Premature Evaluation is the weekly column in which (normally) Steve Hogarty explores the wilds of early access. This week he’s on his hols, so Brendan is boarding the drilltrain of survival-’em-up Volcanoids.
Developer: Volcanoid
Publisher: Volcanoid
Release: Out now (early access)
On: Windows, Linux
From: Steam, Humble
For: 15.49, $20, 16.79
Volcanoids sounds like a rude illness you need to buy cream for, but you re too embarrassed to ask the lady in the pharmacy because she knows your mum and even though your mum has seen you in every state of undress and infirmity you still can t let her know you ve got Volcanoids because you re a grown-up for heaven s sake, you re a grown-up, why is everything so difficult. Hello, I m Brendan. Steve can t do Premature Evaluation this week, so I ve been playing this singleplayer steampunk survival game. It s fiery and messy and still needs a bit of treatment.