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Preview: Katana ZERO

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

Lewis Packwood 18 January 2019 News

Ghost of a Tale is coming to Xbox One and PS4

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The gorgeous mousey PC adventure is finally heading to consoles.

Lewis Packwood 6 January 2019 News

Today is the first day of #DiscoverIndies

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

Lewis Packwood 4 January 2019 News

From The Armchair: Christmas Game Frenzy

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

Lewis Packwood 4 January 2019 From The Armchair

January sale bargain: Yoku’s Island Express

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Just under ten quid for a quality Metroidvania title.

Lewis Packwood 31 December 2018 News

From The Armchair: I Know What I Like… And I Know Which Games I’ll Never Enjoy

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

Lewis Packwood 24 December 2018 From The Armchair

Review: Sundered: Eldritch Edition (Switch)

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Sundered makes its debut on Switch with a ton of new features. But how does it compare with its wonderful predecessor, Jotun?

Matthew H. Mason 19 December 2018 Reviews

Preview: Right To Rule (PC)

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The wholesome story of three friends deciding to get together and make their dream game: a multiplayer competitive RPG.

James Keen 17 December 2018 Reviews

Review: Arca’s Path VR (PSVR)

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Like Super Monkey Ball, but with all the fun sucked out of it.

Lewis Packwood 8 December 2018 Reviews

Review: Hollow Knight: Voidheart Edition (PS4)

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Hollow Knight is one of the best Metroidvania games I’ve ever played, and a remarkable result for a first-time developer.

Lewis Packwood 7 December 2018 Reviews

Review: Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch)

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This spiritual successor to the venerable Wonder Boy series manages to massively improve on the games that inspired it.

Matthew H. Mason 6 December 2018 Reviews

Exciting goose news

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Goose sock puppets! A fuzzy goose T-shirt! Untitled Goose Game has got some seriously lovely merch.

Lewis Packwood 6 December 2018 News

Review: Ms. Splosion Man (Switch)

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Twisted Pixel’s Xbox Live Arcade classic gets a new lease of life on Nintendo Switch.

Matthew H. Mason 25 November 2018 Reviews

Review: Save Me Mr Tako! (Switch)

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A celebration of the Game Boy in glorious monochrome.

Matthew H. Mason 13 November 2018 Reviews

Review: Steel Rats (PS4)

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The long-awaited Steel Rats is finally here, chainsaw wheels and vertical driving fully intact. But does it live up to its promise?

Lewis Packwood 7 November 2018 Reviews

Hazelnut Bastille is a gorgeous-looking 16-bit-style RPG

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A stunning Zelda-like top-down RPG is storming its Kickstarter goals.

Lewis Packwood 31 October 2018 News

Can you dig it? Graveyard Keeper Early Access Review

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It’s like Stardew Valley, but with more highly suspicious meat products of dubious provenance.

roaring00s 25 October 2018 Reviews

Review: TowerFall (Switch)

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TowerFall makes it to the Switch with all of the content from the previous two games, as well as some cracking multiplayer options.

Matthew H. Mason 13 October 2018 Reviews

Review: The Banner Saga 3 (Switch)

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The conclusion of Stoic’s Banner Saga is breathtaking – and also difficult to write about without dropping spoilers.

Matthew H. Mason 2 October 2018 Reviews

Review: Sunless Sea: Zubmariner Edition (PS4)

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The cult PC game Sunless Sea finally makes its way onto the PS4 with its Zubmariner DLC intact. Time to dive into the chilling waters of the Unterzee…

Lewis Packwood 1 October 2018 Reviews

Review: The Gardens Between (Switch)

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The Gardens Between is bloomin’ marvellous. Buy it now!

Matthew H. Mason 22 September 2018 Reviews

Review: Mini Metro (Switch)

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A minimalist puzzle game that’s perfect for playing on the subway. Or bus. Or plane. Or train. Or…

Matthew H. Mason 20 September 2018 Reviews

Review: Chasm (PS4)

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Chasm is a beautiful pixel-art Metroidvania with a dizzying array of enemies to fight.

Lewis Packwood 12 September 2018 Reviews

Review: Iconoclasts (PS4)

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You know how people are saying Iconoclasts is one of the best games this year? Yeah, about that…

Lewis Packwood 17 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Pato Box (Switch)

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Yep, it’s a duck-based, film noir Punch-Out. Holy quack!

Matthew H. Mason 15 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Super Destronaut DX (PS4)

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It’s Space Invaders! Again! But even though Super Destronaut DX throws in a few innovations, there’s not much to hold your attention for long.

Lewis Packwood 7 August 2018 Reviews

Review: Dead Cells (PS4)

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This Rogue-like Metroidvania is rock hard but thoroughly enjoyable. Reanimated corpses have never been so much fun.

Lewis Packwood 6 August 2018 Reviews

August is Metroidvania Month

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Four fantastic Metroidvania games are being released this month: Dead Cells, Chasm, Death’s Gambit and Guacamelee 2.

Lewis Packwood 4 August 2018 News

Review: SpiritSphere DX (Switch)

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It’s hockey crossed with Zelda and a dash of Street Fighter II – and it’s a lot of fun with a friend.

Matthew H. Mason 12 July 2018 Reviews

Moonlighter updates incoming

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The excellent dungeon crawler Moonlighter is getting a ton of free updates – and there are also rumblings about an incoming Switch version.

Lewis Packwood 5 July 2018 News

Review: Moonlighter (PS4)

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Moonlighter is a dungeon crawler mashed up with a retail game – and it’s utterly fantastic.

Lewis Packwood 28 June 2018 Reviews

I spoke to the developers of Sable about their stunning indie game

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The crazy thing is that this beautiful game is being made in a garden shed by two completely self-taught developers.

Lewis Packwood 27 June 2018 E3 2018, Features

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