Sin Vega
Rock Paper Shotgun
United Kingdom
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The most interesting space trader is still one from 1998
Now that it's on Steam, maybe 90s space trading sim Hardwar will finally get its due. → Read More
Where does Dwarf Fortress stand after a decade defined by its own successors?
Now Dwarf Fortress is on Steam, with new graphics, does it still have a place in 2023 among all the colony sims and games it inspired? → Read More
The Rally Point: Ostriv, Workers & Resources, and where town builders ought to go next
In this month's Rally Point, Sin Vega takes a look at city builders that are doing things a bit differently, and hopes more break out of the Sim City mould → Read More
The Rally Point: Symphony Of War makes everyone on the battlefield feel important
The Rally Point takes a look at the new RPG-maker game Symphony Of War, and finds it to be very good. → Read More
The Rally Point: The Heroic Legend Of Eagarlnia is a sort of light grand strategy, somehow
Today on Rally Point it's the sort of low-key grand strategy of The Heroic Legend Of Eagarlnia → Read More
The Rally Point: Shadows Of Forbidden Gods exhibits the power of evil chaos theory
Shadow Of Forbidden Gods is a strategy game about taking over the world and sowing chaos. From, you know, the shadows. → Read More
Code Force played Distant Worlds 2 for us, and the signal is strong
We chat to Distant Worlds 2's producer and co-designer Erik Rutkins about rebuilding this epic 4X space game from the ground up for 2022. → Read More
G String is like Half-Life 2, except that I like it
As well as having possibly the worst name in history, G String is a sci-fi action adventure offering a throwback to the early/mid 2000s → Read More
Build better worlds in Imagine Earth
This week in Scout Report, we're looking at Imagine Earth, a sci-fi strategy sim about colonising planets using whatever tactics you think are best... → Read More
The Rally Point: we need to talk about overwatch
Overwatch is becoming ubiquitous in turn based shooters. But should it be? → Read More
HighFleet review: a brilliant strategy game buried under frustrations
HighFleet's aerial battles show that it's a brilliant strategy game buried under a pile of frustrations and restrictions. → Read More
The Rally Point: Legion War is the perfect summer wargame
Legion War is a wargame that's both approachable and casual, and hefty and complicated → Read More
The Rally Point: What the XXXX is going on?
We examine the 4X genre through the lens of Distant Worlds and its upcoming sequel. Is our dream 4X game out there somewhere? → Read More
Strategic Mind: Fight For Freedom treads old ground with comfortable boots
World War II strategy game Strategic Mind: Fight For Freedom freshens up a setting we've all seen a lot of before → Read More
I want more of Phantom Brigade’s simultaneous turns
More strategy games should use simultaneous turns, and mechs. Luckily, Phantom Brigade uses both! → Read More
Creeper World 4 is a triumph of consistency
Creeper World 4 is a real-time strategy game about fighting a slowly encroaching mass, and it's a subtle improvement on previous games in the series. → Read More
The best game you missed in December 2020: Suzerain
Suzerain is part political sim, part political visual novel. It is very much a game about deciding who to trust, who to placate, and even who to feign trust in. → Read More
The Falconeer review
The Falconeer review A beautifully realised world housing an enjoyable and original, but limited 3D aerial combat game. Developer: Tomas Sala Publisher: Wired → Read More
I cannot adequately explain Starstruck, but I like whatever it is
Starstuck is either a cute adventure game or a rhythm-action game or a silly rampage game, but all three are good. Try the free demo for yourself! → Read More
Lock up your courtiers: Crusader Kings 3 is out now
The sequel to the inimitable dynastic scheming game is out now, and it looks like a big improvement, even if the fundamentals are much the same. → Read More