Review: Bonfire Peaks Is Contemplative and Challenging
I don’t know what it is about puzzle games, but so many of them have the tendency to be pretentious.…
Review: The Battle of Polytopia Is a Fun Micro 4X, Now With a New Tribe
There are a lot of crappy mobile games out there—those that use monetization more like a game mechanic than just…
Review: Dune Sea–Crappy Bird
Video games don’t have to be all about difficulty. Sometimes, they can be about relaxation and exploration. When I got…
Review: As President in Suzerain You Make the Tough Choices
I love games with unique concepts and/or execution. There are plenty of experimental and avant-garde video games to find on…
Review: Life’s Ruff in Best Friend Forever’s Rainbow Bay
The more invested in an idea you are, the harder it can be when the idea doesn’t really pan out…
Chicago New Media Artists for Racial Justice Raise Funds With Great Game Bundle
If you wanted a way to support some great local causes and support local new media artists, the VGA…
Preview: LudoNarraCon is a Great Indie Games Convention You Can Attend From Anywhere, Starting Tomorrow
Contributing author: Antal Bokor With everyone forced to stay home for threat of disease, lots of conventions are either completely…
C2E2 Means Games – A C2E2 Day 1 Game Retrospective
You might be coming to C2E2 to get autographs from your favorite stars, or to check out some of the…
The 2019 Playtest Party at the Logan Theatre Boasts a Brand New Batch of Creative Games From Chicago Area Developers
There’s a lot of good things that come out of November, as the holiday season kicks off, and with the…
Preview: The Logan Playtest Party Returns Tomorrow for its Sixth Year
What do The Logan Theatre, C2E2, Revolution Brewing and The Nerdologues have in common? We suspect a lot of things,…
Bit Bash at MSI Blew Our Minds
What a weekend! Bit Bash made its triumphant return this weekend at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). It…
Review: The Thin Silence’s Mental Health Message Lost in Purple Prose and Sluggish Gameplay
The Thin Silence developed by Two PM is a little difficult to talk about. It’s not because its themes are…
