Less a game, more an interactive piece of philosophical art.

You might ask, why am I wasting your time with pointless memories of a little known book series? The answer is simple; the maps and drawings recorded in those exercise books have been brought to life on Nintendo Switch with the release of Drawngeon.

Venture into a distant moon base, uncovering the secrets hidden within in this engaging and intelligent first-person puzzler.

Not Tonight’s willingness to tackle weighty topics (however cack-handedly), a hugely satisfying core gameplay loop and gorgeous art and sound design all stand strongly in its favour. However, horrible controls and some disastrous design decisions really did undermine this for me and leave me fed up with playing it.

Rock of Ages 2, is probably the funniest game on Switch, the cut-scenes are laugh out loud hilarious. Before the start of each level in the main campaign, you are

I can still remember the first time I sat down to watch Formula 1. It was 1998 at a rain-lashed Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium (a grand prix that I would eventually

Recently the World Health Organisation recognised ‘Gaming Addiction’ as a certified health problem, and as anyone could have predicted, the internet went crazy, with both sides of the argument throwing

All Hell breaks loose in this fast-paced and devilishly addictive 8-bit bullet hell shooter from Hannes Rahm. The game itself is a 2D arena-style platformer, where you massacre wave after

ASCENDANCE is a 3D platformer that asks you to enter and experience an enchanting and peaceful journey to the sky and beyond, shaping your way with mysterious abilities as you

First things first; let’s drop this Assault Android Cactus + business and refer to it as AAC+ from now on, yeah? I don’t want to type it, you don’t want

For those who grew up in the ’90s, they may remember a little well-known board game called Hero Quest which was plastered all over magazine and TV adverts left right

Path to Mnemosyne (that’s Neh-mo-see-nee, the goddess of memory to those who haven’t brushed up on their Greek mythology) is a game with a very simple premise. Finding yourself in

If the world ever goes through a nuclear holocaust and there’s a few of us left staggering around, coughing up blood, pursued by irradiated monsters, I doubt it’ll be as

It’s not often that I sit down to write a review and am genuinely unenthused to even start, but then again, it’s not often that I play games to completion

Lucid Sheep Games clearly had the time of their lives whilst developing #Breakforcist Battle; a ridiculous name for a ridiculous game. The gameplay itself follows the familiar brick-breaker format but

There are few games that really deliver on a certain special moment for the player. You know the one I mean. The moment you step out from the confined intro

Image & Form are really taking the piss now. SteamWorld Dig 2 was an absolute masterpiece and most other developers would have, quite understandably, followed it up with more of

Another brilliant RPG for Nintendo Switch Remember those old fashioned grid based Windows screensavers from Windows 98? Ever wished that you could play it as a game? Wish no more!

Taking place in 1989, Firewatch is a first-person adventure set in Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest. You play as Henry, a man whose life has been turned upside down by personal

Nostalgia can be a powerful thing. It’s the backbone of Disney’s current business plan for the next decade as they re-release the same stories they made years ago, and it’s

Awesome Pea is a simple old school platformer created in a style reminiscent of the original dot matrix Gameboy games. You control your protagonist pea using your thumb stick /

Q.U.B.E. 2 is a first-person puzzle platformer, comprised of escape rooms which require lateral thinking and physics-based manipulation to solve. As such, comparisons to Portal are inevitable, but these rooms

From the moment I saw that ‘Beat Cop’ was making its way to the Switch I knew I had to get my hands on it. Just looking at the screen

There’s treasure here but how does it stack? I will either go deep into puzzle games and play them endlessly until my fingers need surgery – Tetris, Mr Driller –

Xeodrifter is an 8-bit Metroidvania Indie game that has been stripped back to its roots. But don’t let that fool you, this game is brutal. Simplistically brutal, shall we say,

Nearly two years on from the release of our beloved Switch and one of the worst parts still remains unchanged – the eShop. Of all the digital marketplaces out there,

Stealth games… I suck at them! My very first experience of them was way back in the day when Hitman was first released on PC, and all I ever wanted

FutureGrind, as well as being my Auntie Pat’s favourite music genre, is also the name of this eye-popping stunt racer from Milkbag Games. Funnily enough, “Milkbags” was also my Auntie’s

Even in an age where the case for games being recognised as art has never been more compelling… where do I begin with this one? GRIS is the first release

Gunman Clive and Gunman Clive 2, originally released on the 3DS are given the HD treatment for Switch and Wii-U in one complete offering and at an astonishingly low price.

In the seven to eight hours that I played fully through the single campaign, along with all three COM tournaments (Mushroom, Flower, Star – what else!) I had a great

More and more games these days seem to be embracing the cyberpunk aesthetic. Deus Ex, Frostpunk and of course, a title high on everyone’s watch lists; Cyberpunk 2077. It seems

Christmas Day 1991. Bohemian Rhapsody was top of the singles charts, Police Academy 4: ‘Citizens on Patrol’ was having its network premiere on ITV… and it didn’t snow. None of

One often overlooked area of gaming is the board game adaptations. To a certain degree they’re almost unnecessary, but an option nonetheless. Regardless, this genre of games certainly has an

Comedy games – more often than not they’re anything but. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever played a comedy game where I haven’t found the writing to be shockingly

Dark Souls – you’ve heard of it, even if you haven’t played it. Salt and Sanctuary (S&S from now on) has had everyone calling it a Dark Souls clone, like

“Home no longer provides a means to survive. A fight for resources to escape our system has begun. The future lies beyond…” The opening text is displayed with a glowing,

The cold air ripples through the propeller on the front of the rickety by-plane and whistles through the canvas and string that make up the supports for the wings. Over

To say the very least, this is a big game. It’s ambition and size can be seen in so many different ways. Firstly, the story arch is sweeping across thousands

The Cooper Trooper Series – Reviews of Multiplayer Experiences on Switch At its core, Wulverblade is an old-school side-scrolling beat-em-up. Predictably, there are three characters to choose from – Caradoc,