Puzzle-gaming
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Matterfall
There’s a simple pleasure to be taken in a nicely crafted spot of arcade shooting, a twitchy sortie of double-jumps and airdashes through waves of bullets and urgent techno soundscapes.
2 min |
November 2017
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Sonic Mania
So your schoolmate’s dad who worked for Nintendo was right after all. Here is, to all intents and purposes, a 16bit Sonic game on a console belonging to Sega’s biggest rival of the time.
2 min |
November 2017
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Sands Of Time
After a year in the shadows, Ubisoft’s biggest series re-emerges to show off its wild side.
10+ min |
November 2017
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Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Four hours inside Capcom’s first person reinvention cranks up the nostalgia factor
5 min |
January 2017
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Deep Burnt
Behind the scenes of the new compilation exploring classic Japanese videogame music.
3 min |
Christmas 2017
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Assassination Classroom
Assassin’s Creed Origins’ forthcoming Discovery Tour mode could inspire future historians.
4 min |
Christmas 2017
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My Favourite Game Nate Crowley
The author on making up games, failing to make one, and relaxing with Civilization.
3 min |
Christmas 2017
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Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later
3 min |
Christmas 2017
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Vane
Friend & Foe’s puzzle adventure is an indistinct, intriguing shimmer on the horizon.
6 min |
Christmas 2017
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Post Script
Why The Evil Within 2 isn’t suited to being the outdoor type.
3 min |
Christmas 2017
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The Real Thing
At CES, Vive Pro and some future-gazing startups kick off the next generation of VR
4 min |
March 2018
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Until Dawn
How a schlocky teen horror confounded everyone’s expectations
7 min |
March 2018
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Celeste
The controls are exquisitely calibrated, giving you room to adjust your trajectory in mid-air.
4 min |
March 2018
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Lost Sphear
There are surprises in the storytelling, with one or two genuine shocks, even if one twist is blindingly obvious
4 min |
March 2018
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Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later
3 min |
April 2018
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Hold To Reset
Building a new game, a new studio and a new life from the ground up
3 min |
April 2018
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Minecraft
Developer Mojang Publisher Mojang, Microsoft Studios Format Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, Wii U, Xbox One Release 2009
2 min |
April 2018
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Dandara
This is, conceptually at least, the modern indie game at its worst: Game X meets Game Y, with a twist.
2 min |
April 2018
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The Inpatient
Wouldn’t you know it, we’ve only gone and got amnesia again.
2 min |
April 2018
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Drinkbox Studios
Stickability, stress and creative courage: how a small studio finally established itself.
8 min |
April 2017
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Monument Valley 2
Monument Valley 2
2 min |
September 2017
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Micro Machines World Series
Micro Machines World Series
2 min |
September 2017
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Sea Of Thieves
Sea Of Thieves
2 min |
September 2017
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Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
2 min |
September 2017
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Wolfenstein Ii: The New Colossus
Wolfenstein Ii: The New Colossus
2 min |
September 2017
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FE
A pint-size polyglot is the star of Zoink Games’ magical new adventure
5 min |
December 2017
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Post Script
Smoothing out the skill curve: in praise of simple combat systems
3 min |
March 2018
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Ok Ko! Let's Play Heroes
Battles account for around half the game, and unless you’re a fan of the TV series it’s much the better one
5 min |
March 2018
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Prepare To Live
Death is an opportunity in Hidetaka Miyazaki’s most punishing game to date.
10+ min |
September 2018
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Trigger Happy
Shoot first, ask questions later.
3 min |