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1666: Amsterdam is buggy and sometimes bewildering, but there’s real ambition too

1666: Amsterdam is buggy…

There’s an old Sam Raimi profile in the New Yorker I think about quite a bit. This is because,…
Kill Knight’s twin-stick carnage asks an awful lot of you – but it’s very much worth it

Kill Knight’s twin-stick carnage…

Twin-stick shooters are a fascinating contradiction. These are games in which you move and shoot while the hordes attack.…
Star Wars Zero Company understands that Star Wars games should feel less like the movies and more like the toys

Star Wars Zero Company…

I’m still early days on Star Wars Zero Company, but I think I’m in love. And this is kind…
Spare a thought for poor Concord, a kind and earnest shooter sent out to die

Spare a thought for…

Has there been a more competitive time to release a video game? Possibly. Without resorting to blunt totting-ups of…
Pixel art adventure Arco’s really good fun – but it’s also very buggy at the moment

Pixel art adventure Arco’s…

I’ve been playing Arco on and off for the last few weeks on Switch and PC. I’m loving it…
Dredge’s The Iron Rig DLC holds up a mirror to Still Wakes the Deep, and comes off slightly worse for wear

Dredge’s The Iron Rig…

In the roiling waters of the northern sea, a mysterious oil rig has appeared whose lights can be seen…
The magnificent pitch of Super Dungeon Muncher is a sketch of future greatness

The magnificent pitch of…

I’m not ashamed to say this: one of the easiest ways to make me excited about a game is…
Despelote showed me the year’s greatest intro sequence, and its greatest advert for video games full stop

Despelote showed me the…

I’m going to spoil the opening of Despelote here – an opening which I think, as you can probably…
Cat Quest 3 – more winningly approachable action-RPGing, this time with pirates

Cat Quest 3 –…

If you know your Cat Quest, probably all I need tell you about Cat Quest 3 is that it’s…
The spirit of Buster Keaton flies again in World of Goo 2

The spirit of Buster…

I’m not sure how funny Buster Keaton movies are these days – I assume there are moments that still…