Review: Very Very Valet Is Only One ‘Very’ Worth of Good
It is very very easy to see what makes Very Very Valet special. Following in the footsteps of predecessors like Overcooked, Stretchers and Moving Out, it uses a well […]
Review: Creative, Colorful and Strange, Biomutant Is Unique But Familiar
Video games, like any form of media, have evolved over the years. You can almost tell what games came from what generation/era based purely on aesthetics and sensibility. Biomutant feels […]
Review: Of Bird and Cage Is a Morally Bankrupt and Musically Inept Choose Your Own Adventure Nightmare
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Interactive media is the wave of the future, after all. So a metal album that’s also a game that is […]
Review: Scourgebringer Is a Great Roguelike Swan Song for the Playstation Vita
The Playstation Vita has been an abandoned console since its discontinuance in 2019. But while Sony may have jumped ship, a slow trickle of smaller titles have been attempting CPR […]
Review: Layers of Fear 2 Is a Solid Switch Port for Horror Fans
The Nintendo Switch is a surprisingly versatile console, and it has been home to games that only a few years ago seem like they’d never be on a handheld system. […]
Review: Mind Scanners Nails Its Dystopian Nightmare Feel but Feels Imbalanced
Just a month or so ago, we attended LudoNarraCon, a virtual convention all about narrative driven games. We saw a lot of great stuff at the convention, including Mind Scanners, […]
Review: Siege Survival: Gloria Victis Is a Novel Look at the Human Cost of Medieval Siege Warfare
I never played Gloria Victis: Medieval MMORPG, the massively multiplayer online role-playing game that had a self-professed emphasis on realism. That game, released into Steam Early Access in 2016 is […]
Review: Forgotten Fields Is Best in Quiet Moments
I’m not a very competitive gamer. Most esports titles are fun to watch others play or play for laughs a few nights with a few friends, but for the most […]
Review: Retro Machina Features a Bleak but Somewhat Boring Adventure
Video games have a way of capturing feelings that aren’t as easily duplicated in other mediums—at least not in the same way. There’s no other type of media that can […]
Review: Whimsical Kakatte Koi Yo! Is an Unconventional Fighting Game
(Check out our interview with Chicago Developer BackSlash Games, published late last year.) “Kakatte Koi” is a Japanese phrase that is an answer to a challenge—basically “bring it on” with […]
Review: Find Answers in the Icy Waters of Subnautica: Below Zero
When Subnautica released into 1.0 in 2018, I was obsessed. I think my wife genuinely worried about my health and wellbeing. It was definitely one of my favorite games that […]
Review: Base One Is a Compelling but Flawed Space Station Builder
I always wanted to play a really good base management and/or building game with a focus on space stations. There have been a few I’ve played over the years, and […]