Star Trek: Resurgence review: Great moments, shame about the gameplay
28 June 2023
Parts of the long-awaited Star Trek: Resurgence were excellent, but its technical issues left me wishing I was watching TV, says Jacob Aron
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Marvel's Midnight Suns review: Meet your heroes in new strategy game
8 February 2023
In Marvel's Midnight Suns, you are in charge of a team of superheroes who fight villains but also hang out. Who wouldn't want to go fishing with Spider-Man or play video games with Wolverine, asks Jacob Aron
Hardspace: Shipbreaker review: strip spacecraft for parts in orbit
12 October 2022
This video game lets you work as a salvager in low Earth orbit. Essentially, it is like building a Lego set in reverse, and, like Lego, it is a very satisfying experience, finds Jacob Aron
Escape review: An account of the internet's intimate early days
7 September 2022
Escape, a thoughtful book by Marie Le Conte, recalls a time when people tended to organise themselves into small communities around blogs and other online hangouts. Should we go back?
Citizen Sleeper review: A cyberpunk RPG with an emotional core
5 May 2022
This lo-fi role-playing game set aboard a decaying space station sees you play as a Sleeper, a human mind in a robot body. Multiple storylines to explore create a fantastic sci-fi tapestry, finds Jacob Aron
These are the games to look out for in 2022
12 January 2022
This year sees no shortage of post-apocalyptic games, but light relief is available courtesy of Star Trek and a robot-loving cat, says Jacob Aron
The Forgotten City review: It's fun being stuck in a Roman time-loop
25 August 2021
Time-loops in video games can easily become a bit boring, but mystery adventure game The Forgotten City has found a nice way to bypass the problem, says Jacob Aron
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers is joyful sci-fi reading
30 June 2021
Becky Chambers, the award-winning author of the Wayfarers series, builds a different world in A Psalm for the Wild-Built. But it shares the same warm optimism, finds Jacob Aron
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart review: A fun romp across the multiverse
26 June 2021
Amazing visuals, cinematic techniques, and inventive weapons - Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is perfectly timed to take full advantage of the PS5 console, says Jacob Aron
Assassin's Creed Valhalla review: Vikings marauders become nice
13 January 2021
Vikings are rarely portrayed as a civilized people, but new game Assassin's Creed Valhalla has it both ways with people playing nice while still overrunning everything in sight, says Jacob Aron
