The idea of island living is the epitome of laid-back luxury. Sand, sun, surf, hanging, and living that sweet island life is the goal for many who move to tropical destinations. Unfortunately, no one…
November 14, 2022 | 10:00 EST
As my Necromancer is torn apart by yet another tank-y enemy in The Unliving, the new Early Access rogue-lite by RocketBrush Studios, I can't help but weigh my options for what to do next. On one…
November 7, 2022 | 08:00 EST
Honestly, all Turbo Overkill needed was to keep the chainsaw leg and I would have been along for the ride 100 percent. Developer Trigger Happy Interactive was not content with just one badass tool,…
October 31, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Once upon a time, in the long ago times of 2002, Gungrave was released on the PlayStation 2. It's a solid, if forgettable, third-person shooter that was followed the next year by an anime adaption,…
October 25, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
I’m sure there are a few people out there who might have wondered what a farming-sim from Square Enix would look like, but I imagine not many. I, for one certainly haven’t, given their repertoire for…
October 17, 2022 | 04:45 EDT
Fans of Nippon Ichi may remember a certain dungeon crawler released a few years back called Labyrinth of Refrain: Coven of Dusk. It was unique for its first-person exploration which turned into 2D…
October 17, 2022 | 09:10 EDT
Survival games are all about extremes -- they tend to either focus on a single survivor or a massive city with dozens of people. Stranded: Alien Dawn falls somewhere in the strange middle: it's a…
October 13, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
Hey you! Yes, you! Do you like vacuuming? Would you like to vacuum while being so wobbly? Well buddy, do I have the game for you. Slime Rancher 2, released on Steam for early access earlier this…
October 10, 2022 | 12:30 EDT
Wild Hearts is a new Hunter-like game from EA and Koei Tecmo releasing February 17th, 2023. Set in a world of Edo-era Japan filled with large monsters known as the Kemono you get to take up a sword/…
October 10, 2022 | 11:04 EDT
They do say that the pen is mightier than the sword - and in the case of Inkulinati, that concept is pretty literal. The turn-based strategy game adds small roguelite-esque elements as you move from…
October 10, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
When Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core was originally released for the PSP in 2007, it was one of the reasons I even bought a PSP in the first place and it quickly became my favorite Final Fantasy game…
October 10, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
At New York Comic Con, we had the chance to meet with folks from Square Enix and go hands-on with a Forspoken gameplay demo. I had the chance to play the game for about an hour, testing out different…
October 9, 2022 | 12:08 EDT
In the past decade or so, the Street Fighter series has failed to grasp my attention for long. I dabbled with both Street Fighter IV and V, but never got too invested in the gameplay. Maybe I missed…
October 8, 2022 | 05:02 EDT
Extraction Shooters, Looter Shooters, Tarkovlikes -- call them what you want, this is a growing genre. Marauders puts players in the shoes of a space pirate risking life and limb for loot, and I dove…
October 6, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Like much of the best science fiction, The Invincible explores and challenges our understanding of the universe and our place within it. I had the chance to sit down and play a small, early portion…
October 6, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
In a faraway fantasy world inspired by Ancient Greece, a young, passionate, cheeky warrior named Hilda carves a path through the cursed city of Aphes in search of her father. Along the way, she meets…
October 3, 2022 | 01:36 EDT
Survival city builders take the best (and worst) of two popular genres and smoosh them together into a new kind of experience. Generally speaking, they distinguish themselves from regular old city…
October 2, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
It’s been a long time since Square Enix did anything with the Valkyrie Profile series. Outside of the mobile outing with Valkyrie: Anatomia in 2016, the last time there was any activity on the…
September 28, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
I really need to stop picking favorites, because it seems like every month a Boomer Shooter launches on Early Access and absolutely blows me away. Such is the case with Incision, a game that may not…
September 21, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
From the New Game screen the camera zooms and tilts towards the face and hand of a grotesque man, half covered in fleshy roots. Awakening and pulling himself free of these tethers the man with no…
September 21, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Combining genres is one of the most common means for game developers to bring something new to the table. Sometimes, it's a no-brainer, like when Ubisoft brought RPG mechanics to the Assassin's Creed…
September 16, 2022 | 02:01 EDT
There just doesn't seem to be many stealth games nowadays, but maybe that's because they are excruciatingly hard to create. Well, co-developers Dillon Rogers and David Szymanski make it look easy, as…
September 16, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
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
After playing games such as Sifu and Sekiro, I've come to the realization I'm a glutton for punishment. What these two games share along with the upcoming Slave Zero X is a skill curve that, once…
September 12, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
When you hear the term "fantasy RPG," it’s easy to get lost in the Final Fantasies and Dragon Quests of the world. But-- what’s that? Whose music is that? Well by god, it’s WrestleQuest, charging…
September 9, 2022 | 12:30 EDT
It seems my fellow writers at TechRaptor love to scare me with the things I fear, so I'm sure this is going to add more fuel to the fire: Puppets are freaky as hell. But, just like how we watch…
September 9, 2022 | 11:30 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
Coming in for the ninth iteration of the ultra-popular Jackbox party games is Jackbox Party Pack 9, and we got to go hands-on with this ultra-fun game with many other players at Pax West 2022. For a…
September 8, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
Lunark's visuals achieves something rarely seen used effectively in video games: it adheres to the principal that less is more. Visually, Lunark isn't using a lot of pixels to create its retro style…
September 7, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Taking inspiration from action-adventure games such as Devil May Cry, the upcoming Phantom Hellcat is setting the stage for an intriguing and perhaps even exhilarating debut. Originally announced at…
September 7, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
For the past 25 years, One Piece has stood as one of the most iconic living legends in the manga world, and it finally has a video game that could be worthy of its pedigree: One Piece Odyssey. While…
September 6, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Every once in a while, I'll come across a multiplayer game that hits just right. Now, I don't quite play competitive multiplayer games like I did when I was a teen, but the interest in these games is…
September 6, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
I know what you're thinking: "Feet? Ew." Maybe some of you aren't. But whether you're a fan of all things feet or like to keep a sock on 'em, Anger Foot refuses to keep those grippers covered. If…
September 5, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Since 2015, there’s been a noticeable clamor for any new content related to Bloodborne, and most fans have been left to only imagine what a sequel could look or feel like. From Software has continued…
September 4, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
The remake to the original System Shock has seen its fair share of delays, but the end is finally in sight. After getting my hands on the remake for System Shock, though, I can say these delays were…
September 4, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
High on Life might have a big name like Rick and Morty creator Justin Roiland at the helm, but the gameplay stands on its own. It's hilarious, it's action-packed, and it's just a damn good time. We…
September 3, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
The team at A44 Games is one that has always clearly had ideas and stories to share. Though their debut title Ashen was a love letter to the Soulsborne games through and through, it still managed to…
September 1, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Since its reveal back in 2020, Awaceb's tropical adventure title Tchia has existed comfortably in the niche of being a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild clone. Its art style and gameplay hook of…
August 31, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Indie game Mail Time is a cottagecore dream-come-true that TechRaptor had the pleasure of previewing ahead of the game's presence at Gamescom. Mail Time lets players create their own Mail Scout and…
August 26, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Dinkum, My Time at Sandrock, Catizens - just a few examples of recent life sims hitting the already crowded market. In the recent genre boom since the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, many…
August 18, 2022 | 02:00 EDT
Sometimes, a game doesn't need top-of-the-line graphics, an epic saga for the ages, or gameplay systems so varied they can keep players on their toes for hours. All they really need to do to succeed…
August 16, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
It's funny how we often use games to reaffirm a perception of the scale of where we are in our lives, especially a game like Sapiens. Our existence is often tied to one location, one area we call…
August 6, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
Just as developers have taken it upon themselves to create their own spin on the F-Zero series, Ex-Zodiac developer MNKY and publisher Pixeljam both seek to bring back a beloved classic from a bygone…
July 25, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
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
To the chagrin of many Capcom fans, a new Dino Crisis isn't coming out -- at least, not anytime soon. They shouldn't fret about it too much, because a new Capcom game with dinosaurs front and center…
July 11, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
CRPGs as a market are, admittingly a small niche. The revival of CRPGs thanks to Pillars of Eternity has pushed it into a more mainstream spot than before, but let's be real, it’s a hard sell to push…
June 29, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Way back in 2020, just before the plague started, we got my mother tickets to an escape room for her birthday. Of course, then the plague came and the escape room shut down and we weren't allowed a…
June 22, 2022 | 11:30 EDT