Everdeep Aurora is Hollow Knight for people who love Game Boys and are weary of combat

That menacing moon is the first hint of Bloodborne, obviously. There are no pitchfork-wielding mobs or werewolves stalking the vicinity, however. A witchy little kitten with big curious eyes. It doesnt bode brilliantly. Is this another game about accepting the loss of a loved one - or something more eldritch? c’mon let it not be another Bloodborne parallel. Its also a surprisingly cosy setting.

March 20, 2024 · 1 min · 64 words · Charles Brown

For a best-case scenario future, generative AI must put creators at its heart

What happens if everything to do with generative AI goes right? In Part 1,Our Generation, we looked at what we mean when we say ‘generative AI’. That goes for generative AI, too. A nice example of this isiNNk, a game developed by some colleagues of mine at ITU Copenhagen. AI can also provide new routes for accessibility. None of the new games are supposed to bebetterthan Celeste Celeste is its own, beautiful thing....

March 20, 2024 · 1 min · 169 words · Beth Blackwell

Alone In The Dark review: a neatly crafted reboot that seems afraid to step into the unknown

But like these, everything here is remixed, rewritten, relocated. The period setting certainly doesnt hurt in this respect, blending Agatha Christie and H.P. Lovecraft as staff and patient alike give off a whiff of suspicion whenever you run into one. Its a fun production that gently sends up its literary and cinematic inspirations without relinquishing darker plot strands. For the most part, the monsters you inevitably encounter only exist in those faraway places....

March 19, 2024 · 1 min · 128 words · Rose Robinson

Diablo 4, Terra Invicta, and Lightyear Frontier headline the next wave of PC Game Pass additions

“But there is almost no chance I will ever have time for it all.” Diablo IV- March 28 The latest in Blizzard’s click-click-click-click-clicking action-RPG series, released last June. A good one for Game Pass, then. Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 Turbocharged- March 28 Wacky races with toy cars and loop-de-loops. I’ve heard this series is fun! The original still has more players on Steam than the remake. But it undeniably has dinosaurs....

March 19, 2024 · 1 min · 105 words · Rebecca Smith

Cuban dark fantasy metroidvania Saviorless gets an April release date

Saviorless grabs me for a couple of reasons. I am keen on all these things. The setting channels Empty Head’s feelings about a home country and culture that are undergoing rapid alteration. “The internet is just beginning to spread on the island,” the developers wrote back in 2016. “Relations with the US are improving. The economy is changing. The people are optimistic for the future, but uncertain what that future will look like....

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 104 words · Susan Barnes

Darktide’s melee combat is a rhythm game in disguise

To be clear, I still believe most first-person melee combat in games is rubbish. Itmightwork for quick knife stabs. A greatsword with integrated chainsaw, not so much. The hardest kind to make fun! Button gets pressed, heretics fall down. Like pretty much every melee-focusedaction gamehas. Except by slowing down your swings, Darktide is better than most at drawing out their rhythmic quality. This turns out to be both the most gratifying way of melee-ing in Darktide, and the most effective....

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 120 words · Ryan Jones

Death Of A Wish review

InDeath Of A Wish, combat has substance: it’s a form of redemptive self-expression. Fight beautifully, and you won’t just survive - you’ll be beautiful. You’ll be you. Death Of A Wish began life as a DLC expansion for 2018’sLucah: Born Of A Dream. But as with Lucah, what really brings everything together is the visual direction. Straight lines and clean boundaries there are none: everything is fidgety and forever leaking into everything else....

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 91 words · Jill Gallagher

Fry bacon, sausages and cigarettes to escape an Antarctica where eggs are illegal in this surreal sci-fi cook-’em-up

(Thanks for the spot, and RPS in Peace,Quinns.)

March 15, 2024 · 1 min · 8 words · Sarah Nichols

Anime RPG Granblue Fantasy: Relink gets its biggest update yet with free new quest

There are certainly layers to the version 1.1.1 patch notes. You’ll need to polish off The Tale of Bahamut’s Rage to reach the new Final Vision quest. Neigelith after destroying or losing the previous target. Have you been playing Granblue Fantasy Relink?

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 42 words · Michael Middleton

Ascendant Infinity’s lunkhead tone belies an intelligent team shooter

Further clarification: by “it,” I mainly mean its characters. Despite them, though, I do quite like the game theyre in. It’s not just all about the loot economy, either. Again, securing these requires taking a detour from direct Biocore pursuits, but they can prove incredibly powerful. Dont expect the same strats to work every time, though.

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 56 words · Diana Hill

Dungeons & Dragons survive-o-life sim coming from Disney Dreamlight Valley studio

Whatever it might be, it’s headed to PC and consoles. Forgotten Realms is the campaign setting most people think of as D&D, by the way.

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 25 words · Jennifer Cameron

Epic's spring sale is underway, and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is free to keep

That makes it twice as long asSteam’s spring sale, which also started today. It’s then yours to keep forever, as long as you do it before March 21st. That’s good news. The levels are bigger and prettier. There are no dumb boss fights. It gives you slightly more agency over its story. The new abilities are nice, even if they don’t dramatically alter the flow of the game.

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 68 words · Patty Velasquez

Final Factory's blend of space station building and exploration will launch in April

‘Factorio in space’ blasts off April 9th Final Factoryhas already impressed via a couple of demos. It’s now got an Early Access release date: April 9th. you could also design spaceships, build dyson spheres, and command fleets in real-time combat. According toits Steam page, the current plan is to remain in Early Access for 18 months or so. Alas, it seems as if the demo thatwas available during last month’s Next Festis gone now....

March 14, 2024 · 1 min · 83 words · Harry Keller