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Available right now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch, Whitestone is the product of Hailstorm Games.

It kinda sells itself huh? Testament: The Order of High Human has today been revealed, promising to take the best bits of God of War, Dark Souls and The Elder Scrolls in hope of delivering a stunning action-adventure RPG set in a post-apocalyptic world. 

In a word: grim. Moonscars takes all the grey, black and blood of the gothic genre and beautifully crafts it into what is a terrifying but entrancing 2D platform-slasher.

It has been five long years since The Surge burst onto our consoles, and so I feel the time is ripe for a little retrospective.

Since 2016, a steady stream of tie-in comics has been released that act as a companion piece to the hugely successful trilogy of Dark Souls videogames. In amongst the various four-issue miniseries and anthology comics, there have been many tales that expand this dark and mysterious universe. Now, Titan Comics have released a hefty compendium of everything so far, just in time for Christmas.

Veteran Dark Souls players united by the phrase “git gud” often forget that the souls series is not necessarily the pinnacle of difficult gaming.

Tetris is loved the world over whilst Dark Souls has gained such a reputation that it will forever be feared by many. So what happens when you create a game that plays on elements from both games? Well, you get Loot River and right now the workings of how the isle-shifting roguelike will play out have been revealed.

Ah, Dark Souls, how many times have you killed me? Through three games (four if you count the remake of the original a little while back), my death toll must be in the thousands, maybe even higher. And yet, I keep coming back for more!

It's simple really - transform the world, find loot, and battle through a waterlogged labyrinth. Pretty much everyday occurrences. Or at least it will be when the island-shifting action-roguelike Loot River drops on to Xbox and PC. And yes, it does seem to be as nuts as it sounds.

While we wait for a Dark Souls-inspired kart game or match-3, we’ll have to make do with an isometric action RPG that heavily draws on FromSoftware’s opus. Morbid: Seven Acolytes looks bloody, difficult, bloody difficult, and full of bosses that dominate the screen. Morbid: Seven Acolytes is out now on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, Switch and PC via Steam.