Review: Fire Tonight Fails to Hold On to Its Spark
You can throw a stone at any digital gaming marketplace and find a dozen indie games that play with expectations or tell fascinating stories of love and loss. Fire Tonight […]
Preview: Beautiful Book of Travels Is Full of Potential
Book of Travels is described by developer Might and Delight as a “tiny multiplayer online RPG.” That means there is an emphasis on the lone—or single player—experience in a world […]
Preview: Survive the Horde in Age of Darkness: Final Stand
I’m really digging the rise of apocalyptic real-time strategy games. You know, like Frostpunk or They Are Billions—with Age of Darkness: Final Stand’s influence definitely leaning towards the latter. Except […]
Review: Nuclear Blaze Features the Most Diligent Fireman Ever
I really like the concept of Nuclear Blaze. Made by the creator of Dead Cells for his son, Nuclear Blaze is a game about the most diligent fire fighter ever. […]
Review: Blade of Darkness Is Great for Nostalgia, But it Really Doesn’t Hold Up
I remember way back in 2001 I bought, on a whim, a game called Severance: Blades of Darkness by developers I had never heard of: Codemasters. I have to admit: I […]
Review: Sable Is Gorgeous but Clunky
When Sable was first announced, it definitely stood out visually. I was eager to get my chance to on a hover bike and cruise the dunes to a soundtrack provided […]
Review: Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Is a Colorful, Competent Platform Fighter
It’s not a secret that Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl is a rip-off of Super Smash Bros.. It wouldn’t be the first, and it’s definitely not the last to take on the […]
Review: Crysis Remastered Trilogy Brings Crysis to the Current Generation
If you haven’t played Crysis you’ve probably seen the nanosuit. It’s not as popular as Master Chief, but that corded black suit that resembles some alien muscle suit has been […]
Preview: Sands of Aura Is a Soulslike with a Sandship
It seems like the term “soulslike” has a bit of a stigma to it. I don’t mean the term itself (though that enjoys its own controversy) but instead the genre. […]
Review: Switch Perspectives in Dark Puzzler Tandem: A Tale of Shadows
I’ve been playing the slightly Tim Burton-esque Tandem: A Tale of Shadows off and on for a little while now—I even put up a couple of previews about it (here […]
Preview: Despot’s Game Pits Little Pink People Against a Deadly Game
When I first saw Despot’s Game I immediately thought of Smash TV—you know, that ancient arcade game that vaguely resembled the Running Man movie. Okay, that’s a lot of 80’s […]
Review: Klang 2 Is a Rhythm Game That Looks like a Platformer
I love rhythm games. They’re definitely one of my favorite genres to just sit back with and relax–even despite their ocassional intensity. Even games like Beat Saber have a calming, […]