Previews & Early Access

31Jul

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

Draft Of Darkness Preview

Welcome to my preview of Draft of Darkness. Brought to us by Crawly Games, who published and developed Draft of Darkness. This game will be available on Steam Early Access on 30th July 2021. Draft of Darkness is a survival horror game that has deck-building features as well as exploration through roguelike dungeons. I was seriously surprised to learn that Crawly Games is actually a one-man team. When you play this game it definitely does not feel like the work of a single person. Think along the lines of how polished Stardew Valley felt when it first came about. Draft of Darkness - Take A Wrong Turn And It Might Be Your Last! Can we make it through the dark and dank corridors? Continue reading to find out. If you enjoy this preview, please be sure to check out my previous review here whe...

15Jul

By DanNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Black Skylands Preview

Black Skylands, developed by Hungry Couch Games and published by TinyBuild. It is a title that will take you back with its top-down aspect along with its pixel-art graphics. Black Skylands is available now in Early Access on Steam, enabling you to play as it is getting developed and supports keyboard and controller. Topdown pixelated gaming that will take you back! I had no idea what to expect from Black Skylands, I am not a massive fan of JRPG and from the teaser trailer, it looked like it could fall that way. I was pleasantly surprised when I saw the gameplay trailer. It was at that point I knew I had to check it out for myself. Gameplay You play as Eva, she and her family reside on the Fathership. Her father is trying to keep the Fathership and its villagers safe, whilst at the same...

24Jun

By DanNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Hot Wheels Unleashed Preview

Milestone recently announced a new highly anticipated title that they developed and published. That title is non-other than Hot Wheels Unleashed. We have seen some epic titles come from the Hot Wheels franchise, many started out playing the PlayStation 1 titles. However, some of you will also remember some of the earlier titles such as the Commodore 64 version. Take the corner, Join the crash! The moment I saw the news, I knew this would be a title that jumps straight onto my to-buy list - No questions asked. My son is a huge fan, but who doesn't love Hot Wheels! I was extremely excited to find out I would be getting my hands on the preview build. Gameplay The preview build is finally here in all of its glory. Obviously, as it is a preview build we expect to only see small snippets fro...

21Jun

By BertNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Terra Nil Preview

From developers, Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital, available for Windows (Steam) comes Terra Nil. Free lives are more known for their wacky games, that don't take themselves too seriously (Cricket through the ages, Gorn and Broforce) They've taken a slightly more serious approach for Terra Nil. If you're a fan of city builder games, you'll love this, It offers a different spin on the genre, which is new and refreshing. Rebuild the wasteland Being a fan of city-building/management games, I was very interested in the opportunity to check out Terra Nil. After seeing the launch trailer I was keen to jump in. Carry on reading to find out what I thought of this early preview build. If you enjoy this article you can check out my previous review for Lumberhill here. As always you can...

21Jun

By DanNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Hell Architect Preview

Developed by Woodland Games and published by Play Way and Leonardo Interactive. Hell Architect started as a Kickstarter Campaign. I must also add a very successful one at that. Hell Architect is currently in Early Access/Preview and we were lucky enough to get our hands on it. Welcome to the bad place! I have to admit as soon as I loaded the trailer, I knew this game was something I would enjoy. The dark humour with the simulation genre all in one, what is there not to love. Designing your own hell and making it hell from home was something I thought I could get on well with. Gameplay Hell Architect is a simulation title whereby you take on the role of Hell Manager. Managing the day to day building of your humble hellbode along with making sure your guests suffer enough to keep things ...

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers Preview

21Jun

By Jason1 Comment

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Police Simulator: Patrol Officers Preview

Ever fancied being the next Jake Peralta shouting "Nine-Nine!" or perhaps you want people to "Respect my authoritah!"? Well, you are in luck as thanks to developers Aesir Interactive you can now have that experience with the all-new Police Simulator: Patrol Officers. Yippee Ki Yay Mother Buckets! Out now in Early Access on Steam, come and join me as a play in the day in the lift of a patrol officer in the fictional American city of Brighton! Gameplay My very first impression of Police Simulator: Patrol Officers was that this could be a very mundane sim and get boring very quickly. Let's face it, nobody likes people that give out parking tickets and that's where we begin! Selecting from eight female and male officers you begin by picking out the character that you want to use f...

16Jun

By Martin HoskingNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

RiMS Racing Preview

RiMS Racing is brought to us by the development team at Raceward Studio and publishers Nacon. RiMS Racing is due to release on 19th August 2021 and we were fortunate enough to be invited to play an early press release of the game. The game will be coming out on the PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5. RiMS Racing Preview - Will You Play Long Enough To Empty The Tank? Will RiMS Racing stand up in the crowd of racing games featuring motorbikes, or should it have stayed in the pits? Keep reading to find out my initial thoughts on the preview version of RiMS Racing. If you enjoy this article, check out my previous review here. Please bear with me below as there are certain things I am not allowed to tell you about. Gameplay RiMS Racing has a lot...

9Jun

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

The Hand of Merlin Preview

Knights, archers and wizards circle around for I, Jas of House Thumb Culture, have been recently spending my time on turn-based rogue-lite RPG The Hand of Merlin. Currently available on Steam in early access, The Hand of Merlin is developed by Croatian-based Room-C Games and Croteam. Although loosely based around the Arthurian legend, this is certainly a game with a slight twist! The Hand of Merlin - Arise and arise a lot more! Can you make the treacherous journey with the holy grail or will you be killed by the local yobs or alien monsters? Yes, you heard me correctly! Game on! Gameplay When I first had the opportunity to review The Hand of Merlin, the first thought that I had was of commanding a gallant King Arthur and his comrades X-com style across an olde world land. Litt...

28May

By DanNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

PowerWash Simulator Early Access

Futurlab has officially released the latest title they have developed and published into early access. It is a title that we have seen all over the gaming channels on social media. It also looks like one of the most satisfying simulators to this day. We are indeed talking about PowerWash Simulator! At only £15.99 (at the time of writing) on the Steam store, I am excited to jump in and do some cleaning. A sentence which I have never said before. The escape from cleaning, where you... clean? Simulator games for me can sometimes be extremely boring. On the other hand, they can sometimes be the most ridiculous addictive game since some of the old school MMO titles. However, PowerWash Simulator on the cover is essentially a cleaning simulator? Which is one of the household task which can be e...

In Retrospect Preview – Where Will Your Life Take You?

4May

By JasonNo Comments

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In Retrospect Preview – Where Will Your Life Take You?

In Retrospect by devs Paper Salamander Games is a side-scrolling 16-bit inspired music action platform game that uses your life to create the levels. Currently, in demo form over on Steam, this is certainly not the usual run-of-the-mill get from start to finish game that I was expecting. In Retrospect delves deep into your soul! If you have had a chance to play the demo, let us know what you think in the comments section below! Gameplay At the start of In Retrospect you wake up in a heavenly looking place whereby you are asked and reassured by another character, named Dee, as to how you are. What ensues is a number of fairly easy levels as you learn the basic controls of the game. Your character is continually moving forward, leaving you to time jumps and glides in order to avoi...