Previews & Early Access

Saintess of the Golden Bow – PC Demo Preview

20Feb

By MikeNo Comments

Saintess of the Golden Bow – PC Demo Preview

Saintess of the Golden Bow (SotGB) is the latest and first commercial project from Transparent Games and publisher Error 300. Transparent Games is a Polish studio that has made over a dozen free games since 2021. SotGB is a fantasy romance visual novel where the heroine must navigate the responsibilities of the title role and handle romance involving the eligible bachelors who cross your path. Will Cupid's arrow find its mark in Saintess of the Golden Bow? I went into the demo expecting a period romantic drama and was pleasantly surprised. SotGB delivers a spin on the fantasy genre with its world-building and a likeable protagonist in Celeste. It is still in early development as fundraising for the game will come from the developer's Patreon and upcoming Kickstarter campaign. The demo wi...

20Feb

By CharlotteNo Comments

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Tiny Garden – PC Demo Preview

Tiny Garden is an upcoming cosy game from developer Ao Norte and publisher Super Rare Originals. It also has a free demo in this month's Steam Next Fest. Thanks to the team over at Super Rare, we got access to that very demo a week early! Polly Pocket : Landscaper Edition Gameplay So what exactly do you do in Tiny Garden? Look after and grow your own plants in a small plot of land within a magical toy, obviously. The gameplay is actually that simplistic. Essentially the gameplay loop can be broken down into four simple steps: Grab a seed and bury it in the soil Turn the crank Collect plants Trade plants for other seed types or home accessories Of course you have to add in things such as customising your home area, changing your colourways of both your toy and th...

19Feb

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

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Sworn – PC Preview

The reason I initially decided to pick up Sworn by Windwalk was the similarities to Hades. As a top down rogue-like with co-op capabilities and an Arthurian twist, it was right up my street. A part of me was worried that I would be too busy comparing Sworn to Hades to really enjoy it. However, it would honestly be a disservice to this game. If you're looking to expand your PC library, you can grab Sworn on Steam for £24.99 You've Sworn an oath to keep dying Gameplay Sworn plays like a standard rouge-like game with various encounters and battles as you make your way through different areas. It's best to play with a controller, as recommended when you load up, and plays really well on the Deck. As you make your way through Arthurian inspired areas, you will meet mythical beasts and d...

17Feb

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

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Grandma, No! – PC Demo Preview

Grandma, No! is an Adventure Sandbox is developed by Wallride and published by Super Rare Originals. Wallride is known for its very fun and chaotic nature if you ever play EleMetals. You should watch their video to see just how chaotic these developers are. Honestly, what caught my eye about this game is just how limitless I can do something that will break another thing. So, get ready, because I'm going to say chaos/chaotic a lot in this preview review. Grandma is out here with a bottomless watering can and rapid fire toots. What in the Felix the cat thing is going on?! Gameplay I will tell you now, Grandma, No! is a game where your brain should always be off. Don't think, don't worry and just trust your gut with what you do. There is a bit of story happening at the start from what...

11Feb

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

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Astronomics – PC Early Access Preview

Astronomics is a top-down space mining and exploration game by Numizmatic (Light Fingers). It launched into Early Access on Steam just yesterday i.e. February 10th, 2025. Best Mining Game since Deep Rock I'm always up for a chance to check out a new space or sci-fi game. Especially if they involve mining space rocks like in Astronomics. I wasn't looking for something that felt overly complex like Elite Dangerous or EVE Online. Astronomics caught my eye for looking simple and enjoyable at my own pace. Anything that brings something close to those Stardew Valley vibes, right? Gameplay Astronomics is a casual, yet exciting adventure of asteroid mining. As an employee of Cube Corporation, you'll mine your "claim" in space by landing on space rocks passing through. Do so by gathering al...

Ruffy and the Riverside Demo – PC Preview

7Feb

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

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Ruffy and the Riverside Demo – PC Preview

Ruffy and the Riverside is an Indie Action, Adventure with slight RPG elements. Developed by Zockrates Laboratories UG, with this game being their first step into the industry. Even their publisher Phiphen Games is entering the industry with this banger of a game. If the title didn't let you know that my experience was through a demo of the game. Which I quite enjoyed...even if I beat it all in less than an hour. When I do a full review of the game, I won't be like Ruffy and copy & paste everything here on there....or will I? This is taking changing the environment to a literal sense. Gameplay Ruff and the Riverside has you starting on a falling piece of land with almost no explanation as to why this happened. You're taught the one mechanic you'll be using like crazy is Ruff's Cop...

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel – PC Early Access Preview

6Feb

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

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Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel – PC Early Access Preview

Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel is a roguelite horde survival game by Games Farm (Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms) and ARTillery (Catie in Meowmeowland). It is available now in Early Access with publishing by Grindstone (Preserve, Die by the Blade). You can pick it up for PC on either Steam or Epic for about £8.50. Raise Hell against the Hordes of Hel in Jotunnslayer A driving factor for me these days when looking at games on Steam is "Can I play it on my Steam Deck?" Having a portable library of quality PC games has definitely been a boon. Among those games, Vampire Survivors, Halls of Torment, and Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor reign supreme. Looking at the trailer for Jotunnslayer: Hordes of Hel it got me thinking that this could be another addition to that set. I will tell you right now that I'm...

4Feb

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

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Aloft – PC Early Access Preview

Aloft is a new survival crafter co-op game from Astrolabe Interactive Inc. (Sacrifice Your Friends), with publishing by Funcom (Conan Exiles, Secret World),. Explore floating islands alone or with up to seven other friends as you glide between them collecting resources and secrets. Aloft is currently only available as Early Access on PC via Steam. Aloft Brings Gliding Galore Survival games come in varying degrees of complexity and difficulty. Many of them still fall into the same patterns of gameplay. I'm usually looking for something that sets a survival game apart, and the setting for Aloft certainly caught my attention. The simple mechanic of having biomes/areas separated by sky in particular. I think the last survival game I've played that was laid out this way would have been when I...

30Jan

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

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SCP: Fragmented Minds – PC Preview

I love it when studios have a go at making a game of the SCP universe. And HST Studios is shooting their shot. Entering early access is SCP: Fragmented Minds, a new survival horror where we will fight or hide while trying to uncover the truth in an abandoned facility. Its first full chapter is out now on Steam for £7.99. SCP-TC-J [CodeName] Thumb Culture Preview I’m glad to be checking out another single-player SCP game. The amount of creatures and organizations they have gives a lot of chances to tell a new story. The SCP Foundation has something for everyone, from gods to something resembling a cute orange jelly pal. I have already played a couple of other games which are okay, but I’m hoping SCP Fragmented Minds can really push it. One I reviewed not so long ago is Go Home Annie...

29Jan

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

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Gravelord – PC Preview

A new early access release called Gravelord has dropped into my library this week. It’s a fast-paced retro-styled shooter, developed by Fatbot Games, s. r. o. We make sure the dead stay dead all the while saying cheesy one-liners and leaving fresh corpses in our wake. Gravelord is out now on Steam for £18.48. Warning! This article uses GIFS that may contain flashing images. Is it worth it, or should it stay dead, buried, and forgotten? We get a simple set-up to Gravelord’s story with the main character Queedo narrating. He explains that it’s his job as the Grave Digger to ensure the dead get their last rest. Now, you think it would be easy but nope. Thanks to a rival, an elixir of life has been made and the dead now walk. So now it's Queedo's job to make sure they stay dead. So wit...