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Fallen Tear: The Ascension finally ships, and the week's delay was spent bringing in Durante
The hand-drawn metroidvania keeps its pushed-back date. And the optimisation that caused the delay went to a known specialist.
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PC, PS5 and Xbox game reviews in 2025-2026: complete and honest critiques, no inflated scores. We play to the end and tell you everything.
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Graveyard Keeper 2: you are the Grand Inquisitor, and your undead work better than your living
Eight years on, Lazy Bear makes its graveyard bigger, more automated and considerably better armed. And 91 per cent of players approve.
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Lawn Mowing Simulator 2: the leaf blower was the most requested feature, which sums the genre up nicely
Off to the USA, with eleven locations, licensed equipment and a 3D headquarters. Some people put a thousand hours into the first one.
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Otterly Lost: an otter, a favourite rock, and a world to cross to get home
A gentle adventure whose main tool is a stone, because that is what otters do. And where you can wear a hat.
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Panzer Deck: to recruit a Sherman, you have to spot a geometric pattern on the battlefield
A tactical card game where cards are not statistics but shapes. At ten euros, the most original idea of the week.
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8 min
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Rivage: some very good puzzle ideas, and a technical launch that buries them
A beautiful space station, puzzles with randomised codes, and a blurry image nobody can fix. A divided reception.
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10 min
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Stick It to the Stickman leaves early access with 96 per cent positive reviews, and a very clear idea of corporate life
A roguelite beat 'em up where you climb the corporate ladder with your fists. Nearly eight thousand reviews, and almost no complaints.
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9 min
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Backrooms: Code Yellow: you explore infinity with six people, then head home to bill the day
A co-op game where exploring the yellow hallways is paid work. And you may not be alone.
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Brave New Wonders: no conveyors, no code, you write orders to your robots in plain language
A post-apocalyptic factory game where machines move nothing: automatons follow the instructions you write.
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9 min