The Forgotten City is an upcoming first-person action RPG from Modern Storyteller. Described as a “time loop murder mystery,” The Forgotten City is based on one of the most popular mods from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. Now a full game, based on a mod…
A Bewitching Revolution is a new game coming from developer Colestia. It’s a first-person adventure game in which players take control of a witch who lives in a grey and blue hued cyberpunk city and uses magic to help its residents. Like several of Colestia’s…
Dusk is a great game which manages to pay homage to late 90’s FPS games in the best possible ways. Don’t believe us? Check out the review we did a while back. While the game is excellent it uses Lovecraftian elements in a bit of a…
I remember playing the demo for Ape Out when it released back in 2017. Taking on the role of various apes, players would smash and grab their way through the flat, colorful worlds. Along the way, they were forced to evade and destroy hapless zoo…
Not too long ago we made a video covering the indie adventure game scene, and how it brought about one of the most shocking shake ups in the history of gaming. Well it’s been a little while and our production values have increased. Therefore, we…
Dandy Dungeon: The Legend of Brave Yamada was the best mobile game released in 2017. It was created by Yoshiro Kimura, the auteur behind PlayStation 2, kiss adventure, Chulip. The effortlessly charming and dangerously addictive Dandy Dungeon confirmed something I had believed but never had…
2018 was a big year for videogames, and perhaps the biggest game in that big year was Red Dead Redemption 2. It garnered tons of positive reviews, set a new standard for open-world videogames, and sold 17 million copies in its first week. The long-awaited…
Degrees of Separation is a co-operative game that centers around the concept of opposites and how harmony can only be achieved through working together, despite your differences. Created by Norwegian developer Moondrop, this side-scrolling puzzle platformer uses the opposing elements of fire and ice to…
Stardew Valley is a masterclass in relaxing gaming. It quickly found an audience and has now spread to pretty much every gaming device. You inherit a farm and casually spend your days getting back in touch with nature. It’s mindfulness through gaming. The kind of game…
One of the eight winners of GDC 2019’s ‘Best in Play’ award, Vectronom is shaping up to be the most intense platformer I’ve seen since Mibibli’s Quest. Starring a cube, reminiscent of the protagonist from Homestar Runner’s Secret Collect, Vectronom is a pulse pounding ride through…
Remember Celeste, Dead Cells, Frostpunk, Into the Breach, and Return of the Obra Dinn? 2018 was another year where a select handful of independent games got some serious recognition. These lucky few had the privilege of sitting at the “Game of the Year” table among…
Action mech games typically fall into one of two categories: Steel Battalion or Gundam VS. Piloting your very own super fighting robot in a video game is either an in-depth statistician simulation that reads like a Dwarf Fortress fan game or it’s an all out…
Early Access has been a pretty mixed bag for indie gaming over the years. On one hand it provides developers with funds and players with quicker access to games. On the other it allows unscrupulous developers to turn their alpha version into a money pit…
If at first you don’t succeed, take out the multiplayer and try again. Such is the case for Heroes Ravage – Rise of an NPC on Kickstarter. The first campaign ended on February 19th. It failed to raise even a fraction of its $60,865 funding…
Need a family friendly game to play? Need a break from games that are super violent? Well don’t fret, there is an awesome indie game that is super fun and family friendly that fits the bill. The Adventure Pals is put out by Armor Games…
When my future baby-momma was pregnant with our first child she asked me when I was going to tell my dad about our upcoming bundle of vomitous joy. She was shocked when I told her that he would find out eventually. It’s not like Dad…