After more than a decade away, Nintendo’s oddball life sim returns with Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream for Nintendo Switch.

Everything you need to know about PlayStation Plus Essential, Extra and Premium. Sony’s PlayStation Plus has grown from a simple “online multiplayer plus free monthly games” service – which we ...

Clap Hanz’s special brand of golf makes its long overdue Nintendo debut with Easy Come, Easy Golf on Nintendo Switch. Has it been worth the wait? First up, a disclaimer: Yes, I am aware that Easy Come ...

Doom Eternal? More like… no, actually, “eternal” pretty much covers it. At the beginning of the Doom (2016) reboot, Doomguy wakes up in a tomb. He’s being prodded and poked by demons, which he’s ...

Consume Me wins the Grand Prize at the 27th annual Independent Games Festival (IGF) Awards. The IGF awards, held as part of the 2025 Game Developers Conference, celebrated the most innovative and ...

PlayStation 5 exclusive Returnal was the big winner at the 2022 BAFTA Games Awards. Housemarque’s acclaimed roguelike shooter won four awards, including the coveted Best Game prize. It also picked up ...

As befits the genre, our mystery begins with our detective’s peace shattered by a ringing telephone – a call from their supervisor, and a new case to investigate. But what animal would a detective be?

Calling Donkey Kong Country Returns HD non-essential might seem harsh, but the phrase fits as snugly as a banana in its peel. This HD remaster of the beloved 2010 Wii title brings minimal innovation ...

Grid Legends races to Nintendo Switch 2, but can Feral Interactive repeat its porting magic? Grid Legends first hit PC and consoles in 2022. It earned strong reviews, no mean feat given competition ...

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Control, and Disco Elysium are among the big winners at The Game Awards 2019. 2019 might not feel like a vintage year in gaming – more of a 2014 than a 2017 – but The Game ...

Cocoon, A Highland Song, and Venba lead the nominations at this year’s Independent Games Festival awards. At Thumbsticks, we don’t focus much on news these days. However, we always appreciate the work ...

Fire Emblem Engage, as ever, gets the tactical RPG combat just right. The story, though? That’s less engaging. What makes a Nintendo kingdom worth saving? In the case of Hyrule, from The Legend of ...