Become a forsaken nun and find absolution in the dead, almost-techno gothic horror world of Metamorphosis

There is something that lies in the belly of Metamorphosis that makes me recoil. The surface level concept is easy enough to follow. It is a 2D pixel art horror where you play as a "forsaken nun" who "walks the long road to absolution." The world you find yourself in in the game's demo is overbearing, crushing. Initially you find yourself in the depths of a church, and even that is worth questioning - what church has depths? When you come across a device, and what on the offset looks like gothic horror a la Bloodborne becomes perplexingly technological.

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RuneScape: Dragonwild's Fellhollow update gets a zombie-bashing and magical farming look-in ahead of its release next week

It's funny to think that RuneScape: Dragonwilds, one of those cosy-ish, survival crafty type of games doesn't have farming just yet, but I suppose that's understandable given it is an early access game. Doesn't matter much either, as farming will be coming to the game next week as part of its Fellhollow update, which just got another look-in through a new gameplay trailer that also shows off all sorts of undead bashing you'll be doing.

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The devs behind Bradley the Badger want it to be the video game industry's satire moment

Satire is a genre that you find often enough in mediums like film and television, but there is an argument to be made that it doesn't happen as often in games, and that maybe, this is due for a reckoning. This is the argument that Davide Soliani (Mario + Rabbids) and Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption) are making about the game they're co-directing, Bradley the Badger, a comedic, half-throwback, half-fresh-take platformer revealed at The Geoff Keighley Night this week.

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The Rogue Prince of Persia parkours around Hades in its own roguelite lane

In a year where Hades II dominated the roguelite headlines, Evil Empire's The Rogue Prince of Persia slipped by largely unnoticed. This is the second time Supergiant's game overshadowed The Rogue Prince, with both titles entering early access at similar times last year.

In fact, the story you may best remember of Evil Empire's game was the frothing criticism of the Prince's art style – a unique blend influenced by Arabic miniatures, Mœbius comics, and the purple-skinned sprites from the 1990 PC CGA port of the first Prince of Persia game.

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What are we all playing this weekend?

We're heading into our last full week before Christmas and I can almost hear the hellish jangle of Saint Nick's sled bells in the night air. But I shan't spend too long thinking about that red-suited home invader. Not when there are weekends to be had and games to be played.

This is what the team will be playing this weekend.

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Star Wars: Fate Of The Old Republic revealed - a KOTOR "spiritual successor" RPG led by Mass Effect's Casey Hudson

We’re getting a new Star Wars game, ladies and gentledroids! It’s Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic. It’s a single player action RPG created by a team led by Casey Hudson - the project director for Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic, and a veteran of the Mass Effect series. They’re calling it a “spiritual successor” to KOTOR. Here’s the announcement trailer.

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Decrepit is a solo-developed soulslike about escaping a castle by dying in it

Earlier tonight, The Game Awards 2025 briefly ceased funnelling trophies into Sandfall Interactive’s pockets on a heavily sponsored conveyor belt to reveal Decrepit: a horror-flavoured, dungeon-dwelling soulslike that’s the debut project of solo dev outfit Jämmerdal Games. It’s being published by Three Friends, they of Romestead and ex-Mojang/Ghost Ship Games note, and aims to be out in 2026.

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