game reviews

Developer: Frontier Developments Publisher: Frontier Developments Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review copy purchased During the beginning of my playthrough of Frontier Developments' Jurassic World Evolution, I received a mission from…

Developer: Chubby Pixel Publisher: Chubby Pixel Platform(s): PC, PS4, Switch Review code provided Suicide Guy feels like a game from another era, a simpler, possibly better one than the one we’re currently undergoing. Its bright,…

Developer: Woblyware Publisher: Digerati Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One Review code provided There have been plenty of games over the years that have attempted to capture the magic that is the Metroidvania genre. Some have been…

Developer: Hollow Tree Games Publisher: Plug In Digital Platform(s): PC, PS4, Xbox One, Switch Review copy provided If it wasn't for Shape of the World, your boy might have launched his controller at the TV in a fit of fury. It was…

Developer: Mistaken Visions Publisher: Mistaken Visions Platform: PC Review code provided Whether it’s an indie or AAA title, every game grapples with balancing the development and execution of a core concept. These concepts are…

Developer: Codemasters Publisher: Deep Silver Platform(s): PS4, Xbox One Review copy provided We’ve been on the ONRUSH hype train for a while now, though if we’re going back the game’s vernacular - we’ve been part of the Stampede. The…

Developer: Dontnod Publisher: Focus Home Interactive Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review code provided After Dontnod's last game, Life is Strange, no one expected them to hit back with a vampire action-RPG, but they did, and it's finally…

Developer: Italo Games Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1, Switch Review code provided The sixties and seventies were times filled with debauchery, drugs, and pretty much the fashion of today because it's…

Developer: Quantic Dream Publisher: SIE Platform: PS4 Review code provided The year is 2038. CyberLife, a company not hugely different from Terminator's Skynet, has produced millions of androids all across the world. Unlike …

Developer: Madmind Studio Publisher: Playway Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review copy provided It's hard to pinpoint just one thing about Agony that makes its name so terribly apt. Whether it's the laundry list of technical issues or the…

Developer: Digital Sun Publisher: 11 bit studios Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review code provided The life of the video game merchant isn’t typically suited to the limelight. Normally relegated to playing a supporting role, the armour…

Published by: Good Shepherd Entertainment Developed by: Vile Monarch Platforms: PS4, PC, Switch & Mobile Review code provided Have you ever looked at a sequel and thought “but why?” I don’t mean that in a malicious way per se.…

Developer: Backbone Entertainment Publisher: Capcom Platform(s): Switch, PS4, XB1, PC Review copy provided Retro game collections can be a contentious subject. Depending on what games are included and how they’re implemented within…

Developer: Funcom Publisher: Funcom, Deep Silver Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1 Review copy purchased At a glance, it is incredible that the stories of Robert E. Howard’s barbarian have so much staying power in today's pop culture. While I…

Developer: FromSoftware Publisher: Bandai Namco Platform(s): PC, PS4, XB1, Switch (soon) Review code provided Dark Souls is back. No, not with a new sequel. No, not with a ground-up remake of the original Demon's Souls. But it is…

Developer: Streum On Studio Publisher: Focus Home Interactive Platform: PS4, XB1, PC Review code provided The Space Hulk series has a somewhat branching history. It started as a tabletop dungeon crawler that was later converted into…

Developer: Nerdook Productions Publisher: Digerati Platform(s): PC, PS4, Vita (soon), XB1 Review code provided Having been out on PC for a while now, it’s time for the deck building-RPG hybrid Monster Slayers to make its way to…

Developer: Okomotive Publisher: Mixtvision Platform(s): PC, Mac Review code provided It isn’t often that a game comes along that subtly invokes a series of emotions out of me. Emotional moments in games occur during the climactic…

Developer: Appnormals Team Publisher: PQube Platform: PC, Xbox One Review code provided There's something dangerous and comforting in being alone. While it may provide solace from the stresses of life, taking too far a step back from…

Developer: Wild Factor Publisher: Good Shepherd Entertainment Platform: PC Review code provided As a long-time fan of Dungeon Keeper and Rimworld, the aptly named monster mansion sim MachiaVillain seemed right up my alley. Making a…