David McNamara
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Team up with a mate and experience a classic anime-inspired galactic adventure in Orbitals, a co-op Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive.
An adorable platformer that allows players to copy and paste the world around them, Ruffy and the Riverside wraps the magic of late-90s console adventures in a distinctly modern package. Featuring hand-drawn 2D artwork against vibrant 3D-rendered environments, Germany-based developers Zockrates Laboratories have taken the nostalgic bones of classic games...
To a T
Imagine you looked like a T: what a crazy life you’d see! Your arms don’t bend, kids laugh at you, you’ll need some help to use the loo. But though your T-bod can be trying, twirl a bit and you’ll be flying – twisting, soaring through the air, wind billowing through...
Leila
A journey through the memory-shaped landscape of a woman’s life awaits in Leila, a point-and-click adventure from Istanbul-based developers Ubik Studios. Featuring hand-drawn artwork, environmental puzzles, and a gentle aesthetic, this lo-fi narrative experience leans into a cosy vibe to tell an emotional, if brief, story.
Centum
An adventure game featuring a time-loop, post-apocalyptic mutants, and a staunchly unreliable narrator, Centum is a narrative title that delights in obscurity and aims to deliver existential angst. It plays on fears of digital subservience and the concept of humanity, leaning on gore and the macabre to evoke a sense...
Investigate cursed objects, haunted bedrooms, and underground nether realms in Urban Myth Dissolution Center, a mystery adventure game with some deliciously crunchy pixel art and a whole lot of spooky stories to tell.
3D action adventure games are notoriously difficult to develop in the modern indie scene – even though more accessible creation tools and more powerful game engines are available, the sheer cost and scale of game development in this genre doesn’t tend to favour a typically smaller independent budget. Despite this,...
Europa
Stunning vistas, free-form flight, and a touching story await in Europa, a short adventure with some of the most beautiful art you’ll see in gaming.
The princess kneels on the cold stone floor, colour slowly returning to her. The hooded man, sheathing his bow after shattering the last remains of her prison, wordlessly turns to her and holds out a kind hand. Before the princess can grasp it, a jagged chasm of shadow tears through...
Boo! Mario’s favourite brother returns to his spooky hijinks in Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD. This visually enhanced remake of the 2013 game for Nintendo 3DS comes almost five years after Luigi’s Mansion 3, which was praised as a satisfying treasure-hunting romp through a spooky hotel.
Taking you on an underwater journey through the vastness of the mythical Veiled Sea, Endless Ocean: Luminous is the third entry in a series of ocean exploration games that first launched in 2007 on the Wii. This sequel allows players to don scuba gear and scour the depths of various...
A sequel to 2022’s action RPG Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising and a spiritual successor to the original titles in the Suikoden series, Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes plunders the aesthetics and mechanics of the late nineties’ era of PlayStation JRPGs and polishes them up for the modern audience.
