The combination of exploration, Tomb Raider-esque adventure and traversal, and a sunken world that finds beauty in the post-apocalypse, without any of the combat or sense of danger that often accompanies such games, is a recipe for a game both intriguing and relaxing. Uppercut Games proved the merits of this …
Instead of trying to “fix” what isn’t broken, the PS5 remake of Demon’s Souls brings the original’s eerie, oppressive atmosphere and unrefined charm to life better than ever. Before the runaway success of Dark Souls, before all the “git gud” and the “it’s the Dark Souls of [x]”, there was …
Everybody’s daydreamed about waking up one day with pixel puzzle-themed superpowers, right? No? Well I know I have, and apparently the good folks at Rude Ghost have too, because that’s the concept behind Pixel Puzzle Makeout League, a humorous, surreal, adorable game that sees you saving the day by solving …
Weaving Tides is easily one of the more creative ideas I’ve encountered recently: an action adventure set in a woven world, in which you solve puzzles and fight enemies by weaving ribbons of thread through the environment. The good news is that, judging from the recently-released public demo, Weaving Tides …
I can’t remember the last time we had a year as good as 2017, in terms of the sheer number of excellent games. I played literally hundreds of games over the course of the year, with plenty of bonafide masterpieces among them. That all makes picking my favourite games of …
