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When an extreme snow day freezes the entire town over, the kids come out to battle over territory. Cartman rallies the New Kid in South Park: Snow Day! for another “mystical” battle against the South Park cast. As Cartman’s dragon-in-chief, it’s your job to defeat waves of enemies and claim...
Every year sports games come and go, from every sport imaginable including AFL, NRL, Cricket, Football/Soccer, NBA, NFL, and Golf. But MLB has something these games do not. I celebrated scoring a home run because it felt like an accomplishment. The controls are much the same as a cricket game,...
If Starfield isn’t providing that whacky space adventure you crave, perhaps it’s time to consider another first-person shooter set across the galaxy. Bears in Space is an action FPS developed by Broadside Games, an indie game company based in Queensland, Australia. Checkpoint was lucky enough to preview the game back at PAX Aus...
Finally twirling out of the short chubby plumber shadow for her own proper starring role, Princess Peach: Showtime! gives everybody’s favourite princess a chance to shine on a literal stage, living out every gay theatre kid fantasy there is with charming aplomb. Excitingly, this is not just a Super Mario...
Team Ninja’s latest action blockbuster has slashed its way into our lives, bringing a new take on 19th-century Japan and some familiar open-world setpieces. A nameless samurai with no set allegiances walks through a world ravaged by political unrest, allowing you to forge your own path in a game where...
Alone in the Dark should be quite the event of a release. Serving as a remake of the original 1992 horror game, the title often described as the ‘grand daddy’ of survival horror, this is an attempt at bringing the series into the modern age. The only problem is the...
Set in a world ravaged by climate change, Highwater is a fun little turn-based strategy adventure about escaping an ecological catastrophe and moving on to a better place. Despite its somewhat gloomy premise, it’s a surprisingly enchanting little adventure, with a pleasant soundtrack and decently engaging strategy mechanics, and is...
When you are suddenly thrust onto a foreign planet, what do you do? If you’re Cutter Slade, you become the planetary hero, living up to your role as the prophesied human saviour. Travel through a variety of exotic locales as you rally the local populace against other human invaders. It’s...
Ultros
The new Metroidvania platformer, Ultros, has gamers talking about its amazing cosmic-coloured art style and for a good reason – it’s gorgeous. The aesthetic vibes of the game remind me of a cross between a 90s dance club and an alien cult den with its vibrant colour palette of swirling...
Penny’s Big Breakaway, is developed by Evening Star and published by Private Division. Evening Star was formed by fellow Melbournian Christian Whitehead, perhaps best known for his mobile ports of classic Sonic The Hedgehog titles, or his contribution and the use of his ‘Retro Engine’ for Sonic Mania. In fact,...
The Outlast Trials takes that first-person horror experience we’ve come to know from the franchise and transforms it. Players become part of the game in a way they’ve never been able to before. The Outlast games have always been known to push the barrier with players enduring visceral experiences as...
Set in early 20th-century Warsaw, Poland, in a world where esoteric demons and troubled humans unknowingly co-exist, The Thaumaturge is thematically distinct and undeniably intriguing. It’s here, in these delightfully dark surroundings, that a story-driven RPG with stylish turn-based combat exists, with morally ambiguous decisions around every corner. Delivering some...
