Phantom Blade Zero Is A Delightfully Punishing Action-RPG
With an arsenal of ferocious weapons, brutal finishers, and savage enemies, soulslike action-RPG Phantom Blade Zero has all the makings of a bloody good time. After an hour of uninterrupted…
Hollow Knight: Silksong Review – Punishing Grandeur
Reviewed on: PlayStation 5 Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Publisher: Team Cherry Developer: Team Cherry Release: September 4, 2025 Rating: Everyone 10+ Hollow…
Shinobi: Art Of Vengeance Bug Is Punishing Metroidvania Veterans
Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is a tremendous revival of the franchise, with weighty, tactical ninja combat and a gorgeous visual overhaul from developer Lizardcube. However, the game also launched with…
Realistic, punishing stealth game Intravenous 2 adds new missions in free update
In many stealth games, from Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell to Hitman, you are the danger in the shadows. Being spotted in the Batman Arkham series can lead to…
Brutal cyberpunk roguelike Kiborg improves with a punishing new endless mode
I adore the cyberpunk genre's juxtaposition of low-life and high-tech. These worlds might have robotics and computers beyond our wildest dreams, but 99% of the people that exist within them…
Doom: The Dark Ages Is About To Get Even More Punishing On Its Toughest Difficulty Mode
Doom: The Dark Ages excels at making players feel like an unstoppable tank, but developer Id Software is looking to make the game more challenging. What's interesting here is that…
Punishing ARPG No Rest for the Wicked bounces back with brutal Breach update
With new seasons for Diablo 4, Path of Exile 2, Last Epoch, and Torchlight Infinite all launching in recent weeks, now is a busy time to release a major overhaul…
The First Descendant hotfix makes its endgame more rewarding and less punishing
Nexon has a fresh The First Descendent hotfix that makes its new endgame mode less punishing and bumps up the available rewards. The free-to-play looter shooter has just launched its…
While We Wait For State Of Decay 3, This Punishing New Zombie Game Is Hitting All The Right Notes
I've long appreciated State of Decay as the exciting middle ground between an approachable zombie game like Days Gone or Dead Rising, and unforgiving survival sims like DayZ and Project…