The Expanse: Osiris Reborn has given off palpable Mass Effect vibes since developer Owlcat Games announced it earlier this year. Creative director Alexander Mishulin recently tried to put some distance (though admittedly not much) between Owlcat’s latest and BioWare’s most popular RPG series. But having just watched Owlcat’s recent environmental showcase for its upcoming sci-fi…

Put down your trowel, stop smelling the roses, and listen to me for a second. Strange Horticulture, a narrative puzzler about running a plant shop that also happens to be one of the best detective games around, is free to keep on Epic this week. Originally released in 2022, Strange Horticulture puts players in the…

While I wouldn’t say I was surprised by Two Point Museum on launch—I expected it to be another great management sim from Two Point Studios and it proved to be exactly that—I have been surprised by the vigor of its post-launch life. Since releasing in February, Two Point Studios has been doling out freebies like…

Just the other day I was thinking “I could really go for a survival game in the style of the original Far Cry”. You know, one that has the lush tropical islands and open-world mercenary blasting of Crytek’s 2004 trailblazer, but where you plan and execute your missions from a base you build yourself. I’m…

Get your Sunday off to a rewarding and relaxing start with our Wordle help. Hey, it’s the weekend—you can even click straight through to the August 24 (1527) answer if you want to. Or if you’ve got the time and an itch to get stuck in, our hints and tips for your daily Wordle are…

In the trailer tornado of Gamescom 2025, Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight stood out to me, and not just because it had Matt Berry as the voice of Lego Bane. The combat looks like it’s got the counter mechanics of the Arkham games, and the traversal has Arkham-style grappling and gliding. Since neither…