This beautiful ‘micro-RPG’ from One Bit Beyond may look cute, but it holds a fearsome challenge. If your character dies, they’re gone for forever – and you lose almost everything.
State of Mind is a slick-looking low-poly thriller
State of Mind is a promising techno-thriller from point and click experts Daedalic Entertainment, with a distinctive low-poly look.
The strange story of how Tom Clancy sold his own name
Tom Clancy died in 2013, but his brand lives on. In fact, Ubisoft has the right to use his name on video games in perpetuity. I wrote a feature on this unusual situation for PCGamesN.
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The best games of EGX Rezzed 2018
Phogs! Smoke and Sacrifice! Unforeseen Incidents! Dead Cells! Regular Human Basketball! Metamorphosis! Hipster Cafe Simulator! Hyper Sentinel! Roll up, roll up to see the best indie games on offer at Rezzed 2018!
I am in awe of the superstar designers at EGX Rezzed
They say never meet your heroes. Just stand a few feet away from them instead and stare with your mouth open.
EGX Rezzed: first impressions
It’s halfway through day one, and the coffee has stopped working.
Developers Long Hat House explain the meaning behind Dandara
The video game Dandara is full of symbolism and strange references – but what does it all mean? I asked the developers, Long Hat House, about the thinking behind their metroidvania masterpiece.
Getting ready for EGX Rezzed
I”ll be at EGX Rezzed for the whole weekend – but I’m already worrying how I’m going to fit everything in. If you’re going to be at the show, come say hi!
PlayStation 5? Noooooo, not yet!
It feels like I only just got my PS4. I’m in no rush to splash out on a brand new console.
Review: Flinthook (Switch)
Who can resist the allure of becoming a gun-toting, hookshot-wielding space pirate? The Switch port of Flinthook might be the best yet, simply because you can take it with you everywhere.
When coding goes wrong – amusing bug tales
Skating horses in Second Life, an unstoppable virus in World of Warcraft and the one-letter mistake that stuffed the AI in Aliens: Colonial Marines – I sought out some funny bug stories for a feature in PCGamesN.
Review: Burly Men at Sea (Switch)
Three brothers set off in a boat to find adventure – and every 30-minute playthrough is entirely different. Yep, it’s a charming Choose Your Own Folk-Tale Adventure.
Review: Midnight Deluxe (PS4)
This golf-like puzzler for PS4, Switch and Vita is entertaining, but it feels out of place on the big screen.
The closure of Grainger Games – as told by the staff
I spoke to employees at Grainger Games to find out what they’ve been going through – and what they plan on doing next.
Review: Last Day of June (Switch)
What if you could go back and change the past? Last Day of June is an intriguing game all about reclaiming a lost love, and fixing what went wrong.
Grainger Games has gone – another tragedy for the already hard hit north-east
It’s all gone, just like that. Grainger Games has shut its remaining stores. And it’s another grim disappointment to add to the hardships of North-East England.
As Grainger Games teeters on the brink things are looking gloomy for video games on the high street
Grainger Games is in trouble – and there are worrying signs about UK video game retailers in general.
Review: Dandara (PS4)
Dandara is a challenging metroidvania title with a Brazilian twist – and the title character has a very unique way of getting about. No simple walking for this lady.
Review: The Long Reach (PS4)
The Long Reach is an excellently written game in the vein of point and click adventures of old. But thankfully the days of pixel hunting are long past.