Latest articles by Robin Valentine
Balatro meets Scrabble in this new roguelike from the creators of TimeSplitters—and I'm just thrilled to finally find a word game that lets me score with swear words
MY WORD Beyond Words finds the perfect balance between synergy and spelling.
Two of Mewgenics' most memorable areas were directly inspired by a brutal and brilliant tabletop RPG
NEWS Can you fit a cat through a funnel?
Mewgenics is getting official mod support, and could have DLC out by the 'end of next year'
NEWS Developer Tyler Glaiel has been chatting about future support for the game on his social media.
Obsidian Moon is a Lovecraftian noir detective game about moving bits of paper around your desk and making sure you've got enough money for whiskey and beans
OLD BILLS You can try the demo free on Steam now.
You'll need an expansion pack for your brain to get all 20 questions right in our dastardly new DLC quiz
PACK NOTES How well do you know your downloadable content?
Newly announced action game Become lets you play as a sentient sperm trying to reach the egg, and yes I am just writing about it because of the name
NEWS "Learn, adapt, and grow stronger as you explore the fascinating but dangerous microcosm of the human reproductive system."
The most surprising thing about Mewgenics is its amazing soundtrack—and after 115 hours, I'm still discovering new songs
MEOWSIC I'm a chumbucket kitty baby living in the city.
Mewgenics provides the best proof yet that the turn-based tactics genre is the true home of drama and excitement in gaming
CATFIGHT Treat me mean, keep me keen.
Best Mewgenics classes and how to unlock all collars
Budding Pawtential The best classes for your army of angry kitties.
Mewgenics breeding tips to create the best cat army
Family Tree Master the art of passing down stats and skills.
It's going to take you over 500 hours to 100% complete Mewgenics, according to creator Edmund McMillen
NEWS But don't worry, he estimates only 200+ hours to "beat" it...
Mewgenics review: The creator of The Binding of Isaac has transcended his own past work with this sprawling, ridiculous, and endlessly surprising roguelike
CATNIP Edmund McMillen's ambitious new game is a lesson in embracing the joy of chaos.
Skyrim's lead designer thinks Bethesda should stick to its in-house engine: 'The benefits that you get from switching to Unreal Engine are probably not going to materialise until two titles down the road'
NEWS According to Bruce Nesmith, the huge disruption of such a switch would outweigh any potential upsides.
Roguelike beat-'em-up Absolum's new update is adding even more variety to 2025's most replayable game
The 1.1 patch arrives February 12, adding new challenges, upgraded mounts, and unlockable skins.
Turns out the best way to succeed in this new mech vs kaiju roguelike deckbuilder is just to jump up and down on your enemies' heads like a 200 ton Mario
JUMP POINT At first Mechborn seems like just Slay the Spire in a robot costume, but there's more to it than meets the eye.
From throwing bear traps with telekinesis to piledriving a zombie into a tree, this new roguelike is a brilliantly accessible gateway into the world of turn-based tactics
THE BLIGHT STUFF Blightstone's battles are over in minutes, but offer surprising tactical depth.
Our diabolical PC gaming dungeons quiz is harder than a level 1 Molten Core solo run
DEEP KNOWLEDGE Can you identify which game each underworld hellscape is from?
The first of smash hit roguelike Ball X Pit's three major free updates adds a falconer who fires balls out of her two pet birds
NEWS Two new characters, eight new balls, new passives, and a "surprise we don't want to spoil just yet".
Only diehard XCOM fans will have a chance at beating our latest quiz
CUT CONTENT Dissecting XCOM 2's alien autopsies.
I don't know why everyone's suddenly making games inspired by Spore, but this roguelike twin-stick shooter might be the best attempt yet at realising the lost potential of the cell stage
BUG REPORT You can play a free demo of Pathogenic on Steam right now.
This roguelike deckbuilder may look like edutainment, but its maths-based battles are surprisingly tense and strategic
OUT FOR THE COUNT Talystro flips the usual genre formula on its head.
Some of my favourite ever dungeons feature in this enormous and absurdly cheap tabletop RPG bundle
NEWS Nearly 100 iconic Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures for just $18.
Dogpile review: Canine charm elevates this bizarre roguelike deckbuilder about chucking pups in a pit
PIT BULL A scruffy but lovable little stray.
