Is Deathloop a roguelike? Not exactly, but it’s definitely an Arkane game
Deathloop may have a few roguelike inspirations in its design, but at its core it's still a single-player story campaign.
Deathloop may have a few roguelike inspirations in its design, but at its core it's still a single-player story campaign.
Borderlands 3 has just wrapped up its first season of content, but unlike previous games in the series, developer Gearbox is far from done with its loot ‘n shooter. No lengthy gap between sequels where nothing happens for this one save for Gearbox’s top brass being implicated in yet another scandal! The big new feature coming to Borderlands 3 is Arms Race, which basically turns it into a rogue-like game. And definitely not a battle royale, thank the non-refunding Marcus gun-gods.
There’s an adventure to be had in Curse of the Dead Gods, and it’s an addictive one at that thanks to its superb action and spooky visuals.
The already massive deck-building roguelike has just grown even bigger with the introduction of The Watcher and the Potion Lab.
If at first you don’t succeed and find yourself horribly mauled to death by a lunar landshark, try try again. Prey: Mooncrash takes the core elements of Prey and tweaks them to provide a new and immersive experience that offers a fresh new spin on Arkane Studio’s fantastic game of spacebound paranoia.
Flinthook is swinging onto the Nintendo Switch this week, letting you loot space pirates all day on the go.
If space is the final frontier, then everything in it is a bastard. That’s the lesson that I took home from Cryptark, a game of many parts that mesh together to create a salvage-stealing machine. On first glance, Cryptark takes the form of a 2D twin-stick shooter in space that has you exploring the husky remains of derelict spacecraft in pursuit of some of that sweet sweet loot.
A brand new horror title - Phantasmal: City of Darkness – is leaving Steam Early Access this week. It looks deliciously dark and terrifying…
Truck driving is recognized as one of the more hazardous professions, with unique risks …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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