Pepper Grinder is a game about drilling, but it isn’t a mining game or a sim; it’s 2D Side-Scrolling Platforming at its best. I had the chance to revisit the island after my previous outing in August 2023 of the upcoming title from Ahr Ech and publisher Devolver Digital, which
Deathbound is an upcoming souls-like action RPG and thanks to the development team at Trialforge Studio in Brazil and publisher Tate Multimedia, MKAU has been given the opportunity to try out the latest demo, with the full game due to be released in 2024 on Steam. This demo is incredible,
I find little more joy after a tough day than sitting down with an excellent shooter to unleash some stress. “Children of the Sun” by the super small dev team of René Rother and publisher Devolver Digital provide the punchy joys of a shooter with a focus on a more
Mr. Prepper is a base-building shelter game brought to us by Rejected Games and published by PlayWay S.A. It is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 4 & 5, Nintendo Switch and PC. The game will put the player in the role of a man preparing for
Farsiders, developed and published by Thai studio Gambitghost Games, is a hack-and-slash top-down RPG. Available on all platforms, this indie title was created on the Unity Engine on the back of a successful Kickstarter campaign and initially released in February 2023. Set in 2060 in a world that has been
The Colorado-based, development team, Smartly Gophered Games, is back with another title a little different from their previous titles which were based around vehicles. Their latest title “Your Journey of Survival” is an open-world survival game set in the year 2400 where you awaken with nothing but the view of
‘Go Mecha Ball’, more like Go Mecha HELL! YEAH! This hectic top-down, three-dimensional, twin-stick shooter, developed by Whale Peak Games and published by Super Rare Originals, will have you spending hours playing and saying, “Just one more run!” Cat Rascal and her friends live on planet Spira and are all
I never considered a cursed temple filled with traps an excellent place to find oneself. Phantom Abyss proves that despite this, exploring trap-filled chambers makes for a pretty good video game. Team WIBY and the champs at Devolver Digital set a platforming challenge that takes relic hunting to the next
Formerly known as Yakuza, the Like a Dragon series is one of SEGA’s premiere franchises developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, that began all the way back in 2005 on PlayStation 2. The franchise has seen a slow but well-deserved rise in popularity outside of Japan thanks to its remakes
Have you ever wanted to throw your monitor across the room? Well, fear not; LASERS has you covered. This Title was Developed and published by Straight Back Games. Now let us get into it, and Dodge some lasers. Usually, I would now start talking about the plot. Still, the game
Seoul-based development team Funnylocks Corp has created the next adrenaline-pumping horror adventure game where you have one job and that is to escape Schindler Tower. You need to fight your way through the hordes of infected workers and use whatever you can get your hands on to survive, and not
The Last of Us Part II Remastered developed by Naughty Dog and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, has finally made its way to the PlayStation 5 and comes with some bonuses and new features, and if you already own The Last of Us Part II, you can gain access to
Prince of Persia is a franchise that has gone through many changes and redesigns. It has even been through various publishers and developers since its humble beginnings in 1989, making it one of the true classics. The series was created by the legendary Jordan Mechner. It started as a 2D
PayDay 3 has finally dropped their first DLC thanks to developers Starbreeze Studios, and Overkill Software, and publishers Deep Silver, and Plaion. The DLC has been named the “Syntax Error” DLC which comes packed with some goodies such as the Syntax Error Heist, Syntax Error Weapons Pack, and Syntax Error
Gray Dawn is a psychological thriller infused with religious elements and combines story-driven quests with an artistic experience that is played in a first-person point of view. Gray Dawn is made and published by Interactive Stone and has been available on Steam since 2018, and has just now been made
Will you become a hero or a legend? That is the big question when you jump into this dungeon-clearing, RPG looter. Developed by Industry Games, ‘Dungeons of Sundaria’ can be played singularly or in a co-op of up to 4, even allowing for split screen in local play. An impressive
We all had nightmares as young children, and finding protection in words, people, or an inanimate object is what would help us through the night. Coming from a family of six brothers and one sister, sleeping right through the night was quite the task my parents would have to undertake,
There are many ‘Vampire Survivors’ clones out there and ‘Striving for Light: Survival’ is yet another one joining those ranks. Developer and publisher, Igniting Spark Games, haven’t done just a straight-up carbon copy though. They are taking the basic premise of the time survival genre and adding their own flare
Created by OhDeer Studio and published by 100 GAMES, Anthology of Fear puts the player in the role of Ethan as he searches for his missing brother, Nathan. Starting at the last location Nathan was seen, Ethan finds himself breaking into a medical facility that specialises in dream therapy. As
In 2013, DC Comics and Warner Bros. began their own brand of crossover superhero movies known as the DC Extended Universe with Zack Snyder at the helm, starting with ‘Man of Steel’. Since then, the DCEU has seen more lows than highs and just hasn’t been able to replicate the
Developed and published by Lexip Games, Silence Channel 2 is based on true stories, and it will have you unlocking different episodes as you solve various puzzles and hide from unknown enemies while searching for items, but sometimes running and hiding isn’t an option. You’ll have to attack the strange
Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue is an Indie action-thriller escape simulator, developed by Geekon and published by Midnight Games. I was fully under the impression that this was an escape-the-clone/crypt-type deal, but I swiftly found that there is a whole story to uncover and a variety of locations to explore. This
You would think the goal would be to break out of prison. Nope! Let’s break in! It is a city, after all. Without further ado, I welcome you to Prison City, co-developed by Retroware and Programancer, and Published by Retroware. Let the enemy-filled parkour zones sweep you away. Where to
Echoes of the Fallen is the first DLC for Final Fantasy XVI, before the second and larger DLC, The Rising Tide, and I am so glad that there is more to come. Echoes of the Fallen takes you back before the final fight, but to begin Echoes of the Fallen,
Back in 2016, Vertigo Games introduced us to the ever-gory world of Arizona Sunshine, becoming one of my favourites for the PSVR, as well as a multi-year top-selling VR Game. VR technology has advanced a great deal since then, and now the pioneers at Vertigo Games are back with their
I have always had a soft spot for pinball machines. I was first introduced to a pinball machine when I visited my friend’s house. His father had an old sit-down pinball cabinet from the 1960s, and it was incredibly simple compared to today’s standards. It only had a ball shooter,
‘Ludde’, developed by Shellander Games, is definitely a case of not judging a book by its cover. Appearing quite simple and unpolished, this is one rough stone hiding some sparking gems inside. Ludde is narrativeless, and you are immediately thrown into an open sandbox winter wonderland as what can be
Long before Gundam, Transformers, Megazords and other colossal mechas, there was Mazinger, the very first anime mech character in history, who starred in the highly successful Mazinger Z manga and anime series. Created by Go Nagai in 1972, this began the whole mecha anime craze, with toys flying off the
Since its humble beginnings in 1994, the Tekken series has been one of the premier fighting games at the arcades, home consoles, and esports events. With its large cast of culturally diverse characters representing various forms of martial arts, Tekken has always gone above and beyond to give fans the
Flashback 2 is the very long-awaited sequel to the 1992 release of Flashback on the Commodore Amiga, and since the original release, it has had a few ports to the SEGA Genesis and Super Nintendo, as well as a remake in 2013. Created and published by Microids Studios, Flashback 2
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