Reviews

Frostpunk 2 is one of the most anticipated games of this year. The success of the first chapter was such that many couldn’t wait for the release of this second chapter. But was the wait worth it? In this Frostpunk 2 review, we will tell you all our impressions about it. 11 bit studios is […]

Not all games are designed to test your skills, others aim to impress players with their story, and Caravan Sandwitch is one of them. In this review, therefore, we will try to shed light on the positive and negative aspects of this small production, so that we can give you a general idea of ​​the […]

In this Creatures of Ava review, we will tell you everything you should expect from the game so that you can get an overview of it before delving into its world. 11 bit studios, Chibig and Inverge Studios have joined forces to create Creatures of Ava, a game that encompasses different genres and takes inspiration […]

We had the chance to preview Gori Cuddly Carnage, a new game in which we play as a unicorn-killing cat. Said like this it may seem misleading, but the game is actually very good and fun. In this Gori Cuddly Carnage preview, therefore, we will tell you everything you should know, so that you can […]

Nowadays, the world of gaming is full of simulators that put you in the shoes of the most disparate professions. However, did you know that you could also become a coroner? In fact, this is precisely the purpose of Autopsy Simulator, the game we are talking about in this review. This Autopsy Simulator review, therefore, […]

Vampires have always been fascinating creatures that arouse a lot of interest in people, especially among lovers of the supernatural. As a result, the developers of V Rising decided to do something to “play it safe.” However, this certainly does not mean poor quality. In this V Rising review, we will examine version 1.0 of […]

The fighting game genre has always fascinated many players, since its inception, and even today, it continues to be a very popular genre. Among the sacred monsters of the genre, such as Mortal Kombat, Street Fighter, and Tekken, there are also other realities that want to emerge, such as Die by the Blade. But it’s […]

The world of management and management titles has always been very niche, with not many games that have managed to reach that segment of players who are passionate about this type of game. The developers of Undead Inc certainly expect their game to be able to cross these boundaries to reach a larger audience, but […]

2024 is certainly a very prosperous year for the publisher, 11bit studios. After the release of The Invincible and The Thaumaturge, now it’s time for Indika (waiting for Frostpunk 2, The Alters, and Creatures of Ava). Are you ready to find out what we think of this very particular game? In this Indika review, we […]

2024 has been a great year for all survival game fans. In addition to the great successes of Palworld and Enshrouded, there were also other games of the same genre that managed to have their say. The developers of Soulmask hope that the same will be true for their game. In this Soulmask preview, therefore, […]

Here is our Tell Me Your Story Review. Learn if this short but extremely sweet adventure puzzle is more than just a nostalgia trip down to Grandma’s place. Games as a medium can be so many things. They can be fun, grand adventures that tell heartwrenching stories that stick with you long after you roll […]

In the era of open worlds and multiplayer games, there are still developers who decide to focus on “older” and “niche” genres, such as point-and-click or visual novels. Sucker for Love is one such example. The developers wanted to mix point-and-click elements with those of visual novels to try not to follow the trends of […]

We checked out Shadow of Depth’s Early Access. Find out if this latest Roguelite title is the right one for you. If I were to describe Shadow of the Depth to you, I’d probably best cover it by calling it Hades meets Diablo. It’s a top-down action RPG that has you venture through multiple randomly […]

After almost 2 years, here is our Sweet Transit Review which just left early access. Is this logistics-oriented city-builder worth your time? Find out here. If you’re really into Factorio, stop reading this and go buy Sweet Transit. If you’re really into seeing numbers grow and making those numbers grow faster, you should also buy […]

Here is our Rauniot Review in Progress. We checked out the post-apocalyptic adventure game made in Nothern Finland. Confession time. I’m not sure if this will cost me any reviewer credibility points which is why this won’t be scored (for now). Honestly, it is kinda embarrassing to confess this but it will hopefully make an […]

Here’s our complete hands-on Lotus Lantern Rescue Mother review. Lotus Lantern Rescue Mother is an upcoming action rogue-like game by the developers Unstable Games. It will be released on April 12th on Steam under the publisher 663 Games. Fans of Hades will feel pretty familiar with all the gameplay that’s been revealed about the game […]

Botany Manor brings cozy plant-growing puzzle gameplay to Victorian England, here’s our Botany Manor Review. Picture the scene, it’s Victorian England, and you’ve just been left a Manor. It’s probably not a huge leap for many of us, so it’s a logical setting for a puzzle game. In a gaming space full of shooters, RPGs, […]

Here’s our complete hands-on review of Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival Last Hope Bunker: Zombie Survival is an upcoming indie game that thrusts the players into an apocalyptic world overrun with the zombie virus. Developed by Artdock, the game comes out on April 23rd this year. However, with indie games, most gamers are always hesitant […]

Here’s a complete review of Terra Memoria, the new indie RPG game by La Moutarde. Those of us who grew up with the SNES or the Original PlayStation have experienced our fair share of golden-era adventure RPGs during childhood. And while the genre has evolved a lot over the years, there’s just something about the […]

We reviewed Highwater in the wake of its big console/PC release. Here are our extended thoughts on this post-apocalyptic high-seas adventure. It took a while but Demagog Studio’s watersoaked adventure finally made it onto consoles and PCs after its initial release on mobile platforms in 2022. And while it still feels very much like a […]

Here’s a complete review of Rodent Games’s upcoming title, Artificer’s Tower, where you get to build your own Wizard colony from scratch. If you’re a fan of colony-building games such as Fallout Shelter or This War of Mine, keep your eyes peeled for Rodent Games’s Artificer’s Tower. Releasing on April 18th, the game will take […]

Real Estate Simulator comes out on March 22nd into Early Access. Read our Real Estate Simulator Review to find out if it’s worth your time. The idea of building your real estate empire from scratch and going from rags to riches sounds like a dream come true for any simulation game enthusiast. But will Real […]

The time has finally come. After a very long wait, we got to try Dragon’s Dogma 2, the sequel to the beloved Dragon’s Dogma that many have been waiting years for. In this Dragon’s Dogma 2 review, we will tell you what our impressions of the game are—what worked and what didn’t—so that you can […]

We were able to get a sneak peek at an early copy of the Lightyear Frontier Early Access version. Here are our first impressions of FRAME BREAK’s space farming extravaganza. Early Access Copy was Provided by the Publisher. Tested on PC. It is a tale as old as time. You crashland on some planet lightyears […]

The Thaumaturge should have arrived on the market a few months ago, but the developers wanted to postpone its release in order to make the latest improvements to the game. Postponements aren’t always good news, but in the case of The Thaumaturge, we can say that the wait was worth it. If you are curious […]

There’s a lot of talk of late in gaming about Fighting for democracy and freedom. Which made me made me think we should be fighting the real fight, the one for the people. Robin Hood Sherwood Builders is a survival, base-building, crafting game. If you’re already not interested, then it might be best you leave, […]

Here is our Escape Simulator Magic DLC Review. The newly released Magic DLC for Escape Simulator follows the same pattern as previously paid DLCs for the game; it’s $4.99, comes with four new levels and takes about two hours to complete. It keeps true to the spirit of the base game but with a magical […]

Reviewing Shadow Gambit’s latest game expansions: Yuki’s Wish and Zagan’s Ritual. Read all in our Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew DLC review. Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew’s DLCs are finally here. Game reviewed on PC Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew is a stealth strategy RPG where you command a ragtag group of colorfully undead pirates […]

Blood West, a horror-tinged immersive stealth FPS, has been available in Early Access on PC for some time but is finally about to see its full release on December 5, 2023. In this Blood West review, therefore, we decided to analyze what the guys at Hyperstrange have wanted to package with this product. If you […]

Our Gangs of Sherwood Review. Is Appeal Studios’ Coop action spectacle worth your time? *Tested on PC. Review Copy was provided by the Publisher.* Gangs of Sherwood wants to be so many things. And while it has some redeemable qualities, it feels like the game spreads itself so thin that none of these qualities manage […]

We’ve played the Zenless Zone Zero Beta to tell you all about miHoYo’s upcoming Action title. **Access provided by the publisher. Tested on PC** I had my eyes on Zenless Zone Zero ever since it was first announced. It is a new original IP separate from the HoYoverse shenanigans of Honkai and Genshin and a […]

Here are our impressions of the Like A Dragon Infinite Wealth Demo. Is it too much to say that a Demo is the best game I’ve played all year? This might be way too much praise and I’m anything if not biased towards the Like A Dragon franchise. But the Infinite Wealth Demo already convinced […]

This Bed We Made is a game developed by a small Canadian team called Lowbirth Games which, with this work, tries to tell a noir story set in 1950s Canada. The conditions for creating an interesting title were all there, but was the development team able to maintain expectations? Continue reading our This Bed We […]

Here is our Operation Valor Review. **Reviewed on PC. Review Copy was provided by the Publisher** Operation Valor is a tactical-top-down competitive shooter that tries to combine the tactical gameplay of Squad with the general gameplay of Foxhole. And while it definitely works to some degree its current state and lack of players make it […]

Three Minutes To Eight is a game that discusses philosophy, morality, and ethics in a futuristic society. The journey is purposefully repetitive making every little new experience that much more exciting. "Three Minutes To Eight" is out now!!! On #Steam and #GOG!!!!!! Exciting! Looking forward to your feedback!#adventuregame #pixelart #voxelart #pointandclick #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev pic.twitter.com/ETZihhS5Bz […]

Here is our Spirited Thief Review, the tactical-turn-based stealth game by Koi Snowman Games. Spirited Thief is an interesting game from the get-go, it’s this great mix of everything I love in a good stealth and Tactical RPG. There are some hiccups here and there but that doesn’t stop it from being an excellent timesink […]

Everything that makes this new PC and Switch cozy game stand out in this Fae Farm review. Fae Farm is a cozy game that was announced during the September 2022 Nintendo Direct and has since been featured at Gamescom 2023. With a great balance between home designing, item collecting, farming, and dungeon crawling there is […]

Shadow Gambit The Cursed Crew puts fun, creative strategy front and center in a uniquely intriguing treasure hunt. Read all in our spoiler-free Shadow Gambit The Cursed Crew review. Reviewed on PC Shadow Gambit The Cursed Crew is an indie stealth strategy game developed by Mimimi Games with a set release date of August 17, […]

Atlas Fallen is an action RPG developed by Deck13 and published by Focus Entertainment available for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Released at a peculiar time due to the great clamor aroused by Baldur’s Gate 3 landing on PC, Atlas Fallen had a great boulder on its shoulders to be able to impose […]

Remnant 2 is the direct sequel to Remnant from the Ashes, developed by Gunfire Games and launched on the market in 2019. The first title managed to snatch positive evaluations from critics and, as you can read in our Remnant 2 reviews roundup article, the second chapter managed to establish itself, even better than its […]

Here is our Exoprimal Review, enjoy mindless ramblings of a man whose head is now filled with Dinosaurs and Robots going “Pew! Pew!”.

Here are our First Impressions of Black Desert Online in 2023, with its new expansion Land of the Morning Light. **Review Code Provided by the Publisher** Black Desert Online is a massive game so doing an all-around review of it in 2023 is difficult. So we decided to do a little First Impressions now and […]

We’ve played a lot of V Rising over the past week in the wake of its first big expansion, Secrets of Gloomrot. And it might be one of the best multiplayer experiences we’ve ever had. Here’s our V Rising Review in 2023. **Review Copy provided by the Developer** Explaining the appeal of V Rising will […]

Here is ESTNNs Zelda Tears of the Kingdom Review. Was the long wait really worth it? Or is it just Breath of the Wild³? We’ve spent a casual 50+ hours in Hyrule to bring you this review. After spending a week day in and day out traveling Hyrule, I still find it hard to put […]

Honkai: Star Rail has been out for a quick minute. But we don’t think anyone had it penciled in as one of the best releases in such a stacked year. Here are our extended thoughts! At this point, it is almost unfair how effortlessly miHoYo manages to capture the conversation whenever their new release rolls […]

Guilty Gear Strive steadily approaches its 3rd year of service. We checked out Arc System’s Fighting Game love letter to Rock’n Roll and clarify if it’s still worth getting into it. Guilty Gear Strive is probably the best example of a game released at the right time in the right place. With all other major […]

Homestead Arcana just dropped on Game Pass and we’ve taken some time to review Serenity Forge’s new title. Homestead Arcana is an odd game to wrap your head around at first. Not because of its gameplay and its setup, all of that is great. It’s the name of the studio behind it that’ll make you […]

Havendock releases into early access on April 20, 2023, and already impresses with its simple, yet addicting gameplay. Read our Havendock Review from our first impressions of the Early Access here! For being an early access title, Havendock gets everything right from the get-go. This clever mix of base-building, basic survival settlement management, and whatever […]

One of the most renowned games of all time has been perfected. If you have the right specs, that is. Find out in our The Last of Us Part 1 Review. The Last of Us Part 1 on PC is the new definitive way to experience the most emotional story told in a video game. […]

We’re braved our way through creepy villages and castles to tell you how Resident Evil 4 Remake stacks up to the original. Let me start off strong. Resident Evil 4 Remake is an excellent title. It brings the original Resident Evil 4 to the modern age by making innovative improvements and incorporating the lessons learned […]

The Nintendo Switch’s Game Boy emulator gets another classic addition, find out how it holds up in our Kirby’s Dream Land 2 Review for Switch. Kirby’s Dream Land 2 brings so many staple features that are still around twenty years later. Four classic #GameBoy, #SuperNES, and #NES titles are now live for #NintendoSwitchOnline members! Game […]

An overlooked Wii gem gets a polished remaster to bring another Kirby adventure to the Switch. Alongside a modern edition of Kirby’s Return to Dreamland comes some very worthwhile new content to enjoy. [トピックス]『星のカービィ Wii デラックス』は本日発売。アイコンパーツも本日より登場。https://t.co/wE9hnH9vdJ — 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) February 24, 2023 Gameplay The core gameplay is pretty usual for a Kirby game, with some […]

A game that could’ve launched Mundfish as an instant Triple A developer ends up showing too many of its weaknesses. Atomic Heart shows off the promise in the developers’ abilities, but gives room for improvement in future titles. What lies behind the utopian dream of #AtomicHeart? Witness the deadly consequences of innovation as Agent P-3 […]

A budget Metroidvania captures the fun of dungeon crawling exploration. Clunky Hero delivers almost all of the charm for a quarter of the price. Clunky Hero is out now! For #Steam #Gog #Linux #xbox #playstation #nintendoswitch! Go to https://t.co/S1EhWvMHw0 to find all the stores URLs, or simply search for "Clunky Hero" on your favorite one! […]

Raw, brutal fun that’s hamstrung by a lack of either means or ambition. Here’s our Impaler Review. Back in the 90s, when games were harder to come by, you could play the same damn game a million times without getting bored. People would repeatedly play something like Duke Nukem 3D to discover more secret places. […]

The latest emulator for the classic handheld offers little more than a trip down memory lane with Neo Geo Pocket Color Selection Vol. 2. Back when The Matrix, I Want it That Way, The Sopranos, and Fight Club were fresh, back when the DVD was new and being cool meant having the biggest CD player […]

Obsidian Entertainment’s newest RPG Pentiment is out! Here’s our review! There are not many things in gaming that get me as excited as Obsidian Entertainment’s original game with heavy RPG elements directed and written by Josh Sawyer. You know, the Josh Sawyer of Fallout New Vegas and Pillars of Eternity fame. So I already knew […]

Honey, I Joined a Cult: Rimworld meets Rollercoaster Tycoon, what could go wrong? I think the title of Honey, I Joined a Cult is a tiny bit misleading. Because this is not a fun adventure in which you join a bizarre cult and uncover various misgivings. No, you are the one founding the cult and […]

Tale Worlds Epic Medival Simulator is leaving Early Access; we took an extensive look at the title and will tell you if it was worth the wait in our Mount & Blade II Bannerlord Review. After 10 Long Years Mount & Blade is a franchise that has existed for over a decade and has developed […]

The highly anticipated Skate Sim Session has just left early access. We take the title for a ride and see it delivers on the promise of being the most realistic skating sim yet. Out the gate, I have to say if you’re looking to buy Session you should probably temper your expectations. The title was […]

The Netflix anime Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners has everyone talking about Cyberpunk 2077 again. So let’s try and re-review the title. Afterlife This review contains minor early game story spoilers Cyberpunk 2077’s launch is one of the most recent examples of how a combination of too much hype with just the right amount of corporate interference […]

Sunday Gold invites the player into a fascinating crossover between an adventure game and an RPG set in the London of a not-so-distant future. Is it worth your time? Check out our Review! Pregaming Honestly, I’m ashamed that this title somehow flew under my radar and I’d also like to ask my dear colleagues to […]

As Death Stranding hits Gamepass, it’s worth going back and checking out this gem. Here’s our Death Stranding Review for all of you lucky enough to be trying it for the first time. The Hideo Kojima Game Not many in the gaming sphere have quite a name like Hideo Kojima, a man whose name is […]

Lahftel takes a closer look at Epic’s latest Battle Royale offering; Rumbleverse. Rumbleverse released on August 11 and.. well its fun? Not sure what else I should tell you about a new Battle Royale game that does things just different enough to be a lot more entertaining than the rest! The lights go bright! Career’s […]

Transportation and City Sim Sweet Transit launches strong into Early Access. Here are Lahftel’s thoughts after a weekend with the title. Damn, I really, really like trains. I did not know what exactly Sweet Transit was until I installed it, honestly, had I known what it was before I would’ve already stood in line on […]

Stray is a video game, where you play a cat. If you have any questions about why the internet loves it, you clearly must be new here. But here at ESTNN’s, our very own Lahftel gives you his very important thoughts, musings on life, and other fun stuff in our Stray Review. Just Feline Things […]

I spent the better part of two weeks plowing through Neon White. The fact that I got all the achievements and hunted some world records should give you a good idea of what I think about it. The First Person Platformer You’ll probably look at Neon White and think what the hell it actually is. […]

Lahftel takes us through his thoughts on Square Enix’s latest release. I spent the weekend with Stranger of Paradise, a considerable time of it in co-op. And still I struggle to form a cohesive opinion on it, certainly fun but… Frank Sinatra and Lots of Camp I was quite lukewarm on Stranger of Paradise when […]