Review: Rules-Light MÖRK BORG Is Stunning and Brutal
My tabletop role-playing group has been playing a lot of Alien: The Roleplaying Game by Free League Publishing. It’s a great, tense reproduction of the Alien movies with rules and […]
Review: Over the Top Serious Sam 4 Is More of What you Want
I can remember my “git gud” moments in video games pretty clearly. I always think I’m good enough, and then something comes along to challenge that—whether it is insanely good […]
Interview: Matt Tesch Tells Us Killer Queen Black’s Amazing Origin Story and the Current Buzz on Future Plans
Everything has an origin story, but not all origin stories are created equal. Sometimes things begin without much fanfare–but sometimes the story of how things came together is one of […]
Review: Innovative Tower Defense Rip Them Off Fails to Be Fun
Tower defense games are a bit of a stigma to some. Unless you can stand out from the crowd, you’re doing what’s already been done before. But when a tower […]
Review: Hilarious Going Under Is Unlike Any Other Roguelike
To some the subgenre “roguelike” is a bad word. It means difficult gameplay, and to some, frustration. What if I told you that roguelikes aren’t all for hardcore gamers, and […]
Review: Co-Op Unrailed! Is Hilarious, Difficult
I love co-op games. Playing with my wife or friends is great, and made even greater if we’re working together to achieve the same goal. And we’ll play all sorts […]
Preview: Colony Builder Ragnorium Takes a Familiar Concept and Adds a Sci-Fi Veneer
A few years ago everyone was excited for Banished—a colony building game where you had to see a group of people create a home for themselves in harsh wilderness. The […]
Interview: VGA Gallery’s Brice Puls and Eleanor Schichtel on Going Virtual, Future Plans and VGA Zine
The last time we saw the gang from VGA Gallery, things were a lot different. It was January 2020 and we were crowding the VGA Gallery’s small space on Bloomingdale […]
Preview: Drift 21 Is Part Racing Game, Part Garage Sim
If you’re playing a modern racing game, you should expect some sort of drift mechanic to come into play. In a more serious racing sim, then it might be possible […]
Review: Windbound Sails Past a Sea of Troubles with Style and Spirit
Taking on too much all at once is usually a bad idea. That said, it doesn’t usually stop creators. This can lead to a great triumph, a catastrophe, or, in […]
Review: The Suicide of Rachel Foster Is a Mysterious if Mixed Bag
Editor’s note: This review contains some story spoilers. Contributing author: Mariel Bokor Sometimes, a story has all the right pieces, but still somehow manages to miss the mark. The Suicide […]
Review: Spinch Is a Visual Delight
We’re huge advocates of video games as art—we cover video game art galleries, and have advocated many times for games to be recognized as the art form they are. And […]