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 »IndieGo #30: Cruise Ship Manager and Aquarist
Gaming allows us to perform some spectacular feats. From hitting the game-winning run in MLB The Show’s World Series, managing to tame the deadly curves of Nürburgring in Gran Turismo 7, to gunning down nazis ...
Read More »IndieGo #29: Moons of Darsalon and ArcRunner
Games and science fiction have been long-lasting allies ever since 1962’s Spacewar! united the medium with the genre. In 1978, the depiction of an alien assault in Space Invaders captivated a generation of arcade goers, ...
Read More »IndieGo #28: Autonauts vs. Piratebots and Sweet Transit
According to psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, “flow” is the mental state a person reaches when they are fully immersed in a task. Commonly known as being ‘in the zone’, Csikszentmihalyi isolated nine elements that occur when ...
Read More »IndieGo #27 Neon Blight and Ex-Zodiac
Across the half decade of video game history, shooting at on-screen foes is ubiquitous. It’s likely the most prevalent action across the medium. But just because its pervasive don’t mean it’s always engrossing. Some games ...
Read More »IndieGo #26: TombStar and Let’s Build a Zoo: Dinosaur Island
There are plenty of indie publishers with an indiscriminate output of releases. But Manchester-based No More Robots lives up to its anti-mechanical moniker. Since 2018, the label has been remarkably selective, habitually publishing about two ...
Read More »IndieGo #25: Project Starship X and Habroxia 2
The shoot ‘em up was once one of the foundational genres in gaming. But in recent years, the shooter’s popularity has waned. Fortunately, a number of indie developers have kept the genre relevant with a ...
Read More »IndieGo #24: Fortifying Through Elemental War TD and Defentron
Nature’s essential elementals combine, providing protection in Elemental War TD. Meanwhile, safeguarding structures are rendered with 80’s-era panache in Defentron. With a double dose of tower defense games made by indie developers, IndieGo #24 seeks ...
Read More »IndieGo #23: Zen and the art of rally, Onboarding with Going Under
We brave the dirt and tarmac of 60’s and 70’s-era racing in art of rally before venturing into an exploitive workplace sitting on top of a monster-filled dungeons in Going Under. Yes, IndieGo #23 undertakes ...
Read More »IndieGo #22, Things get Ugly with Arboria and Damsel
With Arboria, we venture deep into a meticulously crafted grotto of repulsion in an effort to save our village. With Damsel, we play the role of an agile agent who is determined to eradicate corruption ...
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