PS5

Knight’s Night! is the latest release from our friends at eastasiasoft, being a lovely double dip PS4 and PS5 for those who partake in the perceived easy platinum boogie. Us here at PSC, we prefer to judge a game on its own merits, trophies be damned. At first glance you’ll […]

Knight’s Night! – PS5 Review

May 31, 2025 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged 1-bit / eastasiasoft / knights night / platformer by Ian

Age of Empires II is a port of the 2019 real-time strategy game originally published by Xbox Studios but that was a remake of the original Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings which dates back to 1999. And, of course, this has made its way to PSN thanks […]

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – PS5 Review

May 28, 2025 in PS5 tagged age of empires II / remaster / RTS / strategy / xbox by Richie

At first glance, Blades of Fire offers an interesting twist on souls-like combat with an emphasis on creating your own weaponry. There’s been a lot of thought put into a blacksmith playing the part. Mechanically, it feels largely sound but Mercurysteam’s return to the genre does not click with me […]

Blades of Fire – PS5 Review

May 26, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged blacksmithing / blades of fire / boy / companions / evil queen / Fantasy / kid / lad / melee combat / mercurysteam / parries / soulslike by Mike

Somewhat bewilderingly, we have the pleasure to review Forza Horizon 5, originally released in 2021 on Xbox and PC Gamepass. Developed by Leamington Spa-based dev Playground Games with porting to PS5 done by Panic Button, this is still published by Xbox Game Studios. Until Phil Spencer navigated Microsoft towards a […]

Forza Horizon 5 – PS5 Review

May 22, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged forza horizon 5 / micrososoft / mitch garver is from new mexico / playground / there's always money in the banana stand / xbox game studio by Ian

After DOOM Eternal, I wasn’t really sure where id software’s storied franchise would go. I did not expect it to go back in time. In many ways, it’s a mild regression from DOOM Eternal‘s frantic hard counters and verticality. With an emphasis of standing your ground, DOOM: The Dark Ages […]

DOOM: The Dark Ages – PS5 Review

May 20, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged #ultraviolence / demons / doom the dark ages / first-person shooter / flail / hell / id software / knights / Medieval / Metal / metal up your ass / secrets / sentinels / shield by Mike

From Brazilian boutique developurr Pinel Games and hidden cat publisher extraordinaire Silesia Games comes the latest installment of the interminable cosy game feline onslaught. Much like Cats and Seek: Dino Park, this is a hidden cat game that has you pondering where kittens are hidden. Unlike that, the cats don’t […]

Hidden Kittens – Kingdom of Cats – PS5 Review

May 14, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged hidden cats / hidden kittens / pinel games / silesia games by Ian

From Belgian indie Studio Tolima publisher Don’t Nod we have the very cute Koira. We’ve had it for a little while, but due to a bug halting our progress altogether, it rather put the skids on our playthrough. Thankfully a patch solved the problem we were able to revisit Koira […]

Koira – PS5 Review

May 14, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged belgium / don't nod / hunters / maybe the ardennes by Ian

Super Engine GT Turbo SPEC is a racing game by solo developer Josep Monzonis Hernandez and it’s been published by eastasiasoft and it offers up some straightforward motorsports action on a budget. Our initial impressions of the game were a little bit weird. There are very little options there on […]

Super Engine GT Turbo SPEC – PS5 Review

May 12, 2025 in PS5 tagged motorsports / racing / retro / super engine gt turbo spec by Richie

There aren’t that many boss rush games out on the market. NanoApostle comes from 18 Light Game and offers a sci-fi setting with a half-dozen bosses to slay. With responsive controls and a very interesting skill tree, this short but tricky experience manages to deliver a kinetic and deep gameplay […]

NanoApostle – PS5 Review

May 10, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 18 Light Game / 2d / anime / boss rush / melee combat / nanoapostle / nanomachines / overhead perspective / Pixel art / sci fi by Mike

Submarine Survivor is, like so many other games on PSN right now, the latest stab at the auto-shooting rogue-like genre popularised by Vampire Survivors and perfected by Brotato. It’s odd that so many of these games exist when you’re going up against two such brilliant games but here are The Bat Flight, or […]

Submarine Survivor – PS5 Review

May 6, 2025 in PS5 tagged auto-shooter / rogue-lite / submarine survivor / vampire survivors by Richie

Survivor clones have really got their hooks into me. There’s a couple of notable big shots in the genre but I’m aware there’s more filling the space. Step forth Vinebound: Tangled Together from Riftpoint Entertainment. It aims to deliver a co-op twist to the glorified slot machine. It presents its […]

Vinebound: Tangled Together – PS5 Review

May 4, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bullet heaven / Fruit / gardens / local co-op / riftpoint entertainment / roguelite / sauces / survivors clone / twin-stick shooter / vegetables / vinebound tangled together by Mike

ANNIE:Last Hope (their grammar, not ours) is a twin-stick shooter/zombie survival game from the mysterious developers Pixel Rice. And by mysterious we mean they haven’t got any kind of online presence that we could find. Originally released in 2020 on Steam, the game has been ported over to PSN and […]

ANNIE:Last Hope – PS5 Review

May 4, 2025 in PS5 tagged annie / last hope / pixel rice / top down / twin-stick shooter / zombie by Richie