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Stellaris: Nemesis Review – Become the End (Boss)
There is a particular sentence by Publius Vergilius Maro, AKA Virgil, a Roman poet from the Augustan period, often quoted in explaining the mindset of…

Oddworld: Soulstorm Review – Abe for the Ages
After a spectacular set of delays that ended up stretching for almost four years, Oddworld: Soulstorm was finally released. Owners of the PlayStation 5, as…

Outriders Review – People Can’t Fly
Some games are divisive as chewing tobacco, and Outriders is the prime example of that kind of polarization – just look at Reddit, and you’ll…

It Takes Two Review – Just Me and You
It Takes Two is probably the best, most engaging, and innovative cooperative game in the whole vast universe. It sounds like juvenile hyperbole, but it’s…

Paradise Lost Review – It Should Stay Buried
On paper, Paradise Lost has it all – Nazis, a post-apocalyptic setting, an underground colony with a terrible secret, Slavic paganism, and several interwoven mysteries….

Spacebase Startopia Review – Extraterrestrial Extravaganza
Twenty-three years ago, many talented game developers left the legendary Bullfrog Productions in waves because it became too corporate. Few of them banded together and…

Mundaun Review – Swiss Surprise
Hipsters with the ambition strive to be different, always searching for the experiences that follow the beat of their chosen worldview. Sadly, the real-world venues…

Loop Hero Review – Filling the Void
You pray for something new under the gaming sun, but the skies are silent AF. Suddenly, a thunder! Inside the smoking impact hole sizzles Loop…

Stronghold: Warlords Review – Age Old Empires
Renaissance of a beloved classic concept or remaster of a tired, old trope? Everyone’s opinion of a modern remake of the game with decades-old roots…

Destruction Allstars Review – Freebie, but…
In some nicer, pandemic-free parallel universe, the first automobile game published exclusively on Playstation 5 is Gran Turismo 7. An invisible but impenetrable quantum barrier…

Outriders Preview – Another Anthem
I really don’t want another Anthem. You and your friends don’t want another Anthem. Even Bioware and EA would like to forget about Anthem, cut…

Orange Cast Review – A Cosmic Flop
Orange Cast is a third-person shooter game set in space. That is what the authors want you to believe, at least. Developed by an independent…

Little Nightmares II Review – Building Tension
Sophisticated, slow-to-build horror that avoids cheap jumpscares is the hardest to pull off. Too many movies, TV shows, and even novels arent even attempting to…

Valheim Preview – Ragnar Exiles
Trends in gaming are even more unpredictable than fluctuations in the stock market. The over-saturated genre of survival simulation games was steadily going the same…

Werewolf: the Apocalypse – Earthblood Review – Straight to VHS
The golden eighties were the fertile breeding ground for the indie horror movie scene. Among the many (now) legendary franchises and subgenres, one particular “artistic”…

The Medium Review – Break On Through (To The Other Side)
Bloober Team, a Polish indie developer responsible for Layers of Fear, Observer, and Blair Witch, jolted up bleak and boring January with their darkest and…

Gods will Fall Review – A Celtic Roguesoulslike. Is that even a word?
This year’s first gimmicky roguelike has arrived. The Celtic oriented Gods Will Fall is the new deicide-themed game on the market, and this time we’re…

Hitman III Review – Baldness Kills
The third and final part of the rebooted Hitman franchise is probably the best Hitman game of them all, both new and old. It deserves…

Everspace 2 Preview – Elite lite
Everspace was the surprise indie hit from 2017. that boldly experimented with fusing space shooting mechanic with rogue-lite concepts. The game was challenging, sinister, and…

Yaga Review – Wonderfully Weird Folklore RPG
Eastern European fairy tales often combine beautiful fiction, immense brutality, and strong educational components, much like their complements from the west. They are largely unknown…