Some games are full of fast paced action. Others are filled with head-scratchingly difficult puzzles. And then there are the ones that are slow paced and just want you to do things at your own pace. World’s Dawn is a farming sim similar to the…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]here is a love-hate relationship towards adventure games that focus heavily on puzzles. While it can certainly be a polarizing concept the popularity of this type of game cannot be denied. Microids’ Subject 13 was successfully funded on Kickstarter nearly a year ago and…
Puzzle games have always been for the more intellectually minded of gamers and Steamroll takes cues from old classics as well as newer titles. Inspired by games like Marble Madness and Portal this puzzler will have you bouncing off the walls. Quite literally. In Steamroll…
The fans have spoken and Brian Fargo has listened. The man who Kickstarted two hugely successful games is back with The Bards Tale IV. And it’s a direct sequel to the last game in the trilogy leaving off where that game ended (or so I’m…
Some things that normally don’t go together can still make a great idea. And Rolling Biscuit’s Monbattle takes several gaming concepts and smashes them into one game. To what effect remains to be seen but I’m afraid that this might be a case of to…
Space based combat has been around for decades and has proven itself to be a popular multiplayer pastime. Between titles like Elite and X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter taking down other ships is a fun diversion from other types of action games. And Galaxy Heist takes…
Turn-based RPGs are usually a staple of Japanese developers, but Pixelated Milk has taken on a more Westernized approach to the genre with Regalia. And while it holds true to several conventions put forth by titles like Final Fantasy Tactics it goes a couple steps…
A lot of folks out there have a distaste for the exploration genre of games (often called “walking simulators” by their detractors) but for those that enjoy them, they’re a great, relaxing experience. Personally I do love titles of this sort, from Proteus to Eidolon,…
Sekai Project has just returned to Kickstarter once again! This time they’re presenting LizArts’ upcoming visual novel Memory’s Dogma. If you’ve been following Sekai Project, then you might remember that this partnership was just announced at FanimeCon 2015. In any case, it looks to be…
[dropcap size=big]L[/dropcap]egends speak of the origins of the mythical race known only as “elves”. Vision of Aurora Borealis takes this Icelandic myth and turns it into a romantic visual novel. Purin Productions just released a short demo of the beginning of the game to entice…
[dropcap size=big]S[/dropcap]o far this year, Kickstarter has shown that getting successfully funded has been getting tougher. In April, only 17 campaigns found success while 100 failed. If nothing changed it seemed that this was the new normal for crowdfunding, and quite an unfortunate turn for…
[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]here are too few games out there that just focus on the environment and let the player just take in the atmosphere of where they find themselves. Homesick by Lucky Pause is one such title and it was just released a few days ago….
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’ll make no bones about it, April was a frightening month for crowdfunding. When you’ve got 117 video game projects and only 17 of them succeed you know that something is wrong. If it’s not the quality of the campaigns themselves, then there’s some…
[dropcap size=big]E[/dropcap]very month Kickstarter is full of wild successes, and depressing failures. While some are always going to have that massive fan push behind them to see hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding others barely make it to the finish line. Due to the…
Love it or hate it Myst ushered in a new age of adventure gaming. Utilizing a first-person exploration experience as the player wanders around the environment solving puzzles and learning about the lore contained therein made it unique in its time. And The Eyes of…
[dropcap size=big]I[/dropcap]’m not sure how it happened, but starting a few years ago the concept of survival games came back in vogue. At first, it excited me as someone who really dug games like Disaster Report. However, this breed of “survival” was turning out to…