This week, Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill is investigating the strange and horrific happenings in the complete edition of Perseverance, a visual novel told through the eyes of multiple characters trying to survive the pending zombie apocalypse.
Coming from the developers of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden, one can probably expect lots of intense post-apocalyptic storytelling and challenging turn-based combat in the newly released Miasma Chronicles. And they would be right. The new title takes the same basic format and improves on it in almost every way.
Fueled Up is one of those rare titles that encourages couch co-op play as you and your hapless crew of friends try and keep your damaged spaceship flying. You will need to overcome countless in-flight emergencies and also keep one step ahead of an evil space octopus.
This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill covers a title that lets players follow the story of a newly created creature of the night in Twice Reborn: A Vampire Visual Novel. Twice Reborn includes adult themes and tough choices, and it might be perfect for fans of the vampire genre or anyone who enjoys well-written visual novels.
Sunday Gold is an extremely interesting title in that it combines elements that normally don’t go well together like point and click adventures, puzzling minigames, RPG character building and even turn-based combat. And yet, somehow, it all works in this stylish thriller.
Gollum is arguably one of the most important characters in the Lord of the Rings saga, and the prospect of having a title centered around him was an amazing idea. Unfortunately, The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is riddled with game-breaking bugs, dull gameplay and a host of other problems that sap all the fun.
This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill felt like breaking something, and Ship Graveyard Simulator fit that bill nicely, tasking players to smash up decommissioned ships for fun and profit. Ship Graveyard Simulator has players dismantling ships, selling materials to vendors, hiring workers and more.
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is one of the most epic RPGs to be released for the Nintendo Switch since the console’s creation, and with all of the innovation and smooth gameplay that Nintendo packed into Tears of the Kingdom, it could prove to be one of the best RPGs of all time.
Shadow of the Dragon Queen is a module set in the classic Dragonlance campaign world where massive armies of humans, monsters and dragons fight to control entire continents, and a small party of skilled adventures can tip the scales to one side or another.
Wanted Dead is an action title that is marketed based on its over-the-top violence and combat, but it actually has a lot more to offer action RPGers including a detailed open world, impressive graphics, plenty of side quests and other things to discover.
