Immersive sims are those glorious games where just about any weird idea you cook up somehow works. Think Deus Ex, Prey, or Streets of Rogue - all prime examples of the genre. While their vibes...
Sometimes you just need an edgy story filled with gore and drama to get you through your day, and The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- is just that. Well, actually, that’s sort of...
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...
June is set to be dominated by the launch of the Nintendo Switch 2, which arrives alongside a flood of re-releases, remasters, and more. And while that’s undoubtedly going to grab most of the...
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,...
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...
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...
Mayday, mayday, we’ve got a whole heap of new indie games coming our way. That’s right, the start of a new month is yet another chance to look ahead and find some incredible-looking indie...
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...
Ever played Sonic and thought, “What if this were a super stylish roguelike?” Honestly, it’s not such a wild idea. There’s just something magical about that feeling of the world...
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...
Vampire Survivors is a pretty popular game; it even kicked off an entire genre. Same goes for Pokémon, which also kind of birthed its own genre. So, what happens when those two genres do a...
Let’s just say it: Border Pioneer is an absolute joy to play. It’s a town-building strategy game with a dash of deckbuilding, but not in a hardcore way, just enough to keep things...
FromSoftware has largely stuck to single-player games ever since their debut with King’s Field. They followed it up with Armored Core, and then ventured into some real oddities like Echo...
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...
If you’re drawn to the unique blend of atmosphere and dynamic turn-based combat in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, you might be on the lookout for similar games that capture that same energy....
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...
Overwatch 2 continues to evolve the iconic hero shooter by redefining how players engage with both its story and competitive elements. While originally pitched as a major overhaul with a new...
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...
The PlayStation 5’s DualSense controller is one of the most innovative gaming peripherals available today. With features like haptic feedback and dynamic adaptive triggers, it provides a...
