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Ship of Fools review: nautical silliness on a perpetual loop

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Live. Get whacked by an oar. Repeat.

James Keen 14 December 2022 Reviews

Death’s Door is a brilliant Zelda-like

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Read my review of this fantastic game in issue 55 of Wireframe.

Lewis Packwood 10 October 2021 Features

Hell Let Loose review: an intense interpretation of WW2

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Some phenomenal audio work elevates this FPS above the crowd.

James Keen 18 August 2021 Reviews

The Magnificent Trufflepigs review: a bucolic ramble around the farm

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The Am(bridge) metal detectives.

Lewis Packwood 10 June 2021 Reviews

Evil Genius 2 review: Dr No Thanks

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Frustrating minion management.

James Keen 13 April 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

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

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

Conspiracy review: more of the same, but less

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It’s all true, goddammit!

Lewis Packwood 19 January 2021 Reviews

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

Pacer review: fast, frantic fun

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Formula Fusion gets resurrected with a substantial makeover.

James Keen 29 October 2020 Reviews

The Survivalists review: multiple monkey management

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It’s time those lazy simians worked for a living.

James Keen 9 October 2020 Reviews

As Far As The Eye review: a survival/strategy game with a warm smile and a murderous heart

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One for the road.

James Keen 23 September 2020 Reviews

Cloud Gardens! What a balm for the soul!

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A growing sense of contentment.

Lewis Packwood 23 September 2020 Opinions

Rivals review: a unique country music detective game

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Piece together the events to reveal the diverging careers of two country stars.

Lewis Packwood 21 September 2020 Reviews

Welcome to Elk review: an astonishingly inventive journey

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Charming characters and compelling tales, all based on real-life stories.

Lewis Packwood 17 September 2020 Reviews

Griefhelm review: Saturday knight’s alright (for fighting)

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‘Tis but a scratch.

James Keen 20 August 2020 Reviews

Carrion review: a feel-good monster simulator

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AITA?

Jupiter Hate 9 August 2020 Reviews

Beyond a Steel Sky review: I am in my happy place

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With the only vacuum cleaner I will ever love.

Lewis Packwood 15 July 2020 Reviews

Someday You’ll Return review: promising but flawed horror

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A ramble in the Czech countryside, spoiled.

Lewis Packwood 5 July 2020 Reviews

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is unique and utterly brilliant

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Who knew that taking spaceships apart could be so fun?

Lewis Packwood 20 June 2020 Opinions

Maneater review: repetitive yet enjoyable mayhem

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Brody good fun.

Lewis Packwood 24 May 2020 Reviews

A Fold Apart review: puzzling over the problems of a long-distance relationship

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Papering over the cracks.

Lewis Packwood 19 May 2020 Reviews

Gears Tactics review: rise like a Fenix

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Well slap my Brumak, Gears of War has gone all strategy.

James Keen 27 April 2020 Reviews

In Other Waters review: wonderfully placid exploration

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Just keep swimming, just keep swimming.

Lewis Packwood 25 April 2020 Reviews

Yes, Your Grace review – a glimpse of how it feels to be a leader during a crisis

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All is not well in the kingdom.

Lewis Packwood 4 April 2020 Reviews

Lair of the Clockwork God review – properly laugh-out-loud funny

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ESSENTIAL CHUCKLES.

Lewis Packwood 29 March 2020 Reviews

Zombie Army 4: Dead War review – wonderful undead fun

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Itchy. Tasty.

Lewis Packwood 23 March 2020 Reviews

Read about the history of Commandos in Retro Gamer

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I spoke to former developers at Pyro Studios for a huge feature in Retro Gamer issue 204.

Lewis Packwood 20 February 2020 Features

LUNA: The Shadow Dust review – a stunningly beautiful adventure

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The Studio Ghibli-style visuals are sublime.

Lewis Packwood 13 February 2020 Reviews

Star Citizen – a long time to go, in a galaxy far, far away…

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But it’s gonna take money / A whole lot of spending money / It’s gonna take plenty of money / To do it right, child.

James Keen 27 October 2019 Features

Please sir, why were PCs beige?

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It turns out it might have had something to do with Germany.

Lewis Packwood 26 September 2019 Features

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