Maksim Ivanov

Resting after Hollow Knight: We Missed GRIME II for Nothing

GRIME II is a rare game where the environment is as captivating as the boss battles. It's a massive Metroidvania with unique enemy absorption mechanics and a rich atmosphere of a painted world. We'll break down its pros and cons and determine if this release is worth your time.

Passive Ghosts in a Dead City - How The Occultist Tries to Scare

Terrans vs. the Imperium: Who Would Win in a Clash Between the Starcraft and Warhammer 40,000 Universes

Why the city-building game All Will Fall is both delightful and infuriating. A Review

In the city-building simulator All Will Fall, the world has been flooded. Survivors are looking for places to build a new home. You need to become a leader who will guide people and decide their fate.

I Lost 6 Hours in Homura Hime: How a Raw Build Was Passed Off as a Release. Review

Homura Hime attracts attention with its bright visuals and positive reviews on Steam. After launching, you enjoy the variety of game mechanics for a while. However, a closer acquaintance makes you wonder: "Why isn't such a flawed game in early access?"

Hot Demonesses and Armies of the Undead - How The King is Watching: Crown of History Reimagined the Original

Forget Johnny Rico: In the new Starship Troopers, bugs rule, not people! Review

To maintain morale and sponsor combat operations against the Arachnids, the best minds of the Earth Federation have developed the Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War! simulation! It will allow future soldiers to experience being a Mobile Infantry trooper or an Assassin Bug! However, part of the simulation was done by the Arachnids - otherwise, the developers' bad decisions cannot be explained.

I came to catch crabs, but they started catching me. A review of the gloomy horror Crabmeat

Mimic Soup and Fried Dragon: What Hooked Me in the Anime "Delicious in Dungeon"

300 Thousand Liters of Blood and $50 Million in Revenue: How a YouTuber Made an Indie Horror Film in a Submarine and Outdid Hollywood

The popular-in-certain-circles horror game Iron Lung has had an amazing fate. YouTuber Mark Fischbach (Markiplier) became fascinated with the game's world. He assembled a team of enthusiasts to make a film based on the game. The result was stunning: the independent release became a sensation and took first place at the box office.

The Illusion of Revolution: Why You Don't Need Endless AI Games

The use of artificial intelligence to create games is considered the future of the gaming industry. It is talked about as a universal tool that is suitable for working with all game elements. After studying the promised opportunities, you ask yourself: "Are they really needed? Or should you use more traditional tools?"

Built a military airbase, got a farm instead: what makes Ground of Aces appealing [early access]

In Ground of Aces, the player is given a military airbase and a small team of professionals. With their help, you need to organize the base's operations in order to take part in World War II. Success on missions determines whether the airbase earns honor and glory or is shut down in disgrace.

Sekiro of the bug world: Who will become the new hero of Hollow Knight and what awaits the series after Silksong

The long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong has turned fans of the series into real detectives. While some are replaying the original in circles, others are piecing together information about where the franchise is headed. After studying the history of the world, the evolution of the combat system, and Team Cherry's perfectionism, we tried to look beyond the horizon of Pharloom. We'll tell you how the conflict of the Higher Beings is changing the rules of the game, why the Knight and Hornet may be replaced by the graceful Lace, and how the series' combat is mutating towards Sekiro mechanics.

Insane Selection: Why It's Impossible to Tear Yourself Away from the Nasty Mewgenics

Edmund McMillen has done it again! With the help of developer Tyler Glaiel, he has released a nasty game with simple and memorable graphics that sucks you in with its gameplay and atmosphere.

MENACE: A Tactical Masterpiece That's Too Early to Buy. An Honest Review

AI as Virtual Beauties. A Review of the AI2U: With You 'Til The End Dating Escape Simulator [Early Access]

The Sword Art Online and Solo Leveling Phenomenon: Two попаданцы That Changed Anime

Quarantine Zone: The Last Check Review. Zombies, Viruses, and Other Delights of a Domestic Checkpoint Simulator

Terra Invicta: How to Adapt Excel for a War over the Solar System

Saving humanity with a blaster in hand is cliché. In Terra Invicta, your main weapons are graphs, budgets, and geopolitical intrigue. We explain how the most complex strategy game of the year turns spreadsheet management into a gripping sci-fi thriller.

Punk Rock on the Ruins of the World. Why You Should Play UNBEATABLE

In UNBEATABLE, you must help young people form a rock band. The task is complicated by the fact that the entire world is set against music. Because of this, you will have to make efforts not only to achieve success but also to survive.

Understanding the Cronwerk from HotA 1.8.0: Features, Units, and Tactics

The HotA Crew team continues to develop the "Heroes" universe. After the pirate Cove (2011) and the long-awaited Factory (2023), it seemed that we wouldn't see new towns for another ten years. But Ded Moroz suddenly gifted the fans: on December 31, 2025, update 1.8.0 was released with the Cronwerk faction. Now you can officially play as the northern inhabitants.

Pathologic 3 Review: To Save a City, You Must Become a Monster

In Pathologic 3, time is not just a resource, but a scalpel with which you have to cut to the quick. The protagonist has already made all possible mistakes, and now the player must correct them. You have to manipulate events, sacrifice ethics for the sake of results, and relive the same horrors over and over again in order to wrest the city from the clutches of the plague. But are you ready to become a cynical puppeteer for the greater good?

(18+) Games Visa and Mastercard Are Afraid Of: The Best Adult Projects from Steam

Censorship has reached payment systems: Visa and Mastercard are restricting purchases of adult content. But the industry is not giving up. We have compiled a selection of popular 18+ games that are still available on Steam. But for how long?

30 Hours of Pain and Curses in Death Howl: Why It Was Worth It

Due to bugs and difficulty, not only the main character, but also you will have to suffer here. We tell you whether it is worth enduring the pain for the sake of the plot in the new card "roguelike" Death Howl

Punishment for Greed: Space King Shows Games Workshop How to Do Animation

The result of Games Workshop's aggressive policy towards fan content creators is Space King. This is a parody series based on the grim Warhammer 40,000 universe from the YouTube channel Flashgitz. It focuses on the local version of Space Marines and their attempts to correct their own mistakes. How? By bringing good and causing joy, of course - in the most brutal and cute senses.

Will They Escape? Why the "Beach Episode" of Amazing Digital Circus Turned into a Survival Thriller

The seventh episode of the popular YouTube show once again changes the formula. This time, the main characters were not forced into adventures, but allowed to simply relax. But fate laughed at the plans of all the Circus participants, giving the characters a long-awaited chance to escape from captivity.

Terminator 2D: NO FATE Review - The Arcade Action Game We Dreamed of in the 90s

Fans of classics and old-timers were pleased with a project based on everyone's favorite and beloved film - Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Players will be able to relive the epic scenes from the movie and take direct part in them. What turned out to be the game adaptation that everyone has been waiting for so long - read in our review!

(18+) Started off well, but ended with Zhuchka's dream. A review of the domestic visual novel Tiny Bunny

Tiny Bunny tells the story of a young man exiled to the Russian outback who has to survive in the conditions of school reality and the occurring hellishness. The story is divided into five episodes, where in the first four you can still understand what is happening, while the fifth completely disorients you. Why did this happen and did the game deserve the negativity - we will find out in the review.

Survival Among Water and Trash. A Review of the Flotsam City-Building Simulator

In Flotsam, the player must help a group of people who survived a catastrophe build a new home for themselves. To do this, you need to manage a floating city and collect resources along the way - this is a long process that will appeal to fans of measured gameplay.

Boss Helicopter Strikes Back. Cleared Hot Action Review [Early Access]

For many years, helicopters in games have been minor annoyances that only exploded beautifully. The Strike series of games corrected this shortcoming - allowing you to feel like a boss helicopter. Cleared Hot skillfully drew inspiration from the classics and returned the player to the cockpit of a powerful machine.