YUNZII RT75 Pro review: Magnetic magic or just magnets making life complicated?
Magnetic keyboards are having a bit of a moment. A few years ago they were the sort of thing you’d only find attached to eye-wateringly expensive enthusiast boards and competitive gaming setups. Now they’re starting to creep into more affordable territory, each one promising lightning-fast reactions, adjustable actuation points, and enough customisation options to make […]
Could rising AAA prices push more players towards indie games?
Buying a new game used to feel like a treat. Now it can feel like a minor financial decision requiring several tabs, a household budget and a quiet conversation with yourself about whether you really need to eat somewhere nice this month. The standard price of a major console release has settled around £69.99 in […]
Crime, chaos, and creative tools: talking Cartoon Crime with Burhan Doygun
Open-world crime games have grown considerably bigger, shinier and more complicated over the years, but there is still something appealing about the simpler promise of being dropped into a city and told to go cause trouble. Cartoon Crime looks like it understands that. Developed by BuBa Games, the upcoming PC game mixes third-person and classic […]
Between These Two review: Stick with the nightmare, and it gets better
Between These Two does not exactly ease you in gently. You wake up inside a house, head downstairs, and then a storm rolls in. Nothing too strange there. Except the storm appears to be happening inside the house too. A graphical glitch or an intended consequence of the strange things to come? Only the developer, […]
Weekend vibes: 10 best indie games you can finish in a couple of days
Not every game needs to consume your life. Sometimes you want an enormous RPG with several continents, 200 side quests and enough inventory management to qualify as unpaid administrative work. Other times, you just want to begin something on Friday evening and reach the credits before Monday starts making demands again. Shorter games are sometimes […]
Lost after dark: talking Night Hike with Michael Neumann
There is something inherently unsettling about being lost in the woods after dark. Every path starts looking suspiciously familiar, noises become considerably more interesting than they were during daylight, and that perfectly innocent shape between the trees definitely moved when you were not looking. Night Hike takes that feeling and builds an entire roguelike around […]
Roadside Research starts abducting customers in its biggest alien update yet
Running a petrol station while secretly being an alien was apparently not enough. Now the customers are getting abducted. Cybernetic Walrus has released the latest major update for Roadside Research, expanding the co-op petrol station simulator with human abductions, new alien research systems, more automation and the first stages of what sounds like a considerably […]
Canvas City rolls onto Steam with a free two-hour demo on August 24
Roller skating and turn-based tactics do not immediately sound like the most natural pairing. One is built around momentum, movement and looking considerably cooler than most of us ever will. The other normally gives you unlimited time to stare at a grid while quietly reconsidering every decision you have made. Canvas City is attempting to […]
JOYROOM PODIX 140W 5-Port Desktop GaN Charger review: The charger that finally declutters your life
There comes a point where your desk stops being a workspace and starts resembling the aftermath of a minor cable-related disaster. Between laptops, phones, tablets, earbuds, smartwatches and whatever handheld gaming device has stolen your attention this week, modern tech setups have become surprisingly demanding. Most chargers try to solve that problem by adding more […]
GodsTV turns fame into power in chaotic new Steam demo
Apparently, killing hordes of enemies is no longer enough. You need engagement. Barcelona-based developer Melbot has released a new public demo for GodsTV, its chaotic action roguelite where fame is power, the gods are obsessed with ratings, and almost everything you use appears to come with some form of sponsorship deal attached. The demo is […]