I’ve been looking for a new game to unwind with on Steam Deck in the evenings, something casual and chill that will relax me after a long day. After considering a few farming sims and cozy adventure games, I stumbled on Mini Motorways, a transportation strategy sim that looked promising. It’s a game about drawing…
With Civilization 6 about as stuffed with expansions as it can get, Firaxis is finally on the cusp of releasing the seventh numbered sequel in one of the longest running and most successful game series ever. Civilization 7 will be out in February. Far from resting on its laurels, Firaxis is really mixing things up…
For the past 25 years, any list of games like The Sims has been mostly wishful thinking. There hasn’t been anything truly like The Sims series—until now. In 2025 we’re finally going to get some true Sims competition that mimics the full suite of character creation, Build Mode, and Live Mode simulation that the series…
After more than ten years of devoted Guardianship, my Destiny 2 time is comfortably behind me. After gathering countless guns, collecting countless orbs, and completing countless rounds of a violent game show for an unfathomable cosmic horse, the Final Shape felt like a natural endpoint. After walking the paths of the Traveler’s pale heart, I…
We’ve expressed a certain creeping exhaustion with live service games more than once in these digital pages, and the catastrophic failure of Concord led to some predictions that the tide was finally turning against them. But maybe not, too. GDC’s 2025 State of the Game Industry report says 33% of triple-A developers who responded to…
With Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 now just a couple weeks out, publisher Plaion has lifted the lid on the game’s post-launch plans for 2025, including a trio of expansions set to release throughout the year. First in line are free updates set to arrive in spring that will add new features including a Hardcore Mode,…
Back in September, Capcom raised eyebrows when it unveiled the PC specs for Monster Hunter Wilds, which say the best you can expect from a recommended GPU is 60 fps at 1080p on medium settings—and that’s with frame generation enabled. While the first Wilds beta had its share of optimization issues, Capcom says the game’s…
Need to know What is it? Reflex-oriented downhill skiing that nevertheless manages to feel chill.Expect to pay $22.49 | £18.89 | AU$36.50Developer Megagon IndustriesPublisher Megagon IndustriesReviewed on RTX 3060 (laptop), Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAMMultiplayer? YesSteam Deck Status is officially “unknown”. It has a Steam Deck setting, though it doesn’t run at consistent frame ratesLink…
Ninja Five-Two. Konami has announced that GBA action platformer Ninja Five-O will be launching on Switch in just over a month’s time, on 25th February 2025. Pre-orders are live on the eShop right now, priced at USD $24.99 / GBP £19.99 (or your regional equivalent). The physical version is being handled by Limited Run Games,…
What first stands out about Inspector Waffles: Early Days is just how cute the idea is. Inspector Waffles is a PC detective game from 2021. While Inspector Waffles also has a retro visual design, it’s more akin to early flash games on the PC in the early aughts. I imagine that Inspector Waffles does…