ICYMI: Tearing through environments and uncovering secrets never stops feeling satisfying in Donkey Kong Bananza. www.rewinder.co.uk/donkey-kong-...

ICYMI: Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, delivering something truly spectacular for Lex last month. www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...

ICYMI: Lex cannot stop thinking about the inherent and often confused politics of sports games, and tried to reckon with whether we can afford to let the perfect get in the way of the good at the moment. www.rewinder.co.uk/charged-poli...

ICYMI - Duck Detective: The Ghost of Glamping brought us a strong follow-up to The Secret Salami, offering a brief yet hilarious mystery worth investigating. www.rewinder.co.uk/duck-detecti...

ICYMI: Recreating success stories in sports games like F1 Manager 24 can be rather thrilling, especially when it involves an underdog. www.rewinder.co.uk/i-love-recre...

ICYMI: Back in June, Lex assessed the latest Ridge Racer re-release through Hamster's Arcade Archives, believing we deserve better than what this lacklustre arcade port has to offer. www.rewinder.co.uk/new-ridge-ra...

There is something unmistakably missing that should be here in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

IYCMI: Games can deliver some truly memorable locations, and Henry reflected on how he's come to better appreciate their intricacies across the years. www.rewinder.co.uk/learning-to-...

ICYMI: In her July write-up, Lex offered her thoughts on Hideo Kojima's latest game and why it ultimately frustrated her. www.rewinder.co.uk/death-strand...

There is something unmistakably missing that should be here in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond.

ICYMI - Lost in Random: The Eternal Die delivered an enjoyable roguelite spin-off inspired by Hades, giving this former villain a compelling redemption arc. www.rewinder.co.uk/lost-in-rand...

Here we are, at the end of our first calendar year as a website. So we present to you Rewinder's Game of the Year awards for 2025.

ICYMI: Dear Me, I Was... is a short, emotionally impactful journey worth exploring on Switch 2. Here's our full review from August. www.rewinder.co.uk/dear-me-i-wa...

ICYMI: to a T is another dose of joy and whimsy that we've come to expect from Keita Takahashi and the team at uvula. Here is Scott's review from May. www.rewinder.co.uk/to-a-t-review/

We're taking a break across the holidays and while we're preparing to publish our 2025 Game of the Year Awards and one more feature, we'll be sharing some highlights from across the year in a series of ICYMI posts. Keep an eye out for those in the coming days.

Cloudheim is out in Early Access, delivering enjoyable physics-based combat with plenty of Norse flavoured chaos.

Trails of Cold Steel sent Henry on a new obsession five years ago, and he regrets to report that he's at it again.

So, how we all doing tonight?

Skate Story is an incredibly stylish skateboarding game with a terrific soundtrack where you try to eat the moon. Here's our impressions.

Day of the Devs returned with a new indie showcase, proving once again why its a highlight of each presentation season.

Games can deliver some truly memorable locations, and Henry reflects on how he's come to better appreciate their intricacies across the years.

Jason likes playing games sometimes, who knew? Either way, he's been enjoying the latest Genshin Impact update.

Our latest episode of Be Kind, Rewinder, is live. Episode 12 sees Scott, Lex, and Henry discuss rising hardware prices, Kirby Air Riders, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and more.

It's always a joy to see games covering lesser known locations.

Kirby and Sektori are both odes to maximalism through simplicity. www.rewinder.co.uk/kirby-air-ri...

Kirby and Sektori are both odes to maximalism through simplicity. www.rewinder.co.uk/kirby-air-ri...

Tech noir thriller 'of the Devil' launches the murder mystery's second episode next month on Steam.

Rest in peace, Dizzy.

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is a perfectly serviceable third attempt for the Zelda series at the Musou genre, and sometimes that's all a game needs to be.

The Simpsons came to Fortnite this month is instead of playing a relevant and new thing, Lex and Scott played 2007's The Simpsons Game on PS3.

Lumines Arise is a wonderful game worth diving into, but Tetris Effect will always keep Henry coming back.

Resharing my Lumines Arise review from earlier in the week. It is one of the few bits of my own writing I didn't instantly hate once I hit publish.

Stars can appear in the strangest places, and Hatsune Pingu is no different with Penguin Festival.

Lumines Arise is a wonderful game worth diving into, but Tetris Effect will always keep Henry coming back.

Stars can appear in the strangest places, and Hatsune Pingu is no different with Penguin Festival.

We are back live on Twitch for the first time in a while, playing Fortn---NOT THAT GAME. WE'RE PLAYING THE SIMPSONS GAME. www.twitch.tv/rewindermedia

Join us today at 10AM PT/6pm GMT on Twitch as Lex jumps into The Simpsons Game! www.twitch.tv/rewindermedia

Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever. www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...

Lumines Arise is an incredible culmination of much of Mizuguchi and Enhance's legacy, and the result is something that Lex needed now more than ever. www.rewinder.co.uk/lumines-aris...

Henry's been after a new Fall Guys type game for several years, but Sonic Rumble is not the one.

Finally

Nintendo's preparing to release more movies with a “consistent release cadence,” so it's only a matter of time before we get F-Zero, right?

Datamining suggests PlayStation will introduce cross-buy between PC and PS5.

Kaiju brawler GigaBash is introducing Gamera in next month's DLC, letting him finally fight Godzilla and Ultraman.

What goes into making a new Jackbox game? Following Party Pack 11 launching last week, we sat down with one of its directors to learn more.

London's Game Music Festival is hosting five live concerts next year that covers Persona, both Hades games, and more.

EGX returned with MCM London and while it remains a disappointingly slim event, we still found some gaming highlights.

The Lonesome Guild, a hand-drawn action RPG focused on the power of friendship, is out now.

The Victor Initiative is a survival horror game where you explore an abandoned government facility in North Wales, and it's out now in early access.

Jason knows Pokémon can be amazing and while Legends Z-A is a step forward, it's not quite enough.