Steve C

Ninjas were the coolest thing in the world in the late 1980s and early 1990s. So cool in fact that the Conservative party banned all mention of them in a

Cozy games are huge at the moment. Whether it's needing to wrest some feeling of control and joy back from your everyday worries is a discussion for

The legacy of Final Fantasy (and to a lesser extent Dragon Quest in the West) is impossible to overstate with Squaresoft’s SNES RPGs in particular still

Continuing the story of Call of the Sea, Call of the Elder Gods brings new protagnists and a change of setting.

Dark Pals: The 1st Floor is a hugely enjoyable dose of mascot horror that takes the conventions and mixes them up.

Releasing on Steam half a decade ago, the original version of The Shore was a solid and enjoyable walking simulator with a focus on atmosphere and spooky

Ground Zero excellently channels classic survival horror, to the extent that it feels like a lost PS1 classic.

Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss channels thalassophobia and Lovecraftian horror for its investigative puzzling, but sadly comes up short.

Pragmata is Capcom at its inventive best, with a progressive take on the action adventure with hack-and-shoot combat and a brilliantly realised game world.

At the head of a wave of investigative horror games, The Occultist brings great characters and narrative to life alongside well-designed puzzles.

After years of complete silence from the Legacy of Kain series, this month has seen it resurgent, first with a remaster of Defiance (which I sadly found

Project Songbird shines as a passion project horror game in 2026, and is well worth checking out for a more contemplative approach.

Meetup in Bellabel Park brings an array of party modes to the brilliant 2D platforming of Super Mario Bros. Wonder, but is it essential DLC?

The Starship Troopers franchise has always been a strangely neglected one. The original novel and movie are stone cold classics, the latter in particular

Crabs are terrifying creatures, so it makes perfect sense for them to be the central focus of a Lovecraftian horror game. Crabmeat takes the skittering

Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake is the horror series at its best, with an atmosphere and narrative that will hook you in.

While I can certainly appreciate the scale and beauty of modern Zelda games, I do miss the old school style of dungeons and power upgrades on a 2D plane.

I love the Legacy of Kain. The original RPG, Blood Omen, was one of the games I bought alongside my PlayStation (from Toys "R" Us to give it nostalgic

I Hate This Place is based on the cult-favourite Image Comics series of the same name (with the alternative title being the slightly less

An excellent game that often feels like a 'best of' , Resident Evil Requiem effortlessly blends old and new, stealth and action for this new chapter.