Although the concept of Squirrel With a Gun is blatantly silly, the core platforming and shooting that it offers is extremely solid with a world that is surprisingly deep. It’s also a lot of fun to play and downright hilarious at times.
While the changes found in the Dungeons and Dragons 2024 Player’s Handbook are not significant enough to consider it a new edition, they should really streamline things for most Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons players when it releases in mid-September.
Bullet heaven shooters like Vampire Survivors have lately emerged to define the genre, but there is a lot of innovation happening with other indie developers too, like what you will find in the colorful and fast-paced Artifact Seeker: Resurrection.
The Operator is an adventure title where players are a newly hired support agent for a government agency who is investigating clues, running facial recognition and connecting the dots to try and link some really complex cases, all from behind the keyboard of a souped-up agency workstation.
This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill reviews Fishing Break for the Nintendo Switch. Instead of a slow and detailed simulation, this mobile port is all about fun and offers players arcade fishing in 22 locations in eight worlds.
Frontier Hunter: Erza’s Wheel of Fortune is a Metroidvania with an RPG progression system and has some interesting mechanics and fun inner-party dynamics that help set it apart from the many similar titles piling up for PC and console gamers these days.
When Crime Boss: Rockay City first released on consoles and the Epic Games Store, it was a competent heist-based shooter but came with a lot of problems. Now, it’s shooting to Steam loaded with patches, bug fixes and new single-player campaigns.
Set in World War I during the infamous Battle of Verdun, Conscript tells the story of an ordinary soldier caught up in the horror, madness and chaos of the darkest days of the conflict. It’s a fresh take on survival horror that those who like the genre will probably enjoy.
Crown Wars: The Black Prince is a turn-based strategy title set during the Hundred Years’ War, but with a dash of the occult thrown in for good measure. And while it does a lot right, severe balancing issues will prevent most players from really enjoying the fight.
The Last Alchemist is a cozy alchemy simulation that is now available on Steam. In The Last Alchemist, players get to explore a vibrant fantasy world where they can make their own workshops and craft items, tools and machines as they try to find a cure for an insidious plague.
