Once again, videogames have served as a welcome retreat from reality in another grim year. The pandemic has maintained its grip not only over our lives, but also over the industry – which has continued to wrestle, quite justifiably, with delays. Games have been pushed back, but supply problems have meant that it has remained […]
Author: Andy Johnson
Review: Our favourite assassins make a welcome return in Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun – Aiko’s Choice
This surprising, belated expansion to the real-time stealth tactics classic is a document of a developer at the top of their game.
Review: Call of Duty: Vanguard keeps the war machine rolling on
Spectacular visuals and addictive multiplayer will mostly satisfy series fans, but the short and extremely linear campaign won’t win over new recruits.
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Perfectly timed for Halloween, this game from the developer of Pony Island also mixes roguelike and escape room elements into its heady combination.
Review: A charming, beautiful, but slow-paced adventure awaits in Eastward
Putting a modern twist on retro mechanics, Eastward has superlative pixel art and music but will be excessively talkative for some players
Review: Foreclosed has nothing to do with mortgages and everything to do with cyberpunk atmosphere
While its mundane combat lets it down, Foreclosed is an intriguing – if brief – cyberpunk adventure
Review: Once more into the garden of madness in No More Heroes and its sequel on PC
Following a port to the Nintendo Switch in 2020, SUDA51’s cult hack-and-slash No More Heroes games receive a surprising but welcome PC release.
Building back better in the 14th century with Going Medieval
This new colony sim genre is in early access and a long way from completion, but displays enough potential to bring a lot of fans of the genre on board – newcomers, not so much.
Review: Essays on Empathy compiles and explores Deconstructeam’s body of work
This collection of the Spanish indie studio’s games offers a unique insight into their approach.
Review: Stronghold Warlords is a continuation of a series that is frustratingly stuck in the past
The eighth Stronghold game is like a medieval castle: well-built, but far from cutting-edge.