Robots changing their color like super effective chameleons can be found flying through space in the casual mobile game Solbot Energy Rush. Developed by Freakout Games, Solbot Energy Rush is a game with simple one-touch controls, following a robot that changes color based on the…
The infamous annual Steam sales are a heavy burden on just about any PC gamer’s wallet. Slashed prices, half-off titles, wishlist games that are finally affordable. The purchases rack up as the system plays into the obsessive culture surrounding consumerism. Spending becomes a daily venture…
Adventure Games have been a big fixture of the indie scene for over a decade and a half now, but things didn’t start out that way. Back when they were first invented in the late 70s and early 80s they were mainstream through-and-through. If you’ve…
The original appeal of Yooka-Laylee can be summed up in one word, nostalgia. Specifically, nostalgia for the Nintendo 64 and the Rare collect-a-thons that populated it. The indie title didn’t fare so well after release despite the initial hype. The latest update coming to the game…
The Touhou franchise is nothing if not abundant. From the humble concept of a shrine maiden bullet hell came an explosion of media, everything from fighting games to light novels to merchandise. The Touhou Project is the video game equivalent of KISS; love it or hate…
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is one of a handful of games to come out in 2018 featuring Lovecraftian mythos. This time we are given a turn based strategy and role playing game that was backed on Kickstarter and is now available on Steam with console releases…
With the recent news of Microsoft’s likely purchase of Obsidian Entertainment, a chapter is closed on one of the greatest independent RPG makers gaming has ever seen. Obsidian, founded in 2003 by five former developers from Black Isle Studios, never shied away from taking risks….
For relatively quick doses of strategic bouts with an attractive design, Armello hits a sweet spot on the Nintendo Switch. Made by Australian developer League of Geeks, Armello is a fantasy board game made digital. It follows the titular Armello, an animal-populated kingdom in turmoil…
My grandfather passed away at the age of 97 years just the other day. He had been struggling with sickness and decay for quite some time, and his expiration date was always growing closer in sight. A handful of days preceding, lead vocalist of The…
Gameforge and South Korean developer Lion Games’ hugely popular free-to-play anime action-MMO SoulWorker received a new content update. It’s a mad, mad world out there and freshly updated character Lilly Bloommerchen is about to have some fun! After witnessing her brother’s death to the jaws…
It takes more than a few skills to pilot a mech. Similarly, it takes more than just a development team to make a party brawler! After hosting a closed beta this summer to gain community insight on early development, Modus Games has taken the public’s…
Created by Toge Productions, Coffee Talk is essentially a visual novel in which you play a barista and owner of your own coffee shop. You get to brew drinks and read text… and that’s it. If Coffee Talk were a visual novel, it would be…
Hello and welcome to the final part in our History of Indie Games. Over the past 6 weeks we have examined the long and complex history of indie games and their journey from bedroom obscurity to mainstream titans. This week on our final excursion we’ll…
There’s no debating that Bethesda has drastically altered the Fallout franchise. It was once a series dedicated to player choice, narrative, and a condemnation of nuclear weapons. Now Bethesda’s latest take on the franchise, Fallout 76, is an online co-op shooter with little in the…
Released October 31st with little, to no, warning, Undertale’s creator Toby Fox has put out another one of his charming works into the world, titled Deltarune. Except that this time around, things are set to get even darker than his previous venture. For those unaware…
Ever wanted to hunt ghosts? Dead End Job lets you live out your ghost busting dreams in a procedurally generated world. Although here ghost hunting is nothing more than a more lethal pest control. There’s no glamour or glory in navigating through its levels. Instead, there…