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The Alien franchise has had a rocky road in its foray into video game adaptations, from the tense Alien: Isolation, to the hit-or-miss Aliens: Fireteam Elite to the total misfire of Aliens: Colonial Marines. Developed by Tindalos Interactive, Aliens: Dark Descent is an ambitious RTS/survival-horror hybrid take on the Aliens...
The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom is the seventh instalment and the first of the multi-year Shadow Over Morrowind storyline. Set on the Telvanni Peninsula, just east of Morrowind’s Vvardenfell, Necrom centres around the ancient Dark Elf city. Prepare to dive into a weird and wonderful world to uncover the secrets...
Layers of Fear
When you are walking through familiar places, you don’t expect jump scares around the corner. But with Layers of Fear, there is no such thing as a safe place. Familiar paths change rapidly, beings pop up from unexpected places, and there’s always a puzzle to solve. Tense up as you...
Have you ever thought about working in the medical profession? Does it look like an easy job with incredible benefits? Fall of Porcupine takes you into the world of medicine by showing you the highs and lows of being a doctor. You will see doctors at their best and their...
Smoke rises across the city, the usual buzzing of delivery drones drowned out by the roars of a long-overdue protest. Trembling, you raise a hand to shield your eyes from the glare of the Mediterranean sun and steal a glance through the fabric of reality. Endless possibilities shimmer across your...
“Cute” and “Thor” may not be words you think would go together when discussing the mighty Norse god. However, it will probably be the first thing you’ll think of when you see Tiny Thor. This 16-Bit platformer, which devs Asylum Square call a “love letter to the golden age of...
Firmament
Developed by Cyan Worlds, the studio responsible for the uber-popular Myst series, Firmament is the latest addition to their head-scratching collection. However, while Myst has a variety of memorable puzzles set against surreal landscapes and an absurdist story, Firmament instead feels all too familiar.
I’ve been a radio presenter for almost ten years, and I never in my wildest dreams thought about a scenario where I, through the airwaves, would be in a position to help civilians with a crazed serial killer roaming the streets, slasher-style, with no police force available to assist me....
Nothing is what it seems. That reflection in the mirror isn’t mine. The halls I trepidatiously navigate seem never-ending. Just what on Earth is going on with the constant rumbling of the house I’ve found myself in? In the newly released indie horror game The Tartarus Key, I’m forever uncertain of...
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It’s been seven years since Street Fighter V was released as part of the enduringly popular Street Fighter series, and while it was initially dinged for lacking in content, it eventually grew into a strong entry built on the foundation of razor-sharp fighting mechanics. Street Fighter 6 looks to course...
System Shock
Before Deus Ex, Bioshock, or Prey (2017), there was the grandaddy of the sci-fi FPS immersive sim, System Shock. First released in 1994, the game is renowned for its massive influence on PC gaming. That said, even the most nostalgic of gamers can acknowledge that the original has not especially...
