HomeNewsSnufkin: Melody of Moominvalley The new Moomins video game looks prettyLittle My fanclub, sound off Little My fanclub, sound off Image credit:Raw Fury Image credit:Raw Fury Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (Official)Watch on YouTube Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley (Official) That’s pretty, that. I know Moomins mostly from the 90s cartoon, only a little from the books, but oh it’s very nice. What a strange and beautiful tone. It always scared or unsettled me a little, and I like that....

HomeFeaturesElden Ring Elden Ring is a reminder that Souls games get elevators rightFromSoftware have lifts down FromSoftware have lifts down Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco Elden Ringhas got me thinking again. Not about itsterrible banter I adoreor itsrolling goats. My mind has turned to its elevators and how FromSoftware does them justice. They aren’t just tools to get from A to B but moving platforms that hide secrets or instill a sense of dread....

HomeNewsAirborne Kingdom Resist the deadly allure of gravity in citybuilder Airborne Kingdom on SteamAfter a year on Epic After a year on Epic Every citybuilder is about keeping the districts of your city in balance, butAirborne Kingdommakes it rather more literal. As your flying metropolis expands, you have to apply propulsion machines - fabric wings, gigantic oars, pedal-powered rotors - to make sure it doesn’t tip dangerously this way or that....

HomeNewsForspoken Open-world adventure now expected in October Square Enix this week announced a four-and-a-bit-month delay forForspoken, the open-world action-adventure game about a New Yorker pulled into a fantasy world. Previously due on the 24th of May, it’s now slated for the 11th of October. Sounds like Squeenix hope to make it the start of a new series, so they’re taking time to help ensure it’s proper good. Fair enough. Forspoken | The Game Awards 2021 TrailerWatch on YouTube...

HomeNews Support Ukraine with this astonishing $10 bundle of almost 600 indie gamesCeleste, A Short Hike, and so many more supporting charities Celeste, A Short Hike, and so many more supporting charities A phenomenal new bundle of indie games is raising money for two charities supporting relief efforts in Ukraine. The Bundle For Ukraine on Itch.io includes almost 600 games, and you can have the lot if you pay at least $10....

HomeFeaturesThe Fertile Crescent The Fertile Crescent blends Bronze Age strategy with managing pomegranatesThe fastest way to an empire’s heart is through its stomach The fastest way to an empire’s heart is through its stomach TFC: The Fertile Crescent Development UpdateWatch on YouTube TFC: The Fertile Crescent Development Update Farms, trees and deer are a familiar sight to Age Of Empires players. What’s new in The Fertile Crescent, you ask? Your food stores deplete over time as you maintain an army, chewing into your economy (and, despite the economic focus, combat is given its fair share of attention, complete with units, counters, and upgrades)....

HomeNews Activision Blizzard, Epic, and CD Projekt also stopping selling to RussiaJoining companies including EA and Microsoft Joining companies including EA and Microsoft As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues, more games companies have decided to suspend some business with Russia. In the past few days, Activision Blizzard, Epic, and CD Projekt (including GOG) all announced plans to stop selling games or stop selling things in games to Russia, joining a list which also includes EA and Microsoft....

HomeFeaturesElden Ring I adore the terrible banter of Elden Ring player messages"Visions of snake" “Visions of snake” PlayingElden Ringbefore its official launch was an honest experience. I’d flick the game online and see a few messages scrawled on the ground in glowing chalk. It was a Lands Between where “try jumping” wasn’t some evil trickery, and “illusory wall ahead” meant discovering a hidden passage. To see this content please enable targeting cookies....

HomeNewsRimWorld RimWorld pulled from sale on Steam in Australia, as an affront to public morality, decency, and proprietyOn the bright side, apparently RimWorld is coming to consoles? On the bright side, apparently RimWorld is coming to consoles? Image credit:Ludeon Studios Image credit:Ludeon Studios Top 12 Best Management Games to Play on PCWatch on YouTube Top 12 Best Management Games to Play on PC Australia’s Classification Board last week slapped an RC rating on RimWorld, an act which seemingly also leaked news that console versions are coming (the devs have since talked about this as “a potential console version”)....

HomeNewsElden Ring Your Elden Ring saves should now be safe from Steam Cloud issuesA sync problem led to some losing progress A sync problem led to some losing progress To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settings “Under certain conditions, save data may not sync properly with the Steam Cloud in the PC version ofElden Ring,“the game’s Twitterwarned on Friday night....

HomeNews Game Dev Story finally returns to PC later this monthAlong with 4 other Kairosoft games Along with 4 other Kairosoft games Kairosoft are bringing five of their games to Steam later this month, including the beloved, life-consumingGame Dev Story. The others on the way areHot Springs Story,Station Manager,Dungeon VillageandDream House Days DX- all of which contain the same moreish business management loop.Game Dev StoryWatch on YouTubeI first played Game Dev Story on PC over a decade ago, when its hugely popular iOS release prompted me to seek out its original Japanese PC release....

HomeFeatures 9 minor NPCs who became major charactersHitting the big time Hitting the big time Even the most minor character can accrue a rabid fandom. If there’s no outpouring of questionable illustration following the debut of your single-sentence plot-helper, then you’ve either failed at fiction or you are deeply blessed. Some breakaway characters begin as a joke, or an afterthought, some as a narrative necessity, or a kind of walking, talking environment art....

But the game is also Platinum’s first foray into the dreaded minefield of live service and it’s… not good. Aside from the teensiest glimpses of what could’ve been, the game is a bemusing cascade of loot and stats that don’t mean all that much. The combat has its moments but is largely bleh. The story is meh. And it’s all yours for £60 - heh?! Top 10 New PC Games For March 2022Watch on YouTube...