This week’s latest Nindies Direct saw a few pleasant surprises, but none bigger than the announcement of a brand new Zelda game coming from an indie developer. The developers of Crypt of the Necrodancer approached Nintendo looking to make some tie in DLC for their title. They…
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Jordan Ashley lives in the middle of the UK with two dogs who routinely beat him on Mario Kart. He's a big fan of playing Wind Waker over and over again while ignoring all other tasks. He also likes Craft Beer and screaming at Splatoon.
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Claybook is a game that takes place in a world made of clay, although it really looks more like Play-Doh. It’s a brightly coloured title that matches cute visuals with a friendly childish soundtrack to make the entire game a really joyful experience. With a…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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The Kickstarter campaign for The Cow Game is probably the biggest concentration of cow puns ever in a crowd-funding page. If that’s not a reason to back it then nothing else is. However, if you still need more convincing The Cow Game is a promising arcade-like title….
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Hive Jump is a cross between a twin-stick shooter and a roguelite. While it doesn’t really excel in either of these genres, Hive Jump is a surprisingly great party game. Originally funded by a Kickstarter, Hive Jump was previously released on Steam and strangely enough WiiU. It has now…
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Dead End Job is one of this year’s most promising games. It is a procedurally generated twin-stick shooter that puts you in the shoes of a Ghostbuster. A greatly unappreciated Ghostbuster. He’s not a supernatural crusader, just a pest controller doing his menial low-paid job. Using…
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Video games are a unique medium, they excel at putting us in the shoes of other people. Wish fulfilment and fantasy lead us to play as a superhero or a God, or a Lovecraftian-monster who happens to be leading a cult. In the case of…
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Donut County released on PlayStation, Steam, and iOS earlier this year. It has recently been ported to Xbox One and Switch, leaving players with no excuse not to play one of the best games of the year. Donut County is a very rare game. It clocks in at around…
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God’s Gift utilises a rare form of dark humour, it’s cruel and cynical in its worldview while also abstract and bizarre in it’s execution and setting. It ends up being both charming and fun. You lead a group of cult-followers, obedient humans who follow your every…
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Beholder was released on Steam in 2016, it has now been ported to Switch along with the DLC package Blissful Sleep. You take on the role of Carl, a man living under a 1984-esque totalitarian regime. As the landlord of a job of some government flats, Carl is responsible for monitoring the…
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GIGABUSTER gives you control over a colourful array of hi-tech weapons, like a baseball bat and some fire! This is the only thing standing in the way of a large conglomerate replacing the world’s government with AI. You play as Lou, the inventor of said AI….
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Beyond Blue is the latest game from the publisher behind the ground-breaking Never Alone. It’s a game that invites players to be a part of a research mission in the uncharted ocean, placing exploration and experience of the deep unknown at the heart of gameplay. However, it…
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