Little antique shop of horrors. In 2022’s Strange Horticulture, you ran a little shop of horrors, dealing plants with an occult edge to the inhabitants of a mysterious dark town. Now, Bad Viking and Iceberg Interactive’s follow-up, Strange Antiquities, takes us back to Undermere. Again, something strange is afoot. Again, you hear residents’ problems and…
Need to Know What is it? A cozy puzzle adventure about identifying occult artifacts.Developer: Bad VikingPublisher: Iceberg InteractiveReviewed on: Intel i7 9700K, RTX 4070 Ti, 16GB RAMMultiplayer? NoLink: Steam If the “What Is This Thing?” subreddit existed in the Edwardian era, it’d be a quiet little curio shop called Strange Antiquities. As a temp shopkeeper…
The Craw Summons is one of many mysterious items that you’ll encounter in Hollow Knight: Silksong‘s later Act 3 section, but it’s important if you want to gather all of the mementos for your Bellhome, or you’re simply scouting around for endgame challenges instead of beelining straight for the final boss. You might remember how,…
“Of all the shops in Algeria and we had to walk into this one”. LucasArts’ Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis is one of the most iconic point-and-click adventures to come out of the early ’90s. Designed by the legendary Hal Barwood and Noah Falstein, it managed to create an authentic-feeling sequel to the…
Hello Kitty Island Adventure is receiving its first DLC, Wheatflour Wonderland, on September 18. This will introduce a brand new character, and an entirely new realm to the game containing all sorts of critters, crafting materials, and quests. With significant updates like this, it’s always best to set aside some time to make sure your…
I’m a trusting soul. When some poor unfortunate raps on my door after the end of the world, I don’t have it in me not to let them in. When their teeth are a suspiciously perfect white, I attribute it to a rigorous before-bed hygiene routine. Their red eyes? We’re all tired. Their hairless armpits?…
A proof of concept, at least. Nintendo threw us a real curveball recently by revealing that Virtual Boy games are coming to Nintendo Switch Online, complete with an authentic-looking accessory which recreates those trademark 3D visuals. While the Virtual Boy accessory certainly looks the part, it’s lacking the Virtual Boy controller – so a modder…
There’s always a silver lining to be found, even when everything seems to go sideways. In the case of Battlefield 2042, the last instalment in the series, Battlefield Studios has been able to look at it and go, ‘Yeah, we won’t do that again’ when it comes to laying the groundwork for Battlefield 6. Battlefield…
I remember my first gaming laptop—bought well over ten years ago now—with a somewhat complicated affection. On the one hand, I dropped 800 or so quid on it and it carried on chugging for a decade. On the other hand, it really kept me on my toes throughout the back half of its lifespan. Point…
I didn’t set out to be a terrible god. Feeding the hungry, inspiring speeches, fashionable sandals—it was going to be the JC playbook all the way. But it turns out that I am not a merciful god. I’m a petty, vindictive god prone to extreme temper tantrums. At least I’d fit in perfectly in the…