Psychological horror is difficult to do well, so when games like Devotion come around, it’s pretty damn special. Despite initially appearing as an average first-person horror game, Devotion isn’t a haunted house simulator with jump scares. It doesn’t want you to jump out of your…
Chained Echoes is a nostalgic RPG that looks to bring fresh ideas to the retro genre. Most traditional RPGs either use a futuristic world or a classic fantasy setting. It gets a little dull. Chained Echoes does a bit of both, you’re just as likely to see…
Dusk is a game that revels in violence as though it was actually from the era whose graphical style it apes. If there’s anything that will take you back to Hollywood’s blood soaked days of old then fast-paced shooting and gibs for days will do it….
If you ever felt like playing the underlying framework of a BioShock game with the horror swapped out for something different, check out City of Brass on Nintendo Switch. The game shares some of BioShock’s first-person mechanics, but with the promise of something new. It’s clear that…
It’s almost an unspoken rule in games. Grass is green, evil must be defeated, and in RPGs combat is a primary game mechanic. Surprisingly, that isn’t the case for Littlewood. The self-described “peaceful RPG” is about to reach the end of its campaign on Kickstarter and promises the…
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is like a stalemate between entertainment and a drag. It’s stimulating to plan out your next move. Unfortunately, waiting for your enemy to finish their turn—sometimes out-of-sight where it’s not only meaningless to you, but boring—slows things down beyond a contemplative break…
The second episode of Life is Strange 2, Rules, slowed things down. This episode didn’t cram quite as much into its running time as the first. Rules also ties into the previously released Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit by using choices made in that mini-episode in its own…
The only option left to save the forest is to use your magic to make the trees defend themselves. You can do that, it’s within your power—but can you still do that knowing the enchanted trees will violently protect themselves against the loggers that try…
Sunless Skies is the latest entry into a series of narrative-driven Gothic role playing games. The game has gone some strange places, both literally and figuratively. The original title was a primarily text-based browser game, the sequel Sunless Sea was a rogue-like action experience set…
Miasma Caves is a game with an interesting concept. There aren’t all that many games out there that are completely devoid of any and all combat, and even fewer that can pull of the concept well. Unfortunately Miasma Caves isn’t one of them, at least…
Out now on PC and the Switch, Pikuniku is an exploration-based puzzle platformer who’s whimsical appearance belies a sinister undercurrent. Developed by Sectordub and published by Devolver Digital, Pikuniku is a light, breezy platformer that’s deceptively gripping and leaves you wanting more. At the heart…
Hand-drawn games take a lot of time and work, so they often need outside funding. It typically pays off. You rarely see a hand-drawn game made up of off-model monstrosities that make you wish they’d just used Photoshop. This Kickstarter offers you the chance to…
Spinnortality is a game that knows what it is good at, it’s currently available on Steam. It finds its own strengths and amplifies them for the rest of the experience. It’s by no means perfect, but what it does well it does a lot of. The game…
It’s awards season for games too, and while the Game Awards took place last December, and the Game Developers Choice Awards and Independent Games Festival awards are scheduled for next month at the Game Developers Conference, the 46th Annie Awards honored games last Saturday at…
Battle Princess Madelyn came out last December by Causal Bit games for all the major systems, even the Wii U and Vita. This was a Kickstarter Project that raised over $212,000 when the goal was $60,000. We looked at the Kickstarter back in 2017…
Himeko Sutori is a strategy game which has an interesting background. It has a certain feeling of familiarity to Japanese strategy titles such as the Final Fantasy Tactics series. It also has a lot of unique elements, including a striking visual design not seen very…