The World of Darkness universe comes to the Nintendo Switch, with deep storytelling and plots that up to now, only PC gamers got to really enjoy. We stroll into Werewolf: The Apocalypse as it takes a bite out of consoles.
Chicken Police Paint It RED is a unique detective story game where all of the main characters are represented as animals with human-like features. The main character is a hardboiled chicken detective that, other than the feathers, hits all of the film noir tropes.
Werewolf: The Apocalypse Heart of the Forest is the first game from The World of Darkness to feature a werewolf as the main character. Can these big, furry titans give the vampire games a run for their undead lives?
In Body of Evidence you act as a crime scene technician, only this title has a major surprise. You don’t work for the cops. You are an agent of the bad guys, cleaning up all the evidence of their nefarious crimes.
Anyone looking for adventure should sail no further than Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla. This latest Assassin’s Creed game takes everything good about the series and wraps it up in an exciting and beautiful Norse-flavored package that is packed with brutal Viking combat.
The Demon Accords Compendium Volume III is another short story compilation entry in the Demon Accords universe, and it covers some characters we’ve never seen before and reintroduces us to others we haven’t seen in a few books. It’s an enjoyable read, especially for fans.
Looking for a beautiful gaming distraction to close out your year? Our open world game reviewer has looked at them all in 2020, and is solidly declaring Ghost of Tsushima as the best. Sink into this wonderful game, which looks great even running on a PS4.
When you inherit a cat cafe from your mysterious aunt, it’s up to you to improve operations, find some new resident animals, cook some tasty dishes and save an island in this fun and savvy adventure that anyone can play. It’s Calico in Modern Gamer this week!
The only game set 100 years prior to Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors Age of Calamity takes many core elements from that game, but presents a more lighthearted, and in some ways deeper, story within this fascinating franchise.
Set in prohibition-era Chicago, Empire of Sin combines the turn-based strategy of XCOM with the empire building of Civilization. It’s a fun title, but waters down the fun gangster combat part of the game with a pretty complex and completely unnecessary business management simulation.
