Previews & Early Access

25Sep

By KatNo Comments

REKA – PC Preview

REKA is a witchy, open world, exploration focused crafting game developed by Emberstorm Entertainment, and published by Fireshine Games. The game offers an enchanting take on the open world crafting genre by putting you in the shoes a young woman that will work as an apprentice of Baba Jaga. Players can build their own house with legs, decorate and curse the local townsfolk with potions or other concoctions. As you can imagine, it is heavily inspired by Slavic Folklore. Truly a world that is both mysterious and enticing; full of magic and wonder! REKA is now available on PC in early access on Steam for £15.99! Oh I know what's coming here! Side quest time! Gameplay The gameplay in REKA is fairly simple: be a witch, curse townsfolk and gather ingredients. However the best part of th...

GreedFall II: The Dying World – PC Preview

24Sep

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

GreedFall II: The Dying World – PC Preview

Spider Studios brings us their new pre-sequel GreedFall II: The Dying World. The events of this game take place 3 years prior to the events of the first game. In this game, however, we play as a native rather than the colonist. If you enjoyed the first and are looking to dive back into this beautiful world once again like me. Then you can find it out in early access today on Steam here. A new land with newer foes GreedFall II begins with a man named Furkan sitting in front of an easel painting someone, asking them to stay still. This leads you to the character creation screen, after which your mother comes to scold you about hanging around Furkan, as you have other things to do. After this, you and two other people from your village embark on trials to become sages. Gameplay Afte...

24Sep

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Drill Core PC Early Access Preview

Drill Core is a mix of strategy, simulator and roguelite. It is in development by Hungry Couch Games (Black Skylands) with publishing by tinyBuild (Hello Neighbor, among many others). It is now available in early access on Steam. Dig Deep with this Pixel Roguelite Mashup Drill Core first caught my eye when I had a chance to play the demo earlier this year. I didn't have quite as much time with it as I would have liked so I was eager to get another chance to check it out. Not to mention I've been a fan of most of the games out there with the help of tinyBuild. What about you, reader? Is there a publisher you tend to follow as tried and true? Let me know in the comment section. Gameplay In Drill Core, you work for the corporate company... DrillCore... as a Platform Manager. Your prim...

Attack on Titan VR Unbreakable – Quest 3 Preview

19Sep

By Mike BucekNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Attack on Titan VR Unbreakable – Quest 3 Preview

Developed by UNIVRS, Inc. Attack on Titan: Unbreakable is a VR experience that captures the thrill of soaring through the cityscape slicing Titans with a variety of blades, with a focus on precision strikes to their weak points. Fight for your life utilizing the Omni-Directional Mobility Gear to manoeuvre through the air and combat the onslaught of Titans. Pick on Someone Your Own Size Are you an Attack on Titan fan? Have you picked up this VR experience? Let us know your thoughts in the comments at the bottom. Gameplay Step into the shoes of a recruit in the Elite Survey Corps. The game begins with the same cataclysmic event in the TV anime series. The sudden appearance of the Colossal Titan and breaching Wall Maria. As a recruit, players must navigate the devastated landscape, engage...

16Sep

By Olivia HoultonNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Rue Valley – PC Preview

Rue Valley is a narrative RPG developed by Emotion Spark Studio and published by Owlcat Games. There is currently no release date yet, but the game is available to wishlist on Steam right now. If you can't wait, there is also a demo of the game that can be played right now. Find out the truth The journey begins with an introduction to a male protagonist, who is currently undergoing counselling. It is not known at this point what the story holds. However, it is not long before you realise something is not as it seems. Gameplay At its core, Rue Valley has the player explore and collect memories to try to decipher why they are stuck in a time loop. The time loop itself begins at 20:00 hours and finishes at 20:47. It is within this short time that you need to unravel the mystery. You a...

27Aug

By StuartNo Comments

Previews & Early Access, VR Reviews

Into the Radius 2 – PCVR Preview

Into The Radius 2 is out in Early Access! This is the gritty sequel to, yes, you guessed it, Into The Radius. Developed and Published by CM Games, you are once again venturing into the Pechorsk Security Zone. This time, however, you don't have to go alone! Anomalies Are Everywhere Were you a fan of the first iteration of Into The Radius? Are you going to head back out and dive into the treacherous environment littered with anomalies? Good luck! Gameplay For those who have played the first game, you will be instantly at home in Into The Radius 2. CM Games has tried to keep it as similar as possible to allow that familiarity. For those new to the whole world, then let's dive into what makes Into The Radius a great little franchise. When you first fire up Into The Radius 2, you are tak...

16Aug

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Level Zero: Extraction – Preview

Level Zero: Extraction is a multiplayer tactical shooter with survival horror elements. Developed by Doghowl Games and published by tinyBuild, Level Zero: Extraction is currently in early access and available on Steam for £16.75. Get that data at any cost After scientific expeditions to discover a new lifeform, New Horizons Corporation breed the discovered alien lifeforms with humans for military experiments. Now Megacorps across the world are sending Mercenaries (or Mercs) to retrieve that data for themselves. Play as a Merc versing both other Mercs and Aliens, or play as an Alien to hunt down every human on sight. Merc Gameplay A Merc’s goal is to retrieve data or items wanted in the Contract Menu and exit the area. Before entering a mission, you can choose which weapons and ...

13Aug

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Nowhere – PC Preview

Nowhere is a horror game with detective and survival horror elements. Developed and published Midnight Forge LTD, Nowhere features Nordic aesthetics and lore. There is no release date yet, but the game is available to wishlist on Steam right now. Someone In The Middle Of Nowhere Your unnamed character is searching for a group of young adults that have gone missing in a forest in Norway. You begin near their abandoned campervan, and set off to follow a series of notes, polaroids and other disturbing clues to unravel what happened to them. Gameplay At its core Nowhere has the player exploring areas and collecting evidence to add to a Case Board. This Case Board holds all the information on the missing group and their whereabouts you have collected thus far. During exploration you...

9Aug

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Last Whisper – PC Preview

Last Whisper is a zombie survival exploration game for you and up to eight other friends. It is being developed by solo developer MxzStudio with publishing by RockGame S.A. (Scrapnaut, Cafe Owner Simulator). The game is available now in Early Access on PC via Steam. Yet Another Zombie Survival Game... Zombies have been in video games for a long time. So it's hard to not compare new to old, especially with the plethora out there. Upon first glance I was hoping that Last Whisper would be different. This one though, didn't really feel like it was much. Check out my thoughts on the preview build below. Gameplay Last Whisper is a zombie survival game. My guess is that if you're reading this review you probably already have an idea of what that entails. And guess what? You're right. Quit...

6Aug

By StuartNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Over the Top WWI – PC Preview

Over the Top WWI is as you have guessed, a World War 1 shooter. Akin to Battlefield 1, you set about some visceral battles with on foot infantry as well as vehicles. Over The Top isn't just the name of the game If you're a fan of shooters and a fan of World War 1, then this might just be the game you have been looking to add to your library. Let's take a look at some of the features in this heart-pumping preview. Gameplay So you might think that this section is going to be short for a shooter. Well, you'd be incredibly wrong! There are so many strings to the proverbial bow of Over The Top WWI that just covering a few is probably doing it a disservice. On the other hand we want to keep this a nice brief overview of a preview. So we will do our best. Heading from the main menu int...