PS5 News, Reviews, Videos, Opinions – Big Boss Battle (B3) Gaming News, Reviews & Opinions Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:08:25 +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 PS5 News, Reviews, Videos, Opinions – Big Boss Battle (B3) 32 32 Valorant Bind Map Overview, Best Agents and Callouts https://bigbossbattle.com/valorant-bind-map-overview-best-agents-and-callouts/ https://bigbossbattle.com/valorant-bind-map-overview-best-agents-and-callouts/#respond Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:07:16 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=91089 If you’re queuing into bind in VALORANT and the round feels like it’s going off in the first 15 seconds of the match, then you’re not going crazy. Bind is a map that’s all about quick decisions, tight choke battles, and teleporters that can turn a kill into a fake in the blink of an […]

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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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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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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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Abiotic Factor – Saving The World One Experiment At A Time https://bigbossbattle.com/abiotic-factor-review/ Thu, 25 Dec 2025 14:00:17 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88409 If you’ve dreamt of being one of the Half-Life 1 scientists except that instead of a resonance cascade the situation is far more bleak then now’s the time for you. Abiotic Factor’s full release delivers universes waiting to be explored and a facility full of dark secrets to uncover.  Abiotic Factor has you step into […]

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All Will Rise is a conversation-based card battler about avenging a murdered river https://bigbossbattle.com/all-will-rise-preview/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 14:00:48 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87140 When it comes to picking apart an enemy, or defending the indefensible, sometimes you have to change the battlefield in order to win. All Will Rise is a narrative courtroom deckbuilder that puts you at the helm of a team of idealists who are trying to challenge the law for the betterment of the public. […]

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Jackbox Party Pack 11 – New Games and a lot of fun https://bigbossbattle.com/jackbox-party-pack-11-review/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:04:23 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=88014 Jackbox Party Pack 11 has all new games in a variety of different forms which are fantastic to play with your friends. With ten party packs under their belt, for a total of thirty products on Steam, it was just a matter of times before they got around to Jackbox Party Pack 11. For those […]

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Discounty puts you at the helm of a supermarket franchise expanding into a new town https://bigbossbattle.com/discounty-review/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 18:00:16 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86915 A month doesn’t pass by without some twist on retail simulation or slice of life city-to-town life releasing. Discounty takes you away from the big city, to a job in a town that’s been left behind by the world. Ah, that moment as you first arrive, full of hope, at a new town — one […]

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Killing Floor 3 – Corporate Zombie Slaughter https://bigbossbattle.com/killing-floor-3-review/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 13:00:18 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86829 After many years of slaughtering zeds through Killing Floor 1 and 2 we’ve finally come to the third installment: Killing Floor 3. It comes complete with buckets of limbs, blood and gore as well as a variety of new customisation options and… a few new faces.  Killing Floor 3 is a team-based, horde shooter that […]

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Frostpunk 2 expands macro-survival into post-apocalyptic civilization builder https://bigbossbattle.com/frostpunk-2-console-review/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 13:00:31 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=87361 The original Frostpunk was a masterclass in moral compromise. It asked players not just how they would survive, but what they were willing to sacrifice to do so. Now, Frostpunk 2 arrives with a colder heart and a broader scope, trading the intimate desperation of a single community for a sprawling and complex political landscape […]

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Darktide Arbites DLC Brings The Lex to The Lexless https://bigbossbattle.com/darktide-arbites-dlc-review/ Thu, 21 Aug 2025 13:00:13 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86433 Warhammer 40,000: Darktide has just had a brand new face let loose on its dismal, lawless world and who better to bring that law back into the light than the Emperor’s lawbringers: The Adeptus Arbites.  Arbites, for those unfamiliar, are effectively the Judge Dredd of the Imperium, being able to dish out justice in the […]

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Empyreal is a cerebral third person looter-RFG with big ambitions https://bigbossbattle.com/empyreal-review/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:00:00 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86478 There’s no denying that Empyreal makes a strong first impression. From the moment you step into its fractured, floating world, it’s clear that this is a game with vision. The skybound setting — all shimmering islands, ancient ruins, and celestial light — is striking, and on Xbox Series X it looks the part. But, while […]

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Siren’s Rest is a quiet return to Still Wakes the Deep’s Familiar Waters https://bigbossbattle.com/sirens-rest-still-wakes-the-deep-review/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 18:00:48 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86417 Returning to the North Sea oil rig that served as the haunting stage for Still Wakes the Deep, the Siren’s Rest DLC offers a more introspective, subdued experience than its predecessor.  Where the base game was a masterclass in environmental horror — tense, immediate, and emotionally raw — Siren’s Rest feels more like a whispered […]

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The Sinking City Remastered is a lovecraftian lesson in mystery and adventure https://bigbossbattle.com/the-sinking-city-remastered-review/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 13:00:44 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86185 The Sinking City Remastered, played on Xbox One, is an atmospheric detective adventure that blends Lovecraftian horror with open-world exploration and investigative gameplay. Developed by Frogwares, this remastered edition refines the original 2019 release with improved visuals, performance enhancements, and quality-of-life updates — albeit it, it still has quite a few of the quirks we’ve […]

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Wuchang: Fallen Feathers – Twisted Horrors In A Beautiful World https://bigbossbattle.com/wuchang-fallen-feathers-review/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:00:46 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86518 I’m going to open with a clear message here. Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is honestly one of the best games that I have played this year. I came into it a bit apprehensive, being a massive Dark Souls fan, and was wondering how this would hold up but… honestly, I have been blown away by the […]

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The Alters – Me, Myself and I https://bigbossbattle.com/the-alters-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/the-alters-review/#comments Tue, 15 Jul 2025 13:00:30 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86284 Have you ever had a moment in your life that you look back on and thought about how you could have done things differently? If you were given the chance, would you want to see how much your life would change if you altered a significant event in your past? Would the alternate versions of […]

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Blades of Fire is an addictive blacksmithing and fighting adventure that I couldn’t put down https://bigbossbattle.com/blades-of-fire-review/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:00:35 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85855 From the outset, Blades of Fire feels unashamedly old-school. It opens with a cutscene that makes little to no sense, and the game takes an awfully long time to bring its memorable, interesting storyline to bear.  That’s not really what Blades of Fire is about though, and the axe-swinging tutorial also reminded me of the […]

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Dead by Daylight – Five Nights at Freddy’s Chapter — Jumpscaringly Good https://bigbossbattle.com/dead-by-daylight-five-nights-at-freddys-chapter-review/ https://bigbossbattle.com/dead-by-daylight-five-nights-at-freddys-chapter-review/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2025 11:00:52 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=86172 Dead By Daylight is entering its ninth year, a surprisingly long time for a live service game in today’s day and age. It offers something special to the video game market that means it has, essentially, no competition. Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Friday the 13th are some notable examples of competitors, but nothing has stuck […]

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Snowsquall Grip – Frostbite https://bigbossbattle.com/snowsquall-grip-frostbite/ Thu, 12 Jun 2025 13:00:54 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85496 You can’t be away from a heat source for more than thirty seconds before your display starts getting distorted as you suffer from the effects of the weather. I can understand why this is done when the play area is so small, but trying to find a small item on the ground with a distorting screen is very irritating.

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Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 is still one of the best management simulators ever (even on console) https://bigbossbattle.com/rollercoaster-tycoon-3-review/ Wed, 11 Jun 2025 13:00:40 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85235 As far as remakes and remasters go, we’re now firmly into the realms of remasters of re-releases of remakes that often came out ten or more years ago. This concept is strange to me, since whilst I often feel like I’m still a spritely teenager, I often go on to realise that I am playing […]

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Moving Houses – Changing rooms https://bigbossbattle.com/moving-houses-changing-rooms/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 13:00:20 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85594 But then the house changed, with rooms being added and entirely new floors appearing. The first time this happened, I genuinely started second guessing myself and thought I simply hadn’t spotted that door, but then more and more turns up, and the friendly instructions become more passive aggressive, and then overtly aggressive.

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Hi-Fi Rush – Keeping the Beat Two Years On https://bigbossbattle.com/hi-fi-rush-retrospective/ Thu, 29 May 2025 13:00:11 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85544 Just as you become familiar with one mechanic, it offers you the next one with a subtle cough and a thrash of a power chord.

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Revenge of the Savage Planet is the whackiest kind of fun! https://bigbossbattle.com/revenge-of-the-savage-planet-review/ Wed, 28 May 2025 18:00:37 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85852 I never played Journey to the Savage Planet, but if my experience with Revenge of the Savage Planet is anything to go by, I may well have missed out.  Revenge of the Savage Planet is the product of Raccoon Logic, a newly minted developer who were previously known as Typhoon Studios (credited with the original […]

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Deep Deep Deep Nightmare – Charmingly Simplistic https://bigbossbattle.com/deep-deep-deep-nightmare-review/ Wed, 28 May 2025 13:00:32 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85613 If your parents were anything like mine then, as a kid, they used to tell you various little white lies that you can still remember even now. You know the ones: Don’t go swimming thirty minutes after you’ve eaten, carrots are good for your eyesight, it’s illegal to drive with the interior lights on in […]

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Chains of Freedom is a tense and highly intriguing tactical RPG that is well worth your time https://bigbossbattle.com/chains-of-freedom-review/ Thu, 22 May 2025 13:00:02 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85569 Where once the squad-based tactical shooter was a rarity, I feel that these days I’ve been inundated with them. This is a good problem to have as long as new entries to the genre, such as Chains of Freedom, pass the simple “is it as good as X-Com” test. In Chains of Freedom, the answer […]

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Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 is an incredible modern take on the classic JRPG formula https://bigbossbattle.com/clair-obscura-expedition-33-review/ Tue, 20 May 2025 13:00:19 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85637 From the moment Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 boots up and almost without fault across its 25 to 50 hour runtime, the player will be treated to a modern masterpiece that wows with its visual and aural delight — often in spite of its macabre theme. This is a game that reminds me of the very […]

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Spirit of the North 2 – North Harder https://bigbossbattle.com/spirit-of-the-north-2-review/ Thu, 15 May 2025 13:00:34 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85685 Now, the previous game had similar themes, but this was presented in a much more linear way. Your fox would go from level to level, completing traversal puzzles in semi-open areas. You could explore to find secrets if you wanted, or you could mainline it through more regions with the fun, if occasionally janky, movement system. Spirit of the North 2 does away with that and gives you a very large open world to explore.

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Blue Prince is a gently challenging, but far too random, puzzle experience https://bigbossbattle.com/blue-prince-review/ Tue, 13 May 2025 13:00:59 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85399 Games like Blue Prince make me wary. With a 90+ rating on Metacritic, this is a game that has met with widespread critical and mass approval, yet it left me feeling a little bit underwhelmed. Blue Prince is a puzzle game first and foremost, presented in the form of an exploration and walking simulator that […]

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I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream is a Sci-Fi Nightmare No-One Is Ready For https://bigbossbattle.com/i-have-no-mouth-and-i-must-scream-review/ Tue, 06 May 2025 13:00:16 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85237 I first became interested in I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream about ten years or so ago when it had its first re-release on Steam (having originally been released almost thirty years ago on MS-DOS). I didn’t persevere for very long when I played the game on Steam, but I love classic point-and-click […]

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Wanderstop – Put the kettle on https://bigbossbattle.com/wanderstop-review/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:00:22 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85266 There’s a lot to unpack in the story, and I feel that a lot of people, particularly in my age bracket, will get something from it. You have elements of loss of youth, acceptance of failure, and what I felt was the concept of mid-life crisis. Alta feels as though she goes through the stages of grief during her time at the tea shop as we learn about her past and she learns what happened to her in the forest before she arrived.

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Atomfall might just be the Bioshock of 2025 https://bigbossbattle.com/atomfall-review/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 13:00:57 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85243 Immersive Sims like Thief, Deus Ex and later Bioshock and Dishonoured used to be some of my very favourites. First person games with non-linear ways to make your way through large, complex levels — often driven by a compelling narrative. Over time these games have become less open and more streamlined, and Rebellion’s Atomfall feels […]

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Commandos Origins offers a long awaited return behind enemy lines https://bigbossbattle.com/commandos-origins-review/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 13:00:56 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85239 The original Commandos was one of the smartest, best looking and most innovative games of its time. Back in 1998, there was practically nothing like it, but in the nearly thirty years that have followed, various remakes and remasters of Commandos have failed to keep pace with other genre entries like Desperados 3, Shadow Tactics […]

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Amerzone is a fitting tribute to a much loved writer and designer, Benoît Sokal https://bigbossbattle.com/amerzone-review/ Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:00:54 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=85261 When Amerzone landed in my inbox, I could hardly believe it. Not only was it only just a few months ago that Microids published a plush, incredibly well-crafted remake of the thirty year old Empire of the Ants, but now they’ve gone ahead and done the same thing with Benoît Sokal’s Amerzone. For those who […]

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The Thing: Remastered is a triumph that repairs the biggest flaw of the original https://bigbossbattle.com/the-thing-remastered-review/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 14:00:07 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=84437 It’s been 22 years since The Thing released for PS2 & Xbox, which is actually longer than the time between the launch of the game and the movie that its story was based on: John Carpenter’s The Thing. When I heard that The Thing: Remastered was coming, I had to be the one to review […]

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Dynasty Warriors: Origins is a reset for the 25-year series https://bigbossbattle.com/dynasty-warriors-origins-review/ Fri, 07 Feb 2025 14:00:48 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=84602 Seven years on from the previous mainline entry, Dynasty Warriors: Origins‘ developers have opted for a few major changes to the series, hoping to revitalise the series after a period of increasingly prevalent “sense of déjà vu and monotony”. It’s now been 25 years since the Warriors Series properly kicked off with Dynasty Warriors 2 […]

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Dog Man: Mission Impawsible fully captures the energy and character of the comics https://bigbossbattle.com/dog-man-mission-impawsible-review/ Wed, 08 Jan 2025 14:00:40 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=84432 I’ve been playing platforming games for most of my life and my daughter Robin loves Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man comic series. So, what could go wrong with the two of us giving Dog Man: Mission Impawsible a shot? As it turns out, not much. Dog Man: Mission Impawsible looks like a pretty barebones platformer when […]

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A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is a great stealth-horror tie-in https://bigbossbattle.com/a-quiet-place-the-road-ahead-review/ Sat, 07 Dec 2024 12:00:21 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=84104 A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead has the advantage of having one of the best Astral Horror properties at its back, and in a time when horror is having a moment it couldn’t have better timing. When I say Astral Horror, I mean that A Quiet Place slots into that beguiling section of horror where the […]

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System Shock (2023) is the new exemplar for how a remake should be done https://bigbossbattle.com/system-shock-2023-review/ Thu, 28 Nov 2024 14:00:32 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=84077 When System Shock came out in 1994, I really was too young to appreciate it. At just 11 years old, I remember popping the CD into my Pentium 166 (MMX) powered Hewlett Packard PC and shortly after, I was absolutely soiling myself. Not only was System Shock bloody hard, it was also terrifying and that CD […]

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Empire of the Ants is an epic, approachable modern classic https://bigbossbattle.com/empire-of-the-ants-review/ Fri, 08 Nov 2024 22:26:17 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=83987 A couple of months ago when I previewed Empire of the Ants, I was excited by several things — the amazing graphics, the focus on gamepad based control and the kind of things the game had me doing. There were reservations though — a couple of missions felt a little out of kilter with the […]

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Starship Troopers: Extermination is the best “dumb” game you’ll play in 2024 https://bigbossbattle.com/starship-troopers-extermination-review/ Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:00:29 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=83884 Some games are great because they live up to their epic ambitions and blow audiences away with the scale of their vision. Other games are great because they somehow capture a moment in time, a feeling or an idea — even though the execution is a bit hokey. I’d put Starship Troopers: Extermination in the […]

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Let’s School is a sim builder with big consequences for your actions https://bigbossbattle.com/lets-school-review/ Thu, 19 Sep 2024 13:00:47 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=83463 Let’s School is a game where you can restore a school to its former glory. You have to manage it well so that your students can pass their exams and achieve their dreams in later life! Everyone has a different experience at school. In Let’s School the job is to give your students good ones. […]

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Frostpunk 2 expands well beyond the borders and ambitions of its predecessor https://bigbossbattle.com/frostpunk-2-review/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:00:43 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=83496 When Frostpunk launched back in 2018 it became an instant classic by fusing together base-building, society management and an almost-hopeless post-apocalyptic setting. Frostpunk 2 manages to build on every element of that as it challenges players to reach outward to survive 30 years after The Big Freeze. Frostpunk 2 doesn’t just build on the success […]

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Empire of the Ants proves many small things can make a big package https://bigbossbattle.com/empire-of-the-ants-preview-2/ Tue, 17 Sep 2024 13:00:21 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=83578 Sometimes, the most straightforward ideas are among the best. Empire of the Ants takes an idea so simple — that of the tiny, highly social and surprisingly intelligent insects referred to in the title – and transforms it into an almost photorealistic real-time strategy game with a likeness to Creative Assembly’s Total War series. Consider […]

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Dig or Die says dig deep and defend, defend, defend https://bigbossbattle.com/dig-or-dies-console-review/ Thu, 05 Sep 2024 13:00:46 +0000 https://bigbossbattle.com/?p=83188 The best offense is a good defence if Dig or Die’s core gameplay loop is anything to go by. More than a few years back, before Battle Royale’s became the hot new thing, sandbox games were having quite a big moment. It was then that Epic Games announced Fortnite, a game all about scavenging with […]

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Ikonei Island is a joyful, co-operative island adventure https://bigbossbattle.com/ikonei-island-review/ Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:00:29 +0000 http://18.134.249.59/?p=82475 Ikonei Island: An Earthlock Adventure is the latest game in Snowcastle Games’ Earthlock series. Within Ikonei Island, you are encouraged to explore the titular tropical island in its entirety and restore the shrines you discover along the way. Meeting new characters, taming the wildlife, farming and decorating the island are just a handful of examples […]

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Empire of the Ants is a beautiful looking strategy game that plays great on console https://bigbossbattle.com/empire-of-the-ants-preview/ Thu, 02 May 2024 13:00:34 +0000 http://18.134.249.59/?p=81932 Guide your colony through a deadly forest as they escape from a flood in their search for a new home in Empire of the Ants. The secret to getting strategy or tactical games to work on console is an incredibly closely guarded secret, especially in the case of games that have already launched on PC. […]

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Gunhead Sees you Trying to Scrap Suspiciously Active Derelict Ships https://bigbossbattle.com/gunhead-review/ Tue, 09 Apr 2024 13:00:16 +0000 http://18.134.249.59/?p=81899 The gun-blazing action in Gunhead is exciting, but is it as gripping as we'd hoped?

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Teardown – Blown sky high https://bigbossbattle.com/teardown-review-2/ Thu, 04 Jan 2024 14:00:50 +0000 http://18.134.249.59/?p=81184 Here it is, the dream started by Red Faction: Guerilla, anger at Lego, kicking down a sand castle, all realised in glorious voxels. If you can see it, you can blow it up. Teardown delivers handily on the core idea that collapsing buildings is innately satisfying. Sometimes all you need from a game is to […]

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My Time At Sandrock successfully builds on Pathea’s sandbox formula https://bigbossbattle.com/my-time-at-sandrock-review/ Wed, 20 Dec 2023 19:00:01 +0000 http://18.134.249.59/?p=81039 My Time at Sandrock is a sandbox story-oriented RPG freshly released by Pathea Games, whose name you might recognise from their previous titles; Ever Forward, Planet Explorers and sister game My Time at Portia.  Within My Time at Sandrock, you’re introduced to a run-down desert town called Sandrock where your main role is the town’s […]

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Pizza Possum sets a new standard for approachable co-op stealth games https://bigbossbattle.com/pizza-possum-review/ Sat, 09 Dec 2023 12:00:14 +0000 http://18.134.249.59/?p=80656 Brightly coloured, chaotic and cooperative, Pizza Possum is great at what it does, even if it doesn’t do much of it. Pizza Possum is a game built entirely around that exact moment in stealth games where things go wrong — however, unlike Metal Gear Solid, Hitman and immersive sims like Deathloop or Deus Ex, you’re […]

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