Category: Reviews
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Crazy Taxi: World Tour Hands-On at Gamescom 2026: The Childhood Chaos I Have Been Waiting to Drive Again
A Childhood Memory Came Back to Life There are games I remember because they were good, and then there are games that somehow became part of my life outside the screen. Crazy Taxi belongs firmly in the second category. I loved the series as a kid, but one of my strongest memories has almost nothing…
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Honkai: Nexus Anima at Gamescom 2026: HoYoverse’s Creature Collecting World Is More Interesting Than It First Appears
A World Built Around Bonds, Not Just Creatures Going into my meeting with HoYoverse during Gamescom 2026, Honkai: Nexus Anima was one of those games I thought I understood before I actually spent enough time looking at it. On the surface, the description is simple enough: this is a creature-collecting adventure strategy game set within…
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Petit Planet at Gamescom 2026: HoYoverse’s Cozy Galaxy Made Me Want to Slow Down
A Different Kind of HoYoverse Game Walking into my meeting with HoYoverse at Gamescom 2026, Petit Planet immediately felt different from almost everything I normally associate with the company. There are no enormous battles demanding perfect timing, no constant pressure to optimize a character build, and no feeling that the game is trying to push…
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Daedalic at Gamescom 2026: Ghost Haunting, Hordeguard and Star Trek’s Q Trials
Ghost Haunting Brings Classic Point and Click Design Back to Life During our meeting with Daedalic at Gamescom 2026, the first game presented to us was Ghost Haunting, a handcrafted 2D point and click adventure developed by Cologne based studio Creative Monkeys. We did not play the game ourselves during the meeting, but the presentation…
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ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Hands-On at Gamescom 2026: A Childhood Aviation Dream Finally Takes Flight
Gamescom is full of games that I want to play, but ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE was different for me from the moment I walked into the meeting. Aviation has been part of my life for as long as I can remember. My father served in the Air Force for close to 30 years…
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Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000 at Gamescom 2026: Warcore, Massive Battles and My First Look at the Future of Total War
Going into my Gamescom 2026 meeting for Total War: WARHAMMER 40,000, I had a very different level of curiosity than I normally have before a strategy game presentation. I have been playing Total War with my brother for years, and during the last couple of years we have also fallen deep into the Warhammer 40,000…
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Fruitbus Review: A Heartwarming Road Trip That Sometimes Loses Its Way
A Cozy Adventure Built Around Food, Exploration, and Memories Fruitbus is one of those games that immediately caught my attention because of how different it feels from the usual farming or cooking simulators. Instead of managing a restaurant or staying in one location, you’re driving your grandmother’s colorful food truck across the Gustum Archipelagos, meeting…
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NORSE: Oath of Blood Review
When I first heard about NORSE: Oath of Blood, I was intrigued by its promise of combining tactical turn based combat with an authentic Viking setting. That interest became much stronger after I met the development team at Gamescom 2025. They shared their vision for creating a grounded Viking experience that focused on strategy, storytelling,…
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Grind Survivors Review
There is no shortage of survivor style roguelites these days, so it takes something special to keep me interested beyond the first few runs. After spending time with Grind Survivors, I came away with mixed feelings, but mostly positive ones. It does not reinvent the formula or introduce groundbreaking mechanics, yet it understands exactly what…
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Killing Floor 3 Review: Teamwork, Tension, and Terror in 2091
Written by Hamudi Mhamamid Stepping into the world of Killing Floor 3 transports me back to those golden days of 2014 gaming, where frenzied team based shooters like Left 4 Dead and Call of Duty Zombies kept me glued to my seat. Set in 2091, the game thrusts you into the role of a Nightfall…
