Zipp’s Cafe is the latest game in the Chicken Police series and seeks to strike a much more chill tone.
Amy Eastland looks into whether this game goes down like a good drink.
Review | Survival Hero - Weakest Link
There are countless Vampire Survivors-inspired games out there right now, and Hero Survival… certainly is one of them…
Branford Hubbard reviews this often-broken, always-frustrating game.
Review | Life Of Delta - Living The Point And Click Life
Life of Delta is a mysterious post-apocalyptic point-and-click adventure with a great art stlye and intriguing set up, but is it any good?
Will Clark reviews.
Review | Alan Wake 2 - A Writer's Nightmare. An Editor’s Dream.
After 13 long years, Alan Wake has finally escaped The Dark Place. Was the wait worth it? And is Saga Anderson’s case to solve the many mysteries of Bright Falls a worthwhile one?
Lex Luddy reviews Alan Wake 2.
Review | Jackbox Party Pack 10 - Familiar Laughs
Jackbox returns for its tenth iteration in as many years. Everyone knows the set-up at this point, the question is; is the punchline still funny?
Henry Stockdale reviews.
Review | The Isle Tide Hotel - I Think We'd Like To Change Rooms
Wales Interactive’s latest FMV adventure offers wild bite-size adventure. With the latest game placing you in the weirdest hotel in England (except the one we stayed at during EGX and smelled of wet carpet).
Scot Nowbaveh checks-in to The Isle Tide Hotel, but how long will he want to stay?
Review | The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie PC - We've Come A Lone Way
Over a decade of storytelling comes to a head in The Legend of Heroes: Trails Into Reverie.
Ruddy Celestial takes a look at the latest NIS RPG.
Review | Dredge - Just Keep Fishing Six Months Later
Six months on from its initial release Dredge is about to get its first paid DLC, but in that time it’s seen plenty of updates.
Cee takes to the seas to see what Cee can see see see.
Metal Gear Delta Will Live Or Die By Its Crouch Button
There are a million questions worth asking about Metal Gear Solid Delta and Konami’s return to triple-A games, but Justice Herbert-Wattie believes one question is more important than all the rest…
“How will the crouch button work?”
Review | Daymare: 1994 Operation Sandcastle - We Live In A Society
A game somewhat inspired by a different video game series, inspired by a vibe of a forgotten era of filmmaking from a bunch of weirdos.
Yep, Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is definitely a game for Skeleton to review.
startmenu Podcast REMASTERED 004 - GAMESCOM-A-PALOOZA w/ Sarah Thwaites
SOMEHOW THE STARTMENU PODCAST HAS RETURNED! This time after a post-Gamescom sabbatical we return with Ordhrán Johnson, Lex Luddy and, special guest, Sarah Thwaites to talk covering big shows, what we saw, and overpriced pretzels.
Review In Progress | Payday 3 - The Job Has Gone Sideways
After seven years in development and a lot of chaos in the planning phase has Payday 3 become the heist of the century, or are we looking at a prison sentence without parole?
Tal reviews.
Update Patch - August 2023 | Gamescom Special
Gamescom was full of 300,000 sweaty gamers, six-euro pretzels, and occasional video games. We sent Alex Green to fight through the throngs of the public halls to find the best games of the show.
And after all that he rounded up the biggest news in August too.
Review | Lunacid - In The Shadow Of Alucard
Lunacid might have been released several months ago but that doesn’t mean we aren’t allowed to review this King’s Field-like, Metroidvania, Michelangelo-esque thing.
Skeleton reviews
Assassin’s Creed Has Lost It Identity But Mirage Offers A Rare Chance To Recapture It
Assassin’s Creed Mirage is within a hidden blade’s reach away from us, but why are fan’s so excited for this back to basics spin-off and how did we get here?
Holly Hughes-Rowlands investigates.
Review | Lies Of P - Sweet Little Lies
HOW MANY LIES COULD A PUPPET LIE IF A PUPPET COULD LIE ABOUT LIES?!
With Fromsoft off making a new Armored Core Aric Leighton has found themselves hankering for some souls-like action, and Neowiz’s Lies of P might be one of the best new entries into the genre.
Update Patch - July 2023
Let’s go for a walk down memory lane to the halcyon days of July 2023, as our Double Update Patch kicks off.
startmenu Podcast REMASTERED 003 - Max Payne, Hard Boiled, And Max Payne w/ DEEPHELL's Skeleton
In this week's podcast host, Ordhrán Johnson is joined by Lex Luddy and, special guest, Skeleton to discuss Remdey's catalogue, the terrible Max Payne movie, and one of the incredible Hong Kong action movies that inspired the series, Hard Boiled.
Review | Blasphemous 2 - Judasvania
The first Blasphemous was a bit of a cult hit (not that type of cult), can this new testament to the divine live up to the previous game or is it a false idol?
Bryn Gelbart reviews.
Review | Turbo Overkill - Smokin', Shooter, Style
There are more throwback shooters coming out now than there was Doom-clones in the 90s.
Does Turbo Overkill have enough stylish action to stand out from the crowd?
Aric Leighton reviews.