Latest Reviews of Devolver Digital Games
Review The Plucky Squire (PS5) - Joyful, Inventive Adventure on Every Page of PS Plus Gem
Jot what the doctor ordered
The Plucky Squire leapt out at us from the very first moment we saw its debut trailer, teasing the dimension-hopping capabilities of its central storybook hero. We're pleased to say the full game delivers on this core premise handsomely; Jot's journey across the pages of his book and beyond is full of unique moments and...
Mini Review Pepper Grinder (PS5) - Sprightly Platformer Is Well-Drilled
Drilling into the detail
What would you do if a load of pirates stole your hard-earned booty and the only tool you could find to get your stuff back was an oversized drill? Well, Pepper Grinder proffers an answer: you'd turn that drill into a sort of weapon-cum-vehicle and chase them down. Over the course of a short runtime, across four worlds that...
Mini Review KarmaZoo (PS5) - Co-Op Is Key in This Novel Multiplayer Platformer
Going loopy
KarmaZoo from Pastagames says that online co-op with strangers needn't be the painful exercise it usually is. A co-op platformer you play online with random players (or friends if you like), groups of up to 10 must work together to get through a short series of levels, and it works a treat. The design is pretty ingenious. After grouping...
Review The Talos Principle 2 (PS5) - An Excellent Philosophical Puzzler
What is a human?
Ever wondered what it's like to be human? Ever wondered what makes us human and a toaster a machine? Ever wondered what makes us more than just biological goop wearing clothes? Neither have we, but The Talos Principle 2 is making us think about some of these philosophical questions with its excellent writing and complex conundrums,...
Mini Review Wizard with a Gun (PS5) - This Co-Op Survival Adventure Is Worth a Shot
Machine gun Merlin
Wizard with a Gun is a one-or-two-player, twin-stick shooter, survival game from Galvanic Games and Devolver Digital. You play as a time-travelling wizard who's been tasked with preventing the Collapse, a cataclysmic event that split the world into pieces scattered throughout time. By exploring various procedurally generated...
Mini Review Tentacular (PSVR2) - Physics Puzzler May (Ten)tickle Your Fancy
Release the Kraken
Tentacular is a physics-based puzzler where you take control of a tentacled monster who's raised by the townsfolk of La Kalma, a small village in the middle of the ocean. You're on a journey of self-discovery, trying to find out how you came to be and where you belong. Using your long sucker-laden limbs to manipulate objects, you...
Mini Review Return to Monkey Island (PS5) - Original Creators Return to Beloved Point and Click
Rubber chicken with pulley optional
We find the mighty pirate Guybrush Threepwood sitting on a park bench, a bit older but not necessarily wiser. He is relaying the tale of a quest from The Secret of Monkey Island to a familiar youngster. The story that plays out is essentially the greatest hits of his first two adventures, with a sprinkling of...
Mini Review Inscryption (PS5) - The Most Unique Game You Will Play All Year
Heart of the cards
Inscryption is one of those games where the less you know the better. A card battling roguelike on first impression, it's what happens outside those duels where the true magic lies. Daniel Mullins has crafted a deceiving title full of layers and surprises; pulling them back and learning how they tick is what makes Inscryption...
Review Cult of the Lamb (PS5) - Deliciously Evil, Giddily Gruesome, and Bloody Brilliant
Breaking Baa-d
Few games make as strong a first impression as Cult of the Lamb. It had us in its thrall within a minute, and we remained enraptured for most of our 20 or so hours with the game. It’s a title that frequently delights, with an arresting tone, gruesome gameplay, and a cavalier approach to taste and decency. Only a handful of minor...
Review Trek to Yomi (PS5) - Short Samurai Slasher Thrives on Amazing Atmosphere
Highway to hell
Trek to Yomi isn't much of a trek, to be honest. This tribute to classic samurai cinema is only a few hours long at most, taking place across just a handful of story chapters. But what Trek to Yomi lacks in longevity, it makes up for in sheer atmosphere and spectacle. It's a superbly crafted indie adventure from a visual point of...
Latest Devolver Digital Articles
News Sony Acquires Minority Stake in Publisher Devolver Digital
London Stock Exchange values indie label at nearly $1 billion
Update: Sony's investment in Devolver Digital has been made official. PlayStation tweeted recently to say it's "honored to be an investor" in the publisher: This follows reports earlier today that the deal was on the cards following Devolver's move to a publicly traded company on the...
News Check a Look: Devolver Digital Returns to E3 Season in 2021
Devolver Direct coming back
You can always count on Devolver Digital to bring some surrealist nonsense to the usual E3 proceedings, and for that, we love it. The indie label has been showing up in and around the summer's gaming news blowout for the last few years, poking fun at press conferences and spilling an unusually high amount of blood. It's...
News Shadow Warrior 3 Is Deliriously Gory in New Gameplay Trailer
Still not announced for PS4, though
The Shadow Warrior series is often forgotten, but it's a highly entertaining first person action franchise. It's about to get its third instalment, and while it's yet to be announced for PlayStation 4 -- or PS5 -- we can't help but get excited. Take a look at this brand new gameplay trailer and tell us it doesn't...
News Devolver Digital Holding Direct-Style Event Later This Month
Check a look
Devolver Digital has a recent history of showing up at E3 with increasingly ridiculous press conferences, and we love it. It's no surprise that, this year, the indie label will be hosting a Nintendo Direct inspired broadcast, appropriately named Devolver Direct. In a press release, the publisher teases "new game reveals, gameplay...
News Plucky Publisher Devolver Digital Schedules In Its E3 2019 Press Conference
Will it be another bloodbath?
A relatively new tradition at the Electronic Entertainment Expo each June sees small publisher Devolver Digital wading in with a satirical, often violent, press conference of its own. These short presentations have been a good laugh the last couple of years, and we know the publisher is set to return to the show in...
News Yes, Devolver Digital Will Hold a Press Conference at E3 2019
Oh boy
The last couple of years have seen one of the industry's smaller publishers crash the E3 party with unorthodox and worryingly violent press conferences, and it's been great. Devolver Digital's pressers mainly poke fun at the rest of the video game world, and provide some levity to an event that can take itself a little too seriously a
E3 2018 Devolver Digital's Press Conference Brings Stupidity, Bloodshed, and Game Announcements
Check a look
Devolver Digital is back at E3 with its second press conference, and it's another gloriously over the top spoof of the entire event. The character of Nina returns to present the brief presser, and she brings her foul-mouthed, overly aggressive style back to E3 with aplomb. This conference...
E3 2017 Devolver Digital's Tongue-in-Cheek Presser Is Well Worth a Watch
Check a look
Hot on the heels of Bethesda's E3 conference came Devolver Digital's segment on Twitch, where it promised a "ridiculous" show with "no game reveals". In all fairness, it delivered exactly that. The conference, put together by a company called Imagos Films, was no more than 15 minutes long, but was packed with satirical moments, such as...
News Hotline Miami 2 Is Butchering Its Way onto PS4 and Vita Next Month
Scream bloody murder
Hear that throbbing electronica in the distance? That's the sound of blood soaked sequel Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number fast approaching its release date. The game's official Twitter account has announced that the adrenaline simulator is storming onto Sony's consoles next month, on the 10th March. Needless to say, it should be a...
News You're Probably Eligible for a Free Download of Hotline Miami on PS4
Cross-buy saves the day
It's official, cross-buy is the absolute best thing ever conceived by humans. Need proof? Look no further than the incoming PlayStation 4 release of indie darling Hotline Miami. Publisher Devolver Digital is bringing the stylish twin-stick murder-'em-up to the shiny black box, and if you've already bought the PlayStation 3...
News Sony Acquires Minority Stake in Publisher Devolver Digital
London Stock Exchange values indie label at nearly $1 billion
Update: Sony's investment in Devolver Digital has been made official. PlayStation tweeted recently to say it's "honored to be an investor" in the publisher: This follows reports earlier today that the deal was on the cards following Devolver's move to a publicly traded company on the...
News Check a Look: Devolver Digital Returns to E3 Season in 2021
Devolver Direct coming back
You can always count on Devolver Digital to bring some surrealist nonsense to the usual E3 proceedings, and for that, we love it. The indie label has been showing up in and around the summer's gaming news blowout for the last few years, poking fun at press conferences and spilling an unusually high amount of blood. It's...
News Shadow Warrior 3 Is Deliriously Gory in New Gameplay Trailer
Still not announced for PS4, though
The Shadow Warrior series is often forgotten, but it's a highly entertaining first person action franchise. It's about to get its third instalment, and while it's yet to be announced for PlayStation 4 -- or PS5 -- we can't help but get excited. Take a look at this brand new gameplay trailer and tell us it doesn't...
News Devolver Digital Holding Direct-Style Event Later This Month
Check a look
Devolver Digital has a recent history of showing up at E3 with increasingly ridiculous press conferences, and we love it. It's no surprise that, this year, the indie label will be hosting a Nintendo Direct inspired broadcast, appropriately named Devolver Direct. In a press release, the publisher teases "new game reveals, gameplay...
News Plucky Publisher Devolver Digital Schedules In Its E3 2019 Press Conference
Will it be another bloodbath?
A relatively new tradition at the Electronic Entertainment Expo each June sees small publisher Devolver Digital wading in with a satirical, often violent, press conference of its own. These short presentations have been a good laugh the last couple of years, and we know the publisher is set to return to the show in...
News Yes, Devolver Digital Will Hold a Press Conference at E3 2019
Oh boy
The last couple of years have seen one of the industry's smaller publishers crash the E3 party with unorthodox and worryingly violent press conferences, and it's been great. Devolver Digital's pressers mainly poke fun at the rest of the video game world, and provide some levity to an event that can take itself a little too seriously a
E3 2018 Devolver Digital's Press Conference Brings Stupidity, Bloodshed, and Game Announcements
Check a look
Devolver Digital is back at E3 with its second press conference, and it's another gloriously over the top spoof of the entire event. The character of Nina returns to present the brief presser, and she brings her foul-mouthed, overly aggressive style back to E3 with aplomb. This conference...
E3 2017 Devolver Digital's Tongue-in-Cheek Presser Is Well Worth a Watch
Check a look
Hot on the heels of Bethesda's E3 conference came Devolver Digital's segment on Twitch, where it promised a "ridiculous" show with "no game reveals". In all fairness, it delivered exactly that. The conference, put together by a company called Imagos Films, was no more than 15 minutes long, but was packed with satirical moments, such as...
News Hotline Miami 2 Is Butchering Its Way onto PS4 and Vita Next Month
Scream bloody murder
Hear that throbbing electronica in the distance? That's the sound of blood soaked sequel Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number fast approaching its release date. The game's official Twitter account has announced that the adrenaline simulator is storming onto Sony's consoles next month, on the 10th March. Needless to say, it should be a...
News You're Probably Eligible for a Free Download of Hotline Miami on PS4
Cross-buy saves the day
It's official, cross-buy is the absolute best thing ever conceived by humans. Need proof? Look no further than the incoming PlayStation 4 release of indie darling Hotline Miami. Publisher Devolver Digital is bringing the stylish twin-stick murder-'em-up to the shiny black box, and if you've already bought the PlayStation 3...