Renowned founder and CEO of indie game publisher and development studio S-Game, Qiwei Liang, or Soulframe Liang as he’s affectionately known in various internet blogs/posts, has an origin story that’s almost as intriguing as the video games he’s successfully created. As mentioned in an official PlayStation blog, he appears to

Grace Online is a Fantasy MMORPG, developed and published by Overlight Studio. Once we get into the game, we’re given a choice of what class we want to play, and we’re able to choose between Holy Knight, Archer, Mage, and Warrior, but we’re not given any information about these classes.

Developed and published by Fairyship Games, Testament: The Order of High Human is an action-adventure game set in the fantasy world of Tessara. Blended with a mix of RPG and Metroidvania elements, you’ll experience various game mechanics, from first-person combat using physical combos and magic to navigating and platforming through

Forever Skies is a first-person, post-apocalyptic survival game set in a future Earth no longer habitable by humans, forcing people to leave the planet or live atop skyscrapers to conduct research. Forever Skies was developed and produced by Far From Home, a Polish game studio newly established in 2020, and

This week has had me feeling something like a cross between being blind as a bat and a Medieval Daredevil, and it’s all thanks to EchoBlade, developed and published by East Asia Soft Limited, Sunset Arctic Games. Originally released on Steam in May 2022, it’s now available on PS4, PS5,

Ultimate Games S.A, Moonlit, and 4Fishing have teamed together to create this fishing simulation where you don’t need to worry about catching fish but focus on catching the biggest and baddest crabs. You have multiple factors that you need to fight against at all times to ensure you have a

Developed by Rockodile, ‘Death From Above’ is an arcade-style, drone sim set during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Your objective is to take control of your drone and give back the freedom and safety of the Ukrainian people. You are tasked with taking down military personnel and their operations using

Layers of Fear (2023) is not to be seen as a remake or remaster, but instead, a reimagining of the horror franchise, and this new installment covers all of the past games, from the Painter’s story in Layers of Fear to the Directors for the second main title addition, and

Developed by DO MY BEST, The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales is a narrative adventure with a twist; the power to traverse between reality and book worlds. Using such power, you are tasked with stealing legendary items like Thor’s Hammer and Excalibur, and by doing so, restore your ability to write.

Published by Phoenixx Inc. and developed by Neotro Inc., NeverAwake is a 2D scrolling twin stick shooter, originally released on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC in 2022, and it’s now available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Players take control of Rem, a young child who

Crime Boss: Rockay City was originally released back in late March for PC, but it has recently made the move to console. I was given the chance to review it on the Xbox Series X, but it is also available for Series S and the PlayStation 5. So has the

Deceit is back with the up-and-coming Deceit 2, and everyone is getting ready to deceive their friends. Gear up with up to 8 other players, and either try to survive or kill the people you’re trapped with. Can you get through the Game Master’s games and live to tell the

To those who are regular readers of my reviews, you will be aware of my admiration for the Aliens franchise. When Aliens: Dark Descent was announced in June 2022 at the Summer Game Fest, I was excited to see what developer, Tindalos Interactive, and publisher, Focus Entertainment had to offer.

I think the first thing that needs to be mentioned when talking about Trepang2 is that the name of this game is pretty random. After a quick search, you can find that trepang is a term that refers to sea cucumbers, often used in Asian cuisine. Dive a little deeper

If you have ever wanted to be a radio DJ while a serial killer is running around town, then Killer Frequency is the title for you. Team17 and Fireshine Games have teamed up to develop and produce this absolute gem of a title. You’re a radio DJ back in 1987

What’s better than a game with wizards? A game with wizards using guns, and this is exactly what the aptly named Wizard with a Gun delivers. Devolver Digital shoots another zany game our way alongside developer Galvanic Games sometime later this year, but we don’t need to wait for a

Roll up, roll up, and come enjoy a game that will have you rolling around for hours with a silly grin on your face. Having never played a Katamari game, I was unaware of what I had enrolled for. We Love Katamari Reroll + Royal Reverie is a remake of

Necrom is the seventh chapter expansion to the long-running Elder Scrolls Online game which came out in 2014, and it’s the next big installment to the world with a campaign that has 30+ hours of content, introducing new threats, zones, and a brand new class, the Arcanist, the first since

Power always corrupts. Yes, it does, as ‘Bleak Sword DX,’ by more8bit, curses its way onto PC and console. With a finally announced release date of June 8th, we finally get to sink our demonic teeth into this rogue-like hack and slasher. The Bleak Sword has corrupted King Rhael and

The legendary series that helped define a genre since 1987, the Street Fighter series has always remained one of the premier fighting games at arcades around the world, home consoles, and Esports events, even branching out into various other media. The brawling icons from Capcom have also duked it out

Developed by Duality Games, Unholy is an unsettling horror experience with puzzle and stealth mechanics offering good gameplay variation. You take on the role of Dorothea shortly after the mysterious disappearance of her child, and traversing the multiple worlds is her only option to find answers. Throughout these worlds, you

The developers behind the Amnesia and SOMA Frictional franchises are back again with another Amnesia game, Amnesia: The Bunker, which is based in a World War One bunker where you battle with a relentless AI-driven monster hunting you down. You need to make sure you keep the light on and

When seeing the trailer for Farworld Pioneers, I was immediately sucked in. The snappy visuals and the pumping soundtrack had me excited for a high-action, two-dimensional, pixel-art shooter, with base-building elements. Unfortunately, the trailer is a red herring. Developer Igloosoft and publisher tinyBuild have instead delivered a game that is

Daylight Basement Studio LLC has brought us the next best bullet hell roguelike game on the market. Being dragged into this game is an understatement. There is something awesome about being this cute little teddy bear annihilating enemies with firearms. You control Beary, a cute, cuddly little bear. You collect

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

Everdream Valley is a charming farm adventure simulator, developed by Mooneaters, and produced by Untold Tales and VARSAV Studios. Everdream Valley mixes simulation and a little magic in this very pleasant farming experience. This is the Polish developer’s first project and ticks a lot of the boxes needed for a

There will always be a place in my heart for action-packed platformers and they get better and better as time goes on. Sonzai Games and X PLUS Co., Ltd. have teamed up to make this beautifully created 2D side-scroller, which if you play retro games, you will be as invested

Stunlock Studios have created an addictive experience in their new title, V Rising. The developers have done an amazing job creating this beautifully dark and haunting top-down survival game where you need to avoid the light at all costs, all while rebuilding your vampiric empire. Stace had a chance to

Battlefield 2042 is back again with the New Dawn experience for season 5. Take to the battlefield in an all-new map that focused on combined arms warfare, both on foot and in all manner of vehicles for maximum carnage. The brand new map, Reclaimed, isn’t quite the largest map they

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’.