Allogloom Review—A World of Wonders and Wretched Things - Virtual Grip

There is something immediately captivating about Allogloom. It was the macabre art style that first caught my attention, with its peculiar

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Tenebris Somnia Review—A Nightmare Caught Between Pixels and Reality - Virtual Grip

The collision between old-school pixel art and live-action horror is what first drew me to Tenebris Somnia, and it proves to be far more than

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Pinball FX VR: Judge Dredd Table Review—Mega-City One Goes Tilt - Virtual Grip

There is something fitting about Judge Dredd finding a home on a pinball table. Mega-City One has always been a place of noise, excess and

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Pixel Washer Early Access Review—A little more polish, and it could shine - Virtual Grip

I enjoyed my preview of Pixel Washer back in June, when its simple pleasures seemed to offer a welcome antidote to the increasingly elaborate

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Valor Mortis Review—Death Comes Into Focus - Virtual Grip

There was something particularly intriguing about the prospect of Valor Mortis. One More Level had already demonstrated, across its

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Thank You Bus Driver Review—The Trouble with Getting There - Virtual Grip

The thing that makes Thank You Bus Driver such an appealing prospect is the promise of something a little more peculiar than your average

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Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3 Complete Edition Review—The Past Is a Playground - Virtual Grip

There is a sadness to Toy Story 3 that has little to do with the fate of its plastic inhabitants. It is a story about the things we leave

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Disney/Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup! Review—Preserved, Not Perfect - Virtual Grip

There is something peculiar about returning to the toys of your childhood, only to discover that time has been rather less kind to them than

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Jupiter & Mars: Definitive Edition Review—Plenty of Ocean, Little to Explore - Virtual Grip

Some games leave an impression long after the credits have rolled, while others seem to slip away almost as soon as you put the controller

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered Review—An Old World, Newly Discovered - Virtual Grip

There are games that spend years hovering at the edge of your attention, their reputations so firmly established that actually playing them

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Voltaire: The Vegan Vampire Review—An Odd Little Harvest - Virtual Grip

There is something immediately appealing about a game that seems to have been assembled from several ideas that ought not to fit together.

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Tiny Flock Review—A Little World of Its Own - Virtual Grip

Tiny Flock was the standout of the VR Games Showcase when it was announced, a small, strange-looking puzzle game that immediately seemed to

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Moros Protocol Review—The Horror of Repetition - Virtual Grip

There was something about Moros Protocol that caught my eye almost immediately. Its grimy, pixelated take on science-fiction horror has the

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Kalanoro Review—A Little Band of Hope - Virtual Grip

I had already decided what sort of game Kalanoro was before I played it. The colours were bright, the characters were small and expressive,

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The Relic: First Guardian Review—A Relic of Better Ideas - Virtual Grip

There is a particular pleasure in finally understanding a Soulslike. At first, its enemies seem to speak in a language of feints, delayed

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Dream Cage Review—Trapped Between Sleep and Waking - Virtual Grip

There is something uniquely unsettling about the idea of being trapped inside your own sleep. Sleep paralysis turns something ordinarily

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Roguecraft DX Review—Learning to Read the Dark - Virtual Grip

There is something wonderfully direct about Roguecraft DX. In an era when roguelikes can feel like sprawling machines of progression, this is

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Lone Echo Retrospective Review—A Signal in the Dark - Virtual Grip

I came back to Lone Echo in 2026 for a slightly dispiriting reason: I was looking for the sort of high-end VR experience that used to make

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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Review—Twenty Years Later, The Sword Is Still Sharp - Virtual Grip

There is a particular kind of excitement that comes from seeing an old favourite step back into the light. Onimusha has been absent for so

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BrokenLore: DON’T LIE Review—The Shape of Something Memorable - Virtual Grip

I remember finishing the BrokenLore: DON’T LIE demo during Steam Next Fest and thinking that, at last, someone might have found an

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Gunman Contracts – Stand Alone Early Access Review—A Contract Worth Taking - Virtual Grip

I have a soft spot for Gunman Contracts. I spent a lot of time with the original Half-Life: Alyx mods, and they captured something that VR

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1000xRESIST Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Review—A Strange Kind of Immortality - Virtual Grip

There are games that tell you a story, and then there are games that leave you with the peculiar sensation of having remembered something that

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Knights of Fiona Review—A Knight's Journey That Never Quite Begins - Virtual Grip

There is something immediately comforting about returning to CharacterBank's worlds. I have a particular fondness for RUINSMAGUS, the studio's

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