Tag: Now Playing

Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill ride Ghost Town is finally on PSVR 2 and it’s easily one of my favourite games this year

Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill…

It took about five seconds to figure out Ghost Town might be something a bit special when I first…
Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill ride Ghost Town is finally on PSVR 2 and it’s easily one of my favourite games this year

Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill…

It took about five seconds to figure out Ghost Town might be something a bit special when I first…
Marvel Cosmic Invasion has me convinced: cartoons and comics trumps the blockbuster movie style any day

Marvel Cosmic Invasion has…

Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a joyous game to play, that much I’ll tell you up front. Made by Tribute…
Cracking sci-fi horror Routine escapes a decade of development hell as a great reminder that patronising game design can do one

Cracking sci-fi horror Routine…

There’s a bit early on in Routine where your progress is blocked by a blinking computer terminal demanding your…
Let it Die: Inferno is maybe the weirdest extraction game I’ve ever played, both endlessly intriguing and disappointing

Let it Die: Inferno…

Every part of Let it Die: Inferno is bizarre. Visually striking, narratively eccentric, ambitious within the genre it’s inhabiting.…
Octopath Traveler 0 is an interesting experiment in trying to make a traditional game out of gacha elements, it’s just not a very successful one

Octopath Traveler 0 is…

I’ve got an issue with people saying ‘turn-based games are back, baby’. For those with the eyes to see,…
I’ve returned to last year’s brilliant Silent Hill 2 now it’s finally on Xbox Series X/S, and it’s exactly what a remake should be

I’ve returned to last…

I realise I’m probably in the minority here, but I don’t love Bluepoint’s approach to remakes. Sure, they’re pretty,…
Hotel Infinity from the studio behind one of 2019’s best puzzlers is already melting my brain – and proves VR still has the power to amaze

Hotel Infinity from the…

Not to toot my own trumpet or anything, but I’ve got a 2x2m square in my house that might…
Fortnite’s Disneyland Game Rush is a slick celebration with great fan service, but I wish it didn’t come with the usual brain rot chaos

Fortnite’s Disneyland Game Rush…

Yes, I’m a Disney nerd. Or at least a Disney theme park nerd – ever since I was a…
Europa Universalis 5 keeps putting me to sleep, but I really wish it didn’t

Europa Universalis 5 keeps…

Paradox Interactive? Here’s a bloody paradox for you! I love the idea of grand strategy games, perhaps more than…