Couch multiplayer games are special. Games that don’t require hundreds of hours, and can just be played in short matches with friends locally. Couch multiplayer may be dying out, and […]

I remember when “full motion video” or FMV was a phrase that helped sell CD-Rom computer games decades ago. I also remember when FMV fell out of favor, and any […]

I’m a sucker for side scrolling puzzle games, especially those with enigmatic storylines, physics-based puzzles, and a protagonist that is forced to run more often than fight. Games like Inside […]

Games based on existing brands from other forms of media don’t have a good reputation. It seems even more rare that a game does something truly unique in its gameplay. […]

There’s an argument that “soulslike” isn’t a genre, or even a subgenre. No matter where you stand on that debate, it’s impossible to deny that Dark Souls has a particular […]

I don’t know why I’m writing this. You know what Fall Guys is. So many people played it that the servers were down until well into the launch weekend. It’s […]

There was an era where adventure and platforming games didn’t take themselves too seriously. And then, somewhere in the middle, everything was modern shooters and space operas. It hasn’t been […]

One of my favorite genres growing up was adventure games, and over the decades, I’ve played a lot of them. Most adventure games are somewhat strange, and many employ surreal […]

Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town is a fine game. Not the “damn fine” felt driving a herd of cattle all the way to Montana pastures under clear, […]

Turn-based tactics games have been turning up a lot lately. That’s not a problem, really, especially since each is making its own mark on the genre, whether through great mechanics, […]

With the PlayStation 5 scheduled to arrive this holiday season, Ghost of Tsushima will go down as the last major exclusive for the PlayStation 4. That’s fitting because Ghost of […]

  I’ve played a lot of first person shooters in my life. When I was younger, it was my preferred genre—and I still prefer most games to be in first-person […]