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Morsels reviewA heaping, triumphant landfill of a roguelike shmup, a 2D deluge of decay and joy. Developer: Furcula Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Release: November 18th, 2025 On: Windows From: Steam, Epic Games Store Price: 16/£12/€14 Reviewed on: Intel Core-i7 12700F, 16GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 3060, Windows 11 The word “morsel” comes from the Latin “mordeo”, meaning “I bite”. Every time you play Morsels, you are bitten and eaten by a horrible cat. The beast’s incisors crash shut around the screen, and you tumble slowly down its oesophagus after the game’s squealing mouse protagonist. I could write a whole…

HTC, best known for laying out the landscape for modern Android phones in the early 2010s, now focuses most of its energy into VR headsets. Having been one of the big players in premium VR with the original HTC Vive, that family of devices has expanded over the years with several new devices carrying on a solid trend. The Vive Pro 2 was one of the more recent offerings and a great piece of kit for PCVR. But now the HTC Vive XR Elite steps into new territory, evolving HTC’s previous mobile solution, removing the wires and creating a versatile…

Death Howl is a turn-based, grid-based Soulslike deckbuilder, but despite this dizzyingly long chain of subgenres, the game comes together well, with a tight, satisfying gameplay loop. Its themes of grief are well-handled, its sidequests are unique and challenging, and it continued to introduce fun new mechanics even dozens of hours into my 45-hour playthrough. Ro, Death Howl’s protagonist, journeys into the spirit world after a tragic accident separates her from her son. In her quest to get him back, she seeks help from the land’s four great spirits to reach the summit of the howling mountain. Along the way,…

Big Hops is the sort of that it’s easy to get excited about, and it is because it feels like it plays fair. Yes, there will be challenging leaps and levels with secrets that seem just out of reach. But it is very possible to accomplish everything, and the easy to learn controls make it simple to get accustomed to the movements you’ll need to fly over gaps, scale walls, and get through even the trickiest environments. Big Hops stars a young frog named Hop. As the game begins, he’s exploring a forest and camping with his sister, Lily. Except…

When it comes to cozy life sims, you need a really strong pull to keep playing. The game needs to be fun to play and soothing, especially since you’ll repeat the same tasks over and over. There needs to be a way to make virtual connections that help you get immersed in that world. An interesting premise helps too. While I am Future: Cozy Apocalypse Survival’s idea of making a living on former building rooftops in a flooded world is novel, the narrative isn’t as compelling and it can all feel like a lot of busywork once you get a…

I want to like Guayota, but it won’t let me. From never knowing when to stop the exposition to tossing me to an entirely different area when I’ve spent minutes working on a puzzle, Guayota actively does what it can to prevent me from having a good time. Presentation The game starts well, with a charming art style and a soft-spoken narrator. There’s an air of mystery that sets up the adventure quite well at first. Sadly, the game goes from mysterious and evocative to boring really fast. The narrator won’t stop talking, and by the time I get to…

Image: Metamorphosis Games Gestalt: Steam & Cinder is captivating while it lasts, but it’s over before you know it. | Published: Aug 28, 2024 04:45 pm Gestalt: Steam & Cinder is an impressive, grim, steampunk game with marvelous pixel art that blends modern gaming and retro graphics. Although the game fails to deliver an experience as long as usually expected from games of its genre, Gestalt manages to deliver a fun journey in a memorable Steampunk world. Visuals and Aesthetics Image: Metamorphosis Games From the start of the game, it’s clear that Gestalt: Steam & Cinder is a stunning work…

For a growing part of the gaming audience, esports does not start with a match schedule or a tournament bracket. It starts with a stream. A notification pops up. A familiar face goes live. A game is already in progress. Viewers join mid-round, stay for a while, then drift away. This streaming-first habit has reshaped how people follow competitive gaming, and it has quietly created the conditions where esports betting feels natural rather than forced. Esports betting did not grow by copying traditional sports models. It grew by adapting to how people already consume streams. Watching Comes Before Planning Streaming…

Image: 4Players-Studio Der Artikel kann nur mit aktiviertem JavaScript dargestellt werden. Bitte aktiviere JavaScript in deinem Browser und lade die Seite neu. Buckle up. Retronika is a hoverbike VR game that combines shooter and racing elements. Read on for our review. You have fallen into a wormhole and are stranded on the planet Retronika. Unfortunately, only robots live here, and they have a strong dislike for the human species. With the help of your trusty robo-companion, you hop on a hoverbike and complete missions to earn money and find a way and portal out of this planet. Retronika: Review in…

If Ichicolumn, Idea Factory International, and Otomate’s Temirana: The Lucky Princess and the Tragic Knights is any indication of things to come in otome games in 2026, we are in for a very good year indeed. This is a fantastic visual novel that has it all. The character designs are great. The story is fun. It’s both dramatic and hilarious. As for characters, I think the bachelors will easily win folks over, the supporting cast actually has personality, and the heroine is strong and smart. It’s just wonderful. Temirana is a kingdom with, well, a lot of issues. There’s a…