Strategy

Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked PC Review

9Jan

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked PC Review

Demeo x Dungeons & Dragons: Battlemarked is a digital tabletop game set within the D&D universe. Developed and published by Resolution Games (Demeo) in partnership with Wizards of the Coast, it builds on the original Demeo series by adding in familiar features from The Forgotten Realms. Play it solo or with up to three other adventurers across Steam, PS5, and Meta Quest. It is also playable via Steam on Mac. Digital D&D Tabletop Demeo Dungeons & Dragons is something I didn't really look into learning more about until I was an adult. I didn't have any friends that played it, nor did I hang out at a local gaming/card shop for any kind of exposure to it. Nowadays I play as regularly as I can with my wife and a few of our friends, but I'm still in the mostly learning stages. ...

This Ain’t Even Poker Ya Joker PC Review

16Dec

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

PC Reviews

This Ain’t Even Poker Ya Joker PC Review

This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker is an Auto Clicker, Strategy game from Mash. The game is basically Cookie Clicker with Poker. And less Grandmas aiming to take over the world. The game allows you set it and forget it, but there are a few bugs to it. We'll go over more about it in the Graphics and Audio portion. Also, because this doesn't have much to go off on this might be one of my shortest reviews. Did you know that the odds of getting a royal flush is 649,739 to 1? Gameplay This Ain't Even Poker, Ya Joker has you meeting with a Jester, who is holding you hostage. Saying you'll need to make 1 billion coins in order to release you. You start off with one card and will need to earn coins to unlock more cards to make a hand. The coins can be used to either increase your cards or in th...

10 Budget MTG Commander Upgrades to Give This Christmas

10Dec

By JoseNo Comments

Features

10 Budget MTG Commander Upgrades to Give This Christmas

In the last decade or so, the Commander format has completely taken over Magic: The Gathering. It has, without a doubt, become the most popular format among players, new and old. It is therefore safe to assume that your MTG-playing friend, whom you want to gift some Magic stuff this Christmas, plays Commander. Budget All-Stars Your MTG Friend Will Love This list is meant for those who want to buy Magic: The Gathering cards for their friend or loved one but haven't got a clue. You could always just ask them which format they play, but that would risk ruining the surprise. If you don't know where to buy singles from, look for trade card gaming shops or comic book shops near you. Chances are, they have some of this stuff. If you really can't shop locally, or it's too time-consuming, then...

8Dec

By JoseNo Comments

PC Reviews

Death Howl – PC Review

Death Howl invites players into a sorrow-soaked spirit realm where grief becomes both a weapon and a burden. Developed by The Outer Zone and published by 11 bit studios, this indie title blends three genres that have never been combined like this before. It plays like a soulslike with an integrated deck-building system and grid-based combat. You craft combat cards, collect totems, and face corrupted animal spirits as you guide a grieving mother on a desperate journey to challenge death itself and save her son. Enter the Pixelated Underworld I've never been the biggest fan of soulslike games, often preferring the more forgiving variant, soulslite. Death Howl reminds me of one of my favorite games, Blasphemous. Both games have the high difficulty of soulslikes, with a cryptic world to ...

3Dec

By PaulNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Demonschool – PS5 Review

Demonschool first caught my attention and jumped onto my wishlist in June 2023, when it appeared on the Guerrilla Collective showcase. Back then it was slated for a 2023 release, which later became late 2024, and then late 2025. Well, Necrosoft Games have finished their development ritual, and Demonschool launched on 19th November. It's available on PS4, PS5, Xbox One & Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and Steam. Prices vary by store, up to £19.99, but there're introductory discounts into early December. School's Out, Demons Are In Faye is an overexcited demon hunter on her way to college on the island of Hensk. She's sure, thanks to an ancient prophecy, that demons, and the apocalypse, are coming to the island. Immediately upon arrival at the island, things become more complicate...

28Nov

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

PC Reviews

Vivid World – PC Review

Vivid World is an Action, Adventure, Strategy game from Asobism. The successor to another game from Asobism called Vivid Knight released back on May 26, 2021. Available on Steam, this is an adorable dark pastel game that gives me notes of games like Labrinth of Refrain and Etrian Odyssey for their party build mechanics. Bejeweled except if people were trapped inside and you just have to get 3 to level them up. Vivid World has a good amount of pros and cons to how their system works. However the game's mechanics simple and easy to grasp once you go through your first dungeon. But, enough of that. Let's grab as many crystals as we can and get to the review before someone runs out of mana. Gameplay You play as Lemuria, a witch in training who was just in class as usual, when out of no...

28Nov

By CharlieNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Whiskerwood – PC Early Access Preview

Whiskerwood is a settlement management simulation, brought to you by developer Minakata Dynamics and publisher Hooded Horse. It released into Early Access on Steam on November 6th. You are put in charge of a colony of mice on an untouched island, where you will need to manage your resources, set up production chains, and ensure the general welfare of your little Whiskers, all while trying to grow your home. The cats have taken over! Today, I am diving back into Whiskerwood to check out the newly released Early Access version! I previously played and reviewed the demo version, so feel free to check out that article before reading this one. While the general gameplay loop has stayed the same, there have been some really major updates that open the game wide up. I'm excited to talk about th...

26Nov

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Anno 117: Pax Romana – PC Review

Every few years, the Anno series decides to take us somewhere new. We have built Renaissance trading hubs, industrial powerhouses, futuristic colonies in space, and deep-sea utopias. Anno 117: Pax Romana marks the first time the franchise marches back into ancient history and plants its eagle standard firmly in the Roman Empire. It is a bold move. Ancient Rome is one of the most overused settings in gaming, yet somehow rarely done justice on a strategic, city-building scale. Frontier provinces, political intrigue, marble megastructures, legions marching across dusty plains, it is all ripe for the taking. The question is whether Pax Romana manages to feel like a true Anno game while embracing the grandeur and brutality of the Empire it portrays. A Grand Strategy Worthy of an Emperor Th...

9Nov

By Ruddy CelestialNo Comments

PC Reviews

Dispatch – PC Review

Dispatch is an Action, Adventure Indie game produced and developed by AdHoc Studio. After reading Paul's preview article of the game, I was first drawn to Dispatch because of the art style and dialog. It gave me that old school nostalgia I feel for TellTale Games, especially when it game to the game's humour and dialog choices. Imagine my surprise when I did research on the team that I find out they were ex Telltale employees. It must have been the best of the best because holy mother of ducks was my experience with Dispatch amazing. So, who do you believe is the best choice to go after? Invisagal or Blonde Blazer? As someone who loves and replays the classic Telltale games like Sam n' Max, The Wolf Among Us, and others. Dispatch did scratch my Telltale games itch that finally got scrat...

5Nov

By JasonNo Comments

PC Reviews

Jurassic World Evolution 3 – PC Review

Ever since the first Evolution game, dinosaur-park management sims have had a special place in my heart: equal parts “wow, a T-rex!” and “oh no, a T-rex!” With Jurassic World Evolution 3, Frontier asks: what if you could really play god over scaly, roaring beasts, sculpt your own island, and maybe, just maybe, watch your park go from pristine dream to absolute prehistoric meltdown? Released on October 21, 2025, for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, the game arrives with the promise of deeper systems, bigger creative freedom and, yes, more “life finds a way” moments than ever. "Oh, yeah. Oooh, ahhh, that's how it always starts. Then later there's running and screaming." It’s the third major chapter in the Jurassic World Evolution series, so naturally, I went in expecting a little more than ...