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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…
Demon Castle is a Castlevania tribute all about blocking a summoning
Journey through the savage lands and defeat the evil warlock before he summons the demon in Demon Castle, a Castlevania-inspired Pico-8 game. Mush's Demon Castle is a wonderful little browser game which channels a lot of the pace of classic…
Jupiter eats Shoryu x Final Fantasy XIV Ramen
However, when Shoryu introduced their limited time, set menu throughout their UK branches there was no way I was going to miss out.
The sneaky, stabby goblins of Tenderfoot Tactics
Like a game of DnD gone terribly right, Tenderfoot Tactics has more goblins in it than you can wave an outlandishly large stick at. And not just your sneaky typical goblins; archers, warriors, wizards and more lie within.
Art and Soul — Cuphead
Cuphead is a hard-as-nails platformer but also a beautifully crafted modern take on what made classic cartoons so appealing.
Free Games of the Fortnight — Cute games, football and Doom
Hello and welcome back to another free game of the fortnight. This time we've got a great selection of free games for you to dip into during your free moments. In this selection of five we've got a cute take on PT in QT, a Kirby-twist on…
Morkredd is a puzzle platformer about staying in the light at all costs
Steer an orb to push back the darkness and find your way free of a sinister temple in Morkredd. Morkredd, from Hyper Games, is a puzzle platformer all about steering a giant orb of light through a mysterious, deadly series of locations. The…
Create amazing music within your own pocket dimension in Haunted Garage
A strange woodland space and a pocket universe waiting to be brought alive by music are the two settings of Haunted Garage. Haunted Garage, from Games for Ghosts, is a wonderful, hand-drawn musical experience. It all begins with you leaving…
Wacky ways to die can be found in Fly Punch Boom!
Knocking down a wall of bones, getting crushed by a pyramid or being caught between two planets kissing — there are a lot of ways to die in Fly Punch Boom! Fly Punch Boom! is an action packed, two to four player game where you are looking…
This, Too, Shall Pass — An interview With Marc Loths
This, Too, Shall Pass is an experience which posts to, and populates, a Twitter profile with wonderful visions of strange lands. Every few days or so, a world has continued to grow and unfold on my Twitter feed. Among the general spray of…
17 wonderful games from the Steam Summer Sale
It's that time of year again. Steam has put so many games on sale, and all so that you can fill up your library just as school lets out and summer begins. We have a few suggestions of what to grab in this massive sale to help you get…
Wind Up has you battling tiny wooden robots.
Tiny robots, each hoping to be the best toy of all, fighting it out between them. Wind Up is a local multiplayer game where two to four players each take the form of little wooden robots, fighting it out against each other on top of a…
Signs of the Sojourner — Symbolic Connections
Since the birth of languages, humans have been using symbols representative of the various meanings around them. From ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, to Chinese logograms to more modern innovations like Klingon, language is, and always will…
Verdungeon — A dice rolling roguelike
When it comes to dice rolling, I rarely play video games that allow me to roll dice within them. I tend to think of it as more of a tabletop affair. However, Verdungeon combines board game concepts and turn-based roguelikes together to make…
Mutropolis — An archeologyst’s mystery
Point and click adventure game Mutropolis takes you into a dig site full of some old stuff to be discovered and some strange new items to check out. Mutropolis is a pixel art, sci-fi, post-apocalyptic adventure — and that’s a lot of words…
EdgeFlip is a sliding-puzzle game in a beautiful cuboid world
Explore a world of sliding tiles and peculiar puzzles in EdgeFlip, a game which challenges you to wonder about a world which functions like a Rubix Cube. Lume Studios' EdgeFlip was an unexpected delight, especially as I don't normally spend…
Dogfight through the skies in Wingy Shooter
Epic dogfighting in the sky always makes for an intense time. In Wingy Shooter, you’ll get to participate in a blocky, 3D war full of boss fights and bullets. Despite the silly name, Wingy Shooter is a pretty intense mobile game. You are…
Cyberpet Graveyard lets you probe the haunted history of a desktop-pet company
Companies rise and fall. In Cyberpet Graveyard you explore decommissioned cyber pets and find out all about the final days of their creators. Alienmelon's Cyberpet Graveyard is a fun little horror experience which plays out through your…
Crazy Platez — Delivering Rochester’s local delicacy
I grew up near Rochester, NY and know about their local delicacy, fittingly called the Garbage Plate. This dish contains your choice of meat over some combination of home fries, french fries, baked beans and/or macaroni salad — basically…