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Teardown: Folkrace DLC review

If you're a fan of Teardown's chaotic, physics-based destruction, the Folkrace DLC is a thrilling addition you won't want to miss. This DLC masterfully...

System Shock Remake review: Vintage Gaming at Its Best — And Its Worst

Immersive sims are a dying breed. For a while, games like that were the hottest thing ever, but after a while, trends changed, and...

Imagine Earth review: Eco-Conscious City Builder

For years, if not more, I have been itching to play a good city builder on console. I’ve played some, and I liked some,...

Stellar Blade review: Fake outrage, genuine quality

The modern gaming industry rarely surprises me with anything new. We’re living in the age of sequels and cash grabs, and that’s why Stellar...

Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door review: How To Do a Remaster Right

Critics like to claim that Nintendo games are formulaic and repetitive, always sticking to the same old Mario formula. But that's an easy critique...

Rise of the Ronin review: More Samurai goodness from PlayStation

I must admit, I spent a long time waiting for a good and proper Samurai game, and now I am spoilt for choice. It...

Cricket Through the Ages review: BATsh*t crazy local multiplayer fun

Devolver games are something else. If you’ve played them, you know. But Cricket Through the Ages goes above and beyond in trying to be...

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Legends of the Zone Trilogy review — The Classics Are Finally Playable On Console

My view of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. has always been slightly different from most. I've heard about it through stories and numerous video essays, but I couldn't...

Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster review: Retro to a fault

I grew up a Star Wars fan — a huge one. I spent all my childhood on Star Wars forums and webchats, and my...

Splatoon 3 Review: Side Order — Another Masterclass from Nintendo

Sometimes it's hard for me to understand why Splatoon isn't a global franchise. However, it doesn't lack attention: only the third installment broke all...

Penny’s Big Breakaway review: sorry, Sonic, I have a new favorite

Comparing games is unfair. I know Sonic is way too different from Penny's Big Breakaway to be a just comparison. I know, I know....

TEKKEN 8 review: The king is back

TEKKEN 7 was fine. In fact, it was better than fine, but the criticism it received upon its release was justified — the game...

Cult of the Lamb: Sins of the Flesh — the update breathes new life into an excellent roguelike

I like Cult of the Lamb. In fact, I like it so much that I rated it one of the best games of 2022....

The Invincible review: These space boots are made for walkin’

The timing of The Invincible was, perhaps, unfortunate. Or maybe it’s the name, I don’t know, but the fact that Invincible, Amazon Prime’s highly...

Titan Chaser review: Atmospheric indie darling from a soldier fighting in Ukraine

I am very pleased to see how well the Ukrainian gaming industry is developing, from high-budget titles to small indie projects, among which you...

Moving Out 2 review — No surprises

When I first launched Moving Out — the original one — a few years back, my first thoughts were, “Why haven’t anyone done this...

Koa and the Five Pirates of Mara review: Don’t sleep on this platformer

Not long ago, I advocated for a small title called Summer in Mara. That game had it all: the spirit of adventure, nice graphics...

Story Of Seasons A Wonderful Life review: Going back to the roots

Ah, farming games. Five years ago, those were few and far between, and each looked interesting. Now, I can’t even treat those seriously: there...

Lego 2K Drive review: Not Lego enough

What happens if you take Mario Kart, Sonic Racing Transformed, and Forza, and add Lego into the mix? The game with the most ridiculous...

The Lord of the Rings Gollum review: Depression for $60

It hasn't even been an hour into The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and I already realize that I've never hated a video game...