During the early 2010s, a time of tremendous indie growth within the console, mobile, and PC spaces, Uppercut Games was founded. Their humbler origins on mobile blossomed into something more with…
April 20, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
A few days ago, I sat down with developer Neon Giant and played the latest build of their upcoming action RPG, The Ascent. Better still, I managed to spend some time with the developers to discuss…
May 24, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
In a year of loss and grief, Lost Words: Beyond the Page came at an eerily good time. Written by Rhianna Pratchett (Tomb Raider, Mirror's Edge), this unique little platformer was initially released…
April 9, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
LudoNarraCon celebrates a variety of games, all of which tend to have some sort of hook to them. In Mipumi Games’ The Flower Collectors, you play as a retired policeman who still has an itch to solve…
April 25, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
This weekend marks the second annual LudoNarraCon, a completely virtual gaming convention that anyone can join. Various developers from all walks of life joined together to celebrate gaming while…
April 25, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
We recently got the opportunity to preview the full-motion television management simulator, Not For Broadcast, at least that was what we thought we were diving into. The game proved to be much more…
February 11, 2020 | 11:00 EST
Those familiar with our coverage of Play NYC likely remember the multiplayer action title Swimsanity! The debut project by indie developer Decoy Games, Swimsanity! has enjoyed great success on the…
January 8, 2020 | 01:00 EST
It's always good to have an old fashioned adventure here and there. While it may not be a genre that has seen many recent major releases, it still gets a good amount of entries from studios both…
April 29, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
After reviewing—and loving—SteamWorld Quest, I wanted to chat with Brjann Sigurgeirsson about the game, its development, and the origins of the Steampunk universe that keeps on giving. The head of…
April 24, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
TechRaptor first had the chance to play Bishop Games' game Light Fall at PAX South 2018. Alex was so impressed by it that it even made it onto his top ten best games at PAX South list. This is when …
January 25, 2018 | 09:00 EST
When it comes to horror literature, I like to think my tastes are fairly varied. I love the gothic terrors of Poe, the home-grown horror of King, and the bloodsoaked bites of Barker. But if you put a…
April 10, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
A few days ago, we reported on the announcement of Lamplight City, the new title by adventure gaming veteran Francisco Gonzalez. While I didn't personally cover the announcement, I was quite…
October 5, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
I had the opportunity yesterday to speak with Corey and Lori Cole of Transolar Games on their current project Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, currently on Kickstarter, with just under half of its…
May 15, 2015 | 01:00 EDT