Reviews

Spiritfarer review

Need To Know What is it? A wholesome life-sim where you ferry spirits into the afterlife Expect to pay $30 / £24 Developer Thunder Lotus Publisher Thunder Lotus Reviewed on i5-2500K, 8GB RAM, GTX 670 Multiplayer Yes Link Official site Spiritfarer’s…

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla review — An epic Viking saga

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is the twelfth major installment in Ubisoft’s flagship open-world, action-adventure series. Indeed, after reviewing Assassin’s Creed Odyssey back in 2023, I have been eagerly looking forward to what this latest offering in the franchise has in store….

Godfall review

Need to know What is it? A mix of Destiny and Dark Souls Expect to pay: $60/£50 Developer: Counterplay Games Publisher: Gearbox Publishing Reviewed on: RTX 3080, i9 10900k, 32GB RAM Multiplayer? 1-3 players Out: Now Link: Official site There’s…

The Pathless review

Need to know What is it? An open-world game dedicated to smooth, fast movement and boss fights. Expect to pay: $40/£32 Developer: Giant Squid Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Reviewed on: GeForce GTX 1650, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H, 8 GB RAM Multiplayer:…

Review: In Maneater, your dreams of becoming Jaws are fully realized

Maneater is an unusual game. Developed by Tripwire Interactive, the studio behind Killing Floor and Red Orchestra, you play as a shark in an open-world, action-adventure game. You swim the oceans and swamps, chomp on humans, and try to fight…

Mortal Kombat 11 Review – The Right Fight

The new big bad in Mortal Kombat is named Kronika, and she’s causing a ruckus by messing with time and rewriting history. Characters are getting erased or colliding with their past selves, while alliances are reverting and new ones are…

Earthfall Review: An Inferior Invasion

Leave it for dead. It’d be easy to dismiss Earthfall as nothing more than a Left 4 Dead clone, and you wouldn’t be wrong to do so. Despite riffing on well-known and beloved source material, Earthfall drags, with unremarkable missions and mediocre gunplay weighing…

The Red Lantern review — Dog will hunt

I have to be honest. A rogue-lite about dog-sledding was not something I thought would ever exist. The Red Lantern has some interesting ideas, cute dogs, and endearing visuals, but it’s significantly held back by repetition, too few mechanics, and…

Mordhau Review – Medieval Times

The sun beats down on the battlefield as the war cries of my fellow soldiers ring out. Catapults pelt us from a distance and the giant boulders explode onto the ground around us with a great thud, thinning our numbers…

Planet Zoo review

What is it? A management sim about running a series of zoos Expect to pay: $45/£35 Developer: Frontier Developments Publisher: Frontier Developments Reviewed on: Intel i5-6600K, GTX 980, 8 GB RAM Multiplayer: No, though you can share creations Link: Steam…

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary review

Need to know What is it? It’s Halo. Expect to pay £7/$8 for Halo or £30/$40 for the entire Master Chief Collection Developer Bungie, 343 Industries Publisher Xbox Game Studios Reviewed on GTX 1060 6GB,  AMD FX-4130, 8GB RAM Multiplayer?…

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout review

Need to know What is it? A cute and frantic 60-player battle royale game show. Expect to pay $20/£16 Developer Mediatonic Publisher Devolver Digital Reviewed on RTX 2080, Intel  i7-9700K , 16GB RAM Multiplayer? Only Link Official site My costume…