As a fan of all things dystopian, Republique is a game that should be my cup of tea. Blending themes from classic novels such as Orwell’s 1984, Huxley’s Brave New World and Gibson’s Neuromancer, it’s a unique approach to the stealth genre in which the player controls both…
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Submerged: Hidden Depths review – The joy is in the journey
Sometimes it’s nice to take a break from murdering every last thing you see in a game and just enjoy exploring a beautiful world and uncovering its secrets. If you have grown a bit tired of being stomped into a…
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Powerslave Exhumed review – ‘Aliens’
Nightdive studios have an uncanny gift for Exhuming classic games and breathing new life into them. Clearly on a roll after bringing back Shadowman last month, Nightdive is back with a remaster of arguably one of the best console FPS…
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Castle Morihisa review – Believe it
Put on your Kabuki mask, grasp a katana in your teeth, and get ready to Naruto run, it’s Castle Morihisa time! <David knocks himself out ninja-running straight into a wall> Ouch. Ok. So. In Castle Morihisa, you take control of…
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Grapple Dog review – Good boy
Grapple Dog is a bright and breezy live letter to the platformers of yesteryear. The canine homunculus of Donkey Kong Country, Yoshi’s Island, Bionic Commando, and much more besides. But, you know, cute. Players take on the role of…
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Vagante review – Are you afraid of the dark?
The Roguelike genre has exploded in the past decade. It seems like not a week goes by that some new procedurally generated dungeon crawler doesn’t find its way onto virtual shop fronts. Enter stage left, Nuke Nine’s Vagante, a rather charming…
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Beyond a Steel Sky Review – All about that…
Did you know, popular singer, Meghan Trainor is a huge fan of point and click adventure games? Ever since she bought her Amiga 500 off Britney Spears at a car boot sale in Cleckheaton, she was hooked. Her hit song,…
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SNK vs Capcom Card Fighters’ Clash review – Need, need, need, got
The Neo Geo Pocket Colour was one of those handhelds I thought looked neat but never had the cash or time to get one. So seeing SNK bring back some of the short-lived handheld’s best titles to the Switch has…
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Headland review – Pure imagination
Headland is the latest game from Conduct/ Fly Together devs, Northplay. But while their previous efforts saw players engage in frantic multiplayer puzzling, often with explosive results. Headland instead opts for a much more dreamlike single-player narrative experience. Headland cuts straight to the chase, as our…
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The Legend of Tianding review – Big trouble in the Daodeching
I have always enjoyed learning about other cultures and their history. I also love playing games where I can kick bad guys in the face. The Legend of Tianding is a side-scrolling beat ‘em up loosely based on the history of early…
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Tormented Souls out now on PS5, PC – Launch Trailer
Dual Effect and Abstract Digital Works’ Tormented Souls is out today on PS5 and Steam. To celebrate the launch of the old-school survival-horror romp,the game’s publisher PQube has released a new trailer that gives players a taste of the abominations…
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Loop Hero confirmed for Winter release on Switch
Four Quarters’Loop Hero is headed to the Nintendo Switch this winter. Announced during Nintendo’s latest Indie World Showcase on Wednesday, Loop Hero was originally released on PC and Mac on 4th March. Published by Devolver Digital, Loop Hero sees players navigate a fantasy world…
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Necrobarista: Final Pour steeps onto Switch
Route 59 and Coconut Island Games. anime-style visual novel Necrobarista: Final Pour is out on Switch, right now. One of the many delightful looking titles shadow-dropped on today’s Nintendo Indie World Showcase, Necrobarista: Final Pour’s developers have described it as…
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New Nintendo Indie World Showcase tomorrow
Nintendo has announced that their next indie world showcase will air tomorrow, August 11th, at 6pm CEST, that’s 5pm for us lot in Blighty. The presentation will feature roughly 20 minutes of information on upcoming indie titles for the Nintendo…
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Baron:Fur is Gonna Fly (Switch) Review: Crash Landing
What is there to do when a zany cast of furry friends-turned-enemies find themselves in a mid-century style dogfighting party-game? Shoot one another down of course! That’s the whole premise of Baron: Fur is Gonna Fly the new part y…
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Super Crush KO (Switch) Review: Knock Out!
Super Crush KO Vertex Pop created one of the best indy Switch launch titles a couple of years ago: Graceful Explosion Machine. It was a colorful rapid-fire space shoot-um-up that tested players reflexes and put Vertex Pop on the map….
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