The Jackbox Party Packs have always been the video game for those who don’t play video games. Drawing on the players’ humor and creativity instead of traditional dexterity or critical thinking, the series quickly became popular, as the name might suggest, for casual parties or…
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There are very few games out there that deal with Christmas, at least few good games. In truth there are lots of reason for this, the fact that it’s a season that barely lasts a month, the fact that no-one wants to put a bunch…
Upbound: Worlds Apart is an upcoming highly-stylised puzzle-platformer from Alien Pixel Studios. While it’s still early in development, the game has garnered attention for its unique feel and atmosphere. We spoke to Sergiu Craitoiu about developing Unbound, it’s early builds, influences, and the realities of…
A grave issue with photorealistic design in games is how the moment any imperfection pops on screen, the immersive experience which the developers are aiming to provide is shattered. Often a development team is intent on erasing the bridge between reality and fiction entirely, to…
At first glance, Fluffy Horde appears to be a tactical game or a variation on the tower defense genre. Once you scratch beneath the surface, you find a core of fun puzzle solving. A medieval kingdom has become completely overwhelmed by bunnies, you use military units…
Adventure Games have been a big fixture of the indie scene for over a decade and a half now, but things didn’t start out that way. Back when they were first invented in the late 70s and early 80s they were mainstream through-and-through. If you’ve…
The original appeal of Yooka-Laylee can be summed up in one word, nostalgia. Specifically, nostalgia for the Nintendo 64 and the Rare collect-a-thons that populated it. The indie title didn’t fare so well after release despite the initial hype. The latest update coming to the game…
Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics is one of a handful of games to come out in 2018 featuring Lovecraftian mythos. This time we are given a turn based strategy and role playing game that was backed on Kickstarter and is now available on Steam with console releases…
With the recent news of Microsoft’s likely purchase of Obsidian Entertainment, a chapter is closed on one of the greatest independent RPG makers gaming has ever seen. Obsidian, founded in 2003 by five former developers from Black Isle Studios, never shied away from taking risks….
For relatively quick doses of strategic bouts with an attractive design, Armello hits a sweet spot on the Nintendo Switch. Made by Australian developer League of Geeks, Armello is a fantasy board game made digital. It follows the titular Armello, an animal-populated kingdom in turmoil…
My grandfather passed away at the age of 97 years just the other day. He had been struggling with sickness and decay for quite some time, and his expiration date was always growing closer in sight. A handful of days preceding, lead vocalist of The…
Gameforge and South Korean developer Lion Games’ hugely popular free-to-play anime action-MMO SoulWorker received a new content update. It’s a mad, mad world out there and freshly updated character Lilly Bloommerchen is about to have some fun! After witnessing her brother’s death to the jaws…
It takes more than a few skills to pilot a mech. Similarly, it takes more than just a development team to make a party brawler! After hosting a closed beta this summer to gain community insight on early development, Modus Games has taken the public’s…
Created by Toge Productions, Coffee Talk is essentially a visual novel in which you play a barista and owner of your own coffee shop. You get to brew drinks and read text… and that’s it. If Coffee Talk were a visual novel, it would be…
Released October 31st with little, to no, warning, Undertale’s creator Toby Fox has put out another one of his charming works into the world, titled Deltarune. Except that this time around, things are set to get even darker than his previous venture. For those unaware…
Kickstarter seems like an ideal place to fund an indie game. Unfortunately, many of these projects don’t go to plan. Vanishing games become a particularly messy subject once the money of the backers is involved. Together: Amna & Saif is a Kickstarter project still awaiting completion. With…
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