Depression Quest – Quick Review

This rather solemn sounding game attempts to bring players into the world of somebody living with depression and which does so, but not in the way it’s intended. I would struggle to call this a game and would instead agree with the ‘interactive fiction’ part of their description as the game consists almost entirely of text. The premise of the game is that you play as somebody with depression and must struggle through those everyday realities of ...

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Only If - Black Pawn Walkthrough

'Only If' is a free game on Steam that has two paths of storyline through one very surreal game. The beginning of the game is the same for each path but changes depending on whether you pick a white pawn or a black pawn from a chess set early on in the game. This walkthrough covers the beginning of the game and the Black Pawn path, if you want to read about the White Pawn path then check out the walkthrough here. I've used a few images to help...

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Only If - White Pawn Walkthrough

'Only If' is a free game on Steam that has two paths of storyline through one very surreal game. The beginning of the game is the same for each path but changes depending on whether you pick a white pawn or a black pawn from a chess set early on in the game. This walkthrough covers the beginning of the game and the White Pawn path, if you want to read about the Black Pawn path then check out the walkthrough here. I've used a few images to help explain...

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Letter Quest: Grimm’s Journey - Quick Review (Free iOS, Android, Windows/Mac/Linux game)

It’s been a long time since I genuinely enjoyed playing a word game as they tend to make me think of something from the GCSE bitesize website I used to have to suffer through at school. At long last however, a game that requires me to string letters together to form words has broken me out of this mental block and it took barely any time at all for me to be fully engaged in this cute, well-crafted and charming game. Developer: Bacon Bandit Games...

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Beyond: Two Souls - Full Review (PlayStation 3 game)

If you’re looking for something that’s intense, cinematic and extremely immersive then 'Beyond: Two Souls' may be exactly what you are looking for. More like an interactive film than a game, 'Beyond: Two Souls' follows the life, jumping through random points in time, of a young woman called Jodie Holmes who has been connected to an invisible, mysterious entity since birth. This unknown entity is called Aiden and, in single player you control both...

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The Stanley Parable - Achievement Guide

Whilst the achievements to The Stanley Parable are mostly just poking fun at traditional gaming with its original brand of satire there's still those of us who can't resist unlocking them anyway. A lot of these achievements are not quite what they seem and some may come across as pointless, because they are. Regardless, here's how to unlock all of the achievements in this game, including the 'unachieveable' one which has us all resorting to being...

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The Stanley Parable - Guide and Flowchart to all Endings and Easter Eggs (SPOILERS)

The Stanley Parable is a fantastic game that is well worth your time but it can be a little confusing as it seems like almost everything you do will set you on an entirely new path. There's a whopping 20 or so endings plus a few 'sort of' endings and these can be pretty hard to find as the paths are rarely made obvious. Sometimes drastic measures are enforced to curb that exact problem.Here I've drawn up a flowchart showing the steps that need...

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