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Wake up Sleeper, your emancipation was more than just a pleasant dream. It happened while your eyes were closed, but they’re open now. It’s not too late to take that last step into the freedom of the Starward Belt. Just… don’t wait too long.
After three mainline releases, the Orcs Must Die! franchise has opted to move away from its traditional stage-based approach to action/tower-defence gameplay and into the roguelike realm. Building upon the legacy of its predecessors, Deathtrap feels warmly familiar but structured in a novel way that is likely to attract a...
The new title from Spanish developer The Game Kitchen, previously known for their ‘Blasphemous’ series, is simultaneously new and familiar terrain for the studio. The religious iconography of their previous titles is alive and well, but gone is their Metroidvania action to be replaced by the tactical stealth of trying...
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter is Odd Bug Studio’s sequel to its 2021 dark fantasy action game, Tails of Iron. This follow-up fleshes out its spellbinding world filled with anthropomorphic animals with new locations, characters and foes while polishing up the gameplay and adding elemental magical abilities for...
I’m finding it hard to focus on and enjoy games at the moment. I’m terrified every day I wake up that the Government will take away more rights from myself, my friends, my family and my loved ones. I see headlines from overseas that workplaces are partaking in a snitch...
3D action adventure games are notoriously difficult to develop in the modern indie scene – even though more accessible creation tools and more powerful game engines are available, the sheer cost and scale of game development in this genre doesn’t tend to favour a typically smaller independent budget. Despite this,...
The Roottrees are Dead is an investigation game that requires real-life research skills. Originally released on itch.io for the Global Game Jam 2023 by solo dev Jeremy Johnstone, the Steam release has all-new illustrations, voice acting, a general improvement to UI and search functions, and an additional gameplay section called...
Romance of the Three Kingdoms can be a thrilling story. While it is tragic, there’s a lot of frontline action and unique characters to meet. Dynasty Warriors: Origins puts you in the front seat of this epic saga, letting you experience the tale for yourself. It’s a bigger responsibility than...
Celebrating its 25th anniversary, STAR WARS: Episode I: Jedi Power Battles first launched as an arcade-style action game that let players swing lightsabers and smash droids in the chaos of The Phantom Menace. Originally released on PlayStation in 2000 and later spruced up for Dreamcast, it quickly became a favourite...
There is something that just keeps me coming back to Metroidvanias. It’s the satisfaction, I think, that you feel when making progress. The feeling of starting out at the weakest you’ll ever be, and being able to go from zero to hero as you get drip-fed tools to chisel your...
Could you imagine that after almost 15 years of being locked behind the Nintendo Wii and the PlayStation 3, the 12th mainline title in the historic Tales of series, Tales of Graces, would one day be legitimately playable on modern gaming hardware? I sure didn’t. But Tales of Graces f...
You could call Donkey Kong Country Returns HD a sort of definitive edition. It brings with it the levels and features that were added to the 3DS version as well as the graphical upgrades you’d expect, though the main purpose of this release is obviously just to bring Donkey Kong’s...
