PlayStation Reviews

18May

By Cameron J KeywoodNo Comments

Coffee Talk: Tokyo – PS5 Review

They say good things come in threes: The Musketeers, primary colours and Egyptian God cards to name a few. So when I heard that Toge Productions had teamed up with Chorus Worldwide for a third entry in the cosy late-night conversations experience that is the Coffee Talk series, I was ready. This time, the series swaps Seattle for Tokyo, trading the American midwest for the bright lights of one of the busiest cities in the world. Coffee Talk: Tokyo launches on 21st May 2026 for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch and Steam for a reasonable £12.99. So, does this latest blend hit the spot like a perfectly brewed espresso, or is it about as appealing as Monkey Spit Coffee? A Place to Venti The core premise of Coffee Talk: Tokyo stays true to previous entries as each evening, you serve drinks and...

14May

By Mike CreweNo Comments

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Bus Bound – PS5 Review

Simulator titles based on relatively mundane jobs are like marmite. You either love them or hate them. Personally, I quite like getting stuck into a virtual job. More so than my real job, anyway. Developed by stillalive studios, Bus Bound is the latest sim that puts players behind the wheel of the most unreliable of all public transport: the bus. Clue's in the name really... Available now for PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox Series X|S, is Bus Bound another surprisingly fun public transport sim from the developer that brought us the well-received Bus Simulator 21? Let's find out! The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round In my short time working at Thumb Culture, I feel like I've covered a lot of simulators. However, I've yet to review one centred around buses! Although I don't like act...

14May

By Olivia HoultonNo Comments

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MOTOGP 26 – PS5 REVIEW

Lights out and away we go! MOTOGP 26 is the newest instalment in the well-established MOTOGP series. Developed and published by Milestone S.r.l., it aims to bring 'A new generation of riding physics'. You can buy this latest addition on PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC now for between £50 and £ 60. How different is MOTOGP 26 from its predecessor? Let's take a look together. Gameplay I have played the MOTOGP games since 2013, with a current goal being to 100% all years from 2013 onwards. Therefore, I have seen a variety of changes that have been implemented throughout these years. There have been changes that have been both good and bad, so it will be interesting to see how 26 is different from its predecessors. The game mode I have put the most hours into is the career mode. I...

12May

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Rival Stars Horse Racing – PS5 Review

They're making their way down the home stretch just in time for Rival Stars Horse Racing to cross the finish line and end up on the Playstation Store. Already available on Desktop, iOS and Android, PikPok is finally launching its horse racing phenomenon onto consoles! Find out what else there is to add to your PS library by checking out our other reviews here! It's the final sprint towards the finish line! Gameplay Rival Stars Horse Racing takes a simple concept and really expands it into a massive game. Upon initially loading the game, it becomes clear quick that this game is not just back to back racing. However, it does so much more than that. The main overarching story is that you are trying to save your family ranch. It needs you to help give it a new lease of life and rebuild...

12May

By Mike CreweNo Comments

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The End of the Sun – PS5 Review

If "story-driven adventure steeped in Slavic folklore" is a phrase that interests you, then get ready for this one! The End of the Sun, developed by the small, family-run studio The End of the Sun Forge, certainly piqued my interest when I first saw it. Originally releasing on Steam in 2025 to a "Very Positive" reception, the game is now available for PlayStation 5. Is this a tale worth telling? Or will playing this game have you begging for the end of the actual sun? Let's find out! Spend Your Days in the Sunshiiiiiiine! With plenty of walking simulators out there, it can be difficult to find ones that tell a genuinely engaging story. Got any recommendations for someone who is admittedly not too clued in on the genre? Let me know in the comments below, so I can add them to my ever-ex...

5May

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

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ICARUS: Console Edition – PS5 Review

ICARUS: Console Edition is now available on Xbox X|S and PlayStation 5. The console port of the popular PC survival game, originally developed by RocketWerkz, has been in development by Grip Studios. Though the PC version has been around since December of 2021, this version just became available at the end of March this year. It contains all the crafting, survival, and challenges that the game is well known for. Perhaps ICARUS is too close to the sun on Console... It's nice when developers keep multiple platforms in mind during early game design. This generally makes for a better consistency, but of course there are always some games that play better on console than their computer counterparts. Knowing how long ICARUS has been around on PC, I was curious to check how it translates over t...

1May

By Jess1 Comment

PlayStation Reviews

Starfield – PS5 Review

As an avid space lover and someone who was relentlessly checking in daily on the Artemis 2 mission, Starfield on the PS5 surely did launch at the perfect time for me to return to. Houston We Have A Problem I first rocketed myself (no more space puns now, I promise) into the world of Starfield back in 2023, and sadly, it’s hard to say right now that the PS5 port has successfully stuck the landing. It looks gorgeous, sure, and playing on a PS5 Pro means you can max out the frame rate, but even with all of this at my disposal and decent-sized patches from Bethesda themselves, I still found Starfield quite tedious to play through as a result of frequent frame drops and game crashes. If you’ve not yet played Starfield, it’s very much like most Bethesda titles. You’re the chosen one, you s...

30Apr

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

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Pragmata PS5 Review

Pragmata is an Action, Adventure game from Capcom. A game that was first revealed at the start of the PS5's life back in 2020. It was honestly one of the main reason I originally got a PS5. Which we got a good, strong time of hearing nothing about this project and just hoping to hear something about it. Like the game Little Devil Inside which I'm still waiting to hear something about that game. With some people enjoying Pragmata for not only the gameplay, but the message within it. Others are just tearing it down for clout. Now, 01110011 01110100 01100001 01110010 01110100 00100000 01110100 01101000 01100101 00100000 01110010 01100101 01110110 01101001 01100101 01110111 00100001 ! If you play this and don't feel like you want to be a parent, then you must already have kids...I'm sorry ...

29Apr

By StuartNo Comments

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Adorable Adventures – PS5 Review

Adorable Adventures, developed by Wild Sheep Studio and published by PQube, is a story of courage, bravery, and smells. You control Boris, a little baby Boar that has to use his sense of smell to reunite his family after they were separated. It's such a beautiful story and one I've been excited to play since seeing the trailers and TikTok videos everywhere. Can you smell it? We were fortunate enough to get an early key to find out just what makes this game tick, and sniff. So let's find out just why Boris might be your favourite little quadruped Gameplay The core gameplay of Adorable Adventures revolves around exploration and your nose. Early into the game, you are tasked with finding aka sniffing out your mother who is stuck in a shed. With a press of the R1 button, you can start seei...

28Apr

By Mike Crewe1 Comment

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Aphelion – PS5 Review

In my opinion, developer DON'T NOD has created some brilliant games that people don't speak about enough. Aside from the first two Life is Strange titles, they've also developed games such as the wonderful Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, and the criminally underrated Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. Now, they're set to release Aphelion, a sci-fi action adventure set on an uncharted planet. Aphelion is available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC vis Steam. Is this game's narrative on par with the rest of DON'T NOD's back catalogue? And adding to that, is the gameplay enjoyable enough to keep players engaged? Let's find out! Did You Know: "Aphelion" Isn't a Word Made Up For This Game! The nigh-on infinite amount of sci-fi in films, books, games, and so on, has kept me enterta...