This week I’ve been incredibly fortunate to have been able to get hands-on with the upcoming PlayStation VR2 exclusive, Synapse. Synapse is the landmark next-generation VR action-shooter from nDreams, the award-winning team behind Fracked, Phantom: Covert Ops, Far Cry VR: Dive into Insanity, and the eagerly anticipated Ghostbusters: Rise of

Developed by The Bearded Ladies, Miasma Chronicles is a turn-based tactical shooter, but it’s been combined with RPG and free-roam mechanics to give a more in-depth gameplay experience. Embark on a quest across a post-apocalyptic wasteland full of dangerous enemies and plagued by a mysterious force known as the ‘Miasma’.

Considering how many real-time strategy games I’ve played in the past, the franchise Company of Heroes was never one of them. Reviewing Company of Heroes 3 brings a realisation that I have truly missed out. Developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Sega, Company of Heroes 3 is highly recommended.

Filthy Animals: Heist Simulator is developed by Pewter Games Studios and LoPoly Games, and published by Green Man Gaming, and to say it’s a lot of fun would be an understatement. It feels like a game like Gang Beasts or Human Fall Flat had a baby with something like PayDay

Berlin-based developers Point Blank Games have released the latest in action-adventure games to keep you immersed for hours. They have built this visually stunning, story-rich game known as Stray Blade. This is one title you aren’t going to want to miss. You begin your adventure with the main character –

Developed by Cococucumber, ‘Ravenlok’ is an action-adventure RPG set in a world plagued by the darkness of a tyrannical queen. Upon being pulled through a mystical mirror, the young girl, Ravenlok, discovers she is destined to help this whimsical world. A foretold legend mentions a girl with raven-coloured hair; the

It’s been 3 years since our last outing with Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. Finally, it’s time to reunite with the gang in another starship-cruising action-adventure in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Respawn Entertainment teamed up again with Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games to take us to a

The day we all thought would never come has arrived. Originally announced all the way back in 2014, Dead Island 2, by publisher Deep Silver, has been in and out of different developers for the past 9 years, finally landing in the hands of Dambuster Studios. So what is Dead

‘The Burning Shores’ is the brand new expansion DLC for Sony’s robotic Dinosaur extravaganza, ‘Horizon Forbidden West’. Guerrilla Games have made the tough decision to make this particular piece of content a PS5 exclusive release, despite the base game being available on current and previous generations, so please keep that

Team Green after one year, two weeks and four days your wait is over. ‘Ghostwire: Tokyo’ has finally arrived on X-Box. It hasn’t arrived alone though, it has brought with it updates that PS5 and PC players did not get to experience. Developer Tango Gameworks and publisher Bethesda Softworks have

Gladiators, are you ready? Things have GORN crazy on PSVR2 as the ludicrously violent gladiator simulator GORN makes its way onto the platform. GORN is the extremely violent VR gladiator simulator, made by Free Lives, the developers behind Broforce, and published by Devolver Digital. Featuring a unique, fully physics-driven combat

Postal 4 is a first-person shooter developed and published by Running With Scissors, and it’s a follow-on from Postal 2. Yes, that is right. We skipped straight passed 3 into 4. I am not sure why, but we will speak of this no more. For those who know, you know,

‘Blade Assault’ is a 2D rouge-like platformer that is beautifully designed with some stunning pixel-style art in a sci-fi, cyberpunk-looking world. The game was developed by TeamSunEat and published by the team over at NEOWIZ. The game was originally released on Steam back in January 2022 and has finally made

The Resident Evil franchise has always been a personal favorite and I loved being able to experience the remake of Resident Evil 4. As someone who has played every installment of RE4, from the GameCube to the Quest 2 version, being able to experience the new version was amazing. The

DC’s Justice League: Cosmic Chaos is a game developed by PHL Collective and published by Outright Games. It’s now available for purchase on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, Series S and X, and PC, and this review was done on the Xbox Series X version of the

Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem originally dropped in 2019 on PC, and now it’s come to the dark side and made the move to the current generation of consoles. Wolden Studios both developed and published this title, and it is an action role-playing dungeon crawler that you don’t want to miss.

We all loved playing hide and seek when we were kids, but what if doing so becomes a matter of life and death? Hiding and sneaking around might be the only way you get out alive and save your family. Developed by Tessera Studios, ‘Intruders: Hide and Seek’ is a

‘Ship Graveyard Simulator’ is a first-person sim where you dismantle parts of ships for scrap. Developed by Games Incubator and published by PlayWay S.A as well as Games Incubator, released originally on the PC in November 2021, it has now made it to the PS5. Like some other simulator games,

It’s Launch Season for the new PS VR2, and I’ve gotta say, this past week has been the most fun I’ve had in the VR space in quite some time. I’ve been totally chilled to my core this week and already finding it difficult to contain the excitement of being

Raiden, the classic vertical-scrolling shooter that began all the way back in 1990, has always been one of the standouts of the arcade scene during the 90s and helped define the genre. The series so far has had five games in total between 1990 and 2016, with some of them

With the launch of the new Playstation VR2 headset comes a plethora of new VR experiences to get absorbed in, and this past week I’ve been able to get my slimy tentacles on Tentacular. Tentacular, created by Firepunchd Games UG and published by Devovler Digital, originally released on 24th March

The Yakuza series is one of SEGA’s premiere franchises developed by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, which began all the way back in 2005 on PlayStation 2. Now renamed as Like a Dragon, which is also the rough English translation of its Japanese name Ryū ga Gotoku, the series has seen

Journey to the Savage Planet first graced us with its presence on the 28th of January 2020, and now, just over three years later, it’s back again with the latest version of this title, Journey to the Savage Planet: Employee Of The Month Edition. This title includes the base game

If there is one game that I’ve had my eye on since it was first announced, it would have to be Atomic Heart by the folks over at Mundfish. With a very Bioshock feel to it, Atomic Heart is set in an alternate vision of the USSR where a scientist

‘Rooftop Renegade’ developed by an Australian indie team, Melonhead Games, is a side-scrolling, speedrunning platformer with high-octane parkour gameplay. The main objective of the game is to speedrun by platforming your way through an environment writhe with hazards to avoid, with some instances being chased by the sinister cyber police.

Thanks to Koei Tecmo and Electronic Arts, we’ve been checking out their newest action-adventure, role-playing game, ‘Wild Hearts’ set in a fantasy world inspired by Feudal Japan called Azuma. Players will play as a hunter in the land of Azuma and after a short introduction to controls, you are able

KeokeN Interactive and Frontier Developments PLC have brought us the next space adventure game to the current generation of consoles with ‘Deliver Us Mars’. It’s based 10 years after their previous title being ‘Deliver Us The Moon’. This title is an atmospheric sci-fi tale that takes you on an action-packed

I think it’s safe to say, Hogwarts Legacy, by Avalanche Software, is the Harry Potter game every fan of the Wizarding World has been waiting for. Taking place in the 1800s, long before the main line Harry Potter books, you step into the shoes of a fifth-year student who has

Hitman 3 is a franchise I love. I can sink so many hours into the game, finding new ways to finish missions, or taking on silly goals like knocking everyone on the level out. Well, IO Interactive has done it again by releasing the Freelancer mode, which brings a whole

At the very recent Xbox Developer Direct, an all-new 3D platform game, ‘Hi-Fi Rush’ was revealed and shadow dropped that same day exclusive to Xbox Series X|S and PC. Published by Bethesda and developed by Tango Gameworks, Hi-Fi Rush mixes the action-adventure and rhythm genres without missing a beat. Players