Gaming Archives

Surmount preview | cosy, physics-based mountain climbing

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 20, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

How a whimsical encounter led to a fruitful creative partnership

Opinion | Steam Deck provides painless PC gaming on the go

by Steve McNeil | Jan 19, 2023 | Gaming, Opinions

Steve spends more time setting up gaming things than playing games. And he loves it.

Narrative Design | when games let you race to the end

by Antony de Fault | Jan 18, 2023 | Feature, Gaming

Antony examines the rare few games which dare to let players decide when they end

Mega Drive: The indie devs still making games for Sega's 16-bit console

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 17, 2023 | Feature, Gaming

Years after its nineties heyday, Sega’s 16-bit console is still getting new games. We chat with some of the people behind its thriving indie dev scene

The Callisto Protocol review | Shooting for the moon

by Aaron Potter | Jan 16, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews

This nuts and bolts survival horror has a few screws loose

OTXO preview | Living out the John Wick fantasy

by Aaron Potter | Jan 13, 2023 | Gaming, Previews

Nate ‘Lateralis’ Haddock makes the perfect top-down shooter cocktail with three ingredients: guns, gore, and unpredictability

Brian Bright: the Activision veteran's 25-year career, from Call of Duty to Guitar Hero and beyond

by Aaron Potter | Jan 12, 2023 | Feature, Gaming

Activision alumnus Brian Bright talks early DJ antics, Guitar Hero, Call of Duty, Tony Hawk, and why Embracer Group came calling....

Celebrating Shantae: from obscurity to cult classic

by Paul Cecchini | Jan 11, 2023 | Feature, Gaming

To celebrate the Shantae franchise’s recent anniversary, we sat down with series creators Matt and Erin Bozon to get the full story

Opinion | ZX Spectrum colour clash was a good thing - this game proves it

by Kim Justice | Jan 10, 2023 | Gaming, Opinions

A clear instance where clashing colours work for games and not against them

Goat Simulator 3 review | Udderly irresistible

by Sarah Thwaites | Jan 09, 2023 | Gaming, Reviews

Being the G.O.A.T isn’t overrated

Exhausted Man preview | a physics-based puzzler for the modern worker

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 06, 2023 | Gaming, Previews

Solving puzzles while lying down? It’s all in a day’s work for Exhausted Man

Planet of Lana preview | inside 2023's prettiest sci-fi platformer

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 04, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

It’s a puzzle-platformer some five years in the making. We uncover the story behind the stunning-looking Planet of Lana

Exophobia preview | a genre fusion with retro soul

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 03, 2023 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

It has the pace of a retro FPS but the soul of a Metroidvania. José Castanheira tells us about his first commercial project

The Siege and the Sandfox preview | a sneaky fusion of stealth and Metroidvania

by Aaron Potter | Dec 23, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Why Cardboard Sword’s upcoming Metroidvania will be the sneakiest genre entry yet

Designing first-person adventure games

by Stuart Maine | Dec 22, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Exploring the advantages and challenges of giving players a first-hand perspective in your game world

Saturnalia review | Sketch-based horror is scary as folk

by Alexander Chatziioannou | Dec 21, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Developer Santa Ragione sketch out a truly engrossing folk-horror in Saturnalia

Job simulators: games that find magic in the mundane

by Aaron Potter | Dec 20, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Speaking to the studios that have perfected the art of letting players be their own boss

Opinion | Marvel Snap is both accessible and addictive

by Steve McNeil | Dec 19, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions

This year Marvel entered the snazzy oblong business, and Steve McNeil can't stop buying them

Texas Chain Saw Massacre preview | Asymmetrical multiplayer mayhem

by Aaron Potter | Dec 16, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Sumo Digital discusses Why there’s more to it than just Leatherface

Lucy Dreaming review | LucasArts throwback clicks into place

by Andrew J Dickinson | Dec 15, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?

Clive 'N' Wrench and its long road to release

by Aaron Potter | Dec 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

On the eve of its launch, we catch up with solo dev Rob Wass to reflect on his decade-long passion project

ScummVM: the portal to a trove of classic adventure games

by Damiano Gerli | Dec 13, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

It’s a popular frontend used to play point-and-click adventures and other games. But where did ScummVM come from, and who works on it?

God of War Ragnarök | How its narrative grows beyond the 2018 original

by Antony de Fault | Dec 12, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Contrasting the storytelling chops of Kratos’ two recent outings to see what makes them tick

Off the wall: how video games tell stories through graffiti

by Devon Wiersma | Dec 09, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

How to make the graffiti in virtual worlds as effective and believable as the world they exist in

Mr Biffo's Game History: Point, click, it’s all in the mind

by Paul Rose | Dec 08, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Mr Biffo takes us on a journey back to the early days of the point and click adventure - and how it began with the invention of the humble mouse...

God of War Ragnarök review | A sequel worthy of the gods

by Aaron Potter | Dec 07, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

The bar for first-party PlayStation exclusives has been raised

Lightyear Frontier preview | A farming sim that's on another planet

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 06, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Harvesting wheat in a giant robot? Swedish developer FRAME BREAK introduces its twist on the farming sim, Lightyear Frontier

Opinion | Where will retro-inspired developers turn next?

by Devon Wiersma | Dec 05, 2022 | Gaming, Opinions

Games that hark back to an age of sprites and 2D scrolling have been all the rage for a while, with PlayStation-style 3D games taking over. But where will we go next for our retro fix, Devon wonders...