Ah, Ion Fury. It's a game I remember as fondly as my time with Dusk, Amid Evil, and other modern-day boomer shooters. Certainly, if there was a hall of fame for such games, Ion Fury's Shelly Harrison…
April 22, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
Without Nightdive Studios, it's a fact I wouldn't be as big of a boomer shooter fan as I am today. The work they do to make the inaccessible, well, accessible is an insane feat of game development.…
February 28, 2024 | 08:00 EST
Plenty of boomer shooters launch first in Steam's Early Access, but rarely do they spend as long a time in development as Wrath: Aeon of Ruin. Still, a long development isn't necessarily a bad thing…
February 26, 2024 | 10:00 EST
The thing I love about remasters for old-school shooters like Quake II and Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition is that I'm able to play these titles without having to jump through hoops for them to…
December 13, 2023 | 11:00 EST
When it comes to the FPS branch of roguelikes and roguelites, you won’t find a universally praised title in the same way you would for say, a dungeon-crawling roguelike, or a deckbuilding roguelite.…
November 18, 2023 | 11:00 EST
RoboCop: Rogue City takes a familiar formula -- cop shoots baddies while looking for clues -- and raises it to new heights by staying absolutely true to its franchise roots. We've covered other great…
October 31, 2023 | 05:00 EDT
In the wake of winter coming thick and fast, it’d be remiss of me to not mention the 2017 adventure game Kona as one of gaming’s most comforting winter wonderlands. A wholly original adventure game…
October 18, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
There's nothing more heartbreaking than finally getting your hands on a game you've been waiting a long time for -- one you wanted to love -- only to find it's not as great as you expected. Everyone'…
October 6, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
Immortals of Aveum is an ambitious experience. Befitting an EA Originals project, it is brimming with creative ideas and novelty. While some of that ambition is realized, it doesn't fully hide some…
August 22, 2023 | 12:00 EDT
I've played dozens of boomer shooters in my day, but if you were to ask me what my favorite game in the genre is, I wouldn't hesitate: It's Amid Evil, of course. Needless to say, I was very excited…
August 18, 2023 | 08:02 EDT
Apogee Entertainment is synonymous with some of the industry's oldest and most coveted first-person shooters. It's not an understatement, then, to say that Turbo Overkill has a lot to live up to. But…
August 10, 2023 | 10:12 EDT
Hypnospace Outlaw was a game I appreciated even more as time went on, with its mystifying puzzles and alluring 90s internet art style. And among the many things I remember from playing Hypnospace…
June 1, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
With so much lore behind Warhammer 40,0000 to unpack and various video games, books, tabletop sets, and more expanding upon its setting, it's an intimidating series to get into, no doubt about it. So…
May 23, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
Atomic Heart has had quite a journey. Announced way back in 2017 originally as a VR game (before that got renamed Soviet Lunapark and then canceled), and then being reintroduced the next year as an…
February 20, 2023 | 08:00 EST
Challenge is an interesting thing to court in game design. On the one hand, you’ll likely make friends with the kinds of people who will be aggressively committed to playing and enjoying your full…
February 13, 2023 | 01:15 EST
While I'm always excited to try out the next new, innovative game on the market, sometimes all you need for enjoyment is a game that's simple and to the point. Dread Templar isn't going to knock your…
January 25, 2023 | 04:00 EST
This September the TechRaptor team talked with Justin Roiland at PAX West 2022, and one thing was clear: the man knows games. Normally you'd associate the mind behind Rick and Morty with television,…
December 12, 2022 | 09:00 EST
I learned it's a bad idea to play Cultic at night. If you're freaked out by chainsaws and get the heebie-jeebies from the paranormal, you're sure to find Cultic a worthwhile fright. It's a pleasant…
October 12, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Hot off the heels of Battleborn's launch was Overwatch, which soon decimated any chance of success for Gearbox's then newest IP. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself, because Gundam Evolution,…
October 6, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
Prodeus is Doom in its primal form. It's a bloody and brutal shooter hearkening back to its old-school roots, in part due to its small team of veterans of the genre. It's clear from the start that…
September 26, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
One of my favorite things in any video game is when a player's actions and a developer's soundtrack sync into memorable moments that tattoo themselves on the brain. Plenty of games use this trick to…
September 12, 2022 | 05:43 EDT
Scathe is one of the most immersive games to release this year because it actually made me feel like I was in a living Hell. This FPS takes place in a demonic labyrinth filled to the brim with demons…
August 31, 2022 | 05:00 EDT
I've played a lot of shooters in my days, but I definitely haven't seen anything quite like Fashion Police Squad. Trading the typical blood and gore, ultra gritty and dark themes we see in many…
August 13, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
[Reviewer's Note: I have to dive into SPOILERS to critique major issues with this story. Read at your own discretion.] It's not fun to denigrate indie titles with unique ambitions in mind. After all…
July 23, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
When visualizing "Heaven," this ethereal realm of the afterlife comes in many different shapes and forms. It depends on the person, but some see it as a land full of clouds, cherubs, and pearly gates…
June 27, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
The Wheel of Time is one of the seminal western fantasy novel series and is much-loved the world over. While it took a long time before we got a screen adaptation, for better or for worse, it was…
May 9, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
There's so much untapped potential when taking from H.P. Lovecraft's sources, but I find that they rarely achieve the desired result. Such is the case with Forgive Me Father, an aptly named boomer…
April 6, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
“He said the right dreams for a man in peril were dreams of peril and all else was the call of languor and of death.” ‒ Cormac McCarthy, The Road If I told you 35MM took place in a post-apocalyptic…
April 2, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
No matter the quality of individual games, Flying Wild Hog's Shadow Warrior trilogy has been a smashing success. The Polish developers took a DOOM-era FPS that aged like a dead fish and revived it…
February 28, 2022 | 09:00 EST
It's rare that a major video game release gives off the same vibes as a direct to video Bruce Willis film, but that describes CrossfireX to a tee. An FPS that gained fame in China before arriving on…
February 21, 2022 | 10:00 EST
As the old saying goes, you gotta do what you gotta do. Sometimes, that involves heading to the shops for some supplies. At other times, you need to walk the dog because it's your turn and he's…
February 10, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Some games only get appreciated in hindsight. Whether the industry was shifting towards something different at the time or the calendar was way too crowded one day, it's easy for an otherwise…
February 10, 2022 | 12:00 EST
It's fitting that Serious Sam 4 is one of the few games to get a full-fledged expansion in recent times. All of Sam's adventures are nostalgic in nature, and he made his big return right alongside …
January 27, 2022 | 10:00 EST
As a brand, NERF is a notable throwback to my childhood. Harmless target shooting with an array of exotic weaponry (to my younger eyes) could take up hours of my time. Now imagine the aptly-titled…
December 27, 2021 | 11:00 EST
After The Fall is a frustrating experience to discuss. On the one hand, the game is a marked improvement for Vertigo Games over their last VR experience, Arizona Sunshine. It eschews a serious single…
December 18, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Halo has always been such an important FPS. From the first time fans had been able to get their hands on the original Xbox and Halo: Combat Evolved, now over 20 years ago, it has always had a special…
December 6, 2021 | 03:05 EST
Battlefield 2042 marks the return of EA Dice's military first-person shooter franchise in a near-future setting. Whether it can live up to its predecessors, however, is a question with no clear…
November 19, 2021 | 10:00 EST
A few years ago, you'd be hard-pressed to find more than a handful of readily available Chinese-developed games on the PC and consoles. With a boom in the industry spawning the likes of Genshin…
November 11, 2021 | 10:00 EST
No longer the bastion of PC gaming; the heavyweight that brought consumer hardware to its knees with its kitchen-sink approach to rendering, spawning the veritable "but can it run Crysis?" meme:…
October 15, 2021 | 04:00 EDT
While the iron was still hot on current-era FPS titles, New World Interactive put their name on the map with Insurgency. Despite having a lot of the same modern military accouterments of Battlefield…
October 13, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
I've played a lot of shooters this year. Some were released in 2021, while others launched in years passed. So, when I say that Severed Steel is the most fun I've had with an FPS in a long time, you…
September 27, 2021 | 10:30 EDT
Mastering the creation of the proverbial "gameplay loop" should be the penultimate goal of nearly all games, second only to crafting an enjoyable experience. In some games, it's possible that the…
September 13, 2021 | 08:05 EDT
Sometimes more of a good thing is just good. Subnautica: Below Zero, a standalone expansion to the original Subnautica, really lives up to that mantra. New players will experience one of the best…
May 11, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Above and Beyond reignites the flame of Medal Of Honor’s glory days, recapturing the charming tone and sensibilities that make the franchise unique from its counterparts, while also updating itself…
December 23, 2020 | 11:00 EST
"Excess in all things" is a recurring thought as I waded through the Serious Sam trilogy over the years, and Serious Sam 4 doesn't betray the sentiment. The series isn't about the satisfying glory…
September 24, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
The gaming nostalgia cycle is a funny old thing. First, the genre becomes popular. Eventually, its popularity wanes as developers try new things and move away from genre conventions. Players begin to…
August 4, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
It's not often that a game makes enough of an impact to reinvent its genre. For first-person shooters, a few recent examples come to mind, including Titanfall, Doom (2016), and Metro 2033. Then a…
July 9, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
Private Division, Take-Two Interactive's prestige indie gaming label, was founded as a way to promote fresh ideas and original worlds. Disintegration, the innovative shooter from the mind of the ex-…
June 10, 2020 | 09:00 EDT