Since 1991, everyone’s favourite hedgehog has been rolling around at the speed of sound across SEGA’s entire console history, all the way to modern consoles. Taking over for Alex Kidd, Sonic has been the face of SEGA and a pop culture icon for over 30 years. His early games made

Nintendo Switch has been my home for alternative games, and the brand-new title from Tookyo Games and Spike Chunsoft fits that category beautifully. Master Detective Archive: Rain Code is a modern-day supernatural mystery game that puts your deductive skills to the test in some outlandish and unique ways. This single-player

The Dark Pictures Anthology by Supermassive Games is now an iconic series of interactive survival horror games, currently spanning four unique tales. For me, my favourite, and the pinnacle of the series is the flagship title, Man of Medan, released on consoles in 2019. Now available to play on the

When I first heard of Bleak Sword DX recently, it piqued my interest, and when the opportunity came up to review it on the Switch, I couldn’t say yes please fast enough. I was not disappointed at all. Developer, More8bit, and publisher, Devolver Digital, have given us a pocket-sized action

Explore the beginning of this RPG franchise with remasters of three adventures that inspire players to go on a journey of discovery, mapping deep dungeons, partying up with your squad, and tackling the challenges ahead in the dungeons. Play as the leader of a guild of adventurers, searching for rare

Remember way back in the day, chilling out after school and indulging in a lovely little action-JRPG? There was an indescribable feeling of wonderment during the first playthrough and a desire to experience them for the first time over and over again. The devs at Three Rings, working alongside publisher,

It’s been a long time since I’ve played a game where once I’ve put it down I’ve been eager to jump back in again, or even worse, thinking about it while I’m meant to be working, but The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has done that to me.

We here at MKAU Gaming are passionate about gaming, and let’s be honest, if you’re here reading this review, you’re a lover of video games too. Regardless of how old you are or what generation you grew up in, your introduction to video games will always hold a nostalgic place

Once the darkness rises above all, it’s your time to take the reins and hit the ground running on a mission to discover the light once again, and Morning Shift Studios have made this a reality, both developing and publishing this latest title to come to the Nintendo Switch or

Living in Brisbane, I have much to complain about when it comes to traffic. With an old man’s grumpy demeanour, I am more than happy to whip out the Zimmer Frame, shake my fist, and loudly declare “Back in my day” to anyone that will or won’t listen. Well, the

The title of this game “Lost Epic” is truly all you’ll need to bring when it comes to expectations. Everything that is epic about this game is lost in a very middling affair. I’m not saying this is a bad game nor am I saying it is a good game.

If games were decided by a committee, manufactured by a person wearing a hard hat at a printing press and a conveyor belt spat the games out at the other end then developer A2 Softworks and publishers Manager Game S.A. and Red Dev Studio S.A. have nailed it. Drill Deal:

Originally released in 2018 exclusively for PlayStation 4, Omen of Sorrow is an indie 2.5D, horror-themed, 1v1 fighting game published and developed by Chilean-based studio, AOne Games. The game was later ported to Xbox One in 2021 and is now available on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and Steam, this time

The first thing that comes to mind for most gamers familiar with the ‘Bayonetta’ series would be high-octane thrills, gun-totting heroism, and general over-the-top display of action. The fine folk over at Platinum Games are here to offer a new experience, however, with the cosy game mentality taking centre stage.

It hasn’t been long since we’ve seen Kirby return to the spotlight with his last outing being Kirby and the Forgotten Land in 2022. Just the next year in 2023, it’s time to revisit the past in Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe, a remaster of the classic Wii title, Return

Nintendo has always marched to the beat of its own drum. That has never been truer than their recent Nintendo Direct when they announced a remaster of one of the most critically acclaimed title of all time, and then having it drop on the same day without a single leak.

Minecraft meets early 90s retro FPS in Gunscape. Gunscape was originally released to PC, Xbox, and PS4 way back in 2016, but has only just been released to the Nintendo Switch as of February 1, 2023. Developed and published by Blowfish Studios, players can build and play their own maps

I previewed and reviewed ‘ Trek to Yomi’ back in May of 2022, and I for one loved every moment of this little indie gem by Leonard Menchiari with Flying Wild Hog. Thankfully, you can now play it on the go as it is released for the Nintendo Switch on

Mythology & folklore, times of magical beasts, and Gods among men. Dark times and unknown forces are tainting the villages around Midgard. The Nordic Gods no longer wander the Midgard Plains. With no Gods left or Odin’s guardians remaining in Midgard, the protection of the Elder Tree has dissipated. It

Created and published by Ultimate Games, Demolish & Build Company is a working simulator where you will take on contracts to destroy structures to earn a bankroll, and this will then allow you to find contracts to build structures and reap the reward of renting them out. Demolish & Build

Motorcycle Mechanic Simulator 2021 is the dream game for tinkerers and motorcycle enthusiasts alike, and I had already played this on the PC when it first came out, so when Play2Chill and PlayWay brought this gem of a title to the Nintendo Switch, I was eager to jump in and

When I first started playing HEROish, I immediately thought ‘this is a single-player MOBA game’, but it is much more than that. HEROish also has aspects of tower defense and deckbuilding. This is the debut title for developers and publishers Sunblink and it’s a great game to debut with. Starting

Cold Symmetry and Playstack have brought Mortal Shell: Complete Edition to the much-loved handheld console, the Nintendo Switch. Mortal Shell was originally released in 2020 on the Playstation 4 and Xbox One, with the Enhanced Edition, later brought to the current generation of consoles. If you would like to see

Published by The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild and developed by Festive Vector, Sail Forth is a nautical adventure game, where players can raise their sails to explore the open seas, upgrade their ships, recruit new crew members and engage in naval battles. This unique indie game is now available on PC,

Let me take you back to a simpler time when you would buy a bag of toy soldiers and proceed to wage an all-out war of epic proportions. The only limitation was your imagination and how rough you were with the little plastic units. Finding little cut-outs in the backyard

After the initial launch of Inscryption on PC in late 2021, the coveted indie game had rolling reviews of 10s and extreme praise across the board. One of them was from us in the original review, which you can read here. Developed by Daniel Mullins’ Games and published by Devolver

It’s the 2022 Football/Soccer WorldCup, and together with New Star Games, FiveAces Publishing has graced us with Retro Goal, originally released in June 2021 for mobile devices. After its success in the mobile market, they have ported it over to the handheld gaming device we all know as the Nintendo

Horse Tales: Emerald Valley Ranch is an open-world equestrian game, developed by Aesir Interactive and Published by Microids, and it focuses on us, the main character, visiting Emerald Valley. We load into the game with a nice cutscene before playing a small tutorial showing the controls. After choosing a horse

It’s Christmas for Pokémon fans all over. This year we have had not one, but two Pokémon game releases. This is unheard of. Usually, one generation is released, and then in 1-3 years, a new one will come out, but not in 2022, baby! 10 months after Pokémon Legends Arceus

Eat up to beat up is the essence of the new Nintendo Switch title, Harvestella, from veteran JRPG publisher, Square Enix. The fusion of action RPG and the farm sim trend seems like a promising concept, but there’s definitely room to grow, as was my experience with Harvestella. Your character