Work out Your “What If?” Scenarios in Across the Grooves
Besides the sci-fi and fantasy elements of time travel and alternate realities, Nova-box's Across the Grooves touches on other universal themes of regret. The...
The Curious Lo Fi Horror Creations of Chris Antoni
Sometimes it's fun to shine the spotlight on something (or someone) that deserves more attention. That's kind of why we only cover indie games....
Writer Geoffroy Vincens Discusses Bending Reality in Across the Grooves
After creating Along the Edge and Seers Isle, French developer Nova-box has another narrative game in development—Across the Grooves.
Similar to Along the Edge and...
Big Way Games’ Konstantin Semenov on the Making of BDSM
Big Drunk Satanic Massacre(or BDSM or short) is the rip-roaring demonic-themed shooter that's heading for release later this year. Developed by Big Way Games,...
Make Your Post-Apocalyptic Checklist in Overland
Honestly, the first things that draw attention are the stark shapes and vivid colors, flat and graphic art depicting dogs and people and other...
Steven Universe Composer Aivi Tran Talks About Creating Music for Games
Aivi Tran is well known for working with their partner surasshu on composing the musical score for Cartoon Network’s critically acclaimed and Emmy-winning animated...
How to Circumvent Epic Store Exclusivity
PC gamers have grown accustomed to a unified digital platform over the past two decades. For better or worse, Steam has become the de...
Big Drunk Satanic Massacre Preview: A Hell-Raising Good Time
Big Way Games' BDSM: Big Drunk Satanic Massacre is a shooter RPG with a satirical twist. Far from the doom and gloom you'd expect...
Play in a Chinese Painting with Meet in Rain
SIGGRAPH 2019 featured an array of posters with diverse topics, many of which clearly focused on future technologies. One immediately stood out though, invoking...
Lab Zero Animator Mariel Kinuko Cartwright on Working in Games
While a demo of Lab Zero Games’ action RPG Indivisible was available for people to play in the exhibit hall at Anime Expo 2019,...
Lovecraftian RPG Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones is Coming to PC
Hand-drawn, Lovecraftian RPG, Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones, is coming to PC this September following a successful Kickstarter campaign in 2016. Publisher 1C...
Kingdoms of the Dump Looks Like Anything But
Crowdfunding is a constantly swinging, double-edged sword, as exemplified by polar opposites, Shovel Knight and Mighty No. 9. Each game perfectly represents the extremes...
Lantern Studio’s Beidi Guo on Bringing LUNA: The Shadow Dust to Life
Hand-drawn puzzle game, LUNA: The Shadow Dust, has had quite the journey since it came to Kickstarter in 2016. Developed by four-person team, Lantern...
Morphies Law: Remorphed Makes a Comeback on PC and Switch
Morphies Law developers Cosmoscope GmbH have gone back to the drawing board on their team-based shooter to bring a reworked version to PC and...
Pixel Ripped 1989 and Beyond
Going from a troubled Kickstarter to an award-winning title after launching last July, Pixel Ripped 1989 feels like a well-deserved happy ending for creator...
Learning More About Cat Lady From Producer Corey Warning
Only a few months after releasing The World Next Door, Rose City Games’ first game made in partnership with VIZ Media, the Portland-based studio...