Hopefully you’ve been keeping up with our Game of the Month coverage for My Time at Portia. This delightful sandbox crafting/life sim hit Steam Early Access late last month and has been winning fans ever since. In fact, interest in the game has grown so…
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With the early access release of My Time At Portia, players have a whole new world to explore. Set in a vast and imaginative world full of monsters, treasure and a bevy of materials, the game is already shaping up to be a hit among…
There’s been a trend in indie games, starting with Shovel Knight, of 2D action games featuring short, cute, knightly protagonists. Unless you already happen to be in love with that aesthetic (like I am) you’re probably a bit skeptical of games that fit that mold. Let…
On the surface, life in My Time at Portia seems downright idyllic. Then you discover that most of humanity was wiped out hundreds of years ago during an apocalyptic event. Suddenly, you notice the cracks appearing the town’s cheerful facade. The people of Portia have…
Valentine’s Day, the most sacred day of love ever conceived of by greeting card companies. What better time to reflect on all the ways that love can really screw you over. Here are a few examples of games where love makes everything worse. Spoiler warning…
It’s Spring and love is in the air, or at least it would be if the NPC’s in My Time at Portia would just let me love them. Instead, they have thwarted every one of my romantic advances. Whether this is due to actual game…
2018 is already off to a great start for indie games, and one of the biggest reasons is A Case of Distrust. Developed by The Wandering Ben, A Case of Distrust is a hardboiled, murder mystery noir visual novel. But this isn’t your waifu’s visual…
As part of our Game of the Month coverage we’re going to help you survive and thrive through your first quests in My Time at Portia. While the game holds your hand at first, it’s easy get overwhelmed once commissions start flooding in. This guide will…
My Time at Portia is really hot right now, so you know what that means! A million videos and articles about the game to capitalize on its success! Uh, I mean, time to examine why people are so in love with this open world farming…
Back by popular (aka: EiC’s) demand, it’s time for Cliqist’s Game of the Month. We’ve done this in the past with both crowdfunded and not-so crowdfunded titles. Every month, our crack team of editors will select an exceptional indie game to highlight. To start things…
When most first see Throughline Games’ upcoming adventure platformer Forgotten Anne, it’s hard not to draw a comparison to Studio Ghibli. A titan of Japanese animation for decades, Ghibli is not only a legendary studio in the anime community, but a standard fans of the…
In the Awesome Games Done Quick 2018 marathon, it’s easy to see that random number generation, or RNG, is a speedrunner’s worst nightmare. The elegant runs on display showcase the creativity of gamers who expertly navigate complex game mechanics. Playing Dragon Fang Z while watching…
Each new in-game day is full of possibilities. Grow crops, make friends, occasionally receive dire warnings about mankind’s hubris, the usual. My Time at Portia is a colorfully upbeat crafting sim that lures you into a cute world where most of humanity was destroyed in a…
“It won’t make sense, but you’ll get it.” This was my introduction to Wattam. From creator Keita Takahashi, who brought the world Katamari Damacy and Noby Noby Boy, Wattam is a game about friendship and explosions. After playing the demo at PAX South I can…
Sometimes, there are heartfelt shows of affections made by fans for a property. Then, there’s the Planet Express Kickstarter. If the sole preview image is any indication, the game is 100 percent inspired by, and an imitation of, Futurama. One of the few updates to…
Steampunk Survival RTS They Are Billions is spreading with all the ferocity of a staggering, lurching, festering horde of dancing squirrels (You thought I was going to say zombies, didn’t you.) Unlike the animated corpses that inhabit its apocalyptic world, however, this intense strategy game…