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Foldit Wants You to Save the World from COVID-19
In 2008, the University of Washington offered gamers Foldit, a puzzle simulation that challenged players to bend a 3D model into a specific shape. Points were awarded based on factors including how compact the design was or whether or not…
Legend of Keepers — Admin with added death
Normally rogue-lite games become very boring, very quickly for me. I often find that I’ve seen most of the game in the first hour of playing, and so have little drive to keep playing the same areas, or enemies over and over again. Whilst…
Gears: The Deck-builder is a cute but cunning deckbuilder now on Kickstarter
Gears: The Deck-builder is available to back on Kickstarter now and at the time of writing, has just a couple of days left to run. It has already hit the funded mark and so will be fulfilled, so if it takes your fancy, now's the time.…
MasterChef: Dream Plate is like an Instagram game for food
I’ve been known to take quite a few food pictures and post them on Instagram in my time, and that’s sort of what MasterChef: Dream Plate reminds me of. It’s a pretty simple concept: instead of cooking up the food you’ll be purchasing it and…
Blasting into Mars Horizon (beta)
Getting into space is hard. Very hard. Getting to space requires planning, research and a big rocket. Mars Horizon puts you at the head of a fresh, up and coming space agency, hell-bent on becoming the greatest space agency the earth and…
The Best JackBox Party Pack Games
During this time of not being able to visit our friends, Dann and I have been playing quite a bit of JackBox — a party game that turns your phone into a controller and allows you to play with your friends locally or over the internet. Only…
Vitreous is a free arcade shmup about blasting alien eyeballs
The space shooter is the humblest version of the arcade genre, but that purity is definitely something that shouldn't be passed over due to a perceived simplicity. Vitreous is pure arcade, with a nice little speed mechanic tied into it to…
Cities: Skylines — Sunset Harbor DLC — More variety is always welcome
The latest expansion for Paradox’s Cities: Skylines city builder brings new mass transit options, huge transport interchanges and an entirely new fishing industry to the game, amongst other things.
Interview: Ryan Brown of Super Rare Games
We sat down with Ryan Brown, the new head of PR and Communications at Super Rare Games, who has recently moved to the company from Numskull Design. I got the chance to talk to Ryan Brown about his change in jobs and what exactly Super Rare…
Cartridge Defense — A collectible cart game?
Cartridge Defense could keep it as simple as having a cartridge for a machine gun and another for a flamethrower, but the different cartridges have a variety of benefits. Some allow you to place multiple towers, or towers of different types…
B3’s Guide to Child Friendly Gaming during CoViD-19 Lockdown
For those looking to not only give the kids something safe to do but also help create some scenarios in which parents are comfortable enough to relax for five minutes, this article outlines the games and platforms which are most likely to…
Ring of Fire — An Investigative Look
Welcome to New London, a solarpunk Utopia of the 2060s. Take on the mantle of Detective Grosvenor — a jaded, middle-aged detective — and track down a radicalised serial killer in a dark underworld. An accessible, interesting detective game,…
MaoMao Castle — 9 Tries, 9 Lives
With MaoMao Castle's new beginnings on the horizon, we follow up on Dann's piece to see what the Cat-Dragon and her creators are up to.
Ninjala Beta Impressions — Bubblegum Pop
This week I took part in the open beta for Ninjala, an upcoming free to play game by GungHo coming exclusively to Nintendo switch. With its colourful visuals and close-quarters, playfully chaotic gameplay, I was pleasantly surprised from…
CCCU Isojam: Creativity in lockdown
Times are rough at the moment. But that hasn’t stopped the creativity of some students at Canterbury Christ Chruch University. CCCU Isojam saw students, lecturers and friends alike, come together for a 10-day game jam. Any engine could be…
Creator Interview — Dávid Turczi — Excavation Earth
Dig deep with an interview with Dávid Turczi, a prominent solo game designer — on his methods and his upcoming Kickstarter Game, Excavation Earth!
Technotopia — Six Months On
The previously linear levels seem to have a little more scale now. Before it would pretty much be a case of move in a straight line and avoid the cameras, whilst now there are various side paths you need to take to unlock routes or…
Dreamscaper lets you fight your nightmares
Dreamscaper tells the story of Cassidy, a girl whose dreams and nightmares come to life in a vivid, alternative reality every time that her head hits the pillow.
A Monster’s Expedition sees you discovering humanity
A Monster’s Expedition is a very cute puzzle game where you play as a monster, slowly discovering the human world through small exhibitions left around from a museum. You see, monsters want to learn a bunch of information about humans for…
Those Who Remain is a truly spine-chilling experience
Indie Studio Camel 101 walks you down a dark road of atmospheric horror with Those Who Remain, a first-person psychological exploration bound to give you the heebie-jeebies. Those Who Remain entirely focuses on the first-person perspective…