The Sims, made by Maxis and published by Electronic Arts, has been a mainstay of simulators since 2000 and continues its long life with the new The Sims 4 expansion, “Growing Together”. The Sims have never shied away from emulating reality, and here they take it even further, exploring significant
Industrial development is humanity’s way forward and there’s an abundance of city-builder games about it, but there aren’t many that focus on nature until Terra Nil. The last thing I expected from the creators of Broforce and a game about jousting with certain appendages was a game about rebuilding ecosystems,
Last week I was fortunate enough to be able to get a little hands-on time with Sludge Life 2, developed by DoseOne and published by Devolver Digital. Normally I would be able to open up with a little about what the game is about, however, with Sludge Life 2 being
PARANOMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo’ is a horror visual novel developed and published by Square Enix. As soon as we launch into PARANOMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, we are greeted with a fantastic scene that introduces us to “The Storyteller”. Whilst, in this scene, we’re told about the
Last week I was lucky enough to get a chance to visit the Bethesda ANZ office to get an early hands-on preview of Redfall. During this experience, I was able to play a story mission that takes place about 30% into the campaign, and I was able to pick from
‘Post’ and ‘Void’, two words both with a multitude of different meanings. Post can be an upright support, an action to display information, or can even mean something that is after an event. Void can render something invalid, refer to the emptiness of space or be an action of draining
‘Battle Ram’ is an indie arcade game where players must fight off waves of enemies and environmental hazards. Battle Ram, developed by Wloop777 & Anatoliy Loginovskikh and published by Khukhrovr, is only available on PC and was released on January 6, 2023. In Battle Ram, the player controls a genetically
Kerbal Space Program has become nothing short of a beloved game over the years. Being able to build your own spaceships, rovers, planes, and much more was a fantastic experience, whether you send them into orbit or out into space to find planets, the possibilities felt endless. Now with a
If you’re looking for a ‘Metroidvania” that you can finish in a weekend then ‘Zapling Bygone’ is for you. Developed and published by 9FingerGames, this indie carries all the standard tropes you’ve come to expect from the genre. Zap is a hive mind and is under attack from a parasite.
Developed by Mad Head Games, Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person shooter set on a mysterious alien world. Feel rewarded as you fight through and overcome the difficulties as you embark on a compelling and intricate story. You play as Kate, an astronaut, and scientist working for the Sentient
It’s time for the next phase in the ‘Battle for Silvermoon’ in Hearthstone’s newest ‘March of the Lich King’ mini-set, ‘Return to Naxxramas’. Reintroducing the levitating necropolis, Naxxramas from the first ever Hearthstone card set, the time has come to bolster your Undead army for a fight. Silvermoon, the city
Spellforce: Conquest of EO is a turn-based strategy game, or, as they’re more commonly referred to, a 4X strategy. Developed by Owned by Gravity, and published by THQ Nordic, Spellforce: Conquest of Eo is only available on PC and released on 4th February 2023. Conquest of Eo is the newest
Power always corrupts. Yes, it does, as Apple exclusive ‘Bleak Sword DX’ by more8bit, curses its way onto PC and Nintendo Switch. With no announced release date, MKAU got their hands on the DEMO to see what we are in store for! The Bleak Sword has corrupted King Rhael and
Drago Development and Movie Games have brought us the latest in survival titles with ‘Winter Survival: Prologue’. It’s based in Mount Washington State Park, with a group of friends lost and it all goes terribly wrong from the start. It’s you against the elements. You begin the adventure by talking
As you probably already know, Returnal has been out on PS5 for a couple of years now, and you can check out that review HERE. Now it’s released on PC, and we get to dive in once again, but this time, we get to see how it runs with a
Shadow Warrior 3 recently had its own Definitive Edition, almost 12 months after the original release of the game. I originally reviewed the base game, which you can check out HERE. The definitive edition has a bunch of new goodies for you to hack and slash through, including harder difficulties,
Developed by Fear of Corn, ‘Interference: Dead Air’ is a psychological thriller set in the ‘80s. After wanting a bit of change in your life with a new job and location, you get a call from a good friend who has managed to find you a new job at her
Bitwave Games specializes in retro entertainment we all grew up with and luckily enough for us, they have compiled this collection which has been named the ‘Toaplan Arcade Shoot Em’ Up Collection Vol 1’. This collection has four amazing titles built into it which are certain to give you hours
We’ve already touched on the fact that I’m quite the nerd in podcasts and unboxing videos, and let’s face it, sitting in the school library on my lunch breaks playing Magic: The Gathering with friends back in the early 2000s didn’t exactly help that image. Sure, that kind of school
The Redress of Mira is an adventure fantasy game developed and published by Tonguc Bodur, where we play as Mira and she has access to magic! We are introduced to the game with a beautiful cutscene that includes voice acting, and this gives us some starting information about the world
Excellent Rectangle Inc. is bringing the ice back to our PCs in 2023 with their newest title, Tape to Tape, a roguelike ice hockey game where you need to make sure you make all the correct decisions to earn the G.O.A.T. title. With your beginner hockey team, you are given
Feudal Japan is easily one of the most compelling settings in gaming, and Mahokenshi seeks to take full advantage of it. Created by Game Source Studio and published by Iceberg Interactive, this deck-building meets turn-based strategy game combines some unique and varied elements that weren’t afraid to beat me
Whales tend to get a bad rep in novels for swallowing anything in their path, but instead, WHALIEN: Unexpected Guests asks what would happen if people willingly lived inside a mechanical one. The small dev team, Forbidden Folds, asks us to delve deep and explore this creature; one that’s now
Developed by Cognitive Forge, ‘Aura of Worlds’ is a creative tactic rogue-lite platformer. Set out and explore the multiple worlds where you must utilize your creative abilities to twist adversity to your advantage. Fight through the challenging, ever-changing death labyrinths using your wits and reflexes. Aura of Worlds is indeed
The four vs one multiplayer game, Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, has had its first free DLC drop which comes with a new level, a new ghost, and some upgrades to how the game performs. Firstly, we will talk about the new level, the Moros Medical Facility, which was closed for good
Have you ever wanted to live the plant parent life but struggled to keep them alive? ‘Garden In!’ from Dramatic Iceberg, is the perfect game to experience plant parenthood without the dread of coming home to them thirsty and wilting. This cozy sandbox game is all about caring for seedlings
Holstin is a survival horror game set in the 1990s in a Polish town conceded by nightmares. Holstin was created and published by Sonka, and players will look for answers on a missing friend while coming into contact with survivors and the horrors that lurk in the shadows. In the
Developed by ITEM42, ‘PERISH’ is a stylish 1 – 4 player rogue-lite experience. Slay hordes of creatures on the black sands of Purgatory alone or with friends. Kill magnificent bosses and use those proceeds to gain entrance to Elysium, a place of cosmic revelations. You are Amyetri, a Pariah that
Much to the disappointment of Captain Marvel and Blade, everyone’s favourite sixteenth wall-breaking Merc with a Mouth is finally making an appearance in Marvels Midnight Suns, developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K, and when we first meet Deadpool, he’s up to his usual comic book antics. Attempting to
All first person shooter players know and love ‘Doom’, well I know I do. So, a game that follows a similar playstyle, and even some of the retro art style a lot of us began playing with made me very keen to jump into this one. Developed by T19 Games,
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