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Golden Lap (PC) – Preview

When I opened my emails last week, seeing a fake Monaco GP layout and that game being described as a simplistic racing strategy game, I downloaded Golden Lap faster than Lewis’ 2020 Italian pole lap. Set in the “Golden Age” of Faux-mula…

Ships at Sea (PC) – Preview

I’ve mentioned my only experience of being on a boat at sea before a number of times, a fishing trip where I left more of myself there than I took out. Yet despite that horrible experience, I’m always looking for fishing games…

Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist (PC) Preview

Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights was easily one of my favorite releases in 2021. From checking out the Early Access version to playing the full release, the Souls-like captured my attention in ways that most don’t. Its sequel, Ender Magnolia: Bloom…

Underspace (PC) Early Access Preview

For a Kickstarter to really take off, it needs to have a clear-cut audience to have the best chance to succeed. My first backing was towards Yooka Laylee on its promise of recapturing the collect-a-thon platformer nostalgia – and whilst the end product wasn’t…

Helskate (PC) – Preview

In a world of demons and monsters, you play as Anton Falcon, the greatest skater of the Helskate. At least that’s the intention of Phantom Coast’s Tony Hawk’s with Rogue-like combat and a whole lot of Hades-inspired story elements. In reality, there is a…

News Tower (PC) Preview

Covered in more dust than the inside of your granddad’s underpants, the SimTower-like genre hasn’t been milked for all it is worth just yet. Sure SomaSim’s Project Highrise is the closest one-for-one but we’ve rarely gotten some delineations that focus on specific jobs, such…

Unicorn Overlord Demo (Switch) Impressions

Out of the many announcements from the recent Nintendo Direct, I was most interested in the newest tactics game from Sega, Unicorn Overlord. I enjoyed Triangle Strategy quite a bit, and I’ve been looking for another game to capture that same energy.…

Pepper Grinder Demo (PC) Impressions

Last fall we had the chance to preview Pepper Grinder, when it had no release date in an earlier state. One quick look at a trailer and players can immediately grasp the appeal of its spin on platforming that is easy to…

Soulslinger: Envoy of Death (PC) Early Access Preview

Uniting genres can make for some seriously satisfying video games. So when I saw a snippet of gameplay for Soulslinger: Envoy of Death, I was hooked on the premise of DOOM-style arena FPS with a Rogue-lite progression system and a Western setting. To…

Door Kickers 2: Task Force North (PC) Preview

Possibly due to reading into the details on Operation Neptune’s Spear and an ever-present desire to go back and play Rogue Spear, I had this urge to play something mimicking the tactics of a spec ops unit this past summer. Don’t ask why,…