Developers often talk about their games “not holding the player’s hand,” wearing it as if it were a badge of honor. Most of the time I think we all just roll or eyes and giggle. That is not the case with else Heart.Break, a game…
It’s hardly a secret that text adventures have been a passion of mine since I was young. I played them extensively, even before I picked up a graphical adventure game. I couldn’t get enough of the titles from Infocom and others. When Parsely Games was brought…
Originally conceived back in December of 2015, Re:Legend (then Legend of Lumina) nearly ended before it had even begun. Despite amassing a loyal following as one of the top Square Enix Collective projects, financial difficulties lead the game’s investor to pull out. Faced with losing…
In a rather unexpected move, Dischan Media recently announced that they had released the prequel to their Dysfunctional Systems visual novel series on Steam. Dysfunctional Systems: Orientation (or Episode 0 as it is commonly called) released on July 24th. This was quite a shock for…
Game Director, Fabio Consorti and the team at Mnemosyne Games have dedicated their time, energy, and personal finances towards the development of their dark gothic, action platformer, Demoniaca. Behind their scrappy determination however, there are hints of trouble brewing for the project. The release of…
Insurgency: Sandstorm was one of the biggest surprises from E3 2017, if not the biggest. In case you missed this one, here’s a quick summary of the single player campaign, new to the Insurgency franchise: this is a first-person shooter in which you play a…
Ever find yourself screaming in frustration at the seemingly ridiculous antics of a character in your favorite comic? What if instead of a mere casual observer you were in control of that character’s poor choices? Developer, Gamechuck has foolishly entrusted gamers with this awesome power…
Heavy is the head that wears the crown, or in this case, clicks the mouse. Such is life in developer, Eat Create Sleeps’ early access God sim, Crest. Following a successful run on Indiegogo, the game was released on Steam Early Access in 2015. The…
This may be hard for some to remember, but back in the day games had to rely on their stories and mechanics over cutting-edge graphics. Granted, this was mostly due to the graphic limitations of the time. Still, even as technology has evolved our love…
Crowdfunding has its perks but it also has its drawbacks. One double edged sword is the transparency that updates provide. On the one hand, it keeps fans in the loop. On the other, it also shows some glaring problems with the development of a game….
Crowdfunding campaigns fail all the time, certainly more often than they succeed, but I don’t know the exact rate, and frankly I can’t be bothered to find out. Let’s just say for every successful Kickstarter campaign, there are twenty failures, and for every successful Indiegogo…
Supergiant Games have already established themselves as a developer to watch. Their previous work includes the critically acclaimed action RPGs Bastion and Transistor. Their newest title, Pyre is releasing on July 25th and features their biggest and most imaginative world to date. The new party-based…
Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter are popular platforms to get ideas out to fans. They’re also a good revenue source that, hopefully, cuts out a publisher or third party investor. Unfortunately, things don’t always turn out this way. As of the latest update, developer Dreadlocks announced…
Two-man French development studio Dark Screen Games have gone for the crowdfunding approach for their upcoming brawler, featuring characters from a large variety of recent indie titles. The Fig campaign for Bounty Battle is seeking $30,000 and if successful will see fighters from games ranging…
With Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem (formerly Umbra) now in Steam Early Access for over a year, the developers are well aware of some of the game’s issues. While they are working on solving them, the project is still very much a work in progress. This…
History and video games are like peanut butter and chocolate. They fit together perfectly, and until the day comes when David Hayter clones himself, there shall be no better pairing. It’s such a shame that there aren’t more history-focused games out there. It’s a bigger…