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Lego Voyagers review It's nice to have a friend. More than one if you're lucky. My memories of childhood friends are predictably tied to the era: Sunny D, Apple Fruitang, MTV, bikes, and VHS tapes are all there, hanging around the back of my mind. Surprisingly, though, it's stupidly long walks that I remember most fondly, although rather hazily. Like most kids before they had jobs (a paper round came some years later), we didn't have much money, and what we did have we wanted to spend...

Hollow Knight: Silksong review Metroidvanias are the games where I'm allowed to get stuck in several places at once. Head upwards and there's a boss that I can't beat. Try going down the stairs instead and there's an environment that kills me just for stepping into it. Left and right are dead ends that I don't have the tools to navigate yet. Stuck on all four points of the compass! That's a Metroidvania. Read more Final Verdict 9 / 10 Score Breakdown Gameplay: 9.5 / 10 –...

Cronos: The New Dawn review Cronos: The New Dawn invites you into a rich and authentic representation of 1980s-era communist Poland in the wake of a terrifying cataclysm - The Change - that has completely wiped out humanity. This strange disease has rendered mankind into grotesque beings, set on merging into aggressive clumps of biomass and in the process becoming all-powerful. It's our protagonist's job - the Traveler, ND-3576 - to travel back in time and 'awaken' lost souls who refuse...

Hell is Us review - nightmarish adventure treads a fine line between cryptic and tedious Strange synths rumble and whir in an electronic hum. Wind chimes tinkle. An unearthly screech in the distance and the bass escalates in intensity. Rain tickles the DualSense. What exactly is out there? Read more Final Verdict 9 / 10 Score Breakdown Gameplay: 9.5 / 10 – Responsive, fun, and addictive. Graphics: 9 / 10 – Crisp visuals and strong art direction. Audio: 8.5 / 10 – Atmospheric...

Honor Magic V5 review: thinner, faster, stronger - but expensive Last year Honor's Magic V3 foldable phone impressed, offering mature software, a thin and robust design and more powerful hardware. This year, thanks to the unlucky reputation of the number four in China, we've gone up two to the Magic V5. Read more Final Verdict 9 / 10 Score Breakdown Gameplay: 9.5 / 10 – Responsive, fun, and addictive. Graphics: 9 / 10 – Crisp visuals and strong art direction. Audio: 8.5 / 10...

When I was small, my Dad would read to me before bed. One night I asked if he would re-read The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe only to be told he'd had enough of 'Jesus Lion.' Instead, he brought out a book with a dragon raging above a burning town on its cover. It was called The Hobbit. I was easily enchanted with Bilbo's journey - talking eagles, riddles in the dark, Smaug - and, best of all, there was more. Read more Read more: https://www.eurogamer.net/tales-of-the-shire-review

Amongst its many riches, Wheel World is a reminder that a game can appear to be constructed from familiar pieces while still feeling entirely unfamiliar to play. Read more Read more: https://www.eurogamer.net/wheel-world-review

Comfort meals. Everyone has a go-to dish they eat when they just need a shot of nostalgia or the proverbial warm hug - a bowl of soup, say, or a nice big packet of crisps. Or a tough-as-nails action-RPG that'll have you lobbing threatening obscenities at the fictional monsters on your screen in the late hours of the night. Slight tangent there - I promise this isn't an intro to a recipe blog. It's namely because playing Wuchang: Fallen Feathers feels a lot like, you guessed it, eating your...

I like a good gimmick. I think the term unfortunately has negative connotations, used by people to downplay something neat as the only thing going for a product - a game, film, bit of tech, etc. The Cabin Factory is essentially one gimmick. It's not really a full game built around a gimmick, it's just the gimmick. It's a really cool one, though. Is a cabin haunted? Yes or no. Simple. I couldn't play with headphones on, needed to make the room bright, and had Bluey playing on my phone next to...

Mafia: The Old Country - A Return to the Golden Age of Crime Gamers are buzzing with excitement after the official trailer for Mafia: The Old Country dropped, giving us a first look at the latest installment in the beloved crime saga. Set to release in 2025, this game looks to take us back to the roots of the series, with a gritty and cinematic tale of organized crime in a city reminiscent of 1930s America. The trailer showcased a stunning new engine, bringing the period to life with...

Rival Engine v2025.7.0 — Cross-Platform + Manifest Support This release delivers an operational, file-based mod manager for Windows and macOS, plus a mobile PWA companion. It also adds manifest-aware installs for clean, predictable file placement. What’s new Cross-platform desktop app (Windows + macOS) Manifest support (mod.json) for explicit file mapping Operational ZIP install: copies into bound game directory Automatic backups before overwrite, with one-click restore Safe...

Herdling: an emotional trek through magical alps that feels a little too easy Video games are good at making us feel things for clumps of pixels, especially when those clumps are in constant mortal peril. Herdling joins a long tradition of extended escort quests that deftly fiddle the heartstrings: everything from Ico and The Last Guardian to the burgeoning library of Sad Dad simulators that define modern gaming. Read more Final Verdict 9 / 10 Score Breakdown Gameplay: 9.5 / 10...

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater review I, like many, was worried about Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater when it was first announced. A remake of what to me is one of the best Metal Gear games ever made, all these years later it could easily have run havoc over an all-time classic for the sake of nostalgia bucks. I am so, so happy to have been wrong. Read more Final Verdict 9 / 10 Score Breakdown Gameplay: 9.5 / 10 – Responsive, fun, and addictive. Graphics: 9 / 10 –...

Here is the steam link for the download: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3400000/Cubic_Odyssey/ The graphics from youtube video looks very interesting and has a 'Roerich' style to it. Anyone played the game? Would love to get some reviews before I spend some cash on it.

Egypt, present day. A woman makes her way through the Tomb of Seth accompanied by a silent man holding a burning torch. As the woman collects health packs and shoots scorpions that look a little like lobsters, the man with the torch works methodically, briskly lighting every room they move through. When he moves quickly, something exciting's going to happen - you can feel it. When he stops, you know that you're going to have to do something clever or dangerous to get him moving again. That's...

🎮 Sword of the Sea review What do we actually mean, when we call a game rewarding? I reckon typically it's one of two things. First you have games that reward you for playing them well: rewards are given in return for achievement or superlative skill – a new outfit, a Legendary Cuirass, a skill point or two. Then you have the ones where you're awarded simply for playing the game at all, that kind of external stimulus for engagement. The Skinner box method, basically, where you get daily...

Back in 2006, I brought Dynasty Warriors Vol. 2 for the PSP to Show and Tell at school. Yes, I was that kid. It was a simple enough pitch. Behold, bemused classmates: a hack-and-slash power fantasy where you dominate 3rd-century Chinese battles, cleaving a hundred soldiers with each swing. There are loads of officers to play as, and some of them have massive swords, and some of them have glaives, and some of them are sorcerers, and they're so cool, and, you can ride around on your horse, and...

Mafia: The Old Country - A Return to the Golden Age of Crime Gamers are buzzing with excitement after the official trailer for Mafia: The Old Country dropped, giving us a first look at the latest installment in the beloved crime saga. Set to release in 2025, this game looks to take us back to the roots of the series, with a gritty and cinematic tale of organized crime in a city reminiscent of 1930s America. The trailer showcased a stunning new engine, bringing the period to life with...