Ten years ago, back when roguelikes weren’t anywhere near the super popular genre they are today, a little project made by three people dropped called Risk of Rain, offering a fun roguelike experience you could play with friends or by yourself. Nowadays, Risk of Rain has grown to become a big franchise in the indie …
Risk of Rain Returns Review – A Cruel Second Dimension Read More »
Hotly anticipated viral games have a habit of letting you down. Whether they be huge AAA games marketed so aggressively that they have no chance of ever living up to the hype or indie games that catch the attention of the masses with cute visuals, a gameplay hook, or a gimmick that’s just too cool …
Beautiful canyons, the bright cosmos above, oceans, and relatively tame atmospheric conditions. Regis III seems like a paradise for alien life and a curious astrobiologist. The Invincible teaches us not to trust first impressions. Polish sci-fi legend StanisÅ‚aw Lem published The Invincible in 1964. Lem passed away in 2006, but his legacy of injecting heavy …
Have you ever played a hectic restaurant management sim, then played an isometric action roguelike, and wondered what it would be like if you mashed the two together? Probably not, but studio Battlebrew Productions decided to try this concept out, tying it together with the metaphorical bow of an adorable art style with cute character …
I adore rhythm games. The satisfaction of getting a perfect rhythm in Crypt of the Necrodancer or solving the Mermaid Puzzle in Stardew Valley is a delight few games can replicate. And yet, while their gratifying gameplay feels and sounds terrific, Rhythm games are usually very solitary, single-player experiences that are hard to share or …
Headbangers Rhythm Royale Review – Shake Your Tailfeathers Read More »
Love may be the most beautiful thing in the world, but when things go sour, it can get pretty messy, to say the least. Whether you are someone who tries to find comfort in a gallon tub of ice cream after a breakup, someone who parties to distract from the heartache, or someone who laments …
Thirsty Suitors Review – Jala Jayarate vs. the World Read More »
Since its release in 2015, I have spent hours on Cities: Skylines. I brew an herbal tea, load up the game, and put on a true crime podcast in the background for a real self-care relaxation session. Whatever works, right?! It is a game I love and come back to time and time again. So, of course, …
Cities: Skylines 2 Review – Performance Overshadows Potential Read More »
You’ve probably already heard about My Time at Portia; it’s a pretty popular indie farming game made by Pathea Games, but what you might not know is that it has a successor called My Time at Sandrock. This game has been in early access for a long time and just recently got its 1.0 release, …
My Time at Sandrock Review – Steady and Slow-Going Read More »
Truly innovative puzzle games don’t come around too often, though, in the early 2010s, the genre seemed to be going through somewhat of a renaissance. 2011’s Portal 2 revitalized the perfect mix of puzzling and story the Point-and-Click genre had birthed a decade before, and indie titles like Braid a few years earlier and FEZÂ a …
The Talos Principle 2 Review – A Synergy of Ingenious Ideas Read More »
The art of climbing. It’s something that pretty much every single human being has some sort of experience doing. Whether you are someone who knows their Carabiners from their Prism descenders, or you’re someone like me who was notorious as a child on the local birthday party circuit for clambering on Bouncy Castles and causing …
