With the absolute domination of AI, it’s no surprise new limits are being tested for its ability to engage in intelligent conversations in video games. Vaudeville, by Bumblebee Studios, is one such title, taking us back to the early 1900s, when the detective genre was the talk of the town.

Buried, developed and produced by Authogin, is exactly what it sounds like, and this is what initially intrigued me, but this one is going to be short and sweet. It’s a game you play once or twice, and maybe a third time if you’re feeling it, however, that is not

Final Stardust: Cosmic Nexus is a new 2D card game set in an anime universe and based on the still-in-production manga, Ardent Tales. It’s under development and being published by Nour Saiana, and the build I was given is still in the early stages of development so things may change

I’ve always said, “Let the waves guide you.” At least until I found myself in this game. Welcome to Barton Lynch Pro Surfing, developed and published by Bungarra Software Pty Ltd. MKAU Gaming was given a copy to try out on Steam, so read on as I shred some gnarly

Back in August this year, I was fortunate enough to be able to cover the early access release of Blood West, developed and published by Hyperstrange. Before we dive in, you can check out my Early Access review HERE. Let’s recap before we dive into what you can expect from

These are some pixels I can get behind, and then run because the zombies are coming! Earn, Loot, and kill your way to safety in Nearly Dead – Live and Let Die, Developed and Published by Mono Software, Inc., now available on Steam, and what more could you ask for

Medieval Dynasty is an open-world medieval town-building survival simulator, so it’s like several great games rolled into one. Now, I do own this on PS5, so I came into this having already played it before, and I’m not mad about it. Developed by Render Cube and published by Toplitz Productions,

Little Goodie Two Shoes is a dark fairy-tale RPG game, using ’80s-’90s anime art style to tell its Brothers Grimm-like story. This choices matter horror adventure, developed by AstralShift and produced by Square Enix, will have you question every choice you make and everyone you meet. Once upon a time,

Have you ever pictured yourself in the business of car parking management? Development team Geekon and publishing team Midnight Games have made your dream a reality with Parking Tycoon: Business Simulator. It throws you in the deep end as the person who owns a new parking complex in the middle

Godzilla Voxel Wars is a new single-player turned-based strategy game created by Nukenin LLC and published by TOHO Games, and it’s now available on Steam and Epic Game Store. The game is played from a bird’s-eye view, as if from an unseen child’s perspective, and they’re playing with some small

Super Mario RPG The Legend of the Seven Stars was released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1996. A whopping 27 years later, the beloved turn-based classic returns exclusively on the Nintendo Switch, with the much more succinct title, Super Mario RPG. This isn’t a straight-up re-release though, it’s

In the late 90s and early 2000s, skating games were a staple, and one of the champions of skating games was Jet Set Radio. SEGA’s classic isn’t back, but a contender for the closest spiritual successor is here to fulfil a long-standing gap for skating games. Bomb Rush Cyberfunk, Team

Developed and published by TACSOU, “Colored Effects’ is a platform puzzler that has you using different coloured abilities to progress through simple but tediously challenging levels. Already available on Steam, and now on the Nintendo Switch, this is one platformer that will put your wits and skills to the test.

In 1992, Wario made his first appearance in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins on the Game Boy as the final boss to Mario. He was designed to be the evil counterpart of the Nintendo mascot, and due to his instant popularity, was given his own games with both

Few things in this world truly confuse me, and I can now say that HRS: Devil Game I is one of them. Also known as Horrible Real Street, it is classed as an action-adventure indie strategy game, however, it is clearly a survival FPS, horror-indie game. The developers, Unk Games,

Alientrap, the studio behind 2D sci-fi shooter Cryptark, has returned with the next phase in the series and the brand new 3D sequel, GUNHEAD. GUNHEAD is a first-person shooter rougelite about space pirates, pillaging, and a mech with a gun for a head. It’s a great mix of ideas and

A few months ago, MKAU Gaming was invited to take part in the KarmaZoo hands-on preview, which you can read here, where I was able to play a few rounds with other media outlets as well as some of the development team from Pastagames, including Nadim Haddad, who I was

If you have ever wanted to dip your toes in the Real Estate game, or if you think yourself a bit of a negotiation wizard, then Kiki Games has made your dream a reality with Estate Agent Simulator. The main objective of this title is to buy, sell, and rent

When playing some of the older top-down horror games, did you ever wish you could have fought the undead in first person? Welcome to You Will Die Here Tonight, developed and published by Spiral Bound Interactive LLC., a game that will fulfil that dream. You begin your adventure as Dr.

The Invincible is a novel authored by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem, published back in 1964, but it did not get an English publication until 1973. Stanislaw Lem was renowned for hard science fiction writings and has influenced many adaptations of literature, films, and games. You may be asking what hard

Midnight Heist is a new co-op heist horror survival game, created and published by MediaTale. Players will take on jobs to investigate companies by breaking in after hours to find evidence of crimes, steal paperwork around topics, and hack into software to find answers, but there are no security guards

Subtle horror is more my thing. I like a good slow burn. That’s why the likes of Edgar Allan Poe, the Brothers Grimm, and Del Toro are more up my alley. If I was ever going to get into horror titles, then first-person point-and-click graphic adventures are definitely where I

Welcome to the fast-paced and reliable world of freight delivery and logistics, where you play poker. Wait, what? That can’t be right. *Thumbs through some pages.* Nope, you read correctly. Developer and publisher CDL Studios brings us Cosmo’s Delivery and Logistics, a poker card game with a twist. You play

Developer Bynine Studio and Publisher Super Rare Originals bring us Cavern of Dreams, a nostalgic romp for those who enjoyed three-dimensional platformers during the N64 period, and the similarities with titles like Banjo-Kazooie, Jak and Daxter, Ratchet and Clank, Spyro the Dragon, and Super Mario 64 will immediately resonate with

Developed and Published by Unimposing Walrus, Labyrinthatory is an educational game teaching you Maths, English, and other essential subjects in the shape of a game. It is a little like Stardew Valley, but focuses mainly on education, giving it great promise and making it enticing for young kids to get

‘Ugly,’ developed by Team Ugly and published by Graffiti Games, takes you on a side-scrolling, platforming adventure with a plethora of puzzles thrown in to challenge and frustrate you along the way. There is a loose story attached, told through interactive memories, and it fleshed out so much of the

Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is a third-person beat ’em up game that takes the absolute beauty of Mike Mignola’s original comic book art and brings it to life in a game. You are sent to the infamous “Butterfly House” on a mission to locate a BPRD (Bureau of Paranormal Research

Most people, well, most gamers, would have heard of the series that is Diablo, with its dark themes, its dungeon delving, and its top-down view action carnage. As famous action star Tugg Speedman, also known as Ben Stiller says, ‘Here we go again, again’, and we hold onto our hats

Mario and the gang are back once again, this time to save the Flower Kingdom in classic 2D side-scrolling, platforming, Goomba-stomping, brick-breaking, and pipe-warping action. It’s been 11 years since the last 2D side-scrolling adventure, 2012’s New Super Mario Bros. U on the Nintendo Wii U, but Super Mario Maker

Being a mail person strikes me as an incredibly demanding and time-pressured profession. Kela van der Deijl, Appelmoes Games BV, and publisher, Freedom Games, seek to prove that in their world, postal workers have a very mellow job with Mail Time, which has just arrived on Nintendo Switch. Mail Time