The Day Before is finally out, and according to its Steam reviews, it absolutely honks

“Turns out it is a real game. Kind of wish it wasn’t.” Zombie survival “MMO"The Day Beforehas brought us one of the weirdest game development sagas of 2023. And we are talkingdreadfulhere. The situation is succinctly described by reviewer Dr.Compton. “Turns out it is a real game. Kind of wish it wasn’t.” “The game isn’t what was promised,” writes Steam user EaZee. “This is basically a Tom Clancy’s The Division rip off....

December 8, 2023 · 2 min · 260 words · Jennifer Ryan

The Finals, the most wishlisted game on Steam, just launched

Destructive delight Destructive, team-based multiplayer shooterThe Finalshas launched. The release was announced during this evening’s Game Awards, but has been long expected. The Finals is free-to-play and so you candownload it from Steam now. The real hook is that its levels, set in cities around the world, are completely destructible. Can’t get enough of Geoff’s annual advert hype machine?

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 59 words · Ricky Young

The First Berserker: Khazan is a brutal hack-and-slash about an exiled general

Hes pretty miffed about this!Berserk, even. You get a range of weapons, from spears to dual axeblades, and the animations are swish. The First Berserker doesn’t have a release date yet, but it does have aSteam page. Can’t get enough of Geoff’s annual advert hype machine?

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 46 words · Melissa Anderson

The Rise Of The Golden Idol is the sequel to 2022's best detective game

Sign me up, c’mon. Looking more closely at its Steam page, there is still come connective tissue between the two games. Can’t get enough of Geoff’s annual advert hype machine?

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 30 words · Kevin Warner

The RPS Advent Calendar 2023, December 8th

A new meaning to bullet hell, perhaps? Working hard or hardly working? It’s time to build your deck and upgrade your tower inHeretic’s Fork. As a tower defence game, Heretic’s Fork is a simple one. What you’re really building is your deck. All structures, upgrades, and abilities are represented by cards. If you want to boost your overall damage stats, yup, you’ll need those cards. And if you want dropped coins to turn into bombs....

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 190 words · Jacob Gomez

THRASHER is a rhythm game about evolution from the artist behind THUMPER

Pleasantly bizarre and out in 2024 Now were cooking. Which is certainly a concept. Will there be any flying hell triangles in this one? Always nice to have options. Each evolutionary step seems to involve a different set of mechanics. It’s kind ofSporeon acid. Can THRASHER command the same blend of reverence and terror? We’ll find out in 2024. Can’t get enough of Geoff’s annual advert hype machine?

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 68 words · Glenn Parker

Two indie megahits combine in Vampire Survivors’ Among Us DLC, out later this month

Well find out soon enough, asAmong Usis headed toVampire Survivorsin a piece of DLC titled Emergency Meeting. Therell be some new music tracks to jam too while youre carving your way through foes, too. The Emergency Meeting DLC will hit Vampire Survivors on December 18th, and itll cost 1.99/$2.49.

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 49 words · Ryan Brock

Untitled Goose Game devs go on a Big Walk in 2025

Not a goose in sight The creators ofUntitled Goose Gamehave unveiled their next, err, not goose game. Come and watch the reveal trailer below. It’s a very special place and we hope we’ve captured some of its beauty in Big Walk. Sounds pretty lovely if you ask me. Big Walk is coming toSteamand the Epic Games Store in 2025. Can’t get enough of Geoff’s annual advert hype machine?

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 68 words · Amanda Hernandez

Visions Of Mana is the first, all-new Mana game in 15 years

Coming in 2024 Good news, Mana fans. Let’s watch the reveal trailer. Or if not a spin-off, quite a simplistic version of Mana proper. Will it be as smooth as this bloke’s exquisite bouffant, though? Seriously, look at that quiff. Will it live up to its Level-5 rival, though? We’ll have to wait for more details as it nears release in 2024. Can’t get enough of Geoff’s annual advert hype machine?...

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 71 words · Jacob Castro

We don't have to be polite about The Game Awards or pretend it actually cares

The Game Awards as an entity does not care about games. The Game Awards is a business tool. So it is with games. But we don’t have to be nice about The Game Awards. We don’t even have to watch. We don’t even need them! I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it any more! Fuck The Game Awards. Can’t get enough of Geoff’s annual advert hype machine?...

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 71 words · Russell Kelley

Welcome to Elk and Dead Pets Unleashed devs “no longer exist” as whole team laid off after bankruptcy

A demo was released last year ahead of a planned release in 2024. For the team and partners of the studio: Im sorry. The best of luck to all those affected.

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 31 words · Steven Lewis

Wordle hints and answer (#902): How to solve the Friday December 8 Wordle

Stuck on today’s Wordle word for December 8? Read our hint or find the answer below! This guide is for a previous day! Looking for today’s solution? Check out theWordle hint and answer for Tuesday 22nd April! Scroll down a bit further and we’ll also reveal today’s Wordle answer for 8/12. Use ourWordle Solver toolto help you figure out the answer to any Wordle in moments! Just pop your current guesses in the grid and watch the tool instantly give you all the potential answers....

December 8, 2023 · 2 min · 409 words · Misty Wilcox

World Of Goo 2 announced, bringing goop too

Surely the biggest news of The Game Awards Look, they might as well call off The Game Awards. I can scarcely wait to cover my goo in goop. Have a peek in the trailer below. Look at all those fluids slopping about, your tar and lava and all that. I do notice one goo blog seems to let you alter the terrain, too. Solid details on the sequel are thin for now but what’s known is onits website....

December 8, 2023 · 1 min · 132 words · Chelsea Dawson