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A blue retro lightgun on a wooden table

G’AIM’E Time Crisis+ review: a mostly brilliant shot of arcade nostalgia

By Ian Dean Published

A retro lightgun console that gets surprisingly close to the '90s experience.

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Forza Horizon 6; a red sports car races on a white background

Forza Horizon 6 review: pure video game joy at 200mph

By Ian Dean Published

Improving on its predecessor, this sandbox racer manages the unthinkable: to be all things to all people.

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A black woman and a white man hold torches

Call of the Elder Gods review: brilliant puzzles buried inside an oddly cosy cosmic horror

By Ian Dean Published

It's all a matter of time and space (and notes, lots of notes).

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Outbound, an indie game featuring a retro camper van

Outbound review: a road-trip that’s more charming than challenging

By Ian Dean Published

A lovely wilderness sandbox that runs out of surprises too soon.

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Will: Follow the Light review, a boat at sea

Will: Follow the Light review – stunning Unreal Engine 5 visuals can hide the rough edges

By Alan Wen Published

This indie nails lighting in the harsh north, but left me lost at sea.

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An illustration of three teens stood on a rock

Mixtape review: a stop-motion-like, post-Spider-Verse aesthetic you can play

By Alan Wen Published

The spirit of John Hughes, Take on Me and MTV in playable form.

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Wax Heads; a digital illustration depicts a young woman holding a record, surrounded by a variety of displayed items in a store

Wax Heads review: a cosy puzzler where art does more than storytelling

By Ian Dean Published

Light on challenge, but captures the awkwardness of music taste in every illustration.

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Motorslice review; a woman leans against a concrete pillar

Motorslice review: a liminal Shadow of the Colossus-inspired must-play

By Ian Dean Published

Brutalist and brilliant.

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Mullet MadJack review; an anime hero points a gun

Mullet MadJack (Switch) review: a masterclass in '90s anime visuals wrapped around a thin arcade loop

By Ian Dean Published

It's a brilliant retro-like rush that burns out too quickly.

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Saros review; a man stands in front of a sun god

Saros review: a smarter, sharper evolution of Returnal’s best ideas

By Alan Wen Published

A PS5-exclusive that blends retro headomism with Sony's cinematic gaming polish.

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