The Evening Arcade

25 years have passed since a certain bird and bear duo graced our screens, but love for classic collectathon 3D platformers has not dwindled - Cavern of Dreams creates a near-identical sense of joy and glorious goofiness in style and gameplay, but critically we need to ask: does it hold up on its own merits? Find out in this snippet from Coast and County Radio!

Making it's way to PlayStation and bringing with it a whole host of extra features, the deluxe edition of this throwback to classic park-building mainstay Roller Coaster Tycoon holds it's own - but can it stay in the rails? Find out in this Coast and County Radio review!

Kick back and relax in this cozy visual novel about witchcraft, wonder and maybe a bit of romance along the way! Find out how we got along in this Coast and County Radio clip!

With a new developer at the helm, the infamous IP returns to try once more at its own take on the Soulsborne genre. After 9 years, can Lords of the Fallen finally shake off its reputation and become a beloved game? Find out in this Coast and County Radio clip!

Taking inspiration from a certain popular Netflix show about weirder goings-on, Kingdom Eighties brings the traditionally historic setting of the series forward into the modern-ish era. Does the formula translate well into the age of the Commodore 64? Find out in this totally tubular* clip from Coast and County Radio! *Tubularity not guaranteed

The fast-paced cooking game finally makes it's way the the handheld hybrid! Manage your own restaurant, do chores and make some dosh along the way in this port of the beloved cooking sim, but will this version be a gourmet delight or an underbaked confection? Find out in this snippet originally broadcast on Coast and County Radio!

Over 4 decades on and the grim, grinning ghosts of Atari's Haunted House return (albeit with many, many more pixels to spare!). Find out how this brand new take on the Atari 2600 title holds up in this Coast and County Radio coverage!

The spooky season is upon us, so why not celebrate with a selection of incredible indie games all packaged into a delightful cassette tape style USB? With 30+ unique indie horror games and a full-colour manual, as well as demos and a bunch of bonus features, you don't want to miss out! Find out our thoughts in this Coast and County Radio snippet; you can find out more about the mixtape and grab yo...

Blending minor rogue-lite elements with an action RPG Dungeon Crawler seems like a strange soup, but with seven unique playable characters and a focus on adaptability, can Silent Hope pull it off? Find out in this Coast and County Radio clip!

RTS games have made a comeback in recent years, so it's time to see if this staple in the genre holds up by today's standards; with quality of life changes geared towards console players, can this classic hold it's post? Find out in this review as broadcast on Coast and County Radio!

If it ain't broke, don't fix it! Wargroove returns, boasting the same formula wrapped in a brand new story, new abilities and a fresh lick of paint. Find out how well we fought in this snippet from Coast and County Radio!

Puzzle solving? In my spooky game? That's exactly what you can expect from this oddly cozy and charming puzzle construction game, but how does Sweet Dreams Alex stack up? Find out in this clip from Coast and County Radio!

The desert can be an unforgiving place, but this expansive wasteland is always better enjoyed with friends! Find out how we got along with Wildmender in this segment from Coast and County Radio!

A decade on, the Mugen Souls games are brought to the fore once more, but how does this renown sequel hold up to modern scrutiny? Find out in this Coast and County Radio snippet!

Roguelike city-builder, you say? Don't mind if I do! In this combination of puzzle tile placement and strategic resource management, we see Early Access being used to it's fullest, providing a game fit for playing while giving players room to feed back their experience. Find out what we loved about These Doomed Isles (and no, we don't mean the UK for a change!) in our Coast and County Radio clip.

Arcade racers are always a blast, but can this NASCAR name live up to the reputation it's namesake brings? Find out in this Coast and County Radio coverage!

The latest in open-world racing is here! How does the latest entry in this renown series hold up? Find out in this Coast and County Radio snippet!

We can't fit the full title in the header of this episode, so instead Mon-Yu: Defeat Monsters And Gain Strong Weapons And Armor. You May Be Defeated, But Don’t Give Up. Become Stronger. I Believe There Will Be A Day When The Heroes Defeat The Devil King will be the entire description of our Coast and County Radio coverage of this Etrian Odyssey-inspired Dungeon crawler. We hope you enjoy hearing a...

The chances of anything coming from Mars are a million to one, they said, but the chances of us settling the red planet are much greater! Can conquering the Martian frontier be fun, or a slog of scientific scale? Find out in this clip from Coast and County Radio!

Sometimes a sequel comes along and vastly changes a game for the better; this RPG sequel to the formerly rogue-like Everspace takes the game into a new frontier, but does this shift pay off? Find out in this Coast and County Radio coverage!

Yo-ho and a bottle of rum! Bilkins Folly finally makes it's way to our fair shores, but how does this puzzle adventure hold up? Find out in this snippet from Coast and County Radio!

Fans of the the Avatar series have been clamouring for a video game adaptation that remains true to the original series, but how does this retelling of the story hold up? Self-declared ATLA superfan Steven finds out in this Coast and County Radio clip!

We are certainly spoiled for choice this winter, as Sony step in to rival Nintendo's Direct presentation with their own State of Play! Find out the biggest announcements and reveals right here!

What does Nintendo have in store for the winter of 2023? Find out in this brief rundown of the biggest announcements from the Nintendo Direct presentation!

In a surprise to literally nobody, Dungeons and Dragons fan Steven takes a look at the hotly anticipated Baldurs Gate 3 as it finally makes its way to PlayStation 5. Find out how we got along with it in this Coast and County Radio clip!