I'm terrible -- absolutely terrible -- at real-time strategy games, but that doesn't stop me from playing them. Even if my skill is lacking, the fun they provide is more than sufficient. And while I'…
September 10, 2023 | 11:30 EDT
Last year's Lost Eidolons was an exceptional take on the turn-based tactics genre. It took what I loved most from games like Fire Emblem and XCOM and put forth a truly admirable spin on the genre. So…
September 7, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
At Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest, Quantic Dream’s Spotlight label revealed Lysfanga: The Time Shift Warrior. The second I saw it, I knew I had to check it out, and luckily, it was at Play Days,…
June 17, 2023 | 11:45 EDT
The challenge of surviving a years-long journey through space has been romanticized by classic sci-fi media like Battlestar Galactica and Lost in Space. In Ixion, you'll get to experience that…
December 7, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Mahokenshi is in an interesting position because it’s coming out in an era where popularizing digital card games seems to be all the rage. That is to say, it’s not the only fish in the sea presently…
November 30, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Early Access is always a bit of a gamble. While it can lead to a new or renewed interest in a title, making a game available through the service also puts it on full display whether it's ready for…
September 14, 2022 | 02:30 EDT
My appointment to check out Lost Eidolons at PAX West 2022 was supposed to be a simple 30 minute affair, but before I knew it, an hour had passed. Even the game's creative director was shocked at how…
September 8, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Survival games like Clanfolk are very deceptive. Despite the simple graphics, soothing music, and straightforward, almost rote gameplay, beneath that all you have a wildly difficult, hardcore…
July 15, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
It's been three years since the strategy title Songs of Conquest was revealed at the PC Gaming Show in 2019. I remember being there in person, getting a brief look at this game's trailer. Of all the…
May 10, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
The future is a mystery and remains one of the most popular topics of conversation and storytelling. Even in days long past, writers and artists were painting and weaving tales of days that they…
April 26, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
RTS games are a bit out of fashion, but colony sims are blowing up. Diplomacy is Not an Option is an ambitious new game that tries to do both, and I wanted to see if it could pull it off. Diplomacy…
February 12, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Colony sims are their own special breed of game and Starmancer is the new kid on the block. This Steam Early Access game debuted around the start of August and I was looking forward to exploring it…
September 9, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
There’s nothing like a good puzzle game to make me zone out for a few hours and stare at my screen like a fish. A relaxing puzzle strategy game about restoring the environment after it’s been turned…
June 21, 2021 | 11:00 EDT
World War II is pretty well-trodden ground when it comes to pop culture. For the longest time, movies, TV, and video games were basically obsessed with the era, seemingly more so than any other…
April 27, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
The average management sim is long-form and casual, sort of like a game of Risk. Still, every now and then comes one that tries to ramp up the stakes. With Siege Survival: Gloria Victis on the…
April 14, 2021 | 10:00 EDT
Evil Genius 2: World Domination is coming out in just a few short weeks and I had the chance to take an early look up to a certain point. My short time with it has me cautiously optimistic about the…
March 19, 2021 | 12:00 EDT
Fights in Tight Spaces is exactly what it looks like from the trailer. I think this is a good thing. The trailer is stylish and fun and shows a depth to it that isn't overwhelming. Inspired by the…
February 24, 2021 | 10:00 EST
I am a sucker for a good deck builder. Grab an intriguing combat system, plenty of tacticality, and a charming aesthetic to top that off and you’ll have me there on day one. The Amazing American…
February 19, 2021 | 11:30 EST
I've been looking forward to Evil Genius 2 ever since I played the original more than a decade ago. What I've found is a game that may very well live up to the expectations of fans — and then some.…
February 16, 2021 | 10:00 EST
Recently I had the opportunity to have a very short journey in A Long Journey to an Uncertain End - that is to say, I had about twenty minutes with it. In this time, its vision and goal became clear…
February 2, 2021 | 11:00 EST
I think it’s fair to say that rogue-lites are a hard balancing act. When done right, they can keep a game feeling fresh with every run, while still allowing players to build up their skills with…
November 28, 2020 | 11:00 EST
A creativity toy lives and dies on the things you can do with it. Gary's Mod, for instance, has been around for so long because it allows you to play 100s of different player-made game modes. …
October 1, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Whether it be the arcade-like controls and sense of speed, or it’s realistic but fun approach to off-road racing, the Dirt games have always been a safe bet when looking for racing that that's more…
September 17, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Some of you may have caught Airborne Kingdom's debut trailer during the PC gaming show this June, coming this fall to the Epic Games Store. I sat down with the developers, The Wandering Band, for a…
June 30, 2020 | 11:00 EDT
The first thing you notice in Ring of Pain is the style. The initial loading screen features an intricate frog, a cute blob of a creature that promises a world that Ring of Pain has no intention of…
June 24, 2020 | 12:00 EDT
How tight can your fight be? Fights in Tight Spaces is all about fights in some of the tiniest grids I have ever seen. These fights are tight. Tight as in they're awesome, but also in the small…
June 20, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Aeronautica Imperialis is the latest Games Workshop tabletop game to receive the digital treatment. Not content with merely featuring the characters and armies in a digital version like the popular…
May 12, 2020 | 09:00 EDT
My first fresh-faced adventurer in Stoneshard crept into the woods beyond a quaint village, only to find that his journey was going to end far too soon. As soon as he set foot outside the safety of…
February 10, 2020 | 12:30 EST
When I was little, I was hooked on any and all Sim games (with the exception of SimGolf). SimSafari and SimPark were two of my favorites, so when I heard that the team behind Planet…
October 10, 2019 | 12:41 EDT
Iratus: Lord of the Dead took me by surprise a little over a month ago during E3 2019, so I nominated it for one of TechRaptor's Best of E3 awards. I only had a short look at this brutal strategy…
July 19, 2019 | 10:00 EDT
I've always been a fan of Stronghold. Through the thick and the thin, at some point I managed to grab a copy of every game in the series. However, I always loved the original best. Maybe it's…
June 24, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
It's hard to find entertaining games that cater to children, teens, and adults. At E3, I found two great upcoming indie titles that you could hand to your kid and allow them to have a good time. But…
June 22, 2019 | 12:30 EDT
There's few games that instantly grip me from the moment I see them. However, since it's very first trailer last year, I was in love with Control. In fact, I loved it so much I gave it game of the…
June 17, 2019 | 01:00 EDT
Frostpunk is a game that's been a resounding success for 11 bit studios. This strategy survival game tasks players with managing a steampunk city in the midst of a terrifying ice age that has frozen…
June 3, 2019 | 09:00 EDT
I first got hands-on with Weedcraft Inc back in October of last year. This latest game developed by Vile Monarch and published by Devolver Digital is all about the cannabis industry—illegal,…
March 7, 2019 | 12:00 EST
It's hard for games to translate political intrigue into their mechanics. Fiction and film do so with visual flair and wordy dialogue that allows the action to play out as intended. Due to their very…
March 5, 2019 | 12:00 EST
What if a boar-man and a duck-man partnered up in a bleak post-human landscape? This isn’t some bizarro version of Looney Tunes, but the actual premise of Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden. The debut…
November 1, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
In 2008, Sega released Valkyria Chronicles. This weird PlayStation 3 exclusive caught many eyes thanks to its mixture of genres and strong art style. While the game got a pair of iffy sequels on…
September 25, 2018 | 01:20 EDT
I had the opportunity to meet with 11 Bit Studios about their upcoming game Frostpunk, the next title from the This War of Mine developers. Frostpunk is a city management game where exploration plays…
June 14, 2017 | 03:00 EDT
This month my editors asked me to play a game about stalking an innocent man by breaking into a home he has clearly dedicated much love and care into renovating after my coworker Perry Ruhland…
March 2, 2017 | 11:00 EST
There aren't many games that slurp up all my time and attention in quite the same way as Sid Meier's Civilization. I've not been with the franchise for very long (my first entry in the franchise was…
November 12, 2016 | 09:00 EST
When starting the minuscule strategy and decision-making game 50 Years, the first thing I noticed is a simple, pristine menu framed by a lovely art style that fit perfectly with the small size of the…
October 22, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
In a world where most new games are clones of other games with a fresh cast of characters, SpaceCom, published by 11-bit launchpad, looks to rewrite the strategy genre. SpaceCom - All About That…
August 30, 2014 | 09:00 EDT