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Magical Drop VI is the latest in a series of arcade puzzlers which date back to 1995 when the legendary arcade publisher Data East first released it in arcades. This latest instalment comes by way of French coders Highball Games and while it’s their first crack at the series, it sticks […]

Magical Drop VI – PS5 Review

June 23, 2024 in PS5 tagged anime / arcade / Casual / magical drop / puzzler by Richie

Twin-stick shooters with a bit of a Vampire Survivors theme has become a bit of a niche genre for Brazilian-based studio Afil Games. Unfortunately, the two efforts we’ve reviewed so far – Stickman’s Arena and Mighty Mage – were both absolutely terrible. But here is Afil Games, specifically Antonio Filipe, with […]

Primal Survivors – PS5 Review

June 22, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged afil games / primal survivors / survivors-like / top down / twin-stick shooter by Richie

Still Wakes The Deep is the latest from The Chinese Room, something of a departure from their previous release Little Orpheus, reverting a little more to type and the likes of Dear Esther or Everyone’s Gone To The Rapture. Set in December 1975 on the North Sea oil platform Beira-D, […]

Still Wakes The Deep – PS5 Review

June 19, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged beira-d / chinese room / loach / oil platform / still wakes the deep / terror from the deep / walken simulator by Ian

Roxy Raccoon’s Pinball Panic, a game developed by the Canadian indie studio Sinomod Studios, is a unique blend of storytelling and traditional pinball gameplay. Building on the main character from Sinomod’s platformer series, this game puts Roxy in an unexpected role as a pinball in a series of tables. While […]

Roxy Raccoon’s Pinball Panic – PS5 Review

June 13, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged eastasiasoft / pinball / roxy raccoon by Richie

The schtick with Dig or Die from developer Gaddy Games is that you’re a representative of Craft & Co, selling “automated fabrication tools across the galaxy.” At least until you’re marooned on a dangerous wild planet. What this means practically is you’re playing what amounts to a clone of Terraria […]

Dig or Die – PS5 Review

June 10, 2024 in PS4 / PS5 / Reviews tagged a bit blav / dig or die / mining / terraria-a-like by Ian

I can’t tell you the last time I played a game set in the north of England. It seems we always get skipped in favour of the big smoke. Eternal Threads is a narrative game entirely focused around a five-bedroom house deep beyond the suburbs of Manchester. Whilst the accents […]

Eternal Threads – PS5 Review

June 6, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged butterfly effect / consequences / cosmonauts / decisions / eccles / eternal threads / house fire / lancashire accents / manchester / narratively-driven / nosey bastards by Mike

Horizon Chase 2, developed by the Brazilian-based Aquiris Game Studio, is a follow-up to 2018’s Horizon Chase Turbo. This arcade-style racing game celebrates the exuberant spirit of ’80s and ’90s “blue sky” racers, taking players on a globe-trotting adventure where the tarmac is your playground and the cops are mercifully […]

Horizon Chase 2 – PS5 Review

June 5, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged arcade / driving / horizon chase 2 / racing by Richie

Tactical RPGs can feel both appealing and impenetrable to me. I love the idea of playing a tabletop general but I’ve never quite had the acumen to fully embrace the genre. Crown Wars: The Black Prince is the latest one to come my way. Artefacts Studio has been prolific over […]

Crown Wars: The Black Prince – PS5 Review

June 4, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 100 years war / Artefacts studio / base management / challenging / crown wars the black prince / england / france / Medieval / tactical rpg / turn-based by Mike

I love the original System Shock. Coming in 1994, the expectations and boundaries of a first-person perspective hadn’t really been hammered home. As such, there was a lot of experimentation in how to control and interact within a cyberpunk setting which led to some interesting results. I finished it within […]

System Shock – PS5 Review

June 2, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged cyberpunk / first person / hacker / immersive sim / nightdive / puzzles / shodan / shooting / space station / system shock by Mike

Nuclear Blaze is a 2D fire-fighting puzzle-platformer that is notable for being the new project from Sébastien Bénard, the lead designer behind the critically-acclaimed Dead Cells and the game has an interesting history. In its earliest form, Nuclear Blaze was coded in just two days as part of a ‘game […]

Nuclear Blaze – PS5 Review

June 1, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d / dead cells / fire fighting / nuclear blaze / platformer / retro by Richie

Doug’s Nightmare is a twin-stick shooter/brawler from Brazilian-based coding crew Undev Games that combines some fairly standard combat and exploration with a curious plot. The story here is that Doug, a banana, is having some trouble with his sleep. He’s an anxious mess of a.. er… banana and his nightmares are […]

Doug’s Nightmare – PS5 Review

May 30, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bananas / doug's nightmare / eastasiasoft / nightmares / twin-stick shooter by Richie

Paper Trail comes to us from developer Newfangled Games who also self-published this origami-themed reality bending puzzle game. It’s also the second paper themed game we’ve had cross our threshold within a month. Perhaps they are the new zombie game? Though Paper Trail is a good deal more fleshed out […]

Paper Trail – PS5 Review

May 30, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged folding puns / origami / paper trail / puzzle by Ian