Video Game Reviews
No Rest for the Wicked Early Access Review – A Wicked Game
Moon Studios' Soulslike action RPG offers an involving setting, visceral combat and gorgeous visuals but requires much more polish.
Phantom Fury Review – Fun-Filled Rampage
Phantom Fury is a follow-up to Ion Fury, taking place a few years into the future. Read on to figure out how well it holds up.
The Planet Crafter Review – Terraformers Prime
Easy to pick up yet uniquely addictive and deceptively complex, Miju Games' sci-fi sandbox title is a fun exercise in terraforming.
Broken Roads Review – An Impressive Debut
Broken Roads is a new RPG inspired by classics of the genre.
Inkbound Review – Kwill Rain
Shiny Shoe's latest rogue-like is refreshing, mixing compelling turn-based combat, an evolving narrative and multiplayer.
Gigantic: Rampage Edition Review – Average Ambitions
Abstraction's re-release is a blast from the past for fans with new heroes and maps, but it still falls short in several fundamental ways.
Outpost: Infinity Siege Review – Towering Dread
Team Ranger's tower defense/shooter hybrid dilutes its potential with unnecessary elements, a terrible plot and other issues.
Open Roads Review – Road Trip
Open Roads is one of those games where it's more interesting to think and talk about it than it is to play it.
Lightyear Frontier Early Access Review – To Infinity (Eventually)
Frame Break's sci-fi farming and crafting title boasts a surprisingly solid foundation but could use more content and variety.
Horizon Forbidden West PC Review – A New Bar for PC Ports
The PC version of Horizon Forbidden West might just be the new benchmark to compare other PC ports against.
Winter Survival Early Access Review – Winter is Leaving
Lackluster content, clunky combat, dull exploration and more plague DRAGO entertainment's early access survival crafting title.
Sons of the Forest Review – The Hills Have Eyes
Endnight Games' sandbox horror title finally exits early access after a year and delivers a disturbingly compelling survival experience.
The Thaumaturge Review – Wiktor’s Excellent Adventure
The Thaumaturge is a narrative focused RPG with an interesting combat system and unique setting.
The Outlast Trials Review – Intensive Therapy
Red Barrels' detour into multiplayer horror is as messed up yet endearing as its single-player efforts, even with some issues.
Terminator: Dark Fate – Defiance Review – A Bit Much at Times
Terminator: Dark Fate - Defiance is a new real-time strategy game with an emphasis on realistic tactics.
Nightingale Early Access Review – Shallow Realms
Despite an intriguing premise, this survival crafting title has a ways to go, especially in resolving issues with combat, servers, and more.
Pacific Drive Review – Nightcall
Ironwood Studios' unorthodox rogue-lite delivers a heady mix of supernatural mystery and close encounters with the Anomalous kind.
Wrath: Aeon of Ruin Review – Not Just Another Boomer Shooter
After having spent quite a few years in early access, Wrath: Aeon of Ruin is finally out now. How well does the boomer shooter stack up against its contemporaries?
Last Epoch Review – Power Fantasy
Last Epoch is an action RPG that has spent almost half a decade in early access, and is finally out now in all its glory. Here's our review.
Enshrouded Early Access Review – Tree Punching With Magic
Enshrouded is a new survival crafting game heavily inspired by action RPGs. Here's our review to see if these ideas work well together.
New Cycle Early Access Review – You Cannot Rebuild
Developed by Core Engage, this early access title offers city-building in a post-apocalyptic landscape with some rough edges.
Palworld Early Access Review – Pokemon: Survival Evolved
Pocketpair's eagerly awaited "Pokemon with guns" title is here, but does it offer more for creature-collecting fans to dive into? Find out here.
Pioneers of Pagonia Early Access Review – Off to a Great Start
Pioneers of Pagonia puts its own twist on the genre thanks to its naturalistic approach to city layouts.
The Day Before Review – Scam City
Fntastic's last game before shutting down is a disaster on every front. It's irredeemably bad and yet somehow immensely boring.
THE FINALS Review – Total Annihilation
Embark Studios' free-to-play competitive shooter delivers a high-octane experience with stellar gunplay, map design and all-out destruction.
Blood West Review – The Wild West Just Got Weirder
Blood West is a first-person stealth game that puts players into the shoes of an undead gunslinger taking on grotesque monsters as they rid the land of evil.
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Review – Pandora Rules
Despite some issues, Massive's first-person open-world adventure offers a rich world to explore, teeming with details and memorable characters.
SteamWorld Build Review – We All Lift Together
Part city-builder, part Dungeon Keeper, The Station's SteamWorld Build lends the series' signature charm to established genres.
The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria Review – Wandering Lost
Despite a strong premise and decent progression, Free Range Games' survival sandbox title falls flat in the gameplay department.
Ark: Survival Ascended Early Access Review – Dino Crisis
A rough launch and some technical issues tarnish Studio Wildcard's remake, but it's still a compelling survival crafting experience.