Video Game Reviews, Articles
What is it? Golftopia is a golf management and simulation game where you take over a golf course and try to make it the best one that your patrons have ever visited. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons Lots of customisation options….
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There’s been a surge in people getting interested in trading lately, thanks mostly to the GameStop stock phenomenon led by Reddit’s WallStreetBets subreddit. It’s led to some people earning a lot of money, and others losing much more. Things that…
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What is it? Booth is an indie dystopian management simulation game that puts you in a grey, very non-descript booth managing the flow of food into the nation. Your job is to take out all the dodgy or unsuitable items…
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What is it? Trailmakers is a game where you can do almost anything in. Build crazy contraptions that can take to the sky as well as submerse under the sea, or the sports car of your dreams ready to race….
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I think everyone and their dog has played Papers, Please, as it basically spawned a genre of games where games didn’t necessarily have to be all-action, but rather put people into a mundane activity and build a story around that….
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Turmoil is one of the games I’ve had stashed in my library for a very long time, and I finally had the time to play it recently. In it, you play as an oil baron in the “ye olde” times…
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Since Black Mirror dropped their interactive episode on Netflix, a few companies have tried to create something similar that has their own twist on the idea. One of the ones that got sent my way was Five Dates by Welsh…
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I know what I’m getting into with a Cook, Serve, Delicious game. Tricky challenges with good humour and plenty of different ways to curate your restaurant. The third instantiation of the game is slightly different however – having watched your…
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I’m a big fan of simulation and management style games, so I’m always willing to give any in the genre a go, no matter how niche they are. I’ve not ever come across one quite as niche as the London…
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Despite being a Humble Monthly customer since it began, I’ve never actually played any of their non-DRM free games. Mostly because, after noticing it when it first came out, I completely forgot about it. And then, over the last couple…
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What is it? Not Tonight is a post-Brexit simulation game that sees you play as a “non-pure” British person who can only qualify for menial jobs – and the menial job you’ve been granted is nightclub doorman. You must check…
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There are a few games that I have strong nostalgic feelings for. Premier Manager 99, Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX, but one that stands out – and is more relevant for this particular review – is Sid Meier’s Simgolf….
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Emerging from 2 years of PC early access onto consoles, Memories of Mars is a MMO survival RPG FPS that casts the player as a freshly birthed clone tasked with investigating the disappearance of human settlements on the red planet….
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July’s free games for Playstation Plus subscribers are now available (until August 3) as Sony celebrates 10 years of the service that set the standard for consoles. As always, remember that Plus games can be added to your library if…
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This is my first foray into a Story of Seasons game. I’ve played Stardew Valley before, which, as I was playing Story of Seasons felt very similar, so I did have some idea of what to do, but whereas I…
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