All the confusing yet irresistible energy of early-noughties double-A gaming, marred by awful writing and a core gimmick that doesn't ignite. Eurogamer's review
A miserable cocktail of ideas from other action-platformers and the worst parts of Rick & Morty. Eurogamer's High on Life review.
My favourite remakes tend to be a little disrespectful towards the games they're remaking, engaging in mildly subversiv…
A review of Roadwarden, a narrative RPG.
A review of Dream Cycle, a fascinating, deeply troubled spin on Lovecraft and Tomb Raider.
While Live A Live's component tales and battles can be hit-and-miss, this elderly Squaresoft anthology is a wonderful testament to the genre's range.
A brutal but graceful and comprehensible mix of ideas from Warhammer, XCOM and Gears Tactics.
A deceptively goofy asymmetrical tactics game that feels as grand as any monster movie.
A serviceable restoration of one of the best and strangest games in Squaresoft's back catalogue.
The Old West has always been weird, hasn't it? A bloody daydream of plunder and desolation, heroism and nihilism, reinc…
An elegant martial arts meditation on temporality and self-possession, set in a loving but touristy idea of China.
For a genre defined by unpredictability, roguelikes often sound staggeringly boring. These are games for initiates, cas…
You might expect the nastiest thing about SWOTS - ugh, what an acronym! Like the slap of a thrown liver - to be the org…
The first thing you do in every round of Nix Umbra is collect your sword. It burns in your right fist, casting a pool o…
Over a decade since release, Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is still a game worth pondering for how it avoids being…
