Tag: Now Playing

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…
Absolum, from the publisher of Eurogamer Essential Streets of Rage 4, is a brawler that lets you cash-out a combo – and it’s brilliant

Absolum, from the publisher…

Having spent night after night throwing myself into Absolum, I remain hopelessly charmed by it. A spirited fantasy that…
The Sims 4’s Adventure Awaits expansion is exactly the kind of getaway I’ve been looking for

The Sims 4’s Adventure…

In this, the year of unmitigated bullshit, a bit of a jolly holiday away from it all’s probably what…
Consume Me review

Consume Me review

“Just think of it like a video game”, Consume Me’s increasingly put-upon protagonist Jenny tells herself early on as…
Super Mario Galaxy 1 + 2’s ports bring two all-timers to the Switch 2, but I wish Nintendo made that just a little easier to celebrate

Super Mario Galaxy 1…

While Super Mario Galaxy has appeared on Nintendo Switch before, via 2020’s Super Mario 3D All-Stars, this week’s re-release…
Tiny Bookshop is making me want to run away to the seaside, and judging by its popularity, everybody else is coming too

Tiny Bookshop is making…

If the recent unstoppable wave of cosy sims has taught me anything, it’s that my life would be infinitely…
Dune Awakening is the perfect blend of survival, MMORPG, and house envy

Dune Awakening is the…

Dune Awakening is out at last, and it’s a strange, wonderful blend of an MMORPG and an open world…