November 2023

Not many games have a story like Indika, a game about a 19th century Russian Orthodox nun journeying to the centre of her soul with an “unusual, horn-headed companion.” Drawing inspiration from Dostoevsky and Bulgakov and dripping with dark humour, Indika tells a tale of religion and authority, madness and belief. But also, not many…

In a genre as oversatured as city builders, it’s sometimes hard to find original concepts, but Ironhive is attempting to reinvent the tried-and-tested formula through deck-building. In this colony survival game, you’re tasked with overseeing the Iron Hive; a rusting bastion where the last remnants of humanity huddle together against the end of the world. …

Tropical archipelago adventure Tchia is soul jumping to Steam in March next year, and will be bringing with it a bunch of new features and cosmetics in a free update. As revealed during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted, the Steam version of Tchia will launch with a new perks system for outfits, adding various…

Battle Brothers developer Overhype Studios has taken its love of tricky tactical scraps into the far-flung future. Menace, unveiled earlier this year, gives players control over a strike force of Republic Marines as they attempt to unify a star system to fight off an alien threat. In its PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted trailer, we…

One of my favourite games as a kid was the SNES version of Shadowrun, an isometric action-RPG all about that hacker life. Ever since I’ve longed for games to scratch a similar itch, and DataJack 2020 certainly fits the bill, a cyberpunk hacktivist action-adventure with light RPG elements. Tonight’s PC Gaming Show saw the first…

Establishing your own Tortuga for an army of pirates sounds like a recipe for a municipal planning nightmare, but Republic of Pirates makes the job look like a sea-breeze. Republic of Pirates was revealed during the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted today with a trailer showcasing seafaring city-building, management, and ship combat. While there’s a…

In a move that seems to codify a sort of “Bastards” franchise, Blue Manchu is following up its 2019 roguelike FPS Void Bastards with Wild Bastards, a more open-ended, space western take on the concept. First announced at our PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted Showcase, Wild Bastards is set to release some time next year….

After making my adventurer in Unforetold: Witchstone (a roguish elf with a penchant for magic) and finishing up a tutorial fight at sea, the first thing that I did—standing on the docks, probably looking a bit damp—was intimidate the first random NPC I encountered, forcing them to join my party. I then proceeded to do…