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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…
Series-best combat carried me through Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment, but I think I’m done with the Breath of the Wild version of the Zelda universe

Series-best combat carried me…

Chances are you already know what you’re getting with Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment. This is the third time…
The Séance of Blake Manor is shaping up to be one of my favourite games this year, and a brilliant Halloween treat for detective fans

The Séance of Blake…

Turnips! Everywhere! As far as the eye can see! Well, not quite, but The Séance of Blake Manor certainly…
30 years later, I’ve finally played a Simon the Sorcerer game – was it always this naff?

30 years later, I’ve…

Permit me to take you on a journey back to 1994. As I’ve mentioned before, it was the year…
Yooka-Replaylee brings big improvements to the retro throwback, but loses some of its old-school charm along the way

Yooka-Replaylee brings big improvements…

I came late enough to the original Yooka-Laylee that, by the time I was acquainting myself with its titular…