Revita Review
The gaming sphere is truly an incredible one that is loaded with so many experiences. Unfortunately, this can be a bit of a double-edged sword. With so much out there, how can you possibly hope to…
April 19, 2022 | 06:17 EDT
NORCO Review
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
Solasta: Crown of the Magister - Lost Valley Review
Solasta: Crown of the Magister has grown a lot since its original release when I first played it, scoring it a 7/10. Since then the team at Tactical Adventures has crafted a whole new campaign for…
April 14, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
In Nightmare Review
Horror is a genre often defined by tropes. Be it the unwillingness to play into them or the ability to entirely subvert them - it's a genre more aware of its past than most. Given you have a much…
April 12, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Forgive Me Father Review
There's so much untapped potential when taking from H.P. Lovecraft's sources, but I find that they rarely achieve the desired result. Such is the case with Forgive Me Father, an aptly named boomer…
April 6, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga Review
LEGO games are best described as mumble-filled, abridged retellings of our favorite film properties. LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is no different in that regard - it's the latest installment in…
April 4, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Black Geyser: Couriers of Darkness Review
In between big-budget isometric RPGs like Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous and Divinity: Original Sin 2, we often forget that the CRPG revival started by Pillars of Eternity has a ton of games that…
April 4, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
35MM Review
“He said the right dreams for a man in peril were dreams of peril and all else was the call of languor and of death.” ‒ Cormac McCarthy, The Road If I told you 35MM took place in a post-apocalyptic…
April 2, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Abermore Review
First-person stealth games were a rare site not so long ago. Back in the days of the first two Thief games, the genre was very much appreciated by its niche audience, but it wasn’t until the era of…
April 2, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
Weird West Review
Weird West is one of the most absorbing experiences I've had this year so far. Wolfeye Studios has managed to push the immersive sim to new depths while mixing together complex interweaving stories,…
April 2, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Expedition Zero Review
There was a time period not so long ago when indie horror titles were rare and exciting, and it was a nice treat to see such a game become a huge success talked about by everyone. One particular game…
March 31, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
tERRORbane Review
Programming is a key part of gaming and it's no easy task. Even an expert with code can create something that works flawlessly every single time until one day, it just doesn't. Then, it's a whole…
March 31, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Ikai Review
There was a point in Ikai where I was trapped at the bottom of a well, surrounded by the bones of demons. I had to search through these bones for sturdy pieces of wood to make a ladder using a crack…
March 28, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
A Memoir Blue Review
The sea is a great many things to a great many people. For some, it represents exploration - the ability to see new sights and live new experiences. For others, it is death, decay, and where all…
March 25, 2022 | 01:40 EDT
Martha Is Dead Review
For as vast a landscape as games can create, first-person shooters have always been the go-to genre for World War II backdrops. There's always been something about that analog era that's captivated…
March 25, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
Phantom Breaker: Omnia Review
From avenging the death of a parent to dreaming of becoming an arbiter of justice, the motivations of the characters in Phantom Breaker: Omnia are wide and varied. Some may be all-too-justifiable…
March 25, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Review
A long time ago, during the days when Borderlands 2 was considered the king of the looter shooter genre, Gearbox had the brilliant idea to develop a Dungeons and Dragons-themed DLC called Tiny Tina's…
March 23, 2022 | 03:50 EDT
Anno: Mutationem Review
Anno: Mutationem might just be one of the most infuriating games I've played this year. I can see the talent behind the scenes mixing together 2D pixel art with 3D environments for a novel visual…
March 18, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
WWE 2K22 Review
WWE is in a weird place in 2022. As decades-long booking problems have come home to roost, performers and fans alike flee in large numbers to greener pastures in other promotions. The yearly WWE…
March 17, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Tunic Review
Back in the good ol’ days of the Nintendo DS, my first console, I loved flipping through the instruction booklets of games. Was I a strange kid? Probably, but there were all sorts of little doodles…
March 16, 2022 | 01:00 EDT
Time Loader Review
Every video game is someone's first. For people of an older generation, they started alongside the hobby with the first steps of Mario, Link, and Pikachu. While not every game can be an absolute…
March 10, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Aztech Forgotten Gods Review
For as long as human history has been cataloged, mythologies have been ingrained into our collective psyche. Naturally, games would also look to the past to inform a setting, mechanics, and so on.…
March 10, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Young Souls Review
Now that the Google Stadia is ostensibly on the decline, it seems likely that we will get the return of plenty of small indie exclusives that never got the fanfare they were hoping for. This gives…
March 10, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Grand Mountain Adventure: Wonderlands Review
While spring might be just around the corner, that doesn’t mean winter is gone for good yet, so strap on those skis and snowboards and get going! Or if it’s above freezing where you live, you could…
March 9, 2022 | 08:00 EST
Life Is Strange Remastered Collection Review
Back when they were hitting fever pitch (early/mid-2010s), I was getting reeled into a number of episodic games. Dontnod's Life is Strange was among them. So, when it was announced that co-developers…
March 3, 2022 | 01:05 EST
What Lies In The Multiverse Review
I think most of us would revel in the idea of living in the multiverse and recent studies have shown that that may be the case. Of course, that doesn't mean we're anywhere close to visiting parallel…
March 3, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Ghostrunner: Project_Hel Review
2020 was a year stacked with tons of insanely popular games, and the holiday season saw an especially large avalanche of new titles. The next generation of consoles launched that November, and…
March 2, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Little Orpheus Review
If you told me a decade ago that developer The Chinese Room would put their creative efforts towards a 2.5D platformer capturing the tone of old-timey adventure serials I wouldn't believe you.…
March 1, 2022 | 05:46 EST
ELEX 2 Review
I was one of the people who greatly enjoyed the original ELEX, despite its flaws. There's always something about a new open world to explore, character story arcs, and challenging mechanics that…
February 28, 2022 | 11:00 EST
ELEX 2 Review
I was one of the people who greatly enjoyed the original ELEX, despite its flaws. There's always something about a new open world to explore, character story arcs, and challenging mechanics that…
February 28, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Shadow Warrior 3 Review
No matter the quality of individual games, Flying Wild Hog's Shadow Warrior trilogy has been a smashing success. The Polish developers took a DOOM-era FPS that aged like a dead fish and revived it…
February 28, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Elden Ring Review
It’s sort of an odd feeling to finally be talking about Elden Ring. It’s been quite a journey since the original Demon’s Souls bought this style of gameplay to the forefront, and in recent years we’…
February 23, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Lost Ark Review
It’s sort of an insane proposition to try and review an MMO. After all, these typically aren’t the sort of games that you’re going to pour a normal amount of time into. Even 200-hour RPGs typically…
February 16, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Grapple Dog Review
When it comes to traditional 2D platformers, I’m someone who’s all thumbs. You know the picture of a bunch of kids and their mom helping them clear a level of Super Mario? That was pretty much my…
February 14, 2022 | 09:30 EST
Powerslave Exhumed Review
Some games only get appreciated in hindsight. Whether the industry was shifting towards something different at the time or the calendar was way too crowded one day, it's easy for an otherwise…
February 10, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Kingdom Of The Dead Review
As the old saying goes, you gotta do what you gotta do. Sometimes, that involves heading to the shops for some supplies. At other times, you need to walk the dog because it's your turn and he's…
February 10, 2022 | 12:00 EST
Castle Morihisa Review
With my Voodoo Paper Doll in hand and my confidence secure, I braved the scary kabuki mask icon and entered the Big Boss Battle. It was a slimy Fleshworm, looming over my Monk all by its lonesome. At…
February 9, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Sifu Review
It's time to get good all over again. Sifu is hard, and only through mastery of this action game's fighting mechanics can one succeed. I was initially put off by the difficulty, even though I wrote a…
February 6, 2022 | 07:00 EST
OlliOlli World Review
Whether you're grinding a rail in real life or pulling off a 900 with a gamepad, skateboarding is all about vibes. Many of the best skating games dive into the devil may care attitude that defined…
February 3, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Strange Horticulture Review
For those who don’t know, horticulture, as defined by Webster’s dictionary, is “the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.” In Strange Horticulture, you run a…
February 2, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Dying Light 2 Stay Human Review
Zombies are an interesting piece of horror history. With roots in voodoo and the slow, decaying zombies of early cinema what made them so horrific was their resilience and sheer number. As the…
February 2, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Summertime Madness Review
Regardless of the creative medium, escaping into fiction is a draw for everyone at one time or another. It could just be an unprovoked yearning for unfettered adventure or a defense mechanism against…
January 31, 2022 | 11:00 EST
Serious Sam: Siberian Mayhem Review
It's fitting that Serious Sam 4 is one of the few games to get a full-fledged expansion in recent times. All of Sam's adventures are nostalgic in nature, and he made his big return right alongside …
January 27, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 Review
When it comes to sidescrolling run-and-gun action platformers, few games are as synonymous with the genre as Mega Man. Inti Creates' roots in the franchise shine strong in its current efforts in the…
January 27, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Sucker For Love: First Date Review
Lovecraft's work is something that games have infamously got wrong, be it something egregious like getting the stories themselves wrong or something small like not quite nailing the tone. The great…
January 26, 2022 | 02:34 EST
Reverie Knights Tactics Review
Of all the adventures there are to experience, the Hero’s Journey remains one of the most popular. The idea of an unknowing person who is thrust into a quest that can decide the fate of the world is…
January 25, 2022 | 10:00 EST
Blackwind Review
Mechs are something of an acquired taste. Sure, you can have something with mechs that occasionally taps into mass-market appeal, like Power Rangers back in the 90s, but most of the time, if you’re…
January 20, 2022 | 11:00 EST
RPGolf Legends Review
There are so many sports and each of them have their own areas of influence. The sporting world dominates much of the media and even spills into gaming. There are many popular titles and series that…
January 20, 2022 | 10:00 EST