Reviews
Hell is Us Review
Sep 16, 2025
In a world of constant hand-holding, where the next objective is always a glowing beacon on a mini-map and the path forward is a neon breadcrumb trail, a game like Hell is Us feels like a rebellious statement. Developed by Rogue Factor and published by NACON, this third-person action-adventure doesn’t just ask you to explore a devastated world; it demands that you inhabit it. It’s a game that asks you to pay attention, to remember, and to connect the dots yourself, and for the most part, it’s a wonderfully refreshing—if occasionally frustrating—experience. Hell is Us leans on its ambition and artistic vision to be a bold and compelling adventure that you’ll be thinking about it long after the credits roll.
Henry Halfhead Review
Sep 16, 2025
On its head, Henry Halfhead is game with wacky physics interactions and funny moments. But once you spend more than a few minutes with it, you’ll find that it desires to explore the human condition. Part sandbox, part story, Henry Halfhead is all heart. Henry Halfhead is a fun and lighthearted in its execution of the story it wants to tell, but if you listen close, you’ll find a game that has emotional weight.
Sword of the Sea Review
Sep 12, 2025
Sword of the Sea is a delightful surprise, coming out of seemingly nowhere in a year that has already been full of surprises. I’m kind of shocked there hasn’t been more buzz about this game given how incredibly beautiful it is and how relaxing and fun the gameplay is right from the start, not to mention that it’s easily Giant Squid’s best game to date, but hey, I don’t write the headlines or control where people turn their attention. All I can do is plead with you to take a look at Sword of the Sea and give it a shot because it seriously deserves your time.
SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance Review
Sep 10, 2025
Whenever I think about “Shinobi”, my mind takes me back to my youth, dying endlessly in “Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master” for the Mega Drive (or Genesis, like you folks in the US call it). It was a mix of high intensity levels with precision platforming that it took me years to find anything quite like it. When “SHINOBI: Art of Vengeance” was announced, my immediate reaction was “Wait, this isn’t Shinobi, Shinobi isn’t about mixing up combos”. In many ways, I was both right and wrong.
POSTAL: Brain Damaged – These Sunny Daze Review
Sep 08, 2025
It’s been three years since POSTAL: Brain Damaged released, and we finally have the first DLC ready to soak up for our enjoyment and pleasure. These Sunny Daze is not far off from Duke Caribbean: Life’s A Beach expansion for Duke Nukem 3D, but the short runtime is coincidentally how often you should reapply sunscreen. There’s new weapons, enemies, and places to go that fixes a lot of the pacing issues I had with the base game’s levels. POSTAL: Brain Damaged – These Sunny Daze manages to be a tropical and topical fun in the sun.
METAL EDEN Review
Sep 05, 2025
METAL EDEN is a fast-paced, sci-fi first-person shooter that has more in common with boomer shooters, yet it looks like a modern shooter with a strong visual style. Reikon Games is back with a game that’s pure, unadulterated velocity. After their previous outing with the brutal and stylish top-down shooter RUINER, the studio has traded the isometric perspective for the full-throttle chaos in this FPS. METAL EDEN is just dripping with style, and is not short on substance to match.
Mafia: The Old Country Review
Aug 20, 2025
Mafia: The Old Country is a prequel that introduces us to the sun-drenched landscapes of 1900s Sicily, as opposed to the familiar urban jungles of America we’ve been used to. The series’ dedication to historical authenticity and its unflinching narrative grit is something that’s continued since the now 23-year old first game. This is a decidedly slower paced story that doesn’t always pay off, and often goes in predictable directions, it still manages to have well-earned payoffs. After riding horseback through dusty vineyards and tense shootouts in dimly lit catacombs, Mafia: The Old Country is a compelling, if occasionally flawed, return to form.
Is This Seat Taken? Review
Aug 15, 2025
Puzzle games are among my favorite genre, and Is This Seat Taken? finds itself in a unique position within it. Starting with a problem to solve, it then requires deduction to eliminate possible problems and the pieces start to come together. The game essentially has you playing an inverse “Guess Who?” as you know the players, you just need to know what position they will fill. The final element to the game is ensuring all needs are fulfilled and do not clash with others around them. Is This Seat Taken? is a quiet, cozy gem of a game that will occupy only half a dozen hours of your time, but is incredibly well spent.
TRON: Catalyst Review
Aug 14, 2025
TRON is a difficult franchise to adapt and carry forward, especially as a video game. It’s always been a divisive series, often revered for its unique visual style and just as often brushed off for its paper-thin storylines. For fans of the series, the story was never the point; it’s a vehicle for visual metaphor and slick as hell neon light on black glass geometric designs. Just thinking about it gets my mental juices flowing. But for a franchise rooted so deeply in video games, TRON games have always struggled to find footing even with some of its most dedicated fans.
WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers Review
Aug 13, 2025
I like to think that I am an average soulslike player. Not great, mind you, I’m not one of those people who clear a boss after two or three tries; but I have a good grasp of the subgenre made famous by From Software. Sometimes, a game comes around and makes you rethink not only your abilities, but some of your life choices as well. I am talking obviously about “Wuchang: Fallen Feathers”.
The Sims 4 Enchanted by Nature Expansion Pack Review
Aug 12, 2025
With the Sims 4: Enchanted by Nature Expansion Pack, I was spellbound with its lush greens and magical focus to be my favorite pack yet. The pack welcomes players to Innisgreen that looks like it took a step out of “Tinkerbell”. When beginning a new game with this pack, there are many different things to take a look at, such as in Create A Sim, there are new hairstyles, clothes, accessories, traits, as well as making designs to wings if the Sim is fairy. The wings have different sizes and color presets, which of course can be changed as Simmers go, as well as skills and careers that boost Simmer’s creativity. I played over ten hours of this pack, although I think that is just the beginning of countless more hours, adding a sprinkle of fairy dust to the gameplay.
PATAPON 1+2 REPLAY Review
Aug 12, 2025
Bandai Namco Entertainment has brought the first two entries of the beloved Patapon franchise together in a single remastered collection, Patapon 1 + 2 Replay. This release preserves the original charm and style of the series, delivering a faithful recreation that will feel instantly familiar to longtime fans.
Wheel World Review
Aug 07, 2025
Prior to release, the game was known as “Ghost Bike”, which was actually a more apt title than what we got with Wheel World. This is a game that goes at the pace that you set, but as you try to make your way to the finish, it gets gassed out. There’s a lot of missed opportunities with nearly every aspect of the game as none of them feels as fleshed out as they should be. Wheel World is a game that makes a great first impression, but doesn’t ever form a meaningful relationship.
Cyber Clutch: Hot Import Nights Review
Aug 05, 2025
It’s been a while since the “Hot Import Nights” banner has been attached to a game, with the latest being Cyber Clutch: Hot Import Nights which recently exited Steam Early Access thanks to new publisher Current Games. This is a cyberpunk vehicular combat game, and while it’s premise is full of promise, it’s almost immediately squanders its potential. There’s nothing offensively bad here, the game just doesn’t come together in the ways it should to feel like a complete experience. Really, Cyber Clutch: Hot Import Nights feels like rolling the car onto the track as it’s still being built, and that’s when the wheels fall off.
Wildgate Review
Aug 01, 2025
Wildgate is one of those games that came out of nowhere and pleasantly surprises you at every turn. This is the debut title from Moonshot Games, an internal studio under the Dreamhaven banner, and it’s clear from the outset that this isn’t just another rote space shooter. Wildgate offers tactical ship-to-ship combat and fast-paced first-person action. After spending many hours navigating getting it space shootouts and and engaging in frantic boarding actions, I can confidently say that this sets a high bar for what a multiplayer sci-fi experience can be. Wildgate is an amalgamation of Sea of Thieves and FTL to be a stellar blend of space dogfights and on-foot mayhem.
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