Get past the hangovers, and start messing up the dates on your tax documents, because a new year has dawned upon us like the morning sun with no curtains. As we all get back up to the tepid rush of…
January 12, 2023 | 03:00 EST
A barrow, for those of you who don’t know, is an old-fashioned burial mound. A bit like a low-cost alternative to pyramids, burial mounds heaped the earth on top of the burial chamber containing not…
September 28, 2022 | 12:05 EDT
The Monkey Island series, created by Ron Gilbert, has a long and storied history. The first two games, released in 1990 and 1991, were both helmed by Gilbert. The next two games in the series, Curse…
September 27, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Given the state of the world, I wonder how many of us would react if we were suddenly transported to a Wonderland-like realm, condemned by our own personal hubris to never see the Earth again. For…
September 14, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Welcome to New Ginen - a vibrant island town filled with tourist traps, snooty rich people, and a rich but forgotten culture overshadowed by visitor attractions. You play as the titular Voodoo…
July 11, 2022 | 10:00 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
If you have a passing knowledge of philosophy or justice, you've most likely heard of the trolley problem. You're on a runaway trolley on a collision course with five helpless people. There's a lever…
April 21, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Any story that reaches for the fantastical has the added difficulty of balancing the unbelievable with our own understood reality. After all, we have to relate to it in some way, right? NORCO does an…
April 15, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
What if robots survived the apocalypse that wiped out all humans on Earth? Well, then society might end up looking a little something like it does in Primordia, the first major release from indie…
March 3, 2022 | 11:30 EST
It isn’t often that video games get Director’s Cut editions, but I think we’ll make an exception for Kathy Rain. The debut offering from developers Clifftop Games and published by Raw Fury, Kathy…
October 26, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
Old, abandoned carnivals and theme parks have their own special kind of aesthetic. They’re spooky and decrepit, but the bright, garish colors and attractions intended for fun and amusement of all…
May 25, 2021 | 12:05 EDT
For those who have never heard of the Sam & Max franchise, it’s an interesting story. Starting first as a comic, it was restarted three separate times with different publishers, each lasting for…
December 2, 2020 | 03:05 EST
As metaphors for loneliness go, space is a fairly obvious and well-trodden example. If you're writing a story and you want your protagonist to seem detached and isolated from society, put 'em in…
November 19, 2019 | 09:00 EST
For some inexplicable reason, Leisure Suit Larry is back. I’m not sure who asked for this, but like Larry Laffer himself, it loiters anyway, hanging around like a bad smell. Leisure Suit Larry: Wet…
November 6, 2018 | 01:00 EST
Ever wanted to try and solve your own steampunk murder mystery and expose the darkened, noir underbelly of an illustrious city? Here's your chance! Written and designed by Francisco Gonzalez, the …
September 13, 2018 | 01:41 EDT
The first season of Batman: The Telltale Series is over, with Telltale's unique take on Batman, and more importantly Bruce Wayne, finishing off with a bang. Telltale has put out great games, and…
December 26, 2016 | 01:00 EST
We finally reach the final episode of another one of Telltale's episodic adventures. I've continued to insist that Batman: The Telltale Series has been one of the best that Telltale has given us, but…
December 22, 2016 | 01:00 EST
I've always insisted that Telltale has had a fourth episode curse. Every Telltale series I've played, I've found the fourth episode to be the weakest of the bunch, with The Wolf Among Us being a…
December 11, 2016 | 11:00 EST
Telltale has gotten through two episodes of Batman: The Telltale Series without any major stumbles so far. The plot keeps advancing in unexpected and exciting ways as the new and still unnamed…
November 4, 2016 | 02:00 EDT
Whether you've ever wanted to or not, there is a high likelihood you have heard of Five Nights at Freddy's at some point. The ludicrously popular indie game turned horror sensation is not only…
October 10, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Telltale's first episode of Batman: The Telltale Series was a pleasant surprise that took a hard look at the man behind the mask. Bruce Wayne's time in the limelight led to an interesting take on…
September 29, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
Batman has been written and used many different ways over the years, and he has been in many video games in that time as well. Telltale has always been big with their story games, and now they're…
August 7, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
The Five Nights at Freddy's series is a bizarre spectacle. The first game came out last year, and the developer imagined it would nab a few players and remain a fairly obscure indie title. Then it…
September 5, 2015 | 01:00 EDT
The Five Nights at Freddy's series hasn't had the best track record here at Techraptor. We've criticized the series' reliance on jumpscares and lack of reason to check the camera in the past, and I'm…
March 8, 2015 | 11:00 EDT
Grim Fandango Remastered is the latest release by Tim Schafer, working with his company Double Fine to update an over-15-year-old Lucas Arts classic. While the original 90's point-and-click adventure…
February 9, 2015 | 09:00 EST
When you start a new game, you find yourself fighting, as a tutorial, a giant all-powerful space black mass that retaliates by throwing planetoids at you. That’s the moment you understand that Dark…
February 6, 2015 | 01:00 EST
The year was 1996 - I was four. We had this old PC, and I always shared it with my two brothers. We each took twenty minutes before switching to the next person, with the aid of an egg timer. But…
December 26, 2014 | 09:00 EST
I'll be honest. Right here, right now. The only things I found enjoyable about The Book of Unwritten Tales are the music, voice acting, and humor. That's about it. It's been a little more than a week…
December 7, 2014 | 01:00 EST
One thing that I find oddly depressing on a personal level is that there are not enough video games about police officers. In United States culture, the police are one of the most divisive groups in…
November 21, 2014 | 01:00 EST
Only three months ago, Five Nights at Freddy's released for Desura and Steam. Now, three months later, the sequel has been released. One would expect this sequel to be nothing but a glorified…
November 12, 2014 | 03:00 EST
The horror genre has been pretty sparse as of late, with one of the only science fiction horror series recently turning more towards action adventure than survival, along with the Resident Evil…
September 15, 2014 | 11:00 EDT
Broken Age Act 1 feels like the start of something really interesting. It's scene-setting for what's to come, but it's well-handled and feels somewhat necessary. Act 1 is laying an essential…
January 28, 2014 | 11:57 EST