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NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound Review
Jul 30, 2025
The Game Kitchen, best known for developing Blasphemous and Blasphemous 2, a team that is a perfect fit for NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound. The developers excel at retro visuals that have a mood, and a movement system that feels deliberate with controls being precise. This extends to NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, where everything coalesces beautifully, and while it isn’t impactful as the developers prior games, provides a soulful entry that’s a joy to play. NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound sees the series return to the 2D plane to be a bloody exciting ninja adventure that’s not to be missed.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 Review
Jul 25, 2025
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 sees the two of the series most successful and highly reviewed entries paired together, and completely remade. These two games alone were cultural touchstones, providing soundtracks to countless childhoods, and a masterclass in arcade sports design. Iron Galaxy is at the helm this time around, taking over for the disbanded Vicarious Visions to carry the torch. It’s undoubtedly the best way to play both of these games on modern systems, albeit some changes that not everyone will love. But these games feature the best maps of the series you’ll never tire of playing on. Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 + 4 to provide some competitive comfort food in a near-perfect compilation.
Locomoto Review
Jul 21, 2025
Locomoto is a near textbook example of a cozy game, only this time, you’re living that laid-back life on your very own train. You chug along scenic rails and stop at charming little towns filled with quirky, anthropomorphic, characters that feel straight out of Animal Crossing. And yes, you’re an animal too, none of these weird humans in a world of animals lore; lore fit for creepypasta stories. You get to create your character and the customization is quite impressive. I made myself a black and white bird that looked similar to a penguin, and a penguin conductor! So it’s all aboard as I describe my time with Locomoto.
RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business Review
Jul 17, 2025
RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business continues the crime-stopping adventures of the titular RoboCop in a new standalone game that’s too big to be a DLC, but so similar that it can’t be called a sequel. It’s clear Teyon wasn’t done with RoboCop, and it turns out neither was I. While my affinity for the movie series is not as strong as others, being able to step back into the metal boots of RoboCop has been another fun romp. There’s plenty more criminal scum to put away, and RoboCop: Rogue City – Unfinished Business takes some risks and even some liberties, trying to avoid the first game’s pitfalls to deliver another great power fantasy where limitations exist – and mostly succeeds.
Labyrinth Of The Demon King Review
Jul 11, 2025
If you have been around the PC space for the past decade or so, or have any passing interest in older games, you might have read about Nightdive Studios and how they manage to preserve the “feel and look” of an older title whilst upgrading it with new visuals. In some ways, the same has been tried many times by indie developers trying to emulate or “recreate” the PS1 era feeling without a lot of compromise. The results have been, well, mixed to say the least. But there are very, very few games that nail it the way “Labyrinth of the Demon King” does.
REMATCH Review
Jul 02, 2025
Soccer has seen its fair share of contenders vying for the digital pitch, each promising the ultimate blend of realism and/or exhilarating gameplay. Enter REMATCH, a new challenger that steps onto the field with bold ambitions, aiming to carve out its own niche in the crowded multiplayer arena. REMATCH is serious compared to its four-wheeled contemporary, but it’s no less fun or gratifying as it looks and feels like the real thing, only with more flourish and style. Having triumphed for several wins and enduring many agonizing losses, REMATCH lives up to its name, offering a compelling reason to step back onto the pitch for just one more game.
FBC: Firebreak Review
Jun 27, 2025
FBC: Firebreak is simply not Remedy’s best work. Moreover, FBC: Firebreak is a complexly put together game, because I’m not sure what is trying to achieve. Ultimately, it doesn’t do what Remedy is known for, and that’s having a strong narrative to support the gameplay. FBC: Firebreak is a perfunctory game that offers a paranormal co-operative experience set in a unique universe people may or may not know, and a game I can’t recommend you get to know.
Dune: Awakening Review
Jun 25, 2025
Frank Herbert’s sci-fi epic “Dune” was a real page-turner in 1965. And since then a series of old and new movies were made, a deckbuilding boardgame on PC, and even a 4X RTS was also released by Funcom. And now we have a massively multiplayer survival game from Funcom that feels like most like “Dune”. Dune: Awakening is not without it flaws, but it flies past anything in the genre to be the most coherent and satisfying survival game, and it’s a damn good “Dune” game, too.
The Alters Review
Jun 12, 2025
11 bit studios has a serious pedigree with This War of Mine and Frostpunk 2, one strong in its narrative and the other in its gameplay. By all accounts, The Alters is a careful combination those games to be one of the best and a standout in 2025. It’s a game of personal choices and branching paths that will encourage future replays. The Alters is a game of many things: base building, survival, exploration, and a deep sci-fi narrative to all coalesce into a cohesive unit to be an unforgettable and emotional experience.
F1 25 Review
Jun 06, 2025
We celebrate the 75th anniversary of Formula One this year, where F1 25 marks the 23rd game in the venerable series, and is my 12th review of the F1 game series. And I can say with clarity that this is far and away the best entry in the series to-date. Not a single feature or mode is wasted here, everything is engaging and expertly made. F1 25 is all gas, no brakes to be one of the most complete and satisfying racing simulations you can buy.
Spray Paint Simulator Review
May 28, 2025
Spray Paint Simulator takes clear inspiration from popular relaxation based simulation games like PowerWash Simulator and House Flipper. As a big fan of these types of games, I found myself immediately enjoying my time with Spray Paint Simulator. It offers that same satisfying, low-stress gameplay loop, but adds its own unique twist that sets it apart from its inspirations.
Monster Train 2 Review
May 21, 2025
There are very few things that bring me as much joy as playing a deckbuilder. That doesn’t mean, though, that I am good at them. One of the exceptions was “Monster Train”. Shiny Shoe’s debut title traded long winded runs for short, intense ones and very straightforward mechanics. You would think that most of this ethos would be translated to “Monster Train 2”, right? Buddy, I am here to tell you that if you play the sequel with the same mentality as the original, you better get ready for a world of hurt.
RoadCraft Review
May 19, 2025
RoadCraft is another unique entry from Saber Interactive, offering the opportunity to create a company from scratch and rebuild the world around you. There’s a clever blend of weather and construction, and needing to adapt to ever changing scenarios to restart the local industry. A lot of systems like damage and fuel were vaulted for accessibility, but that has come at a cost. RoadCraft is certainly niche, but it’s first one of these that felt that the work wasn’t worth the reward.
Frog Legs Review
May 19, 2025
Short stories are fantastic, easy reads that make you feel accomplished. The same goes for short games. I much prefer them over something you need sink 100 hours into. However, when it comes to Frog Legs from Elliott Dahle, it’s one game I wish there was actually more of.
The Precinct Review
May 13, 2025
“Bad boys, bad boys, what ’ya gonna do? What ’ya gonna do when we come for you?” The Precinct is the follow-up to American Fugitive from Fallen Tree Games. In this reverse-GTA, we find ourselves in the shoes of a rookie police officer with a strong family background and justice to be served. The Precinct has a fun open-world to engage in, policing systems that hold you accountable, and a neon-soaked city full of crime to stop.
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