Reviews

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Kiln (Xbox Series X) – Review

Kiln’ is one of those games you find yourself thinking, ‘What were developers, Double Fine Productions, smoking when they came up with this concept?’ It’s not every day you play an online, multiplayer, base-destroying brawler, but as a ceramic pot. The story is a pretty simple premise. Celadon, a god-like

6.5

Ground Zero (Steam) – Review

Ground Zero doesn’t hide what it wants to be. From the moment you step into the fog-covered ruins of Busan, it wears its inspirations proudly: a deliberate throwback to classic survival horror, where tension builds slowly, and every bullet feels like a decision between life and virtual death.  As an advocate for

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MotoGP 26 (Xbox Series X) – Review

MotoGP2026 is the latest offering from developer Milestone S.r.l , being described on their game page as having “a renewed physics built around a new rider-based handling system, a more complete career mode, dynamic riders rating and much more”. MotorGP25 was widely renowned as the most refined and immersive two-wheel

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Hacked: The Streamer (Steam) – Review

Hacked: The Streamer is a choose-your-own-adventure game from developer Button Interactive and NAISU. The game is described on their site as “You are blackmailed in Hacked: The Streamer. Investigate clues, make impactful decisions, and shape your story to uncover the culprit in this thrilling interactive movie”. Sounds interesting, right? Let’s

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Michael (Movie) – Review

Michael Jackson is one of the greatest musicians of all time, with a legendary career that defined a generation and whose influence can still be felt today. Various films and TV series have been made over the decades to tell his story or focus on certain periods of his life,

9.5

Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred (PC) – Review

I had extremely high expectations coming into this DLC from the developers, Blizzard Entertainment. I reviewed the original base game Diablo IV on release back in May 2023, and the first DLC, Diablo IV: Vessel Of Hatred’ at the end of 2024. Being incredibly pregnant at the moment, I felt

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Last Flag (Steam) – Review

Last Flag is a fun take on the old children’s game, Capture the Flag. Add a dash of 2026 gaming, and you have a strategic character progression shooter coming to take all your attention. Mac and Dan Reynolds (Imagine Dragons), the co-founders of Night Street Games, have given us an

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Pragmata (Playstation 5) – Review

In a world of sequels and remakes, it’s hard for new, original ideas to break through into the zeitgeist. Capcom is different, though. After the past few years of reminding the industry of their storied legacy, they’ve now arrived with something fresh and incredibly unique sci-fi game, ‘Pragmata’. We play

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2nd EVE (Steam) – Review

Whenever a game describes itself as a Souls-like, a little part of me screams with joy. It’s by far my favourite sub-genre within gaming, but how does 2nd Eve, developed and published by Gamer Cloud, handle these expectations? You play as Sister Superior Zola, a nun who is tasked with

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Blood Reaver (Steam) – Review

Blood Reaver is a dark fantasy first-person shooter game from developer Hell Byte Studios. Described on their Steam page as “Harness forbidden magic and weaponry to shoot, blast and slice your way through endless hordes of demons”. Let’s jump into this early access FPS shooter and see how long we

Yerba Buena (Steam) – Preview

Throughout all gaming, the 70’s era doesn’t get nearly enough love. But what happens when you take the groovy and make it glitchy? You get a fresh, funky, yet unexpected game experience in Yerba Buena. Developers Mad About Pandas adapts the first-person puzzle-platformer formula by adding a copy-paste mechanic that can make or break the game world.

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Good Luck (Steam) – Review

Good luck from developer Happybara games, described as “Physics-driven nightmare, every step is a trap”, as you navigate a city full of surprises. So let’s walk in and see how Good Luck plays from publisher Ultimate Games SA and Ultimate Publishing. You are a businessman just trying to get to

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Incantation (Xbox Series X) – Review

Based on the critically acclaimed and highest-grossing Taiwanese horror film of the same name, Incantation is a first-person psychological horror game that expands on the lore of the 2022 movie. Developed and published by Softstar Entertainment, the movie is loosely based on a real-life incident from 2005, involving a family who claimed

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Skull Horde (Steam) – Review

‘Skull Horde’, developed and published by 8BitSkull, is very much my sort of game. It’s simple but challenging, basic but interesting; a combination that just works for me. This auto-fight dungeon crawler, while lacking much diverse point-to-point action, is oozing with charm and something I just can’t put my finger

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Minos (Steam) – Review

One of our favourite publishers here at MKAU Gaming, Devolver Digital, once again returns to the forefront with Minos. Developed by Artificer, Minos, as you may have guessed from the name alone, does, in fact, feature the Greek mythological beast, the Minotaur, but not in the way you would expect.

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