After 12 years of dedication and development, Karaclan Studios has released ‘VED’. Published by Fulqrum Publishing, this hand-drawn RPG offers a fresh perspective on the genre, blending roguelike elements with turn-based combat. Its focus is on storytelling and decisions that impact your journey. Set in the world of Velet, VED
I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t stoked to jump into Astroneer’s first DLC. Welcome to Astroneer Glitchwalker! You will embark on an epic adventure on an alternate timeline to a mysterious planet called Aeoluz, where you have been tasked to search for and find the Hacker called Bl!tZ
This is one of the most exciting third-person space exploration/survival games to this day. Welcome to ‘ASTRONEER’, which was developed and published by System Era Software. Now, let the space exploration mission begin! You are landing on an unknown planet, intending to travel deep within the earth or to other
Ever since I played my first roguelike years ago, the genre has become deeply personal to me, spawning some of my favourite games of all time. Naturally, when I stumbled upon ‘Liberté’, developed by Superstatic and published by Anshar Publishing, I was intrigued. A deck-building roguelike set during the French
We open at the peak of the 1980s. You are home from school, and your parents are about to head out of town. You hear the door slam, dash over to your hidden drawer, and pull out the item you’ve been hiding from your parents—something you know is taboo, something
From Square Enix comes the long-awaited ‘Dragon Quest III 2D-HD Remake’, and they have knocked it out of the park. This game keeps everything we love about the original. Still, it makes it fresh, beautiful, and way more accessible for new and old players. Whether you’re a long-time Dragon Quest
I am very tolerant and patient, but when a game is so fundamentally broken that I cannot play it any longer, something is wrong. Sofie: The Echoes, developed and published by Working Games Studio Ltd, should have heeded their company name and continued “working” on their “games” longer in their
Bum Bum Monsterz is the latest team-based multiplayer party game to hit the Steam store from Funverse Games and TheGamePublisher.com. Muster your pals for various challenges, puzzles, and obstacles and duke it out to become the ultimate winner in this teamwork-based playground. This looks like another version of a particular
Just in time for Halloween comes ‘Don’t Be Afraid 2’, a first-person horror sequel to the 2020 game ‘Don’t Be Afraid’. Brought to you by Eneida Games, Cat-astrophe Games and Untold Tales, this time you follow along as a young man coping with childhood trauma and launch into this horror
With the hide-and-seek genre reviving in mainstream gaming, Uuvana Studios has decided to mix the uprising gaming style with an established favourite: horror. They have thrown them both in a blender and outpour the deliciously enticing HOUND: AUTOMATON. The crux of HOUND: AUTOMATON circles around a 1vsMany approach, where one
H.P. Lovecraft is a prolific science fiction and horroresque writer, making him a total enigma. His legacy is not really one to be messed with unless you are prepared to dig deep and deliver homage with care enough to not tarnish his name. While ‘Innesmouth 22′ by Raven Novels attempts
From Krillbite Studio, an indie studio hailing from Norway, comes Fruitbus, a new cozy, open-world, adventure game developed on the Unity engine. During your childhood, your Grandma was your best friend and mentor. When she passes away, she leaves you her famed Fruitbus; a travelling food truck that offers salads
As a massive fan of Top-Down arcade bullet-hell shooters, I could not be more excited to introduce you to Kill Knight, the latest release from Melbourne-based studio PlaySide. Games in this genre are supposed to be easy to play and hard to master. I used to be addicted to this
The Earth is predicted to contain 7.5 sextillion grains of sand. One of those grains of sand is minuscule compared to the overall amount of sand. The Jackbox Survey Scramble developed and published by Jackbox Games Inc. has taken on the mammoth task of getting your opinion. With only 8.1
‘Dead Season’, brought to you by solo-developers ‘Snail Bite’ and ‘Iceberg Interactive’, is an old-school turn-based zombie game that will have you on the edge of your seat as you use your strategic skills to make it through the endless hordes of zombies. Guide a group of strangers through each
Chinese development company Pollard Studios LLC and publisher Wired Productions and Gamera Games are bringing the latest first-person cinematic, psychological thriller game based in 1984, in East Germany. Everything is not quite as it seems, and needless to say, I was hooked and wanted some more, as the demo was
‘What Lurks Inside’ is a co-op horror game with strategic and survival elements developed and published by Dimension Unknown Studio LLC. Get a group of friends and investigate what lurks inside or, investigate it yourself and see if you can escape! Before What Lurks Inside starts, you’re told if you
In the modern-day world where video game remakes, remasters, and re-releases seem to be all the rage, new and unique games seem left in the lurch. Your old favourite games you played relentlessly as a kid now have a 1080p coat of paint applied, bringing a wash of nostalgia and
Are you a fan of tower-defense games? Cleverly designing powerful strategies to keep your objectives safe. Perhaps you’re a big fan of round-based zombie games like I am, always striving to get just one round higher each time you deploy. Now you can have the best of both worlds in
Published by Eastasiasoft Limited and developed by Frozen Flame Interactive, A Night on the Farm is a retro-themed indie horror game. It takes inspiration from old 3D horror games from the 90s and is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PlayStation 4|5, Nintendo Switch, and PC. Players take
I love narrative or novella-type games, and while they won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, I love a gaming experience with a side of tear-jerking emotion. In saying that, by opening with the disclaimer of touching on hard topics, I knew ‘Copycat’, by Indie Australian developer, Spoonful Of Wonder, was
Developed by Oxide Games and brought to you by Xbox Game Studios, ‘Ara: History Untold’ is probably my first dive into controlling miniature people and towns since probably The Sims. Not being a specialist in games in the likes of ‘Age Of Empires’ or the ‘Civilisation’ franchises, I was scared,
If, like me, you grew up in the ’80s, you will remember a game called Contra. Whether intentional or not, developer and publisher Retrowave have brought us Iron Meat, and I found it impossible not to draw a comparison to it. I believe Retrowave have taken strong inspiration from Contra.
Slashing onto the scene is “Towerborne,” a vibrant, action-packed side-scroller, developed by “Stoic” and published by “Xbox Games Studios,” sure to impress with its delightful scenery and awesome combat. Earlier in the month you might have seen I covered a preview of this game, and since then, I have eagerly
Developer and publisher, Steady Boar, have joined the popular trend of rouge-lites with Blood Purge: Releaseburg, and given I like rouge-lites, I was eager to see what this company had to offer in its preview release. You are a survivor in an apocalyptic city overrun by hordes of zombies that
Welcome to SYNDUALITY Echo of Ada, where a once-thriving civilisation was brought to its knees in the world of Amasia. Developed by Game Studio Inc. and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, this upcoming PvPvE extraction shooter is set in the far-distant future of 2222. An extinction-level event known as the
After years of playing various military simulators, ‘Squad 44’ by Offworld Industries instantly grabbed my attention when it appeared on the list of games to review. The Steam page states “The most authentic tactical WWII shooter, promising a brutal level of realism and an impressive array of meticulously recreated weapons
Over my gaming years, I’ve experienced many tales of daring heroes and thrilling adventures, but none quite like Jot’s, for his story takes place not just in a game world, but in a storybook. You’re probably thinking, “Books aren’t video games,” and you’d normally be right, but in the case
It’s finally a new horror title that does not feel like the others. Developer and self-publisher Jumpy Unit have made the latest horror titles with Ominous. It’s an online thriller/horror title for four players and you must collaborate with your team members to face monsters and get out of the
It is time again to don the brown pants and prepare to have the living daylights scared out of me, as I prepare to step into the supernatural world and try to ease restless spirits. MKAU Gaming has been fortunate to get early hands-on access to the upcoming title from
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