UnderRail is set deep within a post-apocalyptic setting and offers a massive amount of gameplay depth for players to explore as they master the wasteland environment. Playing as a turn based isometric game UnderRail also seeks to pay homage to the similar games of yesteryear and thus ideal for those seeking a nostalgic trip into a challenging wasteland. Coming out of a 3 year Early Access status in 2015 the game takes place far into Earth’s future where the planet has become uninhabitable....[Read Review]
Fallen Earth is a MMO that combines FPS and role playing features with its post-apocalyptic game world to deliver an experience akin to the modern games in the Fallout series. Fallen Earth originally launched in 2009 as a paid MMO game before transitioning to a free to play game in 2011, it was later shut down for a temporary 2 year period between October 2019 and October 2021. Fallen Earth is centred around the Grand Canyon area which is now a wasteland after a series of devastating natural eve...[Read Review]
Mass Effect 2 continues the story from the first Mass Effect and has all the same role playing features that made the first such a success with plenty of refinement. If you loved the original Mass Effect game you definitely don’t want to miss the second instalment. Just like the original players will be taking control of Commander Shepard and creating their own team to quest across the galaxy in order to stop a threat of galactic importance. Players will again be exploring the galaxy through the...[Read Review]
Serving as the conclusion to the science fiction trilogy Mass Effect 3 is a game with similar mechanics to the previous titles in the franchise alongside a number of enhancements to see this plot ending game out with a bang. Originally for Windows, Wii U, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 the game is now also available on modern console variations thanks to backwards compatibility and the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition. Given Mass Effect 3 serves the trilogy ending title to the franchise players who ha...[Read Review]
Mass Effect is a role playing game that takes place across an entire galaxy and offers plenty of choice for players as to how they want to approach the game. Mass Effect is set in the distant future (year 2183) and has you steeping into the boots of an advanced human soldier by the name of Commander Shephard with his trusty ship the SSV Normandy. In the game the human race has just recently (in the past few decades) become one of the space races which puts them at the bottom of the totem pole an...[Read Review]
Red Dead Redemption is an expansive free roam adventure game that takes place in a western setting. Transporting players back to 1911 you’ll adventure across the plains creating your own story, participating in a multitude of side quests and developing your wild western character. Serving as a spiritual successor to Red Dead Revolver players will trek through the blended realistic and fictionalised game world as John Marston in a third person perspective on horse and foot. John Marston is ...[Read Review]
Skyrim is the fifth game in the Elder Scrolls franchise and continues building on the success of the previous games with a large open world, sharp gameplay and plenty of customisation. The storyline of Skyrim has very few links to the previous games and mostly uses game references that won’t take away from the experience if you haven’t previously loaded up an Elder Scrolls game. This choice by the developer ensures that newcomers to the franchise don’t feel left out and can experience what...[Read Review]
Relive the feeling of the original Fallout games but in a fantasy setting with Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. Not only does the game have an extremely obscure name its development team contained some of the brains that created Fallout. In the game players will have the opportunity to explore the fantasy world of Arcanum which is going through its own industrial revolution, creating a void between technology and magic. Many of the worlds inhabitants are accepting technology for its ef...[Read Review]
Set in a post-apocalyptic universe and aiming to capture the same audience as the original Fallout adventures is Wasteland 2. With a huge amount of potential customisation and enough content to ensure multiple playthroughs can take different paths it is a game that succeeds for the most part. Set 15 years after the original Wasteland the game is set in the same gloomy post nuclear holocaust game world. There are plenty of survivors scattered across this landscape with a mixture of friend, foe an...[Read Review]
Rage is a first person shooter that has many similarities to both the Fallout and Borderlands franchises with a post-apocalyptic setting that sees a number of towns needing your assistance as you drive across the wasteland environments completing quests and upgrading your arsenal of equipment. Set in a future where an asteroid known as 99942 Apophis collided with the Earth in the year 2029 human civilisation has been reduced to rubble with a wasteland environment and scattered survivors all that...[Read Review]
The Age of Decadence takes a different path in the turn based isometric genre with a post-apocalyptic Roman like setting that has been rarely explored by this video game genre. Drawing inspiration from the likes of the classic Fallout games but throwing a touch of light magic into the mix you’ll find a familiar skill based characters that open up multiple paths for decisions, dialogue and questing. Players explore a game world ravaged by an ancient war where dark magical powers destroyed a...[Read Review]