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
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
Legacies are a tricky thing, running parallel with the vacuous nature with which humanity weighs itself. It’s easy for you to consider your life to remain less than a footnote in the wake of a few…
April 19, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
There have been countless stories throughout history telling the tale of a hero traveling to a faraway place to save their homeland. In Deliver Us Mars, that faraway place is Mars and your homeland…
February 7, 2023 | 11:00 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
Look! A meme game! It’s not a shock that many folks have been waiting for the launch of Choo-Choo Charles after it caught a fair bit of attention online when the trailer was shown off. Then again,…
December 10, 2022 | 09:00 EST
There's a fitting absurdity to the decision to wait a full decade before following up on the success of McPixel. The original rode a wave of success that can't be duplicated in 2022. It gained an…
November 14, 2022 | 11:00 EST
While most new horror games attempt to push the boundary of what's possible in terms of visual fidelity, Faith: The Unholy Trinity takes a step back and condenses horror into a more primitive, yet no…
October 31, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
Eldritch horrors and H.R. Giger's designs have always been some of my favorite aesthetics in horror movies and games. It's because of this that I've been looking forward to playing Scorn since I…
October 14, 2022 | 06:00 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
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined campy 50s B-movies with Life Force or R-Type-style shmups? If you have, then your weirdly specific musings have been realized in the form of …
September 23, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
On the edges of civilization, a small town has had to abandon the old ways and call in a Chemist from the capital to cure the Mayor's sick daughter. You are that Chemist -- and in Potion Permit, it's…
September 23, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Sometimes, the best place for an overnight stay isn’t the area’s 5-star hotel with room service and a fancy ballroom. Rather, it’s the bed and breakfast that’s run by a teenage bear and his friends.…
July 28, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Like any cat owner, Stray should perk up your ears, just as it did mine. My own cat -- who is appropriately named Kitten -- is perfect in every way, minus the fact that she always has a scowl like…
July 18, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
Strategy RPGs are a fascinating sub-genre that I truly wish are more popular than they are. The likes of Fire Emblem have certainly attributed much to the style and presentation, but for every…
June 27, 2022 | 01:00 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
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is, against all odds, an eternal franchise. Each generation will have its batch of mutated warriors taking on ninjas throughout New York City that reflects their unique…
June 15, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
I’ve never been a huge fan of tower defense games, and if I’m being honest, I don’t know anyone who is particularly devoted to the genre. There are certainly some games in the genre I’ve enjoyed in…
June 1, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Given the exciting, bombastic noise of many sci-fi games today, Citizen Sleeper contrasts this by exploring equally meaningful ideas through smaller stakes. After their well-received first title, In…
May 19, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Have you ever watched a cookery show or a concert and thought "hey, I could do that"? If so, there are two potential reasons for that: one, you genuinely could do that; two, the presenter or musician…
May 19, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Whether it's a roguelike or a roguelite, their games are similar: Get as far as you can. The difference between the two is that the latter is more lenient in terms of giving you shortcuts and more…
May 4, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Despite what mankind has achieved in terms of science, space still remains the final frontier. We may be still quite a ways from manned deep-space expeditions but we'll still keep fantasizing about…
May 2, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
"Today, she remembers. Today, she looks at the man who loves her, and feels familiarity and safety." This is one of the first few lines of We'll Always Have Paris, thrusting you right into the heart…
April 28, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
The Serpent Rogue is a unique game that meshes potion crafting with combat and world exploration, giving you numerous options on how to tackle foes and explore new areas. With a bit of puzzling,…
April 25, 2022 | 08:00 EDT
Ever since humans looked up at the sky and wished they could fly, they've wondered what it would be like to live among the clouds. Although current science tells us that this is impossible, that…
April 21, 2022 | 12:05 EDT
The gaming sphere is truly an incredible one that is loaded with so many experiences. Unfortunately, this can be a bit of a double-edged sword. With so much out there, how can you possibly hope to…
April 19, 2022 | 06:17 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
In between big-budget isometric RPGs like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Divinity: Original Sin 2, we often forget that the CRPG revival started by Pillars of Eternity has a ton of games that…
April 4, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Weird West is one of the most absorbing experiences I've had this year so far. Wolfeye Studios has managed to push the immersive sim to new depths while mixing together complex interweaving stories,…
April 2, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
There was a point in Ikai where I was trapped at the bottom of a well, surrounded by the bones of demons. I had to search through these bones for sturdy pieces of wood to make a ladder using a crack…
March 28, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
Anno: Mutationem might just be one of the most infuriating games I've played this year. I can see the talent behind the scenes mixing together 2D pixel art with 3D environments for a novel visual…
March 18, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
For as long as human history has been cataloged, mythologies have been ingrained into our collective psyche. Naturally, games would also look to the past to inform a setting, mechanics, and so on.…
March 10, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Now that the Google Stadia is ostensibly on the decline, it seems likely that we will get the return of plenty of small indie exclusives that never got the fanfare they were hoping for. This gives…
March 10, 2022 | 09:00 EST
I think most of us would revel in the idea of living in the multiverse and recent studies have shown that that may be the case. Of course, that doesn't mean we're anywhere close to visiting parallel…
March 3, 2022 | 10:00 EST
If you told me a decade ago that developer The Chinese Room would put their creative efforts towards a 2.5D platformer capturing the tone of old-timey adventure serials I wouldn't believe you.…
March 1, 2022 | 05:46 EST
With my Voodoo Paper Doll in hand and my confidence secure, I braved the scary kabuki mask icon and entered the Big Boss Battle. It was a slimy Fleshworm, looming over my Monk all by its lonesome. At…
February 9, 2022 | 10:00 EST
It's time to get good all over again. Sifu is hard, and only through mastery of this action game's fighting mechanics can one succeed. I was initially put off by the difficulty, even though I wrote a…
February 6, 2022 | 07:00 EST
Whether you're grinding a rail in real life or pulling off a 900 with a gamepad, skateboarding is all about vibes. Many of the best skating games dive into the devil may care attitude that defined…
February 3, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Lovecraft's work is something that games have infamously got wrong, be it something egregious like getting the stories themselves wrong or something small like not quite nailing the tone. The great…
January 26, 2022 | 02:34 EST
Mechs are something of an acquired taste. Sure, you can have something with mechs that occasionally taps into mass-market appeal, like Power Rangers back in the 90s, but most of the time, if you’re…
January 20, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Dogs are fantastic. They rank right up there with cats in the general order of “things people love on the internet” and are also tied for one of the best things in the world, along with parfaits,…
January 20, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Despite the monochromatic tone of the game, things in Wolfstride aren't exactly black and white. While it may look like a stylish, hella awesome mech fighting game at first glance, it actually has a…
December 7, 2021 | 10:00 EST
With the arrival of platforms like YouTube, content creation has become a viable way to make a living. The amount of content on it is seemingly limitless with a range of variety to match. There are…
November 16, 2021 | 12:00 EST
In the early days of the internet, back when Facebook was only on college campuses and video quality was still at 360p, there were flash games. Massive websites like Newgrounds and Kongregate would…
November 16, 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
Memories of the past can be good, bad, or somewhere in between. A day at the arcade, a lonesome Christmas night, and a minimum wage shift at a fast food restaurant. Where Cards Fall walks us through…
November 7, 2021 | 11:00 EST
Platformers are infamously hard games to get right. They need to be challenging enough to be replayable without artificially injecting difficulty. You have to feel some sense of ownership over your…
November 3, 2021 | 09:00 EDT
In recent years, the shelter movement has been gaining more and more traction in the United States and other countries around the world, giving rise to slogans like “Adopt Don’t Shop” and “Who…
November 2, 2021 | 05:10 EDT