Tag: games

This retro turn-based horror game reminded me just how scary classic survival horror was

This retro turn-based horror…

Turn-based games are not my forte—I’m far too impatient to plot out my next three moves ahead of time—but…
9 cool things about Paralives you won’t find in The Sims

9 cool things about…

Paralives has just hit early access, and while it is very much a work-in-progress right now, it’s also the…
Absolum interview: How the beat ’em up’s developers created four fabulous characters

Absolum interview: How the…

My second-favorite character in Absolum is Cider, or as I like to call them: Kung-Fu Pinocchio. Beat ’em ups…
It’s literally impossible to pick the ‘real’ murderer in Pentiment because Obsidian never considered having one: ‘You’re not a detective, you’re a f***ing artist’

It’s literally impossible to…

Obsidian’s Pentiment is one of the most interesting games of the last several years. Set in 16th-century Bavaria, the…
‘I do think Blow misunderstood what the game is about’: Derelict Star made Jonathan Blow rage quit, but it’s the most fascinating indie platformer I’ve played for years

‘I do think Blow…

A couple of weeks ago on X, someone reposted Braid and The Witness creator Jonathan Blow into my feed.…
Battlefield 6’s lead oozes confidence by confirming that the servers ‘should be’ ready for its release on Friday, breaking a cycle of awful Battlefield launches

Battlefield 6’s lead oozes…

It’s T-minus three days until Battlefield 6’s launch, and with every hour that passes, I get even more excited.…
Paralives has done the one exact thing I was begging life sims for

Paralives has done the…

Life simmers have been chronically bored for years—so much so that asking “how do you keep Sims 4 interesting…
Talos Principle 3 will definitely be the last one in the series, because ‘so many videogames just don’t end, and then you have an endless kind of cliffhanger’

Talos Principle 3 will…

The Talos Principle 3 is coming, and I’m very excited: What initially attracted my attention as a sideshow curiosity…
Ultra-hard survival sandbox Kenshi passes 3 million copies sold, teases fans with ‘Kenshi 2 When?’ website

Ultra-hard survival sandbox Kenshi…

Kenshi’s whole deal is best summed up with one of its game start conditions: “rock bottom.” When you start…
One Move Away is a great cosy packing game, even if it had me rage-flinging boxes into the back of a truck

One Move Away is…

Like many others that have come before it, One Move Away derives its satisfaction from handing a bunch of…