Calum Fraser

London

Multimedia Producer at Channel 4 News

Journalist for @Channel4News / formerly @IslingtonTrib and @NewJournal and @SthLondonPress / opinions my own

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Articles

The Button Effect – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

1 week ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

The Button Effect is an inventive minimalist first person puzzle game set within a serene museum where every button has a purpose. A puzzle game in a similar vein as The Witness and The Talos Principle, The Button Effect transforms puzzle-solving into an art form within an enigmatic museum where every interaction carries meaning. It challenges players to observe, interpret, and understand the consequences of each button press.
PHASE ZERO – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

1 week ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

PHASE ZERO is a Resident Evil inspired old school fixed camera survival horror game where two survivors attempt to escape a monster-filled harbor town. Aiming to resurrect the golden age of survival horror, PHASE ZERO blends classic design philosophy with modern refinements, embracing the aesthetic DNA of PSX-era masterpieces through prerendered backgrounds and fixed camera angles.
Darkenstein 3D – Alpha Sign Up | Alpha Beta Gamer

2 weeks ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Darkenstein 3D is a Wolfenstein and DOOM inspired boomer shooter that hurls players into a bullet-soaked rescue mission as a hobo attempts to rescue his dog from Nazis. In Darkenstein 3D you take on the role of an American drifter who rampages through WWII Nazi Germany with one goal: saving his kidnapped dog. It’s an old school boomer shooter that demands skill, with no cover systems or aim assists, just pure dodging, strafing, and precision shooting with big beefy guns.
Sirocco Thugs – Alpha Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

2 weeks ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Sirocco Thugs is a brutal first-person beat ’em up that puts players in the vengeful boots of Tugg DiMamma as he battles through Southern Italy’s criminal underworld. The gameplay in Sirocco Thugs emphasizes brutal hand-to-hand combat enhanced by environmental weapons like lead pipes, shovels, and chains. Players can blend martial arts moves with improvised weaponry, creating devastating combo chains that reward skilled execution with health boosts.
Dicewood – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

3 weeks ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Dicewood is a roguelike deckbuilder with a dark fairy tale aesthetic, where a desperate band of woodland creatures fight for survival. In Dicewood, players guide cute litte forest animals through a twisted woodland, fleeing from a relentless hunter while facing ancient horrors and hostile tribes. As you make your way through the woods you encounter enemies and face them in battles, using your creatures as dice in turn-based combat.
Friday at Ours – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

3 weeks ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Friday at Ours blends time management and social simulation as an anxious introvert decides to crash a neighbor’s party that they’re not invited to. In Friday at Ours you are a young woman who can’t get to sleep because her neighbor is having a party and blasting music. After going for a walk you decide to drop by the party and see what’s up, leading to you navigating the complexities of unexpected social interactions. Friday at Ours features a turn-based system where every action counts.
Dice of Arcana – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

3 weeks ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Dice of Arcana is an inscription and Buckshot Roulette inspired roguelite horror dice game, where players face off in duels to the death aboard a mysterious caravan. In Dice of Arcana you sith within a horse-drawn carriage that’s controlled by a sinister puppet master. You must duel opponents in 1v1 dice matches where the loser may lose fingers or even their life.
Broken Relic – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

3 weeks ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Broken Relic is a Lucastarts inspired point-and-click adventure that tells the story of an apprentice’s catastrophic first day at work. In Broken Relic you are an apprentice who manages to accidentally break an ancient seal at the Nytheris Archive, inadvertently dooming everyone in the kingdom. Players must navigate through a world teetering on the edge of darkness while trying to fix their monumental mistake.
Moros Protocol – Open Beta | Alpha Beta Gamer

4 weeks ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Moros Protocol is a dark sci-fi roguelite FPS where your consciousness is transferred to brain dead bodies as you fight for survival aboard an alien-filled warship. Set aboard The Orpheus, a derelict warship lost in deep space, in Moros Protocol (Previously called DarkVerse Rogue) players awaken with no memory, guided only by a mysterious voice through blood-soaked corridors teeming with horrific enemies.
Cat Named Mojave – Beta Demo | Alpha Beta Gamer

1 month ago | alphabetagamer.com | Calum Fraser

Cat Named Mojave is an unsettling retro styled first person horror game where a strange Catman makes you hunt and butcher anthropomorphic creatures. In Cat Named Mojave you have broken down in the middle of the desert and found a house where you hope to find some help. Inside is a bloodthirsty Catman who says he can help you out, but first you’ll need to do some hunting for him. The demo sees you hunting three Cervimorphus – deer-like creatures that live nearby.