Expectations are a weird thing and sometimes no matter how much you should like something “on paper” you just can’t bring yourself to love it.
Amy Eastland breaks down her thoughts on trying to get into Pine Hearts.
Preview | Pro Philosopher 2 - Ace Attorney Meets Over-The-Top Political Debates
The Ace Attorney series might have gotten a lot of releases over the last few years but it feels like it’s been an age since the last new game.
That’s why its a good thing Pro Philosopher 2 is here to OBJECT to some of the greatest thinkers in history.
Henry Stockdale previews.
Review | Venture To The Vile - Refreshingly Infectious
There is no shortage of Metroidvanias releasing in 2024, but between its striking visuals and 3D exploration Venture To The Vile is hoping to stand out.
Bobby Lipps reviews.
Update Patch | June 2024 - THE NOT-E3 SPECIAL EDITION
June has come and gone but the scent of Summer Game Fest lingers… It smells like gamers… AND NEWS!
Alex Green rounds up all of last month’s biggest events in this month’s Update Patch.
Preview | Golden Lap - A Casual F1-Style Management Sim That Takes Risks
With the F1 season well and truly underway, what better time could there be to manage some speedy racecars?
Henry Stockdale takes to the track to preview Golden Lap.
Review | The Exit 8 - Don't Miss Your Stop
The Exit 8 is a bottle horror indie that costs less than a sandwich, but despite its scant runtime, it leaves a big impression.
We welcome Anita Mowete to the site to review.
Review | Solium Infernum - Mean Girl Simulator
Down in the depths of there is something something truly terrifying brewing… 4X game designed to make you betray your peers.
Branford Hubbard takes a look at Solium Infernum.
Review | Duck Detective: The Secret Salami - Quacking The Case
A new anthropomorphic detective has waddled onto the scene, but can it capture the sleuthing experience?
Edwin Teo reviews Duck Detective: The Secret Salami.
Behind The Scenes Preview | Inferni: Hope & Fear
Mashing together TCG deck-building gameplay with a battle royale’s structure certainly sounds like a hellish endeavour, but Village Studio is hoping to make something devilishly replayable with with Inferni: Hope & Fear.
We sent Kate Robinson behind the scenes to descend into hell.
Preview | Planet Scanner - Planets, Please!
Just a normal indie game where you scan planets. Nothing else to see here. Just a very normal game.
It’s so normal in fact we got Ali Rees to preview Planet Scanner to ensure NOTHING ABNORMAL IS A FOOT!
Review | Crow Country - The Birds And The Zombies
PSX horror is going through a golden age, but even in a sea of retro throwbacks, Crow Country stands out.
Linden García reviews this eerie survival horror and tries to distinguish the birds from the zombies.
Preview | SCHiM - What We Play In The Shadows
We’ve all played with shadows as a kid, SCHiM asks the question what if the shadows played back with us?
Cee previews the upcoming indie game.
Update Patch | May 2024
There was so much gaming news over the last week you could be forgiven for forgetting what happened in the month leading up to SGF.
Thankfully Alex Green is back with another Update Patch, this time for May 2024
Moralising Art: Broken Roads Impressions
Broken Roads wants to harken back to the age of complex CRPGs like the original Fallout but in playing the game Angus Law has found their mind unravelling in a web of gamified philosophy.
Read their impressions.
Review | Hypercharge: Unboxed - Toy Soldiers That Need More Training
It feels like it has been a while since we got a game in the “little guy, big world” genre and Hypercharge: Unboxed is here to ask what if Toy Story was a little more destructive?
Simon Estey reviews.
Inter/review | Children Of The Sun - The Kids Might Not Be Alright...
Children of The Sun has been out for a few weeks now and Kate Robinson had the chance to not only play the game pre-release for a review but she also tracked down the game’s creator, Rene Rother, at WASD 2024 to get a great insight into Devolver’s latest.
Review | Biomutant (Switch) - Shoot, Slash, It’s All in the Mind!
Biomutant is a few years old now but it is still a technically impressive game, so just how does this open-world RPG hold up on the ageing Switch?
Bobby Lipps reviews.
Review | Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord Review - What's Old Is New
41 years after revolutionising what computer entertainment could be Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord has been modernised by the preservationist wizards at Digital Eclipse.
Adam W. is here to see if the seminal game holds up all these years later.
Review | Indika - The Real Horrors Were The Friends We Made Alone The Way
Indika is a lot of things, but probably none of the things you’d expect it to be.
Amy Eastland tries to untangle this confounding and singular experience.
Update Patch | April 2024
THINGS ARE GOING GREAT IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY… WHY DO YOU ASK?
Alex Green definitely isn’t desperately looking for any positives in this month’s Update Patch.