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Editor’s Note: This review was updated 08/22/2025 to accurately explain post-game save access.
Over ten years ago, I remember playing Orcs Must Die! and thinking it was a fun twist on the standard tower defense formula. Since then, the series has grown and received a roguelite spin-off game, Orcs Must Die! Deathtrap. Featuring a mix of roguelite elements, four-player co-op, and a slew...
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is often considered one of the best games in the Warhammer community. Until recently, I had missed it mainly because it was released when I was seven. Thankfully, Relic Entertainment has helped me right that wrong by releasing Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War Definitive Edition....
Mafia: The Old Country is by no means bad, but lackluster gameplay and good but not great writing make it unremarkable. The atmospheric early hours and the lovingly detailed Sicilian valley it’s set in make for a world that feels immersive, but the latter half of the narrative can’t help...
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2 is a visually beautiful continuation of the 2021 3D arena fighter. If you enjoyed the first game, you’ll find the exact same joy in this sequel, even if it isn’t especially ambitious compared to other fighters. That being said, it’s an...
Hunter x Hunter: Nen Impact had the potential to be great, but overly simplistic combat, lacklustre content, and janky balance make the game hard to recommend. Unless you’re a truly hardcore fan of Yoshihiro Togashi’s seminal work, I’d wait for a deep sale.
In Abyssus, you find yourself shipwrecked and have to find something to defend yourself with. How, why, when, and where you are become unimportant as you find a weapon that looks like someone combined a chain gun with a rifle. You’ll find more weapons that look as volatile as they...
Ra Ra BOOM opens with an entrancing femme anthem, an energetic quartet of robot-smashing heroines, and a mission to save humanity. As interesting as this experience starts, much like the Saturday morning cartoons it’s inspired by, it feels like it’s missing a couple of key episodes.
If walking simulator is a genre, Static Dread: The Lighthouse is a hearing about things simulator. In the wake of a worldwide cataclysm that disabled GPS and other forms of fancy navigation, you have left your wife and daughter to man a decrepit old lighthouse and ensure ships get to...
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is a fantastic return to the 2D roots of the Ninja Gaiden franchise. The gameplay is fast and sharp, the visuals are gorgeous, and the length is just right for this sort of game. I ran into a couple of small bugs, but it’s nothing that won’t...
Killing Floor 3 is fun, frenetic, and a bloody good time. This series has come a long way since its initial entry, and Killing Floor 3 is a very strong entry that innovates on the core loop while delivering all of the gorey, zombie dismembering horde shooting you could want....
Killing Floor 3 is fun, frenetic, and a bloody good time. This series has come a long way since its initial entry, and Killing Floor 3 is a very strong entry that innovates on the core loop while delivering all of the gorey, zombie dismembering horde shooting you could want....
