

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STONE

Being as far removed from a typical adventure game set-up as imaginable, STONE throws you into the role of an Australian koala with a fondness for weed, alcohol and casual swearing. The docile detective wakes up in his pigsty of a flat and realises Cockie, the love of his life, is gone. Yes, you guessed …

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Shantae and the Pirate’s Curse – Review

WayForward has developed many mediocre games over the years, yet they remain one of our favourite studios. It’s their quick turnaround TV/movie tie-ins that prevent the company from having a glowing track record, and this is something entirely forgivable – all work on licensed tat helps to fund their own IPs. If it wasn’t for …

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SAW

Konami are brave souls for picking up the publishing duties for this one. See, Silent Hill is considered to be the pinnacle of survival horror, so any dark and dank third-person adventure game in which the main character uses a flashlight usually gets compared to it. Why release something that is bound to be considered …

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