Little Nightmares III Review

Oct 31, 2025

If the last two decades have shown us anything, it’s that Gamers™ love a good sequel. Which is actually true, most people who play video games enjoy quality follow-ups to games they liked playing. It’s also true that risk-averse publishers love to push sequels out the door because they’re safer bets and people will probably buy them anyway, usually. So here’s Little Nightmares III, the unexpectedly risky third installment in a beloved series, given that it’s made by a new studio and that it adds cooperative play, and you would be right to wonder which type of “good sequel” this one is.

Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection Review

Oct 30, 2025

When Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection was announced, I was excited. It had been over a decade since the last time these games saw the light of day with the release of Mortal Kombat HD Kollection which I reviewed back in 2011, but those were problematic releases plagued with online latency, input delay, and poor sound emulation. This new collection was going to be done by Digital Eclipse who had just come off the fantastic Atari 50 and The Making of Karateka, both collections which I enjoyed and felt set a high bar as definitive collections for those respective set of games. This new collection includes the staples which have been previously released– Mortal Kombat, Mortal Kombat II, Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 for the Arcade. But goes beyond previous collections by going deeper into the library and also includes hours of new documentary footage. There is a solid foundation here with the essential games that you would expect, and emulated at a much higher quality than previous releases. However, barebone launch features and missed opportunities hold it back compared to modern collections like Capcom Fighting Collection 2.

Slime Rancher 2 Review

Oct 28, 2025

Slime Rancher 2 gives the feel of a sequel to an established game where things are just bigger and better, but under the hood really seems to change the protagonists and the player’s reasons for hunting those slimes. I felt comfortable with the game, but yet always seemed distant from the gameplay loop. Kind of like coming home from college after a year or two away. Everything is very similar and comfortable enough to slide back into. However, there are just enough small changes to the core of the everyday that make you feel like you don’t really fit anymore. Slime Rancher 2 is on the surface more of the same just slightly askew at times.

Wreckreation Review

Oct 27, 2025

Three Fields Entertainment consists of less than ten people, key folks at Criterion, who went on to forge a new path for creating arcade racing games. After several Burnout-likes, the trend continues with Wreckreation, a game that nearly recreates the open-world format and feel of Burnout Paradise, with a twist. Wreckreation does give you the power of creation to make the world something yours. Being able to plop down ramps, loops, and tons of items, this really becomes a racing adventure park only limited by your imagination. Creation is not mandatory, though it is an additive experience along with the hundreds of races and things to do. Not everything in Wreckreation comes together like it should, but when it works, it’s a smashing delight.

The Outer Worlds 2 Review

Oct 23, 2025

It’s hard to believe it’s been six years since the release of The Outer Worlds, and it became one of my favorite RPGs in recent years, until now. The Outer Worlds 2 addresses nearly all the shortcomings of its predecessor. Planet surfaces now feature bigger play areas and more places to explore, weapons are varied and more fun to use, and choices are bountiful and more significant. Obsidian Entertainment has crafted a game that feels like it has existed before you, and will continue to long after you. The Outer Worlds 2 it’s an expansive game that puts the “role-playing” of this RPG in the forefront that will excite many, and satisfy even more.

Escape From Duckov Review

Oct 16, 2025

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and for Escape From Duckov is that. It clearly looks to Escape from Tarkov as inspiration, and comparisons are inevitable when 81% of the name matches. It evens goes so far as to ape so much of the weapons, ammo, attachments, items, systems, and locales that it’s hard for the game to present its own identity in contrast. That said, Escape From Duckov is an accessible top-down PVE extraction shooter, but it leaves me wanting more originality and fun that it claims to have.

BALL x PIT Review

Oct 15, 2025

BALL x PIT (pronounced Ball Pit) is just as fun as the ones you’d play in as a kid, except here there’s no chance of catching a disease from it. Not to be reductive, but this is essentially Breakout meets Vampire Survivors meets Stardew Valley, albeit with its own flavor and dressing. This is a game of endless combinations of builds and loadouts for an action roguelite with unique twists to keep you coming back for “just one more run”. In general, I think ‘addiction’ is too strong a word in almost any context, especially games. When it comes to BALL x PIT, it’s evident that it has all the hooks to be the next fixation to enter the zeitgeist.

FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles Review

Oct 14, 2025

I had this sort of a blank spot on what I like to call my “Strategy RPG (SRPG) history”: Final Fantasy Tactics. I played a bit of it back in the PlayStation 1 days but soft locked myself in a battle. Fast forward many years and I finally reached the ending in “War of the Lions” — the PSP re-release with added content and cinematics. I didn’t think much of it back then, it was a very good SRPG, but as someone who grew up playing PC games, especially Heroes of Might & Magic, it wasn’t my favorite “flavor” so to speak. It took me almost 20 years, and another part re-release, part remaster “Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles”, to finally understand how brilliant it is.

Battlefield 6 Review

Oct 09, 2025

The teams behind crafting Battlefield 6 leaned heavily on the community to build it from the ground up, and its sturdier than the foundations the prior games were built on. This is a game that’s serious in tone but isn’t afraid to have fun. I sure hope you like explosions, because during any given match there’s at least one going off every five seconds that’s sure to rattle your headset or speaker setup. It’s beautiful bedlam on display without compromise. Battlefield 6 hits all the right notes with its wanton destruction, hallmark chaos, and above all is a game built by fans, for fans.

Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition Review

Sep 29, 2025

Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition takes the original VR experience of Alien: Rogue Incursion and puts it onto flatscreens for an often exciting and engaging non-VR encounter. The translation shows Survios put in a lot of work to make this looks and feel substantially different, and succeeds. Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition has enough going for it to be excited about. At $30, Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition is properly priced for a standalone game that features only “Part One” of the story.

Borderlands 4 Review

Sep 25, 2025

Gearbox invented the looter shooter with Borderlands, and in a lot of ways the series didn’t grow with the times. Borderlands 4 is a game that feels like its going through some growing pains, as it feels like a direct response to player feedback over prior entries. It’s less wacky, more grounded, and in doing so, it finds a new level of confidence even if it loses a bit of its personality along the way. “Diablo with guns” is still an incredibly compelling gameplay loop, that is further improved upon and refines the looter shooter. Gearbox still does it like no one else, and Borderlands 4 is a fantastic time solo or with friends.

Baby Steps Review

Sep 23, 2025

I spent an entire real-life hour trying to reach the top of a boulder, repeatedly positioning and clenching and adjusting and stepping and grunting and hoping… and then falling. And falling. And falling. To an onlooker, this experience must have appeared a veritable deluge of the same be-onesied body, limp and hapless, sprawled and slippery, slick with mud and (probably) a little piss. To me, though, it conjured a poignant question, swirling about amidst the ephemera of my troubled mind: am I just a stubborn asshole?

My goal was to trek, by foot, to the top of a mountain. My goal was to reach the castle. My goal was to wish to “the angel” to whisk me away back home, away from this hellish Ouroboros absolutely riddled with fantasy detritus, to see me placed safely upon the sofa in my parents’ basement where I could marathon One Piece in peace, punctuating episodes with bong hits, and live the rest of my life slowly dissolving into the cushions under the sheer weight of yet another pizza delivery. However, despite the clarion call, I found myself once against distracted by my arch nemesis.

Peaches.

NHL 26 Review

Sep 17, 2025

Growing up in Montreal, being both a diehard Canadiens fan and an equally diehard gamer, the annual release of EA’s NHL series has always felt like Christmas morning. There’s a certain magic to cracking open a new entry and imagining fresh features, improved gameplay, and a more authentic simulation of the fastest game on ice. But with NHL 26, that excitement quickly gave way to déjà vu. After two decades with this franchise, I can say this year’s release is one of EA’s least ambitious efforts. For a game that promised innovation, realism, and polish, it feels more like NHL 25.5 than a true next step.

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.