Andrew Otton
Editor in ChiefEditor in Chief at TechRaptor. Lover of some things, a not so much lover of other things.

GRIS
A beautiful 2D platformer, GRIS features the artwork of Conrad Roset and sees players control a girl who lost in a world of wonder as she deals with her own…

Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight is a metroidvania with challenging combat, interesting boss battles, and a story that sees you venture an insect kingdom as a knight to delve into ancient mysteries. From…

Celeste
From humble days as a prototype from a four-day game jam, Celeste is a platformer with challenging difficulty and unique mechanics. From the Steam store description: Help Madeline survive her…

Dead Cells
A roguelite, metroidvania mashup, Dead Cells is the latest from Motion Twin. You’ll die a lot. You’ll kill a lot. You’ll learn a lot. From the Steam store description: Roguelite?…

God of War (2018)
Kratos is back. This time with a boy. Trying to keep out of the shadow of gods, Kratos is in a new land. Of course, it’s not long until he…

2018 TechRaptor Awards – Game of the Year
It’s easy to laud every one of our nominees, as is true for every time we try to determine our game of the year. Last year, I said that 2017…

2018 TechRaptor Awards – Indie Game of the Year
While AAA products exist to wow us with their set pieces, high fidelity, and crazy levels of polish, indie games do whatever they want. Some of the best gaming moments…

2018 TechRaptor Awards – Best Evolving Game Award
This is our new category for 2018, and we imagine it’s one that will stay. More games are falling into that “games as a service” model—though not all of our…

2018 TechRaptor Awards – Best Expansion/DLC Award
The harshest among the community may see no place for DLC of any kind to be in gaming, but there certainly are examples of it being done right. Not everyone’s…

2018 TechRaptor Awards – Best Visuals Award
As technology develops, so too does the absolutely beautiful art direction in gaming, from the average affair to the best the medium has to offer. That’s not simply due to…