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Jarred Defense to Get Playable Demo

As soon as I read the title “Jarred Defense,” I knew with certainty that the Sniper from Team Fortress 2 would be very interested in it. Now that I’ve read a bit more about Jarred Defense, the Sniper might be somewhat less…

Dreadmoor Open Playtest Live Now

Dreadmoor, “the dark fishing adventure set in a post-apocalyptic world” from developer Dream Dock and publisher Digital Vortex Entertainment, is celebrating “more than 200,000 wishlists” by launching its first open playtest as part of the Steam Ocean Fest. Dreadmoor’s first public playtest…

Steel Artery Brings City-Building and Trains to Steam

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Actually… just trains. What am I on about, you ask? A new city-builder has just launched on Steam, and if you like trains, you’re in luck. Publisher Crytivo, together with developer SoulAge23, has released Steel Artery: Train City…

The World Cup 2026 update to FM26 release next week

The year is 2028, Tranmere have lifted the FA Cup twice, they’ve won the Europa League, they’re top of the Champions League and the EFL Championship, and I’m on £60K a month, yet still the SFA hasn’t binned off Clark Ball. The…

Revisiting Freddi Fish and the Case of the Stolen Jewel

I’m not saying I’m the number one fan of the library on the Phenixx Gaming team, but I’ve gotta be in the running. Between reading over 100 books a year and grabbing games to try that I’m not interested in owning, I’m…

Cozy Unpacking-like, Momento, releases in June

I am a sucker for simple narrative games about placing things around a home. I adore and love Unpacking, and unsurprisingly, there have been a raft of games of a similar cozy vibe. The latest of this vein is Fat Alien Cat…

Epopeia Games Announces Bravo Gaspar for PC

I love Rogue-like games. The Rogue-like genre is varied and open for all sorts of interpretations. So, what happens when you look at the genre’s core in a different way? Well, Epopeia Games seems to be attempting that very thing. Epopeia Games…

Clockwork Ambrosia (PC) Review

I love Metroidvania games a lot. I find myself wishlisting a lot of them when I see them pop up either in my inbox or on my Steam recommendations list. As such, Clockwork Ambrosia was on my radar before its release date.…

Subnautica 2 Hits Over 1 Million Copies Sold on Launch Day

There was so much anticipation for Subnautica 2 that Unknown Worlds’ announcement of a major sales figure on launch day was anything but surprising. While still in Early Access, the underwater exploration game had so many people itching to check out the next…

Telltale Batman and Sunderfolk are free on Epic

Monday, Star Fox has a remake coming soon to Switch 2. Tuesday, “cozy semi-idle gardening sim” Greenhearth Necromancer is out now. Wednesday, “Fallout x Cooking Simulator” Doomsday Diner got a trailer and details revealed. Thursday, Skills & Raids has an open playtest,…