CAPTURED 2 is an anomaly hunting horror game where you’re trapped in an ever-changing apartment, capturing anomalies on camera while surviving deadly entities.
In CAPTURED 2, you play as Emily, a teenage girl who goes missing during unexplained disappearances and finds herself trapped in an endless hallway within her own apartment, slowly losing her memory. Strange anomalies appear throughout procedurally generated loops, and capturing … Read More
Ghost of Tsushima on PS5 and History's Unflinching Gaze
Step into the game's bamboo thickets, feel your sandals press into loose gravel, listen to a lone red-crowned crane screech above, and the moment isn't really a moment- it's history tapping you on the shoulder. Call the scene a digital ukiyo-e if you want, because the picture is so delicate it might shatter, yet the swordplay behind it is loud enough to wake the dead.
Last year's Director's Cut, one of the best action-adventure games of the year, added a thicker coat of mud and gave Jin Sakai another reason to stare out at the ocean as if hoping the tide would wash his guilt away. The extra stories don't just drop new missions on your map; they dig deeper under his armor and ask whether honor survives a war that won't take a day off. For a nerd who reads dusty tomes after class, firing up this update isn't escaping anywhere; it's sliding into the past's ring and hoping it lets you walk back out.
Tsushima Reforged: Pretty Pictures Meet Gritty Truth
Yeah, the island still makes your jaw drop. Even if you're on an old console, as someone who still buys cheap PS4 games or the shiny PS5 Director's Cut, sunsets pour across the sky like spilled orange paint, and the mist clings to the trees as if it's actually wet. But the real kicker is the stuff you barely notice. You can spot the torn collar of a farmer's kosode, the deep whorls carved into temple beams, and the tiny scratches on hand-wrought blades. This is not your-okay-to-touch exhibit at a feudal theme park; it feels like the land is still breathing and still sore.
Under the light, you see dirt lodged in fingernails, exhaustion pooling in villagers' eyes, and hurried stitches trying to hold bombed-out houses together. That slap of detail hammers home a simple truth: Tsushima was less postcard and more tightrope, sitting between an angry ocean and an even angrier Mongol horde. Environmental storytelling has never been the game's weak spot, and here it sounds a heck of a lot louder. A busted shamisen next to a charred hut yells about loss; a forgotten toy left in a looted street whimpers long after the player shuts the console.
Playing the new cut honestly hits you in the gut. You can't miss the price Jin pays, and suddenly, the huge war feels like just one guy's awful Tuesday. Jin's entire story-sometimes called the Ghosts Unquiet Heart-is really a list of old debts that won't quit asking for money. Stepping into that fresh campaign, you're shocked to find the debt has grown, not vanished. The choice between polished samurai honor and back-alley sneaky tactics is still on the menu, yet the menu now warns, Eating this will sting.
The upgrade doesn't throw out the core duel between blade-up, rule-following honor and shadowy, keep-the-people-alive pragmatism, yet it pours salt into that wound. Each time you pick stealth over bright steel, you half-expect Jin to cough out I'm sorry under the breeze.
Voice actor Daisuke Tsuji nails the new rasp, making every word sound like yesterday was a long, bloody walk. Deep lines tug at Jin's cheeks now, almost begging for a break. Betrayal, whether it's the pop-in uncle Lord Shimura or that fancy code, sits on his back like a drunk guardian demanding a ride home.
Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut hits hardest once the spotlight turns to the story. Extra scenes sneak in stare-downs and silences that say more than a pile of cut-lines ever could. One shot lingers on his dad's grave, another freezes him mid-reach for the Ghost mask, and one more lets us feel how even old friends flinch at the name that used to protect them. Inside, a crack keeps spreading. Slipping into dirty tactics was step one, yet now the white-faced wraith fits his shoulders better than the clean-hilted katana. The grind of button-mashing buttons can't decide if it's feeding a savior or birthing a twin of the invaders they all hate. Players get loaded with that question and left waiting for an answer that never comes. Blockbuster titles flirt with gray, but this one pretty much dives in and swims laps.
Iki Island, believe it or not, is way more than a pretty side quest with a couple of cool mini-games. The place slams into you like a bare, exposed nerve ending. As soon as the boat crunches onto the beach, memories of Jin's old man, the complicated ghost called Kazumasa Sakai, come blasting up the shore.
These Mongol raiders don't just chop wood and, yeah, steal your horse. They dig right under your skin, lead storyteller in that savage campfire being the sharp-eyed Ankhsar Khatun, half shaman, half mind-reader. Khatun isn't interested in fair swordplay; she slices right through to Jin's guilt.
Decades ago, his father-both a warrior and a war criminal-turned this island into a bloody ledger book, and little-boy-Jin helped him fill the pages without asking why. Now the same villagers he once cut down are staring back, bruised and exhausted, but alive enough to scream for rescue. Khatun makes sure Jin hears every single wail because the louder it gets, the slower he moves.
Man, that story twist hits hard, and is better than the recent Ghost of Yotei. One minute you're thinking samurai are the good guys; the next, every neat, black-and-white idea you had just crumbles. Jin-and, okay, anybody playing him-has to swallow the gut punch that his beloved code once helped crush innocent people. He idolized his old man and chased honor to prove he wasn't some failure. Funny thing: the old daimyo carved out his rule with the same cruelty that marked the Mongol raid, maybe worse. Folks on Iki never forgot the blades and banners, so they eyeball Jin with more than Ghost fear; they see another son of the man who broke them.
For Jin, wandering around Iki feels like dragging his conscience out for a public apology. Lending a hand to the islanders, he figures, might scrub away both his old man's mistakes and the guilt he's stacked up. The fresh legends popping up on Iki are wild and colorful, almost like street gossip that refuses to die, and they show a side of Tsushima that's messier and louder than people expect from the main island. Every new story reminds you that the Mongol fleet is really just the next thump in a very long drumbeat of invasion, and that the locals have been fighting over honor and survival long before the banners showed up. History nerds, meanwhile, will lose hours on Iki because its medieval Japan turned upside down, simple, unruly, and stubbornly spiritual, and those details do a ton of heavy lifting for the game's background.
Honor, Sacrifice, and the Birth of a Terrible Legend: Why the Director's Cut Compels
So, what is it about this Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut that hooks a person who can't stop thinking about real history and characters that feel like they've finally breathed?
It Respects the Complexity of History
The movie flat-out refuses to polish the image of the samurai. Bushido shows its steel spine while letting you see how that same spine can snap and stab. Peasants keep taking the hard end of the stick, whether the banners flying belong to a benevolent lord or an outright monster, and most choices drift through the muddy gray zone. Every scrap of armor, every angled sword stance, got double-checked with craftsmen and trainers, so the screen feels as heavy as a lacquered chest plate. Shinto whispers and Buddhist chants sit beside clangor and blood, thundering past your ears instead of collecting dust in a subtitle box.
It Deepens the Moral Labyrinth
Jin doesn't slide casually into his dark side anymore. Ghost of Tsushima Director's Cut, and especially the Iki stretch, twists the story into an outright head-spinning midlife quiz. The honor he threw away has ballooned into his whole sense of self and the family name he thought was locked down. One painful choice piles on top of another until saving Tsushima feels like a tax bill for the legend people keep asking him to be. Gamers still pause on the big question: Is the Ghost a brave hero or the wild law his ancestors swore to keep in check? The script never blinks; you're stuck weighing it yourself.
Iki Island is Thematic Essence, Not Just Expansion
Iki Island isn't a drag-and-drop bonus. It's a furnace that slams Jin face-first into the ragged pages of his bloodline. The stories the samurai told themselves about honor get punched in the gut the second he steps ashore. The added scenes hammer on cultural wounds, argue with resistance, and loop back to why violence so easily repeats. Khatun cuts deeper than steel; she claws right at who Jin thinks he is. That kind of enemy leaves no muscle untouched.
Dealing with the Ghost of Tsushima never lets you forget you, not just Jin, but the scared Mongols and the rumor-hungry townsfolk are busy sewing the same story together. The game jabs at you, saying lifting a fighter up to mythical status can fill people with hope one moment and chill them to the bone the next. Even the samurai who wears that spooky mask winces every time he hears the tale spread, and the Director's Cut drags the player right into that awkward silence with him.
Conclusion
A Win, Not a Slip. Nothing in gaming is flawless; nobody denies that some of the old sidequests still feel like running back and forth across a map that never shrinks. The Iki Island add-ons- an out-of-the-way animal sanctuary that smells like wet earth and the bow trials that whisper forgotten history- slide into the loop like they were part of the plan from day one. When you step back and squint, the expanded story looks less like a bolt-on extra and more like a surgeon peeling tape off a long-healed scar.
Fresh cuts throb harder than the original bang. Jin Sakai starts out as an unlucky guy grinding his way through tough calls, yet by the end, he feels less like a tragic hero and more like a soldier stuck in quicksand, wrestling with the bloody footprint his legend has left on the island he swore to save.
If you're the kind of player who wants more than flashy cut-scenes and tidy endings, you absolutely need Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut. The game leans hard into real history and gives its characters enough grit to make you squint. An expansion like this usually piles on busywork, but here the extra quests breathe new life into old ideas and keep the story honest. You learn pretty fast that honor looks a lot worse in daylight than it does on banners, legends are stitched together from blood and bad choices, and a single sword swing can echo for years. When the wind sweeps across the screen, it doesn't just rustle leaves-it carries old secrets, fresh regrets, and the quiet threat of the Ghost standing behind you. So, are you going to ignore that whisper or step into the storm?
I missed that Styx: Shards of Darkness – Deluxe Edition was part of the free games in the last update, but Epic has indeed provided both entries of the goblin-assassin saga for free this week. Yesterday’s rotation officially retired the tower defense hit Bloons TD 6, shifting the store from colorful monkey strategy to gritty, dark-fantasy infiltration.
The Styx Double-Feature: Two Masterclasses in Stealth
Styx Shards of Darkness
Until January 22 at 11:00 AM ET, you can claim both Styx: Master of Shadows and Styx: Shards of Darkness – Deluxe Edition for zero dollars. These aren’t modern “action-stealth” games where you can easily fight your way out of a blunder; they are pure infiltration titles where being spotted usually leads to a quick death. The Deluxe Edition of the sequel is particularly resourceful as it includes the Akenash Outfit and the Dagger of Akenash, giving your clones and assassination attempts a technical edge from the start. While these typically retail for $19.99 each on the Steam Store, you can currently find keys for the first entry on G2A for roughly **$2.60** if you miss the Epic window.
Narrative Ambition: ‘Detroit: Become Human’ at 80% Down
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For those looking for a cinematic heavy-hitter, Detroit: Become Human is currently sitting at an 80% discount on Epic, bringing the price down to $7.99. The game follows three androids as they navigate a futuristic dystopia where their choices determine the fate of both their kind and their human creators. It is one of the most polished interactive dramas ever made, featuring branching storylines that actually respect your decisions. If you are looking to shave a bit more off that price, the G2A Marketplace (affiliate link) is offering Global Steam keys starting at **$9.53**, ensuring you can secure this AAA title for under ten dollars regardless of which store you prefer.
Tactical Carnage: ‘Hell Let Loose Deluxe’ at Record Lows
Hell Let Loose Tobruk – Flamethrower
The massive World War II tactical shooter Hell Let Loose has its Deluxe Edition on sale for 67% off right now. This is a noteworthy deal considering the base game was a featured Epic freebie back in January 2025. The Deluxe version provides the essential 50v50 combined-arms experience, along with several cosmetic packs, such as False Front and Lethal Tide. It is a game that prioritizes communication and squad-based tactics over individual kill counts, making it a perfect pick for players who want a more realistic combat loop. Between the free Styx bundle and these deep discounts, this week provides some of the highest value-per-hour gameplay we’ve seen in the new year.
Boy am I glad to see Styx again. Not because I felt any great yearning to return to the murky, Temu-Warhammer dark fantasy setting of long-forgotten RPG Of Orcs and Men, you understand. But because Blades of Greed represents an ever dwindling chunk of ore from that once rich seam of B-tier games that are just bloody good at what they do. The zenith of the "shorter games with worse graphics" category that people on Bluesky claim to want (and rarely seem to actively seek out, alas).
Troy Baker, one of the most well known actors working in video games, believes generative AI could have a positive effect overall on performing arts. Baker thinks it'll cause a reaction whereby people will seek out "authentic" experiences more - live shows, live theatre - and turn away from "gruel that gets distilled to me through a black mirror".
It's been another strange, difficult, and yet somehow also brilliant year for video games in 2025. Triple-A releases have been sparse again, compared to the boom times of old, with a great big GTA 6-shaped hole left in the final few months of the year. And yet once again, every gap left by the established order has been filled twice over with something brilliantly new.
2025 has gone by in a flash, hasn't it? Well, apart from the days I've spent tabulating all your Game of the Year votes and presenting the results here - that has felt like an eternity and I think has given me permanent neck pain. But, let's not worry about that. I'm sure you'll agree it was worth the sacrifice.
The high-fantasy strategy of Total War: THREE KINGDOMS and the sci-fi extraction of Wildgate have officially rotated out as of today, January 8. In their place, Epic has launched today Bloons TD 6 as the free title available to claim until January 15 at 11:00 AM ET. Following this window, the store will shift into a stealth-focused week by giving away Styx: Master of Shadows from January 15 through January 22. While the giveaway is the most resourceful way to build your library, those who prefer other platforms can find Bloons TD 6 on the Steam Store for $13.99. For a significantly cheaper alternative, G2A (affiliate link) currently lists global keys for roughly $2.45, which is a 76% discount compared to official retail.
Bloon TD 6 – Free on Epic in January 2026
Tactical Depth Beneath a Colorful Exterior
Bloons TD 6 is far more complex than its bright art style suggests. It is a massive tower defense title featuring 24 distinct “Monkey Towers,” each with three separate upgrade paths and unique 5th-tier abilities. The game also introduces powerful “Heroes” that level up automatically during a match, providing specialized buffs or massive screen-clearing attacks. Since its release, the developer has added a steady stream of content including weekly Boss Events, four-player co-op, and “Paragon” towers that fuse multiple tier-5 upgrades into a single ultimate unit. It is a resourceful pickup for anyone looking for a strategy loop that supports both quick ten-minute sessions and long-term completionist goals across nearly 90 different maps.
Bloon TD 6 – Gameplay
Upcoming Shadow Work in the Tower of Akenash
Starting next Thursday, January 15, the mood shifts significantly with the arrival of Styx: Master of Shadows. This is a dedicated stealth-RPG where you play as a two-century-old goblin navigating a massive, vertically-designed fortress. Unlike many modern “stealth” games that allow you to fight your way out of a mistake, Styx disincentivizes direct combat, forcing you to rely on cloning yourself for diversions, using invisibility, and manipulating the environment to stay alive. If you want to jump in early or grab it on Valve’s platform, Styx: Master of Shadows is priced at $19.99 on Steam. However, you can find keys on G2A (affiliate link) for approximately $2.60, representing a 92% discount for those who miss the upcoming free period.
Styx Master of Shadows – Stealth game
Managing Your January Claims
You have exactly seven days to claim Bloons TD 6 before it is replaced by the Styx giveaway. Both of these titles represent a solid start to the year for gamers who value mechanical variety over raw graphical power. While Bloons provides a social, co-op experience for up to four people, Styx offers a challenging, single-player dive into traditional stealth mechanics. Make sure to hit the “Get” button on Epic before the refresh next Thursday to ensure these remain in your library permanently, or use the Steam and G2A links to secure them for your preferred secondary launcher at record-low prices.
The Epic Games holiday marathon continues, and if you were expecting another flashy, neon-soaked adventure like yesterday, think again. Today, December 20, Epic is taking us into the dirt, the dark, and the downright cursed with stealth FPS Blood West.
This is the fourth game in the lineup, and it further cements the fact that the “mainstream blockbuster” leaks were way off the mark. Instead, we’re getting a gritty, low-poly masterpiece that feels like a lost artifact from the late 90s.
Blood West – Retro graphics
What is Blood West?
Imagine if the original Thief games had a baby with S.T.A.L.K.E.R., and then that baby was raised in a haunted version of the Wild West.
You play as an undead gunslinger—literally brought back from the dead by mysterious spirits—to “clean up” the frontier. But this isn’t a power fantasy. In the Barren Lands, everything wants you back in the grave, and usually, it only takes a couple of hits to put you there.
Blood West – Killing spree
Why It Stands Out:
Methodical Stealth: This isn’t a “run and gun” game. If you try to play it like Call of Duty, you’ll die in seconds. You have to scout environments, crouch through the brush, and pick your shots carefully.
The Voice of a Legend: Fun fact for stealth fans—the protagonist is voiced by Stephen Russell, the same legendary voice behind Garrett from the original Thief series. It adds a massive layer of “immersive sim” credibility to the atmosphere.
Eldritch Horror: You aren’t just fighting outlaws. You’re up against wendigos, bird-men, and Lovecraftian abominations. The “Weird West” vibe is thick, dark, and genuinely unsettling.
RPG Depth: It features a deep perk system and inventory management. You’ll spend just as much time weighing the benefits of a cursed artifact vs. a silver-plated revolver as you will actually pulling the trigger.
The “Ugly-Beautiful” Aesthetic
Don’t let the “retro” graphics fool you. The low-poly, pixelated look is a deliberate choice that makes the lighting and shadows feel much more oppressive. It’s “boomer shooter” tech used to create a survival horror experience that feels massive, with three huge open-ended maps to explore.
Blood West – Naked Zombiewoman
How To Get It
Blood West (usually $24.99) is free on the Epic Games Store right now. You have until December 21 at 11:00 AM ET to add it to your library.
If you’re tired of modern games holding your hand with quest markers and regenerating health, this is the challenge you’ve been looking for. Just remember: in these lands, ammo is more precious than gold.
PUBG: Blindspot, the PUBG spin-off previously dubbed Project Arc, is set to take the early access plunge on February 5th, 2026. In case you've understadably started wondering if this is the extraction shooter which prompted my last bit of newsing about a PUBG spin-off, it isn't. That's PUBG: Black Budget, PUBG: Blindspot's all about fights in which you're staring at the tops of folks' heads.
A nice, juicy nine-minute-long Styx: Blades of Greed gameplay trailer has been plucked from the tree of stealth games today. Juicy in the sense that nine minutes is plenty of time to help ascertain whether a game looks like it could be fun, yet if we're sticking with this metaphor this is one of those apples that's really good but has a nasty bruise on it you have to avoid.
It Reaches is a stealth horror FPS captured through the lens of a police officer’s body cam as what should have been a routine operation quickly escalates into a nightmare.
In It Reaches you play as officer Jason Thompson, trapped inside an abandoned hospital’s underground facilities. You explore murky hallways, examine surroundings for helpful clues, and solve puzzles to find your way out. You’ll need … Read More
In case you missed it, Hitman's latest celebrity elusive target mission is all about Eminem. The rapper has Agent 47 take down his blonde alter-ego Slim Shady, it's all very meta and a tad less appealing to me than the cameos previously made by the likes of Bruce Lee and Mads Mikkelsen as Bond villain Le Chiffre.
That said, a new interview some IO Interactive folks have given to Variety, in which boss Hakan Abrak makes clear there will be a new Hitman coming once the studio have gotten some stuff off their plate, has caught my attention by contrasting Mr Nem with murderbald handler Diana.
"Where the hell did that goblin go?" asks a mean knight of some sort whose English accent is of questionable authenticity at the beginning of the latest trailer for Styx: Blades of Greed. This is a reasonable question! When the goblin stealth game was revealed earlier this year, it was slated for a 2025 release, except the rest of the year is in very short supply. So, this trailer acts as a double way: a confirmation of a delay, and the announcement of a proper release date.
Xplorite is a hand-drawn 2D metroidvania where you explore an alien planet while fighting rogue robots and uncovering the fate of a missing research team.
In Xplorite you play as Sy, an agent sent by the G.S.O. to investigate the mysterious disappearance of scientists on planet Nargal. The game primarily features robotic enemies controlled by a malevolent AI, which you’ll battle using an expanding arsenal … Read More
Styx: Blades of Greed - the next entry in Cyanide Studio's infiltration series, which plops players into the shoes of a caustic goblin - will now release next year.
The developers of Metal Gear Solid Delta are yet to decide what their next project will be, be it another remake or something entirely new. A remake of Metal Gear Solid 4, though, would be "pretty hard".
WTF “Little guys for big jobs” is a profoundly weird way to describe bullets.
There’s nothing slick about Blood West. It’s a slow, lumbering thing – an exercise in patience, demanding to be taken on its own terms.
My first forays into this stealth focused, first-person shooter were mired in frustration, while my seemingly interminable failures put the main character’s immortality to the test. However, once I was willing to abandon my preconceived heuristics and fully lean into Blood West’s loop, I loved every second of it.
Recently resurrected by a talking cow skull of dubious origins, the player takes control of an unnamed, undead gunslinger tasked with defeating a great evil corrupting the land. Structured as small open-worlds, players will explore haunted canyons, swamps, and mountain ranges across the American old west. Light RPG elements allow for some character customization, but make no mistake, spirits, mutants, and gaggles of gun-toting birdmen offer stiff resistance to incautious players, and maintaining a low profile is crucial.
Impulse and quick reflexes find no purchase in Blood West – every action must be carefully considered, with a solid contingency plan in place should things go awry. Stand-up fights netted poor results for this spooky cowpoke, and each encounter turned into a tactical calculus.
Take the simple act of equipping weapons – players are only able to swap between two at a time, one large and one small. Is it more prudent to take the bow, able to stealthily dispatch weaker enemies from afar? Or is it better to knife them in the back, relying on the close quarters fury of a double-barreled shotgun should that colossal wendigo stomping in the background take notice? These questions become existential as health is fleeting, and death is severely punished on the plains of Blood West.
Each defeat (and subsequent resurrection) results in a “soul flaw” — a semi-permanent status effect that negatively impacts a core stat such as health, stamina, or sneaking ability. These compound with each death, worsening up to three times. While they can eventually be remedied, these flaws do nothing to make the hostile world of Blood West any easier.
While Blood West is punishing when approached as a typical first-person shooter, it is immensely rewarding as a tactical stealth experience. Its open-ended structure offers players abundant freedom in tackling objectives, and most areas can be approached from any direction. I came to organize my play into discreet sorties, probing further into the wilderness and systematically clearing areas of enemies before returning to base camp to trade treasure with the merchant and heal up. Defeated enemies stay dead until the player rests or resurrects, and I began to feel a measure of control over my environment when I realized I could stay alive much longer with the most important tactic of all – knowing when to cut bait.
Eventually, I came to realize the majority of my deaths in Blood West were a result of my own hubris – deciding to take a snap headshot without properly scouting the area, accidentally alerting a horde of monsters in the process, or pressing into uncharted territory despite a depleted health bar. Individual enemies are generally not difficult on their own, and most can be outrun should they become overwhelming. That’s not to say that every death is the player’s fault, but I rarely felt Blood West was unfair and often found my own stubbornness and inattention to be the source of any frustration.
Careful attention is not only important for combat but also exploration. Whether it’s a moored steamboat off the beaten track or a lonely cabin on a hilltop, there is sure to be loot worth finding. As I began to explore the more far-flung corners of the map, I found powerful, unique items that literally changed the way I approached Blood West – a rifle that heals forty health with every headshot, or a trinket that offered a twenty percent boost to health, stamina, and experience points. Some of these items shaped my play for hours to come, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that I might not have rolled credits in Blood West without them.
There is one area where Blood West falls short, however – the boss fights. Each act is structured around tracking and exterminating an evil entity, and the narrative revolves around the buildup to these encounters. Unfortunately, these battles are uniformly disappointing and rely on mechanics that stray from Blood West’s strengths. Whether it’s dexterity-based dodging or battles of attrition, gone is the emphasis on thoughtful, strategic play that forms Blood West’s foundation. While certainly a letdown, these criticisms amount to little more than quibbles in the wake of all that Blood West does right.
Blood West won’t be for everyone, but those willing to go along with its demanding play and deliberate pacing will find an engaging experience that celebrates the player’s wits as much as reflexes. I won’t soon forget the feeling of being low on ammo, even lower on health and deep behind enemy lines, knowing I should turn back, but forging ahead anyway, intoxicated by what treasure could be around the next corner – because more than likely, it’s worth it.
Disclosures: This game is developed by Hyperstrange and published by New Blood Interactive LLC. It is currently available on PC, PS5, and XBX/S.This copy of the game was obtained via publisher and reviewed on the PS5. Approximately 30 hours of play were devoted to the single-player mode, and the primary campaign was completed, but the DLC campaign was not completed. There are no multiplayer modes.
Parents: According to the ESRB, this game is rated M and contains Blood, Use of Alcoholand Tobacco, Violence. This game is definitely not aimed at children. While the visuals are generally low fidelity and rendered in a cartoony, non-realistic fashion, there is plenty of blood and gore. Enemies can be killed with various firearms, knives, and swords. When killed, enemies will spray blood out and can be partially dismembered with certain weapons. Alcohol and tobacco can be consumed as power-ups.
Colorblind Modes: There are nocolorblind modes available.
Deaf & Hard of Hearing Gamers: This game only offers subtitles in certain instances. Primary dialogue between characters is fully subtitled, but the player’s character makes many comments throughout gameplay that are not subtitled at all. While this game offers two options for text size, this only applies to certain menus and did not impact the text in subtitled dialogue. This game relies heavily on stealth, and when playing without sound I found it more difficult to remain unseen and, consequently, died more frequently due to enemy noises that are not represented visually. The missing in-game subtitles combined with the lack of visual indicators for key contextual noises means this game is not fully accessible.
Remappable Controls: Yes, this game offers fully remappable controls.
Hoomanz flips the script on alien invasions by putting you in the paws of the local wildlife, scaring off clueless humans who’ve invaded your planet. It’s cute, quirky, and built on a fun premise — but after a couple of levels, the charm starts to wear thin, and you’ll be glad it wraps up before the novelty fades.
