There have been countless stories throughout history telling the tale of a hero traveling to a faraway place to save their homeland. In Deliver Us Mars, that faraway place is Mars and your homeland…
February 7, 2023 | 11:00 EST
When it comes down to it, SpongeBob SquarePants really is an irreverent and universal cultural icon. Going past the memes, or the endless references to lines, moments, or specific frames of animation…
January 30, 2023 | 11:00 EST
The One Piece manga celebrated its 25th-anniversary last year, marking an important milestone as the series sails ever closer to its finale. With such a long-running franchise, it’s no surprise that…
January 18, 2023 | 11:00 EST
There are different kinds of gamers out there. Some love gaming for gameplay and others love it for the stories games can tell. A good game does either of those things well, but a great game can…
January 18, 2023 | 11:00 EST
Persona is a booming franchise currently, with the success of 3 through 5 drawing more people into the franchise as these games carved out their flashy identity in pop culture. While many recent fans…
January 17, 2023 | 12:00 EST
Get past the hangovers, and start messing up the dates on your tax documents, because a new year has dawned upon us like the morning sun with no curtains. As we all get back up to the tepid rush of…
January 12, 2023 | 03:00 EST
Sometimes you come across a game that draws you in for absolutely no reason whatsoever – that’s how I felt about Marvel’s Midnight Suns when I saw its announcement trailer in 2021. Sure, I love card…
January 9, 2023 | 11:00 EST
In the face of overwhelming adversity, it’s only fair that you smile at what you had. As the world turns to gloomier and more unrelenting doom, the idea of halcyon only becomes clearer and clearer;…
December 11, 2022 | 09:00 EST
Despite a number of high-profile failures over the years, Kickstarter has still managed to help fund a number of excellent games. Chained Echoes, successfully crowdfunded in 2019, looked like it had…
December 7, 2022 | 12:05 EST
The Final Fantasy VII renaissance is upon us! Fans of Cloud, AVALANCE, and the world of Final Fantasy VII have come from the excitement of the Final Fantasy VII Remake, have Final Fantasy VII Rebirth…
December 6, 2022 | 05:00 EST
The thing about the bullet hell sub-genre of shmups is that it operates on a tried-and-true rule of “if it ain’t broke, don’t break it”. These are titles that have seen endless exercises in skill-…
November 28, 2022 | 08:00 EST
I've already introduced the world of Gungrave in two separate articles, so I don't feel the need to do it again. Here's the short version: two PlayStation 2 games, an anime, and about 20 years of…
November 22, 2022 | 05:00 EST
Escape Academy's base game was one of the unexpected gems I originally found in the Steam Next Fest earlier this year, and I went on to thoroughly love the full game when it was released in July.…
November 11, 2022 | 01:00 EST
What is it that every apocalyptic setting needs? A good ol' "fight to the death" arena. In the Bloody Ties DLC for Dying Light 2 players are invited to return to Villedor not to explore the city but…
November 11, 2022 | 12:32 EST
God of War Ragnarok is one of those rare moments in gaming. Not since I played Kingdom Hearts as a kid that I’ve been so invested in the world, characters, combat, environments, and lore surrounding…
November 7, 2022 | 03:18 EST
After nearly a year and a half, Resident Evil Village fans are finally being rewarded with new content as Capcom pulls back the curtain a little bit more on the story of Rose Winters: the daughter of…
November 5, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Let me tell you, this feels like exiting Heaven’s Waiting Room for the only time. This a quick personal tangent, but SIGNALIS was something I came across on a random Twitter thread back in 2018, and…
November 2, 2022 | 12:03 EDT
The Metroidvania style of game is one of the oldest, but it's also one of the trickiest. It has to be structured in such a way as to avoid tedium while still providing a nice degree of challenge.…
November 1, 2022 | 01:08 EDT
There's something to be said about a game that puts style above all else. It's always a risky proposition for developers and publishers alike. A fancy user interface and nonconventional visuals can…
October 24, 2022 | 07:00 EDT
Seven years after Batman: Arkham Knight capped off Rocksteady's impressive run with DC's Dark Knight, WB Games Montreal is returning to Gotham City with Gotham Knights. This game thematically picks…
October 20, 2022 | 07:00 EDT
Holiday seasons can be a time to get around with friends and family and have a blast, or it can be a somewhat awkward time. Whether you're having a good or a bad time Jackbox games can serve as a…
October 19, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
I really wanted to like Asterigos: Curse of the Stars. At PAX East, its action-packed combat made a strong impression, and the first boss was the perfect mix of challenging and thrilling. I had high…
October 11, 2022 | 01:00 EDT
Hot off the heels of Battleborn's launch was Overwatch, which soon decimated any chance of success for Gearbox's then newest IP. Let's hope history doesn't repeat itself, because Gundam Evolution,…
October 6, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
It’s not often a piece of media asks, “what are you afraid of” and “can you destroy that from your childhood which drives you to nightmares?” What would you do if you could take on all the real-life…
September 27, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Prodeus is Doom in its primal form. It's a bloody and brutal shooter hearkening back to its old-school roots, in part due to its small team of veterans of the genre. It's clear from the start that…
September 26, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you combined campy 50s B-movies with Life Force or R-Type-style shmups? If you have, then your weirdly specific musings have been realized in the form of …
September 23, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
On the edges of civilization, a small town has had to abandon the old ways and call in a Chemist from the capital to cure the Mayor's sick daughter. You are that Chemist -- and in Potion Permit, it's…
September 23, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
If the impactful release of PowerWash Simulator proved anything, it’s that the cleaning genre of games has finally been given the spotlight it deserves. It’s not just the zen of the activity taking…
September 21, 2022 | 03:00 EDT
At the start of the summer, Shredder's Revenge proved that there was plenty of gas left in the Turtle Van for TMNT video games. As we near the fall, Turtle fans have the opportunity to see all the…
September 7, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
Something that you can’t discredit the Gundam series for is the community that still inhabits it. Take the SD (Superior Defender/Super Deformed) sub-category of Gundam media, which transpired after a…
September 5, 2022 | 07:00 EDT
A long, long time ago, Atari 2600 owners the world over enjoyed a little game called Yars' Revenge. This era of gaming is difficult to go back to if you were born beyond the crash, but those early…
August 22, 2022 | 08:00 EDT
Ever since seeing John Wick and its subsequent films in theaters, I've been on the search for a video game that scratches a similar itch. I'm talking about an extremely action-heavy, adrenaline-…
August 18, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
The Megami Tensei games and their spin-offs have had all kinds of releases in recent years. Shin Megami Tensei V returned to the supernatural post-apocalypse, Persona continues to tell stories of…
August 18, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Roguelikes are no stranger to religious fervor. The Binding of Isaac offers a demonic twist on Christian themes that presents endless opportunities to wield holy artifacts against poop monsters. At…
August 10, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Digimon games have always come in a wide variety of genres. Some entries are simulation games where you'll need to correctly train your Digimon to have it evolve into greatness, others are full-blown…
August 4, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
If Frogun had been released during the same time as the patformers it emulates, it would have enjoyed plenty of love from gaming at large. Host to a slew of inventive platforming mechanics, the game…
August 2, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
The initial 2018 launch of Moss (Book I) was an interesting time for PSVR in particular. After it and Team Asobi's Astro Bot: Rescue Mission, I’d argue the platform's greater potential became more…
August 1, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
South of the Circle is an experience clearly designed with a specific platform in mind. It was released on Apple Arcade in 2020 and a lot of its design decisions, from control scheme to UX to UI, can…
July 29, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
[Reviewer's Note: I have to dive into SPOILERS to critique major issues with this story. Read at your own discretion.] It's not fun to denigrate indie titles with unique ambitions in mind. After all…
July 23, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Rarely has a game gripped me as tightly as Endling: Extinction Is Forever did. Through only a few hours of gameplay, I was more invested in guiding a mother fox and her cubs around a threat-filled…
July 19, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Hazel Sky is a charming puzzle game that has you on a journey to becoming a mechanic. Set on an unknown island, you'll have to repair planes to get to the next chapter, and there are many hurdles in…
July 18, 2022 | 09:00 EDT
Like any cat owner, Stray should perk up your ears, just as it did mine. My own cat -- who is appropriately named Kitten -- is perfect in every way, minus the fact that she always has a scowl like…
July 18, 2022 | 12:00 EDT
“Couples See Man-Sized Bird...Creature...Something” is what the headline of a newspaper in 1966 said in reference to the first sighting of the Mothman in 1966. Needless to say, Mothmen 1966 is based…
July 18, 2022 | 10:30 EDT
Indie game APICO hit PC back in May, but has now made its way to Nintendo Switch. APICO is a beekeeping simulator based on Minecraft mods and casual crafting games, and though it takes a bit of a…
July 18, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
Escape Room games have been a hot trend for a while now, with entire franchises like Rusty Lake and mc2games being built upon the principle that you need to solve the puzzles and get out of the room/…
July 13, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Outriders Worldslayer provides plenty of new material for players to enjoy. In addition to several quality of life features, and new changes to difficulty levels, this premium expansion includes new…
July 9, 2022 | 11:30 EDT
The futuristic arcade racer is dead. Nintendo brought the genre to the popular consciousness with the launch of the SNES and strangled it through neglect over the coming decades. Other developers…
July 9, 2022 | 11:00 EDT
Remasters, remakes, and reboots have seen a substantial uptick in recent years; further, no other genre has enjoyed this love like 3D platformers. What's been the most fascinating about this revival…
July 5, 2022 | 10:00 EDT