HomeReviewsBeyond Blue Beyond Blue reviewA relaxing katabasis A relaxing katabasis So many are the dignities heaped uponBeyond Blue, that it’s somewhat hard to get at the game beneath. When I began playing, I knew that it had been made in association with the filmmakers behind the Blue Planet II series, and in consultation with a host of marine scientists. I knew that it promised a sober and ultra-realistic exploration of the oceans, and that the Flaming Lips were on the soundtrack....

HomeNewsCalico Calico’s cute new trailer shows off flying broomsticks and oh wow bear mountsBears bears bears Bears bears bears Magical girl cat cafe simulatorCalicohas lots of cats—orange cats and black cats and calico cats and cats big enough to ride like horses. Thanks to this new trailer in the Guerilla Collective showcase, I have now learned that it also has bears. I like cats, sure, but I really, really like bears....

HomeNewsCeleste Celeste is a heartfelt and challenging platformer that you should make time to playIf you haven’t played Celeste, here’s an excuse to buy it along with 1700+ (!!) other games If you haven’t played Celeste, here’s an excuse to buy it along with 1700+ (!!) other games I used to think I was pretty good at platformers, until I playedCeleste. Made the creators of Towerfall, Celeste drops you in the shoes of Madeline, whose goal is to climb a mountain....

HomeNews Fortnite’s storm is a giant wall of water now thanks to The Agency’s doomsday machineWelcome to water world Welcome to water world When the in game countdown clock for the event hit zero, players saw five giant pylons pop out of the ground around The Agency. Right at the center, a pillar rose out of the ground with what looks like one of those plasma ball toys on top. After pulling power from its five supporting pillars, Sauron’s eye shoots out a bunch of purple lightning to do battle against Fortnite’s circular blue storm....

HomeNewsGriftlands Griftlands has sweet-talked its way onto SteamIt’s a lot bigger than it was It’s a lot bigger than it was Klei Entertainment’s fast-talking, hard-stabbingGriftlandsis now available on Steam too, after almost a year exclusive to the Epic Games Store.Griftlandsis a roguelikelike deckbuilding RPG about mercenaries on a backwater alien planet. You’ll take quests, build friendships and rivalries, and settle differences with separate decks you build for speech and combat. It is: pretty neat....

HomeFeaturesWeird West I can’t quite get what Weird West is as a game, but I bloody love the aestheticTold me Loveless was a madman Told me Loveless was a madman I’d love to say we got a new trailer for eerie, top-down cowboy purgatoryWeird Westduring the PC Gaming Show, but alas we did not. We did, however, get a short interview with its dad, Raphaël Colantonio, who managed to squeeze out a few sentences about how character-switching and death works in the game, before the juggernaut of not-quite-reveals rolled over him and the show moved on to other previously-seen trailers....

HomeNewsLittle Devil Inside Little Devil Inside devs apologise for “racist” character designs, promise to change themIf they can’t fix the designs, they may change them entirely If they can’t fix the designs, they may change them entirely At Sony’s PS5 showcase last week, we got another look atLittle Devil Inside, an upcoming action-adventure RPG about a little dude investigating monsters for his eccentric boss. Unfortunately, a couple of scenes in its reveal trailer showed some characters that the creators have acknowledged look like “racist stereotypes”....

HomeNewsNight in the Woods Night In The Woods creators are teasing their next spooky-looking projectNot in the woods 2 Not in the woods 2 The new studio has been quiet since their formation in early 2019, but it looks like we’re about to hear more about what they’re brewing. Glory Society are teasing their first game with a gif and a bit of of text that will probably make sense in context later....

HomeNews Star Wars: Squadrons will bring spaceship dogfights to OctoberPrepare to boldly go Prepare to boldly go EA today revealedStar Wars: Squadronsas a first-person spacehip dogfighting game, coming in October. It’s set after Return of the Jedi, will let you fly both Rebel Alliance and Empire, and yes, it will have a singleplayer campaign as well as 5v5 multiplayer. Three pleasant surprises: it’ll have cross-platformer multiplayer between PC and consoles; it’ll support VR; and it will be on Steam at launch....

HomeFeaturesStardew Valley The Best Stardew Valley modsAgrarian to go Agrarian to go I’m once again hacking my way through the undergrowth on the hunt for mods. This time it’sStardew Valley, the game where you begin with a run-down farm and simply try and make it work. If you’re not terribly good at farming, don’t worry. I’m here to help. I’ve been picking games recently where the modders have expanded tools and mechanics in order to craft an ideal version of the game, so a fair few of the mods here focus on quality of life again....

HomeGuidesValorant Valorant: How to level up your Battle Pass fastHere’s how to rank it up. Here’s how to rank it up. Valorant’s Battle Pass offers a free and premium track, so anyone who plays can earn some lovely cosmetic rewards, and those who want more can fork out some cash for even more.To get hold of these goodies, you’ll need to play games and earn XP. Of course, you can simply play and steadily unlock them, but what if you want to race to a particular skin fast?...

HomeDealsWide Ocean Big Jacket Wide Ocean Big Jacket is in the big Itch bundleA lovely little vignette ‘em up A lovely little vignette ‘em up In February, the creators of the wonderfulLittle PartyreleasedWide Ocean Big Jacket. Ireally likedthe funny and touching tale of a couple taking their rowdy niece and her quiet friend on their first camping trip. You probably did not play it. But that’s okay! It is one of the hundreds of games in Itch....

HomeNewsWerewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart of the Forest Ex-Witcher devs announce Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart Of The ForestSounds a hoot Sounds a hoot It’s all getting a bit cramped in the World Of Darkness, but it seems there’s space to squeeze in at least one more wolf. Putting the other White Wolf behind them, two former Witcher devs today announcedWerewolf: The Apocalypse - Heart Of The Forest- an upcoming tale of anger, activism and global warming as told through the lens of the big bad wolf....