Steins;Gate Elite is out today – here are some first impressions

This remake of the excellent 2009 visual novel is essentially a playable version of the 2011 anime series.

I don’t like stealth games, but Hitman is comedy gold

The adventures of a bumbling assassin.

It’s XCOM crossed with Lovecraft! But great fundamentals can’t make up for a lack of content.

The follow-up to Sunless Sea is much bigger, prettier and more forgiving than its illustrious forebear.

Vampyr is an awkward case where your actions don’t match up with the story of the game.

This is it. I’m doing this. Within the next few months, the slate is being wiped clean.

Have a listen to this podcast from back in 2011, in which we discuss what made Resident Evil 2 so damn good.

The latest game from the lead designer of Civilisation V takes things down to a more human level – but it’s… very… S-L-O-W.

Ninjas are cool, aren’t they? I shall brook no argument on this.

Well, 31 really. I mean Cyberpunk 2077 definitely isn’t going to come out this year, is it? Or is it? OR IS IT?

EA have a ten-year licence to make Star Wars games. Over five years in, they’ve only made two, both of them remakes.

Fallout 76, eh? Didn’t see that one coming.

The gorgeous mousey PC adventure is finally heading to consoles.

The rules are simple – find an indie game you’ve never heard of before, then tweet about it using #DiscoverIndies.

Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.

Just under ten quid for a quality Metroidvania title.

The two Bayonetta amiibo are real lookers.

Have a very Happy Holidays, see you in the New Year!

One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.

We have gathered together in The Manor’s Drawing Room to pick our personal highlights from 2018. And it makes for an interesting list.