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Runerock Arena: running a gladiator stable is a treat, watching it much less so
36 classes, salaries to pay and gladiators who age then retire. A real management game under rough presentation.
Alexandrosse
5 min
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Previews
Previews and first impressions on upcoming games in 2025-2026. We got our hands on it before you: find out what convinced us, and what didn't.
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The Severed Gods: yes it is lovely, yes it looks a lot like Octopath, but there are real ideas underneath
Height-based combat, limbs to sever on Titans, a karma system. Genuinely new mechanics, in a shell that still has to find its own identity.
Alexandrosse
7 min
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Thirty Years War: the brown cardboard of our childhood survived, it just costs more and speaks only English
80 scenarios, pike and shot, Gustavus Adolphus and Breitenfeld. A hex wargame descended directly from John Tiller, as rigorous as it is austere.
Alexandrosse
7 min
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Star Wars Zero Company: the Clone Wars, XCOM veterans, and one single prayer, EA, do not ruin this
A turn-based tactics game from the XCOM veterans, set in the best period of Star Wars. With permadeath, and one worry about the music.
Alexandrosse
9 min
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The Division Resurgence: I did not see it coming, and yet I already know it will cost me hours
A free-to-play Division spin-off landing on Steam. I sank hundreds of hours into the first two, so let us just say I am watching this one closely.
Alexandrosse
5 min
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Emergency Call - The Firefighting Simulation 3: the firefighter's job simulated up close, and rebuilt from scratch
Rebuilt in Unreal Engine 5 with real firefighters, this third entry promises fire-station life in 24-hour shifts. In France, the subject hits home.
Alexandrosse
5 min
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Enter the Chronosphere: the Fractured Worlds update pulls other worlds into the loop
Four brand-new biomes, twenty weapons, nine enemies, damage numbers at last: the 94% positive tactical roguelike treats itself to a hefty expansion.
Alexandrosse
5 min
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Cleaning Up The Puzzle Gallery: 2071 pieces scattered across a museum, aka my worst nightmare in game form
We already struggle with a 200-piece puzzle at home, so rebuilding 87 paintings and 2071 pieces across a gallery is our hell on earth. And we want to try it.
Alexandrosse
4 min
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Quarantine Zombies - Prologue: a free appetizer for a genre we have worn to the bone
We have all played Left 4 Dead 1 and 2, World War Z and the rest. Will this free prologue finally bring some new blood? We cannot wait to find out.
Alexandrosse
4 min