Review archive

Hannah Arden·21 June 2026·8 min read

Fae Farm Switch 2 Review 2026: The Magic That Was Always There

Azoria has a particular quality of early-morning light at the start of the first in-game season, before the first quest log has filled in and before the crop rows are anything…

8.3· Great

Hannah Arden·20 June 2026·1 min read

Wytchwood Review 2026: The Witch-Crafting Loop That Still Lights the Lantern

The Grimoire opens like a well-organised field journal: entries accumulate as the witch surveys the countryside, each recipe a record of what she has noticed rather than what she…

8.3· Great

Hannah Arden·19 June 2026·1 min read

Dorfromantik Switch 2 Review 2026: A Landscape Worth Returning To

The tile makes a sound when it settles: a low, soft click, slightly longer than necessary, that the game did not need to include. Dorfromantik on Switch 2 is still the game it was…

Daniel Calder·18 June 2026·8 min read

Deltarune Chapter 4 Review 2026: The Architecture of Ambiguity

Where Chapter 3 staged its tension in a TV studio dark world governed by a character who understood he was losing his audience, Chapter 4 removes the intermediary entirely: the…

Hannah Arden·17 June 2026·8 min read

Tiny Glade Review 2026: The Case for a Glade Without a Goal

Tiny Glade does not tell the player what to build. It offers a meadow, a set of stone-and-timber tools, and the quiet permission to begin.

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Ryan Lipton·14 June 2026·15 min read

AMD Strix Halo Review 2026, Is the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 the AI Inference Answer?

The AI inference question used to be whether a home machine could run the model at all. Strix Halo changes the question to which quantisation you want.

9.2· Outstanding

Hannah Arden·14 June 2026·1 min read

Mario Kart World Review 2026: Nintendo’s Open-World Kart Racer for Switch 2

The thing the rainbow road does, in this game, is sit at the edge of an actual landscape rather than float inside a void. You can see the bridge from the field below it, before…

Daniel Calder·13 June 2026·8 min read

Armored Core 6 DLC Watch 2026: What FromSoftware Has Actually Confirmed

Three years after Armored Core 6 : Fires of Rubicon launched, FromSoftware has not announced story DLC for it. That absence is the article.

Hannah Arden·12 June 2026·2 min read

Donkey Kong Bananza Review 2026: Nintendo EPD’s Switch 2 Smash-Em-Up

Donkey Kong Bananza delivers Nintendo EPD's most mechanically committed platformer in years, building an entire underground world around the premise that DK's strength is a…

7.8· Great

Daniel Calder·9 June 2026·1 min read

Visions of Mana Review 2026: The Class System Carries the Pilgrimage

The class system in Visions of Mana is a design argument, not a feature list. Equipping an Elemental Vessel does not simply add a new move; it reclassifies the character it sits…

8.0· Great

Daniel Calder·8 June 2026·1 min read

Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 2 Review 2026: The Loop Tightens

Title Update 2 does not expand Monster Hunter Wilds so much as it refines the terms of the contract the base game established. The new flagship monster is not the largest thing in…

7.6· Great

Daniel Calder·7 June 2026·1 min read

skate. Review 2026: The Trick System Holds Its Side of the Contract

Eight months into its free-to-play lifecycle, skate. has accumulated something that most live-service games cannot build in twice the time: a trick vocabulary that earns the…

7.9· Great

Hannah Arden·6 June 2026·1 min read

Little Kitty, Big City Review 2026: The Small Things a City Keeps

The cat in Little Kitty, Big City does not know where home is. That is the whole premise, stated plainly in the first five minutes, and Double Dagger Studio does not embellish it…

7.9· Great

Daniel Calder·5 June 2026·1 min read

Monster Hunter Wilds Title Update 1 Review 2026: The Leviathan and the Endgame Contract

Monster Hunter Wilds launched with a combat system that earned its difficulty through staged encounter design: each new creature introduced attack patterns that built on…

8.5· Great

Daniel Calder·4 June 2026·1 min read

Deltarune Chapter 3 Review 2026: The Show Must Go Wrong

Eleven months on from release, Deltarune Chapter 3 has clarified its argument. The chapter's central mechanic, a TV studio dark world governed by a host named Tenna who is…

8.2· Great

Hannah Arden·2 June 2026·1 min read

Super Mario Party Jamboree Review 2026: Nintendo’s Most Generous Party Game Yet

A party game that runs to twenty-two characters and seven boards is making an argument. Jamboree's argument is that abundance is generosity.

7.8· Great

Hannah Arden·1 June 2026·1 min read

Cattails Wildwood Story Switch 2 Review 2026: The Cosy Cat Life-Sim Still Earns Its Place

Cattails: Wildwood Story keeps a small promise most games of this scale would not bother making. There is a moment in autumn, after the first hard frost, when the wildwood goes…

Daniel Calder·30 May 2026·8 min read

Crimson Desert: What the Launch Argued, Two Months On

Pearl Abyss shipped Crimson Desert on 2026-03-19. Two months on, what the launch actually argued is easier to read than the pre-release signal ever was: a studio that changed what…

8.9· Great

Daniel Calder·29 May 2026·1 min read

Final Fantasy Tactics The Ivalice Chronicles Review 2026: Matsuno’s Masterpiece Restored

The job system in Final Fantasy Tactics does not teach itself through failure. It teaches itself through deliberate wrong choices, sustained long enough that the player…

7.6· Great

Daniel Calder·28 May 2026·1 min read

Pokémon Legends Z-A Review 2026: Lumiose City Rebuilt for a New Kalos Adventure

Pokemon Legends: Arceus built its argument on distance, and Z-A builds its counter-argument on density. Where Arceus spread the player across open tundra and spent its design…

8.7· Great

Hannah Arden·24 May 2026·2 min read

Kirby Air Riders Review 2026: Switch 2 Sequel to Air Ride Tested

Kirby Air Riders is a patient, considered racing title for Switch 2 that earns its simplicity rather than defaulting to it. The single-button control system asks genuine decisions…

9.3· Outstanding

Hannah Arden·23 May 2026·1 min read

Hades II Review: Worth Playing in 2026?

Melinoë's braid catches the underworld light in a particular way, which is how Hades II announces its intentions before a single Boon has been offered.

8.0· Great

Daniel Calder·23 May 2026·1 min read

Assassin’s Creed Shadows Review: The March 2025 Launch Verdict

The dual-protagonist design is the contract Assassin's Creed Shadows makes at the title screen and cannot afford to break. Naoe and Yasuke are not mechanical twins assigned to…

8.4· Great

Daniel Calder·22 May 2026·2 min read

South of Midnight Review 8.4/10: Compulsion’s Southern Gothic Tested

South of Midnight is a ten-to-twelve-hour Southern Gothic action-adventure from Compulsion Games that uses its spirit-transformation combat to carry folklore argument rather than…

Daniel Calder·22 May 2026·2 min read

Hi-Fi Rush Review 2026: Worth Playing in 2026?

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-action character game from Tango Gameworks that constructs its entire design around one structural argument: that rhythm internalisation is a learnable…

8.1· Great

Daniel Calder·21 May 2026·2 min read

Marathon Review 2026: Bungie’s Extraction Shooter Tested

Marathon is Bungie's first non-Destiny shooter in over a decade, and its structural argument is clear from the first session: gunplay is the load-bearing element, and every other…

8.1· Great

Daniel Calder·21 May 2026·1 min read

Diablo IV Review 2026: Worth It After Vessel of Hatred?

Diablo IV has a loot problem it refuses to solve, and that refusal is the most important design decision in the game. Eight classes, a continent-spanning open world across…

8.8· Great

Daniel Calder·20 May 2026·9 min read

Horizon Forbidden West Review 2026: Aloy’s Next Journey on PS5 and PC

Horizon Forbidden West is a machine-combat game wearing an open-world RPG's clothing, and the distinction matters. Guerrilla Games understood that the Tremortusk fight, the…

9.3· Outstanding

Daniel Calder·20 May 2026·10 min read

God of War Ragnarök Review 2026: PS5 + PC Verdict After Valhalla

God of War Ragnarök is a large game that has learned to manage its own scale. The combat system inherited from the 2018 reboot is tighter here: the Leviathan Axe and the Blades of…

8.3· Great

Daniel Calder·19 May 2026·10 min read

Atomfall Review 2026: Rebellion’s Post-Nuclear Britain Tested

The quarantine zone does not explain itself. Atomfall drops the player into Skethermoor with a name they cannot remember and a landscape that has been doing something terrible for…

9.5· Outstanding

Daniel Calder·19 May 2026·11 min read

Elden Ring Review 2026: Still Worth Playing After Shadow of the Erdtree?

Elden Ring builds its difficulty into geography; FromSoftware's earlier games built it into enemy AI. That distinction is still the cleanest way to explain why this game works…

The Last of Us Part I PS5 Review: A Definitive, Pricey Remake

Scoring 8.6/10, The Last of Us Part I on PS5 rebuilds the 2013 classic from scratch with sharper character models, lighting, and sound design that heighten every emotional beat.…

7.6· Great

Hell Is Us PS5 Review: A Mapless Mystery Worth the Effort

Scoring 7.6/10, Hell Is Us builds its entire design around one bold idea: no minimap, no quest markers, just observation and your own notes. Hadea’s war-ravaged setting is bleak…

7.2· Great

Lost Soul Aside PS5 Review: Stunning Style, Sharper Combat, Shakier Foundations

Scoring 7.2/10, Lost Soul Aside delivers the Devil May Cry-adjacent combat its trailers promised, with boss fights demanding real timing and restraint. Weapon switching and…

7.4· Great

Daniel Calder·14 May 2026·6 min read

Mafia: The Old Country PS5 Review – A Gorgeous Sicilian Slow Burn

Scoring 7.4/10, Mafia: The Old Country swaps open-world sprawl for a tightly directed Sicilian crime drama set in the early 1900s. On PS5, the setting is richly realised, with…

8.8· Great

Hollow Knight: Silksong PS5 Review – A Tougher, Sharper Climb

Scoring 8.8/10, Silksong evolves the original Metroidvania formula around Hornet’s speed and flexibility. Hand-drawn presentation and atmospheric world design remain series…

7.2· Great

Gears of War Reloaded Review – A Brutal PS5 Time Capsule

Scoring 7.2/10, Gears of War Reloaded is a high-quality preservation job rather than a transformative remake. Crisp 4K visuals, near-instant loading, and thoughtful DualSense…

Silent Hill 2 PS5 Review – A Hauntingly Faithful Remake

Scoring 8.6/10, Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake shifts to an over-the-shoulder camera and modernised combat without sanding off the town’s strangeness. Atmosphere is the star,…

8.7· Great

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II PS5 Pro Review – Medieval Simulation Perfected at 60fps

Scoring 8.7/10, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II on PS5 Pro is a rare blend of old-school simulation and modern console comfort. Warhorse’s 15th-century Bohemia is harsh, funny, and…

9.2· Outstanding

Death Stranding 2 PS5 Pro Review – The Definitive Strand Experience

Scoring 9.2/10, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach feels both bigger and more focused than its predecessor. The deliberate dance of weight, balance, and connection returns, now…

9.4· Outstanding

Ryan Lipton·14 May 2026·9 min read

Baldur’s Gate 3 PS5 Pro Review – The Best Way To Play It On Console

Scoring 9.4/10, Baldur’s Gate 3 on PS5 Pro is the definitive console version. Native 4K in quality mode and a stable 60fps upscaled performance mode let the Divinity Engine…

Daniel Calder·14 May 2026·6 min read

Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater PS5 Review – A Faithful Jungle Reboot With Modern Friction

Scoring 8.6/10, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater rebuilds a stealth classic in Unreal Engine 5 with lavish jungles, cinematic lighting, and crisp 3D audio. Modernised controls…

8.4· Great

Forza Horizon 5 PS5 Review – Xbox’s Festival Becomes PS5 Pro’s Showcase Open-World Racer

Scoring 8.4/10, Forza Horizon 5 arrives on PS5 in near-definitive form. The handling still balances instant accessibility with genuine depth, and Mexico’s festival map remains a…

8.8· Great

Hannah Arden·14 May 2026·8 min read

Dispatch PS5 Review: Superhero Drama From Behind A Desk

Scoring 8.8/10, Dispatch reframes the superhero genre as a workplace comedy about grief, legacy, and burnout. Eight tightly paced episodes deliver sharp writing, a likeable…

Ryan Lipton·14 May 2026·6 min read

Bully Retrospective: Why Rockstar’s Schoolyard Sandbox Still Matters

Bully arrived under controversy but proved to be one of Rockstar’s most intriguing side projects: a warm-hearted take on adolescence and institutional failure. Its tighter scope…

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Rebecca Naylor·14 May 2026·14 min read

Steam Deck OLED Review 2026: The Reference Handheld PC

Steam Deck OLED review for 2026. The reference handheld PC. We cover performance, battery, the OLED screen, SteamOS friction, real-world TDP tuning, and exactly when to buy.

8.5· Great

The Outer Worlds 2 PS5 Review – Sharper Satire, Bigger Space Opera

Scoring 8.5/10, The Outer Worlds 2 on PS5 expands Obsidian’s cult RPG with deeper choice-and-consequence systems, improved combat, and a richly sketched new star system.…

8.1· Great

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PS5 Review – A Shorter, Sharper Superhero Story

Scoring 8.1/10, Miles Morales refines Insomniac’s open-world formula into a shorter, character-focused tale set in a snow-covered New York. Venom powers and camouflage give combat…

Astro Bot PS5 Review – PlayStation’s New Mascot Masterpiece

Scoring 8.6/10, Astro Bot transforms Sony’s tech demo mascot into the star of a confident, full-length platformer. Team Asobi constantly introduces fresh ideas without losing…