With countless retro-inspired games coming out on Steam every week it takes a lot to stand out.
Joshua Winters takes a look a Dread Delusion and believes its something special in a crowded field.
All in Reviews
Review | Golden Lap - Minimalist Management Sim Needs Further Balancing
Golden Lap is an F1 management game that is free from the shackles of a yearly release schedule and the restrictions of a license.
Henry Stockdale investigates if this gives it a greater depth or less material to work with in their review.
Early Access Review | #DRIVE Rally - Off To A Strong Start
#DRIVE Rally gives rally sim racing an arcade flair. Our motorsport correspondent, Henry Stockdale, travelled to digital deserts, snowy tundras, and woodlands to investigate what the game is like.
Review | ROG Ally X - Handheld PC Gaming Evolves
Since the launch of the Steam Deck two years ago the handheld PC gaming market has grown at an exponential rate.
Simon Estey takes a look at the most promising competition in the form of the ROG Ally X.
Review | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate - Satisfying Slicing And Dicing
Cowabunga dude!
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are back Splintering Fate on Switch.
Luke Delin breaks down if TMNT: Splintered Fate has made the leap from mobile devices successfully.
Review | Astro Bot - Bot On Melancholy Hill
Astro Bot is a spectacular triumph of a video game that has left Lex Luddy mournful about the state of video game preservation.
Review | The Operator - Hacking Away
Ali Rees dons a pair of sunglasses and a business casual suit, grabs a cup of joe, and starts reviewing The Operator.
Is it an inventive, entertaining, slow-burn mystery, or does it fail to follow leads, resulting in the case being thrown out in court for lack of evidence?
Review | Capes - Spandex And Scott Snyder
With Deadpool and Wolverine just releasing what better time to get into the pop cultural stew of superhero media… Or maybe the best time was ten years ago… or three decades ago…
Skeleton tries to untagnle what it means to consume super hero media in their review of Capes.
Review | Tavern Talk - Time To Talk
We’ve seen plenty of bar-based narrative games in recent years, but Tavern Talk seeks to change things up by placing our mixologist in a fantasy setting.
We welcome Stuart Pettigrew to the site for the first time to review Tavern Talk.
Review | Deathless. Tales Of Old Rus - Tale Retold
Slavic lore meets deck-building strategy in Deathless. Tales of Old Rus.
After getting past the title using a full stop instead of a colon, Amy Eastland found the time to review this game.
Review | Venture To The Vile - Refreshingly Infectious
There is no shortage of Metroidvanias releasing in 2024, but between its striking visuals and 3D exploration Venture To The Vile is hoping to stand out.
Bobby Lipps reviews.
Review | The Exit 8 - Don't Miss Your Stop
The Exit 8 is a bottle horror indie that costs less than a sandwich, but despite its scant runtime, it leaves a big impression.
We welcome Anita Mowete to the site to review.
Review | Solium Infernum - Mean Girl Simulator
Down in the depths of there is something something truly terrifying brewing… 4X game designed to make you betray your peers.
Branford Hubbard takes a look at Solium Infernum.
Review | Duck Detective: The Secret Salami - Quacking The Case
A new anthropomorphic detective has waddled onto the scene, but can it capture the sleuthing experience?
Edwin Teo reviews Duck Detective: The Secret Salami.
Review | Crow Country - The Birds And The Zombies
PSX horror is going through a golden age, but even in a sea of retro throwbacks, Crow Country stands out.
Linden García reviews this eerie survival horror and tries to distinguish the birds from the zombies.
Preview | SCHiM - What We Play In The Shadows
We’ve all played with shadows as a kid, SCHiM asks the question what if the shadows played back with us?
Cee previews the upcoming indie game.
Moralising Art: Broken Roads Impressions
Broken Roads wants to harken back to the age of complex CRPGs like the original Fallout but in playing the game Angus Law has found their mind unravelling in a web of gamified philosophy.
Read their impressions.
Review | Hypercharge: Unboxed - Toy Soldiers That Need More Training
It feels like it has been a while since we got a game in the “little guy, big world” genre and Hypercharge: Unboxed is here to ask what if Toy Story was a little more destructive?
Simon Estey reviews.
Inter/review | Children Of The Sun - The Kids Might Not Be Alright...
Children of The Sun has been out for a few weeks now and Kate Robinson had the chance to not only play the game pre-release for a review but she also tracked down the game’s creator, Rene Rother, at WASD 2024 to get a great insight into Devolver’s latest.
Review | Biomutant (Switch) - Shoot, Slash, It’s All in the Mind!
Biomutant is a few years old now but it is still a technically impressive game, so just how does this open-world RPG hold up on the ageing Switch?
Bobby Lipps reviews.