While Shovel Knight joining Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an assist trophy is a step forward for indie game involvement in the popular fighting series, people are likely to wonder if he’ll become a fully playable character at some point. But what about other indie…
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Muddledash is a fun party game, with a valuable lesson about Octopus party etiquette. It’s a couch multiplayer game for up to four players with no single player or online play, continuing the local multiplayer Renaissance. It’s a simple party game with a cute twist on platforming…
PORTLAND, OR – July 12, 2018 – ZIQ, the frenetic sci-fi arcade runner from Midnight Sea and 3D Realms, dodges, dashes, and leaps onto PC and Mac on August 1. Swarm, an ancient AI turned malevolent and spiteful is waging a war on all life….
After so many years since its successful Kickstarter, many (but not all) believed Confederate Express to be a vapor ware scam that would never materialize. And yet, the game is now available for preorder on Steam. No, that isn’t a typo; a page for the…
The great thing about video games is that they are, ultimately, a platform for creativity. Developed by Sciman101, ANYKEY is an impressive first game for a newcomer to the gamedev scene. This flashy take on Pong boasts a wide selection of modes and ideas in a simple…
You’ll spend half of your time in Deep Sixed looking at the in-game manual, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. The game requires patience and precision to play. It offers all of the tedium associated with the flight simulator genre minus the piloting. Failure after catastrophic…
Set in a magical world, Unleashed wants to be more than your typical 2D RPG. With features such as crafting, housing, and farming, set against a darker story created with a mature audience in mind, Florent Goumot-Labesse is hoping the grandeur of his idea will…
After a successful Kickstarter campaign, developer Aurum Dust is almost ready to unveil their new turn-based RPG, Ash of Gods. The project combines tactical combat set against classically inspired animation to tell a story of epic proportions. After spending time with the preview build, it’s…
The frantic planet mashing action of Planet Bash has been honed to a razor’s edge, making it the perfect time for new players to jump in. Released on Steam September 8 of last year, the game has steadily improved thanks to updates by developer Killerkun…
Developer, Deconstructeam made waves when their previous title, Gods Will Be Watching came out. Despite its flaws, and how unmerciful it could be at times, it was an interesting debut. And now we have their second offering, The Red Strings Club. The Red Strings Club came…
The verdant land of Kingdoms and Castles is vacant of civilization when I arrive. I have the peasants build a towering keep to my magnificence. They don’t yet have homes, or food to eat, but that can wait. A man can’t be expected to feast…
A few weeks ago we covered Atom RPG’s Kickstarter campaign in our award winning* series Kicked. Heavily inspired by old school Fallout, the campaign was well-run, and the game looked promising. Now in Early Access, developer Atom Team sent us a code for the game…
Bossa Studios, the company best known for Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread, have canceled their latest game after only a week on Steam Early Access. Released to Steam on November 4, Bossa head Henrique Olifiers announced in a statement on November 10 that development…
If Roy Batty had watched those C-beams glitter by the Tannhäuser Gate through eyes hastily scrapped together from old Sega Genesis parts, his dying memories might have looked something like Massive Galaxy. Aspiring to chart the visual territory claimed by DOS adventure games like Maniac…
Dungeon crawling is stressful work. A team of warriors assembles and explores an unmapped labyrinth where any dark corridor could be their last. So many lives are lost just from players stumbling upon a random monster at a tactical disadvantage. Hyakki Castle Developers, Asakusa Studios…
I’m a sucker for a good adventure game. No matter the subject matter, I’ll at least give it a shot. The sequel to the first Bertram Fiddle game, A Bleaker Predicklement, is both entertaining and punny. It’s certainly worth a look if you’re into period comedy…