Gareth Brading's Reviews
Red Dead Redemption has certainly aged like a fine wine, still retaining its satisfying gameplay and an enormous, gorgeous wild west to explore.
The Plucky Squire is a delightful light-hearted adventure full of whimsy and charm which both adults and children should enjoy.
Arranger is a palate-cleansing puzzle game which hits all its notes with fine precision.
Frostpunk 2 is an excellent next step in the evolution of the franchise, adding more complexity while not sacrificing the core gameplay.
The Devil’s Playhouse is still the most stylish of the Telltale Sam & Max games.
Vampire Therapist shows that even undead blood-suckers can have complex emotional problems.
The Riven remake is an expert modernization and expansion to the original, bringing its gorgeous worlds fully to life.
Still Wakes the Deep delivers you the thrills and tension of its collapsing oil rig rollercoaster with fine precision.
While Deep Beyond is gorgeous to look at, the story it tells is slight and superficial.
For aficionados of stealth platformers, Ereban: Shadow Legacy is certainly easy to recommend.
If you’re looking for a narrative adventure which is stylishly pushing the genre forward, Indika absolutely delivers.
Highwater has some good writing and atmosphere, but the light exploration and turn-based battles don’t feel particularly engaging.
Alone in the Dark certainly lives up to being the best game in the franchise since The New Nightmare in 2001.
Sixty Four merges an excellent visual style with a solid upgrade path and interesting meta-narrative to provide a satisfyingly addictive time-sink.
Kerbal Space Program 2 is much improved since first released, but still needs further work before it will properly make it into orbit.
A Highland Song is frequently beautiful, elegiac and magical, but one’s tolerance for its somewhat uneven gameplay will impact enjoyment.
SteamWorld Build is still a lovely merger of streamlined city-builder and dungeon delver.
While the hard sci-fi story is consistently interesting, the slow pace of The Invincible may be frustrating for some.
The Talos Principle 2 was more than worth the wait.
Phantom Liberty and update 2.0 absolutely makes Cyberpunk 2077 a lot closer to what its original vision had promised.