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#Blud
In a town infested with predatory vampires and equally predatory social media companies, who you gonna call? #BLUD is a rather appealing little hack-and-slash adventure game set in a vibrant cartoon world where you play as Becky Brewster, a young teenager trying to make friends at her new school while...
After more than ten years since its original release, the team at ZeniMax Online Studios has graced us with another chapter of The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO), Gold Road. The newest expansion to the ever-popular MMO promises an adventure full of intricate character arcs and a meticulously crafted world that...
A creepy oil rig in the middle of the North Sea, the year 1975, cut off from the outside world and a dangerous, strange horrific presence around every corner makes for a deliciously horrific setting. It’s a strong premise, and one that carries Still Wakes the Deep a pretty long...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, to put simply, is a director’s cut. It’s the original game with a whole bunch of new features – new ways to explore, fight, and experience the story. But most importantly, Vengeance finally breaks SMTV out of its Switch exclusivity prison and into every modern...
When it comes to natural habitats, wetlands may not be the first thing you picture. Kamaeru: A Frog Refuge puts them front and centre with some of the cutest frogs around. As you learn the basics of wetland restoration, you create a new habitat for frogs and boost their diversity....
For those not in the know, otome games are a genre of dating sims that are directly targeted towards women. The main character is usually female and all of the routes available in the game will be men. These days we are seeing a bit of a shift in dating...
Capes
Capes is a new turn-based adventure in the vein of tactics greats like XCOM. It’s developed by Spitfire Interactive, a new Brisbane-based team where some of the talent previously made beloved hits such as the Hand of Fate series. Taking their clever combat prowess found in these roguelike forays and coming...
Hauntii
Hauntii is an adorable and rather unique little game where you play as a ghost exploring the afterlife and regaining your memories in order to ascend. Centered around a quirky object possession mechanic making virtually every enemy and object an element of experimentation, the game’s gorgeous presentation makes it effortlessly...
I play video games for a lot of different reasons. Often it is to unwind from a long and stressful work day. Sometimes it’s a creative outlet or space to talk with my friends. Once in a blue moon, a game is so emotionally heavy and cathartic, it changes my...
There’s a reason Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door for Nintendo Switch doesn’t come with a fancy remix title like Redux or Deluxe. Rather than completely remaking this GameCube classic, Nintendo has improved upon it with a deft touch, making this release the definitive way to play the game; you’ll never...
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is the long-awaited sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories – originally scheduled for release in 2020, and now finally hitting the virtual shelves. Billed as a “Psy-Fi” Adventure, you play as a psychic agent who can dive into peoples’ memories with the help of a bio-engineered...
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes is one of the most striking and inventive puzzle games I’ve ever played, an eccentric, stylish mystery box full of riddles, supernatural characters, and a devilishly cool art style. Incredibly tactile and intentionally vague in its confusing but intriguing narrative, it’s an experience that refuses...
