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Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World review: welcome return of a 16-bit classic

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This proto-Metroidvania still holds up.

Matthew H. Mason 1 June 2021 Reviews

Dorfromantik is the perfect way to unwind

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Dream village simulator.

Lewis Packwood 24 May 2021 Opinions

The Making of Balance of Power

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How Chris Crawford managed to simulate the Cold War.

Lewis Packwood 22 May 2021 Features

Before I Forget review: an empathetic exploration of dementia

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Never gonna give you up.

Matthew H. Mason 20 May 2021 Reviews

Aerial_Knight’s Never Yield review: or how to look cool and have fun while doing it

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Gotta go fast.

Matthew H. Mason 19 May 2021 Reviews

The cruelly abandoned Star Wars game that’s secretly brilliant

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Pour one out for Squadrons.

Lewis Packwood 4 May 2021 Opinions

Cozy Grove review: a hymn to patience and kindness

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The epitome of slice-of-life gaming.

Matthew H. Mason 27 April 2021 Reviews

Evil Genius 2 review: Dr No Thanks

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Frustrating minion management.

James Keen 13 April 2021 Reviews

New amiibo alert! Monster Hunter! Banjo-Kazooie! Byleth!

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You wait for months, and then five come along at once…

Lewis Packwood 27 March 2021 Amiibos

I revisited the 1990s for Retro Gamer

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And I got to interview the wonderful Violet Berlin.

Lewis Packwood 26 March 2021 Features

Wind Peaks review: treasure-hunt hiking

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The Lost (Item) Woods.

Matthew H. Mason 23 March 2021 Reviews

Space Crew review: a cute but hardcore spaceship simulator

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She cannae hold together, cap’n!

Lewis Packwood 15 March 2021 Reviews

Going Under review: scrappy but funny dungeon crawling

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The troublesome life of an intern.

Lewis Packwood 7 March 2021 Reviews

Fights in Tight Spaces is like turn-based James Bond

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Ultra slo-mo fighting.

Lewis Packwood 5 March 2021 Opinions

If regular gaming is a ready meal, VR is a fancy date-night dinner

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A wonderful, indulgent niche.

Lewis Packwood 4 March 2021 Opinions

Cathedral review: more Metroid than vania, and all the better for it

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Working on our knight moves.

Matthew H. Mason 24 February 2021 Reviews

NUTS review: the joys of being a squirrel voyeur

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A thrilling tale of rodent surveillance.

Lewis Packwood 17 February 2021 Reviews

I spoke to Jon Hare about the making of Wizkid

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Read all about Sensible Software’s weirdest game in Retro Gamer 217.

Lewis Packwood 17 February 2021 Features

Curious Expedition 2 review: perhaps it’s time we stopped celebrating the Victorians

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Rotten values.

Lewis Packwood 16 February 2021 Reviews

Turrican Flashback review: classic games tamed for modern tastes

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WELCOME (BACK) TO TURRICAN.

Lewis Packwood 8 February 2021 Reviews

Conspiracy review: more of the same, but less

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It’s all true, goddammit!

Lewis Packwood 19 January 2021 Reviews

Our Most Anticipated Games of 2021

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Here’s a list of 22 games we can’t wait to play this year.

Lewis Packwood 12 January 2021 Features

How the $60 open-world RPG perpetuates a narrative of privilege

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Musings on misplaced trust, exploitation and elitist thinking.

Jupiter Hate 2 January 2021 Opinions

All the stuff I wrote about video games in 2020

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A look back on a year of personal triumphs mixed with utter despair.

Lewis Packwood 31 December 2020 Features

The Story of Special Reserve

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I spent the best part of a year researching the history of this 1990s mail-order company for Retro Gamer magazine.

Lewis Packwood 29 December 2020 Features

Star Wars Squadrons is absolutely phenomenal in VR

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My inner eight-year-old is crying with joy.

Lewis Packwood 29 December 2020 Opinions

My three-year-old wishlist finally came true

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All good games come to those who wait.

James Keen 20 December 2020 Features

The Most Agreeable Games of 2020

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It’s been a difficult year, but there have been some fantastic games.

Lewis Packwood 19 December 2020 Features

Orwell’s Animal Farm review: keeping politics in video games

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The life of an animal is misery and slavery: that is the plain truth.

James Keen 10 December 2020 Reviews

PHOGS! review: what a good dog (dogs?)

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How I fell in love with a conjoined canine.

Lewis Packwood 3 December 2020 Reviews

The History of Turrican: a ten-page Retro Gamer special

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I get all misty-eyed at seeing my first ever cover feature.

Lewis Packwood 24 November 2020 Features

Lylat Wars: Betrayal and Regret on the Planet Aquas

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A tale of nefarious deeds that will strike at your soul.

James Keen 24 November 2020 Features

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