Gareth Brading's Reviews
For fans of narrative adventures like Virginia, South of the Circle is an unquestionable recommendation.
Two Point Campus is a nicely satisfying, funny management game, and a gentle evolution on its predecessor.
Murder at Castle Nathria is another strong expansion to the now venerable Hearthstone, but it doesn't address the game's core problems.
Gerda: A Flame in Winter is a deeply emotive tale of love, loss and resistance set in the closing months of the Second World War.
Wayward Strand is certainly worth a playthrough or two to see the various stories and conversations you missed the first time around, and the heartfelt, caring atmosphere it fosters will help to raise your spirits.
Return to Monkey Island is more Monkey Island, and if you’ve been missing out on that for years, this is an excellent return to form.
If you’re looking for a thoughtful horror story with plenty of worldbuilding, The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow has it in spades.
It’s worth seeing for the unique setting, but its brevity, lack of character and worldbuilding leave The Plague Doctor of Wippra feeling rather underbaked.
Beacon Pines is a lovely way to spend some hours in the company of some charming characters and a nicely emotional sequence of branching narratives.
If you enjoy a grisly and gory game and are up for some Myst-like puzzles, Scorn has got you covered.
Goat Simulator 3 is a bigger, more action-packed version of the same madcap wackiness which many enjoyed in the first game.
If you’re in the mood for some over-the-top action and can stomach some repetitive shooting, Gungrave G.O.R.E. will satisfy that itch.
Miles Morales is another fantastic PC version of a previous PlayStation exclusive.
This new version of the classic Oregon Trail pays homage to its history while also introducing plenty of new content.
Chained Echoes is a must-play both for fans of old school JRPGs as well as story-centric role-playing games.
Tails wonderfully brings more context and depth to the world of Backbone, while telling some interesting stories in its own right.
If you can ignore the dreadful writing and dialogue, Atomic Heart is an engaging and atmospheric shooter.
It doesn’t reinvent the formula, but Like a Dragon: Ishin! successfully spins off from mainline Yakuza in the 19th Century yarn.
Drop – System Breach is an excellent speed hacker, continually holding you on the edge of chaos as you try to juggle half a dozen different tasks simultaneously.
Clash: Artifacts of Chaos has a dazzlingly beautiful art style, but struggles to make the moment to moment gameplay feel fun.