Review: Ritual: Crown of Horns is All Style, no Substance
I love top-down shooters, and I cut my teeth on quite a few over the years. There just aren’t that many top-down shooters anymore. Unlike isometric games, top-down games […]
Review: Outer Worlds is a Competent Bethesda-like RPG
I love the Fallout series, but I don’t love all of the decisions Bethesda has been making in regards to the Fallout series lately. There’s the controversy about Fallout 76, […]
Review: We Were Here Together is a Great Co-Op Puzzler
I love puzzle games, and I love co-op games. I always liked it best when a two player puzzle game has bits of asymmetrical puzzle solving—one person works on one […]
These are the Games We’re Playing this Halloween 2019
GTFO Today through the 2nd GTFO enters into the second Alpha test. What we’ve seen of GTFO is an extremely horrifying—and extremely difficult—co-op first-person shooter with stealth elements. You […]
Review: Moons of Madness Brings Lovecraft to Mars
Minor story spoilers follow It’s the best time of year to play spooky games (not that we need an excuse) and Moons of Madness released perfectly on-time for the occasion. […]
Preview: Audio Trip Dances its Way Into Early Access Today
I love dancing and rhythm games. Ever since I first set foot on the candy colored metal floor of a DDR arcade cabinet I’ve been hooked. Anything that can get […]
Review: Exorcise the Demons is a Great Asymmetrical Multiplayer Concept Botched by Bad Instructions
I love asymmetrical multiplayer games. The simplest way to explain how they work is that one player does one task, while another player supports them by doing an entirely […]
Review: Despite its Charming Presentation, Stranded Sails is a Shallow Sea
When Doom Eternal was delayed to the same release date as the new Animal Crossing game, much discussion was had on the internet about who will be playing what that […]
Review: Warsaw is Dour, Crushingly Difficult, and Often Just Soul-Crushing
During World War II, when the Soviets were finally pushing the German forces back, an uprising in Poland was getting ready to kick off. The exiled Polish government gave the […]
Review: Neo Cab is a Vehicle for a Near-Future Story Filled with Profundity and Poignancy
Sometimes stories don’t have the same impact without the ability to choose what happens next. As much as you might connect with a character in film, for instance, you can’t […]
Review: Crying Suns’ Compelling Story Coupled with Repetitive Gameplay Make it a Mixed Bag
Crying Suns keeps getting compared to FTL: Faster Than Light—and for good reason. In both games you control a lone ship against impossible odds, using your wits and relying on […]
Review: What the Golf? is Hilarious Fun that Subverts Expectations
I first encountered What the Golf? at this year’s Bitbash 2019. I instantly loved it. What I got to play was a sampling that brought me through various aspects of […]