Have You Played… Words For Evil?

HomeFeaturesWords For Evil Have You Played… Words For Evil?Spelling Bee Spelling Bee Occasionally, after a long day of typing, I like to unwind with a spot of… more typing.Words For Evilis always there for me in those (admittedly rare) moments. Your party members (yes, you can gain more as time goes on) are associated with a certain colour, and various tiles in a battle will show up in that colour. Enter a word that uses one or more of these tiles, and that party member will attack the enemy....

October 26, 2020 · 2 min · 238 words · Glen Williams

My Time At Portia's frontier-y sequel My Time At Sandrock has plans for multiplayer

HomeNews My Time At Portia’s frontier-y sequel My Time At Sandrock has plans for multiplayerTime to spend My Time somewhere new Time to spend My Time somewhere new Hope you’ve gotten your fill crafting and battling inMy Time At Portiabecause Pathea Games have plans for you to spend time somewhere new next year. They’ve announced the sequelMy Time At Sandrockwhich will launch in early access in March 2021. They’ve kicked up a crowdfunding campaign as well with hopes to develop a multiplayer mode for the sequel....

October 26, 2020 · 3 min · 476 words · Samuel Knox

Solving crimes in Cyberpunk 2077 needs to be less like Arkham and more like Paradise Killer

HomeFeaturesCyberpunk 2077 Solving crimes in Cyberpunk 2077 needs to be less like Arkham and more like Paradise KillerWe are so bad at our jobs, Cyber Officer Davey We are so bad at our jobs, Cyber Officer Davey It’s got me thinking about the way detectoring is going to be a thing in Cyberpunk, ‘cos I reckon it’ll either be really good or really annoying. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube...

October 26, 2020 · 3 min · 570 words · David Drake

Warzone Juggernaut Royale [Season 6]: tips and tricks for killing a Juggernaut in Warzone

HomeGuidesCall of Duty: Warzone Caldera Warzone Juggernaut Royale [Season 6]: tips and tricks for killing a Juggernaut in WarzoneSome top tips for defeating the Juggernaut in Warzone. Some top tips for defeating the Juggernaut in Warzone. TheJuggernauthas long been a formidable foe in Call of Duty games. In Warzone, where you have limited resources and respawns, they’re downright terrifying. A good thing to realise early on is that while strong, Juggernauts are not invincible....

October 26, 2020 · 3 min · 582 words · Barbara Cooley

Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Painted trips, sharp drifts and office chair kickflips

HomeNews Screenshot Saturday Sundays: Painted trips, sharp drifts and office chair kickflipsStunting on screenshots. Stunting on screenshots. Screenshot Saturday Sundays! There you are, kicking over piles of dried-out dead leaves on the pavement, only to discover there were a load of old game development screenshots, videos and gifs hidden under there. Let’s hang ‘em up on the wall properly, eh? This week: A painted prison, razor-sharp drifting, office chair kickflips and transdimensional headphones....

October 25, 2020 · 3 min · 577 words · Kristina Ramirez

There's nary a nip to be seen in The Dungeon Experience's full reveal

HomeNewsThe Dungeon Experience There’s nary a nip to be seen in The Dungeon Experience’s full revealSomeone’s finally put their shirt on. Someone’s finally put their shirt on. It’s also a much better way of letting me know what the hell your game’s about, mind. Watch on YouTube Watch on YouTube Back in March, Janerka posted a short comic on Twitter regarding an embarrassing moment regarding his nipples and a mailman. It “did numbers”, so to speak, so the dev tried what everyone does when a Tweet goes viral and tried to ride that wave with a link to his new game....

October 24, 2020 · 2 min · 227 words · Daniel Fox

Baldur's Gate 3 is best played 20 minutes at a time and that is great

HomeFeaturesBaldur’s Gate 3 Baldur’s Gate 3 is best played 20 minutes at a time and that is greatTime and dice wait for no Alice Time and dice wait for no Alice Despite my misgivings about the chaotic and impractical nature of their build, ol' DoubleDoubleyou and crew are actually going okay, mainly because all of the NPCs are competent at their roles, and Wonderwall is a decent archer so they can stand at the back and not get in anyone’s way....

October 23, 2020 · 3 min · 435 words · Samantha Clark

Little Nightmares 2 asks 'what if weeping angels, but mannequins?' and you will not like the answer

HomeFeaturesLittle Nightmares II Little Nightmares 2 asks ‘what if weeping angels, but mannequins?’ and you will not like the answerIt’s better to run around with a torch than curse the darkness It’s better to run around with a torch than curse the darkness The originalLittle Nightmaresis one of my favourite horror games ever. I admire a horror game that doesn’t rely on the first-person perspective.Little Nightmaresis scary in the same way it was scary to hide in your parents' wardrobe because you were planning to jump out at them, but then you sort of fell over your dad’s shoes and you weren’t sure what it was you were sitting on and oh dear....

October 23, 2020 · 5 min · 881 words · Denise Davis

Monster Train now has mod support, and modders have already made a whole new faction

HomeNewsMonster Train Monster Train now has mod support, and modders have already made a whole new factionThe great deckbuilder gets bigger! The great deckbuilder gets bigger! Deck-building roguelikelikeMonster Trainlast night officially launched its mod support, after a short beta, opening it up to all sorts of player-made newness. Possibilities include new cards, new monsters, new looks, and so on, and I see some folks have already made a whole new playable faction....

October 23, 2020 · 2 min · 330 words · David Cox

Surviving The Aftermath has arrived on Steam after a year of Epic exclusivity

HomeNewsSurviving the Aftermath Surviving The Aftermath has arrived on Steam after a year of Epic exclusivityLearn to build a post-apocalyptic colony, just in case Learn to build a post-apocalyptic colony, just in case There’s nothing like a spot of cheery post-apocalyptic city building to keep you going in this fine year we call 2020. After a year of Epic exclusivity,Surviving The Aftermathhas arrived in early access on Steam. It’s one of those strategy and management games where you can build a colony for some apocalypse survivors to hang out in, with the ultimate goal of restoring some civilisation to the doomed world....

October 23, 2020 · 2 min · 244 words · Beverly Chan

Take photos of strange magical beasties in Penko Park today

HomeNews Take photos of strange magical beasties in Penko Park todayGotta snap ‘em all Gotta snap ‘em all If you’re a fan of the old Pokémon Snap games, you might have some interest inPenko Park, which came out today. You’re given a simple task: wander around a mysterious abandoned wildlife park and take photos of the weird and wonderful creatures that reside there. It sounds pretty tame, but I thinkPenko Parkhas massiveBugsnaxvibes and I’m somewhat suspicious it might be a bit spooky....

October 23, 2020 · 2 min · 300 words · Amy Farrell

The Humble store is having a Halloween sale too

HomeNews The Humble store is having a Halloween sale tooMore spooky sales More spooky sales What’s a holiday if it doesn’t come with a sale on games loosely related to its theme? A terrible trick, which is part of what makes Halloween a real treat—discounts on horror games galore. The Humble Bundle are joining in on spooky sales with their own Halloween offers. Some are, appropriately, horror games. Some others are just vaguely grim, I guess....

October 23, 2020 · 1 min · 129 words · Amber Johnson

The Long Dark is becoming an actual survival horror game for Halloween

HomeNewsThe Long Dark The Long Dark is becoming an actual survival horror game for HalloweenMore like The Short Dark if the monster catches you More like The Short Dark if the monster catches you To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings Hinterland say that in years past, some players had been disappointed if they missed the quite short window to play Four Days Of Night, so this year’s spooky survival mode has a full two-week window....

October 23, 2020 · 1 min · 192 words · Frederick Bowers