September 6, 2021

Spacebase Startopia Nintendo Switch Pre-orders Open

6Sep

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

Spacebase Startopia Nintendo Switch Pre-orders Open

Spacebase Startopia has already been launched on PS4, PS5, Windows, macOS, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S. It's now the Nintendo Switch's turn for this strategy game to release on September 24th. The developers who are Realmforge Studios are known for the Dungeons series of games, Dark, and Ceville. Spacebase Startopia has scored rather average scores across the board, with pretty much 5/10 and scores in the 60-70% range. Spacebase Startopia puts you in charge of three different decks aboard a doughnut-shaped space station that you will call home. Take care of aliens, space whale therapy and mysterious cat rumours, you will be assisted by VAL, the space stations onboard AI. Pre-ordering the game will give you 8 different statues of in-game aliens. There are also various skins for the "Fu...

6Sep

By Mark HudsonNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Malum Review

Releasing September 2nd with a retail of £3.99, Malum is a cooperative horror survival game for up to 4 players, Developed and published by MalumGames. Malum features procedural puzzles which players must solve while being stalked by a range of gruesome monsters. Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope! Whether it's a scream, a shout, or a little cry.. we all have our own way of expressing fear, our own little quirk. For me it's repeatedly saying "Nope!" while running in the opposition direction, and that's something I did ALOT during this game. What's your quirk? Let me know in the comments below. Gameplay First of all, the game is very simple in its design - something that I feel is reflected in the £3.99 price tag - we'll circle back to this later. It appears to have been built atop an Unreal ...

6Sep

By Hunter MooneyNo Comments

PC Reviews

The Big Con Review

Just imagine, what would happen if every piece of pop culture and cliche from the '90s became a human form and made a game, this would be the result. The Big Con is an action RPG game developed by Mighty Yell and published by Skybound Games. It was released on August 31st 2021 on PC and Xbox One. The Big Con - It's what would happen if an episode of Saved by the Bell focused on a heist I find myself very attracted to anything heist related, especially movies. Baby Driver, The Killing, and Snatch are some of my favourites. I've even seen Rififi, bet you haven't even heard of that. Anyway, I've never really played any heist games so I was really looking forward to this. And I do love me some 90's nostalgia so it's great to see. Let's give this a shot and see if it's worth it. If you're loo...

6Sep

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Mechajammer Preview

Mechajammer by Devs Whalenought Studios is a tactical cyberpunk turn-based RPG that allows you to take your turns simultaneously with those around you. Set in an off-world grindhouse of an urban and jungle colony it is down to you to recruit your crew and adventure through the gloomily lit city. Mechajammer - Urban Survival At Its Heart Are you ready to read on? Mechajammer is currently in demo form for PC over on Steam so you can join in as well. Let's do this then and don't forget to check out my other articles here on Thumb Culture! Gameplay I played the Mechajammer demo therefore elements of the gameplay are limited in some respects, however, it still allows you to get an overall feel for the game. In the beginning, you can either choose from a pre-made character or create y...

6Sep

By Jordan Rooker1 Comment

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Rogue Spirit Early Access Review

Rogue Spirit is a 3D rogue-lite action game now available for Early Access on Steam. The developers, Kids With Sticks, have partnered up with publisher 505 Games to bring this third-person adventure to the masses. Kids With Sticks already spent about 19 months developing the game and plan to have it be in Early Access for 7 months. Of course, this is an estimate and not set in stone. If you're a fan of roguelites such as Hades, Dead Cells, Risk of Rain 2, and the like, then Rogue Spirit will be one to add to your collection. Bounce between bodies in Rogue Spirit The aspect of possessing bodies to switch up abilities is what made Rogue Spirit catch my eye. I did not prepare myself for the challenge of playing another roguelite though. Needless to say I will be playing through my frust...

6Sep

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

King’s Bounty II Review

King's Bounty II is out now on PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch. Brought to us by developers 1C Publishing Eu (Ancestors Legacy, IL-2 Sturmovik) and publishers PrimeMatterGG (Kingdom Come: Deliverance, Wasteland 3). King's Bounty II is an adventure game with tactical roleplaying game elements. I played the Xbox One version of the game on Xbox Series X. King's Bounty II Tough Yet Rewarding Can we fight our way to glory in King's Bounty II? or will we fall to our knees at the swords of our foes? Continue reading to find out. If you enjoy this review, please check out my previous here where I played Rustler on the PlayStation 5. Let me know in the comments if you're going to purchase this game. Gameplay When we begin, the game offers us a choice of three characters. We are...

6Sep

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

Features

Top 10 Horror Games So Far

Welcome to my top 10 horror games which are made to keep you on the edge of your seat, get that heartrate up, and scare the pants off of you. Gareth recently wrote up a feature about his top 10 mobile games that can be played offline, check that out here. So I was asked to write up what I thought were my top 10 games in the horror genre. Some of these are not solely in the horror genre but are survival horror games. These are mostly modern games as I've only in recent times been playing horror games. Now let us get straight into the list of games. 10. Blair Witch Brought to us by Bloober Team nearly two years ago, Blair Witch originally came to PC and Xbox One. Bloober Team has since released various versions of Blair Witch on the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and even VR platforms ...

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Gameplay Revealed

6Sep

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

News & Updates

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Gameplay Revealed

Marvel's Midnight Suns has been unleashed unto the masses, with a first look at the gameplay. New tactics and storytelling will come with the latest in the Marvel world of gaming. 2K and Marvel entertainment have unveiled the curtains at the world premiere of the gameplay of Marvel's Midnight Suns. This gives players a thrilling first look into the game's tactical combat that is genre-defining. Players take on the role of the Hunter who is the first fully customisable hero in the Marvel Universe. The Hunter has been brought back to life from an eternal sleep that has lasted centuries to lead the Midnight Suns. With heroes spanning across X-Men, Runaways, The Avengers, and much more, the game is looking rather promising. I mean for a start the video thumbnail has Blade. That already ...