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…
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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…
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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
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