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This week, The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie (pictured) arrives for PlayStation, PC, and Switch while the beloved action-platformer Gimmick! receives a special edition 31 years after the original NES release. Elsewhere, Tequila Works’ ...

Mindware’s latest work feels like a mixture of retro coin-op and an interactive art exhibit. In 1970, British mathematician John Horton Conway created The Game of Life (often shortened to “Life”), a seminal work in ...

A Ray of Hope Courtesy of Retro Aces M2 Every STG fan should be familiar with the three Rs: Raiden, R-Type, and Taito’s Ray series. Each franchise takes a distinct approach to the genre. Raiden’s ...

The big publishers have inundated us with lukewarm first-person shooters. But Trepang, a five-person development team, puts stagnancy directly in its sights. Trepang2 demonstrates that you don’t need a massive team or enormous budget to ...

This week sees the revival of a number of notable titles. 2003’s Enclave was a notable third-person, action-adventure game with a strong sense of weight. Meanwhile, 2010’s Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective offers an adventure split ...

Their hazmat suit might protect them from radiation. But it’s no match for a rusty wrench to the head. Sporadically, the difference between a Steam Early Access build and a full release can be negligible. ...

Ensuring that Forgotten Valley isn’t disremembered. Despite the technical prowess of contemporary consoles and PCs, it’s easy to become nostalgic for early 21st-century gaming. When Natsume released Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life for the GameCube ...

This week, Sonic Origins Plus dashes onto platforms, Valthirian Arc: Hero School Story 2 opens enrollment for its hero academy, and Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life offers an update of the 2003 title. Meanwhile, ...

Cyanide’s latest entry continues to nail the simulation of energy management but falters to improve many of the franchise’s lingering blemishes. As a kid, I’d routinely watch a group of older acquaintances tackle the 1500-meter ...

The charms and challenges of becoming a small-town doctor Despite an anthropomorphized cast and stylized backdrops that resemble a Tex Avery cartoon, Fall of Porcupine has a few truthful insights it would like to share. ...