Most post-apocalyptic games have you building out a base and exploring the world. Forever Skies is part of the growing subset of survival games where your base is a mobile ship that you take with you…
April 14, 2025 | 01:00 EDT
If you're into anime, light novels, or visual novels, Gen Urobuchi's influence is everywhere. He's the mind behind some of anime's biggest hits, including Madoka Magica, Psycho-Pass, and Fate Zero.…
April 14, 2025 | 03:05 EDT
Blue Prince is a roguelite puzzle game where you draft room tiles to try to build out from the Entrance Hall in search of the mysterious Room 46. I'm an avid fan of puzzle games that require you to…
April 7, 2025 | 09:00 EDT
Promise Mascot Agency's original reveal trailer contained the words "From the creators of Paradise Killer," and that's all that needed to be said to know I was on board. Paradise Killer was a game of…
April 7, 2025 | 09:00 EDT
If Atomfall is anything, it’s a good case study on why the Fallout-style of game design should be used more often outside of its typical American formula. Rebellion has done just that by putting…
March 28, 2025 | 09:00 EDT
We're finally here, an Assassin's Creed game set in feudal Japan. While I haven't been the biggest fan of the series since their swap to RPGs – falling off partway through Origins and Odyssey, but…
March 18, 2025 | 01:00 EDT
The Atelier franchise has changed quite a bit over the last few decades. Starting as short, slice-of-life stories, modern entries now feature lengthier adventures and more open worlds. Atelier Yumia…
March 14, 2025 | 09:00 EDT
Wanderstop is the first title from Ivy Road, a studio formed by industry vets in 2021. Trailers showcased the title as a tea shop manager, but it’s so much more, and less, than that. Presenting a…
March 11, 2025 | 01:19 EDT
In a world long abandoned by humans, you'll soon take on the role of restoring balance through the power of growing crops and selling produce. This Sugardew Island review will explore Rokaplay's…
March 7, 2025 | 09:00 EST
Big Blue Sky Games' first title, Merchants of Rosewall, is a blend between a visual novel and store manager with a unique take on crafting. It’s an impressive first outing for the indie studio. Not…
March 4, 2025 | 02:19 EST
Monster Hunter Wilds is Capcom's most polished entry in the series so far. It refines the foundation the series has been built on for decades: fight monsters, make gear from monster parts, rinse,…
February 24, 2025 | 10:00 EST
If there's one thing Obsidian Entertainment is known for, it's for fantastic writing. That was true with Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II in 2004, true with Fallout: New Vegas in 2010, and…
February 13, 2025 | 09:00 EST
I believe we all have the urge to dig holes. Be it because we saw a dog do it, to hearing that we can dig to China, digging a hole is everyone's childhood activity of choice at some point in their…
February 7, 2025 | 09:00 EST
Henry makes his return to Bohemia in Kingdom Come: Deliverance II. Riding by the side of Hans Capon, a simple mission takes a turn for the worst, launching him toward the targets of his revenge. It's…
February 3, 2025 | 01:59 EST
It’s never a dull moment to freshly visit a release that’s already got more than enough critical lauding behind it. Laika: Aged Through Blood, developed by Spanish team Brainwash Gang, and dubbed “…
January 30, 2025 | 10:00 EST
Get used to messing up the correct year on your documents for a while, because 2025 is hot on its heels after the true trash fire that was 2024. Still, you should always look to the start of the year…
January 9, 2025 | 02:31 EST
In September of last year, Freedom Wars Remastered was announced. The circles I frequent online were quite enthusiastic about this, despite me having never heard of the game. I mean, I didn't even…
January 8, 2025 | 10:00 EST
“Legacy” is going to be the word of the day here. Soul Reaver, one of the cult-iest of cult classics, revered by many for its forward-thinking blend of narrative and gameplay, and a title that –…
December 23, 2024 | 09:00 EST
I was able to attend Summer Game Fest live earlier this year, and one of the games that hyped me up the most was, you guessed it, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind. The last time I consumed…
December 9, 2024 | 09:00 EST
Before Lara Croft was raiding tombs and Nathan Drake traveled to various uncharted regions of the world, there was Indiana Jones, college professor and archeologist. His adventures had everything; an…
December 5, 2024 | 07:00 EST
I love checking out Nightdive titles, so I needed to do research on their next game, the then upcoming remaster of 2002's The Thing. The bare minimum I could do is watch the movie, so I finally…
December 5, 2024 | 04:20 EST
In an alternate future, former Soviet scientists inadvertently created a dangerous region filled with mutants and strange phenomena. It has been 15 years since we've last had a chance to step foot in…
December 2, 2024 | 01:12 EST
With every earthquake comes aftershocks. At this point, Vampire Survivors hasn’t just made its mark on the world, it’s still a primary point of the gaming culture space, not just unfettered by new…
November 20, 2024 | 04:57 EST
Luma Island is an RPG simulation adventure game from Feel Free Games. It has multiple professions or side quests you can choose to follow, a town that needs repairing after a natural disaster, and an…
November 20, 2024 | 05:00 EST
To the average gamer, 1988’s Dragon Quest III: The Seeds of Salvation may seem like just another Dragon Quest game that was released for the NES. In fact, the original "Dragon Warrior III," as it was…
November 13, 2024 | 12:32 EST
Like some sort of elusive cryptid, we've been given bits and pieces of gameplay and screenshots of Metal Slug Tactics throughout the years. With fans chomping at the bit to see more, it was a…
November 5, 2024 | 09:00 EST
After thinking about it for a while, Dragon Age skipping out on an entry for so long might have been the best decision EA could have made. It’s not unlike all these '90s movie sequels we're seeing…
October 28, 2024 | 11:00 EDT
Who said movie tie-in games were dead, eh? Sure, they tend to not come out at the same time as the movies anymore, and their longstanding legacy as mere “shovelware” may undermine whatever qualities…
October 28, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
The original Shadows of the Damned has an impressive credits screen if nothing else. It boasts the involvement of Killer7 creator Suda51, Resident Evil 4 mastermind Shinji Mikami, and Silent Hill …
October 25, 2024 | 08:00 EDT
Only a little bit over a month since we saw the release of The Jackbox Naughty Pack here we are again in a room with our friends loading up our phones to play The Jackbox Survey Scramble. This game,…
October 24, 2024 | 11:00 EDT
Modern indie horror games owe a lot to kids’ media. If it’s not super viral horror sensations being based around cuddly kids characters, it’s a game based around a cute kids' adventure game set on an…
October 22, 2024 | 01:52 EDT
There’s a somewhat humorous precedent set with this Monsterverse malarkey. Here we are, a universe with giant sprawling kaiju that simply cannot stand each other, and in the middle of it? Terry…
October 22, 2024 | 10:00 EDT
Retrorealms: Halloween is an uncanny experience. It invokes the old trend of 1990s movie tie-in games. Ones that vaguely use the framework of its source material for a pixel-art arcade platformer.…
October 17, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
Retrorealms: Ash vs. Evil Dead feels like a throwback to the nascent days of the 1990s. A video game tie-in to a famous movie property packed with familiar imagery compressed into 16-bit sprites.…
October 17, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
When Nightdive Studios announces a new remaster for an old title, I get excited. It gives me -- and others -- a chance to check out antiquated or otherwise forgotten games that have slipped through…
October 17, 2024 | 08:00 EDT
Neva is an emotionally impactful piece of interactive poetry. Nomada Studios has refined their game design craft, delivering a brief, but deeply moving experience. A stellar blend of measured game…
October 14, 2024 | 02:59 EDT
If there’s any genre that showcases an immense variety of talent and dedication, it’s rhythm-action. From Thumper to Crypt of The Necrodancer, Invector to Hi-Fi Rush, the creativity is staggering,…
October 14, 2024 | 04:00 EDT
Novadust Entertainment's first title, Europa, effortlessly combines narrative exploration with 3D platforming. The terraformed moon is gorgeous, with sweeping vistas, waterfalls, snow capped…
October 11, 2024 | 02:56 EDT
The Axis Unseen is the first indie project by Nate Purkeypile and his studio Just Purkey Games. A veteran game designer who worked on Fallout 76, Skyrim, and BloodRayne 2, he wanted to bring his…
October 11, 2024 | 11:00 EDT
Who knew that the answer to ultimate relaxation was building a shop and rebuilding an island entirely made up of cute dinosaurs? Amber Isle lets you do just that, combining adorable aesthetics with…
October 10, 2024 | 11:00 EDT
It's only been a year since the release of Diablo IV, but if you've gotten tired of the grind for more power, now might just be the best time to dive back into the fray. The release of Diablo IV:…
October 4, 2024 | 12:00 EDT
GI Joe: Wrath of Cobra keeps inching up to being a great time. It has all the retro energy and pop of a retro arcade brawler. Its pixel art and style are pure Saturday morning cartoon cheese. But it'…
September 27, 2024 | 05:25 EDT
One of my favorite manga of all time is Blame!, a somewhat niche title by the masterful Tsutomu Nihei. The way Nihei crafts his worlds, letting visuals speak more than the very characters in his…
September 20, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
If you're a masochistic gamer chances are you were one of the many lovers of the dystopic hellscape that was Frostpunk when it was released in 2018. Now in 2024 Frostpunk 2 is going to test your…
September 17, 2024 | 01:00 EDT
I don’t know what it is about games that play in both 2D and 3D, but ever since Super Paper Mario came out for the Wii, I’ve been a huge fan of that particular subgenre. It’s one of many reasons why…
September 17, 2024 | 12:42 EDT
Another year and another Jackbox Party Pack. This one, The Jackbox Naughty Pack, is a collection of three games specifically designed with an M-rating in mind. This means more crass jokes and more…
September 12, 2024 | 01:00 EDT
One of my least favorite things about living in America is the obsessive car culture. We’re so reliant on them, and they don’t even have legs or rockets! What the Car?, a comedy game from Triband,…
September 6, 2024 | 09:00 EDT
"In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war." So goes the infamous Warhammer 40,000 opening screen, but if you want to understand Warhammer 40k: Space Marine 2, it's not the far future…
September 4, 2024 | 12:00 EDT