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Art and Soul — Manifold Garden
Manifold Garden is a surreal exploration of a world that doesn’t exist, with geometry that can’t exist, and yet, it redefines the way we look at puzzle games as a whole and it manages to do with expertly defined precision.
Hardspace: Shipbreaker sends you to space to get deep in the ship
Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a game about discovery, patience, and perseverance. As a cutter, it is your responsibility to tear apart ships, piece by piece, safely and efficiently, in order to maximize profits and not get yourself killed in…
Prodeus (Early Access) — Bullets and Blood Turned to 11
Using modern technology and retro shooter gameplay, Prodeus hopes to keep the spirit of 90s shooters alive, and from what I played in its Early Access version, it does. It certainly does. Aside from DOOM (2016) and its sequel’s…
A look at Empires and Tribes’ Early Access offering
Get up close and personal in this medieval city builder, where you can stack bricks, argue with priests and command armies.
Top 12 Best Indie RPGs on PC
The Indie RPG genre is booming. More and more developers are seeking to rekindle the games of their youth and either replicate or build-upon the experiences that they had in their own early years. Video games and how we talk about them is…
Audysseys — No Straight Roads
No Straight Roads blends rock and EDM into an amazing album that pays tribute to the legends while maintaining a stringent dedication to fueling the neon-soaked gameplay with over-the-top ballads and toe-tapping tunes.
Iron Harvest brings us alt-history tactical dieselpunk
Iron Harvest combines a dieselpunk setting with gameplay from the Company of Heroes school. We have been playing it.
Chinatown Detective Agency’s anachronisms are just the start of its charms
There's chaos in the shadows of 2032 Singapore, but in order to get to the bottom of the conspiracy behind it, Chinatown Detective Agency's owner Amira Darma will have to travel the world. Perhaps the most interesting thing about General…
In Chernobylite, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. meets, uh… S.T.A.L.K.E.R.?
It’s time to tiptoe through the exclusion zone as we return to Chernobylite, where physics gets weird, green and radioactive.
Paradise Killer — Find The Truth and Discover The Facts
As Lady Love Dies, find out the truth and discover the facts in your quest to find out who killed Paradise.
Moving is a core aspect of Death Stranding — in more than one way
Once you look close enough into Death Stranding, you start to realize that it is all about moving and movement.
New World — Not quite new enough
I’m the first to admit that I’ve sunk way too many hours into MMO’s such as World of Warcraft and Final Fantasy 14. Whether it was raids, dungeons, or crafting, I often spend the early hours of the morning justifying to myself why I needed…
Pink River — infinite river rafting survival
If you have a few hours to spare you'll have fun with the time you spend with Pink River. The music and gameplay flow into each other as you work your way down the river trying to stay afloat.
Rogue Legacy 2 — The Prodigal Child returns again and again
Seven years on from the release of Rogue Legacy it has a sequel. As Rogue Legacy 2 launches into Early Access it's time to find out if the developers can strike gold twice within a genre that they helped define. I've been thinking about…
Samurai Jack: A Battle Through Time is my chance to understand JACK
It’s kind of known now that my time consuming media as a child was both limited and observed. I was not allowed to watch Samurai Jack — probably due to Aku looking like a demon, or the amount of violence. Samurai Jack: A Battle Through Time…
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey — Being The Missing Link
Surviving in the cradle of civilisation, or trying your very best to not screw up evolution for everyone.
No Straight Roads defines the rhythm action platformer setlist
With its power-punk rock duo setup, No Straight Roads comes out of left field with an amazing blend of action, music, and platforming to create a stunning game that will keep your toes tapping along to the violence of bashing robots to the…
BPM: Bullets per Minute — Rockin’ And A-Rollin’
Now I’ve played quite a few roguelikes/roguelites at this point, and it’s fair to say that I’m a bit worn out on the whole genre. With so many vying for attention and little done to stand out, it can often feel like I’m playing the same…
Protect the city in squad-based strategy Shardpunk: Verminfall
The city walls were breached five days prior and now the survival of the citizens is entirely down to small squads of soldiers, fighting against the odds to recover resources and save survivors. Shardpunk: Verminfall is a modern,…
Curious Expedition 2 — An uneventful journey
When it comes to exploration in games, it needs to accomplish one simple, yet lofty task for me to stay interested: Feed my curiosity. Let me explore a world that feels alive, teeming with possibilities and with so much character that I…