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Step into the shoes of the Demon Slayers once again in Demon Slayer – The Hinokami Chronicles 2. Take control of different characters and dive straight into the action across the Entertainment District, Swordsmith Village, and Hashira Training Arcs. Fight against a friend with a roster that contains some of...
Set in 1900s Sicily, Mafia: The Old Country is a bold reimagining of what a Mafia game can be. Equal parts historical drama and brutal crime story, this is Hangar 13’s most focused effort yet. It blends narrative grit with breathtaking scenery, letting you immerse yourself in the bloodstained soil...
Growing up, I loved browsing bookstores and reading the little staff recommendation cards. I could never land a retail job myself, so when I saw Tiny Bookshop, a cozy game about running a mobile bookshop, on TikTok in 2023, I was instantly hooked. Now that I’ve played it, it’s more...
To me, the beating heart of any city-builder / simulation game is the poetic balance of aesthetic design and mechanical optimisation. It’s how successfully the game lets you create a visual paradise while scratching that itch, telling you that what you’ve made is pretty good, buuuuuuut… if you tweaked the...
Killing Floor is a cooperative zombie horde shooting franchise that is now over fifteen years old. It comes to us from renowned developer Twipwire Interactive, who, beyond Killing Floor, have also developed the Red Orchestra series alongside 2020’s Maneater. Now in its third iteration, Killing Floor 3 has a legacy...
Dead Take
Dead Take is a brand new game from Surgent Studios, the developer of Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Ditching the Metroidvania and hopping into the Horror genre, the adventure covers new grounds, merging 3D exploration of a Hollywood mansion with FMV (Full Motion Video) cutscenes, interweaving an intriguing mystery story. Though it doesn’t...
Roguelikes and roguelites feel like an indie release staple at this point. Coined from the 1980 release of Rogue, the rise of small game studios, digital distribution, and the success of hits like Spelunky and Slay the Spire have seen a growing cornucopia of roguey releases for players to choose...
Atomic Owl
Atomic Owl is a crowdfunded platformer with some roguelike elements where your avian protagonist must go on a quest to rescue his friends. The premise is relatively solid, buoyed by some genuinely excellent art design and music. However, it unfortunately finds its wings clipped by a not-insignificant number of technical...
2001’s Stronghold has held a delightful little home in my brain ever since I first played the demo off of some magazine cover disk. It was wickedly addictive, utterly gorgeous, and had a wonderful British humour that helped set it apart from other historical strategy games of the era. I...
Wheel World is a universe that cyclists would view as a utopia. Cycling is life in this open world adventure game, so much so that if an ancient bike ritual isn’t upheld, it will be the end of this cycling paradise! That’s where you come in. You play as Kat,...
Super Mario Party Jambooree was only released last year, so one could argue that such a recent game has the least to gain from a Switch 2 edition. However, Mario Party games have always celebrated the novel control schemes a new console has to offer, so Super Mario Party Jamboree...
It can be hard to stand out as a soulslike action RPG in this day and age. We’ve had underwater soulslikes, we’ve had soulslikes based on classic Italian literature, and we’ve had steampunk soulslikes set in revolutionary France. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers makes a decent enough impression in a crowded market...
