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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The second of the Morbid series, Morbid: The Lords of Ire opts to delve into a more specific arena. Still Running have decided to give a souls-like a go and, for the most part, it does a competent job. It lacks some polish but there’s a couple of interesting ideas […]

Morbid: The Lords of Ire – PS5 Review

Turbo Golf Racing is a sports/driving game from Manchester-based devs Hugecalf Studios.  Initially released in 2022 on PC, the game has found its way over to consoles but benefits from already having a large player base thanks to it all being cross-platform. But what is it?  Well, the lazy explanation […]

Turbo Golf Racing – PS5 Review

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a point and click visual novel from developer MidBoss and publisher Chorus Worldwide. It’s a sequel to 2017’s 2064: Read Only Memories that our man Steven reviewed way back when. Unlike the two-year delay between the PC and PS4 versions, all versions of Neurodiver released […]

Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER – PS5 Review

Mystic Pillars Remastered is a puzzle game by Holy Cow Productions. Originally, it saw the light of day on PC in 2020. I’ll admit the remastered tag seems a tad generous but this thoughtful effort kept my brain in gear whilst turning me on a little towards Indian culture and […]

Mystic Pillars – Remastered – PS5 Review