The Victorian era is where some of the best science fiction and fantasy stories got their start. In Inflexion Games' Nightingale, you'll be able to experience a little bit of both genres in an always…
February 26, 2024 | 03:57 EST
I'm someone who loves checking out new survival games, partially because I'm (currently) the Guides Editor here at TechRaptor, but also because each one has its own take on the genre and offers a…
January 24, 2024 | 04:06 EST
Pacific Drive is one of the more interesting games to catch me eye lately. It takes place in a supernatural version of the Pacific Northwest, full of mystery. It’s a survival roguelike with…
September 7, 2023 | 12:00 EDT
The juggernauts of the cozy gaming space have a new competitor: Palia, an MMO "community sim" that has just launched into open beta. Our Palia Preview will explore how Singularity 6's inaugural game …
August 12, 2023 | 11:14 EDT
Cozy, casual games have grown in popularity with the resurgence of Animal Crossing, so it should come as no surprise that competitors are stepping up for a slice of the pie. In my Palia first…
August 8, 2023 | 11:25 EDT
There aren't very many survival games that capture the fun and challenge of Raft, but developer Far From Home has a serious contender in the genre. In this preview, I'll show you why Forever Skies is…
June 23, 2023 | 10:00 EDT
RTS games are a heavily explored genre, so how do you make it fresh? Well, one option is to set it in medieval Europe, have it heavily feature human sacrifice, and fill it with disgusting eldritch…
June 16, 2023 | 01:40 EDT
I've built all sorts of castles and underground bunkers in open-world survival crafting games, but The Planet Crafter offered me my first opportunity to build an entire ecosystem. I enthusiastically…
April 28, 2023 | 11:00 EDT
I don’t know about you, but I’ve played a wide variety of survival games. From surviving in the deep arctic to the burning desert, I’ve faced horrific creatures both real and imaginary and faced off…
March 29, 2023 | 12:00 EDT
Surviving in this world is all about perspective. Each and every survival game gives you unique challenges to overcome that you wouldn't encounter in real life such as a deadly plague, terrifying…
March 27, 2023 | 09:00 EDT
Survival games and RPGs alike have largely neglected the West -- the Wild West, that is. There aren't all that many games that try to make the most out of this setting compared to others. Wild West…
February 17, 2023 | 11:00 EST
When it comes to stuff in indie games that feels outplayed, survival games and procedural generation seem like they’d be at the top of that list. But hold your horses, ZERO Sievert, a new Survival…
November 21, 2022 | 03:01 EST
Escapism is a staple of video games and has been since the inception of the medium. Whether it’s catching cute monsters in a fictional world to befriend, storming the gates of Hell, or running around…
July 19, 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
V Rising has been described to me as something like an unholy union of Diablo and Rust. In it, you play as a vampire who has recently awoken from slumber and will need to fight, build, and control…
May 17, 2022 | 10:28 EDT
Just a few weeks ago, developer Fire Hose Games, known for its work on 20XX and Catlateral Damage, announced its latest project: Techtonica. During PAX East, the studio's President and Founder Eitan…
April 26, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Against the Storm is a journey of survival and sacrifice, filled with decisions, and built on strategy and discovery. Failure, death, and starting over are but bricks on the long road ahead, unless…
October 20, 2021 | 11:30 EDT
It’s worth wondering how George Romero would feel about all the undead content that has swept the media if he were alive today. Since Day Of The Dead, zombie outbreaks have become as common in gaming…
October 20, 2021 | 10:45 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
I'll be honest, survival isn't my favorite genre by any means. I can appreciate the gameplay behind Minecraft, The Forest, and The Long Dark, but these games just don't click with me as it does for…
February 16, 2021 | 01:00 EST
When I had the chance to play Scavengers at E3 2019, I left the demo impressed and optimistic. The shooting felt tight, the gameplay loop—while familiar—felt like a fresh take on a battle-royale lite…
December 10, 2020 | 08:00 EST
Survival games might be a little played out these days, but they can still be fun to play. As long as care is taken to make them feel distinct and the world feels like one you want to spend some time…
June 27, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
Survival games come and go, when titles like Rust, Ark: Survival Evolved, and Don't Starve Together, seem to have a hard time keeping their player bases engaged, it's really going to take something…
March 26, 2020 | 01:00 EDT
As sometimes happens, I suddenly found myself on the way to New York City to check out a pair of upcoming games with my colleague Jeffrey Lerman. While Jeffrey took on coverage duties for Sparklite,…
October 1, 2019 | 07:45 EDT
I have a certain fondness for city builders. I'm not the best at them, mind, but I do enjoy them. Flotsam is one such game with a rather interesting twist — the city is made of junk and it floats on…
September 27, 2019 | 05:00 EDT
I'm not going to lie to you guys and say I'm some kind of gliding king. In fact, as I've learned, I'm pretty bad at it. I got a chance to play a demo of AWAY: The Survival Series, an upcoming game…
July 13, 2019 | 02:00 EDT
When Scavengers was teased early last year, I knew it was something to be excited about. The talent behind Scavengers is an all-star team of developers with AAA experience. Co-founder of Midwinter…
June 13, 2019 | 10:30 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
Subnautica: Below Zero is an expandalone to 2018's Subnautica, a game I more or less enjoyed. The prospect of heading back to Planet 4546B was enticing and I was excited to see if Unknown Worlds…
February 11, 2019 | 02:16 EST
While it looks like a standard carbon copy of other zombie games, State of Decay 2 actually presents a tense, immersive apocalypse simulation. The combination of searching for new members, building a…
September 18, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
While at PAX West, I had the opportunity to catch up with Frostkeep Studios, the developers behind the upcoming online fantasy survival game Rend. Rend came to Steam's early access a little over a…
September 8, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
I'm quite excited about We Happy Few. It's a world I could get lost in thanks to just how weird it all is. While I have to wait to pick up a copy, I was surprised when a free PlayStation VR game was…
August 9, 2018 | 08:00 EDT
Bohemia Interactive is well known for their work on the ARMA series, online multiplayer games about military simulation and tactical play. For a long time, the studio has been a major darling for PC…
July 25, 2018 | 02:00 EDT
Publishers sometimes get a bum rap, especially when you get to the more independent focused corners of the web. They're the monster corporations that devour studios and drown players in…
June 21, 2018 | 12:00 EDT
It’s been a while since I picked up a zombie game. Back when the genre was at its peak, I was with everyone else in spending hours in Left 4 Dead 2, Dead Island, and Call of Duty’s Zombies mode.…
May 14, 2018 | 01:00 EDT
With each passing day, the possibility of ubiquitous space travel nears ever closer. There are untold valuable resources just in our own little asteroid belt, nevermind the countless planets beyond…
February 14, 2018 | 09:00 EST
I don't like survival games; in fact, I actively avoid them. So, I was a little wary going into our appointment to check out Rend at PAX West. Boy, am I glad I went. I went from being less-than…
September 9, 2017 | 01:00 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
I really like The Martian. I read the book by Andy Weir about four times and I can't remember how many times I've seen the movie. I had always wondered why a game developer hadn't taken the time to…
May 15, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
There are a lot of games on the market right now that are based upon survival. An offshoot of those games has emerged, with several mods and titles focusing on "last-man-standing" gameplay elements.…
April 28, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
When we last had a look at Compulsion Games' creepy survival game We Happy Few, it was little more than a loose collection of interesting ideas. Of course, the game is still in alpha so it will…
April 5, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
In the months since the release of No Man’s Sky, developer Hello Games has been nearly radio silent on the entire project, quietly updating the game with patches related solely to fixing major bugs.…
November 28, 2016 | 11:00 EST
After three years, a ton of hype, and a bunch of anger, No Man’s Sky is here, finally, in our hands. And with it, comes controversy. The recent hubbub over the apparent lack of multiplayer in the…
August 11, 2016 | 01:00 EDT
Politics are pretty bleak nowadays. In basically all of the Western world, it seems everything is more of a joke. Or at least a hashtag. So we turn to the world of video games to try and drown out…
August 8, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
theHunter Primal is a first person survival/hunting game from Expansive Worlds and Avalanche Studios. The game was released into Steam's Early Access on the 16th of December, so anything negative I'…
January 20, 2015 | 01:00 EST
One thing to keep in mind while reading this: The Long Dark is still in Alpha, and this is an Alpha preview. Many features, mechanics, etc., are not set in stone and are very likely to change. Also,…
October 4, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
Developer Undead Labs turned a few heads when out of the blue, they released State of Decay for XBLA in the beginning of June. It took the marketplace by storm with players wanting to feed their…
November 8, 2013 | 10:00 EST