Xbox First Impressions: Strange HorticultureStrange Horticulture has finally come to Xbox, bringing its occult mysteries with it. Here's what we thought after a few hours in our plant shop...Posted 3 days ago by Heidi Nicholas 9
Park Beyond review: A health and safety inspector's worst nightmarePark Beyond launches on Xbox today, offering you a chance to build incredible and unconventional theme parks. Tom wielded the power of "Impossification" to see what delights he could dream up.Posted 1 month ago by Tom West 16
Xbox Game Pass First Impressions: Planet of LanaThe long-awaited Planet of Lana leaps onto Xbox Game Pass today — here's what we thought after a few hours solving puzzles with Mui, dodging enemy robots, and running through the lush planet of Lana.Posted 3 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 5
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – First ImpressionsThe long-awaited sequel Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is out now on Xbox Series X|S, and we've spent some time flinging stormtroopers off buildings and slicing off limbs to bring you our first impressions on Cal Kestis' latest outing.Posted 3 months ago by Sean Carey 13
Afterimage is a masterclass in strong style... and weak achievement designAfterimage, the beautiful hand-drawn Metroidvania-style adventure, launched on Xbox this week, and though I'm almost at the end, poor achievement pacing means I have just seven out of 46 to show for my efforts so far...Posted 4 months ago by Luke Albigés 40
Xbox Game Pass First Impressions: Loop HeroLoop Hero is a fine new addition to the Game Pass library, bringing another popular Devolver release to Xbox at last. We dived in for a few laps of this unique fantasy roguelite to see if Four Quarters' game was worth the wait.Posted 4 months ago by Luke Albigés 22
Xbox Game Pass First Impressions: InkulinatiStrategy game Inkulinati brings its bizarre bestiary to Xbox Game Pass today — here's what we thought after a few hours battling sword-wielding rabbits and fox archers.Posted 7 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 6
Xbox Game Pass First Impressions: Hi-Fi RushMicrosoft shadow-dropped Hi-Fi Rush, a new rhythm brawler from Tango Gameworks, at its Developer Direct showcase earlier this week — we've only scratched the surface, but it seems superb so far...Posted 7 months ago by Luke Albigés 51
Gunfire Reborn: the Game Pass roguelite shooter we can't stop playingGunfire Reborn launches on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Game Pass today, offering up compelling roguelite action for up to four players. Here's what Tom thought about this action-packed looter-shooter...Posted 10 months ago by Tom West 29
Temtem: Xbox gets the Pokémon MMO fans always wantedTemtem, the hit monster-training RPG and Pokémon-esque MMO, recently left early access, launching onto Xbox at the same time. It wants to be the very best, and it doesn't fall far short based on what we've played so far...Posted 10 months ago by Luke Albigés 62
Xbox Game Pass first impressions: Let's Build a ZooLet's Build a Zoo is now available with Xbox Game Pass — here's what we thought after a few hours delving into the good (and evil) parts of zoo management...Posted 11 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 30
Xbox Game Pass First Impressions — Metal: HellsingerMetal: Hellsinger explodes into Xbox Game Pass today, opening the gates for the rhythm-FPS to rock the socks off even more players. Here's what we thought after our first few hours in Hell...Posted 11 months ago by Luke Albigés 29
Xbox Game Pass First Impressions: You Suck at ParkingYou Suck at Parking joins Xbox Game Pass, PC Game Pass, and Xbox Cloud Gaming soon, and Sean has been parking cars in the driving puzzle game for hours now. Here are his thoughts on Happy Volcano's debut Xbox game.Posted 11 months ago by Sean Carey 12
Stray Blade hands-on: an approachable Soulslike on Xbox Series X|SStray Blade is an action RPG launching on Xbox Series X|S in 2023, featuring Soulslike elements and a dynamic world that changes as you play. We recently had a chance to play; here's what we thought...Posted 11 months ago by Tom West 8
Disney Dreamlight Valley: first impressionsXbox Game Pass members can play the Early Access version of Disney Dreamlight Valley now — check out what we thought after several hours with the life-sim!Posted 11 months ago by Heidi Nicholas 52
Pentiment hands-on: more than meets the eyePentiment is the upcoming narrative adventure game set in 16th-century Bavaria, which blends illuminated manuscripts with other forms of medieval storytelling. We had a chance to play it — here's what we thought...Posted 11 months ago by Tom West 6
High on Life hands-on: injecting chaos into Xbox Game PassHigh on Life will be bringing its absurd alien antics to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Game Pass in December, and we had a chance to go hands-on and partake in its crazed shenanigans, and here's what we thought...Posted 11 months ago by Tom West 3
Dead Island 2 first impressions: Slaying on Santa Monica beachDead Island 2's reveal during Gamescom's Opening Night Live was followed by a behind-closed-doors play test on-site, where we had a chance to break some zombie heads while sunning it up on LA's beaches. Here's what we thought.Posted 11 months ago by Tom West 13
Xbox Game Pass First Impressions: Turbo Golf RacingTurbo Golf Racing blasted down the fairway and into Xbox Game Preview this week, offering up a turbo-charged experience for up to eight players on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC, and Xbox Game Pass. Here are our first impressions.Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 25
Every Summer Game Fest 2022 Xbox demo testedThe Summer Game Fest 2022 demo event might officially be over, but that doesn't mean the fun has to end. If you missed out on any of the Xbox demos, don't worry — we tried them all! Here are our first impressions of each.Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 14
Game Pass First Impressions: Little Witch in the WoodsHad your eye on charming indie life sim Little Witch in the Woods? It's out via Game Preview on Xbox Game Pass now — have a look at what we thought after a few hours with it!Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 16
Evil Dead: The Game first impressions: Raising hell now, but banishment is a concernAsh Williams and his band of Deadite-slaughtering compatriots offer a groovy experience in Saber Interactive's asymmetrical multiplayer action-horror title, Evil Dead: The Game, but the risk of banishment is real.Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 28
Soundfall first impressions: Musical Diablo rocks, despite a few bum notesRhythm-action dungeon-crawler Soundfall takes the stage on Xbox today for a surprise show. We’ve been jamming with it for a little while already, and it’s a blast when everything comes together…Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 9
Game Pass First Impressions: Turnip Boy Commits Tax EvasionTurnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion is both a pretty accurate summary of the game, and a title that immediately leaves you wanting to know more. Here are our first impressions of the Xbox Game Pass newcomer...Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 14
Cult of the Lamb: TA team first impressionsCult of the Lamb somehow manages to be both cute and very creepy and intrigued us all so much at the WASD gaming event that we all insisted on trying the base-building dungeon crawler. Here's what we thought!Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 10
Trek to Yomi: TA team first impressionsTrek to Yomi has intrigue in trailers for its beautiful black and while art, samurai vibes, and dark narrative premise. The team got hands-on with the game — so let's see how they handle a blade.Posted 1 year ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 11
Silt: TA team first impressionsSpiral Circus' upcoming underwater adventure Silt will be diving into the world later this year — here's what some of the TA news team thought of the game after getting their hands on an early build...Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 8
Two Point Campus: First ImpressionsWe got the chance to try out Two Point Campus for a few hours — read on to find out why we'll definitely be signing up to attend when it launches in August!Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 5
Tunic: first impressionsAction-adventure game Tunic launches today, and we've put together our first impressions of the game so you can see how we fared as a small fox in a big world of secrets...Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 7
Shadow Warrior 3 — first impressionsLo Wang is back and causing a relentless amount of chaos on our screens in Shadow Warrior 3. Here are our first impressions of the potty-mouthed ninja's latest adventure.Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 20
Roguebook — first impressionsIf you have been thinking about trying a game that mixes the card collecting and roguelike genres, Roguebook might be what you need — here are our first impressions of the game.Posted 1 year ago by Tom West 28
Monster Crown — first impressionsMonster Crown is out now for Xbox — if you're not yet sure about it, why not come and take a read of our first impressions after a few hours battling monsters?Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 11
The King of Fighters XV — first impressionsSNK's latest entry in its legendary fighting series launches next week, and we've been busting out crazy combos to get a feel for the game ahead of release. It's really rather good, though there's not much for solo players here...Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 19
Game Pass First Impressions: PupperazziPupperazzi, the dog photography game, launches into Xbox Game Pass today — see what we thought after our first few hours with it.Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 27
ICYMI: a weekly round-up of the biggest Xbox news stories from TrueAchievementsWe've rounded all of the biggest stories from this week into a condensed list for you — we're good, eh? It's been a bit of an exciting one, really, that has seen the end of our 20 moments that defined Xbox series...Posted 1 year ago by Tom West
First Impressions: Halo Infinite campaignMicrosoft was kind enough to offer us early access to Halo Infinite's campaign, so we've played through the four opening missions and some of the open world content. Here are our thoughts so far...Posted 1 year ago by Luke Albigés 41
ICYMI: here's a round-up of the biggest Xbox news stories this week from TrueAchievementsThe week has been filled with news, reviews, Xbox Game Pass additions, and more. We've put it all together in a handy recap for your browsing pleasure.Posted 1 year ago by Tom West
First Impressions: Riders RepublicUbisoft's Riders Republic is an action sports game that takes us into the outdoors for some skiing, snowboarding, biking, and gliding. It drops this week and we have spent a few hours with it! Here are our first impressions.Posted 1 year ago by Kes Eylers-Stephenson 11
Game Pass First Impressions: Moonglow BayMoonglow Bay is available now for Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC — see what we thought after our first few hours with the game.Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 25
First Impressions: Age of Empires IVAge of Empires IV launches into Xbox Game Pass for PC later this week — check out our preview to see what we thought after our time with the game.Posted 1 year ago by Heidi Nicholas 15