Game Review: Nidhogg 2 Where the Wurm Eats You
Fight for your right to be sacrificed to the titular worm in developer Messhof’s Nidhogg2. This quick-fire half tug-o-war, half…
Game Review: Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 Episode 2 Reveals Admin’s True Powers
Moderate spoilers follow: Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 is an episodic game with new episodes releasing monthly. Check out…
Game Review: West of Loathing – Bringing Adventure to Y’All
Minor game spoilers follow: West of Loathing is the follow-up to a free-to-play turn based RPG called Kingdom of Loathing. Though maybe…
Game Review: Lawbreakers is Fast-Flying Fun
Lawbreakers is a fast-paced first-person shooter that has a casual relationship with gravity. It may be Boss Key Production’s first…
Happy Campers: Bit Bash 2017 a Great Gaming Get-Together
There’s a festival for everything in Chicago, and August boasts some of summer’s biggest. This past weekend alone you…
Game Review: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a Grim Journey Into Psychosis
Moderate gameplay and minor story spoilers follow Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a third-person linear adventure game developed by UK-based Ninja…
Game Review: The Long Dark is the Fittest Survival Game
With no visibility I trudged on carrying the carcass of the deer I shot and tracked for over a mile.…
Game Review: Tacoma is Competent Short-Form Sci-Fi
Minor story spoilers follow: Tacoma is almost in lockstep with developer Fullbright’s previous indie darling, 2013’s Gone Home. Instead of…
Bit Bash Aims to Be the Indie Video Game Summer Camp You Never Knew You Always Wanted
Four years ago, a new festival emerged called Bit Bash. The goal? Introduce Chicagoans to amazing video games they might not…
Game Review: Pyre is a Whole New Ballgame
Minor story and gameplay spoilers follow: Supergiant Games is best known for 2011’s Bastion and 2014’s Transistor. Both featured breathtaking…
Game Review: Aven Colony is a Rewarding City Builder
Aven Colony, developed by Team 17, is a city builder, like Sim City or City: Skylines but with the goal…
Game Review: Lone Echo is One Giant Leap For Virtual Reality
When virtual reality slowly started to go mainstream in 2016, gamers were hoping for a renaissance. To finally be able to be…
