Previews
Find here all the Previews we do on KeenGamer. Find specifics about games that are still on an early stage or Early Access, chosen by a fan of the specific genre and platform.
Leaf Blowing Simulator Preview: Bright And Breezy
Blowing its way onto PC in 2024 comes Leaf Blowing Simulator. An indie-sandbox first-person game where you must run a small and upcoming Leaf Blowing business. Blow leaves, blow apples, and help save your neighbours from hours of back-breaking labour...
Marvel Rivals Closed Beta Impressions | Impressive, Messy, Addictive (PS5)
Marvel Rivals is an upcoming 6v6 Hero Shooter starring the pantheon of Marvel heroes and villains. It recently held its first Closed Beta Test and, after putting in over 15 hours, there's a lot to love and lot to be commiserate about. Is it really ju...
Wander Stars Preview: A Wonderful Treat
Fire Kicking its way soon to PC and Nintendo Switch comes Wander Stars. A retro anime inspired indie-RPG where you must use combinations of words to defeat foes large and small. Meet a cast of memorable characters. Defeat zany villains. All whilst lo...
Kill It With Fire 2 Preview: Flaming Buggers!
Coming soon to PC scurries Kill It With Fire 2. A first person shooter where you must exterminate scores of eight legged so-and-sos whilst uncovering a multiversal mystery. Play alone, play with or against friends in co-op and competitive game modes....
Hellbreach: Vegas Preview: Typical Demon Survival
Hellbreach: Vegas provides an exciting PvE situation where you fight off waves of demons. With new areas, a variety of weapons, and random upgrades, there’s a lot you can do. Gameplay is repetitive even with new locations to explore and it’s best pla...
Bleak Faith: Forsaken Preview: A Not So Bleak Souls-Like (PS5)
After a year of release on PC, Bleak Faith: Forsaken is coming to consoles. This new souls-like is set in an ever changing environment known as the Omnistructure. With similar controls to most games of the genre, how does Bleak Faith: Forsaken differ...
WHAT THE CAR? Preview: Car-aziness
WHAT THE CAR? is the follow up to the hilarious sports comedy game WHAT THE GOLF? Set to release on September 9, 2024, players take control of a car and all its zany variations in unique and creative levels all about getting to the end as fast as you...
Tiny Glade Preview: Big Ambitions!
Building its way onto PC comes Tiny Glade. A sandbox construction game where you can build castles, homes, ruins, and just about anything else you can think of with the title's robust tools and mechanics. With cosy visuals and intuitive controls it l...
Undusted: Letters from the Past Preview – An Intriguing Concept That Needs a Little Polishing
Undusted: Letters from the Past involves doing a serious clean-up of old, dirty items with backstories. Although this game needs a lot of polish before its eventual release, I did find its concept very intriguing and something I'm eager to play more ...
The August Before Preview: Like Unpacking, but Packing Instead
Those who have played Unpacking might be interested in this meditative narrative game titled The August Before, where you help a young woman pack up and tidy her room ready to leave home for college. Recently, I replayed Unpacking and really got...
Until Then Preview: An Engaging Narrative Adventure (PC)
Gamers who love compelling narrative adventures should take a look at Until Then, in which this preview covers the free demo. Follow the story of a high schooler and the friends they get to meet and interact with in a beautifully-created pixel world....
A Sneak Peak at Modiphius’ Mass Effect Board Game
Modiphius are currently working on a new Mass Effect Board Game that is set to come out this year. To give you the inside scoop on the game, I caught up with the game's designers; Eric M. Lang and Calvin Wong Tze Loon (黃子倫) and tried out a preview co...
On Your Tail Preview: A Promising Detective Adventure (Switch)
The demo is now available for On Your Tail, an upcoming narrative adventure detective game for PC and Switch where your solve crimes around an Italian-inspired seaside town. With the demo, you'll get a seriously good taste of what this game has to of...
Haunted Bloodlines Preview: Fear Is Always Behind You
Haunted Bloodlines does a fantastic job of turning up the horror elements to make you dread every step. The consequences of wasting time quickly make themselves apparent and it makes you not want to try. There’s no clear story or details on what to d...
Hidden Pass Preview: The Dangerous Trip Underground
Hidden Pass brings extra layers of strategy to a tactics-heavy game. It's punishing because several concepts aren't properly explained. Enemies are also more numerous and that puts you at a disadvantage. But if you stay with it, there's a budding str...
Clown Meat Preview: No Joke!
Coming soon to PC honks Clown Meat. An indie precision platformer built with speed running in mind. Set in a dying world where clown-like creatures litter the landscape you must lead the titular Clown Meat on an epic journey that may well determine t...
Pet Shop Simulator Prologue Review: Next Chapter, Please (PC)
Pet Shop Simulator is an upcoming game featuring shop management and animal care-taking with an overall aesthetic replicating the early 2000s. Build your shop, hire a good team of employees, and buy an array of supplies to get your pet shop on the ro...
Pneumata Demo Impressions: Improved Asylum Horror
Pneumata delivers a short horror experience that turns up the jump scares. With a dark atmosphere and poorly-lit rooms, you dread every turn. Enemy noises are creepy and surprising; making you wary of enemy encounters. While not a perfect experience,...
No Rest for the Wicked Early Access Preview | Ori and the Bloody Blades (PC)
No Rest for the Wicked is a new ARPG from Moon Studios, the team behind the Ori series of paltformers, which launched into Early Access recently and it's shaping up to be something special in the genre. With a focus on precise, visceral combat and a ...
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter – First Impressions
Earlier this month I was invited to a preview event to watch some exclusive footage of Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter. I got to see the opening moments of the game that included three boss fights. I was given a lot of new details regarding new g...
Manor Lords Preview | Total War Meets Medieval City-Building
Manor Lords is a brand-new city-building game that promises the joy of real-time battles paired with the thrill of building your settlement from the scratch all in one, singular map. This preview will take a closer look into Manor Lords' offerings, i...
Stellar Blade Demo First Impressions | A Strong Contender for the Soulslike Landscape
Stellar Blade has just released its Demo to the public on March 29, 2024, and several things stand out, particularly its gameplay loop, which promotes the importance of Parry and Dodge. Join me as I unpack and provide my first impressions of Stellar ...
Nightingale Preview – Strong Foundation, Weak Landing
Nightingale had a bit of a crash landing at first, and players were rightfully upset at the state in which the game was released. Writing this preview after a few weeks and already several patches to the game allowed me to get an overall smoother exp...
Millennia Preview: The Future Of Grand Strategy?
Settling soon onto PC comes Millennia. A grand strategy game by Paradox Interactive, creators of hit games such as Hearts Of Iron IV and Crusader Kings III. In this upcoming title you will lead your people through history to the modern age. Trying to...
Unicorn Overlord Demo Preview | A Fairy Tale Tactics Game Brimming With Potential
A demo for Unicorn Overlord, the upcoming tactical RPG by Vanillaware, recently went live, giving players access to a substantial portion of the game for free before the game's full launch in early March. This demo brilliantly showcases many of the g...
Night Stones Preview: A Promising Adventure
The demo of Night Stones gives us a good look at a promising upcoming adventure RPG, set to fully release in April 2024. The Night Stones demo gives us a taste of what to expect, including exploration and combat. I like open world RPG adventure games...
The M/S Cornelia II Incident Preview: An Intriguing Point & Click Mystery
The M/S Cornelia II Incident may initially seem like any other amnesiac point & click adventure. However, as you'll discover in this preview, there's more to The M/S Cornelia II Incident than you may think. It’s been a while since I last pl...
Loose Change Preview: The Latest Chapter In Realms of Peril & Glory’s Liminal London Series
Actual Play podcast, Realms of Peril & Glory are currently releasing a new season of their Liminal London Series: Loose Change. This new season continues the story of a small group of misfits, caught between the City of London as we know it and t...
Spring in Summer Preview: A Slice of Cozy Adventure
The demo of Spring in Summer proves that this game is one to look out for, incorporating mystery and choose-your-own-adventure elements, with coziness added to provide an entertaining yet easy-going experience. For me, detective games can be hit-or-m...
