Wot I Think

A person sinks into the abyss having been chucked off a boat in Skald: Against The Black Priory.

Review

Skald: Against The Black Priory review: the best of 80s RPG design without the baggage

Landing in hot water

May 31, 2024 Sin Vega

29 comments

A genius vessel prepares to wreak aquatic havoc in Besiege: The Splintered Sea

Review

Besiege: The Splintered Sea review: a small vessel for expansive seafaring

Just one more tweak to get these timbers shivering just right

May 24, 2024 Nic Reuben

8 comments

A girl's head looms out of the dark just behind Hauntii, with a Bestest Best badge rising above them both.

Review

Hauntii review: an adventure as beautiful as it looks

I don't normally like letting things haunt me, but this is an exception

May 22, 2024 Ed Thorn

20 comments

Senua, the heroine of Hellblade 2, looks angrily past the camera

Review

Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 review: a visual step forward even more contemptuous of interactivity than the first

Par for the Norse

May 21, 2024 Rick Lane

96 comments

Fantasy frogs and a spellcaster gather in Songs Of Conquest.

Review

Songs Of Conquest 1.0 review: occasionally demanding but often rewarding fantasy warlordery

Frog factions

May 20, 2024 Sin Vega

19 comments

A doctor treating a patient in Galacticare by shooting a flamethrower at them

Review

Galacticare review: a silly space sim in the Bullfrog tradition, with a great sense of humour

Treatment is simple. Go play game. Funny.

May 20, 2024 Alice Bell

33 comments

Harold is desperate to trade manga with Luna.

Review

Read Only Memories: Neurodiver review - a bright cyberpunk noir overdosing on easter eggs

Squid pro quo

May 15, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

18 comments

Paige meets some fishing frog fans in puzzle game Paper Trail

Review

Paper Trail review: a beautiful puzzler I had a (mostly) miserable time with

Lo-fi beats to get extremely stressed to

May 14, 2024 Nic Reuben

15 comments

Jack aims a revolver at an enemy in Mullet Mad Jack.

Review

Mullet Mad Jack review: a simple and ultra-stylish corridor crash

Ascend a tower with the power of guns, hair and anime

May 14, 2024 Ed Thorn

9 comments

An enemy ship gets a good lasering in Homeworld 3

Review

Homeworld 3 review: a lavish and often gripping RTS that is overly reliant on playing the hits

I was tempted to exclusively call it the 'mommy ship' so consider yourselves lucky

May 10, 2024 Nic Reuben

70 comments

A screenshot from Animal Well that shows a heart-shaped underground level with an RPS Bestest Best badge flanked by capybaras.

Review

Animal Well review: an unmissable creature feature

Putting the animal in AI

May 9, 2024 Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

50 comments

Mara looks at a suspicious woman being sick and facing into the corner in Crow Country

Review

Crow Country review: my first Resident Evil (complimentary)

Less survival horror and more puzzle horror, but still a great time

May 8, 2024 Alice Bell

16 comments

A vampire brandishes a sword and walks towards Dracula in V Rising.

Review

V Rising 1.0 review: one of the slickest survival games gets even slicker

I'd bat for this one

May 7, 2024 Ed Thorn

27 comments

Scylla, lead singer of Scylla and the Sirens, bemoans the pressure her fans put on her.

Review

Hades 2 early access review: a roguelike of witchy crowd control with a sparkling new cast

What fresh hell this is

May 6, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

48 comments

Harold Halibut sitting in a waiting room talking to a child in Harold Halibut

Review

Harold Halibut review: a sweet, restrained story about finding your way home

Still waters run deep

April 30, 2024 Alice Bell

46 comments

A man on a desert highway holds his hands up in Phantom Fury

Review

Phantom Fury review: a retro shooter obsessed with inconsequential do-hickeys

No arm in trying

April 26, 2024 Brendan Caldwell

25 comments

Kril holds up a green heart in Another Crab's Treasure.

Review

Another Crab's Treasure review: a playful Soulslike for everyone, especially if you like crabs

This will more than tide you over

April 24, 2024 Ed Thorn

15 comments

Thief, Rao and Prince Beelzebub surveying a challenge in front of them in Sand Land

Review

Sand Land review: a boring Mad Max lite that should have been very exciting

More like Bland Land, am I right?

April 24, 2024 Alice Bell

17 comments

A man rides a horse and cart down a lovely dirt path in Manor Lords.

Review

Manor Lords early access review: a sturdy and immersive builder that feels incomplete yet alive with promise

Captain Morgens

April 24, 2024 Nic Reuben

20 comments

Zau, in Tales Of Kenzera: Zau, receiving the power of the Sun and Moon masks

Review

Tales Of Kenzera: Zau review: a beautifully designed yet imprecise platforming adventure

It's not time to make a change

April 22, 2024 Alice Bell

8 comments

Heroes face each other in a grand hall in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes.

Review

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes review: a relaxed JRPG adventure with a few old school quirks, but even more pals

And the love Kickstarts again

April 21, 2024 Ed Thorn

37 comments

Review

Goblin Stone review: turn-based charm spells only last so long

Goblin’ up my patience more like

April 15, 2024 Nic Reuben

5 comments

Shooting a bunch of guided missiles in Bore Blasters

Review

Bore Blasters review: achieve catharsis as a dwarf yelling and shooting mud

Explodey hole

April 12, 2024 Alice Bell

6 comments

A Jackaroo and her right tough mates fight some mutant wombats in Broken Roads

Review

Broken Roads review: this Fallout-style RPG is Vegemite and (some) magic

Dollarydoo or dollarydon’t?

April 10, 2024 Nic Reuben

35 comments

The Girl, the protagonist of Children Of The Sun, standing holding her sniper rifle

Review

Children Of The Sun review: an intense and stylish puzzle of ultraviolence

The only option is shoot to kill

April 9, 2024 Alice Bell

15 comments