Goosebumps Dead of Night is a first-person stealth-horror game developed and published by Cosmic Forces. It is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purposes of my review I was playing the PlayStation 4 version. Growing up in the late 90s and early 2000s, the Goosebumps books written by R.L Stine were a staple for me. Of the 62 books released I could likely admit that I owned the majority of them and read them all cover to cover so

AWAY: The Survival Series is a single-player, action-adventure game developed by Breaking Walls and published by Game Seer Ventures. It is currently available on Windows PC, and PlayStation, and for the purpose of this review, I was playing on the PlayStation 5 version. Glide through the air; scurry up trees; catch, kill and eat bugs and lizards; all the while soaking in the stunning environments that you have been given to explore. AWAY: The Survival Series puts you in the r

Tools Up! is a local co-op party game, developed by The Knights of Unity and published by All In! Games. It's another shout at your friends and loved ones kind of game where you are against the clock trying to work together as a team to renovate and decorate a selection of homes and gardens. It is available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purposes of this review, I was playing on the PlayStation version, with both Tina and Laura. Myself and Tina

A Gummy’s Life, developed and published by EP Games is a cross-platform multiplayer online party game where you pick your gummy sweet and fight against other players and the game's bizarre floppy slapstick physics. A Gummy’s Life was originally released on Windows PC in 2018 where it garnered a largely positive response and is now available on PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of my review I was playing the PlayStation 5 version and also had some experie

Sheepo, developed by Kyle Thompson and published by Top Hat Studios, is an indie metroidvania where you are tasked with saving the world by collecting samples of each species of animal. Sheepo was originally released for Windows PC, however it has now been released on console, and it is available on PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of this review I was playing the PlayStation 5 version. In this quirky metroidvania you have to explore to discover and hel

Lemnis Gate, developed by Ratloop Games Canada and published by Frontier Foundry, is a fully multiplayer, first-person turn-based shooter where everything takes place in a time loop. Lemnis Gate is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, and XBox, and for the purpose of this review I was playing the PlayStation 5 version. Matches of Lemnis Gate consist of turns that last 25 seconds long - these are the timeloops. Within your turn you’ll have 25 seconds to make your mo

Stonefly is developed by Flight School Studio and published by MWM Interactive and is an adventure-platform game, available now on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of my review I was playing the PlayStation 4 version with a review key that was very kindly supplied to us by Warning Up. The whole world of Stonefly and the story that the game follows is really charming and I found it quite endearing. You take on the role of female protagonist,

Ultra Age, developed by Next Stage and Visual Dart and published by DANGEN Entertainment is a hack and slash sci-fi adventure. Ultra Age is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of my review I was playing the PlayStation 4 version. Set in the very distant future, take on the role of a warrior called Age whose sole mission is to save humanity from the fallen Earth that has become uninhabitable and volatile. Rather than humans ruli

Effie, developed by Inverge Studios and published by Klabater, is a 3D platform adventure game and is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of my review I was playing the Nintendo Switch version in handheld mode. In Effie you take on the role of Galand who is asked for help by a young woman. When he refuses to help her she curses him resulting him to age drastically and to lift this curse he must defeat the witch and prove

I Saw Black Clouds, developed by Ghost Dog Films, and published by Wales Interactive, is a live action interactive supernatural psychological thriller. It is not the first FMV that I have played, with previous ones being She Sees Red, Dark Nights with Poe & Munro, and Night Book. It is available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, Nintendo Switch, as well as on Apple iOS. For the purposes of this review, I was playing I Saw Black Clouds on the PlayStation 4. If you are new to F

Lake is a narrative-driven indie adventure game developed by Gamious and published by Whitethorn Digital. It is available for Windows PC and XBox, and for the purposes of this review, I was playing the Windows PC version. Set in 1986, you play as Meredith Weiss, a computer programmer who is taking 2 weeks off from her hectic job in the city. Returning to her old hometown Providence Oaks, Meredith is temporarily taking over her father's role delivering mail while her parents a

Don’t Touch This Button! is a first-person minimalist puzzle game, developed by 9 Eyes Game Studio and published by Ratalaika Games. It is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of this review I was playing Don't Touch This Button! on the PlayStation 5. There’s no real storyline to Don’t Touch This Button! but the main objective is to unlock the door to the next room. There are prompts given within each room but they're gene

UnMetal is a top-down 2D stealth action adventure game steeped in humour. Developed by Unepic Fran and Published by Versus Evil, it is available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For this review, I was playing on Nintendo Switch in handheld mode. You play as Jessie Fox, a civilian who is being interrogated as you relay your story of how you escaped after a crack commando unit threw you in prison for a crime you didn’t commit. You have to move around diffe

A Day Without Me is an isometric puzzle adventure game developed by Gamecom Team and published by ChiliDog Interactive. It is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch, and for my review I was playing on the PlayStation 4 version. A Day Without Me begins with you waking up in your bedroom with a painfully loud and annoying alarm going off. You have to guide your character - who bears an uncanny resemblance to Steve from Minecraft - through you

Bonfire Peaks is a very charming, very addictive, and just an absolutely delightful little indie platform-puzzler. It is developed by Corey Martin and published by Draknek & Friends and it is available now on Windows PC, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch. For the purposes of this review I was playing Bonfire Peaks on the PlayStation 4 with a review key that was very kindly supplied to us by Future Friends Games. Bonfire Peaks was a game that I had on my radar ever since I firs

Evergate is a platform puzzle game developed by Stone Lantern Games and published by PQube. It is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of this review I was playing the PlayStation 5 version. In Evergate you take on the role of Ki, a little ghost/sprite looking creature who is trying to return to Earth but a massive catastrophe happens that places these plans into jeopardy and threatens the existence of not just Ki, but als

Subdivision Infinity DX, developed by MistFly Games and published by Blowfish Studios is an intergalactic dogfight game where you’ll find yourself hurtling through space. Originally released as Subdivision Infinity, a mobile game on both Android and Apple, it has now been released on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of this review I was playing the PlayStation 5 version. Whilst the story is very much secondary to the gameplay there is a very

A Juggler's Tale, developed by Kaleidoscube and published by Mixtvision Games is a puzzle-platform game and is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, XBox, and Nintendo Switch. For the purpose of this review I was playing the PlayStation 5 version. First and foremost upon starting up A Juggler's Tale I immediately felt totally charmed by it and when I say immediately, I mean before anything had really happened. The visuals are absolutely stunning and the world is so

It can't just be me who has spent massive amounts of time watching documentaries about Chernobyl, learning about it in history or reading the various accounts from scientists and historians of the massive effect that the catastrophe had. And now we have Chernobylite, a game based in this dark and grim location allowing us to delve into this place that basically feels like its a totally different planet to where we live when in retrospect, it's essentially on our doorstep. Che

Tormented Souls, developed by Dual Effect and published by PQube, is a return to the classic horror game formula with fixed camera angles; limited resources and an overall retro feel. Tormented Souls is currently available on Windows PC, PlayStation, and XBox and for the purposes of this review I was playing the PlayStation 5 version. The survival horror genre has come so far in recent years and has truly reinvented itself from what defined the genre in its early days. Whilst