In these times of colossal updates and install sizes, it’s likely most gamers have a quick blast ‘go-to’ game to play while installing their latest purchase. For me, it’s the Xbox One tile-absorbing city-themed puzzler SubaraCity. It’s a mellow experience that’s easy to jump into. Despite playing it on and off for over four years, …
From as far back as the ‘80s, the name Sunsoft was synonymous with quality. Perhaps a name not quite as revered as Capcom or Konami, but if you were to buy a game brandishing their logo you knew you were in for a good time. This was particularly true for NES owners, with the likes …
Fitness games are inherently very difficult to review. Everyone has different fitness needs and there’s a ton of fitness games currently on Switch vying for attention. Zooming out even further, there are the likes of Nike Fitness on Netflix, YouTube fitness channels, and things like Peloton and Apple Fitness. Fitness Circuit certainly has its work …
The concept of a top-down RTS set in the Aliens universe doesn’t leave all that much to the imagination. It’s easy to envision grey industrial facilities with strip lighting and low-lying fog, inside of which a squad of cautious Colonial Marines slowly step forward. “We’ve got movement!” one yells, prompting a drop-down menu of available …
You only need to glance at Slipstream’s screenshots to see that it was inspired by SEGA’s seminal racer Outrun. Play it for just a few minutes, and you’ll see that the admiration for SEGA runs even deeper, with the presentation paying homage to Sonic the Hedgehog 2. A handful of racetracks, ergo their trackside detailing, …
If you were to line up screenshots of arcade-style shoot’em ups, it’s highly likely the typical gamer would struggle to name them all. The 16-bit era saw many, many, sci-fi shooters with sleek spaceships and starfield backdrops. Even now, games just as described appear on the digital storefronts on almost a weekly basis. With this …
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 …
A few years ago, BigBen Interactive (now Nacon) quietly released Bee Simulator on all formats. Despite the name, it wasn’t a simulator in the literal sense – it focused more on story and mini-games, with the pollen-loving protagonist tasked with exploring Central Park to find the ideal place for a new hive. Once the story …
Polycorne’s new city builder puts a strong emphasis on listening to the voices of each citizen. Your urban design skills will determine whether you become the revered Mayor of all Mayors or an ineffective bureaucrat. The key to success lies in creating a pleasant living environment and winning re-election year after year by running a …
Do you remember the struggle of trying to find something to do during the summer holidays? Back in the ‘80s, after watching the extra block of cartoons shown after breakfast TV, it was then often a case of either re-reading comic books, playing outdoors, or trying to beat high scores on a hand-me-down computer or …
It wasn’t until the retro gaming boom of the early noughties that I discovered just how big a deal Q*bert was. It was always common knowledge that the 1982 arcade game was a hit, resulting in dozens of conversions to all manner of formats, but I was oblivious to there being Q*bert merchandise and even …
With titles such as Lemmings, Cannon Fodder, Zool, Sensible Soccer, The Chaos Engine, and Worms arriving on the Amiga first before filtering down to other platforms, there was a time when Commodore’s family of computers were seemingly at the centre of the gaming universe. Team17 quickly rose to become one of the biggest publishers on …
In the tapestry of life, it’s often the children who bear the weight of its forgotten sorrows. Even though they may seem oblivious to the world’s complexities, they absorb its essence, shaping their own perception of reality. In the enchanting realm of Daydream: Forgotten Sorrow, you embark on an extraordinary journey as Griffin, a young …
PQube’s latest visual novel has a haunting, melancholic, and unsettling tone, entailing a glitchy children’s storybook that often spills out into violence and bloodshed. It’s a tale of female friendship with a lovely melodic soundtrack smashed together with trauma, a bit of John Wick, and some discordant electronic bleeps and bloops. Do these ideas work …
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, …