A calm cast, then something pulls back About Fishing is a fishing-themed murder mystery from The Water Museum. It’s also currently playable via a Steam playtest — and based on my first short session, it already feels like one of those games that looks simple until you notice how many little systems are hiding under…
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A first-person sci-fi “stalk ’em up” where a lone software engineer and their C.A.T. tool pick through a silent moon base. Platform played: PC (Windows) — preview build. ROUTINE is a first-person sci-fi horror “stalk ’em up” set on an abandoned lunar base built around an ’80s vision of the future. You’re a software engineer…
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O3 Hollow Descent — Sinister Sci-Fi Bullet-Hell Roguelike with Giger-Beksiński DNA Reviewed on PC.Score: 6.5/10 This O3 Hollow Descent preview explores the dark sci-fi roguelike shooter, which looks set to be a sharp addition to the genre when it lands on PC. It draws on H.R. Giger (Alien) and Zdzisław Beksiński—nightmarish visions of decay and…
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Polar exploration, crew management, and cosmic dread meet in The Perilous North Reviewed on PC.Score: 8/10 The Perilous North brings the terror of polar exploration and survival in an exciting strategy RPG. The Perilous North is set during the golden age of polar exploration and is being created by a talented husband-and-wife development team. The…
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