2026

Mewgenics, the cat-breeding roguelite from Binding of Isaac developer Edmund McMillen and co-creator Tyler Glaiel, has some uncanny meow sounds. That’s because they’re actually just humans saying “meow,” not cats, which is probably for the best given what happens to all the poor kitties in the game. There’s a long list of cameo performances from…

Nutmeg is one of those games that, if you’re in the target demographic, sells itself on the title screen. Pure Roy of the Rovers and Panini vibes, with a flaming football streaking across the middle to put an exclamation point on “Nutmeg!” I am a man in his mid-forties who’s followed football since I was…

There was a long period of time where the phrase ‘ray tracing’ was almost inescapable and slapped onto all the prettiest-looking games. However, as the memory crisis continues to devastate hardware prices, and game performance gets even more unpredictable, optimised games have become a real sign of a quality launch. And now, ray tracing is…

PC gaming is an incredibly expensive hobby. Before we can even get into how much full-price games will set you back these days, there’s the not-so-little matter of having the hardware to play them on. Sure, if you’re an indie fiend, you’re probably not fussed about having the most up-to-date rig—but, as the memory crisis…