Kat, Author at Thumb Culture

18Aug

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PlayStation Reviews

Cultic – PS5 Review

Cultic blends old‑school gunplay with modern physics, clever level design, and crunchy combat feedback. Cultic was developed by Jasozz Games and published by 3D Realms. If you enjoyed games like DUSK or Resident Evil 4, this is may be worth your time. Cultic is of course available on most gaming platforms but I played this one on the PS5, grab it here on the PlayStation Store and let us know your thoughts! Remember those arcade shooters like House of The Dead? Cultic is very much along the lines of games exactly like this but with a lot more freedom. I cannot wait to dive into the review on this one! Me when I got my hands on Cultic, UNLIMITED POWER! Gameplay Combat is the star of the show in Cultic. Every weapon feels heavy, violent, and satisfying. The Lever‑Action Rifl...

17Aug

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PlayStation Reviews

The Caribou Trail – PS5 Review

The Caribou Trail is a first‑person narrative adventure set during the Gallipoli campaign of WWI. The game was developed by Unreliable Narrators & Manavoid Entertainment, and published by Unreliable Narrators as well as Indie Asylum. Unreliable Narrators have developed a game previously called Two Falls. In Caribou Trail you play as Fisher, a soldier of the 1st Battalion Newfoundland Regiment, experiencing the psychological toll of trench warfare through slow, deliberate exploration, dialogue, and small mundane tasks. Caribou Trail is inspired by real testimonies, blending history with fiction to portray a rarely explored front of WWI: Gallipoli, from the landing to the final evacuation. Caribou Trail is available on all major gaming platforms but I played this one on the PS5, try i...

11Jun

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Previews & Early Access

Mr Toilet – PC Preview

Mr Toilet is a first-person cleaning simulator. The game was developed/published by Radikate Games and also published by FreeMind.games & PlayWay S.A. You take control of a toilet clerk in a restroom building. Cleaning and looking after the place. Making sure customers are charged for using the facilities and not committing vandalism. Mr Toilet first released a demo, which was available pre-release; the demo is still available now if you want to give it a try before buying! The game developer also discloses using generative AI elements on the Steam page, which you can view there. Mr Toilet is now available to purchase on Steam in Early Access for £6.27 here. Get ready to scrub, scrub, scrub! Gameplay Mr Toilet has you start off as a janitor, you stock up your restroom...

29May

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PlayStation Reviews

Hypercharge: Unboxed – PS5 Review

Hypercharge: Unboxed is a first-person and third-person action figure shooter. Hypercharge: Unboxed was developed and published by the five indie developers at Digital Cybercherries. The feat here is a fully complete game with some decent amount of content and fun even with just a five person team. It's nice to see a passion project come to life like this. The game is available on the PlayStation Store for Pre-Order ahead of it's launch on the 30th May at 4pm. Hypercharge?? More Like Hydrocharge! If you ever spent your younger years wishing you could be a toy soldier and role play all your favourite stories, then this is the game for you! Gameplay The gameplay loop of Hypercharge: Unboxed is very straight forward. This is basically a tower defence game shooter. Where you, a toy of ...

4May

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Previews & Early Access

White Knuckle – PC Early Access Preview

White Knuckle is a first-person roguelite speed climbing game. You ascend through the multiple gloomy floors within SUB-STRUCTURE-17. White Knuckle was developed by Dark Machine Games and published by DreadXP. This is the first game developed by the studio, and it takes quite the leap in terms of mechanics and this type of genre of games. All bugged out for this game! White Knuckle is now available in Early Access on Steam for £10.99. I've had this one on my radar quite a while, so let's find out what I thought below! Gameplay The gameplay in White Knuckle is fairly simple. You ascend the chambers as fast as you can as there is a big goop like substance filling up the chambers. Be quick, otherwise it will make you perish. Falling from great heights without grabbing onto something w...

16Apr

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PlayStation Reviews

Finding Frankie – PS5 Review

Finding Frankie is a new spin on the animatronic horror genre. Developed and published by SUPERLOU. You find yourself with an invitation to a game show from a cereal box. What could possibly go wrong? The game throws a parkour mechanic into the horror mix while you navigate a thrilling game show full of weird and wonderful characters… and most of all, you guessed it… Frankie. Finding Frankie? More like finding my next animatronic obsession. Finding Frankie is available for £16 on the PlayStation store, now let's see if it's worth your time and money. Gameplay Finding Frankie takes a parkour gaming experience to a new level with horror elements and animatronics. They provide a small variety of parkour mechanics similar to Mirror's Edge with a spring, slide, jump, and grab. This cons...

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – PC Review

30Jan

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PC Reviews

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector – PC Review

Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector takes players to the Starward Belt, a richly realised, ramshackle set of habitats in an asteroid belt full of secrets, stories, and characters trying to make ends meet. Developed by Jump Over The Edge and published by Fellow Traveller. This is a massively anticipated sequel to one of 2022’s most acclaimed dice run RPGs. Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector is now out on Steam, grab your sleeper jacket and jump into this thrilling adventure! Great, another character that will haunt my nightmares. Developers Jump Over The Edge push the boundaries of the first game to make this an even more compelling story driven adventure now with even more challenge than before. The stakes are high but so is the reward. And with that in mind, let's get into it. Game...

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders – PC Review

28Jan

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PC Reviews

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders – PC Review

Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is a sequel to Lonely Mountains: Downhill brought to you by Megagon Industries which now sets your time challenges within a snowy mountainscape. Bring your skis and your friends and embark on time challenges while you avoid trees, rocks and other hazards racing down the mountain. The bar is set high from their previous success of Downhill and will be hard to meet but let's see how they did! Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders is now available on Steam and Xbox. With multiplatform cross-play which is always nice to see in case your friends don't play on the same platform as you! Gist of the skiing life Time to play as a hunched snow rider trembling in fear over the amount of faceplants I'm about to endure in this game. Gameplay Lonely Mountains: Snow Rider...

27Jan

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PC Reviews

Tyrant’s Realm – PC Review

Tyrant's Realm is a roguelite action-adventure inspired by classic PS1 visuals. Tyrant's Realm was developed by Team Tyrant and published by Skystone Games. Explore procedurally generated dark fantasy worlds, battling through dangers that evolve with each run. Learn from each depth and work your way through the maps to reach your end. Or end goal? Whichever comes first! I could have just asked for the scroll nicely? Tyrant's Realm is now available on Steam with a 15% off introductory offer until 30th January. But is this worth £7.22? Let's find out. Gameplay The gameplay of Tyrant's Realm is very simple, with the same controls applying as for any soulslike game. Roll, block/parry, move and attack. Handily the controls are also displayed at the bottom right if you ever forget! They ...

16Dec

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Previews & Early Access

Phantom Squad – PC Preview

Phantom Squad is an intense 1-4 player tactical top down shooter with some simple old school graphics, combining fast-paced combat with real-time strategy. Assemble a team of winners or end up a total disaster as you plan and extract from each mission. This is the first game developed by Ctrl Freak and will be published by Super Rare Originals! The demo for Phantom Squad is now available on Steam. The game puts you in the very well equipped but maybe not so well controlled SWAT members, dependant on your skill level, and put you through stressful situation, so be ready to grit your teeth and argue with friends over tactics as this is going to be a good one. Did I give up on the stealth and phantom approach after I broke the window? ABSOLUTELY If you have already played the demo, let u...