In the past year or so, as we’ve gone through a pandemic and other struggles, it’s become apparent to me just how powerful a force for good something comforting can […]

I need to preface this review by saying Encased isn’t a bad game—but it’s a strange game. It’s not strange in the sense that it’s a pretty standard isometric CRPG […]

I came to Axiom Verge late, only playing the first game in series just a year or so ago. I knew it was considered one of the best retro-inspired modern […]

At first glance, Residual looks a little like Starbound—and that’s not too far off. Residual is a sidescrolling survival game. Your ship has crash landed on a procedurally generated world, […]

I’m always extolling the virtues of video games, especially when they take risks or even blend genres. Dice Legacy takes a few genres that you’re probably familiar with, smashes them […]

Hunting games have always been a hard sell for me. They have the tendency to lean too heavily towards realism at the expense of fun, or too much towards arcade-like […]

I had a chance to check out the dark and whimsical Tandem: A Tale of Shadows before, and this puzzle platformer just keeps getting more interesting. With a style that’s […]

I love it when games blend genres. It’s something that’s pretty common in other media, but for video games I feel it can have a more transformative effect than it […]

One of the side effects of playing a lot of video games for review is finding new genres I never thought I’d like before. Rally racing is definitely something I […]

Transitions are inherently compelling. No matter how many people say they’re okay with change, there’s a tension inherent in it. It’s why people-watching is so much more interesting at an […]

I’m extremely partial to wholesome games—games that you can wrap yourself in like a blanket of good feelings. Animal Crossing is one that immediately comes to mind, and perhaps its […]

There has been an ongoing resurgence of retro style first person shooters—and as someone who has played first person shooters since Wolfenstein 3D and the original Doom I know a […]