Ever since I completed Return of the Obra Dinn, I’ve been wanting to play something similar. Something that captured the fun of digging for clues and investigating. Something that captured that same feeling of when you uncovered the true identities…
Pokemon meets Stardew Valley in Monsterpatch: A Cozy Monster-Collecting RPG
I don’t tend to play many farming sims or cosy games. That being said, there are times when I really get into those slower-paced games and will spend a solid few weeks wanting to play nothing but something more chilled.…
Beta Decay is giving me MGS1 on steroids vibes
Sometimes I take a look at my most recently played games and see that the majority of them involve killing of some kind. Whether I’m a bard dishing out devastating insults with my lute and spearing your enemies through the…
The Perfect Playthrough
Large-scale open-world or open-zone RPGs are meant to give you freedom. Freedom to do things how you want, to tackle things in (mostly) whatever order you like. Or even skip a load of stuff if you just want to mainline…
Most Anticipated Games 2025
We may only be in the 2nd month of 2025 but one of the biggest and most anticipated games of the year has already been released. And a load more are just around the corner. With a mixture of big…
Games of the Year 2024
Once again 2024 delivered loads of brilliant video games. At times it felt like you couldn’t go a week without a great new game releasing. However, there have been two main standouts for me this year. One of which I…
If you ever loved Duskers, Xenopurge might be the spiritual successor you’ve been after
I don’t know whether any of you remember Duskers. It was a very cool and immersive tactical game where you had to guide robots around derelict spaceships using command prompts. I’ve always felt it was really underrated and went under…
The Abandoned Planet Review
When a wormhole tears open in space, an astronaut crashes down on a distant and unknown planet. But where is she? Is there anyone else here? If there is, where have they all gone? But, most importantly, how is she…
Half-Life 2’s Ravenholm is Still Iconic
20 years on and Half-Life 2 is still an absolutely stellar gaming experience. I still think that Half-Life 2 is one of the games that I’ve been most excited about prior to it’s launch and it is definitely still one…
Steam Next Fest Highlight – Keep Driving, Hitchhikers guide to the festival
We’ve probably all imagined going on road trips when you or your friend get their first car. The freedom of the open road to go where you want and do what you want. Keep Driving is like the video game…