Besides the sci-fi and fantasy elements of time travel and alternate realities, Nova-box‘s Across the Grooves touches on other universal themes of regret. The game’s writer, Geoffroy Vincens, essentially confirmed this in an interview with Cliqist. He explained that the game was developed with questions about…
Sometimes it’s fun to shine the spotlight on something (or someone) that deserves more attention. That’s kind of why we only cover indie games. To discover something interesting and then tell everyone and their grandma about it. Well, this week, Will decided to take a…
After creating Along the Edge and Seers Isle, French developer Nova-box has another narrative game in development—Across the Grooves. Similar to Along the Edge and Seers Isle, Across the Grooves is also described as an interactive graphic novel. The story follows Alice as she accidentally…
Big Drunk Satanic Massacre(or BDSM or short) is the rip-roaring demonic-themed shooter that’s heading for release later this year. Developed by Big Way Games, BDSM is a boisterous blend of brash humor, sex, and satire. Set in the depths of Hell, humanity – and more…
Honestly, the first things that draw attention are the stark shapes and vivid colors, flat and graphic art depicting dogs and people and other creatures on a changing cubic field. Finji’s Overland is simply gorgeous to look at. Gameplay-wise, the upcoming title is a turn-based…
Aivi Tran is well known for working with their partner surasshu on composing the musical score for Cartoon Network’s critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning animated series, Steven Universe. Known together as aivi & surasshu, the two give the show a video game-influenced soundtrack, filling it with…
PC gamers have grown accustomed to a unified digital platform over the past two decades. For better or worse, Steam has become the de facto game launcher. Most PC titles, since the platform’s debut in September of 2003, have released through Steam. The Epic Games…
Big Way Games’ BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre is a shooter RPG with a satirical twist. Far from the doom and gloom you’d expect from a game with such a heavily demonic setting, BDSM‘s great sense of humor makes for an outrageously fun premise. Set…
SIGGRAPH 2019 featured an array of posters with diverse topics, many of which clearly focused on future technologies. One immediately stood out though, invoking imagery of the past. The image depicted appeared to be an older Chinese painting. It was for a game called Meet…
While a demo of Lab Zero Games’ action RPG Indivisible was available for people to play in the exhibit hall at Anime Expo 2019, its lead animator and art director Mariel Kinuko Cartwright was exhibiting down in Artist Alley. She shared a booth with her…
Hand-drawn, Lovecraftian RPG, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, is coming to PC this September following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016. Publisher 1C Entertainment has released a trailer in honor of the newly announced release date. Developed by Cultic Games, Stygian: Reign of the…
Crowdfunding is a constantly swinging, double-edged sword, as exemplified by polar opposites, Shovel Knight and Mighty No. 9. Each game perfectly represents the extremes of greatness and not-so-greatness born of crowdfunding. I would like to call my shot and say that the upcoming trash themed…
Hand-drawn puzzle game, LUNA: The Shadow Dust, has had quite the journey since it came to Kickstarter in 2016. Developed by four-person team, Lantern Studio, the point-and-click adventure was first conceived as a student animation film. After completing a successful campaign and releasing a demo,…
Morphies Law developers Cosmoscope GmbH have gone back to the drawing board on their team-based shooter to bring a reworked version to PC and Switch. The game re-released just a few days ago on July 30, under the new name Morphies Law: Remorphed. The Return…
Going from a troubled Kickstarter to an award-winning title after launching last July, Pixel Ripped 1989 feels like a well-deserved happy ending for creator Ana Ribeiro. But with a continued run on the festival circuit at places like IndieCade and SIGGRAPH, winning the New Face…
Only a few months after releasing The World Next Door, Rose City Games’ first game made in partnership with VIZ Media, the Portland-based studio is already gearing up for their second title with VIZ: Cat Lady. A top-down roguelike featured on Game Informer’s list of…