Previews & Early Access

19Sep

By CharlieNo Comments

Whiskerwood – PC Demo Preview

Whiskerwood is a settlement management simulation game from developer Minakata Dynamics and publisher Hooded Horse. The game is set to release on Steam in 2025, with a demo going live today too. Lead a colony of mice on untouched islands. Manage your resources, production chains, and the needs of your Whiskers while growing your settlement. All while surviving under the oppressive paw of your cat overlords. Just be sure to pay your taxes on time, or there will be consequences. Loving cats and settlement management games, I fell head over heels for Whiskerwood when I first saw it at the PC Gaming Show this year. I instantly put my hand up to cover this little preview for Thumb Culture. So let's get stuck in. Monarch Cat Overlords? So just a normal cat. This preview could have been writ...

9Sep

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

DAVY x JONES – PC Preview

Step into the boots of the folklore sea devil himself, in DAVY x JONES. This new action-adventure FPS is being created by PARASIGHT, and aims for action across the seas of the damned. I'm excited to be checking this game out after watching the trailers. It looks great, so hopefully the gameplay matches. You can pick up the game, which is currently in early access on Steam, for £8.50. Which isn't too bad of a price. Why don't we carve a new bloody legend for ourselves, eh? DAVY x JONES' story begins with a quick retelling of the titular character's grim fate at the hand of Edward Teach (Black Beard). Upon waking up in the Locker, which is an iconic location that comes with the tale of Davy Jones Locker, our head (Davey), and body (Jones), begin their plan to exact revenge on Black Beard a...

21Aug

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

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Recharge – PC Early Access Preview

Recharge is an RC car racing sim now available in early access. Room Games (Floor 9) is developing and publishing the physics-based small scale simulator for PC. Release to consoles will come in a future update. You can purchase now on Steam and the play the game as it continues development. Rippin' and Tearin' at RC Scale in Recharge I don't play a lot of racing games. Of the few I do, I enjoy those that are a nice mixture of simulator and arcade. I wasn't quite sure what to expect from Recharge other than it being a game about racing RC cars, but, you know, the high-tech kind that your parents couldn't afford. Not the electric kind stuck to the track that just go around and around and around… Anyhow, read below for my current thoughts on the game. Gameplay The gameplay in Recharg...

Wild West Supermarket Simulator – PC Preview

8Aug

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

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Wild West Supermarket Simulator – PC Preview

I’m starting to lose count of how many sim games are released. And even when joking about an oddly specific one, it gets made. So with that, here comes a new sim preview from Sundust called Wild West Supermarket Simulator. Fastest stock in the west, I just can't keep them long enough. It’s out now in early access on Steam. So grab your lasso and try to wrangle up some customers while I tend to the store. Gameplay Wild West Supermarket Simulator starts with you cleaning up and throwing out debris in your new store. After that, the gameplay mechanics are roughly the same as any store simulator goes; you buy stock, try to beat or match the going market price (which changes daily), stock shelves, serve customers and provide them the correct change. Eventually, you can hire employ...

The Demons Told Me To Make This Game – PC Preview

6Aug

By Richie VernonNo Comments

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The Demons Told Me To Make This Game – PC Preview

The Demons Told Me To Make This Game is the debut title from self-proclaimed “reckless artist” Haunted Dude is a wild mash of genres. It’s part horror, part mystery, and a bold take on the visual novel format. Can you steer one of gaming’s oddest couples from the jaws of death? Or would you rather let them walk straight into it? In The Demons Told Me To Make This Game, the choice is truly yours. It's also available in early access now on Steam for just £11. The Devil Is In The Detail If games were about first impressions, then The Demons Told Me To Make This Game leaves a weird and confusing one. You progress through the desolately dark town of Red Hives, trying to comprehend why the town’s inhabitants are behaving so strangely. With possessed individuals at every turn, there is some...

5Aug

By PaulNo Comments

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ROCKBEASTS – PC Preview

Ever wanted to manage a talented yet unorganised and volatile 90s rock band? Good news! Now you can, with ROCKBEASTS from Lichthund and Team17. This is an upcoming (2026) narrative management-sim set in a fictional world of anthropomorphic animals. Today I'm chucking out the PC version, which you can Wishlist on Steam here. Video Games Killed The Radio Star The game opens on a flash forward to 2009, where a couple of band members, Paz and Vernon, are being interviewed on the radio. They're in the build up to performing at the 'Aid The World' concert. The radio host, Iggy Pup (voiced by actual Iggy Pop), asks them if they always knew they would make it big. Apparently, the band were on the brink of breaking up back in 1993 when they decided they needed a manager to help them keep things i...

2Aug

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

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Holy Shoot – PC Preview

Time to welcome a new rogue-lite shooter, crawling out of hell or maybe falling down from heaven. That’s what my preview is here to uncover. This is Tale Era Interactive’s first project, and it’s called Holy Shoot. It offers fun abilities and holy armaments against demon spawn. The game is out now in early access, and it could be yours for £16.75 on Steam. Warning! GIFs used in this article contain flashing images. I may be a Holy warrior, but I'll be damned if I let the demons win! Gameplay Holy Shoot’s story is a simple one, seven holy artifacts have been stolen from heaven, and we head down to get them back. So far, the game only offers two characters, Toshiko and Samuel. Toshiko is locked at the start but is easily unlocked by beating the first boss once. Before each run, we st...

21Jul

By Matt EvansNo Comments

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Every Day We Fight – PC Preview

Every Day We Fight is developed and published by Signal Space Lab, and is currently available on PC via Steam Early Access. This turn-based tactical roguelite throws players into the boots of resistance fighters battling an overwhelming alien threat in a decaying urban Earth setting. Available with a 33% launch discount is this a game worth picking up? Early Access Reception Signal Space Lab are known for experimental narrative and interactive projects. With this ambitious title they venture into tactical strategy. Seeking to combine XCOM-inspired tactical combat with roguelite meta-progression. The game is planned for a full release later this year with expanded content, missions, and polish based on community feedback. If you’re as intrigued as I am by Every Day We Fight’s mix of ta...

DEADCAM | ANALOG • SURVIVAL • HORROR – PC Preview

18Jul

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

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DEADCAM | ANALOG • SURVIVAL • HORROR – PC Preview

I love me a good analogue-style horror game, and I’m always on the lookout for similar entries. That’s why DEADCAM | ANALOG • SURVIVAL • HORROR caught my eye. It doesn’t look like we get just one episode to enjoy, developer Joure Visser aims to have multiple episodes, which is a plus. DEADCAM has started its early access life cycle and is available on Steam for £6.09. But if you wish to try before you buy, then a demo is also on the store page. Warning GIFs used may contain Flashing Images! All your problems are fixable with a shotgun! Gameplay Before you jump into DEADCAM, as mentioned, there looks like there will be options for multiple episodes. As of right now, however, there is only one, titled Onryō. This first episode is set in the 80s and has us playing a man named Kenji. H...

15Jul

By CharlieNo Comments

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Worship – PC Early Access Preview

Get ready to embark on a new, dark journey into the occult in Worship, the new cultist-themed roguelite game by Chasing Rats Games. Originally set for a 2022 release, the game makes its Early Access debut on July 16th on Steam! A potential "Cult" Classic? From the title alone, I came here expecting a game along the lines of Cult of the Lamb, I left playing… Pikmin? To be fair, there are noticeable differences between Pikmin and Worship. In one of them, you can have your minions fight to the death for you and your cause, often dying brutally and unnecessarily due to preventable situations that you have put them in, and in Worship you can draw pretty shapes! All jokes aside, I've had a great time playing so far. It is even more fun than I expected it to be! I think we already have a great ...