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What’s most exciting about The Talos Principle is how disarming the series is. One minute, you’re exploring the ethereal digital landscape depicting arid deserts at sunset and green forestry amidst peaks and valleys, a metaverse that feels both impossible and familiar. Then you’re having philosophical debates over an old, dingy computer terminal...
Star Overdrive
If you asked me what Star Overdrive is, I’d tell you it’s a single-player, high-speed sci-fi exploration game with some serious ‘80s flair. It’s all about velocity, momentum, and the pure joy of shredding across an alien world, zipping through the planet to explore every inch of it. But it’s...
What if mascots were real, living beings? What if you could hire them for promotional events? What if a giant block of tofu had crippling anxiety? Promise Mascot Agency, the new title from Kaizen Game Works, is the only game brave enough to answer these questions. It’s a strange blend...
The First Berserker: Khazan is a brand new Souls-like set in the DNF (Dungeon & Fighter) universe that sees you playing the titular Khazan, a brooding blonde hulk of mass on a revenge quest. Seeking to right the wrongs that have been made against you and clear your name, the...
It’s not even one year ago that Lorelei and the Laser Eyes blew us away with its incredibly complex web of narrative and puzzles, and it didn’t seem like anything would hold a candle to it for a long, long time. But Blue Prince, the debut game from film (and...
Fairytales and folklore, the stories we’re told as children and then share as adults, feature some of the darkest and most mysterious characters in history. Passed down through generations, what makes these myths particularly compelling is how cultures treat them with reverence and how different subcultures each have their own...
Some games from the ‘90s exist in a strange, rose-tinted limbo where you remember them feeling a certain way, but replaying them now feels, well… clunky. Croc: Legend of the Gobbos was one of those games, a charming 3D platformer with tank controls that made precise jumps a nightmare. But...
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.
Koira
Video games are an ideal medium to hang out with virtual animal companions. You’ve got games entirely centered on beloved furry friends like Nintendogs and the Pokémon series, as well as recognisable characters like Dogmeat from Fallout (rest in peace, mo-cap dog River), bird dog Trico from The Last Guardian...
Soulslike’s are no longer a new and thrilling concept that can achieve great things on genre alone. With industry giants like Elden Ring and successful riffs like Nioh, The Surge and Lies of P, lovers of all things punishing are spoilt for choice. Now, to stand out in a trending...
Some things simply just make sense together. A union of two things that, after they’ve come together once, you can’t help but expect to see again and again. Many such iconic pairings spring to mind, like the roguelike genre and deck-building mechanics, DeviantArt creators from the early 2000s and OCs...
Rosewater
From the very moment I booted up Rosewater, I could tell that developer Grundislav Games were going to be true to the Western theme and all its tropes. The game opens with Harley Ledger, the adventure’s protagonist, giving a monologue about her connection to the Western frontier as she stares...
