Luke Kemp

Luke Kemp

Freelance Writer

Luke contributed regularly to PLAY Magazine as well as PC Gamer, SFX, The Guardian, and Eurogamer. His crowning achievement? Writing many, many words for the last 18 issues of GamesMaster, something he’ll eagerly tell anybody who’ll listen (and anybody who won’t). While happy to try his hand at anything, he’s particularly fond of FPS games, strong narratives, and anything with a good sense of humour. He is also in a competition with his eldest child to see who can be the most enthusiastic fan of the Life is Strange series.

Latest articles by Luke Kemp

Key art for Astro Bot showing the titular hero leaping above a sandy planet with friends in tow and space in the background, and a green alien shaking his fist, with the PS5 five year anniversary GamesRadar+ frame along the side
I can't afford to keep up with the best games of 2025, so I went back to Astro Bot for a shot of unadulterated joy

By Luke Kemp Published

Now Playing Now Playing | Speedrunning, the best DualSense haptics, and a rocket-powered chicken: my time back in the world of Astro Bot

Now Playing
Criminals with monkey masks emerge from purple smoke to steal valuables from a cowering group, from the Fairgames reveal trailer, with a GamesRadar+ frame that reads 'PS5: Five Year Anniversary'
After Payday 3's fumbles, Fairgames just might turn out to be the heist game that I crave

By Luke Kemp Published

Opinion Opinion | Done right, stealing digital dollars will bring in plenty of real ones

Opinion
Key art for Marvel's Wolverine, with Logan on the right hand side - his claws are out against a yellow background, with a GamesRadar+ frame that says 'PS5: Five Year Anniversary'
All signs point to Marvel's Wolverine being the Logan simulator I've wanted for decades, and the next step toward PS5's superhero universe

By Luke Kemp Published

Opinion Opinion | Pay attention bub, this is gonna be something special

Opinion
Key art for Spider-Man 2 showing both Peter Parker and Miles Morales getting ready to fight while web swinging on a red background, with the PS5 five year anniversary GamesRadar+ frame along the side - Peter's arm is being taken over by the black symbiote, while Miles readies a venom charge
Spider-Man 2 isn't just gaming's best superhero fantasy – it proves the PS5 is home for Marvel fans like me

By Luke Kemp Published

Now Playing Now Playing | Can't wait for Marvel's Wolverine? Revisit Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and get excited all over again

Now Playing
Nate walks across stepping stones in Baby Steps
Baby Steps review: "If you craved a tougher hiking challenge than Death Stranding, this is for you – though prepare to get dropped from many great heights"

By Luke Kemp Published

Review

Review
The key art for Hell is Us, showing Remi with his equipment - military poncho, laser sword, and drone - in front of a Hollow Walker's milky white face
Hell is Us review: "The lack of waypoints and explicit objectives is a double-edged magical sword that pulls me deep into its harsh world"

By Luke Kemp Published

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Review
A crop of The Order 1886 cover art for Official PlayStation Magazine issue 97
Don't cry because The Order 1886 is over, smile because blasting werewolves with Nikola Tesla's high-tech weapons happened

By Luke Kemp Published

Opinion Feature | 10 years on, The Order: 1886 deserves to be more fondly remembered thanks to its rollicking action and terrific acting

Opinion
Shooting through a portal in Splitgate 2
Splitgate 2 review: "A slick and enjoyable free-to-play FPS, but a disappointing sequel"

By Luke Kemp Published

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Review
The key art for Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X's Dual Front mode
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege X review: "Bigger, better, and more user friendly than it's ever been – it's the perfect time to dive in"

By Luke Kemp Published

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Review
Players fish together in Survival Kids
Survival Kids review: "A largely unambitious but extremely accessible My First Survival Game for Switch 2"

By Luke Kemp Published

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Review
Key art for Atomfall showing a character in the English countryside looking at a nuclear plant some distance away
Atomfall review: "This isn't British Fallout – it's something much better than that"

By Luke Kemp Published

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Review
Diablo 4
10 Games like Diablo to play after Diablo 4

By Jordan Gerblick, Luke Kemp Last updated

Best List From Hades 2 to Grim Dawn, these are the best Diablo games to play right now

Best List
Screenshots of Crimson Desert
If you want to play a guy called Kliff who kicks people off cliffs, Crimson Desert is going to be the game for you

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Catching up with the team behind one of 2025's most intriguing RPGs

Big in 2025
Lining up a headshot through a sniper rifle scope in Sniper Elite: Resistance
Sniper Elite: Resistance review: "Balances action and stealth with a level of success that very few games manage"

By Luke Kemp Published

Review

Review
Screenshots of Baby Steps for Big in 2025
"Death Stranding was a huge inspiration for us!": More than an evolution of QWOP, Baby Steps is stumbling along its own path

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | We're falling for this already - Bennett Foddy on how the team is making putting one foot in front of the other enjoyably awkward in Baby Steps

Big in 2025
Extraction shooter Exoborne's extreme weather makes the world "a playground of verticality, unexpected discoveries, and dangerous combat spaces"

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Mother Nature is your deadliest enemy or your fiercest ally – we talk to Sharkmob co-founder Martin Hultberg about getting the weather-worn extraction shooter Exoborne ready for action

Big in 2025
23 years later, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond is set to revitalize the bounty hunter on Switch, just as the original did on GameCube

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Metroid Prime 4: Beyond sets galaxy-sized expectations with returning abilities, a returning antagonist, and a brand new adventure

Big in 2025
Where Winds Meet is a stunning open world adventure set to deliver "the unique charm of wuxia martial arts combat" to the masses

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Lead designer Soul talks the spirit of wuxia, weapon variety, and the Ten Kingdoms setting of Where Winds Meet

Big in 2025
Screenshots of Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, one of GamesRadar+'s Big in 2025 games
From what we've seen so far, it would be a bad idea to sleep on Don't Nod's Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 Big in 2025 | Record scratching that narrative adventure itch – Don't Nod talks the '90s, shooting with tape, and episodic structure for Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Big in 2025
Big in 2025 Cairn montage of images, showing key art dangling off a cliff, an NPC in a tent, and an ascent up the side of a rocky surface
"Climbing is in itself a game, with rules everybody knows": Cairn's tense, strategic ascents are making our palms sweat

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 | Going hands-on, and very carefully too, with this year's most compelling and dizzying climb 'em up, we speak to The Game Bakers about putting a piton in it

Big in 2025 montage image showing the Doom Slayer from Doom: The Dark Ages as well as combat against various demons and a cyber dragon
Doom: The Dark Ages takes the series forward by winding the clock several centuries back

By Luke Kemp Published

Big in 2025 | Turn the medieval dead to ash – Doom: The Dark Ages acts as a missing FPS link, aiming to make you feel more powerful than ever

FPS Games
Year in Review: Kay Vess walks towards a wrecked ship in Star Wars Outlaws
From Dragon's Dogma 2 to Star Wars Outlaws, here's the best open world games of 2024

By Luke Kemp Published

Best List Year in Review | Here’s the must-play open worlds games of the year that showed us the sky was the limit

Best List
Year In Review 2024: Astro Bot winks towards the camera with a rocket-powered dog on his back
From Astro Bot to Black Myth: Wukong, the best action-adventure games of 2024 made us sweat

By Luke Kemp Published

Best List Year in Review | Here’s the must-play action-adventure games of the year that challenged and delighted in equal measure

Best List
Year In Review 2024: Hades 2 Olympic Update art with Prometheus and Melinoe
From Hades 2 to Palworld, the best early access games of 2024 are already great to play

By Luke Kemp Published

Best List Year in Review | Here’s the must-play early access games of the year that are well worth celebrating

Best List
Mario kicks a red shell in Mario & Luigi: Brothership with a dramatic camera angle
Mario & Luigi: Brothership review: "Humor and positivity by the boatload"

By Luke Kemp Published

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