Those who enjoy the Souls series are currently in need of a fresh set of bosses to test their patience and skills against, but action RPG Death’s Gambit aims to fill that void. With fast-paced but precise combat, gigantic bosses with unique tactics, stunning pixel art, a mysterious story, and a killer soundtrack, the game […]
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Monsters Make For Good Friends (But Mostly Foes) In ‘Koikoi’
Shin’s dad went out to go to work, but hasn’t come back yet, forcing the boy to head out into the world of Koikoi. In it, humans have died out from a strange disease and been replaced by the monstrous, surreal, and sometimes friendly Newmans, so who knows what kind of trouble the boy’s dad […]
Help Hurt Hopp Delivers Hectic Three-Way Platforming
Daniel Linssen’s library is one packed with quirky games and concepts, often ones that play with the form and functionn of familiar genres. In the vein of the border-manipulating vampire-hunting puzzler Windowframe to the multi-game platformer HopSlide, his latest is Help Hurt Hopp, a three-player precision platformer where one player tries to leap through a […]
‘Helping Hand’ Is About Eloquently Expressing Yourself With A Finger
Helping Hand is about suing your fingers to communicate, and while you can say a whole lot with a single finger, this title asks you to say a whole lot more than that, bringing all your digits in to help. After all, how well do certain one-finger gestures translate to alien beings? Best learn to […]
Regular Human Basketball Is A Quirky Robot-Controlling Version Of A Certain Sport
Regular Human Basketball is a sports game recreating a popular American sport, involving players throwing or dunking a ball into a hoop to score points. Also, the players are giant mechs controlled by drivers inside their robotic innards. Just your typical sports game. Reminiscent of Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime or the recent Far: Lone […]
Wadjet Eye Games’ ‘Unavowed’ Spins A Near-Perfect Urban Fantasy Yarn
Dave Gilbert’s Blackwell games have been some of my favorite point & click adventures for years. Good stories, likeable protagonists, a distinct sense of place, and that trademark Wadjet Eye style had me anticipating each new episode like Christmas. I was certain that Gilbert’s games couldn’t get any better, that he had “found his voice” […]
Shattered’s Bird Hero Dispels Evil With A Magical Bell
In the platforming, puzzling adventure of Shattered, an adorable blue bird seeks answers about nightmare creatures and missing siblings. You’ll be tasked with searching for the bird’s brother across some beautiful landscapes and vanquishing some terrifying creatures using your magical bell. While venturing out to look for his brother, a little blue bird finds himself […]
‘Life In The Dorms’ Is An Adventure In (Somewhat Silly) University Life
Dack Peeples just wants to get through orientation and deal with his mounting homesickness, but these are just the beginnings of problems that will come up in adventure game Life in the Dorms. Although, honestly, doing emergency surgery on your friend’s mom or dealing with serial killers roommates aren’t exactly the usual kinds of problems […]
Llama Villa Is A Llama-Loving Life Sim
Are you passionate about Llamas? Is your every want and need fulfilled by watching them thrive? Llama Villa is the game for you and your peculiar (and spectacular) taste! To be concise, ‘It’s The Sims, but with llamas”! There’s a lot to monitor with these furry roommates. You’ll have to make sure they have water, […]
Take On Co-Operative Puzzles In The Rabbit And The Owl
Enjoy a good brain-teasing, platforming puzzle? What about one you solve with a friend? Look no further than The Rabbit And The Owl, a game where players will be able to control both of these light and dark entities and attempt some tricky challenges. In solving these confounding levels, you’ll unveil the truth as to […]