Video Game Reviews

An official Path of Exile 2 artwork of the Warrior class

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Path of Exile 2 early access review - the Souls of isometric ARPGs

If at first you don't succeed, die and die again.

Dec. 11, 2024 Robert Purchese

30 comments

A warrior looks up at a towering behemoth as the sun sets in Skydance's Behemoth.

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Skydance's Behemoth review - a grand and gory VR hack 'n' slash that fails to deliver on its lofty promises

A shadow of the colossus.

Dec. 11, 2024 Ian Higton

30 comments

Naiad finds the bottom of a wishing well, with change covering the floor, in Naiad.

Review

Naiad review - wild swimming with a winning hint of urgency

Front crawl.

Dec. 10, 2024 Christian Donlan

9 comments

Review

Caves of Qud review - come in and get lost

Something strange is occurring.

Dec. 10, 2024 Christian Donlan

42 comments

Review

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 review - a stunning achievement made even better

Runway success.

Dec. 9, 2024 Matt Wales

72 comments

A screenshot of Monument Valley 3. A yellow, wheat-coloured level with pink, carved architecture floating impossibly in the air.

Review

Monument Valley 3 review - poise, beauty and just a little sense of progression

The finial countdown.

Dec. 9, 2024 Christian Donlan

14 comments

A close up of Indiana Jones' face in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle.

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Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review - the best Indy's been since The Last Crusade

Ark de Triomphe.

Dec. 6, 2024 Katharine Castle

307 comments

Fantasian screenshot showing three main anime characters: white-haired male, purple-haired female, and brown-haired female

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Fantasian Neo Dimension review - Final Fantasy father gets a deserved homecoming

Cloud cover.

Dec. 4, 2024 Ed Nightingale

19 comments

A pink haired woman and their blue-haired friend pose in a village square in Infinity Nikki.

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Infinity Nikki review - finally, a worthy Genshin Impact killer

Fashion forward.

Dec. 2, 2024 Jessica Orr

99 comments

A man in a purple cap hands the player a note in Threshold.

Review

Threshold review - a horrifying act of corporate plate-spinning that will take your breath away

Just the ticket.

Nov. 29, 2024 Katharine Castle

17 comments

A woman stands inside a treehouse with two toucans and a djinn sweeping the floor in 30 Birds

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30 Birds review - a magical, kaleidoscopic adventure through Persian myth

Fine feathers.

Nov. 27, 2024 Katharine Castle

3 comments

A man in a blue tuxedo lets out a gasp of shock in Loco Motive.

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Loco Motive review - a luscious point and click adventure let down by a lacklustre mystery

Sidetracked.

Nov. 26, 2024 Katharine Castle

5 comments

Warcraft 1 Remastered art showing armies of humans and orcs in fearsome combat on the battlefield.

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Warcraft 1 & 2 Remastered review - a worthy spit and polish to two seminal RTS games

Ready to work.

Nov. 26, 2024 Katharine Castle

29 comments

Planet Coaster 2 screenshot showing guests splashing around a busy swimming pool and bursting out of water slides beneath a bright blue sky.

Review

Planet Coaster 2 review - buckled potential

Fairground subtraction.

Nov. 22, 2024 Matt Wales

31 comments

A patrol of Noontide soldiers passes another of their group who is resting on a crate in Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl.

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Stalker 2: Heart of Chornobyl review - a vast wasteland of jank and jeopardy

Zoning out.

Nov. 22, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

128 comments

A woman in a long pink coat stands in a grungy hallway of spikes and rusty boxes in Sorry We're Closed.

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Sorry We're Closed review - an enthralling, demonic love story in survival horror clothing

Meat cute.

Nov. 19, 2024 Katharine Castle

12 comments

A close-up screenshot of a player's hand in Pokemon TCG Pocket.

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Pokémon TCG Pocket review - uh oh, it's really good

How are my Chanseys?

Nov. 15, 2024 Chris Tapsell

40 comments

Four adventurers stand before a muscular man in a hooded mask and pants, and three metal knights in Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake.

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Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake review - this is what nostalgia looks like

Slime time.

Nov. 13, 2024 Daniella Lucas

91 comments

Lego versions of Aloy, Teersa and Varl gasp in a snowy scene in Lego Horizon Adventures.

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Lego Horizon Adventures review - a hyperactive minifig tour of Zero Dawn that completely misses the point

Bricked it.

Nov. 13, 2024 Katharine Castle

189 comments

Review

Nintendo Alarmo review - Mario's charm can't justify alarm clock's ?90 price tag

There's a nap for that.

Nov. 12, 2024 Tom Phillips

59 comments

Four TV screens showing scenarios from The Rise of the Golden Idol.

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The Rise of the Golden Idol review - the best detective game since Obra Dinn makes a killer return

Point-blank brilliant.

Nov. 11, 2024 Katharine Castle

17 comments

A game of Tetris Time Warp in Tetris Forever - the well is filling up with colourful blocks.

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Tetris Forever review - the history and spirit of the eternal game

Blockchain.

Nov. 11, 2024 Christian Donlan

41 comments

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TV Review | Arcane Season 2 review - luxurious animation returns with lavish angst and melodrama

Ace.

Nov. 9, 2024 Chris Tapsell

18 comments

A person stands with their back to the camera as they walk toward an orange tunnel in the key art for Metro Awakening VR.

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Metro Awakening VR review - a bite-sized Metro experience that hints at greatness but runs out of steam

Off track.

Nov. 7, 2024 Ian Higton

19 comments

A screenshot from Death of the Reprobate showing a man talking to a woman next to a well, while another man emerges from the well to say 'Would you look at the size of these flipping cauliflowers?'

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Death of the Reprobate review - a devilishly good romp through living paintings

Fine art.

Nov. 7, 2024 Katharine Castle

2 comments