Reviews

Cacophany Power Chord’s lame metalhead aesthetic cheapens a cool card game.

Industrial action There's fun to be had here for ruthless CEOs, but it quickly runs out of steam.

Snorespoken Forspoken could have been excellent if it tried a little harder.

AW CHEESE A non-stop, absurd, and wonderful slice of speedrunning action

Dead good A definitive remake and promising precedent for Dead Space's future.

Keep in Contact Sport A narrative game with a few bruises.

Samurai Snack A light deckbuilder in strategy-RPG clothes.

Deep down Ever wondered what adventure games were like in the ‘70s?

Head trip Persona 3 Portable creeps along, but it's still top-class.

Cruisy An easygoing JRPG that's the equivalent of an anime filler arc.

SwimCity Build and manage a city at the bottom of the sea.

Shut up Squanch Games' sci-fi shooter is a yammering mess of mediocrity.

rebirth World of Warcraft: Dragonflight is a promising new foundation for a very old MMO.

State of Derelixion Humanity’s survival prospects look dire in in this colony builder.

Fast and loose The venerable racer returns, in zoomer regalia.

Grim and dark Darktide is the best iteration of Fatshark's co-op formula so far, but it's got a ways to go.

Reaping and Sowing A hearty stew made from elements of Fable, Stardew Valley and Crusader Kings.

No Strife Crisis Core Reunion makes an old story (and battle system) feel brand new.

Digging Deep Dwarf Fortress tunnels onto Steam in all its unfathomable glory.

ALL GORE Gory and moody, The Callisto Protocol doesn't mess with the survival horror formula.