Whether it’s the studio’s debut title, Absolver, or the more recent Sifu, Parisian outfit Sloclap is no stranger to crafting games with educated feet at their core. Certainly keen to keep on heading down this particular avenue, Sloclap brings us Rematch, a stylish football (or soccer - for...

Let’s be clear: when it comes to survival games, few developers understand the genre as well as 11 Bit Studios does. Arguably, the reason for this is that rather than crafting some dry, inoffensively bland genre effort, the talented Polish outfit instead infuses its thoughtful takes on the...

With two decades on the clock since its initial release in June 2005, EA’s Battlefield 2 still occupies a place of fondness in the hearts of PC gamers who have been initiated with its heady quality - and for good reason, too. Certainly, it’s no coincidence that with the release of every new...

Though a quick look around the PC gaming scene might suggest that third-person actioners with an emphasis on melee combat are hardly rarified air, Stellar Blade from Korean developer Shift Up stands out from the crowd on account of being a rather special offering. From its ultra-glossy visual...

If, when you hear ‘Lost Soul Aside’, your ears prick up and something akin to a pinging sound rings in the back of your mind, I wouldn’t blame you. Originally announced all the way back in 2016(!), with development kicking off two years prior, Lost Soul Aside has for the longest time been a...

For a long time, Soulslike games - especially those created by pioneers of the genre, FromSoftware - have had an intimidating aura. While not outright hostile to the average gamer unfamiliar with their cryptic and sometimes obscure design, they’ve certainly felt unwelcoming. These games are,...

If you’ve ever heard the term ‘busywork’ associated with a video game and reflexively rolled your eyes, I can’t say I blame you. After a day of toil, the notion of having to busy yourself with repetitive tasks to while away the hours during your leisure time probably is hardly appealing,...

Though it can be said that the PC is hardly a platform that's left wanting for RTS efforts, it’s also perhaps equally true that fewer of those recent efforts have attempted to recapture the magic of Westwood’s legendary Command & Conquer series. Looking to address this most egregious of...

From Square-Enix’s legendary Final Fantasy VII through to Larian’s superlative Baldur’s Gate 3, the turn-based RPG genre has seen its fair share of heady, high-calibre offerings that have in turn (pun intended) redefined and elevated the concept of the humble turn-based RPG. The debut title...

Commanding a fiercely passionate player base, Killing Floor 2 remains to this day a superb example of how to craft a compelling, cooperative focused online shooter with depth to spare. With nearly a decade on the clock since the release of Killing Floor 2 and with the release of its sequel,...

Going hand in hand with its pitch-black narrative, it’s fair to say that few video games deal in the currency of violence quite as generously as Naughty Dog’s seminal opus, The Last of Us Part II. If violence is a sin, then the devil is most certainly in the details since while a cursory...

Since its inception, the Silent Hill franchise has largely unfolded its grim and murky narratives within the borders of the United States of America. Indeed, last year’s Silent Hill 2 remake did a fantastic job of ramming home the effectiveness of its setting, with protagonist James Sunderland...