Author: Matthew Reynolds

[ad_1] For whatever reason, I haven’t played a good, honest point-and-click game in years, possibly decades (maybe not since the original Monkey Island, or even Hook on the Amiga?) so it’s fitting my return is with the sublime Excavation of Hob’s Barrow, a game which wouldn’t look out of place from the genre’s hay…

[ad_1] Stealth horror / immersive sim / Thief-like game Gloomwood has an early access release date. Announced during the PC Gaming Show 2022, it will be available from August 16th on PC. As well as the date and a new gameplay trailer – see below – there’s news that Terri Brosius – the voice of…

[ad_1] Bright Memory: Infinite is coming to new platforms – PlayStation 5 and Switch – as well as the previously confirmed Xbox Series X and S. The “lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genre” had a starring role as one of the first games shown in the Xbox Series X gameplay debut…

[ad_1] Tinykin, a “3D puzzle platformer where you play as an intergalactic astronaut named Milo”, now has a release date. Announced during this year’s Future Games Show, it’s coming to PlayStation, Xbox, Switch and PC on 30th August, 2022. If you want to play before then, know you can download a demo right now on…

[ad_1] Deadly Premonition 2 – the long-awaited sequel to the Xbox 360 cult classic – is now available on Steam. Debuting as a Switch exclusive in 2020, the surprise release was revealed during this year’s Future Games Showcase. The PC version offers several improvements on the console release – including higher resolution,…

[ad_1] A survival crafting game set during the Fourth Age of Middle-earth is on the way. Announced during the Epic Games Store Summer Showcase event, The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria allows up to eight players to explore the ancient kingdom of Khazad-dûm. There will be procedurally generated maps, crafting,…

[ad_1] Warzone Season 3 is almost here – offering new additions to both the battle royale mode and Vanguard. Themed Classified Arms, the new season – as always – introduces a new Battle Pass, new Operators and weapons. It also paves the way for the Operation Monarch event in May – which will introduce a…

[ad_1] Silent Schemes is the latest instalment in the Team Go Rocket invasion storyline in Pokémon Go which began way back in July 2019 with A Troubling Situation. There has been a break in this quest series – the last we’ve seen was back in 2021 – but you can expect the familar gauntlet of…

[ad_1] Playdate’s Pulp, a creation tool allowing you to make your own games for the upcoming handheld with a crank, is now available in open beta. The software, which is free to use, allows players to create and test games in a web browser before exporting them to use on a Playdate when it launches…

[ad_1] Hello! Over the next few days we’re going to be going back over some of our favourite games and moments and themes and whatnot from this very strange year. We hope you enjoy looking back with us! Spoiler warning – this piece goes into how Death’s Door’s end-game works. It’s intentionally light on specifics,…