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Darq
Developed almost entirely by a solo developer, DARQ is an unbelievably impressive puzzle game that manages to be equal parts creepy and intelligent. Using perspective to alter the game space, DARQ will have you lost in a Burton-esque nightmare where you’ll have to bend space and defy gravity in order...
The Blackout Club
If you were to watch a trailer for recent horror co-op game The Blackout Club, it’d be pretty easy for you to see its play on 80’s nostalgia. With popular properties such as It and Stranger Things following a team of ragtag teens working to fight against the great big...
The Church in the Darkness is an indie action-adventure game from Paranoid Productions set within South America in the 1970’s. Your mission hits close to home as you attempt to find and rescue a loved one from the grasp of a deceiving and diabolical cult.
Metal Wolf Chaos XD
It is kind of amazing that it took this long for Metal Wolf Chaos to be officially released outside Japan. This game was originally made for the Xbox in 2004, but only released in its home country.
Wolfenstein: Youngblood takes the now proven Wolfenstein formula and expands it into a cooperative experience. Gone is series protagonist B.J. Blazkowicz and in his place are Jess and Sophia, B.J.’s playful yet kickass twin daughters.
Ever since Fire Emblem made it to the cool kid’s table and finally got big in the west, there has been many an argument over the series’ newer features. While some dislike the new focus on character relationships and anime-like designs, others would never have picked up the games without...
Super heroes have always had a mixed relationship with gaming; not everything soars as high as PlayStation’s exclusive Spider-Man or the Arkham series. What’s always been even harder is the much loved team ups from the comics. There is something really fun about seeing Doctor Strange join forces with Wolverine...
Do you like Dragon Quest, but always wanted to build all the towns yourself? Omega Force and Square-Enix decided to serve that particular niche in 2016 with the original Dragon Quest Builders, an open world RPG title in the Dragon Quest setting, which also took on elements of crafting games...
Sea of Solitude
Sea of Solitude’s opening moments summarise the game quite well. You’re a young adult female who is existing in a dark world, isolated from everything except your own demons. It’s a new title from the EA Originals program being developed by Jo-Mei Games, a small team from Berlin.
The Sinking City
I’m a pretty big wimp, so when it comes to horror I much prefer the existential kind. I can brave a few gory monsters as long as most of my fear is for the incomprehensible will of an eternal diety. So yeah, I’m a fan of Lovecraft (the genre, not...
Super Mario Maker 2
Get your thinking helmets on, because Mario and co. are here for a second course of constructive adventure with Super Mario Maker 2! The original entry on the Wii U (and later 3DS) managed to be quite the highlight for the system, so to say that the sequel had it’s...
Samurai Shodown
You wouldn’t think Samurai Shodown would be a thematic title for a game. It makes sense that developer SNK came up with the name in the early 90s: they dropped the W in “showdown”, for goshsakes. ‘How descriptive a title could it be?’, I naively thought before starting this review....
