Cyanide Studio

Mini Review Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator (PS5) - Fun But Not Quite Masterchef

You'll always find me in the kitchen at parties

You'd think given the countless hours we've spent watching Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares that we'd have picked up a thing or two about running a successful restaurant. Alas, it seems the only thing we've picked up is his proclivity for foul-mouthed tirades, which we discovered a mere couple of...

• Thu 23rd Feb 2023
• Reviews
• Nacon
• PS5
• Chef Life: A Restaurant Simulator
• Mini Reviews

Mini Review Tour de France 2022 (PS5) - Tactical Sports Sim Is Overly Familiar

It's two tired

While you may expect a title based on the historic three week, 3,000km Tour de France cycling tournament to be a little like a racing game, this adaptation is actually much more of a strategy experience. Those already familiar with Nacon and Cyanide’s biking excursions will know that, of course, as Tour de France 2022 is largely...

• Mon 4th Jul 2022
• Reviews
• Nacon
• PS5
• Tour de France 2022
• Mini Reviews

Mini Review Tour de France 2021 (PS4) - Nacon Peddles Another Tactical Sports Sim

Battle of Brittany

Outside of fitness software like Zwift and VirZOOM, it’s hard to imagine how you can make a game about cycling entertaining. French studio Cyanide has been trying for several years now, and Tour de France 2021 is the culmination of its efforts so far, delivering a realistic simulation of the world’s third most-watched sporting...

• Tue 8th Jun 2021
• Reviews
• Nacon
• PS4
• Tour de France 2021
• Mini Reviews

Review Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood (PS5) - An All Too Brief Adventure

Lots of bark and little bite

For a horror series based around tabletop RPGs, World of Darkness’ shared supernatural universe is making serious inroads on PlayStation this year. Between Wraith: The Oblivion - Afterlife on PSVR and Vampire: The Masquerade’s two new entries – Swansong and Bloodlines 2 – Werewolf

• Thu 4th Feb 2021
• Reviews
• Nacon
• PS5
• Werewolf: The Apocalypse Earthblood

Review Call of Cthulhu - Eerie Adventure Game Is Enjoyable Enough

Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and saviour Cthulhu?

H.P Lovecraft’s short stories and novellas have been a rich source of inspiration across many artistic mediums, and video games have not been immune to their call. The idea of a ‘Mythos’ populated with evil cults, interdimensional creatures, and ancient beings that can sever your...

• Tue 30th Oct 2018
• Reviews
• Focus Entertainment
• PS4
• Call of Cthulhu

Review Styx: Shards of Darkness (PS4)

Sticks and stones

Admission: we weren't the biggest fans of Styx: Master of Shadows. Despite showing a bit of potential here and there, it was impossible to look past how incredibly frustrating and repetitive the entire game was – there was simply no fun to be had. So going into the sequel, our scepticism was naturally at an all-time high. But we...

• Tue 14th Mar 2017
• Reviews
• Focus Entertainment
• PS4
• Styx: Shards Of Darkness