Earlier this year, I took a quick look brief glance at an early build of Mable and The Wood, a new game from Andrew Stewart at Triplevision Games. I found the core mechanics of the game fascinating,…
August 23, 2019 | 04:01 EDT
Multiplayer games are a huge part of the gaming landscape. Plenty of current releases are online multiplayer-only, and for every huge success, we see many fall to the wayside. While everyone marvels…
August 16, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
For a while now there's been a wonderful resurgence of indie games thanks to the ease of getting a game on a platform. One of the games riding on that wave was 2015's Gravity Ghost. A heartwarming…
August 15, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
In decades past, platforming games ruled the scene. Everyone wanted to make their own Super Mario Bros. or Mega Man, and it feels like every other indie game on the scene has platforming elements. At…
March 16, 2019 | 12:00 EDT
Hypnospace Outlaw is a trip, figuratively and literally. It's a trip down memory lane, paying homage to the Internet of a bygone era. It's also a hypnotic, sometimes confusing, but ultimately…
March 12, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
First-person shooters are, at the best of times, divisive. There are many for whom first-person shooters begin and end with the relatively realistic military stylings of Call of Duty and Battlefield…
December 15, 2018 | 01:00 EST
When I previewed Damsel earlier this year, I praised the game for its ability to balance the essential platforming pillars: smooth movement, challenging level design, and fluid combat. However, the…
October 23, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
Enchanted is easily the first word that comes to mind when I think about delving into the exquisite world of Light Fall. Frustration, however, follows suit for the sake of its ruthless gameplay. A…
April 26, 2018 | 10:00 EDT
AuroraBound Deluxe is the premier PC and Mac release from Irish game developer Final Game Studios. A port of the AuroraBound mobile game released earlier this year, Deluxe is a relaxing puzzle game…
November 11, 2017 | 11:00 EST
Guild of Dungeoneering is a game by Gambrinous, purchasable here at GOG for $15 or from other outlets seen on their website. It's a turn-based dungeon crawler that gets its originality by building…
July 26, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Random elements are a vital element of any roguelike. They add to the unique nature of each run and surprise even the most veteran players. However, these surprises can usually be minimized with…
March 25, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
If you've paid even the slightest attention to games in the past few years, you're now very aware of what a roguelike is. Even games that have little to anything to do with the traditions of the…
February 23, 2015 | 12:00 EST
We gamers who enjoy a good retro action game are immensely spoiled in today's age, weirdly enough. Over the course of the last console generation, the rise of platforms such as the Xbox Live Arcade…
June 26, 2014 | 10:00 EDT
Finally, it’s time to scream, “Divert power to the shields,” at your monitor again! Subset Games, the makers of FTL: Faster Than Light, released their Advanced Edition update on April 3. Free to all…
April 4, 2014 | 09:00 EDT