What do you get when you take a snail, arm him to the teeth and give him a bad attitude? Developer Weird Beluga has an answer to that question with Clid the […]
Preview: Twin Stick Shooter Clid the Snail Emphasizes Methodical Combat and Exploration
Review: Get in the Spooky Spirit with Song of Horror
Halloween is technically still a little ways off, but it’s never too early to get into the spooky spirit. Video games, in my opinion, have a way of making you feel helpless […]
Review: Observer: System Redux Has Come Full Circle
Observer (sometimes >observer_) has had an interesting journey. Releasing back in 2017 as a follow-up to developer Bloober Team’s acclaimed Layers of Fear, Observer felt like a heavy hitter. It had a […]
Review: King of Seas Pirate’s Life Is Not Compelling
Sometimes my taste in video games can be a bit weird, as I tend to like games with a grind, especially those with satisfying mechanics. Games like Elite Dangerous can have me […]
Review: Chivalry 2 Carries the Banner
I have a special place in my heart for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare—I followed that game, and even participated in its Alpha and Beta testing phases. Developer Torn Banner Studio has been on […]
Review: Beautiful Desolation Mixes Stunning Visuals, Interesting World with Forgettable Gameplay
There are so many indie games that have cool gameplay ideas with simple stories and scaled down visuals. They come up with a cool gameplay hook and build everything around that while […]
Necromunda: Hired Gun –Praise the Emperor, for It Is Good
In the past 20 years, there have been only two Warhammer 40k-based FPS: Fire Warrior and Space Hulk: Deathwing. Want to know what these games have in common? They’re bad (Deathwing to […]
Review: Run and Gun Mighty Goose Is Mighty Good
Remember Untitled Goose Game? I’m sure you do—it was sort of a phenomenon. Now imagine if the goose from that game was an intergalactic bounty hunter with a Samus (from Metroid) style […]
Review: Vengeance Is Fast and Brutal in Bloodroots
At this point, the western themed revenge epic is a tale as old as modern cinema. There have certainly been a few video games that tackled the subject, but none quite like […]
Review: Lost Words: Beyond the Page Is a Unique and Affecting Adventure
There’s a few experiences I can think of that are pretty universal but also hard to accurately describe or portray. Growing up, love, loss–big subjects that are easy to get wrong, but […]
Review: Gensou SkyDrift Has Solid Kart Racing Hampered by Dated Visuals
Nostalgia in video games can be useful to connect with players. There’s an entire genre of platformers built to look like old school games and some of them are very good. It […]
Review: Tohu’s Weird Whimsical World Is a Mysterious Delight
Point and click adventure games seem to be having somewhat of a renaissance lately. If you’re someone who grew up on them and enjoyed the subtle humor and head scratching puzzles of […]
