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The Isle Tide Hotel is an interactive movie that plays out like a detective story where players must solve a mystery through gathering clues and speaking to guests. The setting for the adventure is an elaborate and strange luxury hotel where nothing is quite what is seems.

This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill enjoys the prologue for Robin Hood Sherwood Builders Bandit’s Trail. The Bandit’s Trail offering is a base building adventure RPG, with the prologue being free to play on Steam.

Set in the future on a lonely Martian outpost, players in Fort Solis respond to a distress call and investigate a thriller of a mystery with implications for all of humanity. With its incredible graphics and top voice acting setting the mood, Fort Solis makes for amazing sci-fi horror.

Fading Afternoon is a 2D adventure title by developer Yeo about an aging yakuza released from prison after a long sentence. He is tasked with rebuilding his family’s influence, getting back on to the streets and fighting bloody wars for money, territory and respect.

The first chapter of The Adventures of Bluke Bifton by Brainloaf Studio could have likely been ripped from the screen of a 1990s cartoon given the animation style. This over-the-top adventure plays out in a series of exploration and mini-game missions that will highly appeal to its target audience.

Digital Extremes multiplayer high mobility shooter Warframe has been going strong for over a decade, and it has frequent updates and new features to keep it fresh. Warframe is so popular that Digital Extremes hosts an annual convention called TennoCon which is attented by thousands of fans every year.

The I’m on Observation Duty series is one of the most unique horror adventure titles available. In Notovia’s I’m on Observation Duty 6, players are tasked with being supernatural security guards for haunted places, watching over a bank of cameras and quickly reporting ghostly trouble before it can escalate.

Planet of Lana by Thunderful Publishing is one of the most gorgeous side scrolling adventures to release in a long time. Players must guide an unlikely pair through Planet of Lana’s challenging and deadly world against a backdrop that sometimes steals the show.

An almost forgotten series without a new entry in over a decade comes roaring back with the release of Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. With extremely challenging gameplay, it quickly becomes one of the most hardcore and action-packed mech combat battlers ever made.

Rocket League is a mainstay of eSports tournaments, but you don’t need to be a professional athlete to enjoy this amazing title’s vehicular soccer. The free to play Rocket League is developed and published by Psyonix, and it has new seasons, features and vehicles constantly being released.

After sitting in Early Access for over three years, Baldur’s Gate 3 has finally launched, and is an incredibly impressive game. This polished gem is easily one of the best and most detailed RPGs ever made, offering hundreds of hours of quality Dungeons and Dragons-based adventuring.

This week Modern Gamer columnist Marie Brownhill examines Catlord, an action-adventure title for the Nintendo Switch that will have players helping their cat character defend their territory from other creatures that really want to ruffle your fur. If you are itching for some weekend entertainment on the Nintendo Switch, Catlord might scratch that for you.

Since Neal Sayatovich took over the Save State column last week, Save State’s Vincent Mahoney is taking over the Fresh Look column this week. Vince is eager to play the new Pokemon Scarlet and Violet expansion, The Teal Mask, but until then he is enjoying a fan-made title called Pokemon Emerald Rogue.

Anime Sunday is a column by Michael Blaker covering various anime titles. This week he covers his “Liar, Liar” Episode 01 Impressions.

Our reporter Ron Kipling Williams loves to cover BlerdCon every year. He took some time to wander around the convention to talk with some of the interesting guests, speakers and artists that help to make the show so amazing.

After taking over Fresh Look’s column last week and examining Pokemon Emerald Rogue, columnist Vincent Mahoney returns to his Save State column. This week Vince describes The Teal Mask DLC, which is the latest expansion of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

The Game Over Podcast crew aren’t feeling too optimistic about finding a new podcast studio space.

This week Trekker’s Delight discusses Star Trek: Lower Decks fifth episode of season four in which three Betazoid women cause chaos on the Cerritos.

As the professional Farming Simulator League prepares for Season Five, Farming Simulator 22 has upgraded its multiplayer component with new and free competitive modes for everyone to enjoy.