If you’re like me, then you grew up on anime and over-the-top martial arts films and shows. Seriously, it was everywhere 30 years ago, with shows like Power Ranger and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles making sure that every kid fully understood the sheer power of being a professionally trained...

Whether it’s Morrowind, Oblivion, or Skyrim, a lot of us have very fond memories of the Elder Scrolls series of games. Yes, we know there are others in the series, but if we are all being honest these three are the cream of the crop. When it comes to the cream of the crop, the open-world RPG...

Dead Cells is arguably one of the greatest roguelikes ever made, with the only real downside being the lack of any co-op mode. Thankfully developer Motion Twin's next game Windblown, rectifies that oversight. While it’s not quite as slick as Dead Cells (at least not yet, it is currently in an...

We often long for the good old days when polygon counts were like, three, and the internet was something we didn’t have access to because it was too expensive. We also have a painful nostalgia for games we played in simpler times, and two of the best of those were Dark Cloud and Dark Chronicle....

Metal Slug is a classic run-and-gun series that’s all about over-the-top action and completely absurd guns. It’s a classic for a reason, but it’s sort of been non-existent in recent years outside of a cross-over outing in Vampire Survivors. Well, that’s all changed now, thanks to Metal...

There are a lot of roguelikes out there, but one subgenre that’s been popping up recently is the Match-3 puzzle roguelike. Think Puzzle Quest, but with permadeath and different mechanics. If you’ve not played Puzzle Quest, then you can consider this a recommendation for that as well. In the...

Sometimes all that is needed to make a great game is great gameplay. As demonstrated by early games like Pac-Man and Galaga, it’s often easy to forget - what with games becoming increasingly complex - how much fun pure, arcade-style gameplay can be. Enter KILL KNIGHT. Doing away with almost...

If you yearn for the thrill of seafaring adventures and the power to summon mythical beasts like the Kraken, Rogue Waters is your ticket to pirate paradise. As its name suggests, Rogue Waters is a roguelike, but one with a heavier emphasis on story than a lot of others in the genre. You take...

Elsie is a roguelike game that draws inspiration from the Mega Man series and adds a healthy dose of randomness and challenge. It's a tough game that requires patience and skill, however, for those willing to put in the effort, Elsie offers a deep, replayable experience with a wide variety of...

There’s a very specific sub-section of gamers out there that live for efficiency above all else, not least when it comes to their games. We don’t mean playing games quickly or speedrunning, well not in this case at least, but it means that the simple joy they get from correctly automating a...

You’ve probably seen a lot of hype around Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 and If you’re not familiar with the series, we’re here to tell you that it’s well-deserved. The long-awaited sequel to the fan-favourite third-person action shooter, Space Marine 2 is an absurdly violent and gory...

Dome Keeper launched back in 2022 and was already a brilliant little roguelike, however I found it to be a little too minimalist for my needs at the time. Two years later, however, it’s emerged back on my gaming radar following a massive update back in July, which brought with it a shocking...