Midnight Girl review – Slick if somewhat repetitive side-scrolling heist adventure with a pinch of 60s Parisian cool

Midnight Girl review – Slick if somewhat repetitive side-scrolling heist adventure with a pinch of 60s Parisian cool

by Peter Mattsson | Nov 22, 2023 | Review

Paris in the ’60s: a city of mellow jazz, bustling cafes, sparkling cabaret and, just occasionally, high-stakes robberies. Midnight Girl, the maiden outing by Danish indie studio Italic, is a languid tribute to classic cinema and cool heist movies. There’s a...
Intruder in Antiquonia review – Charming small-town mystery too rushed to feel fully broken in

Intruder in Antiquonia review – Charming small-town mystery too rushed to feel fully broken in

by Peter Mattsson | Jul 31, 2023 | Review

Intruder in Antiquonia is a curious experience: part rural small-town mystery, part cyber-espionage thriller, and part climate change call to arms. That’s a lot to tackle for the Spanish indie developer Aruma Studios, especially for their first PC game....
Rendezvous review – Action meets adventure in this uneven side-scrolling pixel art vision of cyberpunk Indonesia

Rendezvous review – Action meets adventure in this uneven side-scrolling pixel art vision of cyberpunk Indonesia

by Peter Mattsson | Jul 17, 2023 | Review

Imagine a futuristic city, neon-lit in the dark and the rain, with giant, floating billboards and hovercars scudding past. I bet you’re already picturing Blade Runner, maybe hearing Vangelis’s floaty synth score or Roy Batty reflecting on tears in the...
Hands on with the Steam Deck – A Whole New Kind of Adventuring (with Games You Already Own)

Hands on with the Steam Deck – A Whole New Kind of Adventuring (with Games You Already Own)

by Peter Mattsson | Apr 21, 2023 | Features

Stop me if this sounds familiar. You’ve got yourself a PC, you’ve been gleefully taking advantage of all the sales on Steam, GOG and other online stores, and now you’ve got a boatload of great games to play. But then you look over at your friends...
Tails Noir Preludes review – Intimate branching animal anthology is a winner

Tails Noir Preludes review – Intimate branching animal anthology is a winner

by Peter Mattsson | Feb 17, 2023 | Review

Note: Since time of writing, the game’s title has been changed from Tails: The Backbone Preludes to Tails Noir Preludes. Only the title has been altered here; the rest of the review is based on the original version of the game.   Branching narratives are a...
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