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This will sound like a leading statement coming from an obvious Arc Raiders fan: the cozy game boom annoys me a tiny bit. Outwardly cute, rhythmic, and familiar sims and RPGs dominate the space, though not without reason. They can be compelling, comforting, and deeply fun. But the cozy genre is loosely defined, and any game could be cozy to you. Elden Ring is one of my cozy games. I can play it when I want a moreish challenge but don’t want to be challenged. For weeks, my cozy game has been Slay the Spire 2 on increasingly brutal Ascension…
Legendary game designer Peter Molyneux’s latest – Masters of Albion – isn’t off to a stellar launch. While a city-building god game amassing over 300 Steam reviews in a couple of days is a decent go for a relatively small team, said reviews landing at ‘mixed’ can threaten to make it a bit of a hard sell going forward. Still, the team at 22cans seems primed to attempt a turnaround. Lucky for them, the criticism leveled at Masters of Albion so far has been surprisingly tame, with someone 42 hours into a game that released 72 hours ago simply saying,…
Heroes of Might and Magic is due for a comeback with the upcoming release of Olden Era, and there’s clearly an eager audience ready for the return of the legendary turn-based strategy series. Publisher Hooded Horse has revealed that the game has hit a stunning 1.5 million wishlists on Steam, and is sharing stories of how the original games impacted the people now responsible for the follow-up’s release.”Heroes of Might and Magic: Olden Era has passed 1.5 MILLION wishlists on Steam,” the publisher says in a post on Bluesky, adding that developer Unfrozen ” has put so much love and…
I’m sitting in the pit lane at Donington Park circuit. My car’s a 1992 Mercedes 190E Evo 2, a blocky German touring car ideal for close-quarters racing. I’m hoping I’ll be able to get it into first gear. You see, while the new Logitech RS H-pattern gear shifter I’ve been testing out has proven easy to set up with 99% of my racing library, introducing it to Raceroom Racing Experience has proven a bit more eventful.
Valheim is, perhaps, one of the greatest indie success stories ever. It’s a simple concept: a Norse-inspired survival game where you build a house and fight monsters. Set to release in 1.0 this year – five years on from its initial debut – Valheim is in many ways akin to Rust and other genre stalwarts, but there’s something about it that just keeps bringing people back. That phenomenon bears examination – so we’ve teamed up with Thames & Hudson and Read-Only Memory to show off the Valheim chapter from Nathan P. Gibson’s latest book, Indie Game Works. Turns out that…
Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced remakes most of the original pirate game, specifically all the swashbuckling parts starring Edward Kenway, but not all of the 2013 original. Ubisoft explains that’s because it’s just focusing on the game’s story this time around.The original Assassin’s Creed Black Flag came out in an era where countless blockbuster single-player-focused games would ship with a multiplayer offering packed in (see Tomb Raider, Uncharted 3), and multiplayer-heavy games still regularly came with a slimmer solo campaign. Black Flag was no exception, and featured a suite of pretty cool PvP modes that put a different spin on…
These new Slime RNG codes are sure to get you spinning for top-tier blobs in record time. Good for potions, apples, and potentially thousands of coins, they’re a sure-fire way to save you time versus simply siccing a slime on another slime. Blending the emerging Slime meta with games from the Pet Sim series, Slime RNG has you spin to win an increasingly larger army of slimes that gleefully smack back flans frolicking through the fields. Beat up enough, and you’ll unlock the gate to a fresh new biome. You can probably guess what’s waiting for you there. Here are…
Vampire Crawlers gives the series’ roguelite formula a serious shot in the arm: tangible gameplay.Vampire Survivors was a sensation when it launched in 2022, and it has singlehandedly turned developer Poncle into a globe-spanning multi-studio operation. It was a massive success, and that’s partially because of how simple it was to play. In Vampire Survivors, you know your build is effective if you don’t actually have to touch the controller. Putting together a strong survivor as you delve through dungeons was undeniably satisfying, but the lengthy runs with little required input became tiring.Vampire Crawlers takes everything that worked about Survivors…
Assassin’s Creed Codename Hexe just lost a second lead developer in only a few short months.Ubisoft hasn’t divulged much about the still mysterious upcoming Assassin’s Creed game, but we did know veteran developer Benoit Richer was working on the project as game director after having led Batman: Arkham Origins and been a co-director on Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, one of the stealthy-stabby series’ most successful entries.In a new LinkedIn post, Richer revealed that he’s now joining fresh indie studio Servo Games, no longer works for Ubisoft, and seemingly isn’t involved with the production of Assassin’s Creed Hexe any longer. His departure…
You’ll struggle to climb to that lofty 6.5k max level cap without these Pirate Piece codes. This self-proclaimed anime bandit beater isn’t afraid to admit that it’s just another game in an oversaturated genre. What it does promise, though, is “a twist.” The more codes you redeem, the more obvious that quirk will become. Pirate Piece is another take on the Roblox One Piece-inspired experience. You’ll climb new heights with gear upgrades, and battle on one side of the pirates or marines. Intense fights demand the best fruits, and rare abilities await those who beat up enough baddies to reach…