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Dice Throne Adventures — Roll and run
If you recall back to our (very recent) review of Dice Throne: Season Two, you’ll recall that we lauded Roxley Games' latest dice chucker for being a simple, enjoyable head-to-head game that paired the randomness of dice rolling with the…
Hexagroove: Tactical DJ — Musical crowd pleaser
When it comes to rhythm games, I am not the best at keeping the beat. That said, I really enjoy beautiful music and especially enjoy games with interactive crowds. So, Hexagroove: Tactical DJ is something I'm more than interested in: it's a…
Rollie — NES platforming fun
A few months ago, I reviewed Nescape — a brand new NES game which was made in 2019! Who would have thought it. And now, I’m here to do it all again. This is Rollie, A classic style NES platformer, made by a single developer.
Out of Place is a cinematic adventure about getting back home
Explore a strange world torn apart by warring evils as you attempt to return back to your mundane life in Out of Place. Little floating companion have been the new cool since Destiny revitalised the concept following a period of dormancy…
Stranded Sails — Shipwrecked adventure
I am a huge fan of games that allow for a fusion of crafting, cooking and adventure. If you then throw pirates into the mix then you’ve really got me interested. Stranded Sails is this, an amazing adventure game full of crafting, farming,…
Cthluhu Roguelite Source of Madness has had a blood-red lick of paint
While walking around Gamescom last year, we spent some time in the Sweden Game Arena booth. Within its boundaries we found Carry Castle's Source of Madness an action platformer with roguelike elements. This year we found it again and…
Tools Up! — Decorate a house with your friends
Colorful couch co-ops are booming lately, adding to the stack of games that I want to play with my friends. Tools Up! is one such game, but this time you and your friends are looking to renovate a house. Tools Up! has a pretty simple…
Free Games of the Fortnight — Crabs, conversations, & clouds
This week, we have a variety of free games to share with you. We’ve presented mobile games that allow you to build cities and ones that help you discover your purpose among the clouds. We’ve got a crab just trying to create a sand castle…
Oddman lets you smash into everything
Oddman is a pretty simple concept, done with a bunch of polish and consideration. This mobile game sees you trying to stay on the screen while attempting to knock everything else off. Playing as a funny, little yellow creature — until you…
Zombie Rollerz is a pinball, wave-defence RPG and is as fun as it sounds
Genre splicing is so commonplace these days that there's hardly a fanfare played out when some new mode or sub-genre sidesteps into another. Despite all of this, one mechanic which continues to not be fused up into other game types is that…
CROSSNIQ+ — Cross my heart
Now, like from an early 2000s time capsule arrives CROSSNIQ+ — a love letter to all things Y2K and Dreamcast.
Pandemic Express — A Refreshing Experience
With the current rise in multiplayer titles that ask you to be the last one standing, it is refreshing that there are some that encourage you to work together. This is the setup for Pandemic Express, a multiplayer focuses title from…
They Are Billions — Zombies… Thousands of ’em
I don’t need to wax lyrical (again) about how much I love console based real time strategy (RTS) games, so it will be no surprise to our regular readers to learn that I had to get my hands on They Are Billions as soon as I had the chance.…
Jam Favorites: 7 Day Broughlike
There are a ton of game jams happening online at any point during the year. Many of these jams follow a theme and a timeframe, giving developers the challenge of creating a game within a specific jam’s restrictions. I am able to record…
Walking a fuzzy grey line in Dry Drowning
Dive into a dystopian future with Dry Drowning, where politics and personal grudges conspire to get in the way of your job as a private detective.
Pacer — Challenging, high speed racing
Racing around gorgeous tracks, customizing your vehicle, and finding the perfect car for you. Pacer is a wonderful racing game that puts you up to the challenge. In Pacer, you’ll find yourself very quickly racing around a not-so-sleek…
Hunt: Showdown — Monster Mash
Even though it is currently still in the Microsoft Game Preview program, we’ve been playing Crytek’s Hunt: Showdown intensely for the last few days and let me tell you, it might be the most promising online shooter of the past three or four…
Evade or trick your foes in Bandits
Veteran Pico-8 developer, BGelais, has released another game for the fantasy platform. This time it's Bandits, a game he has derived the idea of from an old, Canadian TV-game from a few decades back. Bandits is extremely simple in design: A…
On Man of Medan’s Multiplayer Narrative
In most multiplayer games you are able to see and communicate with the other player — or at the very least have a clear idea of who they are. In Man of Medan, this isn’t exactly the case. Not only are you unable to communicate with the…
Take the law into your own hands with a duel at dusk in Hit Me Cowboy
When it comes to the Western movie formula the first thought which crosses most people's mind is a pistol duel between the hero and their adversary. Hit Me Cowboy takes this iconic moment and turns it into a rhythmic minigame. The sheriff…