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Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Winter has come to the northern realms of the Ratdom, and Rob tests his mettle against all new foes in souls-lite sequel, Tails of Iron 2!
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S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl
After years of waiting S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl is finally here and we review the latest entry in the long-running First-Person shooter series.
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Everspace 2
Come to it knowing what to expect & there’s a good few dozen hours of simple fun to be had
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Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun is a fantastic example of a game exploiting the nostalgia for something that never actually existed. Its look and feel is exactly what late-thirties me feels that teenage me would have envisaged if told there was a Warhammer 40,000 set first-person shooter coming out in the mid 90s, right down to the…
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Remnant: From the Ashes
Remnant: From the Ashes released in 2019 and is generally thought of as part of the little subgenre of soulslikes that seemed to be everywhere in the second half of the 2010s. On initial release it got quickly labelled as “Dark Souls with guns”, a moniker that is both quite apt and also very reductive.…
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Terra Invicta
Terra Invicta is a huge game, and one that had I put 100 hours into I still wouldn’t really feel like I’d touched the sides
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Moonscars
Moonscars is – stop me if you’ve heard this one – a 2D soulslike with some metroidvania/roguelike elements mixed in, in which you explore a crumbling post-apocalyptic mediaeval fantasy world, engage with obscure story elements and cryptic NPCs, fight through tough enemies and tougher bosses, and where the challenge is high and death is frequent.…
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Biomutant
Biomutant is a game that aims very firmly to sit in the genre that I’m going to call “Late 2010s Video Game.” If you’ve played, well, anything really, from the last six or so years you will be immediately familiar with how things work. Open world? Check. Badly implemented levelling systems? Check. Damage numbers when…
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Lost In Play
Lost in Play is a 2D cartoon-styled adventure game from Israeli developer Happy Juice Games, in which a brother and sister go on a wild adventure within their own hyper-active imaginations. Released in February on PC and ported to the Switch this August the game is full of charm, character and a great variety of…
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The Tarnishing of Juxtia
The Tarnishing of Juxtia is a new entry to the competitive 2D soulslike genre. If you’re at all familiar with the tropes you’ll find yourself quickly at home – explore a dead/dying kingdom, collect souls from defeated enemies to level up, rest at a bonfire (fountain) to restore health/healing items and resurrect the enemies, tough…
