I’ve been playing a lot of demos in this year’s Steam Next Fest, and while there have been a fair amount of good games to check out, I think the […]

  There are a lot of action role-playing games out there right now, with Lost Ark the behemoth that is dominating the scene. It’s good, then, that games like Batora: […]

Parents these days may struggle with being able to find entertainment for their young ones without having to resort to putting them in front of a screen. Audiobooks are a […]

Joseph Bologne was a singular figure in the annals of music. Born in 1745 to a French plantation owner and a slave mother on the Caribbean island colony of Guadeloupe […]

I’ve played a lot of farming games in the vein of Stardew Valley lately. No Place Like Home is another such game, but it changes up its theme a little […]

Numerically speaking, 2/22/22 (today), has a special resonance for Chicago area writer, editor, and teacher Richard Thomas. His latest book, Spontaneous Human Combustion (Keylight), a collection of short stories, was […]

When There Are Nine, a world premiere play about Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is an entertaining production that tells the public story of the late Supreme Court associate justice. Sally Deering’s […]

I really need more survival horror games in my life. And while I like where the Resident Evil games have gone, there’s just something that was scary about old school […]

Devolver Digital has a knack for finding those games that are on the fringe, but still manage to have exceptional gameplay. Card Shark feels like another such game, and it’s […]

Out of nowhere comes McPixel 3, the sequel to the chaotic McPixel, which released almost a decade ago now (wow, time flies.) If you’re not familiar with McPixel, it has […]

Anyone who follows my work knows I love co-op games, especially those you can play on the couch with your loved one. Dino Galaxy Tennis scratches that exact itch, and […]

As I get older, I’ve started to appreciate games that aren’t wall-to-wall action. In fact, some of my favorite parts of games like Breath of the Wild and Elite Dangerous […]