This week, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Monochrome Mobius (pictured) head to Sony’s console, while Starfield lands on Xbox Series S/X and PC. If you missed 2010’s Rune Factory 3, this week offers an opportunity to ...
Read More »Dust & Neon review
I’m a cowboy…on steel legs, I stride. Twin-stick shooters with roguelike qualities are pervasive on Steam. But with invigorating play mechanics, ample rewards for perseverance, and an aesthetic that balances style with performance, Dust & Neon aspires ...
Read More »IndieGo #31: Slap Fight and Flying Shark
IndieGo #31 looks at two oldies but still goodies from the STG maestros at Toaplan, now available on Steam. Any respectable overview of shooting game history wouldn’t be complete without a discussion of Toaplan. Once ...
Read More »Glorious Model I 2 review
The switchable magnetic buttons are a cool but unessential gimmick on Glorious’ great, all-around performer Glorious already has an impressive lineup of gaming mice, between their $64.99 wired O 2 and their $99.99 O 2 ...
Read More »Die After Sunset review
Dead on Arrival With its stylized visuals, vivid colors, and spacious stages shown from a third-person perspective, Die After Sunset shares a passing resemblance to Fortnight. But any similarity is largely cosmetic. Barcelona-based Playstark has ...
Read More »New Releases: August 24th-30th 2023
This week, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (pictured) jump-jets toward release, Karateka gets a revival almost 40 years after its debut, while Blasphemous 2 provides players with another dose of bit-mapped artistry. Venture on, ...
Read More »Quantum: Recharged mini-review
A mild advancement on the 1982 arcade game. There’s a possibility you might not have played 1982’s Quantum. Although the vector graphics-based title was included in Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration, the original cabinet had ...
Read More »Mavka: The Forest Song review
Slavic traditions elevates storytelling that occasionally flirts with convention. Ukraine-based Animagrad Animation’s sophomore effort opens with one of those visually stylized prologues meant to convey the charm of a fairy tale book. Voiceover details an ...
Read More »Hammerwatch II review
Bigger isn’t always better 2013’s Hammerwatch was pretty much twin-stick-driven, dungeon-crawling perfection. Building on the basic blueprint of games like Gauntlet and Diablo, players used six traditional fantasy archetypes to eliminate enemies while amassing a ...
Read More »New Releases: August 17th-23rd, 2023
This week, WrestleQuest makes its arena entrance, Let’s Build a Zoo gets an aquarium add-on, while The Texas Chain Saw Massacre brutalizes players with asymmetrical confrontations. Alternatively, Clover Day’s Plus (pictured) offers the heartfelt tale ...
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