Vampyr is a game where you play as a vampire—something that has been tried to varying success in the past. Developer Dontnod has had plenty of experience with telling a great story […]
Review: Vampyr Never Reaches its Potential
Review: Omnicube is Purely Puzzles, and That’s Okay
Are you tired of puzzle games not being hard enough? Well, developer Trykon Studios has a game for you. Omnicube is tough. While most games have puzzle elements, Omnicube is a pure […]
Review: Despite its Clunkiness Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor–Martyr is a Solid ARPG
The Warhammer franchise is vast, and deeply entrenched into modern video games. There is a Warhammer game in every genre I can think of (except for platformers, and puzzle games—I’d love to […]
Review: Shape of the World is a Beautiful, Meditative Experience
Shape of the World by developer Hollow Tree Games is like walking through a peaceful dreamscape. It’s not really a game in the more traditional sense: there are no quests to complete, […]
Review: Classic Roguelike ADOM: Ancient Domains of Mystery Gets a Modern Makeover
ADOM: Ancient Domains of Mystery has been around since 1994. Originally developed for Linux-based systems, ADOM used ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Exchange) to create rudimentary shapes for a turn-based fantasy […]
Review: Safe House–Bond. James Bond’s… Boss
It must be rough for the character of M. While 007 galivants around the globe to foil evil plans with a flying car and a few martinis, poor M is stuck at […]
Review: Masters of Anima–Command Stone Armies to do Your Bidding
Developed by Passtech Games, Masters of Anima is a vibrantly beautiful, cartoonish isometric strategy game in the vein of Nintendo’s Pikmin series. But instead of Captain Olimar with his command of Pikmin, you play […]
Review: Murderous Pursuits— it’s my Murder Party and I Can Cry If I Want to
Murderous Pursuits is the spiritual successor to The Ship: Murder Party, a game where deception and quick-wits reigned. Developed by the triple-threat studio Blazing Griffin, who work on films, post-processing effects, and […]
Review: Conan Exiles–Barbaric Fantasy Survival
Open world survival was once the hot ticket, occupying the space in which battle royale currently resides. Ironically, both genres are in their heyday as Early Access promises are turning into shipped […]
Review: FAR: Lone Sails is a Beautiful, Atmospheric Masterpiece
FAR: Lone Sails is the tale of a journey across a dead or dying world, rendered in a beautiful watercolor-esque art style. The debut title of Swiss developer Okomotive, I could tell […]
Review: Omensight – Groundhog’s Doomsday
Omensight is a hack and slash meets classic whodunit story. It’s a successful mesh of the combat found in the original God of War (2005), and the adventure elements of the time-tripping murder […]
Review: The Forest: Survival, Horror
Minor spoilers follow: Developer Endnight describes The Forest as a “terrifying first person survival horror simulator” and it is certainly all of those things. In development for four years, The Forest originally […]
