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“All right, sweethearts, you’re a team and there’s nothin’ to worry about. We come here, and we gonna conquer, and we gonna kick some, is that understood? That’s what we gonna do, sweethearts, we are going to go and get some. All right, people, on the ready line! Are ya...
I didn’t grow up playing Psychonauts. The original game came out in 2005, but I didn’t play it until 2021, a few months before I knew I’d be writing this very review. I thought the original game was fine: an interesting platformer with some great ideas, but with controls and...
In 2020, Sucker Punch Productions blew our expectations out of the water with the immaculate Ghost of Tsushima, a new IP which we called “a captivating, engaging and lovingly crafted open world to explore”. Fast forward to 2021, just over 12 months since the original release, and Sucker Punch are giving...
I don’t envy the developers of puzzle games. Surely there is no genre more fraught with unintentional pitfalls. There is a lot of skill that goes into finding the right balance of challenge, as well as providing a solid thread of logic to follow. Even then, a developer cannot guarantee...
Humankind is the newest game in the 4X genre, coming to us from veteran 4X developer Amplitude Studios. Its previous titles, Endless Space and Endless Legend, have been positively received, but the studio has said that they see Humankind as their magnum opus. They’ve certainly been working hard to make...
Boyfriend Dungeon, the dating simulator blended with a dungeon crawler fix is finally here. As teased via interviews and marketing over the past two years, it’s filled to the brim with saucy romances and fast-paced combat. The result is a solid product and a fun romp, but I can’t help but...
Road 96 is a road trip game. A pretty easy way to summarize it, that both explains everything and nothing at all. What it is really about is an attempt to escape the country of Petria and cross over its border. Driving, hitchhiking, or even just catching the bus to...
Heed the call or suffer Ragnarök in all its glory! Tribes Of Midgard has arrived and it brings with it towering Jötnar hell-bent on seeing your settlement destroyed. It’s a survival game that allows players to go it alone or join a full tribe of up to 10 people as...
Greak: Memories of Azur is a really charming example of how a game can communicate its themes via its mechanics. Telling the tale of three siblings trying to stay together amidst the destruction of their home, this puzzle-platformer is a thoroughly engaging experience, from its gorgeous hand-drawn art style and...
Imagine waking up and having your entire identity cancelled. You can’t go to work, you can’t surf the internet, you can’t purchase anything – your entire digital existence is wiped out. That’s the life of Evan Kapnos, the hero of new cyberpunk shooter Foreclosed, and he is on a mission...
Black Book is an enticing mix of many different genres rolled into one dark and creepy experience. Focused on Northern Slavic mythology, it tells a fairly compelling story in a “choose your own adventure” style that relies heavily on its foundational deck-building mechanic. At its heart, it is a tale...
A little over a year ago I first became aware of the indie adventure game Button City. In May 2020, a Wholesome Games Direct dedicated exclusively to showing you cute and cuddly games was the first time I laid eyes on it. Showcasing friendly and adorable anthropomorphic characters on a quest to...
