On August 12, 2000, nine years after the Cold War, the Russian nuclear submarine K-141 Kursk sank to the bottom of the Barents Sea. High-test Peroxide (HTP), used as an accelerant in torpedoes, leaked into a kerosene tank, causing a massive explosion in the submarine….
In Kickstarter funded 2D platformer Mable & The Wood you play as Mable, a young girl with crimson, windswept hair. Seriously any place you go in this game it’s always crazy windy, so her hair is always blowing. She has the ability to change into multiple forms,…
Gone Home isn’t fun. It doesn’t ask you to solve any puzzles or complete any challenges. Instead, it asks you to simply look around a house. And because of this, Gone Home is able to tell you a story that is both heartbreaking and heartwarming,…
The fourth episode of The Council, the narrative adventure game redefining the genre with RPG mechanics and consequences for every choice, releases this month on September 25th. Episode 4: Burning Bridges sees allegiances explained, rivalries come to a head, and the ghosts of the past…
Who says a ‘house party’ has to stop when you leave the house? Having brought couch-based multiplayer mayhem to console and PC gamers alike for the last six months, Square Enix Collective® is excited to announce Oh My Godheads is now flying headlong towards the Nintendo…
Florence is entirely predicated on intimacy as a social bond. It is a mobile game for the mobile addict, transforming the isolated technological confines of a phone into a conduit for a compassionate tale of longing — even suggesting headphones for the best experience, to…
Recently, Max Gentleman Sexy Business!, a raunchy Victorian mash-up of dating and business, finished its campaign on Kickstarter. The campaign far outstripped its goal of $8,000 and raised a whopping $38,405. Hotly on its heels is another campaign for Boyfriend Dungeon, a dating sim come dungeon…
Planet Alpha is a fantastic example of the trade-off that small developers are forced to make. Most Indie Games can’t match big titles in every aspect, so have to prioritise. This is usually what makes them so unique. Sometimes though, you get a title like Planet…
Twilight is infamous for its depiction of an ancient vampire in the form of a teenage boy and a high school girl. Forever ruining the mystique of vampires, its depiction of the romance between protagonists Edward Cullen and Bella Swan is creepy at best, and…
Some months ago we wrote about Lamplight City, Grundislav Games‘ newest game. This is Francisco Gonzalez’s first game after making Shardlight as part of Wadjet Eye Games. At first Wadjet Eye was supposed to publish it, but some creative differences led to an amicable split…
A Hat in Time’s brand new DLC, “Seal the Deal,” launches for PC on September 13 at 11 a.m. Pacific time with a special offer: It’s FREE for the first 36 hours after release. Seal The Deal introduces an all-new chapter, The Arctic Cruise, and…
Feel the spirits around you! Akupara Games announces the release date of Whispering Willows on the Nintendo Switch for September 27, 2018. Journey as Elena in this award-winning story as she explores the haunted Willows Mansion in hopes to find her father, more about herself, and…
Log Jammers is an upcoming arcade sports game from Mega Cat Studios that, if the name didn’t make it obvious, is another take on ultimate Frisbee. Players pick from a choice of avatars, all with slightly varying stats, then battle it out against either AI or a…
The creators of the horror-themed visual novel, The Letter are looking to do something entirely different for their next project. Launched on Kickstarter, the dating sim Love Esquire hit its goal faster than the developer ever expected. With 29 days to go before its campaign…
Kickstarter is old enough now that it’s gone through all the major phases of the internet. From bushy-tailed newcomer, to up-and-coming golden boy, to savior of the games industry, demoted to disaster machine, and now largely forgotten, it’s all there. There have been a lot…
Dariusz G. Jagielski continues to work toward playfully adding to the vast number of simulator games out there with his first project, Computer Virus Simulator. Hopefully offering a different gameplay experience in the process—one where you can play as a computer virus, in something of a twist…