Video Game Reviews News, Reviews, Videos, Opinions – Big Boss Battle (B3) Gaming News, Reviews & Opinions Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:17:14 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://s3-b3bucket.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/29090054/cropped-B3-Fav-32x32.jpg Video Game Reviews News, Reviews, Videos, Opinions – Big Boss Battle (B3) 32 32 Pioner – It’s Just Built Different https://bigbossbattle.com/pioner-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/pioner-review/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:00:40 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89984 Pioner drops you, with no memories, into a wasteland world, tasked with exploring the wastes to find out what happened in your past and help a town of wanderers against the many terrifying creatures that hunt them. Pioner is self described as an MMO FPS which focuses on resource management and exploration with elements of […]

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Clean Up Earth – Scrubs up well? https://bigbossbattle.com/clean-up-earth-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/clean-up-earth-review/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:00:54 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=91071 As you clean up, you’ll gain recyclable rubbish that you can take to a machine which will turn it into coins or usable resources. Coins can be used to upgrade your Terra Cleaner and its attachments, whilst resources are used in the environment to open up new areas with ladders and bridges.

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New survivors game R.I.P is a bullet heaven you have to earn https://bigbossbattle.com/r-i-p-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/r-i-p-review/#respond Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:49 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90003 The cathartic flashes, shakes and audible jingles that accompany an end-game run of a bullet heaven are addicting, and have made survivors-likes a staple in the modern gaming scene. Each has its own take on the genre, R.I.P (Reincarnation Insurance Program) from WarmCore Studio is no different (in that it is, in fact, different). Vampire […]

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The Marvel MaXimum Collection puts the deserving X-Men front and centre https://bigbossbattle.com/marvel-maximum-collection-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/marvel-maximum-collection-review/#respond Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:10 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=91018 Marvel MaXimum Collection on Xbox is one of the most sought after retro throwbacks that I can remember. It’s far from just a bundle of old ROM’s, and much more a curated archive of some very specific slices of Marvel’s gaming history. Limited Run Games pitches Marvel MaXimum Collection as “one of the most comprehensive […]

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Pokopia – Living the Dream with your Childhood Friends https://bigbossbattle.com/pokopia-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/pokopia-review/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:00:38 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90716 Pokopia has hit the headlines recently as being one of the first Switch 2 must haves, with fans flocking to stores to pick up the console in order to dive in. It probably goes without saying, but Nintendo didn’t send us a code for this one. Instead our author decided to write something up from […]

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Neopets – Mega Mini Games Collection – The Neopian Arcade Odyssey – For the nostalgic, not the fans https://bigbossbattle.com/neopets-mega-mini-games-collection-the-neopian-arcade-odyssey-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/neopets-mega-mini-games-collection-the-neopian-arcade-odyssey-review/#respond Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:39 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90984 Neopets is that nostalgic, internet website that I feel everyone my age played when they were a child. It’s a website that I feel like most people have heard of, if not for it’s strange past than for the forums and ways that the website was played. I actually still play Neopets daily – I’ve […]

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Earth Must Die! Review – Polite Apocalypse, Delivered with Alien Indifference https://bigbossbattle.com/earth-must-die-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/earth-must-die-review/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:21 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90780 There are villains, and then there are the sort of villains who gaze thoughtfully at an entire planet and decide, with quiet conviction, that it’s all a bit unnecessary. Not evil, exactly. Just… inefficiently existent. Earth Must Die! is built on that very particular flavour of logic.  Earth Must Die! is a gleefully odd, very […]

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Small and simple adventure Under the Island is exactly what I needed https://bigbossbattle.com/under-the-island-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/under-the-island-review/#respond Fri, 27 Mar 2026 19:00:01 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90568 Nostalgia is a powerful tool in the gaming industry with genres like the first-person grid-based dungeon crawler (Hello Vampire Crawlers and Dungeons of DUSK) still resurging in 2026. Under the Island is the latest in a consistent string of classic adventure games that was kicked off a few years back by Tunic. While Under the […]

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Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown Review – There’s Coffee in That Nebula https://bigbossbattle.com/star-trek-voyager-across-the-unknown-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/star-trek-voyager-across-the-unknown-review/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:00:21 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90787 “There’s coffee in that nebula.” Few lines capture the spirit of Star Trek: Voyager quite like that one, and it’s a fitting starting point for Star Trek: Voyager – Across the Unknown, a strategy game that puts you in command of the legendary USS Voyager as it attempts the long and dangerous journey home across the […]

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Drop Duchy – Princley Puzzle, or Ponderous Pauper? https://bigbossbattle.com/drop-duchy-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/drop-duchy-review/#respond Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:00:22 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90137 Drop Duchy – Complete Edition dropped onto Xbox Game Pass early this year, so I decided to take a look at this strange puzzle/deck building/rogue-lite. What I found intrigued me. If you’ve read any of my other reviews, you’ve probably realised by now I tend to start with some variation of “so the gameplay loop […]

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ICARUS: Console Edition is a flawed diamond in a packed genre https://bigbossbattle.com/icarus-console-edition-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/icarus-console-edition-review/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:00:57 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90478 ICARUS: Console Edition is one of the more ambitious survival games to make the leap from PC to Xbox, and in many ways it succeeds in delivering the same atmospheric, punishing, and strangely hypnotic loop that defined the original. The titular alien world is harsh and beautiful, storms feel genuinely threatening, and the mission‑based structure […]

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The Fortress proves that luck-based games still need agency https://bigbossbattle.com/the-fortress-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/the-fortress-review/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:39 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89926 Chances to hit, effect procs, damage ranges and luck of the draw have been relevant to gaming for decades – longer if you consider the Pen & Paper RPG origins of those mechanics. Luck can make us cry “Bullshit!” just as easily as it can humble us with a clutch victory we almost didn’t deserve. […]

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Dark Quest 4 is a big stab of nostalgia, right to the face. https://bigbossbattle.com/dark-quest-4-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/dark-quest-4-review/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:00:07 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89807 There’s something undeniably comforting about a dungeon crawler that knows exactly what it wants to be. From Brain Seal Entertainment — the studio behind other gems like Monarchy (which I happily lost an entire weekend to) and Story of a Gladiator (a game I enjoyed far more than I expected) — comes the latest entry […]

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When the great eye of The King is Watching, you better be ready to get back to work. https://bigbossbattle.com/the-king-is-watching-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/the-king-is-watching-review/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:00:06 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89821 The King Is Watching comes to us from relative unknowns Hypnohead, but is published by the figurative giants tinyBuild. To give you a quick idea of what it’s about, Imagine Lord of the Rings, but in this instance the all-seeing eye is not that of the enemy — it’s that of the king. Of who, […]

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Battle Puzzle 2048 Queens of the Abyss – Technically a Puzzle, but not fit for Royalty https://bigbossbattle.com/battle-puzzle-2048-queens-of-the-abyss-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/battle-puzzle-2048-queens-of-the-abyss-review/#respond Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:00:26 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89918 EpiXR Games is at it again with another technically playable game with little to no instruction. Battle Puzzle 2048 – Queens of the Abyss (By the grace of the editors, now shortened to BP2048) is a reimagining of the 2048 game everybody was obsessed with a few years ago. If, like me, you were somehow […]

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Zumba Marble Candy Rush – Sweet Surprise, or Gut Rot? https://bigbossbattle.com/zumba-marble-candy-rush-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/zumba-marble-candy-rush-review/#respond Thu, 12 Mar 2026 14:00:30 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89910 I was a huge fan of the Zuma titles back when they first released, so when Zumba – Marble Candy Rush (ZMCR, please Ed?) crossed my desk I was excited — despite the obvious copycat behaviour. A good game is a good game, right? Even when the title is a smattering of buzzwords and search […]

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Capes – Crime Fighting Ain’t Pretty https://bigbossbattle.com/capes-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/capes-review/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:00:04 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90077 Capes is a turn based strategy RPG set in a world not unlike ours. A shadowy corporation rules the streets, punishing those who try to do good whilst controlling the narrative and labelling them terrorists. The key difference? They have superpowers. Capes runs like XCOM without the extra gumph (this is no shade on XCOM, […]

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Darktide Hivescum DLC – Guns, Guns, Guns! https://bigbossbattle.com/hivescum-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/hivescum-review/#respond Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:00:54 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89746 Darktide’s new Hivescum DLC was recently released, featuring a brand new class that features a bit of a twist compared to other classes: The ability to craft your own stimulants to enhance yourself mid-fight.  The Hivescum class focuses on a run n’ gun combat style with brand new dual-wielded pistols and submachine guns letting you […]

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KingDomino on iOS is a gorgeous adaptation of a very simple gateway game https://bigbossbattle.com/kingdomino-ios-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/kingdomino-ios-review/#respond Tue, 10 Mar 2026 14:00:34 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88870 Kingdomino on iOS is a digital adaptation that feels both faithful and familiar to me, mainly because I’ve had a particular fondness for this game ever since playing it with my girls when they were very young. Seeing it now on a tablet and iPhone brings back those memories of us puzzling over tile placement […]

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Turnbound – You turn me right bound, baby https://bigbossbattle.com/turnbound-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/turnbound-review/#respond Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:42:08 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90220 The actual game has you placing tiles on a grid that will be used to attack your enemy with the goal of reducing the character themselves to zero health. At first you’ll have a few empty slots and a couple of items to place, but after a few rounds you’ll have access to a lot more space and equipment to tinker with.

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Forgive Me Father 2 is an incredible throwback that hits all the right notes https://bigbossbattle.com/forgive-me-father-2-review-2/ https://bigbossbattle.com/forgive-me-father-2-review-2/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:00:07 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88071 Forgive Me Father 2, developed by Byte Barrel and published by Fulqrum Publishing, is a blood-soaked, Lovecraftian boomer shooter that builds on the foundations of its predecessor with sharper combat, deeper madness mechanics, and a more refined visual identity. It’s a sequel that builds upon what worked the first time around and tries to push […]

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Everwarder – Not Quite a Glowing Success https://bigbossbattle.com/everwarder-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/everwarder-review/#respond Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:19:17 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90306 I want to like Everwarder, I really do. If I had to give it a genre label, it would be tower-defense/rogue-like… It doesn’t quite capture what the game is about, but it’s the closest box I can find. Everwarder drew me in with its simple but charming pixel graphics and tinkly soundtrack, and kept me […]

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I Hate this Place – Strong words https://bigbossbattle.com/i-hate-this-place-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/i-hate-this-place-review/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:00:14 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90085 This wouldn’t be so bad if melee was viable, but it’s unbelievably janky. Swinging your bat at enemies seems to damage them, but there’s little feedback, and the same is true of enemies attacking you. I thought I was holding off a giant spider well enough, only to realise in the aftermath that I’d lost ninety percent of my health.

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Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is the anthology this classic series deserves https://bigbossbattle.com/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/mortal-kombat-legacy-kollection-review/#respond Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:18 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88480 For the first time in what seems like years of reviewing remakes, rehashes and “classic compilations” I am delighted to report that Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is more than just a cash-grab retro compilation — it’s a curated, interactive museum that chronicles the rise of one of gaming’s most iconic and controversial franchises. Even better […]

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Deathground – An Unexpectedly Slow Extraction Game https://bigbossbattle.com/deathground-revew/ https://bigbossbattle.com/deathground-revew/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:00:26 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88727 If, like me, you’re a fan of cool dinosaurs in games then Deathground might have been on your radar over the last few weeks. Ever since I played the Turok series for the first time I’ve been hooked and Deathground sounded interesting enough as a concept to pull me back into another dino-themed game. The […]

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R-Type Delta HD Boosted is a faithful but underwhelming take on the genre-defining classic https://bigbossbattle.com/r-type-delta-hd-boosted-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/r-type-delta-hd-boosted-review/#respond Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89152 R-Type Delta HD Boosted on Xbox is a remastered edition of the 1998 PlayStation classic, bringing what is probably the most lauded title in the legendary shoot ’em up series into the modern era. It’s a fairly minimalist (yet faithful) update that preserves the original’s haunting tone and punishing gameplay, while layering in visual upgrades […]

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Murder By Death proves it isn’t easy to make a good detective game https://bigbossbattle.com/murder-by-death-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/murder-by-death-review/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:00:48 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90083 A dead body. A mansion full of suspects. Two hours until Scotland Yard arrives for your verdict. The premise of the timed detective game Murder by Death is sound. I might even call it inspired. Unfortunately, the unsanded edges and duct-taped corners are exemplified by its genre and lead to an unsatisfying slog through a […]

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Observation Duty 8 adds more flair to a trusted horror formula https://bigbossbattle.com/observation-duty-8-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/observation-duty-8-review/#respond Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:00:10 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89210 Whether you’re new to the genre, have seen the endless parade of “spotting” games like The Exit 8, or you’re a series veteran then I’m on Observation Duty 8 is a spooky indie worth your time.

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Street Racer Collection lacks the enthusiasm of its original idea https://bigbossbattle.com/street-racer-collection-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/street-racer-collection-review/#respond Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:00:40 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89264 Street Racer Collection on Xbox is a nostalgic throwback that revives Ubisoft’s quirky 1990’s kart-racing series, offering a bundle of chaotic, combat-heavy racing games that are fun in short bursts but uneven as a package. As a personal aside, I recently found some pictures of my walls from this era, and I was reminded that […]

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Steel Century Groove – Pop, lock, and load https://bigbossbattle.com/steel-century-groove-pop-lock-and-load/ https://bigbossbattle.com/steel-century-groove-pop-lock-and-load/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:00:51 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90098 It’s certainly fun, and once the mechanics open up, you’ll have a really good time. The presentation leaves a lot to be desired though. Whilst the Tenzens look neat enough, you won’t get to pay much attention to them in battle due to how laser focused you’ll need to be on nailing notes. Other models and the world itself really didn’t do it for me though, looking more like something out of Roblox.

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Dave the Diver is an exceptional adventure — but do darker themes linger beneath the surface? https://bigbossbattle.com/dave-the-diver-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/dave-the-diver-review/#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:19 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89148 Dave the Diver on Xbox is a vibrant, genre-blending adventure that combines deep-sea exploration with restaurant management, delivering one of my favourite experiences of recent years. It’s colourful, funny, and packed with content — but beneath the humour and charm lies a more complicated theme: the ocean as a resource to be exploited, where almost […]

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Cronos: The New Dawn is a well-crafted time-bending sci-fi survival horror https://bigbossbattle.com/cronos-the-new-dawn-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/cronos-the-new-dawn-review/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:00:46 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89262 Cronos: The New Dawn on Xbox is a survival horror that thrives on its oppressive atmosphere and otherworldly tone, delivering a bleak and memorable experience that occasionally meanders into the overly familiar. With a heavy, cumbersome player character and lethargic combat, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Cronos falls for all the survival horror tropes, […]

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Escape From Tarkov – Duck Hunt Event https://bigbossbattle.com/duck-hunt-event-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/duck-hunt-event-review/#respond Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:40:56 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90214 Escape From Tarkov has just released its new event in partnership with Escape From Duckov, two wildly different aesthetics but with enough similarities in both name and content that they’ve pulled together to give players a taste of what each other has to offer. in Escape From Tarkov you can find a new quest from […]

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Dynasty Warriors Origins – A Look at Visions of Four Heroes DLC https://bigbossbattle.com/dynasty-warriors-visions-of-four-heroes-dlc-review/ Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:00:07 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89995 Dynasty Warriors has been a staple name for many people, encompassing a good portion of their lifetime. A pioneer of the Musou genre and introducing many to the Romance of The Three Kingdoms and with the new Dynasty Warriors Origins: Visions of Four Heroes DLC you can see what could have happened if your hero […]

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Nioh 3 is the ultimate artistic expression of the Masocore Genre https://bigbossbattle.com/nioh-3-review/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:00:11 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=90114 Nioh 3 on PlayStation 5 is the most confident, ambitious, and wide‑ranging evolution of Team Ninja’s so-called “Masocore” formula to date. It draws heavily on the precision and intensity of Nioh and Nioh 2, folds in lessons from Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty and positions itself directly in competition with FromSoftware’s Dark Souls and especially, Elden […]

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Tainted Grail is a fantastic successor to the Elder Scrolls games of the last generation https://bigbossbattle.com/tainted-grail-review/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 14:00:18 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88872 Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is a sprawling, atmospheric open-world RPG that reimagines Arthurian legend through a lens of darkness and decay, drawing inspiration from the rich board game and RPG lore that inspired it. Tainted Grail: The Fall of Avalon is ambitious in scope, often breathtaking in tone and occasionally undermined by uneven […]

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Get ready to feel the highs and lows of the slot machine with CloverPit https://bigbossbattle.com/get-ready-to-feel-the-highs-and-lows-of-the-slot-machine-with-cloverpit/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:00:51 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89451 From developer Panik Arcade — a relative newcomer —  CloverPit comes hot out of the gate and is already grabbing attention. CloverPit is chasing two very loud modern trends. First, the ongoing roguelite renaissance that truly kicked off in the early 2010s with The Binding of Isaac and FTL, then roared into the mainstream with […]

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Republic of Pirates is a steady but unremarkable take on city-building and RTS https://bigbossbattle.com/republic-of-pirates-review/ Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:00:12 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88077 Republic of Pirates on Xbox One is a promising blend of city builder, light strategy, and basic real-time naval combat, wrapped in a breezy Caribbean aesthetic that often feels about as crusty as Barnacle Bill. Developed by Crazy Goat Games, it’s a game that feels like it’s reaching back to the early 2000s for inspiration […]

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Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch is an ambitious tactical roguelite https://bigbossbattle.com/lost-eidolons-veil-of-the-witch-review/ Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:00:22 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88437 Lost Eidolons: Veil of the Witch is a bold and atmospheric spin-off that reimagines the tactical RPG framework of its predecessor through a roguelite lens. Developed by Ocean Drive Studio, it trades the sprawling narrative and persistent campaign of Lost Eidolons for a leaner, more modular experience — one that’s built around iterative runs, strategic […]

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Armored Brigade II: Great Cold War Strategy https://bigbossbattle.com/armored-brigade-ii-great-cold-war-strategy/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:00:30 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89717 What they’ve done with Armored Brigade II is introduce some major improvements. Way too many to list here in this tiny slot.

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Stock the shelves and roll the dice as Tabletop Game Shop Simulator opens for business https://bigbossbattle.com/tabletop-game-shop-simulator-review/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 14:00:14 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88821 Time to open the doors, dust the shelves, and make sure you’ve stocked up for the day, because Tabletop Game Shop Simulator hands you the keys to your very own wargaming store. May the dice forever be in your favour. Developed by newcomer Knight Fever Games, with additional development from Ludogram (Worlds of Aria, Firebird), […]

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Storage Hunter Simulator – Making The Most of Literally Everything https://bigbossbattle.com/storage-hunter-simulator-review/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:00:16 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89627 Storage Hunter Simulator is a single player — or co-operative — game in which you attend various auctions out in the world to find valuables. You then sell these to make as much money as possible. The tutorial has you slowly attending these auctions in the hope to set you up with a pawn shop […]

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Beneath – Cthulhu’s Chaotic Corridors https://bigbossbattle.com/beneath-review/ Tue, 03 Feb 2026 14:00:02 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89018 Beneath puts you in the shoes (Or rather the suit) of a deep sea diver on an expedition to find a lost German submarine, only to have his crew — including his daughter — attacked by waterborne creatures while he is under the waves. You follow the journey of Noah Quinn as he attempts to […]

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Grindstone – Gems, Guts, and yes, plenty of Grinding https://bigbossbattle.com/grindstone-review/ Mon, 02 Feb 2026 19:00:34 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89898 Grindstone originally began life as an Apple Arcade exclusive back in 2019, then an Epic Games Store exclusive in 2022. It eventually landed on Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2023, and by god I’m glad it did. I technically slept on this game for three years, until I finally mustered up the courage to grab […]

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Hungry Horrors – Fright bite! https://bigbossbattle.com/hungry-horrors-review/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:00:54 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89927 Being a princess, you’re obviously far too important to bother yourself with this nonsense, but unfortunately you find yourself in possession of a magical cauldron that will cook the food needed to sate these beasts. Who bestowed this curse? Why are you the chosen one? Where is your dashing prince?

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I loved throwing anything at everything in tactical roguelike Blightstone https://bigbossbattle.com/blightstone-review/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:00:01 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89787 In a sea of roguelike turn-based adventures, how can something like Blightstone stand out? How can it make itself one of the memorable “few” rather than the saturated “many”? Many are the games that let us use martial weapons to harm foes. Many are the games that let us throw martial weapons at said foes. […]

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Sonic Racing: Crossworlds Shows Us Kart Racing Isn’t Dead Yet https://bigbossbattle.com/sonic-racing-crossworlds-review/ Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:00:04 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89419 Sonic Racing: Crossworlds tracks a major step forward in the series. The blue blur is back with another Kart racer, and as a long time Sonic fan, I’ve been eagerly awaiting this. In my opinion, Sonic has been on an absolute tear of good games lately, especially regarding Frontiers and its more serious approach to […]

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Roots Devour – Lovecraftian Horror, or Eldritch Bother? https://bigbossbattle.com/roots-devour-review/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:00:57 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89904 Roots Devour is a stylish game, there’s no denying that. How much fruit this tree bears will be very dependent on how well you gel with that style though. Starting at the basics, Rewinding Games describe Roots Devour as a “strategic exploration” game. Using your mouse (with WASD to pan), you connect vines from your […]

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Death Howl successfully reimagines deckbuilding from Roguelike into Soulslike https://bigbossbattle.com/death-howl-review/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:00:43 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89443 If you’re going to be off-put by a single failure, then the experience will be short-lived. However, Death Howl provides so many ways to not fail by rewarding exploration, minor combat repetition, deck experimentation and completing quests.

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Don’t Scream Together – Muffle Your Screams! https://bigbossbattle.com/dont-scream-together-review/ Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:00:24 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=89620 Don’t Scream Together is a co-operative horror experience based in a forest, with you and several friends investigating a woodland as you either attempt to escape together or rise up against the survivors as a hunter.  Most of Don’t Scream Together is portrayed in that classic Blair Witch, video camera ‘found footage’ style. This makes […]

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