One of the most famous thieves in pop culture, Carmen Sandiego, has a long history in video games dating back to 1985 with her debut game, Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?, and many more in the years that followed. Despite being a video game series, they were also

Attention all survivors of the ‘GORN’ arena! The blood-soaked, adrenaline-fueled chaos of the original VR brawler is back, and it’s bigger and bolder than ever. The original developer, Free Lives, has returned and teamed up with the award-winning developers at Cortopia to bring you ‘GORN 2’, published by Devolver Digital.

Outer Brains Studios has thought out of the box with ‘Blood Typers’, a survival horror, retro-styled adventure game but with a twist. The only way to complete the game is to type, so you have to learn to type quickly. This game was lots of fun from start to finish,

‘Police: Shootout’, developed by Games Incubator and Hypnotic Ants, is a turn-based, first-person shooter, a bizarre combination indeed. Here, you must step into the footsteps of a cop and make all the hard decisions, some harder than you may realise. The story has a decent premise. You play as our

With handheld devices becoming more and more powerful, giving us access to our favourite PC games on the go, it’s becoming even easier to take your favourite games with you. Devices such as the ROG Ally and the Steam Deck are great for passing the time while you’re travelling, but

One of the best ways to start collecting and playing any trading card game is to purchase pre-built decks. You typically know exactly what you’re going to get, with the exception of any included booster packs, and you know that it will be relatively balanced, giving you the chance to

SEGA’s ‘The Like a Dragon’ franchise (formerly known as Yakuza in the West) developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is known for its large cast of colourful characters with diverse personalities, and one of the biggest standouts since the original game is Goro Majima. He was introduced in the original

‘Two Point Museum’, another instalment in the ‘Two Point’ series brought to you by Two Point Studios and Sega, is an engrossing management sim boasting heaps of customisation and plenty of wonderful and wacky exhibits to display in your museums, creating the ultimate guest experience. As this was my first

‘Moroi’ available on Steam at the present, is developed by Violet Saint and published by Good Shephard Entertainment. Have you ever wanted to sit in a dark room and dive into a top-down story-driven fairytale with a full spectrum of dark humour? With Moroi, it’s sure to tick the boxes

You’ve heard of ‘Crazy Train’ from Ozzy Osbourne, but have you heard of ‘Monster Train’? The 2020, rogue-like, deck-builder (and cult favourite of the genre) drives back into the spotlight with ‘Monster Train 2’, the next in the series by Shiny Shoe, published by Good Shepherd Entertainment. If the game’s

Glum—what better word describes my feelings after playing ‘GLUM’? Maybe that was the intention of developer and publisher CinderCat Games, but after spending three hours playing the demo, as much as I wanted to have fun with GLUM, I never found it. Glum is a goblin minion whose overlord has

If you walked into a kitchen where publishers Koei Tecmo and developers Omega Force were preparing a meal primarily consisting of ‘Dynasty Warriors’ and ‘Samurai Warriors’ as the key ingredients, then sprinkled in some herbs and spices reminiscent of ‘Hades’ and ‘Vampire Survivors’, you would get ‘Warriors Abyss’. Shadow-dropped last

It’s time to step aside, Tiger Woods. I’m here, and I’m going to steal the show, or so I think. HB Studios and 2K Games have teamed up again to bring us another year of the ‘PGA Tour’, with this year getting the name ‘PGA Tour 2K25’. This year has

Have you ever wanted to play ‘Super Meat Boy’ with combat? No, neither have I, but now I have you thinking, would that even work? How would that work? Would Peter pick pickled peppers with or without gloves? Some of these questions I can answer for you after playing the

Famous Swedish duo Filip Hammar and Fredrik Wikingsson, more commonly known as Filip och Fredrik, are both writers, television hosts, and journalists, both known for their youthful, though intellectual, humour, and unconventional journalism. In 2024, they filmed a documentary focusing on Filip’s aging father titled The Last Journey, and it

Continuing with the theme of being easy to do it yourself, the ROG STRIX B850-F Gaming WiFi Motherboard is the latest piece of kit to slide across my desk, featuring a comparatively clean design compared to some of the other boards I’ve reviewed recently. Laid out in a way that

Saber Interactive and Focus Entertainment are back with another title. For all the four-wheel-driving fans out there, this game is much like the others in that aspect but has all new objectives, adding awesome immersive value. You are the leader of a company that specialises in restoring sites devastated by

Thanks to developer Wallride and publisher Super Rare Originals, I was allowed to play their demo of ‘Grandma No!’ Unfortunately, I will have little to tell you as the demo only lasted about 15 minutes. Even after a second play-through, there wasn’t much more to find and interact with. Anyway,

This week, MKAU Gaming was fortunate enough to check out the Steam demo for ‘HoverGrease 2’, an upcoming release developed and published by Altergaze. After learning that HoverGrease sadly failed amidst the carnage of the pandemic, it was refreshing to see that a game enjoyed by thousands would be making

‘Door Kickers 2: Task Force North’ is the sequel to RockPaperShotgun’s best tactics game of 2014, ‘Door Kickers’. Developed and produced by KillHouse Games, ‘Door Kickers 2’ brings you the best in tactical close-quarters gameplay against the Middle East-based terrorist network. Door Kickers 2 had me on the edge of

Man, I have always liked cooking, but somehow, ‘Let’s Cook Together 2’ by Yellow Dot Games makes the relaxing experience a full-on panic-fest. Bringing together the preparation of dishes and cooking them under a time limit, kitchen life here is not relaxing. You play as an Ohmie working with General

Oh, do I love games that tug at nostalgia. Unfortunately, some games just throw in ‘remember berries’ with no real purpose. ‘Tiny Garden’ by Ao Norte is a game I have yet to decide if the gimmick of a garden in a tiny pocket-sized town is exciting or just there

This is not the ‘Elden Ring’ you might remember. Published by Bandai Namco and developed once again by FromSoftware, who said late last year that they weren’t “really considering” a sequel, spin-off or DLC anytime soon. To our surprise, they then announced ‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’, a standalone, co-op, action-adventure roguelike

Published by Dr. Kucho! Games and developed by Astrolabe Games, Moons of Darsalon is a retro-themed 2D side-scrolling indie game that takes some inspiration from similar games such as Lemmings and Oddworld. It was originally released on PC in 2023 and is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One,

Rev up your engines and get ready for the stage! Developed and produced by NET2KGAMES, ‘Rally Arcade Classics’ is the ultimate arcade-like, love child of 44 iconic rally cars from the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s and modern-day spice. NET2KGAMES have brought the heat with a fantastic little title that

Blizzard’s Diablo IV has yet again been pumping out content and brought out with it its newest event the ‘Lunar Awakening Collection’. To celebrate the Lunar New Year and more fitting the ‘Year of the Snake’, players were rewarded with extra XP, unique rewards and a series of new buff

Three months ago, MKAU had the chance to check out ‘Avowed’, the new RPG developed by Obsidian Entertainment, and now, Xbox Game Studios has given us access to the full-release version of this highly anticipated title. You can check out our preview write-up here: Avowed (PC) – Hands-On Preview Set

In 2001, Bridget Jones made her big screen debut in ‘Bridget Jones’s Diary’, based on the 1996 novel of the same name by award-winning author, Helen Fielding. Renée Zellweger has portrayed Bridget Jones since the original film, making the character one of her most iconic roles. The film series is

To understand my love for strategy games, we have to go all the way back to my childhood. After getting home from school and finishing my homework, I would spend a few hours on my dad’s PC. Back then, I didn’t always know what I was clicking on; I fumbled

The swamps in the Deep South are murky but awfully inviting. Compulsion Games, creators of ‘We Happy Few’ and ‘Contrast’, two games I dug into myself, have created such a magical world in their newest project, ‘South Of Midnight’, set to release in April 2025. A tale set in the