Tag: Role Playing Games

Albatroz – PC Review
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Albatroz – PC Review

Published by SOEDESCO and developed by Among Giants, Albatroz is the latest adventure RPG that allows players to backpack across majestic landscapes. Featured in the Wholesome Direct back in June and recipient of the Epic Games MegaGrant, this indie title has players testing their wilderness skills, traversing the wilds, and managing their resources. Albatroz was released November 1st, 2024, and is available on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S for £26.99. An Albatroz Adventure Awaits The Story So Far Players start their journey with an opening scene titled Days on the Road, driving a red car, filled to the brim with supplies. You play as Isla, a young woman who chooses to leave her mundane and monotonous city life, in search of her missing brother Kai. Kai has disappeared and...
AWAKEN – Astral Blade – PC Review
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AWAKEN – Astral Blade – PC Review

Please be aware this article contains gifs that may include flashing lights and patterns AWAKEN - Astral Blade is an action, adventure, RPG developed by Dark Pigeon Games and published by ESDigital Games. This game was first announced on Twitter in 2021, with a very extensive record of their progress showing their growth.  This is Dark Pigeon's first game to break into the industry and it has started with a bang! I first came across this game back in 2022 and was amazed by the amount of changes it underwent during development. But, let's cut the chatter and get into this cake known as AWAKEN - Astral Blade. Now, let's Awaken ourselves to this review before we become mutants. When you need to save the world, you can't do it while you're human. But you can when you're made into a mach...
Metaphor: ReFantazio – PS5 Review
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Metaphor: ReFantazio – PS5 Review

Studio Zero released Metaphor: ReFantazio on October 11th. The studio was formed in 2016 with several members who worked on the modern Persona titles. After previously working on the enhanced re-release of Catherine: Full Body, this is their first original IP. Selling a million copies on day one bodes well for Metaphor's aim to become the third pillar of Atlus' output, alongside the Persona and Shin Megami Tensai (SMT) series. Meta-Phwaor: ReFantazio Metaphor: ReFantazio is a JRPG with a traditional fantasy-style setting. The story opens with the assassination of the presiding king of the United Kingdom of Euchronia. Some years earlier, the king's son and only heir was struck down by a curse, leaving him in a coma-like state, with the world (barring a few close allies) believing him to b...
Prim – PC Review
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Prim – PC Review

Prim by German-based devs Common Colors (formerly CMMN CLRS) is a fascinating 2D point-and-click adventure game coming to PC today (24th October)! The quirky but cute game has been led by founder Jonas Fisch, who, interestingly, is an English and philosophy teacher during the day. Having fallen in love with the amazing "Day of the Tentacle" game back in the day, Prim is his first full-length game. Made possible thanks to a team of talented freelancers. Prim started as a concept back in 2018 and was brought about thanks to a fully funded Kickstarter in 2021. Impressively reaching 100% funding in 22 hours. Prim - Visions Are Worth Fighting For With inspiration drawn from Tim Burton, Henry Selick, Terry Pratchett, LucasArts, and a dose of Greek mythology. Who is Prim and how does it play...
Cabernet In Slumber Until 2025
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Cabernet In Slumber Until 2025

Developers Party for Introverts and Publisher Akupara Games have sadly announced their game Cabernet will be delayed until early 2025. There is some good news with this as it does mean the narrative vampire horror title will launch simultaneously on PC and consoles. That's vampiric goodness coming to PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation and Xbox platforms all at once! News to sink your teeth into The game was due to launch in just over a week's time and so when the news landed in our inbox we were shocked. We don't think we can share the news any better than Party for Introverts and Akupara Games already have, which is why we have chosen to simply share their infographic. Screen reader users never fear, we have put all the writing into the image Alt Text too! A fangtastic game premise ...
Keep Driving – PC Preview
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Keep Driving – PC Preview

Keep Driving is a game developed and published by YCJY Games, who are a two person crew from Gothenburg, Sweden. This is their newest game in development, putting a new spin onto the RPG turn based genre with a retro vibe. Take a trip into your 1981 Sedan, while meeting different characters with their own quirks and tribulations. Make sure to maintain your car, your energy and hunger. Upgrade your car to give you an edge dealing with pigeons on the road, slow cars or bad weather. Plan your routes and hope you make it to your destination! Keep Driving has been revealed by YCJY Games with no release date as of yet but hopefully we hear about this soon! You can wishlist Keep Driving right now on Steam! Bananas, chocolate, aspirin and a video game? All set for my drive! Gameplay Keep D...
XXX NIGHTSHIFT Announced By Dark Math Games
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XXX NIGHTSHIFT Announced By Dark Math Games

Dark Math Games have announced the formation of their brand-new UK based studio. Made up of a small breakaway group, the team of 20 have been working on their first title,  XXX NIGHTSHIFT. This Sci-Fi Detective RPG game will launch on PC and is currently listed on Steam Coming Soon page. Atypical nightshift Welcome to World’s End, Mount Hope! A luxury Ski resort in Antarctica. Who are you? You are Patrol Op, Dinorah Katz. As a Patrol Operative, it’s entirely up to you how you spend your polar nights—solving gruesome murders, breaking sacred hearts, or just killing bloody time. XXX NIGHTSHIFT's original science-fiction setting lands you in a resort that shouldn’t exist with people that you shouldn’t know with the endless polar night covering a multitude of sins. XXX NIGHTSHIFT w...
Karma: The Dark World – Preview
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Karma: The Dark World – Preview

Thanks to the teams over at POLLARD STUDIO LLC and Wired Productions, I got to have a sneaky pre-release play of the Karma: The Dark World’s demo. Set in a 1980s dystopian Germany, a corporation known as Leviathan, looks to be running the show, but not everything appears as it seems. Whilst there isn’t a release date available yet, you can Wishlist the game on Steam now. The mind is a funny thing. Gameplay In this first-person cinematic psychological thriller we play as Daniel. Loading up the demo we awaken in a medical room with no memory of who we are and why we are there. I began navigating through various rooms, which in turn calibrated my game. For example, brightness, FOV (Field of View) and audio. This feature is a really cool part of the gameplay and not just a quick flash o...
Necro Story Rises From The Grave
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Necro Story Rises From The Grave

Belgian Indie studio Rablo Games has launched it's new game Necro Story. The light-hearted creature collection RPG is out now on PC (Steam), Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X/S. Unfortunately PlayStation 5 gamers will have to wait a little longer due to a small delay, but we're sure it's worth the wait! Being a necromancer is not a dead end job Step into the role of a powerful necromancer with a hint of mischief, guided by the ghost of a cheeky white mage. Necro Story is a light-hearted Monster Capture RPG where you’ll delve into the afterlife to save humanity from impending doom. Embrace your dark side and embark on an adventure filled with quirky characters, strategic battles, and plenty of undead antics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2vvSd2xMrY Key Game Features: Master ...
Dig VR Media Day
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Dig VR Media Day

Recently I had the amazing opportunity with Thumb Culture to attend a Dig VR press event. Just Add Water and Wired Productions held the day-long event at the awesome DiggerLand theme park in Kent. Not only were we given the chance to experience the new Dig VR simulator game, but we also got to have a go on real-life diggers. Needless to say, mud was thrown around! We recently covered the news about the game releasing on 24th October. And so getting the chance to play Dig VR and chat to everyone involved made for a fantastic occasion. Enter Thumb Culture After having a meet and greet, and winding up Wired's Community Manager Steve with how close we lived to the venue, we were sorted into our groups and given a timetable of events. Our first item of the day was to go and play the Dig...