‘Rise of the Ronin’, a 2024 ARPG, by Team Ninja, is finally on PC and developed by KOEI TECMO GAMES. With a release on PC plagued with woeful dramas due to a rumored stuttering issue, I was concerned when tasked with tackling this otherwise highly acclaimed PS5 title. I remained
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is the latest instalment from Ubisoft, transporting players to the Sengoku period of feudal Japan. This game introduces a dual-protagonist system that allows players to embody Naoe and Yasuke. Will you be hiding in the shadows or running head-on in the fight? ‘The Animus Hub’ is making
‘Sorry We’re Closed’ is a retro-infused, single-player survival horror game about love and demons. It is the debut title by developers à la mode games and publishers Akupara Games. After launching for PC in late 2024, Sorry, We’re Closed is now making its way to Xbox consoles on March 6,
‘Monster Hunter’ and I have a very interesting relationship. The first game I ever played in the series was 2018’s ‘Monster Hunter World’, and while I knew I was playing a great video game, it just never clicked for me. Then came 2021’s ‘Monster Hunter Rise’, and the same issues
In 2021, ‘It Takes Two’ was released to critical acclaim, winning numerous ‘Game of the Year’ awards and changing the co-op genre forever. So, you could probably forgive Josef Fares and his team at Hazelight Studios if they wanted to rest on their laurels for their next game. However, after
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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
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
Fans of Spider-Man rejoice — the time has finally arrived. The critically acclaimed Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, developed by Insomniac Games and optimised for PC by Nixxes Software, has made it to PC thanks to publisher PlayStation Publishing LLC. Having already played and completed the PS5 version of Spider-Man 2, I
I rarely spend numerous hours honing my craft in blacksmithing, building a strong reputation with the locals, and engaging in swordplay. Kingdom Come: Deliverance II let me do all of the above, and then some, without needing to leave the house. I spent what feels like an age exploring Warhorse
DeathOmen is a psychological horror story by developer Jeff Winner and published by CreativeForge Games. I do like a good psychological horror, but to truly get my spine tingling with fear, the formula needs to evoke my imagination to run away with itself. Consequently, I often find myself unimpressed by
Finally, part two of the ‘Final Fantasy VII Remake’ is on PC, and I am excited to check out some of the new visual features it brings. It is no secret that I love Square Enix, and I try to play everything they put out. While some are hits, some
‘Dynasty Warriors’, published by Koei and developed by Omega Force originally began as a fighting game on the original PlayStation, in 1997. The sequel, however, became a hack-and-slash action game and created the ‘Musou’ gameplay style, meaning ‘1 vs 1000’, with players taking on large hordes of enemies. It remained
The original Gimmick!, made by Sunsoft was released on the Famicom in 1992, then on its Western counterpart, the NES a year later. It was a lesser-known 2D side-scrolling platformer, but an entertaining, addictive and challenging game for those who played it. It was also highly praised by industry legends,
Welcome to a game where survival from monsters and your allies is key. No one can be trusted. I bring you Mistery, developed and published by Game Frontier. Now, let’s dive into the deception and win it all! With a massive containment breach around ground zero and a mist that
Before being handed Freedom Wars Remastered for review, I had never heard of the game. When delving deeper into the history of Freedom Wars, developed by Dimps Corporation and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. and subsequently the same developer and publisher for Freedom Wars Remastered, I was asking the
Only a couple of weeks into the new year, publisher Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. has brought out another game, this time with publisher Games Studio Inc. – Synduality Echo of Ada, a PvPvE extraction shooter. Set in 2222, 200 years after humanity was almost completely whipped out during an event
‘Donkey Kong Country Returns HD’ is a supped-up version of the original 2D, side-scrolling platformer we fondly know as ‘Donkey Kong Country Returns’. Brought to you by Forever Entertainment and Nintendo, Donkey Kong Country Returns HD ticks all the boxes with its original fundamentals from the Wii and 3DS versions.
Ukraine-based solo developer, Yurii Nikshych, is back with his fourth title. With this one, he has blasted us into the future while throwing us back into the past. ‘Future Breach 64’ is a team-based shooter in which you command squads, and your job is to enter, clear, and extract by
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